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Oct. 2.
Salisbury. |
1. The Council to Secretary Conway. His Majesty and we of
his Council having information of the imprudent speeches used by
many Roman Catholics, declaring their dislike of the satisfaction
given by the King to the Lords and Commons of Parliament in
the points concerning the conservation of true and pure religion, as
it is at this day by authority practised in the Church of England,
and having just cause to doubt that many through the instigation
of Jesuited priests may be inclined to take part with such as
practise to raise stirs and tumults, promising them assistance and
arms, their pretext being religion, but their ends conquest, pushed
thereunto by an unlimited ambition for a general monarchy, of
which we have only too large and clear proof, although we believe
many of His Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects would employ their
arms and lives in his service, yet, because we are not able to distinguish between the well and ill-affected, we have seconded with
our advice the King's princely inclination, following the example
of his wise predecessors of happy memory and government, to
take out of the possession of all Romish recusants convicted or
justly suspected all such martial munitions, arms, and weapons as
shall be found in their houses, to be safely kept, but the property
in them to be reserved to the owners according to former precedents in like cases, leaving, notwithstanding, to them such
ordinary weapons as may be required for the guard of their houses.
These are therefore to require you or your Deputy-Lieutenants to
repair to the houses of all Romish recusants within the precincts of
your Lord Lieutenancy and take possession of their arms. It is
our intention that so many of these arms as were heretofore employed for the trained bands should be delivered into the custody
of the Colonels or Captains of the said bands to be employed as
formerly they had been. You are to certify us the names of such
persons, together with a list of the arms so taken. We do require
all Mayors, Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, and others to be aiding
and assisting in the execution of this service. For Hants, city of
Winton, and town of Southampton. [Council seal impressed.
2 pp.] |
| Oct. 3. |
2. Thomas Cansfield to Sir Thomas Wilson. Promises to look
after the charge of his house in town. The six yards of black
cloth you desired me to inquire for are at Mr. Guise's house at
the "Fleur-de-lis" in Charterhouse Lane. Your man is in great
need of money, which I am unable to advance, the times being so
dead and no money to be had either upon bonds or pawns. [1 p.] |
Oct. 6.
Tichborne. |
3. Sir Benjamin Tichborne to Secretary Conway. Represents
the want of gunpowder in Hants. Every musketeer being charged
to have in readiness 6 lbs. of gunpowder, 60 bullets, and convenient
match, we shall be much bounded to you if the country's wants
might be supplied at this present, they being very willing and
ready to pay for the same. Captain Benson, as Captain of Netley
Castle, requires 50 men to serve therein, being a larger proportion,
by Sir Hampden Paulet's report, than has formerly been allowed.
What number you may allow shall be delivered to him by indenture
out of the hundred of Mainsbridge, from whence they have
formerly been levied, without arms. Captain Parkinson, being
placed in the company late Sir Thomas Flemming's, is to repair to
you for his commission. [Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
Oct. 6.
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. |
4. Certificate of the Mayor, Barnabas Leigh, and four others of
Portsmouth to the Council. On behalf of Jacob Corneleson, who
had recently received great losses, to his utter undoing. Our suit
is about a ship given him by the Turks [see Vol. V., No. 56]. He
went out from our town as pilot in that ship, wherein he was now
taken by the Turks, but has a family dwelling in our town.
Further, we know that at his own charges he hath, since the ship
was arrested, removed her out of our channel, otherwise she might
have been overthrown and spoiled our road. [Corporation seal.
1 p.] |
| Oct. 7. |
Secretary Conway to the Turkey or Levant Company. [Minute
of this already calendared under date. Levant Company, Vol. I.,
No. 36 xii. Copy. 1 p.] |
| Oct. 8. |
List of ships, copy of Vol. VII., No. 47. [Domestic, Elizabeth,
1590, Vol. ccxxxvii., Admiralty Collections, fol. 21.] |
| [Oct. 8.] |
5. Draft of similar list. [2½ pp.] |
Oct. 9.
Court at Salisbury. |
6. Lords of the Council to George, Duke of Buckingham. We
are informed by Sir Philip Carteret, Lieutenant-Governor of the
Isle of Jersey, that those seas are commonly infested with pirates,
especially in war time, so as the trade and commerce of the
inhabitants to other parts of the King's dominions is for the most
part cut off. He has made suit to this Board that one of the King's
small ships or pinnaces may be appointed to scour the seas between
the islands, and to anchor there at convenient times. In which
regard the Islanders are willing to maintain a skilful pilot for the
safety of the ship or pinnace. We, finding this suit to be grounded
on very good reason, pray your Grace to take order accordingly.
[Council seal. 1 p.] |
| Oct. 10. |
7. Secretary Conway to [Anthony] Ersfield, Captain of Cowes
Castle, and Deputy Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight. Order
having been taken by the King and Council to set open the ports
again, you are to suffer the ships stayed there at the Cowes, upon a
former direction, to proceed on their voyages, His Majesty's fleet
being now put to sea. [Draft. ⅓ p.] |
| Oct. 17. |
8. Secretary Conway to Anthony Ersfield. Amongst the prizes
lately taken by the King's ships there was one ship called the
"Bloom Pott," taken by Captain Harvie and driven into Cowes.
Directions are given for bringing about the prizes from Plymouth
and other ports [to London]. On the first approach of that fleet
you are to take order that the "Bloom Pott" be sent forth to
meet with the fleet as they pass by, and so be convoyed to London.
[Draft. ½ p.] |
Oct. 17.
Salisbury. |
9. Commission by the King appointing George, Duke of
Buckingham, and Henry, Earl of Holland, in whom the King
reposes implicit confidence, his especial and trusted Ambassadors
and Commissioners, as well to Louis XIII. of France as to the
States of the United Provinces of Holland, and to all other Princes
and States our friends and confederates, with power to enter
into a league with them in our name against the House of
Austria and the King of Spain and their allies. [Copy. Latin.
2 pp.] |
Oct. 19.
Writtle. |
10. Andrew Ashley to John Macro, Scrivener on Cornhill. If
your house be clear from infection let your servant on the 22nd
repair to the Rolls, and inquire whether George Butler, a kind of
physician, has tendered to my use 5l. awarded to be paid me by
decree in Chancery, and receive the same. [2/3 p.] |
Oct. 21.
Salisbury. |
11. Receipt by Hans Van Ifferson for 5l. advanced by Lord
Conway on the part of Mr. Hugessen, who is to repay the same.
[½ p.] |
Oct. 24.
Newport, Isle of Wight. |
12. Gentlemen of the Isle of Wight to Lord Conway, as Lord
Lieutenant of Hants. We are suitors to your Honour to free us
from the office of Sheriff, so unsuitable for us, both by reason of
our situation and of our personal absence. [10 signatures. Seal
with arms and crest. 1 p.] |
Oct. 30.
Hampton Court. |
Order of Council. Deferring the hearing of the dispute between
the Levant Company and the town of Southampton, touching
the importation of sweet wines from the second Wednesday in
Michaelmas, for which it was fixed by a previous Order of the
7th September, till the 25th of November, when both parties
are required to attend the Board. [Levant Company, Vol. I.,
No. 52.] |
| Oct. 30. |
List of Papers relating to the Turkey or Levant Company,
ranging between 1615 and October 1625. [Levant Company,
Vol. I., No. 56.] |
Oct. 31.
Hampton Court. |
13. The Lords of the Council to Secretary Conway, as Lord
Lieutenant of Hants. Whereas you lately received directions from
us for disarming all recusants, who are either convicted or justly
suspected, according to the Acts of State heretofore expressed.
Because it seems these Acts are not to be found where they should
be used for light and instruction, the want whereof must needs
greatly hinder the execution of that important service, we hold it
necessary for your direction to impart to you that which was
written from this Board diverse years since to the High Sheriffs
and Justices of the Peace upon like occasion, wherein you find in
what sense the late King James, by the advice of his then Privy
Council, explained himself concerning recusants justly suspected,
viz., that his meaning was to proceed not only with such as were
convicted recusants, but also with such as give any overt suspicion
of ill-affection in religion, of which sort he understood to be as well
those who neglected to repair to the church, as also such as
have not for three or four years received the communion once a
year at the least, and such as have their wives or households
recusants or non-communicants, or are otherwise known to be
Popishly affected. These sorts of people the King and the State
at this time also have the same reason to hold in jealousy. We
are by His Majesty's express commandment to require you to
proceed with such as by our former letters you were directed,
saving that you may forbear the Nobility and Peers, if any such
be within that county, the King having taken another course for
disarming them. [Council seal. 1½ pp.] |
Oct. 31.
Newport, Isle of Wight. |
14. Thomas Nightingale to Lord Conway. Prays to be discharged from the performance of that great charge of High Sheriff,
as he will be compelled to forbear residence in Essex, where now
he dwells, for the most part of this year. |
| Oct. |
15. [Sir John Coke] to the Mayor of Plymouth. Warrant for
discharge of sick men. I am informed that notwithstanding the
many proclamations made for seamen and soldiers to repair aboard
the ships, yet, since the departure of the fleet [for Cadiz], many of
both are left behind. For the sick seamen this order was directed
by me that by ordinary and lawful passes from their captains they
should be discharged and licensed to go home with some imprest of
money upon their passes, to bear their charges by the way, for
which the Treasurer of the Fleet was directed to leave a sum in
your hands upon accompt. For the sick landsmen it is fit they
should be discharged and not pester this country, which has
already been overcharged, but till they be able to travel a due care
must be taken for them, and what you shall reasonably disburse for that purpose the Lord Treasurer shall be moved to
repay to you; and should you be put to any charge for sick
mariners, till they be able to go home, the money will be reimbursed by the Commissioners and Treasurer of the Navy. [Copy.
2 pp.] |
| [Oct.] |
16. List of officers of the Army serving in the expedition to
Cadiz. Names of Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns. [Copy.
4 pp.] |
| Oct. |
17. Two other similar lists. |
| [Oct.] |
18. List of officers and others competent to take commands. It
includes Sir Edward Cecil, Sir John Ogle, Sir John Burrows, Sir
Edward Conway, Sir William St. Leger, and many distinguished
soldiers. The four Colonels of the old troops [serving in the Low
Countries]. Besides names of men suitable to be selected for
Captains, Lieutenants, and Ensigns. [4 pp.] |
| [Oct.] |
19. Similar list. [6 pp.] |
| [Oct.] |
20. Foulke Lord Brooke to Lord Conway. If you please by the
next to let me know who commands the fleet as Admiral you will
do me a favour, for it is a current question in these parts. Lord
Viscount Cecil [Sir Edward Cecil, afterwards Viscount Wimbledon]
we hear commands the land forces; of the rest I will not trouble
myself to inquire, because we all shall equally hear the sound of
the first blow. The Lord Keeper's [Dr. Williams, Bishop of
Lincoln's] remove, hath long been expected, and his successor,
Mr. Attorney [General Sir Thomas Coventry] will be welcome to
everybody; I hope well of the rest. My body finds a difference
between winter weather at Warwick and at London, so I have never
had two days' health together since I came down. This wisdom of
Government which disarms the doubtful hath great applause, and
will have more when it is really executed, and we that now
provoke, have much more reason to look carefully about us than
before. God make my Lord Duke [of Buckingham's] undertakings
and employments prosperous to himself, for they are painful to
mention. [Seal gone. 1p.] |
| [Oct.] |
21–24. Endymion Porter to his wife Olive. Four several
letters of affection. The first mentions little George only, who was
their eldest child, and therefore is probably earlier than this date.
The second letter contains this passage: "This place [Salisbury?],
which the King hath made choice of for his pleasure, can afford
me none, because I have resolved to make myself happy only
within the limits of thy sight." The third letter says, "This little
messenger brought me a great deal more of joy with your letter
that I ever expected to have had in Salisbury." For your ease
I have sent you a nag which I think is the best in England. The
fourth letter has this passage: "This misfortune of my stay last
night with you hath so incensed the King and my Lord [of
Buckingham?] against me that I was forced to excuse it with
saying I went to take my leave of you, and by that means I am
now prevented of the happiness to see you till the end of the
Progress." [Two seals with arms and crest. 4 pp.] |
| Oct. |
25. Articles submitted to the Lords of the Privy Council by Sir
Philip Carteret, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey. It is desired that
a Privy Seal for 234l. 12s. 2d. may be granted for repair of the
castles Mountorgueil and Elizabeth according to the particulars
specified in the recent survey. Sundry sorts of munition, especially
gunpowder, required for these castles. These islands being commonly
infested by pirates especially in time of war. it is desired that one
of the King's smaller ships or pinnaces may be appointed to scour
the seas betwixt the islands. [1 p.] |
