B.

Babel
-, no Bethel," title of a book by Henry Burton

Bacon, Sir Nicholas, Lord Keeper in Elizabeth's reign
-, Wm., of King Street, Westminster, grocer

Baden Durlach

Badger, Richd.

Badland, Henry

Bugg, Sir Jas., particulars of lands of

Baginton, co. Warwick

Bagnall, Robert, constable of Keynsham, Somerset

Bagshaw, Edwd., Reader of the Middle Temple, M.P. for Southwark

Bainton, co. Yorks., constable and churchwardens of
-, innovations and superstitious ceremonies introduced into the church of

Baker, John, the King's upholsterer, petition of

Balcanqual, Dr. Walter, Dean of Durham, formerly Dean of Rochester
-, fined by the House of Lords

Baldwin, John, letter of
-, Richard
-, Thomas, late Controller of the Works

Bale, Gifford

Balfour, Sir Wm., Lieutenant of the Tower
-, resigns
-, accepts the place of Lieut.General of the Horse

Ballandine, Sir Wm., Grand Escuyer of the Elector Palatine

Ball, Peter, Attorney-General to the Queen

Ballard, Colonel

Ballyshannon, Ireland

Baltimore, Lord, see Calvert, Cecil.

Bamfield, Colonel

Bunbury, Oxon
-, Castle
-, demolition of
-, artillery removed from, by the Cavaliers

Bancks or Bankes, Sir John, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Privy Councillor
-, it is noised, shall be Lord Treasurer
-, letter of
-, letters to
-, Thos.
-, Captn. Wm., petition of

Bandon Bridge, co. Cork, relief of poor distressed ministers and other English in

Bannier or Baner, John Gustaffson, the Swedish General

Banwell, Somerset, lease of

Barbary, coast of

Barber, Mr.

Barby, co. Northampton
-, parson of, plundered by the Parliamentarians

Barcelona, Spain

Barclay, Robert, one of the Commissioners appointed by Parliament to manage the war and keep good intelligence between the forces of the three kingdoms
-, or Bartley, Sir Wm., see Berkeley.

Bard or Beard, Maximilian

Bardowe, Jas., servant in the office of the Queen's Robes, petition of

Bargrave, Isaac, Dean of Canterbury, deceased

Barker, Edmund
-, John, colonel in the Parliamentary Army
-, his regiment
-, Robert, the King's printer, note of
-, Matthew, his son
-, Thomas, of Bristol

Barkley, John, of Chester, a proctor, evidence of, against Archbishop Laud

Barkstone, co. Leicester

Barlow, Thos., a principal officer of the Navy

Barnard, Floris

Barnard's Inn

Barnborough, Yorks.

Barnet, see Friern Barnet.

Baron, the Lord Chief

Baronets, that honour sold for only 400l.,
-, great store of made, the price whereof is come to

Barrett, Edward, Lord Newburgh, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a Commissioner of the Treasury
-, letters, warrants, &c. of
-, letter to
-, said to be likely to be Master of the Wards

Barrey, Col. Garrett
-, Col. John

Barrif, Sergt.-Major in Parliamentary Army

Barringham, Mr., apparitor of Lincoln

Barrow, Dr. Isaac
-, Cheshire

Barrowe, Humphry, certificate of

Barsetlow, bailiwick of

Bartin, Mr., vicar of Aylesbury, Bucks

Bartlett, Lady
-, John, merchant of Dublin

Bartley, Sir Wm., see Berkeley

Bassano, Mr.
-, Noel

Baseley, Edwd., Clerk for enrolling Deeds in Chancery letter to

Basill, Mr., Clerk of the Works for Greenwich and Eltham

Basing House, Hants

Basingstoke, Hants

Bas Languedoc, France

Bassett, Fras., receipt by

Bassishaw, London, loans to the Parliament in

Bastwick, John, doctor of physic
-, censured in the Star Chamber

Bateman, Robert, Chamberlain of the City of London
-, receipt by
-, certificate to
-, his clerk, see Hodgson, Edward.

Bates, Thos., stationer

Bath, Knights of the
-, Somerset
-, assizes at
-, Earl of, see Bourchier, Henry.
-, and Wells, Bishop of, see Pierce, Wm., D.D.

Batten, Captn. Wm., Surveyor of the Navy
-, letter and certificate of
-, letter and petition to
-, temporarily employed as ViceAdmiral of Fleet in the Narrow Seas

Batter, Wm., an attorney

Battersea, Surrey

Bavaria
-, the Duke of
-, Chancellor of the Empire
-, declaration by, in support of the Prince Elector
-, anti manifesto to
-, to hold the name of Elector for his life
-, his ministers

Bayly, Wm., B.D. of Oxford, recommended by the King for the degree of D.D.

Baynham, Daniel, letter of

Beachey, Sussex

Beacon, Captn., a Parliamentary officer

Beaconsfield, Bucks
-, letter dated from
-, meeting of J.P.'s and trained bands in, by order of Parliament

Beake, a messenger

Beale, Capt
-, John, a boatswain
-, Thomas, Woodward of co. Northampton

Beard, Dr.
-, Mr.
-, Richard, scholar of Winchester College, to be elected a Fellow of New College, Oxford

Beare, Mrs. Elizabeth
-, Ned, her man
-, Mr.

Beauchamp, John, Portcullis Pursuivant

Beaulieu Castle, Drogheda

Beaumaris, Anglesea
-, letter dated from

Beckington, Somerset, dispute about the position of the communion table in the church of

Becy, reported defeat of

Beddington, Surrey

Bedfont, Middlesex, a return for assessment of

Bedford
-, co
-, commissary of, see Walker, Dr. Walter.
-, counters of
-, Earl of, see Russell, Francis.

Bee, Richard, letters of

Beecher, Sir Wm., lately a Clerk of the Council

Behre, Commissary General

Belford, Northumberland

Bellasys, Thomas, Lord Fauconberg

Bendysh, Thos., J.P. for Essex, letter of

Beneficed men must not remain at the Universities

Bennet, Robert, late waggoner of Exeter, petition of

Bennett, Sir Robert, Surveyor and Comptroller of the works at Windsor, warrant to

Benningbrough, Yorks., warrant to the constable of

Benyon, Gabriel, bond of

Bere, Sidney, formerly secretary to Sir Balthazar Gerbier
-, becomes secretary to Sir Edward Nicholas
-, letters of
-, Edward and William his brothers

Bergen in Winox, treaty at

Bergen-op-Zoom

Berkeley, Sir John
-, sent for by Parliament as a delinquent
-, Sir Robert, Justice of the King's Bench
-, accusation of
-, Sir Wm., made Governor of Virginia

Berkshire
-, Earl of, see Howard, Thos.
-, sheriff of, and see Valhell, Tanfield.

Bermondsey, Surrey

Berners Roothing parsonage, Essex, letter dated from

Berrowe, John

Bertie, Robert, Earl of Lindsey, Lord High Chamberlain
-, Lord Lieut.-General of His Majesty's armies
-, undertaker for draining a level in co. Lincoln
-, Montagu, Lord Willoughby, of Eresby, son of the preceding
-, succeeds his father as Earl of Lindsey, 24 October 1642, sworn of the Privy Council

Berwick-upon-Tweed
-, garrison at, to be disbanded
-, letter dated from
-, paymaster of, see Payler, George.
-, Scotch army not allowed to pass through
-, treaty with the Scots for settling town and garrison of

Beverley, co. Yorks
-, the Court at
-, letters dated from

Bewdley, co. Worcester

Bibles, a number of, seized by Custom-house officers

Bicester, Oxon

Bilbao, Spain, letter dated from

Bingley, Geo., auditor of imprests, certificate by

Binnion, Sir Geo

Birohin Lane, tenement in, bequeathed to the parish church of St. Edmond's, Lombard Street

Birmingham (Bromagam), co. Warwick

Bishop, George, stationer
-, Sir Thomas

Bishops, the
-, Bills proposed for their expulsion from the Upper House, and abolition of
-, collectors of tenths due from
-, Commons desire the Lords that they may be treated as delinquents

Bishops, the, concur with the Popish Lords against the passing of any good bills
-, do totter extremely
-, functions and votes of
-, intended creation of
-, list of prebendaries and other ecclesiastics preferred
-, petitions for and against
-, proposal to bring them within a præmunire for suspending the Bishop of Gloucester
-, protest of, against proceedings in Parliament
-, removal of divers from their Sees, and making of new ones
-, rents of, sequestered by Parliament
-, sermons against
-, such downright language against, in a sermon before the King in Edinburgh, as would have been a Star Chamber business a year ago
-, thirteen impeached of high misdemeanour amouting to a præmunire
-, twelve committed to the Tower for high treason

Bishopsgate Ward, loans to the Parliament in

Blackburn, Mr., letter to

Blackhall, Wm.

Blackley, Mr., High Constable of co. Cambs.

Black Rod, the

"Black Spread Eagle," the, frigate

Blackwall

Blackwell Hall

Blaikelocke, Laurence, stationer

Blakiston, John

Bland, John
-, Lady Katherine

Blandesby Park, co. Yorks, royalties of

Blaxton, Christopher, letter to

Blease, Christopher, Alderman of Chester, petition of

Bliss, Mr

Bloodworth, Sir Thomas

Blount, Mountjoy, Earl of Newport, Master General of the Ordnance
-, advises the King to attempt to gain Hull
-, letters, &c. to
-, late Constable of the Tower
-, rumours of proposition made by, to seize the Queen and royal children during the King's absence in Scotland

Bluemantle, see Ryley, William

Blunt, George
-, Michael, of Bicester, Oxon, pass for

Blythe, Walter, deputy collector, order to

Boarstall House, Bucks

Bohemia
-, Elizabeth, sister of Charles I. Electress Palatine and Dowager Queen of
-, her cousin of Nassau, death of
-, her daughters act the tragedy of Jason and Medea in French
-, letters of
-, Louise, her daughter
-, secretary to, see Dingley, Mr.

Bois le due

Bolcott, Thos., a Ward

Bold, Wm., certificate of
-, letter to

Bolingbroke, Honor of, co. Lincoln
-, the King's title to North and West Fens in
-, Earl of, see St. John, Oliver.

Bolton, Sir Richard, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, impeachment of

"Bonaventure," the, H.M.S

Bond, Geo., of Newland, co. Gloucester
-, Mr., testimony of against Archbishop I and

Bonnick, Wm., appointed collector of poorrate in the parish of Lambeth Dean, refuses to serve

Bonniman or Bonyman, Alex., and George, of Pleshey, Essex, bond of

Book of Martyrs, the, see Fox, John.

Booker, Mr.

Bordeaux, wines

Bordman, Samuel, of Bermondsey, testimony against Laud

Borell, M., Advocate of Amsterdam, one of the Ambassadors Extraordinary from Holland to England

Borlace, Wm. of Ch. Ch., Oxford

Borough, Sir John, Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London and Garter Kingat-Arms
-, letter of

Bostal House, see Boarstall House.

Boston, co. Lincoln

Bosvile, Sir Thos., and Dame Sarah his wife, petition of

Boswell, Sir Wm., Ambassador to the United Provinces

Boswell, Sir Wm., Ambassador to the United Provinces, letters of
-, letter to

Boteler, Captn. Sir Wm.
-, kinsman to Lord Ormond, knighted for services in Ireland

"Bouche of Court, The,"

Bouillon, Due de

Bouldon, Salop, foundry for ordnance at

Bourchier, Henry, Earl of Bath
-, letter of
-, sworn a Privy Councillor
-, is thought to be intended to be Lord Treasurer
-, prays licence to be absent from Parliament
-, Sir John

Bourne, Nicholas, Warden of the Stationers' Company
-, letter to

Bower, Mr., father-in-law of William Calley

Bowes, Ralph

Bowyer, Robert, Gentleman Usher of the Receipt of the Exchequer, petition of

Boyle, Sir Richard, Earl of Cork, his sons do daily good service against the rebels in Ireland
-, Richard, Viscount Dungarvan, his son
-, certificate of

Boyne River, Ireland

Boynton. Sir Matthew, letter of

Boys, Sir Edw., Governor of Dover Castle

Brabant

Brackley, Northt., letters dated from

Bradborne, Mr., his shop in Cheapside

Bradley, John, letter to
-, or Brodly Matthew, deputy to Sir Wm. Uvedale, Treasurer at Wars
-, accounts of
-, letters to
-, privy seal to, cancelled
-, Mr.
-, Thomas, letter of

Bradshaw, Captn.

Braemes, Jacob, death of

Bramble, Capt., Robert, certificate by

Brambletye House, Sussex

Bramhall, John, Bishop of Derry
-, impeachment of

Brampton Castle, co. Gloucester, letter dated from

Brand or Brened, Sir Matthew, warrants of

Brandenburg, Ambassador from, to the Diet at Ratisbon
-, Elector of
-, the late
-, his Council
-, his Court
-, wishes to marry one of the daughters of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
-, Electrix of

Bray, Berks

Brazil, no ships to be freighted or employed to, but Hollanders

Bread Street, London
-, Ward

Breda, Holland

Bremen in Germany

Brent, Sir Nathaniel, Vicar-General to Archbishop Laud

Brentford, Middlesex
-, relief for

Brereton, Sir Wm

Bressie, Lawrence, letters of

Brest, in France

Brewer, Thos., servant to the Earl of St. Alban's

Brian, Mr., clerk to the Company of Painter Stainers, deceased

Bricks and Brickmakers, Act of Parliament concerning

Briddeman or Bridgman, Lieut.-Colonel in the Parliamentary Army
-, cashiered
-, unpopularity of, with the soldiers

Bridge Norton
-, Richard

Bridgewater, Earl of, see Egerton, John.

Bridgman, Charles
-, John, Bishop of Chester

Bridgnorth, Salop

Bridport, Dorset

Brighouse, Mr

Bright, Robert, of St. Edmundsbury, Suffolk
-, Thomas, his brother
-, Robert, of Netherhall, Suffolk
-, Thomas, his son, grant of arms to

Brill, the, in Holland

Brinley, Lawrence

Briot, Mons., engraver to the King, letters to
-, summoned to the King at York

Bristol, co. Somerset
-, Bishop of, and see Westfield, Thos
-, Cathedral, Dean and Chapter of
-, Custom House at
-, letter dated from
-, Mayor and Aldermen of, petition of
-, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common Council, letter to
-, and Governor of
-, persons in, imprisoned for loyalty to the King
-, searcher in the port of, see Lewis, Hugh
-, ships at, ready to bring over rebels from Ireland
-, surrender of, to Prince Rupert
-, tenths due from the diocese of
-, vessels of, laden with wine taken for the Parliament

Bristol, Earl of, see Digby, John

Brittany, France

Britten, Laurence, B. D., purchases lands in Oldham, Suffolk

Brixton hundred, Surrey, warrant to the High Constable of

Broad, Henry, Auditor, certificates by

Broad Street Ward, London, list of residents in, and their valuation for the Parliament

Broadway, co. Worcester, letter dated from

Brockett, Alexr., of Antwerp, bond of

Brodley, Matthew, see Bradley

Broghill, Roger, Baron of

Bromsgrove, co. Worcester
-, document dated from

Bromyard, co. Hereford

Brook, Sir Basil, a popish recusant, his h searched

Brook, Sir John, made captain of the forts of Holy Island and Fern Island
-, John

Brooke, Lord, see Greville, Robert.
-, Edward, his house in the Old Bailey

Brooker, John, cook in the Defiance

Brookes, Captn. R.N

Broomer, Richard

Brotherly Assistance. See Scotland.

Broughton, Michael, of Boston, Lincoln, depositions of

Brouncker or Brunkard, Sir Wm., gentleman of the Privy Chamber
-, his troop of horse

Brown, Francis, Viscount Montagu, a popish recusant

Brown, John, the King's gunfounder
-, charges by, against Sir John Wintour
-, petition of
-, John, of Marlow
-, Mr.
-, his brother
-, Nathaniel, of St. Bartholomew's, London, bond of
-, Oliver, one of the King's upholsterers, petition of
-, Richard, English ambassador at Paris
-, incurs the suspicion of Parliament, by familiar conversing with English fugitives
-, letters of
-, letter to

Browne, Henry, of Bridport, Dorset
-, Master of the Ann Speedwell
-, John, Clerk of the Parliaments
-, letter of
-, Mr.
-, Richard, to be Col. of all companies of dragoons raised by the City of London
-, Thos.

Brownists, the
-, make havoc in churches, pulling down ancient monuments, glass windows and rails

Brownrigg, Ralph, D.D., Bishop of Exeter, homage fee on consecration of
-, letter of

Bruce, Thos, Lord

Brudenel, Francis, letter to

Bruges, money lent to by the late Queen Elizabeth
-, George, Lord Chandos, order by

Brunelles, Monsr. de, a Friar, letters of

Brunkard, Sir William, see Brouncker.

Brussels
-, English Resident at, see Gerbier, Sir Balthazar, also Vic., Henry, Dr.
-, magistrates of protest against visit of the Queen Mother
-, letters dated from
-, money lent to by the late Queen Elizabeth

Bryan, Edward, public notary

Bucer, Martin, extracts from his works

Buckhurst, Lord, see Sackville, Edward

Buckeridge, John, D. D. Bishop of Rochester, afterwards transated to Ely

Buckingham
-, co.
-, Archdeacon of, visitation by
-, archdeaconry of
-, official to the, see Lambe, Sir John.
-, surrogates for
-, Bishop's visitation in
-, deputy lieutenants and justices of the peace in
-, expected great assembly of popish recusants in
-, hundreds in the Chiltern parts of, justices and trained bands of
-, militia of
-, one thousand horse from, come to London to offer their services to the Parliament
-, Sheriffs of
-, Countess of, see Villiers, Mary.

Bucklersbury, London

Buckley, Edward, High Constable of Middlesex, letter of
-, Francis of Studley
-, Mr.

Budworth, Little, Cheshire

Bukley, see Buckley

Bulkeley, Thomas

Bullion, proposal to import

Burbage, co. Leicester

Burbidge, John, of Finchley, affidavit of

Burden, Reginald, clerk
-, Mrs.
-, Mr.

Burdinand, John, letter to

Burdrop. Wilts, documents dated from

Buren, Holland

Burford

Burges, John, practitioner in physic, London, information by against Archbishop Laud
-, warrant to

Burgh, Captn. Christopher
-, Ulick de, Earl of St. Albans and Clanricarde
-, Viscount Tunbridge, his son, sworn a Privy Councillor

Burgundy, the House of

Burkitt, Miles, one of the vicars of Pattishall, Northampton, articles against

Burlamachi, Philip, Controller of the Inland Revenue Office
-, letters, &c., of
-, letters to
-, moneys due to from the King and others
-, return by of revenue and expenditure of Inland Letter Office

Burley, Francis

Burrell, Wm.
-, Mary, widow and executrix of

Burrowes, Wm.

Burton, Henry, late rector of St. Matthew's, Friday Street
-, information by against Archbishop Laud
-, Francis, churchwarden of St. Swithin
-, Michael, testimony of, against Archbishop Laud

Burton Cheshire

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Bushey Park, document dated from

Bushopp, Fras., of St. Giles' Cripplegate

Busse, the, in Holland

Bust, Edward, ship captn., petition of

Butcher, Geo.

Butler, Jas., Earl of Ormond, President of Munster
-, defeats the Irish rebels
-, John, letter of
-, his servant
-, Wm., a ship's cook
-, Sir Wm., see Boteler

Butley Abbey, Suffolk, letter dated from

Butts, Mr.

Byfield, co. Northampton

Byron, Captn., Gilbert
-, Sir John
-, made Lieutenant of the Tower
-, is superseded
-, letters of
-, raised to the peerage
-, raises a company for the King at Oxford
-, refuses to appear before the House of Commons and take the protestation
-, is voted a delinquent
-, his troop of horse
-, Sir Nicholas, his brother