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1. Copy Bill in Exchequer preferred by Sir John Lambe against
Michael West, Thomas West and Elinor his wife, and William
Sheppard, for protection against an incumbrance upon lands at
Blisworth purchased by Sir John Lambe of Michael West. |
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2. Interrogatories for witnesses to be examined in the above suit
on the part of Sir John Lambe. [Imperfect.] |
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3. Similar interrogatories on the part of Michael West, Thomas
West, and William Sheppard. |
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4. Opinion of Mr. Wandesford as to the right of presentation to
the advowson of Badingham, co. Suffolk, formerly sold by Rowse,
a recusant convict, to Myles Mayhew. |
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5. Conditions upon which the manor of Chester-over alias Chesterwaver, in co. Warwick, is to be conveyed to Sir Richard Verney and
Dame Margaret his wife, and other lands are to be conveyed by
them to Robert Lord Brooke. [Damaged by damp.] |
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6. — [Deverell] to the King. Prays for a commission to hear
and determine offences, and to call the defendant before them, and
compound with him if he shall so please, the petitioner having half
the amount for his services. |
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7. Reasons to prove, that by the common law dignities conferred
by writ of summons to Parliament descend to females where there
is a sole heir and not co-heirs; being the reasons alleged for Mary
Lady Fane in her suit for the barony of Abergavenny in 1587,
with other alleged reasons to show that such dignities by custom
and reason descend to heirs female, produced on behalf of Anne
claiming to be Lady Clifford. [Copy. The latter reasons are imperfect.] |
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8. Petition of Sir Sheffield Clapham and Capts. Christopher
Jackson, Thomas Allcock, and Henry Tellyer to the Council of War.
Petitioners served in the expeditions to Cadiz and Rhé. Not being
able to receive the money due to them under letters of attorney,
they have come personally out of the Low Countries, and pray that
their arrears may be satisfied. |
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9. Notes as to the right of the Lord Admirals of other countries
in prizes taken at sea. Indorsed, "Sir H. M." |
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10. Proposition as to the proportions to be observed in making any
payment on account of arrears to the officers of the army; if the
payment were to be for six months, how it was to be apportioned
with reference to the whole time of each man's service and to the
expeditions in which he had been engaged. |
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11. Suggestions with a similar object, thought to be in the handwriting of Sir Francis Willoughby. |
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12. Note of the numbers of Horse and Foot furnished by
various counties during the year 1627. |
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13. List of the counties in England and Wales, and the proportionate numbers of men to be furnished by each. |
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14. List of counties in England, and numbers to be furnished by
each of them, so as to raise 12,020 men. |
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15. Names, certified by Justices of co. Hereford, of those who
refused to pay coat and conduct money. It appears from the
indorsement that these persons were "sent for" to the Council. |
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16. Acknowledgment of Francis Clarke, Ensign to Capt.
Cornwall, that he is indebted 9l. 12s. to John Trevisa, for diet,
washing, and starching, for 32 weeks, to be paid out of his entertainment. |
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17. Request of co. Devon and city of Exeter, that the amount
owing to them for billeting and conduct money may be satisfied
out of the present subsidies. |
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18. Certificate of John Dixon, Surgeon General, in behalf of
James Saidler, soldier of Capt. Hamon's Company, who was hurt
"in the descent" on the Isle of Rhé. |
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19. Suggestions to the Council of War as to the way in which
they should proceed in calculating the several amounts due for pay
of the officers who had served in the various recent expeditions. |
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20. Collection of Minutes and Transcripts of Documents principally
relating to the management and state of the navy, extending from
about 1576 to 1585. [The whole paper is in the handwriting of Sec.
Coke, and is entitled by him "Collections out of Mr. Fortescue's
Book." Among other things contained in it is a paper by Robert
Bishop on the causes of the decay of havens on the east coast of
England, and one by Sir John Hawkins to show the strength that
would come to the country by increasing the wages of the servitors
of the Navy.] |
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21. Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to the Officers of the
Navy. Warrant to enter Thomas Thornton, purser of the Antelope,
in the place of Philip Dallison, who is stated by the Earl of Lindsey
to have absented himself from his employment when that ship was
at sea. |
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22. List of the Ships belonging to the three squadrons probably
composing the last fleet which went to Rochelle; with some brief
notes, by Sec. Coke, of the loss of several ships at Rochelle or on
the voyage home. |
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23. Lists, by Sir Francis Willoughby,—1. Of such Officers as
quitted his Majesty's service this last journey to Rochelle. 2. Of
such Officers as quitted their places in the Low Countries for his
Majesty's service. 3. Of such officers as have had gratuities.
[Within is a list of the Officers of the Army employed on the Cadiz
expedition, with marginal memoranda indicating which of them
had since died.] |
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24. List of Officers who came out of the States' service into that
of his Majesty. [In the handwriting of Sir Francis Willoughby.] |
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25. Relation of the taking of the Pearl, Capt. Luke Whetstone,
by the French, on the coast of Barbary. |
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26. Requests, addressed by the Caulkers of Ships to the Corporation of Shipwrights, praying for certain privileges in relation to their
employment, and that persons may not be employed as caulkers who
have not served an apprenticeship. |
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27. Note of determination at the Council table, that the Admiral
of England "had not to do in the ports of Man," but that the Earl
of Derby is Lord and Admiral of that island. |
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28. Observations on the importance of the Scilly Islands, and
especially of the Road of St. Mary's, where may well anchor and
ride 200 sail of ships of any burthen. |
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29. Petition of the Pursers of the Lion's Whelps to the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty. Pray for warrants for establishing them in the places to which they were appointed by the
late Duke, the Lion's Whelps having now entered into the King's
charge. |
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30. Suggestions of Capt. Duppa, that, for the better health and
security of the seamen, captains of ships should lay in a stock of
shirts, waistcoats, and shoes, to be supplied to the men out of their
growing pay; also that surgeon's chests should be furnished, and a
fitting proportion of aqua vitœ, and wormwood beer, and, when ships
go to the southward, cider. |
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31. Estimate for furnishing to the seas 10 of the King's ships,
10 merchant ships, and 30 Newcastle ships, to transport 15,000 men,
with victuals for three months. Total 49,951l. 16s. 8d. |
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32. Certificate of Commissioners for sale of French prize goods
of the amount produced by the sale of certain cochineal and indigo
belonging to Peter Jacob de Goyer, which had been ordered to be
restored to him. Total, 1,376l. 4s. 10d. |
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33. List of Captains either suggested for command or actually in
command of King's ships. |
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34. Particulars of the St. Alfonso, of Dunkirk, Capt. Philip
Valentia, which, having taken a ship on board which were several
noble Poles, the prize was afterwards driven on shore in co. Essex
in a storm. |
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35. Note of Victuals on board the Merchant Royal, and four other
ships. |
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36. Gunner's accompt of remainders of ordnance and ammunition on board a ship unnamed. |
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37. List of Officers, Artificers, and Attendants of the train of
artillery, perhaps on some expedition, with their entertainments. |
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38. Index to an accompt similar to the above. [Incomplete, the
pages of reference wanting.] |
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39. Proportion of Ordnance and Ammunition for a fleet of 30
ships; with an estimate for the ordinary of the ships in harbour,
being 26. [Draft, in the handwriting of Sec. Coke.] |
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40. Report on the state of the Office of Ordnance. The King
ordered that 10,000 corselets, and as many muskets, should be
furnished by the artificers here before the last of March, 1628,
but the Duke of Buckingham, being persuaded that all the artificers
could not make so great a proportion in that time, caused 5,000
of each to be brought out of the Low Countries, but few of the
corselets were pistol proof, the pikes were a foot and a half too
short, and being made of sawn ash would not abide trial. The
defects of the muskets were witnessed by the number which broke
upon proof. |
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41. Lists of various articles of Ordnance and Ammunition, probably prepared for an account of the remains in the Ordnance Office,
but not completed by the addition of numbers. |
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42. Offer to effect the Destruction of the Powder Magazine at
Dunkirk. Indorsed, in the handwriting of Sec. Dorchester, "Mr.
Davenant, lodging in the Middle Temple with Mr. Hyde, son to my
Lord Chief Justice's elder brother." |
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43. Brief descriptive enumeration of the principal Castles upon
various parts of the sea coast of England and Wales. |
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44. Note of a Speech of [Sir Thomas Edmondes?] addressed to
the King in Council on the subject of raising money to meet the
urgent necessities of the time. Normandy yields a contribution of
12,000,000 of French crowns yearly; equal to the ordinary revenue
of this state. Wishes some moderate way might be found of adding
to the revenue of the King, but finds it dangerous to do so without
the intervention of Parliament. |
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45. Note of the Subsidies granted by Parliament to Edward III. |
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46. Paper indorsed "Mr. Recorder," and having relation to a sum
of 86,000l. desired by the Council from the City. The assessment is
objected to, and it is desired that the required sum might be raised
by companies. |
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47. Rate of annual Contributions suggested to be required of
different classes of persons. The first proposal is an income tax of
two per cent. upon persons possessed of more than 125l. per annum,
either in fee or for life. |
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48. Note of various ordinary and extraordinary sources of
Revenue, and the sums received upon them during a Michaelmas
term, perhaps that of 1627. [Very much damaged by damp.] |
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49. Note of various sums received for Licences granted for
retailing wines in taverns, from November 1614 to 1628. Total,
16,833l. |
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50. Note of what had been done in consequence of the complaint
of the Muscovy Company against the Hollanders respecting the
fisheries in Greenland. |
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51. Statement of alleged inconveniences resulting from the use
of bills of exchange in dealing with foreign countries. |
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52. — to the Lord Keeper. Sets forth various abuses and
frauds practised in the woollen manufactures of the realm, particularly with reference to perpetuanoes alias serges, the manufacture of which the writer states that he was one of the first to
introduce into England. |
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53. Considerations upon the question, whether trade with the
East or West Indies would be most beneficial to England, which is
answered in favour of the West Indies, and an appeal made to the
King to give encouragement to a company to be formed for working
the mines therein of gold and silver. |
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54. Project for provision of a sufficient quantity of Saltpetre for
the public use out of barren and almost unpeopled islands belonging
to the King. |
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55. Certificate of the Bailiffs, Burgesses, and Inhabitants of Aldborough, co. Suffolk, as to the losses sustained by that borough by
shipwreck, the enemy, and loss of trading, from 1625 to 1627;
total, 6,800l., with the loss of 200 men, leaving 300 widows and
fatherless children. |
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56. Certificate, by John Fletcher, of the shipment, by Sir James
Bagg, in the Angel, of Poole, of certain provisions, to be delivered
in Rochelle to Henry Flamyn, Jacques Demetrius, and John
Calandrini. |
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57. Receipt, said to be in the handwriting of Lady Carleton.
Indorsed "From my cousin Gibb, the medicine for eyes and wounds." |
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58. Proposal, by Sir John Bourchier, for taking a lease of the
patent for manufacture of alum at 12,000l. per annum, instead
of 9,600l. |
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59. Plan of Camber Castle, with the adjoining coast. |
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60. Brief notes, by Attorney General Heath. Indorsed "BridgeHouse," and apparently relating to estates belonging to the Bridge
House of the City of London. |
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61. Similar notes relating to Bridewell lands. |
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62. — to Viscount Conway. Sends information concerning
records relating to the town of Conway. |
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63. Information setting forth the causes why Thomas Browning,
late jurat of Hythe, was displaced from his office, the principal
being his contemptuous behaviour towards Mr. Gorham, the late
Mayor. |
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64. Republication of an Act of Common Council of April 7, 1621,
for the reformation of negligences of constables, and abuses of
apprentices, carmen, and others, and for the better apprehension
of offenders, founded upon an affront then lately offered to the
Ambassador from Spain. Printed. |
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65. Petition of various beneficed Clergy and others, of co. Essex,
to [Lord Keeper Coventry?], praying that the lands wherewith the
grammar-school of Chelmsford is endowed may be improved to their
worth, and that maintenance be allowed to the school, and to Daniel
Duerden, the master, as the revenues will afford. |
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66. Remembrances concerning the first level that is adjudged
drained in the Earl of Lindsey's undertaking. |
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67. Statement of the law touching the history and abuses of the
office of Alnager. [Copy.] |
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68. Answer of the Alnager to complaints against him for selling
seals, and other abuses in the execution of his office. [Copy.] |
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69. John Webb to Nicholas. Sends him a letter to be perused
and forwarded. Its purport is, to see what Mr. King will do for the
writer in this necessity. |
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70. Susannah Nicholas to her brother, Edward Nicholas. Sends
him boot-hose and lace for a band; the best lace is half-a-crown
a yard and the other eighteenpence. |
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71. S. Newton to Mr. Bland. Respecting a matrimonial contract
which the writer is willing to fulfil as soon as he obtains a living.
The lady promised to wait five years. If she repents her promise
he absolves her. |
72. William Jones to Endymion Porter. Submits for his favourable construction, by the advice of Mr. Potts, Master of the
Buckhounds, an anagram upon the name Endymion (spelt Endimeon) Porter, which is, "Ripen to more end," and eight lines underwritten, commencing,
"The fruit of Man at first like blossoms be,
Which pleasing to the eye hang on the tree." |
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73. "Demonstrance," by Capt. James Wadsworth, "how and
in what manner he had served his King and country, and especially
the Lord his Grace of Canterbury unto the hazard of his life;"
contains an account of his proceedings as a spy from December 1625
to about the middle of 1628. |
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74. Pedigree of the descent of Sir William Cavendish, Viscount
Mansfield and Earl of Newcastle, and Sir Charles Cavendish, his
brother, from Robert first Lord Ogle, temp. Edward IV., certified by
Richard St. George, Clarencieux, and Henry St. George, Richmond. |
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75. Information of John White respecting a dispute between Sir
John Manwood and Sir Thomas Maples, as to certain lands of Sir
Peter Manwood settled in jointure upon Mary, daughter of Lord
Darcy, first the wife of Roger Manwood, eldest son of the said
Sir Peter, and afterwards wife of the said Sir Thomas Maples, but
now deceased. |
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76. Statement of the grounds of complaint of Matthew de Quester
the younger and the parents and friends of his wife, against
Matthew de Quester the elder, for non-fulfilment of his agreement,
entered into prior to his son's marriage, to settle his dwelling-house
at Hackney and other property upon his son's wife, and the issue of
the marriage. |
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77. Minute of Petition of the Widow of Miles Bussey, praying
that Mr. Verney and Mr. Lord, secretaries of the Master of the
Court of Wards, would take a moderate composition for the wardship of her children, who had been taken into ward on account of
their father's having died seised of lands of 40s. per annum value
held of the King in capite by knight's service, and 100l. apiece
demanded of them for composition. |
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78. Copy of Codicil to the Will of Fulke Lord Brooke, whereby he
charged his lands in Toft grange, Fossdike, and Algarkirk, in co.
Lincoln, with an annuity of 100l., for the maintenance of a history
lecture in the University of Cambridge, and appointed Dr. Isaac
Dorislaus the first lecturer. |
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79. Statement of the acts of bribery by which the friends of
Thomas Gledhill, who committed suicide, prevented a proper inquest
from being held upon his body. With application for a grant of one
fourth of his estate (Aquila Day having already a grant of three
fourths), from some person who undertakes to prove the facts. |
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80. Account of the mode in which the foreign apposer is inducted
into his office, and of the duties of the same. The then present
foreign apposer was George Evelyn, sworn 25 April, 1627. |
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81. Memorandum, that Brother William Stanney had been imprisoned for three years, only for conscience sake. Fr. |
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82. Fragment of an account of Receipts and Payments by the
Tellers of the Exchequer, probably made between Easter and
Michaelmas, 1628. It contains entries of many payments for all
departments of the public service of great interest and importance,
some of them made in advance as far as up to Lady Day, 1629. |
