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| Nov. 20. |
93. Indenture made this day between Viscount Conway, Lord
President of the Council, on the one part, and William Wright,
graver in stone, of the other part. Touching the setting up of Sir
William Pelham's tomb and monument in the parish church of
Brocklesby, co. Lincoln. Particulars as to the design and construction of the monument, which are curious as to the arts.
Moreover, in the most circumspect manner are to be the face and
hands of Sir William Pelham, knight, and the Lady Ann Pelham,
[which are] to be coloured in show of life and as near as may be
to their likenesses, with the tassels and embroidering of their
cushions gilt, with the nails, buckles, chap, pommel of his sword,
spurs, and all that belongs to the armour or arms of Sir William
Pelham gilt, with both crests of honour at their feet; and the
inscription after it is engraved to be gilt, as also the hair and eyes
of the lions. Wright to provide materials and labour for which
Conway agrees to make payment of 100l. in three instalments of
10l., 40l., and 50l., the last at or before the feast of St. Bartholomew,
1630, the monument being then completed. [Signed by Wright,
and witnessed, and sealed with Conway's crest and arms.
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Nov. 21.
London. |
94. Sir Henry Marten, Judge of the Admiralty, to Secretary
Dorchester. Yesternight after I came home and retired to think
of the business you enjoined me, I first entered into consideration
of the number and quality of the French causes, which lie under
deliberation by the interposition of the French Ambassador. First
for number I find they are not above seven or eight, of which only
three fall under the question of prohibited goods, for the rest they
were adjudged good prize as belonging to Spaniards or taken before
the 15th of April, and therefore not within the exception of the
French Ambassador. The names of these ships are the "Conception,"
both ship and goods Spanish; the "Cape da Ceil," the goods
Spanish but the ship to be restored because as yet no way
adjudged; the "St. Laurence," in part Spanish; the "Francis" and
"Our Lady of Notre Dame," both taken on the 14th April; so as
the causes which may be controverted in respect of prohibited
goods are these:—The "St. Gabriel de St. Giles," the "Trinity"
and the "St. Anne" of Havre-de-Grace. By reason of the paucity
and little value of these prizes I would propound to you whether
it be operæ pretium to run that course with which you acquainted
me yesterday, the same tending much to the alteration of what
has always been practised, and sounding not a little to the dishonour of our nation, as if we had taken what in justice we must
restore; or whether to avoid these inconveniences, it were not
better ex gratia to bestow those three prizes upon the French, and
lay the recompense of the takers upon the English, whose goods by
this means are redeemed out of France by way of an average.
Conditions of the treaty with France. Postscript.—I would your
Lordship would be a means tandem aliquando to send the Bishop
of Durham out of "the King's armes." [2 pp.] |
| Nov. 30. |
95. Warrant of Lord Treasurer Weston to John West, Deputy
Remembrancer of the Exchequer. For a particular of the lands of
John Marsh as they are found by inquisition and seized into the
King's hands by writ of "Capias Utlagatum," and returned into
your office by the Sheriff of co. Devon. [1 p.] |
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96. Petition of James Haydon, servant of the late King James,
to Secretary Coke. That the King in the first year of his reign
bestowed on petitioner the "garnetter's place" at Whitehall as
properly belonging to him, but it pleased the late Duke of
Buckingham to confer the same upon John Tredescant, a servant
of his. Has not received any pension or preferment as the rest of
his fellows have. The King has now bestowed on him all broken
and unserviceable iron pieces of ordnance and bullets lying in the
several ports of this kingdom, in consideration whereof he is to
supply for the King's use above 200l., as the Master of the Hawks
can better inform you. The Clerk of the Ordnance has for his own
ends informed your Honour that the gift is of a greater value than
in truth it is, and the King's reference to the Officers of the
Ordnance was but to certify him the number and value of them.
His suit to you is that he may go forward with this business
according to His Majesty's pleasure signified, as by reason of the
time of year, and his travel to divers places to gather these things,
it will require both time and trouble. [2/3 p.] |
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97. Petition of Francis Sympson, Jeweller to the Queen, to the
Council. That he presented a petition to the Queen declaring how
that, according to the ancient custom to elect strangers for Her
Majesty's workmen, he, by virtue of his place, had made choice of
Daniel Eughstler and three others named to practice the art of
jewelling, but by information of Samuel Wallis and another they
were disturbed and imprisoned. Whereupon the Earl of Dorset
signified that it was the Queen's express pleasure, that they
should be suffered quietly to work, as by his reference of 7th August
last and warrant of 23rd October it will appear. Notwithstanding
these informers proceeded against them in the Guildhall, falsely
testifying that Her Majesty's Lord Chamberlain had given them
leave to prosecute these workmen, and so a verdict passed against
them and a judgment will shortly come forth unless you take
present order to stay the same. Prays the Lords to take such
course that the workmen may be suffered to proceed in Her
Majesty's work without further molestation according to both their
Majesties' express pleasures, and that some punishment be inflicted
upon the wilful offenders. [1 p.] |
