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Nov. 1,
At our Court Oxford. |
36. The King to John Van Haesdonck. Commission to be
captain of a troop of 120 horse, with power to raise the same.
[Parchment.] |
| Nov. 1. |
37. Copy of the above. [2/3 p.] |
| Nov. 1. |
38. Petition of Richard Watkins, B.C.L., to the King. Having
been very industrious in his Majesty's service, prays appointment
to the clerkship of the peace for co. Glamorgan, where he lives, now
void and in the King's gift. Underwritten, |
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38. i. His Majesty's pleasure is to grant petitioner the place
desired for his life, if the Lord Chief Justice of the King's
Bench shall approve him; and the Attorney-General is to
prepare a Bill containing a grant of the place to him
for his Majesty's signature. At the Court at Oxford,
November 1, 1643. [Copy. 1 p.] |
| Nov. 1. |
39. Additional instructions agreed upon by the Lords and
Commons for John Earl of Rutland, Sir William Armyn, Sir Henry
Vane, jun., and eight others named, Commissioners sent to Edinburgh to bring the Scots into England. You shall make known
to our brethren of Scotland that the propositions expressed in
the paper of 25 August last, sent from Scotland, concerning the
assistance desired by both Houses from that kingdom, as also the
propositions concerning the settling a garrison in Berwick, have
been taken into consideration by the two Houses, and have been
by them agreed and consented unto without any material or considerable alterations. [Printed in the Lords' Journals, vi. 288.
Copy. 8pp.] |
| Nov. 1. |
40. Another copy of the same. [6½ pp.] |
Nov. 2,
Court at Oxford. |
Letters of Privy Seal to the Treasurer and Under Treasurer of
the Exchequer. To pay to Henry Lord Jermyn 2,100l. without
accompt, which sum we are indebted to him. [Copy. 2/3 p. See
Sept. 11, Vol. 498, No. 8, p. 3.] |
| Nov. 4. |
Warrant of Francis Lord Cottington to Sir Edward Wardour.
To draw an order for payment of 500l. to the Treasurer of the
Army. [Copy. ¼ p. See Sept. 11, Vol. 498, No. 8, p. 9.] |
Nov. 4,
Petworth |
41. E[lizabeth Countess of] Northumberland to [Edward Viscount
Conway ?]. Misfortunes are so general, that they ought not to be
taken any notice of, unless that could mend their condition, which
made me not trouble you with a relation of the Cavaliers. I am
now going to London for all [the] winter, where I should be happy
to meet you and peace; without it I believe you will not come there
as yet. When I see Mr. Garrard, I will tell him the danger he is in.
Alleyn will not be married till the times are better. [1 p.] |
Nov. 6,
Court at Oxford. |
Letters of Privy Seal to the Treasurer and Under Treasurer of
the Exchequer. To pay to Richard Earl of Carbery, as commander
of the town and haven of Milford in Wales, 400l. imprest upon
accompt, to be employed about the fortifying of Milford, and payment of the officers and soldiers there. [Copy. Countersigned by
John Castle. See Sept. 11, Vol. 498, No. 8, p. 38.] |
| Nov. 6. |
42. Warrant of the Committee of Lords and Commons for
Safety of the Kingdom to Sir Gilbert Gerard, Treasurer-at-Wars.
You are hereby required to pay 100l. out of the money received by
you from Anthony Wither, being the proceeds of a silver cistern
seized from Sir Richd. Hubbard, to Mr. John Pickering in part payment of 180l. due to him for service in Scotland. [¾ p.] Underwritten, |
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42. i. Receipt of Edward Pickering for 100l. received of Sir G.
Gerard by payment of Wm. Jessop to the use of his brother
John Pickering, 11 Nov. 1643. [¼ p.] Annexed, |
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42. II. Order of the House of Commons for the sale of the silver
cistern seized at Whitehall, out of the proceeds of which Sir
G. Gerard is hereby directed to pay 100l. to Mr. Pickering
for his employment in the North. 27 Oct. 1643. [½ p.] |
| Nov. 10. |
43. Order of the Committee for the Admiralty. The House of
Commons taking notice that the winter guard for the coast of Ireland
and the other parts of this kingdom and of Scotland are not yet
come in to their Admiral to receive his commands, and expecting a
speedy account from this Committee of the reasons thereof,—it is
ordered that the Commissioners of the Navy do with all speed
hasten away all such ships of the winter guard as are in the river,
and certify this Committee whether the Leopard, the Swallow, and
other ships for the Irish Squadron be gone to sea, and what day
they went, as also what other ships are gone or ready to go. [½ p.] |
| Nov. 10. |
44. Affidavit before Sir John Wollaston, Lord Mayor of London,
by John Burbidge, of Finchley. That 50s. is the full twentieth
part of his personal, and 40s. the full fifth part of his real estate,
according to the ordinance of Parliament of Nov. 29, 1642. [1 p.] |
| Nov. 11. |
Francis Lord Cottington to Sir Edward Wardour and John
Burges, gent. His Majesty, by his letters of 28 October last, has
commanded me to sequester the office of Sir Robert Pye into the
hands of Robert Long, Esq., and to commit the execution thereof,
for the present to him, who has already taken the oath. These are,
therefore, to require you respectively to forbear to meddle any more
with the execution thereof, and to deliver to Long all Privy Seals,
warrants, and bills upon receipts now remaining with you, and
which have come to your hands since his Majesty committed to
you respectively the execution of the said place unto this date.
[Copy. 2/3 p. See Sept. 11, Vol. 494, No. 8, p. 12.] |
Nov. 11,
Gravesend. |
45. Mr. Cunningham to Robert Earl of Warwick. Thanks for
his benevolence to Capt. William Hodges, commander of his frigate
the Lorne. Hodges having taken two small vessels of Bristol laden
with Bordeaux wines, has brought them into the Isle of Wight.
Prays the Earl to recommend his business to both Houses or the
Committee appointed to that effect, that they may give such despatch
for these and other prizes recovered by him as may best encourage
all employed in the like service; for the tedious attendance of
those businesses disheartens many who are willing to set forth
frigates on the like designs. [Damaged. 1 p.] |
| Nov. 13. |
46. Order of the House of Commons. That Joseph Pett, Robert
Moorcock, and Robert Warwick shall be admitted to the places at
Chatham which the Earl of Warwick has assigned to them.
[Printed in Commons' Journals, iii. 310. ½ p.] |
| Nov. 14. |
47. Certificate of the admission of John Greaves, M.A., to be
Savilian Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxford, he
having been elected by Sir Edward Littleton, the Earl of Hertford,
Sir Edward Nicholas, Sir Robert Heath, Sir John Bankes, and Sir
John Lambe, according to the will of the founder Sir Thomas Savile.
Annexed: Statutes relative to the appointment of the Savilian
professors and notes by Sir John Lambe. [Latin. 7 pp.] |
Nov. 15,
Court at Oxford |
48. Contract between the King and Jeronimo Cæsar de Caverle.
A commission has been granted to Caverle to be Vice-Admiral
of the King's Fleet under the Earl of Marlborough on these conditions:—I. Caverle is to furnish five able ships and 500 men with
arms and victual at his own charge, and employ them against our
rebels. 2. In consideration whereof we promise to allow him 2,000l.
per month, to be defalked out of any prizes he shall take from the
rebels, he rendering a true account of the value of the said prizes;
the merchandise therein not to be sold till some person authorised
by us join in the sale, who shall signify our pleasure what is to be
done with the vessels, captains, mariners, and prisoners therein.
3. We likewise agree that for all other ships hereafter set forth in
this service by Caverle or others joining with him, we will make
the like allowance after the proportion of ships and men so set
forth; he from time to time giving notice to one of our Principal
Secretaries what ships they are, and how manned, and what time
they entered the said service. [Draft. 1 p.] |
| Nov. 15. |
49. Copy of the same. [1 p.] |
| [Nov. 15.] |
50. Conditions proposed by Jeronimo Cæsar de Caverle, on which
the above contract is founded. [¾ p.] |
| Nov. 16. |
51. Commission to Jeronimo Cæsar de Caverle, Seignior de Giron.
To be Vice-Admiral under the Earl of Marlborough, Admiral of
all ships set forth at Dartmouth and thereabouts for the King's service. [Draft. 2/3 p.] |
Nov. 16,
Oxon. |
52. Contract between the King and Jeronimo Cæsar de Caverle,
ex parte Caverle. To the same effect as above under date Nov. 15,
except that in addition Caverle undertakes to obey the Admiral's
instructions, to bring all his prizes into some port of England in his
Majesty's possession without breaking bulk, and to abate proportionably from the 2,000l. per month if he has at any time fewer ships or
men than the number he has contracted for. Signed and sealed by
Caverle. [Seal with arms and crest. 2 pp.] |
| Nov. 16. |
53. Draft of the above, corrected by Nicholas. [2 pp.] |
| Nov. 16. |
A Solemn League and Covenant, for reformation and defence of
Religion, the honour and happiness of the King, and the peace and
safety of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland;
together with a preamble, made by a worthy member of the House
of Commons, to invite all good Christians to the constant keeping
of it. [Printed. 1 p. Interregnum, G. 69, p. 813.] |
Nov. 17,
Oxford. |
Commission to Richard Lord Vaughan, Earl of Carbery. Appointing him Governor of Milford, co. Pembroke, and of the haven,
port, creeks, roads, harbours, water-batteries, and block-houses
there, with power to appoint a deputy. [Parchment, ½ skin.
Damaged. It is endorsed as enrolled on the 28th of February,
17 Charles II. See Case F., No. 12.] |
Nov. 17,
At our Court at Oxford. |
54. The King to William Herbert, of Cardiff, Esq. Warrant to
bring into the Treasury of the Exchequer at Oxford all the rents
and fines of Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, in cos.
Glamorgan and Monmouth, that have come into his hands, and to
raise a convoy for the safe conduct thereof. Underwritten: "By
his Majesty's command. Edw. Nicholas." [2/3 p.] |
Nov. 17,
At our Court at Oxford. |
55. The same to the same. Warrant to collect the rents, &c. due
to the son and heir of William Herbert, of Swansea, who was killed
in the battle of Edgehill, in the King's service; the said rents
remaining in the tenants' hands, and like to prove desperate, owing
to the competition for the wardship of the ward between the said
William Herbert, of Cardiff, and Frances Thomas, widow, being still
undetermined. [Draft. ½ p.] |
| Nov. 18. |
56. Articles of agreement made by and with his Majesty's consent,
the 18th of November 1643, between his Highness Rupert Prince
Palatine, on the one part, and John Van Haesdonck on the other,
concerning bringing over from beyond seas into England 200
soldiers, more or less, such as are experienced and practised "in
party and buyting" in the Low Countries between the King of
Spain's side and the United Provinces, who are to be joined with
as many English soldiers as shall be necessary to complete a whole
regiment of foot to be employed for his Majesty's service to compel
the rebels and malignants to a contribution. 1. It is agreed that
the said 200 soldiers shall be landed in England by the said John
Van Haesdonck, and joined with English soldiers having knowledge
of those parts where his Majesty shall employ them, and they shall
be contented with the pay his Majesty allows his other soldiers.
And whereas the charge of bringing them over is proportionably to
be borne between the Prince and Van Haesdonck: his Majesty is
pleased that the said Prince shall be Colonel over the said regiment,
and the said John Van Haesdonck, Lieutenant-Colonel thereof, and
have a company in the said regiment; and that Haesdonck, for the
better encouragement of the said soldiers to come over, shall have
the recommendation of two captains and half the number of lieutenants and under officers in the said regiment. 2. And his
Majesty is pleased that all booty from the rebels, as also the ransom
of prisoners taken by any of the said regiment shall be divided as
follows:—one-half thereof shall be equally shared amongst as many
of the said soldiers as shall assist in taking the booty; the
commander of the party to have a double share, according to the
usual custom beyond seas; the Prince is to have a fourth part of
the booty, at the rate of 5s. in the pound; the said John Van
Haesdonck an eighth part at the rate of 2s. 6d. in the pound; the
sergeant-major of the regiment a twentieth part, being one shilling
in the pound; the captain of the company of such soldiers as assist
in taking the booty is to have, according to the number of his
soldiers, a twentieth part, being 1s. in the pound; and the clerk, or
whosoever shall be appointed to make the said partition, is to have
sixpence in the pound. 3. And as the charge of bringing over the
said soldiers is to be disbursed by John Van Haesdonck, it is agreed
between the said parties that it shall be repaid out of the half part
to be divided between the Prince, Van Haesdonck and the other
officers, before any distribution be made to any of them. 4. And,
lastly, Prince Rupert for himself doth covenant and promise to and
with the said Van Haesdonck that his Highness will well and truly
observe and fulfil all the articles before mentioned, as well on his
part as on behalf of his Majesty. [Draft. 2¼ pp.] |
Nov. 20,
Court at Oxford. |
Letters of Privy Seal to the Treasurer and Under Treasurer of
the Exchequer. To pay to Wm. Legg, Master of the Armory, 100l.
by way of imprest upon accompt, to be employed in building a mill
at Woolvercott near Oxford, for grinding of swords and for building
forges, providing tools and other necessaries for sword-blade makers
to be employed to make swords for our service. [Copy. ½ p. See
Sept. 11, Vol. 498, No. 8, p. 13.] |
Nov. 23,
Court at Oxford. |
57. George Lord Digby and Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretaries of
State, and Masters and Comptrollers-General of all his Majesty's
Posts, to James Hicks. Warrant to receive and demand from all
postmasters on the western and other roads obedient to his Majesty,
the arrears in their hands due to the letter office: all refusers of the
arrears to be dealt with according to their desert. [Copy. 1 p.] |
Nov. 23,
At the Court at Oxford. |
58. The same to the same. Instructions for Hicks' guidance in
the above business. He is to go to Weymouth; to require all postmasters on the road to Coventry to convey to and from the Court
with expedition all packets on his Majesty's service; to establish
new stages, and certify the names of those who will furnish posthorses and guides; to inform himself what postmasters are refractory;
what moneys due to the letter office are detained in their hands,
and to receive the same; to reduce the course of letters throughout
the western high roads to the usual weekly days; and to inform all
postmasters that a weekly passage is settling between Weymouth
and Cherbourg, for the accommodation of merchants in the southwest. Directions in case of refractory postmasters. He is not to
go beyond Exeter at this time, unless Plymouth happen to be
reduced while he is there. [Copy. 3 pp.] |
| Nov. 23. |
59. Another copy of the same. [1 p.] |
Nov. 24,
At Oxford. |
60. Prince Rupert to Lieutenant-Colonel John Van Haesdonck.
Whereas by consent of our Sovereign Lord King Charles you are
obliged, by articles in writing agreed upon between myself and you
[see Nov. 18, No. 56], to raise and bring from beyond seas to my
regiment for his Majesty's service 200 expert soldiers, more or less:
these are to authorise you to bring them with the utmost speed to
Weymouth in Dorsetshire, or any other port in his Majesty's
possession where you may safely land them, and whence you may
convey them to my regiment, in case, by wind, weather, or other
occasion, you cannot bring them into Weymouth. I do hereby and
in his Majesty's name strictly charge all governors of any such his
Majesty's ports and garrisons peaceably to suffer you and the 200
soldiers to come ashore, and accommodate you and them with meat,
drink, and lodging, and, if occasion require, with a sufficient convoy
from garrison to garrison in their march towards my regiment in
his Majesty's army, always provided that you make no longer stay
in any garrison than occasion requires. [1 p.] |
Nov. 25,
Court at Oxford. |
61. Letters patent, signed by the King and countersigned by
George Lord Digby, to all Admirals, Vice-Admirals, Captains, &c.
To suffer Antonio Carton, captain of the ship Our Lady of Assistance, laden with arms and ammunition, to pass freely with his ship
to [name of port left blank] in England, and to give him all assistance of which he has need. [Endorsed: "2nd pass for Mr. Van
Haesdonck for another ship." French. 1 p.] |
Nov. 25,
Court at Oxford. |
62. The same to the same. The like pass for some captain, whose
name, vessel, and destination are left blank. [Endorsed: "3rd pass
for Mr. Van Haesdonck for a third ship." French. 1 p.] |
Nov. 28,
Court at Oxford. |
Letters of Privy Seal to the Treasurer and Under-Treasurer
of the Exchequer. To pay to Sir John Heydon, Lieutenant-General
of our Artillery, 4,000l. by way of imprest upon accompt, to be
disbursed by him according to such directions as he shall receive
from Henry Lord Percy, General of our Artillery, for our service.
[Copy. ½ p. See Sept. 11, Vol. 498, No. 8, p. 13.] |
Nov. 29,
Edinburgh. |
63. Articles of the treaty agreed upon betwixt the Commissioners
of both Houses of the Parliament of England, having power and
commission from the said Houses, and the Commissioners of the
Convention of the Estates of the kingdom of Scotland authorised
by the Committee of the said Estates, concerning the settling of the
town and garrison of Berwick. Signed by the Commissioners at
Edinburgh, the 29th of Nov. 1643, but not ratified till January 3,
1643[–4], under which date it is printed in Lords' Journals, vi. 365.
This is certified as a true copy by John Browne, Clerk of Parliaments. [Copy. 5 pp.] |
Nov. 29,
Oxford. |
64. Henry Frederic Lord Mowbray and Maltravers to his father,
Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey, "at Antwerp." I fear the
business here is like to prove a lasting business, although we expect
that Plymouth will be soon taken, and then those Western forces
may be drawn towards London. However, this is like to be a
most miserably wasted kingdom. [Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
Nov. 29,
Oxford. |
65. The same to his mother [Alethcia], Countess of Arundel and
Surrey, at Antwerp. I am sorry these distracted times, which we
hoped would have ended long since, have kept me so long from
waiting upon you. Those hopes which we had of a peace by the
means of the French Ambassador, who is now at London, are almost
vanished, because we hear they are as obstinate at London as ever,
and I doubt there is little hope of it. I am very glad to understand
of your good health. [Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
