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| Jan. 1. |
1. Petition of Henry Goddard, one of his Majesty's shipwrights,
to Lord Treasurer Portland and the rest of the Lords of the
Admiralty. Petitioner has served six years and upwards, and
never received but six months' pay of his fee of 20d. per diem,
so there remains due to him about 200l. Being employed at
Chatham for repairing the Navy, prays order to Sir Robert Pye,
whereby he may receive his arrears. [Received by Nicholas 1st
January 1633.] Underwritten, |
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1. i. Recommendation from Lords of the Admiralty to the Lord
Treasurer and Lord Cottington. Whitehall, 16th
January 1633. [One page.] |
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2. Estimate by the Lords of the Admiralty and Officers of the
Navy of the ordinary charge of the Navy for the year 1634: total,
31,340l. 19s. 3d. [Two pages.] |
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3. Copy of the same, without the signatures. [One page and
three quarters.] |
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4. Proposed estimate [perhaps by Kenrick Edisbury] for a future
annual ordinary charge of the Navy, to be constantly maintained
in complete equipage for sea-service: total, 19,644l. 11s. 1½d. per
annum, with an addition for repairs and to supply new ships,
when wanted, 7,440l. 0s. 9d. per annum, making the total annual
charge of keeping forty ships always ready in harbour for service,
27,084l. 11s. 10½d.; to which if the charge of four ships employed
in the Narrow Seas be added, 17,084l. 12s. 1d., the total charge
will be 44,169l. 3s. 11½d. [Seven pages.] |
| Jan. 2. |
5. Petition of Richard King to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Petitioner was clerk to Mr. Nicholas, secretary to their lordships,
for nearly seven years, and since served him for the fishing business,
which goes on so slowly that he prays to be recommended to the
Farmers of Customs for employment. [Half a page.] |
| Jan. 2. |
6. Petition of William Thomas, purser of the Antelope, to the
same. Last year petitioner, being purser as above mentioned, under
command of Sir Richard Plumleigh, Sir Richard captured the Spread
Eagle of Amsterdam, and took into his ship fourteen of their men,
whom petitioner victualled for six days; also fifty-seven persons of
the Lord Deputy's company had victuals on board for two days,
being the 22d and 23d July; also twenty-three men of the St. John
of Dunkirk were victualled for ten days usual allowance. He has
also delivered victuals to several other men according to the custom
of the seas and by order of his commander. Prays order for the
usual allowance. [Three quarters of a page.] Annexed, |
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6. i. Certificate of Sir Richard Plumleigh in verification of the
above petition. It states the names of the men belonging
to the Spread Eagle and the St. John who were victualled
as above mentioned, but not those of the fifty-seven persons
of the Lord Deputy's Company. [Two pages.] |
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6. ii. Similar certificate of biscuit expended, according to the
ancient customs of the seas, to swabbers and liers; also,
sounding beer to the trumpeters, kettle beer to the cook, and
the charges for the entertainment of Lady Wentworth with
divers other ladies, knights, and gentlemen of quality, who
came from Dublin on 9th June 1633 to see the ship, and
were kept on board one day and a night by bad weather,
being twenty-six persons; also victuals for ten men who
came from Dublin with two gabbors, to fetch goods of the
Lord Deputy transported in the Antelope; with other extra
allowances. [Two pages and a half.] |
Jan. 2.
Taunton. |
7. Mayor and another of Taunton to Sir John Cary, sheriff of
co. Somerset. Certify their proceedings under the book of orders in
the three months last past. [One page.] |
| Jan. 2. |
8. The same to the same. Certify the price of corn in the
market of their borough on the 28th December last past: wheat
5s. 8d.; rye 3s. 8d. and 4s.; barley 3s. 4d. [Half a page.] |
| [Jan. 4 ?] |
9. Sir Francis Nethersole to Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia. Received her letter by Capt. Doleman. Should feel the diminishing of
the favour of the King much the less if he were not thereby disabled to do her any service. Beseeches her to think no more of
continuing him in England, and is again of the mind he was when
he first heard of the King's writing to her to recall him, that his
return to her will more prejudice her service than it can possibly be
advanced by any endeavour of his. The reasons alleged by the
King against his remaining with him for her service will be of the
same force against his being near her person. The consequence will
be, that all those counsels which necessity and despair may one day
force her to take, will be laid to Nethersole's charge, and then she
will receive a much stricter summons to remove him, or it may be
to send him over hither in such a conjuncture of time that his native
country may, through ill breaths, be grown of too hot a climate for
him. Her abandoning him at such a time (as she must do for
fear of being abandoned) will give evil tongues a fairer pretence to
question her yet unquestioned magnanimity than can be taken from
his voluntary retiring at this time. Beseeches her not to allow her
judgment to be perverted by any care of him. He has learned to
despise all the contempt, and glory in all the disgrace, that can
befall him for doing what his conscience has told him he ought to
do in her service. If she is still fixed in her opinion to have him
return to his attendance on her person, prays her to lay up that
letter as a record of his opinion to the contrary. As to the party
named by the King [as Nethersole's successor] advises her to waive
the further prosecution of that business by referring to her former
opinion of "that party," — an opinion in which the King her husband died. Nethersole will not say that that party is the cause why
Nethersole is thus prosecuted, but he is at least privy to all that
passes. Nethersole now understands the reason why the King has
of late asked him whether he had letters for him before he admits
him to speak with him, which he yesterday exercised when he would
have acquainted him with some parts of Mons. Maurice's last letter,
which occasioned Nethersole to write the letter to Sec. Coke, which
he incloses, and by that means pressed what the Queen had commanded him concerning France. That he may not be thought to have
done it by command, he begs her to take such notice of it in her
next letter as if he had done it of himself. He is now sufficiently
instructed in her mind concerning the Prince Elector, and shall long
to hear the rest of what she writes of Prince Rupert. Asks her
pardon for having done what she does not like touching the Duke of
Bavaria. If any notice should be taken of his observation, will
direct the prosecution of the overture by what Mons. Maurice has
written. [Draft or copy. Indorsed, in Sec. Windebank's hand,
"To be read." Eight pages.] |
| Jan. 3. |
10. Petition of Charles Hawkins, late master and part owner of the
Matthew of Ipswich, to the Lords of the Admiralty. The Matthew
was prested for service at Cadiz and the Isle of Rhé, for which there is
due 350l. Since 1630, petitioner being master of that ship to the
northwards, enforced by a distress of weather, borrowed of the Mary
Rose a cablet of 5 inches of the value of 6l. 13s. 4d., for which the
Officers of the Navy require present payment. Prays order for
payment of the 350l., and that satisfaction for the cablet be respited
until after such payment. Underwritten, |
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10. i. Order of the Lords of the Admiralty on the above petition.
When the petitioner restores the King's cablet, the other
part of his petition shall be taken into consideration.
Whitehall, 13th January 1633–4. [Petition and order,
one page.] |
Jan. 3.
Dean's Yard, Westminster. |
11. Sir Edward Powell to Sec. Windebank. A petition was preferred
by Capt. Constance Ferrer, wherein his Majesty was willing to help
him; but willed the writer to learn how it might be effected. This
answer was made after that month ended. Perceives by their new
petition that they have procured the King's letters, being now in
another way. [Indorsed, by Sec. Windebank, "Sir Edward Powell's
certificate concerning the suit of him that turned Turk." [Three
quarters of a page.] |
Jan. 3.
Thurcaston. |
12. Dr. E. Travers to [the Clergy of the archdeaconry of Leicester ?] Sends a letter directed to him from their diocesan, for founding and furnishing a library at Leicester. Common utility and
convenience had induced this pious design of his lordship, who,
being a great blessing to the places and times wherein he lives, is
both studious of the same and actually has advanced it by many
memorable good works, and deserves that his memory should be for
ever blessed. Having been happy in works of the like nature in other
places, and now beginning a like work among them, many reasons
there be which should move them to go after him to that work, the
charge and care whereof redound to him, the use and profit to them.
The body politic of Leicester lend their helping hand. They have
provided the lay part of a library, which is their proper, namely the
body and case; mutual love and correspondency require of the
persons addressed that they should animate that body and fill that
case with books. Urges them by various considerations to water
that which others have planted. The writer is to give account to
the Bishop, by the bearer, and requests them to return their answers by the same person. [Copy. Indorsed by Sir John Lambe.
One page and a quarter.] |
| Jan. 4. |
13. Sir Francis Nethersole to Sec. Coke. The writer's second
thoughts upon the news of the French King's being already in possession of the fort of Udenheim, have made him think it needful, for
his own discharge, to send the Secretary an extract from the last
letter received by the writer from Mons. Maurice, of so much as concerns the proposition made by Mons. Curtius so long since, with
extracts from two former letters. Beseeches him to consider the
passages enterlined therein, and if he think fit, to present them to his
Majesty, with the writer's request, that out of his great love to the
Queen, his sister, he would acquaint her either with his resolution
in approbation of the proposition of Mons. Curtius, or with his
determinate exceptions thereunto, and his purposes towards her and
his nephew's affairs in some other way; and this to the end lest her
Majesty, who, Nethersole knows (out of her unwillingness to have
any other dependence than his Majesty) will hold off that to the
uttermost, which the foresaid passages make Nethersole apprehend,
should thereby come to be hereafter blamed by the friends of that
House with which she was married, to have been the second time an
occasion of the ruin thereof, there being a great deal of odds between
the said House's putting itself or being taken into the protection of
France, as the Secretary will much better conceive than Nethersole
can express.—P.S. There goes a passage from Gravesend for Holland
on Monday next, by which Nethersole would to God that the King
would write his letters to the Prince of Orange, for which Nethersole could not still importune, but that he has long since advertised
the Queen of his Majesty's readiness to do it. [Three pages.]
Inclosed, |
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13. i. Extracts from three letters of Mons. Maurice to Sir Francis
Nethersole, dated 9/19 November, 7/17 December, and 19/29 December 1633. These extracts state the present position of
the negotiation with England for support to be given to
the young Elector in the maintenance of his restored
dominions, according to the propositions made by Mons.
Curtius. The last passage in these extracts seems to contain the gist of the matter and runs thus:—" To speak
a little plainly between ourselves, one must consider
that the war in Germany is not carried on by compliments and ceremonies. Envoys and messengers run
away with a great deal of time, and often occasion
the loss of the most favourable opportunities. It is
hoped that the offers of his Majesty, and the interest
which he has in the preservation of the Palatinate House,
will not require any other formalities than a prompt
and efficient assistance. Which I do not say in order
to excuse the omission, but only to show that the present
business and affairs require a prompt resolution. You
know how active France shows herself in these great movements in Germany, and how she strives to draw to her
devotion a majority of the Electors, Princes, and States
of the Empire. No one can doubt that her great anxiety
for the fortress of Udenheim, which is shut up almost in
the heart of the Lower Palatinate, has merely the same
aim, in reference to the Palatinate House, and truly,
necessity has no law. If that house, for want of
assistance, were constrained, as some of their neighbours
have been, to put themselves under the protection of
France, who would blame them ?" [This passage is
strongly scored against, probably by Nethersole. French.
Three pages and three quarters.] |
Jan. 4.
Berwick. |
14. Mayor and others of Berwick to the Earl of Lindsey, Lord
Cottington, Sir Henry Vane, and Secs. Coke and Windebank. The
pieces of brass ordnance undernamed were delivered on board the
Gift of God of Wells, co. Norfolk, John Reader, master, the 23d
December last, that being the ship specially taken up for that service,
and for bringing up the salmon fish provided for his Majesty's
house. [The pieces sent up as above mentioned were ten pieces
from Berwick, nine from Norham Castle, and four from Wark
Castle. Three quarters of a page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
15. Notes, by Nicholas, of business to be transacted by the Lords of
the Admiralty. Among them, —to consider estimate for the year;
to give order to stay proceedings at common law in a maritime
cause already sentenced in the Admiralty Court, which is complained
of by the petition of Capt. Steevens against Swaine and others; to
appoint a gunner for the Black George: the persons recommended
are enumerated, with their recommenders, and it appears that
William Cox, gunner of the Maria pinnace, was appointed to the
Black George, and Matthew Hayes to succeed Cox in the Maria;
to appoint officers for the two new ships: [Margin, "Tuesday."] To
peruse the reference on the petition of Samuel Dove; to hear
divers letters from the Lord Deputy, the Officers of the Navy, and
others; Officers desire the Lords to appoint what ships shall be appointed for guard of the Narrow Seas, that they may perfect the
estimate for the ordinary for the year; Capt. James desires to know
whether he shall attend the Lords or not; to consider of a proclamation for regulating men of war and preserving his Majesty's ports
and chambers in quiet. [One page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Charles Harbord, Surveyor General,
and John Broughton, his deputy in the Forest of Dean. The Lords
understand, that by virtue of order of 23rd November last, to stay all
vessels built within five years past with his Majesty's timber, the
persons addressed have arrested at Bristol the St. John Evangelist,
of about 80 tons, laden with iron, potashes, and barrel staves, and
bound for London, for the use of Sir John Winter. They are to
release that vessel, taking bond from the Captain to bring her to
London and deliver her to the Admiralty, if so ordered. [Copy.
Vol. ccxxviii, fol. 102a. One page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Horace Lord Vere, Master General of the
Ordnance. Order has been given for setting forth the Bonaventure
and the Lion's Ninth Whelp for guard of the coast of Ireland. He is
to cause those two ships, the former being at Chatham and the latter
at Bristol, to be supplied, the Bonaventure with eight months' provisions, and the Ninth Whelp with a year's provisions, of ammunition, the expense being to be borne by the revenue of Ireland.
[Copy. Ibid., fol. 103. Three quarters of a page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
The same to Lord Keeper Coventry. Certificate that Sir William
Russell, Treasurer of the Navy, had attended from 1st of January
1632–3 to the last of December following, being 365 days, and was
entitled to a liberate for 121l. 13s. 4d., being at the rate of 6s. 8d.
per diem. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 103. Three quarters of a page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
The same to the same. Similar certificate for Sir Robert Mansell,
Lieutenant of the Admiralty, for 182l. 10s., being at the rate of 10s.
per diem. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 103. Half a page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
Order of the Lords of the Admiralty on a petition of Capt. John
Steevens, master in 1629 of the Elizabeth, Anne [and ?] Judith of
London. The petition stated that William Swaine, being part
owner of that ship, shipped goods therein to the Mediterranean,
there to be sold by William Wynne. The goods were sold, and a
cargo of currants put on board by Wynne, Steevens contributing
280 dollars to the purchase of currants. The ship was taken by
Turks, its cargo was disposed of, and petitioner and the rest of the
ship's company were kept prisoners for five weeks. On their release
the king of the country gave Steevens, in regard of his losses,
(being 400l.) the ship altogether unfurnished, being not worth above
50l. Petitioner borrowed money to refurnish her, and, arriving at
Genoa sick, sold her for 225l., to pay the company's wages, which
exceeded that amount. Yet Swaine has since sued him in the
Chancery, which he afterwards waived, in the Admiralty Court, and
afterwards at Flushing, and has now brought an action of trover in
the King's Bench, in the name of himself, Wall, and Boddulph.
Petitioner prayed an order for the plaintiff to stay these proceedings
and abide by the sentence in the Admiralty. The order was, that
his Majesty having established a règlement touching matters determinable in the Court of Admiralty, the parties plaintiffs were to
forbear to proceed further until they made it appear that the course
taken by them was not contrary to his Majesty's order. [Copy.
Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 104. One page and a fifth.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Officers of the Navy. Having received
certain enumerated supplies of cordage from Job Harby, the same
are to be laid up in his Majesty's store houses, and a warrant given
to the Treasurer of the Navy to pay for the same at the prices
agreed upon with the Lord Treasurer and Chancellor of the Exchequer. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 104 a. Half a page.] |
| Jan 4. |
Draft of the same. [See 14th January 1633–4, No. 63. Half a
page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
The same to the same. To enter William Cox, gunner of the
pinnace Maria, to be master gunner of the prize ship the Black
George. [Copy. Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 104 a. Quarter of a page.] |
Jan. 4.
Whitehall. |
The same to the same. To enter Matthew Hayes, master gunner
of the pinnace Maria, in the place of William Cox. [Copy. Ibid.
Eighth of a page.] |
| Jan. 5. |
16. Petition of John Suckliff [Sutcliffe], his Majesty's servant, to
the King. The King lately granted to Nicholas Malborne, cook of
the Neptune of London, his pardon for killing William Collier when
the ship was in the Turk's dominions; but in the said pardon was
exception of goods and chattels, his estate, being about 50l., stayed
in the hands of Capt. Davies. Prays an order to Capt. Davies to
deliver what is in his custody to petitioner. Underwritten, |
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16. i. Order that Sec. Windebank prepare a warrant to discharge
Capt. Davies of the 50l., and on receipt thereof, 30l. to be
delivered to petitioner, and 20l. towards the reparation of
St. Paul's. Whitehall, 15th January, 1633–4. [Half a
page.] |
| Jan. 5 and 6. |
Will of William Taylor, of Brixworth, co. Northampton. Gives
legacies to the poor of Brixworth, to John Goodman, Margaret
Coddesbrooke, wife of Robert Alleir, minor, Michael Woodhall, and
Margaret Taylor, testator's only daughter, whom he appointed his
executrix, and requested that if he died during her minority, his
brother-in-law, Michael Woodhall, might be administrator during
that period. [Probate copy.] Annexed, |
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i. Letters of administration of the estate of William Taylor
granted by Archbishop Laud to Endymion Porter during
the minority of Margaret Taylor. London, 19th February 1633–4. [Original with Archbishop Laud's seal for
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury attached. See Case B,
Charles I., No. 14.] |
| Jan. 6. |
Warrant to pay to Sir Richard Wynne, Treasurer to the Queen,
610l., remainder of 3,000l., which should have been paid to the Earl
of Totness, late Treasurer to her Majesty, and also such sums as are
part of her Majesty's jointure, and have been paid into the
Exchequer. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
The King to the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. Licence to elect a
Bishop, that see being void by the renunciation of Godfrey Bishop
of Gloucester of their election of him lately made. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
The same to the same. To elect Dr. Lindsell, now Bishop of
Peterborough, to the bishopric of Hereford. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
The same to the Dean and Chapter of Peterborough. Licence to
elect a bishop, that see being void by translation of Dr. Lindsell to the
bishopric of Hereford. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
The same to the same. To elect Dr. Francis Dee, Dean of
Chichester, to the bishopric of Peterborough. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
Grant to John Weems, clerk, of a prebendary's place in the
Cathedral of Durham, void by the translation of the Bishop of
Peterborough to the see of Hereford. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
Presentation of Dr. Brian Duppa, Dean of Christ's Church, Oxford,
to the chancellorship of Sarum, with the prebend of Briseworth
annexed, void by the promotion of Dr. Dee. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
Presentation of John Weston, clerk, M.A., to the rectory of
Allhallows, Lombard Street, London, void by the promotion of
Dr. Dee. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 6. |
17. Sir Francis Nethersole to the King. Humbly acknowledges
his unpardonable fault in withdrawing himself from the obedience
he owes to the King's commands, for repairing whereof he has voluntarily rendered himself prisoner, and is ready to suffer whatsoever
punishment it shall please his Majesty to lay on him. The true
cause thereof was his having prayed his wife to send a red velvet
cabinet in which are divers letters from the Queen of Bohemia (and
among other the last, in which he was commanded to do what he
did both for matter and manner) to the place whither he went himself, and to confess the whole truth, had the writer found it there or
had it come to him all this day, he was resolved to have found some
means to have spoken to the King, or else to have banished himself
all the days of his life from both their Majesties' presence rather
than have produced that cabinet or that command to any other,
since he found his executing thereof did so much offend his Majesty
But since he perceives that neither of them can be suppressed
altogether, he makes all the haste he can to beseech the King that
for his sister's sake, that cabinet may not be opened by any other
than his Majesty, and that he would speak to Nethersole before any
other person of any thing he finds to dislike therein. Nethersole
can give his Majesty full satisfaction in all, but dare not to any
other, and he knows his Majesty will repent him if he put Nethersole to it. Once more begs pardon on his knees. [Indorsed, by
Sec. Windebank, "Sir Francis Nethersole's first letter to his
Majesty, delivered to Mr. Trumbull, when he rendered himself
prisoner after his escape." Two pages.] |
Jan. 6.
Berwick. |
18. John Marshall, Customer of Berwick, to Robert Earl of
Lindsey, Lord Cottington, Sir Henry Vane, and Secs. Coke and
Windebank. According to their appointment of 2nd November last,
he repaired to Newcastle and pressed a ship for the carriage of the
ordnance and provision of fish, and hired the bearer John Castells
to be pilot for that service, who is to have 4l. 10s. for his wages, for
payment of which he entreats their order. [Half a page.] |
| Jan. 6. |
19. Anna Lady Wake to William Weld. Has sent an acquittance
drawn by Mr. Malet according to my Lord's [Lord Conway's] desire.
Begs him not to let her servant see it. [One page.] Inclosed, |
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19. i. Acquittance by Lady Wake to Lord Conway for 100l. for
half a year's payment of an annuity of 200l. per annum
issuing out of his lands in Ireland, granted to Richard
Moore and Grimbald Pauncefoot for the life of Lady
Wake, and in trust for her, 6th January 1633-4.
[Indorsed, "Receipt of Edward Griffith, servant to Lady
Wake for the 100l. above-mentioned. 5th [sic] January
1633-4." One page.] |
| Jan. 6. |
20. Lease between Sir Edward Randyll, of Albury, co. Surrey, of
the one part, and Vincent Randyll, of Gray's Inn, his son, of the
second part, whereby Sir Edward, in consideration of natural love
and affection, demises the manor of Albury to the said Vincent
for seventy years, at a rent of 15l. per annum, with a proviso for
rendering void the lease on payment of 5s. by the lessor to the
lessee. [Copy. Five pages.] |
Jan. 7/17
The Hague. |
21. Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia to Sir Thomas Roe. Prays him
not to think she forgets him that she has not written to him of late.
She dares not do it by everybody, for though there is nothing in her
letters that she need fear who sees, yet she does not love any should
see them but those they are directed to, and besides, she can write
nothing to him that will give him any comfort, though of late their
affairs have begun a little to mend, but she fears the physician as
much as the disease; for though the French have succoured Heidelberg, she cannot trust them as long as they call not her brother-inlaw administrator, nor her son Elector. She thinks they made the
more haste to succour Heidelberg for fear Duke Bernard should do
it the second time, of whom she begs Roe to continue his good opinion, though he has many enemies, and so have the Swedes, but she
is none of those. Knows he hears "much speech of P. and mine," prays
him not to believe it until she bids him, for if things hold as they do,
it is very unlikely to be ever effected, for she is of opinion that old
friends both tied by blood and religion are better than new, that are
neither one nor the other. P. seeks to draw them from the King;
this is all the light she can give Roe, which she tells him in a
riddle, not to break the promise she has to keep it secret from all
but her brother and the Prince of Orange. If she had her desire
Roe should not live such an idle life, but this is a time of suffering
for all her friends. She has no comfort out of England, where the
treaties are still in fashion, and will not consent that her son should
go into his country, that he offend not the Emperor, though if he
were in it now, being in his 18th year, he might take all the government upon him. She shall attend to hear what answer she shall
have to what she has written by Robin Honeywood; and if nothing
be done, she must see what God and fortune will allot them, for to
be always thus is intolerable. The French gain and our nation
loses its reputation, and he may easily judge what comfort that is to
her. Prays him to burn this letter. [One page and three quarters.] |
Jan. 7.
Bulwick. |
[Sir Thomas Roe] to the King. Has as long as he is able forborne to press into his presence as an importunate suitor, not that
he thought favours were troubles to the King, but that times and
choice are the prerogatives of Princes. Hopes his silence will be
discerned as a modest rhetoric. The season warrants him to pray
that the new year may be a calendar and prognostic of many happy
and prosperous years to come, and in this time, when the great
hearts of Kings are open and enlarged, he beseeches the King to
restore to him the small portion of his pension, which to the King
is scarce a game, to the writer is all the elements. Without it he
cannot live such as the King has made him, unless the King will
breathe into him a new life by service or employment. [Copy.
Half a page. See Dom., Car. I., Vol. cclii., No. 47.] |
Jan. 7.
Bulwick. |
[The same] to Francis Lord Cottington. Wishes the new year
may be an eve of many happy years to him. All power without
affection to do good is but a burthensome and corpulent impotency.
Understands by Mr. Branthwaite that Cottington's favour continues
to him, but that the effects find the same delays or difficulties
wherein Roe left them. He examines himself why his Majesty
should think him so rich as to be able to spare it, when he never
got one corrupt penny, or so unworthy of his favour to enjoy it,
which his own bounty reconfirmed in the first year of his blessed
government. If the King did but consider Roe's tenderness to press
him, his forbearance of money expended in his service, a great sum
for the diamonds now above three years, and 2,500l. yet unassigned.
Roe could show that if his bounty relieve him not, he shall lose near
2,000l., and yet he had rather bury all in Lethe than recover it with
his displeasure. Begs Cottington to use what of this he likes in
pleading for him. Remembers Sir Francis Bacon's comment that
hope was a good breakfast, but an ill supper; but Roe will still
hope and trust. Sends the original of the preceding letter to be
presented in an acceptable time, for he is fuller of fear to offend
than to want. [Copy. One page. See Dom., Car. I., Vol. cclii.
No. 47.] |
| Jan. 7. |
22. Sir Francis Nethersole to James Earl of Carlisle [?]. Mr.
Trumbull having undertaken to deliver a letter to his lordship on
condition that Nethersole should write nothing that the Earl might
not show to the King and Council, Nethersole gladly embraces the
opportunity. Among all the afflictions wherewith he is pierced, he
is not more sensible of any one than that there should be so much
discourse abroad to the prejudice of a poor man who, being his
lordship's creature, he must suffer something when Nethersole does
so much. That which first opened the mouths of the kennel of the
people was Nethersole's escape for the reason he has in part declared
to his Majesty; a day more would have made them spend as freely
on his being a close prisoner, which obliged him to do all he has
done. Any honest man being no stupid fool would have done the
same. What runs in voice he is not at liberty to know, but conceives it must be much to the dishonour of the Queen his mistress
and to his Majesty's discontentment. Yet he is so loyal and faithful to both of them that he asks no favour if he has wilfully
offended in any of the duties belonging to him. Let that be
declared and his fault made to be an insufferable indiscretion that
his Majesty has found it necessary to discharge him of his own
service and that of the Queen his sister. Nethersole will readily
obey and go cheerfully into the country with a firm resolution never
to see either of their faces again, so that before his going he may
privately depose to the person addressed what he could have said for
his discretion. This is what he had a mind to impart to his lordship before any further resolution were taken, not for fear of anything that can befall him, but out of a desire to suffer never so much
in his fame rather than the King or the Queen his mistress should
suffer anything. [Four pages.] |
Jan. 7.
Salisbury. |
23. Bishop Davenant, of Salisbury, to Sec. Windebank. Is an
earnest suitor on behalf of Dr. Henchman. In regard of his discretion, honesty, and sufficiency, has long desired to see him settled a
canon residentiary. Without any profit, nay with expense to himself, for many years he has been as serviceable to that church as any
of the residentiaries. Of late, by virtue of his Majesty's letters,
procured by Windebank's assistance, he was chosen canon resident,
though he had no other house to keep residence in but one he had
hired. The greater part gave their voluntary consent, and without
scruple accepted their parts of that money which is usually paid
upon every man's first entrance. Yet some of those who consented
to the election have, by practice of others, been drawn to disallow
their own act, and to petition for revoking that which constant
honest men should rather have strived to maintain. Especially,
seeing the favour which the King granted to Dr. Henchman better
agrees with their fundamental statutes than those pre-elections
which they have ordinarily yielded unto. Dr. Henchman is one of
those prime dignities by whom that church ought to be perpetually
governed. The precise number of six canons was never determined,
but letting the canonical houses to laymen is that which restrains
the residentiaries to so small a number. Conceives his Majesty's
favour to Dr. Henchman will not be revoked when it is made clear
that within the memory of man seven or eight have been residents
there together. As for Dr. Mason and Dr. Nicholas, who have
joined with the petitioners, they have been offered by the writer,
the Dean, and Dr. Henchman, that the first canonical house which
falls shall be bestowed on Dr. Mason, the next on Dr. Nicholas.
Requests that by Windebank's helping hand Dr. Henchman may
quietly enjoy his place whereunto by the King's favour and a lawful
election he has as good a right as any of the others. Does not
trouble the Archbishop about this business, knowing him to be so
intelligent that on first hearing he will conceive the case, and that
what he shall find to be just for the honour and better service of
that church, he will of himself readily do without importunity
[One page.] |
Jan. 7.
Christ Church, Canterbury. |
24. Dean and Chapter of Canterbury to Archbishop Laud. Have
heretofore had that esteem of Sir Henry Marten that he was
worthily respected for his worth and wisdom, but now considering
with what unadvised terms he has charged them by his letter to
the Archbishop [see Vol. ccliv., 5.], they are afraid that they erred in
their belief, or that he is much degenerate, being so far transported
with discontent that he requires their pity rather than their reply,
which they should hold needless were it not to give satisfaction to
the Archbishop. Although they are sensible of the affronts put
upon them by Sir Henry, who was the first officer that ever refused
to take a confirmation of his patent from them, and the first that
ever dealt so disrespectively with them as to write to them during
the vacancy of the see with this superscription only, "For the Dean
and Chapter of Canterbury," and subscribed only "Henry
Marten," yet they are not conscious of the least indignity put
upon him. The custom has ever been that each officer holding any
patent for judicature in the Metropolitical see, either attended the
church in person or sent their proxies to deal for their commissions
on every vacancy. At this time all sent their agents except Sir
Henry, who employed one at the common charge to spare his own.
Letters he sent (such as they were) wherein he requested not only
the Arches and Prerogative, but all such commissions as in like
cases were usually granted, of which number his commission for the
Officiality of the Arches, by him called the peculiars, was one. His
solicitor paid for Sir Henry's commission for the prerogative 45s. 8d.
and entreated that the Deanery and Officiality of the Arches might
be joined in one, which, in duty to that see, the writers refused, as
Sir Henry had held the offices under distinct patents, whereupon he
was content to take them severally and paid for each 45s. 8d.
according to custom. Could not have conceived so unworthily of Sir
Henry as that he would not repay his solicitor, nor can imagine that
he should employ a person in his affairs whom the loss of 45s.
should half undo. Are so little affrighted by his menaces of commencing a suit against them, that they think they have just cause
to call him to account for his scandalous aspersions, among which is
the design he attributes to them of farming out the offices, of which
they never heard till now. The amount paid by him at the first
taking of his offices, whereof he never complained till now, rather
justifies their customary fees. The greater part of the writers were
not then prebendaries, how they have demerited of him they are
ignorant. [Signed by Dean Bargrave and six of the prebendaries
among them by Thomas Jackson, William Kingsley, and Meric
Casaubon. Two pages.] |
| Jan. 7. |
Copy of the preceding. [See Vol. ccliv., 6.] |
Jan. 7.
Christchurch, Canterbury. |
25. Dean and Chapter of Canterbury to Archbishop Laud. Thank
the Archbishop for communicating with the writers on the discontents
of Sir Henry Marten. They have answered a part in another letter,
in this they tender a plain narrative of the truth. Concerning the
patent of the Deanery of the Arches, it has been the custom of the
church to receive for confirmation of every patent 6l. for gloves, besides
fees for the seal and writing. So Sir William Bird, Sir Henry Marten,
and Dr. Barker paid. For either of those patents that Sir John
Lambe had, just so much as their known fee was readily offered by
his agent. For leases to be confirmed there were no more than
three; Dr. Gifford had his gratis, even without fees of the seal, Sir
Robert Honeywood and Sir John Byron theirs for the ancient fees,
viz., 35s. 8d. a piece. Concerning the Archbishop's visitation they
were all right glad to hear of it, yet on receipt of his inhibition and
view of the commission they agreed to call a full chapter this week,
purposing to have informed the Archbishop: first,—That they had
not formerly received any such inhibition, but most cheerfully
obeyed it; next, that they have previously been visited by the
Archbishop in person, though they might have been visited by his
chancellor, which they submit to the Archbishop's judgment. Protest against anything uttered by any of them that might give any
distate to the Archbishop, and cannot doubt that they shall be able
to approve themselves in all dutiful and submissive acts of obedience
and respect, such as he would desire. [One page.] |
| Jan. 7. |
26. Justices of Peace for Devon to John Bampfield, the sheriff.
Certificate of measures taken by them for relief of the poor and in
conformity with Book of Orders, within the hundreds of Coleridge
and Stanborough. [One page.] |
| Jan. 7. |
27. Reasons for the increase of the means of the Comptroller of
the Navy. The reasons assigned are the withdrawal of ancient fees,
the increase of travelling expenses, the diminished value of money,
increase of business and of the pay of the subordinate officers, of the
Treasurer of the Navy, and of Capt. Pett. [Two pages.] |
| Jan. 8. |
28. Petition of Edward Naylor, Lazarus Chappell, and Daniel
Chappell, of Matchin[g] Green, Essex, husbandmen, to the Lords of
the Admiralty. On complaint of Hugh Grove, saltpetreman, that
petitioners denied his servants the use of their barns, petitioners are
brought up by a messenger. As to Naylor and Lazarus Chappell
no one ever demanded their barns; for Daniel Chappell, his barn
was demanded, but having in it his hay, and his corn soon after to
come, he told them he could not spare it. Pray to be freed from
further attendance and to have their charges allowed. [Nicholas has
indorsed "These are to be discharged, paying fees." Three
quarters of a page.] |
Jan. 8.
Bulwick. |
29. [Sir Thomas Roe] to Sec. Windebank. That he is fit to be
the agent of the advancement of the Ecclesiastical treaty, Roe
believes God and his conscience witness, above the rhetoric of man.
The work is far improved above hope, above the means, above the
exquisite skill and labour of princes and learned men in the former
age, and Roe must conclude that it is God's only blessing and that
he will perfect it, if they be worthy of the blessing. It is one of
those enterprises better never begun than abandoned; it is the
plough from which the hand ought not to be withdrawn. This
peace will bind up the temporal peace, and what success soever the
war of Germany have, the peace of the reformed church can never
be secure while it is divided and the enemy concur in one end and
head. Unity will prevail. It was the greatness and safety of Queen
Elizabeth, who being a less prince than her two neighbours in territory and wealth, yet she did counterpoise both by reputation and
league, by uniting broken states, and becoming the head of the
religion, and of a party abroad. There is no other way to save the
charge of armies, and to prevent the fear of the ruin of those princes
who are, when they are sober, noun adjectives, than for his Majesty
to take upon him to be their arbiter and head. His Majesty has
declared his liking, the Archbishop of Canterbury has taken the
direction, the foreign churches seek to him, and will obey him.
Urges Windebank to take upon him the part of a solicitor, and
procure the Archbishop to answer some of the letters written to
him, by way of counsel and acceptation, to send back Mr. Durie,
somewhat publicly instructed, and that the King should by his
ministers avow the treaty. [Copy. One page and a half.] |
Jan. 8.
Deptford. |
30. Kenrick Edisbury to Nicholas. The allowance of servants to
be entered to particular officers belonging to the ships in harbour
is disadvantageous to the King's service. Heretofore the boatswains
of the great ships only had each of them a younkard which they
bred and instructed, but now the whole navy almost consists of
masters and servants, for of 330 men borne on the harbour charge
there are but 42 men that are properly termed the King's own men,
and most of them old and married, and the rest raw youths which
they hire for small wages for their particular profit. Wishes the
Lords would regulate a moderation of officers' servants both in ships,
in harbour, and in pinnaces guarding the harbour's mouth at Portsmouth and Chatham. To-morrow they are to be at Woolwich
about measuring the new ship there, and on Friday at Deptford.
[One page.] |
| Jan. 8. |
31. Justices of Peace for co. Oxford to the sheriff. Report their
proceedings for relief of the poor in accordance with the Book of
Orders and directions for the Council. [Indorsed, "Oxonie, recepi
5° Feb. 1633. William Jones." One page.] |
| Jan. 8. |
32. Extract from a commission dated this day for draining certain fens in cos. Lincoln and Nottingham. This extract sets forth
the limits within which the operations of the persons authorized by
this commission were to be bounded. [One page.] |
Jan. 8.
Shrewsbury. |
33. Justices of Peace of Salop to Sir Thomas Thynne, sheriff.
Certify their proceedings under statutes for relief of the poor within
the district of South Bradford. [One page.] |
Jan. 9.
Exeter. |
34. Justices of Peace for Devon to the Council. Their lordships'
letters of the 11th December concerning the exportation of fish in
foreign bottoms have been answered by the port towns how unable
the state of their trade is to stand with the strict observance of that
rule. The writers have appointed Edmund Fowell from Plymouth
and Roger Matthews of Dartmouth to attend the Council about the
business. [One page.] |
Jan. 9.
Bulwick. |
[Sir Thomas Roe] to Thomas Coventry. Alarm occasioned by the
rumour of his father the Lord Keeper's illness, against which they
have prayed and hoped and opposed the good genius of the kingdom
and religion. Begs the person addressed to let the writer know
that Lord Coventry is well and then all is well. From thence he
will expect no news; there they are all patient, and more gape after
what other men do than take care to do well themselves. Any good
news from his hand shall be welcome. [Copy. See 8th January
1633-4, No. 29. Half a page.] |
Jan. 9.
Bulwick. |
[The same] to Henry Earl of Manchester. A poor minister,
Reynold Carew, is committed to prison by the Earl's warrant, whom
Roe bred of charity in the University and of whom he hoped to
receive comfort and the Church of God service. He was as careful
of his manners as of his learning and could never discover that he
much failed in either. Has attempted to know of him what his
offence is, but he refuses to tell more than that it is no villainy. He
offers to make any amends, to obey any just command, to resign his
livings, and to seek a new in the remotest parts of England. To be
forced to do this privately is hard enough, and is as much as could
be inflicted by the severest court, if his sin be not capital or foully
criminal. Appeals to the Earl to commiserate him, and give him his
liberty on such conditions as shall seem meet. In prison he will
starve, having neither means nor friends but such as charity has
raised. [Copy. See Dom. Car. I., Vol. cclii., No. 47. One page.] |
| Jan. 9. |
35. Justices of the Peace for co. Devon to John Bampfield, the
sheriff. Certify their proceedings during the past year, for relief of
the poor, under the Orders formerly put in print, within the hundreds of Ermington and Plympton. [One page.] |
| Jan. 9. |
36. Memoranda, by Sec. Windebank, of questions to be asked Sir
Francis Nethersole on his examination this day, with notes of his
answers when under examination. They chiefly relate to the directions received by him from the Queen of Bohemia as to some
representation to be made in his own name to the King, her brother'
of the Queen's despair of assistance from England. Upon this
subject Nethersole stated that there was something not to be discovered but to the King himself. He offered to lay all open to the King
if he might write what grounds the Queen had of despair. The Lords
seem to have given him permission to write to the King to clear this
particular whether he had permission from the Queen by one or by
more letters from her. [Three quarters of a page.] |
| Jan. 9. |
37. Commencement in the handwriting of Sec. Windebank of an
examination of Sir Francis Nethersole, taken before the Lord
Treasurer, the Earl Marshal, the Earls of Carlisle and Holland, and
Secs. Coke and Windebank, at Whitehall, He admits that on his
escape he went to the Dutch ambassador's house in Warwick Lane;
that he had written to the Queen of Bohemia, and after desiring to
be excused, and being urged by the Lord Treasurer, he stated that he
delivered his letter to Newport, secretary to the Dutch Ambassador,
to be presently sent into Holland. [Half a page.] |
| Jan. 9. |
38. Statement of Sir Francis Nethersole of all the circumstances
of his arrest by a messenger on the evening of Sunday the 5th inst.;
his committal to the custody of Mr. Trumbull; his escape immediately afterwards by slipping down the stairs at Whitehall and
walking out at the court gate whilst Trumbull "took the candle to
light" the Lords who had examined Nethersole "into the gallery,"
and remained with them whilst they "were waiting on the King at the
chapel;" his taking a pair of London oars at Westminster Bridge
and landing at Paul's Chain, whence he went to the house of Mons.
Joachimi, the Dutch Ambassador, especially to inquire for a red
velvet box containing letters of the Queen of Bohemia and Mons.
Maurice, which he had directed his wife to send thither, but which
had not been received. The ambassador declined to give Nethersole
protection on account of the inconvenience which might arise to his
own masters, but by the friendly contrivance of Mons. Newport
Nethersole was concealed during the night in a summer-house. The
next day he wrote a letter to the Queen of Bohemia, which Newport
despatched to Holland, after which Nethersole hired acoach in
Smithfield and voluntarily returned to Mr. Trumbull's custody.
This narrative was tendered by Nethersole on his examination, and
signed by him, with a reservation of his rights as a minister of the
Queen of Bohemia. [Sixteen pages.] Annexed, |
|
38. i. A preliminary paper intended to be regarded as a preface
to the preceding statement addressed to the King. It
asserts that the Queen of Bohemia had entered into almost
a despair of receiving assistance from the King her
brother, but that Nethersole had done very much to avoid
this approach of the Queen to despair, which he would
make appear to the King when admitted to his presence.
[One page.] |
| Jan. 9. |
39. Extract from a letter of the Queen of Bohemia to Nethersole,
in which she expressed her despair of success in England and her
fear lest she should be forced to seek to France, and directed Nethersole to press home that point in England. [Endorsed with this date,
by Sec. Windebank, which seems to show that the extract was derived
from the original letter, Nethersole not having yet stated thus much.
Quarter of a page.] |
Jan. 9.
Westminster. |
40. John Durie to Sir Thomas Roe. The 3rd inst. Durie went to
Archbishop Laud. Inquired whether he should give attendance on
his Grace oftener than heretofore or not. He answered he could not
tell which was most expedient, but that Durie should come when he
would and should always be welcome. Durie inquired whether he
might not write something to encourage the divines to go further
on in Durie's business, giving them assurance of help from hence. The
Archbishop answered that, as for the King, he found not that he
was willing to declare himself as yet, for causes which he kept to
himself, and that Durie had done well in writing hitherto nothing
unto them, lest in writing before things be resolved upon, he should
be forced to retract; that between this and spring things would frame
themselves otherwise in those parts, and according to their state a
course may be taken. Durie purposes to go towards Sec. Windebank
as soon as he has done these lines. The post not come this week by
reason of contrary and stormy winds. Will tell Windebank of
Oxenstiern's going from Frankfort to Erfurt, and see what he will
say to it. Durie knows not if he should mention his personal wants to
Windebank that so he might be readier to procure him some benefice.
Is loath to speak for himself, and knows not by whom he can do it
there. Sometimes he is straitened, but he has received something
by a friend's means which will keep him a little while in life.
Mr. Forbes went for Holland lately with much content of the Bishop
[of London ?] Sir Francis Nethersole is committed to the Tower,
the cause Durie cannot learn. The Marquis Hamilton is expected
daily at court. [One page.] |
| Jan. 9. |
41. Receipt by George Peirce for 3l. 10s. one quarter's rent of
the house Nicholas lives in at Richmond. [Quarter of a page.] |
Jan. 10.
[The Tower] |
42. Sir Francis Nethersole to the King. Thanks for liberty to
write to his Majesty in the time of his restraint. States passages in
three letters addressed to Nethersole by the Queen of Bohemia, from
which he inferred that the Queen despaired of assistance for her
son the Prince Elector from England. In the last of these passages
the Queen stated that she saw there was small hope of having the
assistance she had so long looked for, so that she should be forced to
do that which God knew was much against her heart, to seek for
assistance from France; but one would do anything, she added,
rather than lose the Prince Elector's country again. She begged
Nethersole to press this point home, not in her name, but as a fear of
his own. Whereupon he wrote the letter to Sec. Coke which has
given the King so much offence. Nethersole then adds a statement
of various circumstances which, in his jndgment, had produced in the
Queen of Bohemia this approach to despair. The insufficiency of the
exceptions taken to Curtius's propositions in way of discourse by
the King and his Lords; the entertainment of Mons. Rusdorff's
fancy of a necessity of demanding the investiture of the Emperor;
the delays of the committee appointed to consider the propositions,
first in meeting and afterwards in deliberating; the account given
by the Dutch Ambassador of the reception of his offers; and finally
the long neglect of making over the small sum offered such a while
since, towards reparation of the forts of the Palatinate, which had
once this year been of such exigence against the Spaniards, and was
then against the French, whose having swallowed Udenheim would
give them an appetite for Manheim, and, it might be, for other
places. All these put together had had some operation towards the
Queen's despair, and no assurance would now have power to deliver
her, unless accompanied with deeds, for she was St. Thomas, as she
used to say. [Six pages.] |
Jan. 10.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Horace Lord Vere. The Lords have
appointed William Cox to be master gunner of the Black George.
Lord Vere is to cause the gunner's store of the same ship to be
delivered over to him by indenture. [See Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 105.
Third of a page.] |
Jan. 10.
Whitehall. |
The same to the same. Similar letter to deliver over the gunners'
stores of the Maria to Matthew Hayes. [Ibid. Third of a page.] |
| Jan. 10. |
The same to Lord Keeper Coventry. Certificate that Kenrick Edisbury, Surveyor of the Navy, had attended 275 days from 1st April
1633 to the last of December following, and was entitled to a liberate
for 55l., being after the rate of 4s. per diem. [Ibid. Half a page.] |
| Jan. 10. |
43. Capt. Thomas James to the Lords of the Admiralty. The
Lion's Ninth Whelp wants four brass pieces of ordnance. Two
large minions for her chase aloft upon the forecastle, and two others
in the steerage, which may be drakes of a bigger bore, to scour her
decks if she be boarded. Also a dozen pistols, and the heads of
most of her half-picks and bills are eaten out with rust. Prays
warrant for these defects with the rest of the gunner's stores.
[One page.] |
| [Jan. 10.] |
44. Petition of Andrew Carnwath to the Earl of Manchester,
Lord Privy Seal, and Sec. Coke. Petitioner's master, Capt. John
Harrison, has had many references from his Majesty from time to
time, and lately one to the Council, dated 30th December last, who
referred the business to the persons addressed. Beseeches them to
spare one half hour for ordering it; petitioner is no longer able to
attend without selling his clothes from his back to maintain himself.
All the ships bound for Barbary are almost ready to go, and no
answer sent to the last complaint, so that his Majesty's subjects and
goods there are in great danger. [Half a page.] |
Jan. 10.
Dover. |
45. Mayor and Jurats of Dover to Theophilus Earl of Suffolk,
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports This week was brought before
them by their deputy of Birchington and the ville of Wood, in the
Isle of Thanet, Robert Wood, a wandering person, whom the deputy
intended to punish as a vagrant, but he resisted the deputy's servant,
and when charged in the King's name, said the King was a knave.
Send copies of the deputy's information and Wood's examination.
They have committed him to gaol until further direction. He is a
silly man, and cracked in his brains, as he confesses and appears.
[Half a page.] Inclosed, |
|
45. i. Deposition of James Stone, the deputy above mentioned,
confirmatory of the above statement. Dover, 7th January
1633-4. [Half a page.] |
|
45. ii. Examination of Robert Wood, late of Frinstead, co. Kent.
He refused to go with the servant of James Stone, and
meant to run away, and told Stone and his servant that
they were knaves to use him so. Denies that he said the
King was a knave. Confesses that he had been in Canterbury gaol for a year on a charge of saying it were no
matter if the King were hanged, which words he never spoke.
Dover, 10th January 1633-4. [Three quarters of a page.] |
| Jan. 10. |
46. Notes by Sec. Windebank of proceedings of the Commissioners
for restraining the erection of new buildings. This was a preliminary meeting when the business was opened, and a further meeting
appointed for the 20th inst. [Third of a page.] Annexed, |
|
46. i. Abstract of the commission for restraining buildings.
The Commissioners were the Lord Treasurer, the Earl
Marshal, the Earl of Dorset, Lord Cottington, Mr. Comptroller [Sir Henry Vane], Secs. Coke and Windebank,
Sir William Howard, Mr. Attorney, Sir Henry Spiller,
and Inigo Jones. The Commissioners were to inquire
what new buildings had been erected since the 2nd year
of King James, and which of them with licence and
which without, and which might be continued under a
rent payable to the King, and which ought to be demolished; with power to the Commissioners to do all things
convenient to promote his Majesty's service. [Two pages.] |
| Jan. 10. |
47. Justices of Peace for co. York to Sir Marmaduke Wyvill,
sheriff. List of all those who have apprentices, and also of those
who keep ale-houses within Allertonshire in the North Riding of the
same county. The number of persons who had apprentices was
107, and of those who kept ale-houses, 23. The apprentices were
from 8 years old to 15. [Two pages and a half.] |
| [Jan. 10 ?] |
48. The same to the same. Similar list (without stating the
ages of the apprentices) for the wapentake of Birdforth in the
North Riding; masters of apprentices 88, ale-house keepers 32.
[Two pages and a half.] |
| Jan. 10. |
49. Indenture between Bishop Williams of Lincoln of the first
part, the Mayor, Sheriff, Citizens, and Commonalty of Lincoln of the
second part, and Sir John Wray, Sir William Armyn, Sir John
Bolles, Sir John Monson, and Robert Callis, serjeant-at-law, Justices
of Peace for co. Lincoln, of the third part. On the late visitation of
pestilence the citizens of Lincoln were brought into great wants and
miseries, towards relief whereof the King, on the suit of Bishop
Williams, granted his letters patent to collect moneys in London,
Westminster, and other cities, where, by the diligent means of the
Bishop, there were gathered divers sums, of which, by the Bishop's
appointment, 1,000l. came to the hands of Robert Marshall, mercer,
alderman of Lincoln. To dispose of these moneys for the benefit
of distressed citizens of Lincoln, in such course as might have continuance for ever, it is agreed that 400l. shall be laid out by the
mayor and aldermen in setting the poor on work, and providing
wools, thread, hemp, and flax for that purpose, 200l. in providing
coals for the poor at a price never to exceed 12d. per bushel, and
400l. to be lent to tradesmen at 10l. a piece. [Copy. Four pages
and a half.] |
| Jan. 11. |
50. Justices of Peace for co. Gloucester to the Council. As soon
as they were informed that a certain base person had uttered reviling
speeches against his Majesty, they examined the truth of so heinous
an offence. What discovery they have made they present to the
Lords. Have a probability of further evidence. [One page.] Inclosed, |
|
50. i. Information of Thomas Curtis. About 19th May last he
heard Robert Redferne, then a prisoner in the Castle, say
that the King was no better than another ordinary man;
that he and the Peers ware not worthy to sit on the seat
of judgment, because they did not execute true justice;
and that he cursed "A plague consume them all!" because
they did not prosecute him with the warrant that came
last against him from the Archbishop of Canterbury;
that he could make and invent better laws than any of
them all; that all the bishops of the land were no better
than so many bores [boars ?] and stocks, and cursed them
all. Curtis never observed in him any want of understanding, but that he would be apt to scoff at the word of
God, and to curse and swear. [One page.] |
| Jan. 11. |
51. Notes, by Nicholas, of business to be transacted by the Lords
of the Admiralty. Among them,—The Treasurer of the Navy to bring
a certificate of moneys paid for guard employed last year on the
coast of Ireland: [Margin, "This is to be amended, and the victualler's amount to be added."] To consider the estimate for the
ordinary for next year: [Margin, "This to be amended."] Capt.
Pennington attends touching the Officers of the Ordnance' letter
concerning the expense of powder in the Vanguard: [Margin,
"He hath satisfied the Lords; his instructions are to be amended
in this point."] To give order what shall be done touching the
proclamation for regulating men-of-war, and to preserve his Majesty's
ports and chambers in quiet: [Margin, "Mr. Attorney, Sir Henry
Marten, and Dr Rives to attend Saturday next."] To give order
touching Capt. Christian: [Margin, "Letter to the Earl of Derby
signifying his Majesty's pleasure."] Divers petitions have lain six
weeks unanswered. Capt. James desires four brass pieces for the
Ninth Whelp. Signor Nicolaldi desires Gaigner's [Gayner's] ship
and the Biscayners may be released, because it is his brother's
ship: [Margin, "The Lords know not why the ship was seized by
Sir James Bagg, and therefore cannot resolve what to be done with
it."] [One page.] |
Jan. 11.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Sir Henry Marten. To issue a patent
from the High Court of Admiralty, in his Majesty's name, to appoint
Viscount Wentworth, Lord Deputy of Ireland and Lord President
of the North, Vice-Admiral of Munster in place of Viscount Falkland, deceased. [See Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 105a. Half a page.] |
Jan. 11.
Whitehall. |
The same to William Earl of Derby and James Lord Strange.
Complaints have been delivered to the Lords against Capt. Edward
Christian, their Lieutenant-Govenor in the Isle of Man. They are to
take order that Capt. Christian personally attend them in Whitehall
on Friday the 14th February next. [Ibid. Quarter of a page.] |
Jan. 11.
Whitehall. |
The same to Officers of the Navy. Understand that the two
new ships built at Deptford and Woolwich are ready to be launched,
and that the 4th and 5th of February will (in regard of the spring
tide) be the fittest time for that service. They are to give orders
accordingly, and to take care that able men be prepared for that
service, because his Majesty intends to be present. [Ibid., fol. 106.
Quarter of a page.] |
Jan. 11.
Whitehall. |
The same to Horace Lord Vere. On a letter from the Officers
of the Ordnance complaining of the expense of powder and shot in
the Vanguard, the Lords sent for Capt. Pennington, and having
seen his book, find nothing in it but what is fit to be allowed in
that ship. The Officers are therefore to give allowance of that
gunner's account, and to send the Lords an account of the expenses
of gunners' stores in the rest of his Majesty's ships employed last
year on the coasts of England and Ireland. [Ibid. Half a page.] |
| Jan. 11. |
52. Petition of Charles Clarke, purser of the St. Andrew, to the
Lords of the Admiralty. Petitioner has served in his place four
years and upwards, and having suits in law for trial of title of
lands, the Officers of the Navy granted him toleration to have a
deputy for a certain time. He is now returned to his place, but
finds that by reason he had a deputy, he is pricked out of diet and
wages. Prays order that he may receive the same. Underwritten, |
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52. i. Reference to the Officers of the Navy, to certify why and
for what time they gave petitioner leave of absence, and
whether he returned within the time. Whitehall, 14th
January 1633–4. [Petition and reference, one page.] |
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52. ii. Report of the same. Petitioner had leave because he had
a suit depending in the Court of Wards, for two months,
which time expired he returned to his place. [Half a page.] |
| Jan. 11. |
53. Petition of John Wright, purser of the Bonaventure, to the
Lords of the Admiralty. Petitioner having earnest business in Devonshire obtained leave of the Officers of the Navy to travel thither
in July last, leaving a deputy. Being detained by the decease of
his wife and the state of his business until the end of December, he
prays warrant to the Officers to pay him his wages for the time he
was away. Underwritten, |
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53. i. Reference to the Officers of the Navy, similar to that in
the preceding case of Charles Clarke. Whitehall, 14th
January 1633–4. |
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53. ii. Report of the same, confirming the statements of the petitioner, and recommending him as a very able man.
[Petition and other papers, two pages.] |
| Jan. 11. |
54. Petition of John Dalton, shipwright, to the same. Petitioner's father and grandfather were shipwrights in the navy, and
he was brought up in the same. States past services, and prays to
be admitted master carpenter of one of the ships lately erected.
[Half a page.] |
Jan. 11.
Aldersgate Street London. |
55. Sir Henry Marten to Archbishop Laud. Returns a letter with
thanks [that of the Dean and Chapter, calendared in this present
volume, No. 24.], though it does not please him, as the Archbishop
guesses rightly, but it is no matter. They have hitherto dealt like
scolds or angry women, wherein the writer finds his error, in making
choice of their best weapon. He means the Dean and some others;
some have expressed their dislike of this action. It remains that
thereafter they contend with more manhood, though not with more
wisdom, neither of them perhaps being much versed in her book. Is
sorry his Grace should be troubled with their foolery. [Three
quarters of a page.] |
| Jan. 12. |
56. Extracts made by Sec. Windebank from letters before calendared of Sir Francis Nethersole addressed to the King and Sec.
Coke, with queries and comments upon Nethersole's assertions in
the passages extracted. [Five pages.] |
| [Jan. 12 ?] |
57. Memoranda of Sec. Windebank as to practical points to be
considered in the case of Sir Francis Nethersole. Among them,—
Whether he should not be charged at his next examination with his
assertion in his letter to Sec. Coke, that his Majesty is likely to be
the occasion of the second ruin of the Palatinate ? What shall become
of the rest of his papers and of letters addressed to him during his
imprisonment ? Whether de Quester should not be commanded to
bring them to the Secretaries ? What should be done with Newport,
the Dutch Ambassador's servant, and with Nethersole's servants yet
in hold ? Whether the Queen of Bohemia should not have some real
satisfaction that his Majesty will not desert her cause, that so she
may be diverted from the French ? [Quarter of a page of foolscap.] |
| Jan. 12. |
58. Examination of Thomas Sheppard, porter of Southsea Castle,
being an information against Francis Brooke, deputy vice-admiral of
Portsmouth, and John Brooke, his brother, for applying to their own
use various wrecks occurring within the limits of the deputy viceadmiralty of Francis Brooke. The charges are,—1. That Francis took
from three of the gunners of Southsea Castle a boat of one ton and a
half burthen, which they had seized about a year before as wreck at
that castle, and sold the same for 4l. 2. That Francis took from two
Frenchmen, survivors of the crew of a French bark cast ashore, their
bark of 30 tons, that he repaired and employed her to sea, and that
she was thenceforward known as "Brookes's bark." 3. That
Francis seized another French vessel driven ashore between Southsea
Castle and Portsmouth, and that she is now lying in the King's
dock at Portsmouth, where Francis dwells, but what has become of
her lading examinant cannot tell. 4. That a Flemish ship of 120
tons was wrecked to the south-east of Southsea Castle, all the crew
being saved. John Brooke said that he bought the wrecked ship
and goods of the Flemings for 20l. He afterwards received 18l. for
some of the sails sold, and has sold linen cloth to Mr. Peters and
other inhabitants of Portsmouth. [Two pages and three quarters.] |
Jan. 13.
Westminster. |
59. The King to Archbishop Laud. Patrick Young, keeper of
the King's library, has lately published in print an Epistle of
Clemens Romanus, in Greek and Latin, which was never printed
before, and has done this to the benefit of the church and the King's
great honour, the manuscript by which he printed being in the
King's library. The King farther understands that Bishop Lindsell
of Peterborough, and Patrick Young are resolved to make ready
for press one or more Greek copies every year, by such manuscripts
as are either in the King's library or in the libraries of Oxford and
Cambridge, or elsewhere, if there were Greek letters, matrices and
money ready for the work. The King has thought good to give
them all possible encouragement, and therefore requires the Archbishop that the fine lately imposed by the High Commissioners upon
Robert Barker and Martin Lucas for base and corrupt printing of
the Bible, being 300l., be converted to the buying of Greek letters
and matrices for this work. And further, that Barker and Lucas,
the King's patentees for printing, being great gainers by that patent,
shall at their own cost of ink, paper, and workmanship, print one such
volume in a year as the Bishop or Patrick Young, or any other of
the King's learned subjects, shall provide, and shall print such a
number of each copy as the Archbishop shall think fit. Power is
given to the Archbishop to mitigate the fine according to the
printer's diligence in advancing with the work. [One page.] |
Jan. 13.
Bristol. |
60. Robert Kitchen to the Officers of the Navy, at the office in
Mincing Lane, near Tower Street. Understands that there is haste
expected in fitting the ship out there [the Ninth Whelp] that she may
be on the coast of Ireland by the 10th or 15th March next. Prays
present order and supply of moneys. The bearer, Mr. Brooke, the
master of her, is come up to answer complaints against him of Capt.
Cooper. The writer states his knowledge of Brooke, and recommends him as having performed his charge well under Sir Thomas
Button and Capt. James. [One page.] |
| Jan. 13. |
61. Sir Edward Seymour, Sir Edward Hungerford, and others,
Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of Peace for Wilts, to Thomas
Baude. With much cheerfulness acknowledge the benefit those
parts have received by the course the Council, at the solicitation
of the person addressed, had taken with Thomas Hilliard, the saltpetreman. If he be not continued in this employment of the petre
they desire that Amyell Baude may be recommended to the Lords
for this service for Wilts and Hants. [One page.] |
Jan. 13.
Delft. |
62. James Forbes to Dr. [John] Staton [Stoughton], minister of
Aldermanbury. Having been brought home in safety, returns
thanks for favours received in England. For Mr. Damport's
[Davenport's] resolution cannot inform the person addressed, the
writer's father not having spoken with him, he continuing at
Amsterdam upon trial of the place for half a year. What Dr. Ames
has which is not extant is not known, Mr. Peters having his papers,
who has not been at Delft since "our coming. . . . Our ceremonies
which are to be brought in here are counted by the magistrates and
people nothing but popery, and the classes do much take to heart
the new part of London diocese. The effects of which proceeding
will show itself in the end, for all good men are at a stand, not
being able to judge what the proceedings of both States drive at, but
enmity between each other, which is much feared. But if ever it
come to pass (which God forbid !) I could wish your State to be in a
better temper than now it is." News from Germany and France.
Preparations of the enemy in those parts. Great shipwrecks.
P.S. Arrival of one from Amsterdam bringing one of Dr. Ames's
books against ceremonies. List of Dr. Ames's works. The writer
has sent Sir Nathaniel Rich a printed paper which he is to show to
Dr. Stoughton. [Indorsed, "Mr. James Forbes's letter discovering
some correspondency held by Dr. Stoughton with some irregular
fugitive English ministers living about Amsterdam and in the
parts beyond seas." Three pages.] |
Jan. 14.
Ipswich. |
63. Henry Dade to Sec. Coke. A pink was wrecked on Friday
se'nnight about Mismere haven not far from Aldborough, which was
seized to his Majesty's use, when none could come to her but by
boat, yet John Ingram of Theberton, bailiff to Mr. Miller, a mercer
in Cheapside, who pretends to be lord of that soil where the pink
was seized after certain goods were taken out of her, has so terrified
Mr. Miller's tenants that they dare not suffer the marshal for the
Admiralty to look to the goods. Prays the Secretary to send for
Mr. Miller, and refer him to Sir Henry Marten to justify his claim
and his bailiff's actions. [Two pages.] |
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63. i. Statement of Jeremy Nymans, of Dunwich, that on Friday
3rd January inst. Aslack Anderson and others found a
Flemish pink lying in the water near Mismere haven so
that none could go to her without a boat. [This statement is corroborated by the signatures of the actual
finders. Three quarters of a page.] |
| Jan. 14. |
64. Nicholas's drafts of suggested orders of the Lords of the
Admiralty, and answers to various petitions, corrected by Sec. Coke.
The petitioners who are here answered are John Ackworth, storekeeper at Woolwich; Charles Clarke, purser in the St. Andrew;
John Paltock, purser in the Reformation; John Wright, purser in
the Bonaventure; Charles Hawkins; Robert Tokely, William Case,
and another, petitioners for freight. |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
65. Notes, by Nicholas, of business to be transacted by the Lords
of the Admiralty:—Officers of the Navy to bring a certificate of
money paid for guard of the Irish coast. To nominate officers for
the two new ships shortly to be launched. Capt. James desires four
pieces of ordnance: [Margin, "There are none to spare."] Letters
unread, petitions seven weeks unanswered. To procure order from
the Council for the like guard for the Narrow Seas as was set forth
in 1632, that the Officers may proceed accordingly. To consider
minute of letter to the Lord Deputy: [Margin, "Read and
approved."] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Order of the Lords of the Admiralty on petition of John Ackworth
above-mentioned. Petitioner prayed payment of his salary which
was eight years in arrear. Referred to the Officers of the Navy to
certify the truth. [Copy. See Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 110. Quarter
of a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Answer of the same Lords to petition of Robert Tokely, William
Case, and John Dearsly. Petitioners prayed payment of freight for
nine ships prested in the expeditions to Cadiz, Rhé, and Rochelle.
Answered that the Lords conceive it fit that consideration be had
of payment of petitioners as soon as of others of the like nature.
[Copy. Ibid., fol. 110 a. Quarter of a page.] |
| Jan. 14. |
Order of the same on petition of Charles Clarke. Petitioner
prayed payment of wages during absence from his ship. Referred
to the Officers of the Navy. [Copy. Ibid., and see this present
Volume, No. 52. Quarter of a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Robert Smyth. Warrant to bring
before the Lords Capt. Thomas Gayner late captain of a Spanish
vessel called the Anthony to answer matters objected against him
on his Majesty's behalf. [Copy. See Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 106a. One
third of a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
The same to Lord Keeper Coventry. Certificate that Dennis
Fleming, Clerk of the Navy, had served the whole of the past year
daily and was entitled to a liberate for 68l. 6s. 8d., being for 365
days at the rate of 3s. 4d. per diem. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 107.
Two thirds of a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Lord Deputy Wentworth. Instructions
to him as Vice-Admiral of Munster. Directs the mode of proceeding on the happening of any forfeitures or wrecks; also in the case
of goods taken by pirates being seized within the vice-admiralty;
and requires the rendering of yearly accounts into the Court of Admiralty in England. [Copy. See Vol. ccxxviii., fol. 107. Two pages
and a third.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Report of the Lords of the Admiralty on the bill of Capt. Samuel
Dove and the rest of the Owners of the Primrose of London for
564l. 18s. 2d., freight on the expedition to the Isle of Rhé, referred
by his Majesty to the consideration of the Lords on the 30th
November 1633. The Lords report that the said bill is fit to be
taken order for as soon as others of a like nature. [Copy. Ibid.,
fol. 108a. Half a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Answer of the same Lords to petition of Charles Hawkins for
payment of freight due for the Matthew of Ipswich, and that until
then he might be respited the return of a cablet lent to him out of the
Mary Rose. The Lords answered that when he had restored the
cablet the other parts of his petition should be taken into consideration. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 110a, and see this present Volume, No. 10.
Third of a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Order of the same on petition of John Wright. Petitioner prayed
payment of wages during absence from his ship. Referred to the
Officers of the Navy. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 111, and see this present
Volume. No. 53. Third of a page.] |
Jan. 14.
Whitehall. |
Order of the same on petition of John Paltock, purser of the Constant Reformation. Petitioner prayed that being tormented with
stone in the bladder, Richard Hals might be his deputy. Referred
to the Officers of the Navy to inquire and give warrant. [Copy.
Ibid. Third of a page.] |
| Jan. 14. |
66. Account certified by the Officers of the Navy, of sums received
and paid by the Treasurer of the Navy on account of the Fifth and
Ninth Whelps employed to guard the coast of Ireland in 1632,
and of the Antelope and Ninth Whelp employed on similar service
in 1633. Balance due to the Treasurer 1,471l. 10s. 9d. [Three
pages.] |
| [Jan. 14?] |
67. Account of provisions delivered, wasted, and remaining on
board the Antelope, during her late service on the coast of Ireland, with account of disbursements to set out the Ninth Whelp,
copy estimate on setting those ships out to sea, and amount of
the moneys received on account by Sir William Russell and Sir
Sampson Darrell. [Two pages.] |
Jan. 14.
Chippenham. |
68. Henry Baylyffe and Robert Drewe to the Commissioners for
making saltpetre. By virtue of their letter of the 16th November,
1633, they had had the various parties before them, when Roger
Powell, Richard Martin, and Edward Drewe confessed that they, out
of an old pigeon-house and the stuff remaining in a boiling-house in
Sherston Magna, had made about 200 lbs. weight of saltpetre,
which they would admit Richard Wallis, the constable, to view.
They said that Widow Powell intermeddled not therein. It was
affirmed that the delinquents had made greater quantities than they
confessed, and Mr. Hellier, [Hilliard] the saltpetreman said he would
make proof thereof thereafter. [One page.] |
| Jan. 15, |
69. Petition of William Marsh, late captain of the Seahorse, set
forth by his Majesty under the command of Capt. Quaile, deceased,
and of the Company of the said ship, to the King. Marsh, succeeding Capt. Quaile on the 14th October 1632, employed his best
endeavours to do his Majesty good service, but, by reason of want
of provision and mortality of the men, could not accomplish his
desires; yet brought home his Majesty's ship with such commodities as they could light upon, which were seized by Sir James Bagg to
his Majesty's use. Petitioners pray order for payment of their wages. |
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69. i. Reference to the Lords of the Admiralty that if any thing
be due from his Majesty, order may be taken for relief of
petitioners. Whitehall, 15th of January, 1633–4. [Indorsed by Nicholas as received 21st January inst. Petition
and reference, three quarters of a page.] |
| Jan. 15. |
70. Order of Council. For guard of the Narrow Seas, the Lords
of the Admiralty shall be prayed to cause so many ships of the
like rank as were set out last year upon the ordinary, to be set
forth this spring. [Three quarters of a page.] |
| Jan. 15. |
[Sir Thomas Roe] to Sir Thomas Hatton. Expresses gratitude
for obligations conferred. Is not likely to come to London this
year. The country is good enough to hope in. He is wondrous
well, and ready to do any honest service when called, but not willing
to set up his bills with a "Stet, quœso !" If Drake's ship had been
repaired and gone to sea, she might have perished there, or worn out
and been lost in memory, but docked up at Dartmouth [Deptford ?]
many a passer-by celebrated her fortune,— "This was the first ship
that went about the world !" Begs his service to Lord Holland,
to whose house he wishes better than the timber is, with which he
prepares to build it. [See this present Vol., No. 29, 8th January
1633-4. One page.] |
| Jan. 15. |
71. Robert Reade to his cousin Thomas Windebank at Orleans.
Obeys his commands by writing to him. Is anxious to testify his
affection in any other way in which the person addressed will prove
his absolute power over him by commanding him. French. [Three
quarters of a page.] |
Jan. 16.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Officers of the Navy. To cause an
estimate to be made for fitting out and maintaining at sea so many
ships as were employed on the Ordinary last year for guard of the
Narrow Seas and also for the pinnaces the Henrietta and the Maria
for guard of the Thames and Portsmouth. [Copy. See Vol. ccxxviii.,
fol. 108 a. Half a page.] |
Jan. 16.
Whitehall. |
Answer of the Lords of the Admiralty to the petition of Henry
Goddard, one of his Majesty's shipwrights. Petitioner prayed order
to Sir Robert Pye for payment of his fee of 20d. per diem, now
behind for about six years. The Lords recommended the petition to
the Lord Treasurer and Lord Cottington. [Copy. See Vol. ccxxviii.,
fol. 109.] |
| Jan. 16. |
72. Robert Reade to Thomas Windebank. Praises the eloquence
of Windebank's letter of the 4th inst. just received. Those of the
writer will only serve to show his correspondent how much he has
outstripped the writer. [One page.] |
Jan. 16.
Westminster. |
73. John Durie to Sir Thomas Roe. Delivered Sir Thomas's
letter (No. 29) to Sec. Windebank, who told him that a few days
ago he had spoken to Archbishop Laud about Durie's business, and
that he then gave him no farther resolution than he had given
Durie himself. Promised to speak to him again in a day or two,
and seemed to take the matter to heart. Regrets that Roe is not
coming up next term. Hears that the Council has been sitting very
close, the cause being a packet sent to the King by the King of
France, wherein he declared a resolution to take a place lying in
the Palatinate on the Rhine, to have a passage over it. The place is
Udenheim alias Philipsburgh. Some say he has declared himself
openly against Austria, and desired his Majesty to join him in league
and to protect the Palatinate, which, if the King of France be forced
to defend, he will keep. It is certain he will have 40,000 foot and
10,000 horse next spring, and, if the Palatinate lie open, he will
march through it and tread it under foot, now when it is beginning
to recover. Hopes this will breed some resolution in this State and
so some will be used to defend the Palatinate. Hears strong
speeches of a parliament to be called, from which neither the Lord
Treasurer nor the Archbishop of Canterbury showed themselves
averse. If it be, there are hopes of some good issue, whereunto
Durie's business will fit very seasonably. One who is of kin to
Sir James Ramsay, Lieutenant-Colonel to Hepburn, is to write to
him not to stay longer with the French army, seeing it is employed
to the wrack of our friends. News out of Germany.—P.S. Hears that
Sir Francis Nethersole has played egregiously the fool; 1st, in a
letter to Sec. Coke, wherein he blamed him and the King's
father for the loss of the Palatinate, and willed him to move his
Majesty not to lose it again; 2dly, in making an escape from a
guard which was set upon him; 3dly, in seeking protection at the
Ambassador of Holland's house; and lastly, in a letter which was
intercepted, wherein he wrote to the Queen of Bohemia, that she
might from henceforth leave all hopes to obtain any thing from
England, and sue to others for aid. [Two pages.] |
| Jan. 16. |
74. Depositions of Thomas Adams, of St. Bennet's, Paul's Wharf,
clerk, Nicholas Bourne, of St. Michael's, Cornhill, stationer, John
Partridge, of St. Augustine's, London, stationer, Robert Hobson, and
Edward Parry, both of High Holborn, witnesses examined on
behalf of Thomas Buckner, clerk, at the suit of the Attorney General.
Adams proves that he applied to Buckner to license a book called
Adams's Commentary upon Peter, and that Buckner would only
license so much of it as he had leisure to read; Bourne proves
similar conduct of Buckner in reference to a commentary upon some
chapters in Daniel; Partridge proves that, supping a fortnight ago,
with William Jones, who printed part of the Histriomastix, Jones
said that Michael Sparke had much abused Mr. Buckner, for that
before publication of that work Buckner willed Jones to tell Sparke
that there were many things in it to be amended, to the quantity
of seven sheets, and to charge him not to publish till that were
done. Jones told Sparke, who seemed angry thereat, and published
the book before amendment. Hobson proves the care of Buckner
in licensing a book called The Arraignment of the whole Creature,
and he and Parry prove the examination of a copy of Histriomastix,
written on certain parchment rolls, with the original manuscript
thereof, and that they found the same to differ in certain indicated
particulars. Appended, |
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74. i. Copy of the Interrogatories on which the above witnesses
were examined. [Depositions and Interrogatories, six
pages and a half.] |
