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July 13.
Tower. |
63. Certificate of Sir William Parkhurst, Warden and Treasurer
of his Majesty's Exchange and Moneys within the Tower of London,
to the Lord High Treasurer (sic), the Chancellor, Under Treasurer,
and Barons of Exchequer, and all other officers for the receipt of
the two last subsidies of the four granted by Parliament, 3rd November 1640, that Henry Stanley of the parish of St. Dunstan's in
the West is one of the auditors of his Majesty's Mint, and by
virtue of divers ancient charters, confirmed by the present King,
to the warden, workmen, &c. of the Mint, as well as by a special
judgment of the Barons of Exchequer, is freed from the payment
of subsidies. Sealed with the official seal of the Mint. [1 p.] |
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Dorso.—"Mr. Stanley, dwelling in Fleet Street. Order to set it
off upon him. Farringdon Extra." |
| July 15. |
Rough account book of receipts on poll money and loan money,
15th July to 30th August 1641, with letters, orders, &c., relating
thereto. The entries which have not been previously calendared
are inserted under their respective dates. [24 pp. Car. I., Case H.,
No. 6.] |
| July 16. |
64. Paper book containing the names of all the freemen of the
Mercers' Company (that are not of the Livery) as they stand in
the roll at this date, "whereof many may be dead and some decayed,
and some are pensioners to the said Company, according as is
noted at the end of their names." [47 written and 27 blank
pages.] |
| [July 16?] |
65. Statement in the case of William Shaw against Lawrence
Squibb, &c. Shaw brings his action against Lawrence and Robert
Squibb and John Worfield for wrongful imprisonment, to which
they have pleaded not guilty, as he was committed by warrant
signed by Lord Coventry, Lord Dorset, Sir Thomas Jermyn, and
Secretary Windebank for railing at the Lords of the Council and
others. Underwritten, a long list of names. Endorsed, "Shaw's
witnesses." [¾ p. For date, see Dom. Calendar for 1641–43,
p. 114. Annexed, |
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65. i. Copy of petition of William Shaw, junior, to Council.
Petitioner was summoned before Lawrence Squibb,
James Proger, and Robert Squibb, Commissioners for
Cards and Dice, and refusing to make oath unless he
knew to what he must swear, was committed to a messenger,
under whose charge he remained divers days. Has since
been requested by one Fryer, a poor cardmaker, who by
necessity enforced had sold a small parcel of cards unsealed, to go with him to Mr. Squibb to mediate for him,
but Mr. Squibb, taking some offence at petitioner's
presence, committed him to the Fleet, where he still is, to
his great charges and disgrace and hindrance in his
prepared voyage to Holland. Prays that all the parties
may be heard, and order taken for his enlargement. [1 p. Probably presented in April 1638, see Vol.
CCCLXXXVIII., No. 32, although this does not appear
to be the exact petition mentioned there.] |
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65. ii. Answer of the Commissioners for Cards and Dice to the
petition of William Shaw, stating that many sufficient
men of the City had been examined by virtue of their
commission, and none had ever taken exception to the
form of the oath, which they always used. [¾ p.] |
July 19.
Castle Cornet. |
66. Certificate by Captain Nathaniel Darell, Lieutenant-Governor
of Guernsey, to the customers of Weymouth, that Peter Thomas
has unladen certain goods, including beer, leather, hoops, cheese,
and calf-skins, for the use of the castle and island, according to a
cocquet of 14th of July 1641. [½ p. Damaged.] |
| July 20. |
Copy of Order in the House of Commons, that any person lending
or more on the Act for disbanding the armies and settling the
peace of the kingdom, before the 10th of August next, will do an
acceptable service, and shall be repaid with interest out of the money
to be raised on that Act [see Commons' Journals, Vol. II., p. 217].
With receipts of loans made thereon, in sums varying from 100l.
to 1,600l., 22nd—30th July, signed by three or more of the Commissioners or Treasurers, viz., Sir Edmund Wright, Lord Mayor, Sir
James Cambell, Sir George Whitmore, Sir Nicholas Rainton, and Sir
Christopher Clitheroe, Aldermen, and Robert Bateman, Chamberlain
of London. [See Car. I., Case H., No. 6, pp. 20–24.] |
| July 23. |
Receipts of poll money in Bucks, Surrey, Suffolk, Essex, Kent,
London, and Middlesex, 23rd July to 7th August, similarly signed.
[See Car. I., Case H., No. 6, pp. 2, 3, 11–17.] |
| July 26. |
Earl of Warwick to the Lord Mayor and the rest of the Commissioners for Poll Money. I am appointed by Parliament to
receive 120,000l. for relief of the northern counties out of the
present poll money. I send my steward, Arthur Wilson, and desire
you to take his receipt for the sums daily paid, and in the conclusion I will give a general receipt for the whole. With receipt
by Wilson for 10,000l., 30th July 1641. [Ibid, p. 19.] |
