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Dec. 1.
Wallingford House. |
Report by the Earl of Danby on the reference to him of William
Legge's petition for a lease of Bowood Park, calendared ante,
p. 387, that the Surveyor-General considers a lease thereof for
99 years to commence immediately might be reasonably valued at
900l. as the lessee must compound for her Majesty's interest, or be
subject to any leases she may grant in her life time. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 362, No. 257.] |
Dec. 1.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Last Sunday came in one of our
packet-boats, having set most of the passengers ashore at Aldeburgh,
and went back that evening for Holland, with the mails and several
passengers. Last night two more of our packet-boats came in, one
whereof had lost her anchors and cables in the last storm. They
have no news but of the badness of the late weather, which at
present is fair, wind westerly. [Ibid. No. 258.] |
Dec. 1.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind W. Several English
merchant ships from the Downs are passed by to Cowes, as also
Dutch and other Eastern ships all outward bound, put in by contrary winds. Amongst them is a Dutch East India ship of 500 tons.
The chief merchant relates there are 50 new ships built purposely
for men-of-war to be always employed there, to carry from 40 to 60
guns each, and that the Governor or chief of that nation in India
has demanded 14,000 seamen, to be always employed there. [Ibid.
No. 259.] |
Dec. 1.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived,
and adding that he had received that day enclosed with the Written
News a letter for Sir Jonathan Trelawney, which he had sent him
by the western post. [Ibid. No. 260.] Enclosed, |
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The said list. [Ibid. No. 260i.] |
Dec. 1.
Whitehall. |
Establishment for the pay of three troops of horse and one regiment
of foot consisting of ten companies, whereof two are to be added to
the Earl of Linlithgow's regiment. |
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Staff Officers. |
Per Diem. |
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l. |
s. |
d. |
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Major-General |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Colonel as Colonel of foot |
0 |
12 |
0 |
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Lieut.-Colonel as such |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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Major as Major |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Quarter-master |
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4 |
0 |
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Chirurgeon and mate |
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5 |
0 |
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Marshal |
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2 |
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3l. |
15s. |
0d. |
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Each Troop of Horse. |
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Each Company of Foot. |
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Captain, 10s., and 2 horses, each 2s. |
0 |
14 |
0 |
Captain |
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8 |
0 |
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Lieutenant, 6s., and 2 horses, each 2s. |
0 |
10 |
0 |
Lieutenant |
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4 |
0 |
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Cornet, 5s., and 2 horses,each 2s. |
0 |
9 |
0 |
Ensign |
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3 |
0 |
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Quarter-master, 4s., and one horse at 2s. |
0 |
6 |
0 |
Two sergeants, each 1s. 6d. |
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3 |
0 |
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Three corporals, each 3s. |
0 |
9 |
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Three corporals, each 1s. |
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3 |
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Two trumpeters, each 2s. 4d. |
0 |
4 |
8 |
Two drummers, each 1s. |
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2 |
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Fourscore soldiers, each 2s. |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Clerk |
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2 |
0 |
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10 |
12 |
8 |
100 soldiers, each 6d. |
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10 |
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15 |
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20 foot to be added to the garrison of Edinburgh Castle, each 6d. 10 0
[S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 118.] |
Dec. 1.
Whitehall. |
Warrant after reciting that it is reasonable and just that Alexander,
Archbishop of Glasgow, being restored to the exercise of his archiepiscopal function, should enjoy all the rents, emoluments and
casualties belonging to the said arch-bishopric from the time of his
restitution, and that the Archbishops' mansion house of Glasgow
through the neglect of these years past is out of repair, empowering
the said Archbishop and his factors and chamberlains to uplift and
intromit with all the rents and casualties due for the second half
of 1674. [Ibid. p. 120.] |
Dec. 1.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury and Exchequer
in Scotland. Being informed by some of the nearest relations of
the Countess of Leven that Francis Montgomery, the Earl of
Eglinton's brother, is endeavouring to secure for himself the liferent of the whole estate of Leven, though he restricted himself,
failing children in the marriage betwixt him and the late deceased
Countess of Leven, to 600l. sterling yearly, and had liberty to affect
the estate with about 900l. sterling of debt for providing himself
with necessaries at his marriage, and also that the other burdens
on the said estate by very considerable debts and the life-rent of
part thereof to the Countess of Wemyss are so great, that, if the
said Montgomery shall accomplish his design, the whole estate will
soon be exhausted, to the absolute ruin of the heir and the great
prejudice of the creditors, though the King will not interpose in the
merits of the cause, but leave it to the due course of law, signifying
his pleasure that they take care that no signature relating to the
said estate pass the Exchequer in favour of the said Montgomery,
alias Leslie, and that, should one happen to pass before this intimation of his pleasure, the same should be stopped at the seals, which
are not to be appended till the Judge determine whether the conditions in favour of the said Montgomery can be sustained in law,
seeing they were given by a minor. [1½ page. Ibid. p. 121.] |
Dec. 1.
Milford. |
Daniell Healy to Williamson. I left Ireland the 25th ult.,
intending to acquaint you with things that may do you good, but,
fearing I might do or compass to be done anything concerning the
King's affairs, I am driven to such harsh usage that it would pity
your Honour to hear it. My business altogether is to have your
advice in stating all the affairs of concealments or forfeited lands
in Ireland which no man knows but very few, viz., my father,
Mr. Thomas Stapleton, and myself. If you can admit the time to
assist me, I will bring to pass several things for his Majesty in
Ireland, which I hope will fall to your posterity. You might have
seen me next week, but my horse died, and I can have never a
horse here till I go to Carmarthen. I landed here yesterday. I
desire your Honour will take care of Alderman Mark Quin and his
estate. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 112.] |
Dec. 2.
Yarmouth. |
Richard Bower to Williamson. Our Nonconformists having
received letters from their leaders at London, that they shall have
orders in two or three days to meet again, being impatient for to
wait the coming of these orders met last Sabbath day in a house
which the members used to exercise in, adjoining their great
meeting-house. I am informed that from Newcastle and Hull great
numbers are shipped for soldiers for Holland. Here is a vessel of
this town bound over, which has 40 on board whom they
took in at Hull. Another of this town should have taken in
70 at Newcastle but could not agree for their passage. Seven or
eight sail are in our road laden with herrings bound for the Straits,
all ready to sail with the first fair wind. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 362,
No. 261.] |
Dec. 2.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. I have earnestly inquired the
number of ships, and their names and masters, lost in the late
storms, but all fruitlessly. They, newly coming from voyages, were
not taken notice of by name. Only this we are certain of, 10 sail
were lost within 10 miles of Deal, and most men of them and
cargoes. These three days there is no wind. [Ibid. No. 262.] |
Dec. 2.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. Last night the packet-boats
for Nieuport and Calais sailed with very few passengers and
no person of note. Here arrived this morning the mails from
Nieuport and Calais, the vessel from Nieuport being the hired vessel
that was sent over hence the 27th ult. The master reports no news
and brought over no passengers. The Calais boat brought over
several poor English seamen belonging to a Barbados man lost in
the late storms on the French coast. There came also four other
Englishmen, among them a minister from Paris belonging to Sir
W. Lockhart, who reports they talk much there of a general peace.
At Calais there is great pressing of seamen to man the men-ofwar fitting out at Dunkirk. [Ibid. No. 263.] |
Dec. 2.
Lyme. |
Anthony Thorold to Williamson. Last night arrived the Greyhound,
of this port, with wine from the Canaries, but by contrary winds and
ill-weather near six weeks in her voyage. The master says six
others came out with him, five belonging to these western ports,
and Capt. Atkins of London, all which are yet behind. He left
Capt. Atkins, being a ship of 200 tons and 16 guns, off the Lizard
180 leagues at sea, but well. The Mary Rose came in for water to
Santa Cruz while they were there, but made no stay, sailing again
to her consorts on the coast of Sallee. The master does not hear
of any hurt done to the English by the corsairs of late, nor of any
breach made upon us by the Algerines. He says wines are very
good there this year, but dearer than ordinary, being not the usual
quantity. He left about six or seven sail lading there when he
came away, most of London. [Ibid. No. 264.] |
Dec. 2.
Swansea. |
John Man to Williamson. The late storms have had their effects
sadly in several parts of Wales. Some seamen came here craving
charity that belonged to the Mary of London, of 200 tons and 10 guns
with 19 men and a boy. In her voyage from Morbein (Morbihan) in
Brittany, laden with wheat for Chester, she foundered at sea betwixt
Holyhead and the Isle of Man. Eight only were saved. This was
above six weeks ago. Westward of Milford Haven two Irish vessels
were cast away, bound with hides and tallow from Dublin. One had
several men on board pretending to be bound for Barbados, but it's
said they were bound for Holland. Most of the men of both were
saved miraculously. Two Scots vessels laden with herring for
Bristol came to damage, with several others run on shore and
bilged, but now the storm is over, and we have some hopes of better
weather. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 362, No. 265.] |
| Dec. 2. |
Licence to George Pyke, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and
Huntingdonshire, to live out of the said counties. Minute.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 42, p. 3.] |
Dec. 2.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. In consideration of the
loyalty of Maurice, Viscount Roche, deceased, who, in consequence
of his sufferings by reason thereof was unable to make any
provision for his children, warrant for a pension of 200l. per annum
to his son John Roche, and his daughters, Amy and Blanche, for
their lives and the life of the survivor of them, the said pension to be
placed on the establishment as soon as a vacancy amounting to
200l. shall happen thereon, and in the meantime to be paid out of
the money set aside for maintaining a sea regiment. [1½ page.
S.P. Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 222.] |
Dec. 3.
Trinity College, Cambridge. |
Dr. Isaac Barrow, Master, to Williamson. I should be heartily
glad of opportunity to serve you in anything, and even ambitious to
deserve your favour. I have also much respect and kindness for
Mr. Aston, and should be ready to do him any good that I could;
but I am so unhappy that in the business, about which you wrote
to me, I am not capable to yield any furtherance, it being, as I
apprehend, inconsistent with my obligations: nor can I think
this course advisable for Mr. Aston to take upon divers accounts;
I do not see how he can well seek, accept, or make use of a dispensation in this case, it seeming expressly repugnant to several clauses
in the oath which he took when he was admitted to be Fellow;
upon which, if he will seriously reflect, it is likely he will not
satisfy himself to accept such a dispensation, and certainly others
will be dissatisfied in his doing it. The thing itself will be distasteful,
as anything can be, to the College; nor, I am confident, will the
Senior Fellows pass it without an address to prevent its effect by
reason of the pernicious consequence thereof; it being visible that
there will never want divers young men (if not most), who will be
very urgent, and make great friends to follow such an example;
which would tend not only to the destroying succession, but to
the subversion of the main design of our foundation, which is to
breed divines; and probably to a greater inconvenience, obvious
enough, than any of these: whence never hitherto, as I conceive,
any such thing has been attempted, at least with success. Indeed,
a Fellowship with us is now so poor, that I cannot think it worth
holding by an ingenuous person upon terms liable to so much
scruple, to so much clamour and obloquy, to the inducing so much
prejudice on a Society, the welfare whereof he is obliged to tender.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 362, No. 266.] |
Dec. 3.
Stockton. |
Richard Potts to Williamson. No news except the great losses on
this coast. Among them a vessel from Bordeaux, belonging to Sir
William Blackett of Newcastle, ran ashore near a place called the
Steathes betwixt Whitby and the Tees' mouth, but most of the lading
was saved, and they are in good hopes of getting her off. Wind
southerly. [Ibid. No. 267.] |
Dec. 3.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. I have heard nothing of moment
since my last, no packet-boat having arrived since. Last night one
of our packet-boats sailed for Holland. I caused the order sent me
by Mr. Henry Ball to be discharged with as much scrutiny as might
be, especially by the Custom officers here, delivering them the
Gazette, but they met with none like Charles de la Syerra, there
described. They intend another search for him on Saturday, for
the ways are so bad coaches can scarce travel, so they come but
once a week this winter time from London, and we expect one next
Saturday. The wind keeps most westerly. [Ibid. No. 268.] |
Dec. 3.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.S.E. No news since
my last. Last week a new ship of 200 tons with 370 pipes of
Canary wine was cast away on the Isle of Wight. Of 18 men only
4 were saved. She was bound for London, to which she belonged.
[Ibid. No. 269.] |
Dec. 3.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to Williamson. No news. Wind S.S.E. [Ibid.
No. 270.] |
Dec. 3.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to Williamson. The 1st went to sea the four
French men-of-war from this. They are looking to meet with the
Dutch Straits fleet, which, they hear, is about the Isle of Wight
outward bound. The 2nd they sent in here a Dutch prize, laden
with nuts, oranges and lemons, and some wine, from the Groyne.
They have not left a Dutchman on board. They say the men-ofwar are in chase of three more, and I hear they have chased one
ashore near the Lizard. The Fidelity, of Looe, is come in here, with
some wines from the Canaries. They report they had a bad vintage
there this year, and that there were about 150 sail there, so that
she could not get above half her loading of wines, and others must
expect the like. Three or four more came out in her company, but
were separated by foul weather. Pilchards came there to a very
low market, that place being supplied with all sorts of provisions
from Ireland. [Ibid. No. 271.] |
Dec. 3.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to James Hickes. News the same as the last.
[Ibid. No. 272.] |
| Dec. 3. |
Licence to Francis Vanacker, High Sheriff of Kent, to be out of
his county. Minute. [S.P. Dom., Precedents 1, f. 35 a.] |
| Dec. 3. |
Grant of denization to Richard Williams, an alien. Minute.
[Ibid.] |
| Dec. 3. |
Jo. Keating to Williamson. Acknowledging his letter of 10 Nov.,
and recommending the bearer, James Hinton, who for some years
past has been very inwardly concerned in the management of the
Irish revenue, and must know as much, if not more, than any other
in relation thereto. He designs to propose what the writer conceives will be of singular advantage to his Majesty, produce great
ease to the subject, secure the punctual payment of the establishment, and produce considerable present and future income to his
Majesty, whereby Williamson will have the opportunity of doing the
King and kingdom great service and find therein his own account.
On the back is a draft by Williamson of the King's letter of the 18th,
calendared post, p. 471. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 113.] |
Dec. 4.
Newcastle. |
Anthony Isaacson to Williamson. This week there was a gaol
delivery at Morpeth, four condemned, one of which is to be executed
to-day, the others have obtained mercy for transportation. I am
informed, notwithstanding his Majesty's directions to our Lord Lieutenant, Lord Ogle, and his, pursuant thereto, to the deputy lieutenants, that Capt. Green, of Carlisle, has shipped off this week in
the Charity, of Hull, 60 men for Holland. I have sent to the Custom
house officers at Shields to acquaint me with the certainty, and then
I shall give you a more particular account. Four Holland ships
are come in here to load coals, their convoy, with seven flyboats,
are for Scotland to load coals there. Some cornships were lost on
this coast by the late storms, but several come in here safe. Wind
S. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 362, No. 273.] |
Dec. 4.
Sunderland. |
Samuel Hodgkin to Williamson. Last Tuesday 11 Holland flyboats passed by here northwards with a convoy, some for Newcastle
and some for Scotland for coals. A vessel of this town came in
here from the Texel since the storm. At the beginning of it she
got free of the buoys, and next morning bore up for the Texel again,
where she fell in with a vessel, supposed to be a French privateer,
that had lost her mainmast. Wind W. [Ibid. No. 274.] |
Dec. 4.
Plymouth Sound. |
Lawson Carlile to Williamson. Just now is arrived his Majesty's
ship Bonadventure, Capt. John Wood our commander, convoying
the Levant and John Bonadventure, merchantmen, which came from
Scanderoon. I return my most humble thanks for your kindness to
me when you were last at Dover bound for Calais, and upon your
kind promise to me I entered myself as a volunteer on board Sir
E. Spragg in the last expedition against the Dutch, and since on
board the Bonadventure, to acquaint myself a little with maritime
affairs, whereby I might be better capable of an employ, as it is my
duty and ambition to venture my life and fortune in his Majesty's
service, so I desire you, if a vacancy of a lieutenant's employ
should happen in any of the small frigates now in service, to judge
me capable of such an employ, and to be my friend in securing it
for me, who in process of time, I hope, may deserve it, but I hope
something will be considered for my father's sake. [Ibid. No. 275.] |
| Dec. 4. |
Privy seal for payment to Richard Bulstrode, appointed agent to
the Court of Brussels 14 July last, of 20s. per diem for his entertainment, to commence from that date, with such bills of extraordinaries as shall be allowed by a Secretary of State. [S.P. Dom.,
Entry Book 26, f. 189.] |
Dec. 4.
Whitehall. |
Notes by Williamson of the arguments of Sergeant Maynard and
others in the case of Catherine, a Dutch built ship, which was
alleged to have been made an English ship and to have had an English commander and crew, and which had been taken by an English
ship commanded by Capt. Swain, who had French letters of marque
and had been made a French denizen. In these notes the letter of
the Duke of Monmouth of 24 Sept. (calendared ante, p. 366), is
quoted. [12 pages. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 366, p. 5.] |
Dec. 4.
Kinsale. |
Thomas Burrowes to Williamson. Last Tuesday night came in
here the Fortune of this place from the Canaries with wines. She
reports that wines are very scarce, half our ships must come away
in ballast. An Argier man-of-war of 26 guns met them, but did
them no hurt, and took nothing from them. They said they came
three days before out of Sallee, and that five Sallee men-of-war
were abroad and three more to follow next week. They afterwards
designed to be about the Rock of Lisbon. Here are many windbound ships, bound to Barbados and elsewhere. The Norwich and
Dartmouth are here. We have had much W. and S.W. winds.
[S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 114.] |
Dec. 4.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. After reciting that Theobald,
Earl of Carlingford, was by a clause in the Act of Settlement,
confirmed by the Act of Explanation, to have the lands and hereditaments whereof Christopher Taaffe, of Braganstown, and Theophilus
Taaffe, of Cookstown, or any of their ancestors, or any person in
trust for them stood seised on 22 Oct., 1641, and that the said
estates had been seized on account of the late rebellion and set out
to Adventurers and Soldiers, who by several decrees of the late
Commissioners for executing the said Acts have been confirmed in
all the said lands, except some small parcels of inconsiderable value
which have been retrenched, until they be reprized, and, after they
have been reprized, then the said Earl, by the decree of the said
Commissioners, is to have the said lands, and that the said Earl has
been hitherto disappointed of those favours for want of reprizals,
so that the provision made for him by these Acts has had little or
no effect, and that by letters of 22 July, 1670, the King signified his
will and pleasure for granting to the said Earl so much forfeited
concealed lands in Ireland as he should discover, not exceeding
8,000 acres, Irish measure, being a proportion deemed equivalent to
satisfy the persons in possession of the said estates, of which he
has likewise received no benefit; and that the whole design of the
said Acts was that the persons provided for by them should be
finally settled, to enable and encourage them to improve and plant
on the lands set out to them, which the Adventurers and Soldiers
in possession of the said estates have no encouragement to do,
because the said Commissioners have decreed that, when they should be
reprized, the said Earl should be settled and confirmed therein, directing one or more commissions to be issued to inquire of what value
are all the lands and hereditaments whereof the said Christopher
or Theophilus Taaffe or any of their ancestors or any person in trust
for them stood seised on 22 Oct., 1641, and which are now out of the
possession of the said Earl, as also to inquire the value of such lands
and hereditaments in Ireland as the said Earl shall discover to have
been forfeited or vested in the Crown by either of the said Acts and
that are undisposed of, such commissions to be executed with all
quietness and circumspection and without disturbance to the subjects
there, and, after the return of such commissions, to cause letters
patent to be passed to the said Earl and his heirs of so much of
such discovered lands as shall appear to be of equal value with the
lands and hereditaments whereof the said Christopher and
Theophilus Taaffe stood seised as aforesaid and which are now out
the possession of the said Earl, in order to enable the Earl and his
heirs to have reprizals in their hands that may hereafter reprize the
persons in possession of the said estates, the lands to be passed in
patent to be held under the like yearly quit-rents as Adventurers
and Soldiers are to pay in the respective provinces wherein the
said lands lie. [3 pages. S.P. Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 226.] |
Dec. 5.
Christ's College, Cambridge. |
Dr. John Carr to Williamson. I have endeavoured to keep all
things in peace and quiet and enclose you a copy. Another is gone
to Sir T. Chicheley. Sir Thomas Sclater is come home, and tells
me he spoke with you. Nothing was done before me, but a private
agreement 'twixt the informers and the people, yet one Mr. Moudy
came up to suggest I am under the premunire of 20l. I humbly
submit all to his Majesty's pleasure. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 362,
No. 276.] |
Dec. 5.
10 a.m. Gravesend. |
Sir R. Carr to Williamson. Knowing how impatiently the Lord
Chamberlain is expected, I thought it not amiss to write by this
tide, he being not yet come into the river, but, by what I can conjecture by discourse with watermen and seamen, he must be here
next tide, and could not well be before. The moon gave little help
in the night, the fog being so great that, had we not met with a
Quaker in Bugby's Hole, we were, instead of Gravesend, going for
London, and the wind changed very often in the night and is not
now anything strong. If I hear no certain news of them this tide,
I will be in London to-morrow morning. I arrived at the
Governor's house here at 4 this morning. The flood is now coming
in. [Ibid. No. 277.] |
Dec. 5.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Yesterday arrived one of our packetboats from the Brill. The master informs me that thereabouts they
have lost 6 or 7 ships wrecked in the last storms, partly Dutch
and partly English. He brought over some English that were
wrecked. There is no land news at the Brill. Wind varies betwixt
the south and west. [Ibid. No. 278.] |
Dec. 5.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. To-day arrived the packet-boat
from Calais, but brought no news. Yesterday came here Lord
Cornbury, Mr. Lawrence Hyde, Sir Charles Scarborow, and Mr.
Knight with their servants, who sailed last night in the Kitchen
yacht, which waited here for them, for Calais. Our French letters
that came last night from London are here still, but the packet men
say they shall go to sea next tide. [Ibid. No. 279.] |
Dec. 5.
Weymouth. |
Richard Biles to Williamson. In Mr. Osborne's absence I am
desired to acquaint you with what news passes here. Two barks
from Croisic with salt bring news of much wreck on that coast.
One from Rochelle for Rotterdam, one from St. Malo for North
Yarmouth, and one from St. Valery all report draperies a mere
drug; exchange for money very high. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 362,
No. 280.] |
Dec. 5.
Lyme. |
Anthony Thorold to Williamson. Yesterday arrived the Jane and
Prosperous, of this place, with linens in 24 hours from Morlaix in
company of 5 others from Topsham, Dartmouth and Looe. The
masters tell me of two English merchantmen for London lost on
that coast near Morlaix, a little before their coming away, viz., one
from Virginia and the other from Bordeaux. The men were mostly
saved on the rocks. They heard of some Ostenders under Green
Island, which much troubled their merchants there, but just at their
coming away they had a considerable fleet from Bordeaux for the
coast along, and but little loss by them. Corn is much dearer in
France than last year, and our manufactures sell but badly. On
the Prosperous came a Scotchman, whom the French took for a
spy, and who suffered very much in their prisons. [Ibid. No. 281.] |
Dec. 5.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
[Ibid. No. 282.] Enclosed, |
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The said list. [Ibid. No. 282 i.] |
Dec. 5.
Whitehall. |
Sir J. Williamson to the Bailiffs of Yarmouth. His Majesty
having received information that a vessel of that town is ready to
sail for Holland, having 40 men on board taken in some time since
at Hull or some other port to the northward in order to serve
beyond the seas contrary to his proclamation, signifying his pleasure
that they cause strict enquiry to be made, and, if any such vessel
be there, bound over with men to serve in foreign service, that they
are to cause stay to be made of her and the men to be secured, with
such as lead or conduct them and the master of the vessel, and to
return an account of the same to his Majesty. [S.P. Dom., Entry
Book 43, p. 14.] |
| Dec. 5. |
Grant of denization to Henrietta Querouelle, an alien born.
Minute. [Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 24.] |
Dec. 5.
Whitehall. |
The King to Sir William Jones, Solicitor-General. After reciting
a grant dated 15 Nov., 1661, to Sir Edward Wingfield, since
deceased, of the office of Registrar of the Affidavits in the Court of
Chancery for his life, and a grant thereof in reversion to Sir
Francis Mackworth and John Dawes during the lives of Edward
and John Wingfield and the life of the survivor of them, warrant
for a grant of the said office in reversion, after the deaths of the
said Edward and John Wingfield or other determination of the
said former grant, to Edward Villiers, son of George, Viscount
Grandison, his heirs and assigns, during his own life and the lives
of Charles and William Villiers, his younger brothers, and the life
of the survivor of them. [S.P. Dom., Precedents 1, f. 33.] |
Dec. 5.
Whitehall. |
Proclamation ordering the prosecution and punishment of all
who, after 2 Feb. next, presume to stamp or utter private half-pence
or farthings, copper half-pence and farthings being now coined for
necessary exchange. [S.P. Dom., Proclamations 3, p. 329.] |
Dec. 5.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for the creation of Peregrine Osborne, second son of
Thomas, late Viscount Osborne of Dumblane, Lord High Treasurer
of England, and the heirs male of his body, to be a Viscount of
Scotland, by the title of Viscount Osborne of Dumblane, the title
conferred on the said Thomas being by him surrendered into his
Majesty's hands and the surrender being accepted by him. [S.P.
Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 122.] |
Dec. 5.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. After reciting that Robert
Leigh is entitled in fee simple to several lands and hereditaments in
co. Wexford by letters patent of 18 May, 1668, and 9 Sept., 1669,
or otherwise, and has been for several years in quiet possession
thereof, and that, being desirous to avoid any doubt touching the
insufficiency of his title because most of the said lands were vested in
the Crown by the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, he, having a
title to a deficiency of 200l. satisfiable to him by the tenor of the
Acts, has besought the King to accept a grant of the said deficiency
and a release of all the satisfaction which ought to be applied thereto, and thereupon to grant and confirm to him all the estate and
interest of the Crown in the said lands, directing that a grant and
release of the said deficiency be accepted from the said Robert
Leigh, and that in consideration thereof letters patent be passed
containing a grant and confirmation to the said Robert Leigh in fee
simple of all the estate and interest which the Crown by virtue of
the said Acts has in any of the said lands granted to the said
Robert Leigh by the said letters patent, at the yearly rents reserved
in the same. [S.P. Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 224.] |
Dec. 6.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. This forenoon a vessel of about
200 tons came upon the Goodwin Sands. The wind is high at S.W.,
more than a topsail gale. No boat has been off, so we know not
what she is. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 1.] |
Dec. 6.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. Last night there
was a very great storm. At Spithead rides a small ketch of London
from the Canaries. At Cowes are many ships attending an easterly
wind. [Ibid. No. 2.] |
Dec. 6.
Pendennis. |
Francis Bellott to Williamson. News of the four French men-ofwar, as in Holden's letter of the 3rd. The 3rd they sent in a
French prize, taken by a Dutch caper and re-taken by them, but in
her none but French, which causes jealousy that they are not good
prize. The 4th a small vessel of Waterford, laden with wine from
Bordeaux, was cast away. All the men were saved. They report
it was a villain on the ship, being insured. Here are one ship from
Virginia, one from Malaga, and one from Barbados, all bound for
London, and some other small vessels. [Ibid. No. 3.] |
Dec. 6.
Chester. |
Matthew Anderton to Williamson. The Bonaventure of this place
is arrived from Bordeaux. We are in daily expectation of the
arrival of the Mary yacht with Lord Ranelagh and other persons of
quality. Sir James Hayes landed last week at Liverpool. [Ibid.
No. 4.] |
Dec. 6.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. After reciting that Sir
Theophilus Jones by several clauses in the Acts of Settlement and
Explanation was confirmed in divers lands and hereditaments in
Ireland, yet has been in great measure disappointed of the favour
intended him, and that there are several forfeited lands and hereditaments there vested in the Crown by the said Acts or otherwise,
which have not hitherto been allotted to any Adventurer or Soldier,
or to any other person justly claiming the same by virtue of the
said Acts, but are undisposed of or concealed and detained, and
that there is rightly due to the said Sir Theophilus, above what he
has had by the said Acts, which ordered him a full reprizal of equal
value, at least 345l. per annum sterling, besides above 2,000l. of his
49 arrears yet unsatisfied, requiring and authorizing him to cause
letters patent to be passed containing an effectual grant or grants
to the said Sir Theophilus, his heirs and assigns, of such forfeited
lands and hereditaments as shall be discovered by him, and shall
appear to be forfeited or otherwise belonging to the Crown, and are
undisposed of, as shall amount to the clear yearly value of 800l.
sterling per annum above the quit-rents payable thereout, and all
other incumbrances thereon, as the same shall be valued by Commissioners to be appointed, and for that purpose requiring and
authorizing him to cause commissions to be issued, at such quitrents as by the said Acts would have been payable if the same lands
had been allotted to any Adventurer or Soldier, and declaring that the
said grants shall be in full satisfaction of all his said deficiencies,
and of all reprizals due to him for the estate of Lucan, and of the
'49 arrears yet unsatisfied, and directing him to issue such commissions as shall be necessary for inquiring into and finding the right
and title of the Crown to such lands as shall be discovered by the
said Sir Theophilus, and that the King's Counsel should in the
King's name, but at the costs of the said Sir Theophilus, sue for
such forfeited lands and hereditaments. [Nearly 3 pages. S.P.
Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 240.] |
Dec. 7.
Bridlington. |
T. Aslaby to Williamson. Last week a vessel of this town came in
which left the Brill last Tuesday. The master tells us there were
many English soldiers there, and that they were but badly used, and
were not allowed any arms, and had no lodgings but in a church on
the bare boards. He was informed that before his arrival the soldiers
had mutinied, and had commanded some great guns and a man-ofwar there, and turned the guns on the town, threatening to batter it,
unless they might be better accommodated and have their pay, but
the Governor went to them with a great deal of submission, and
told them they should have anything reasonable, and so with fair
words appeased them. An English captain told the master that
11 English companies with their officers were marched off to the
King of France's service, but this we scarce believe. Most of our
ships are laid up for the winter, and we see but few pass by. A
Scotch vessel is ashore five miles to the southward of this, forced
there by the late storm, but 'tis hoped she will be got off. The
master brought two English soldiers over. They talk of going
over again in spring, but I scarce believe them, for they are glad
they have got away, English beef being better fare than a Holland
herring. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 5.] |
Dec. 7.
Yarmouth. |
Thomas Gooch and Thomas England, bailiffs, to Williamson.
In reply to his letter of the 5th, calendared ante, p. 448, stating that
that they had immediately made diligent inquiry after the ship
mentioned, and find she was in the roads about ten days since in all
likelihood, for there was one there that came from the North, and, it
is conceived, belonged to Sunderland. On board were about 30
men apprehended to be soldiers with Capt. Morgan, bound for
Amsterdam. The ship being sailed before receipt of his letter,
and not hearing of any that belonged to it remaining there, they
can give no further account at present. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363,
No. 6.] |
| Dec. 7. |
Ralph Rabett to Williamson. No news. There has been no
loss on this coast by the last bad weather. [Ibid. No. 7.] |
Dec. 7.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. The ship that struck yesterday on
the Goodwin Sands grounded about 4 a.m., and about 2 p.m. she
was staved all to pieces, and not a soul saved that we hear of.
This morning our boats went to the Goodwin and found some small
pieces and her rudder, by which they judged her to be a Hamburger
that came from the southward. A topsail gale at S. and by W.
[Ibid. No. 8.] |
Dec. 7.
Dover. |
John Bullacke, Mayor, to Williamson. Thanking him for his
letter of the 21st.—I have just received a letter from our town
clerk, who is informed there is an order sent for my appearance
next Wednesday with the strangers' bonds, which I much wonder
at, being commanded by his Majesty and the Lord Keeper to send
them up, that they may be delivered next Wednesday. In order
thereto I have demanded those bonds, and intend to send them up
by express this evening. I, observing his Majesty's command, beg
your favour to prevent this further trouble. [Ibid. No. 9.] |
Dec. 7.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. No packet-boat has arrived
here since my last. Yesterday afternoon the packet-boat went to
sea with the French letters that came Friday night from London,
and 'tis said this evening the Nieuport packet-boat will go to sea
with the mail that came Saturday night. This winter time very
few of any quality come here to go, or come over here. [Ibid.
No. 10.] |
Dec. 7.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. It being a Sabbath I have no list
of ships. This evening came in here about 90 Frenchmen convoyed
by four French men-of-war from Newhaven (Havre) for Rochelle
for salt. They go by the name of the grand party. There is a
report that a Dutch man-of-war happened into this fleet and took 12
of them. [Ibid. No. 11.] |
Dec. 7.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to Williamson. The 3rd came in here the
St. John, of and for London, in 7 weeks from Barbados, laden with
sugar and indigo. Before they came away there was a very great
hurricane. Several ships have been lost and many houses blown
down, but they have had a good season this year. Last night
came on board them two French men-of-war, broke their bowsprit,
and took from them several goods, a silver cup, and some money.
No ships came out with them. They had very bad weather, in
which they lost their foremast. They will put to sea the next fair
wind. The 4th came in the Samuel and Jonathan, of London, from
Malaga. Van Tromp with 13 sail more, whereof seven were menof-war, came out in his company. He left them in the Channel,
the wind S. The Prince, of and for London, from Virginia, came
in here. The night of the 5th the St. John, of Waterford, from
Bordeaux for Guernsey, was cast away just under Pendennis Castle.
They made the Manacles by day, and, being dark, they mistook the
harbour's mouth, leaving the Castle on the right, whereas they
should have left it on their left. The wind was so cruel hard at
S.E. that she split in pieces, but coming in upon full sea all the
men are saved, but very little of the ship or goods. They came
out of Bordeaux 14 days ago, and say there were many ships cast
away in that river. The French men-of-war have sent in another
prize, a Frenchman taken by an Ostender and re-taken by them.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 12.] |
| Dec. 7. |
Inland advices received that day, being extracts from letters all
previously calendared. [2½ pages. Ibid. No. 13.] |
| Dec. 7. |
Grant to William Fryer of the offices of under-keeper of Audley
End, and of keeper of the gardens and privy lodgings there in
reversion after Jerome Lacy, with the salary of 150l. per annum
and allowances of 100l. per annum for fuel, cleaning, &c., and of
120l. for wages of gardeners, &c. Minute. [Home Office, Warrant
Book 1, p. 24.] |
Dec. 7.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a patent for 14 years in England, Ireland, and Wales,
to William Aerskin for his invention of an engine or machine without oars for the safe and expeditious towing of ships out of and into
rivers and harbours when obstructed by contrary winds. Minute.
[Ibid. p. 25.] |
Dec. 7.
Whitehall. |
Presentation of John Spademan, M.A., to the mediety of the
rectory of Llandynam, Montgomeryshire, void by the promotion of
Dr. Compton to the bishopric of Oxford or otherwise. Minute.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 47, p. 3.] |
| [Dec. 8.] |
Sir L. Jenkins to [Williamson]. The commission being now
engrossing and to pass the seal to-night, I shall not be able, till it
comes to my hands, to point out those made of the Quorum in it,
but it is certain all the great men and judges will be of the Quorum.
I shall not fail to wait on you to-morrow before the hour of Council.
Endorsed, "8 Dec." [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 14.] |
| Dec. 8. |
Certificate by Sir William Peake that Guillaume Fourdrinier took
the oath of allegiance and supremacy before him. [Ibid. No. 15.] |
Dec. 8.
Newcastle. |
Anthony Isaacson to Williamson. Our officers at Shields confirm
what I lately advised of Capt. Green's shipping himself and about
60 men without our bar in the Charity of Hull for Holland. The
Postilion, a Holland convoy of 24 guns and 80 men, is come in here.
[Ibid. No. 16.] |
Dec. 8.
Stockton. |
Richard Potts to Williamson. It is feared the losses in last
Friday night's storm are not yet all known, for but one vessel
belonging to Hartlepool, the Providence, is said to be lost, coming
light to the northward. Wind now southerly. [S.P. Dom., Car. II.
363, No. 17.] |
Dec. 8.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. Last post I told you the ship lost
on the Goodwin was at least 200 tons, and that our seamen knew
her burden by her rudder, but it seems it was the rudder of one
lost about 12 days ago, for yesterday other boats from the Sands
brought her sails ashore and by them judge her not to be a Hamburger or of above 50 tons. About five days ago the boatswain of
the Foresight died, and yesterday Mr. Ashby, nephew to Sir Thomas
Allin, lately a lieutenant, died. The Governor of Jamaica is yet in
the town, expecting a fair wind. A topsail gale at S.W. [Ibid.
No. 18.] |
Dec. 8.
Dover. |
Frances Bastinck to Williamson. To-day arrived the packet-boat
that left Calais about 2 this morning, bringing over four servants
of Lord Alington's, that say he and Lord Duras are expected at
Calais to-night, where the Cleveland yacht waits to bring them over.
The Nieuport packet-boat remains here still. Wind S. and by E.,
fresh. [Ibid. No. 19.] |
Dec. 8.
Portsmouth |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind W. We have had very
great storms of late. A small vessel laden with cider and some tin
was forced in here Saturday, and is sunk in the harbour. She came
from Plymouth and is bound for London. Both she and the goods
may be saved with good help. Sir John Maynard had 7 tons of
cider and 5 of tin on board. [Ibid. No. 20.] |
Dec. 8.
Plymouth |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
[Ibid. No. 21.] Enclosed, |
|
The said list. [Ibid. No. 21 i.] |
Dec. 8.
Barnstaple |
William Wakeman to Williamson. The Seaflower and Unity of
this port are arrived from Oporto and Bilboa respectively, where
they went with fish from Newfoundland. Last Saturday were in
this bay a French frigate of 40 guns with a Dutch merchantman,
her prize, of about 500 tons with sugar from the West Indies, which
she took off Scilly. The prize was very leaky, and endeavoured
to come in over our bar, but the wind blowing very hard at E.
caused so great a billow on the bar that they durst not venture, and
so took a pilot for some part of Wales. [Ibid. No. 22.] |
Dec. 8.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lord High Treasurer of the petition for some
relief of Dorothy, widow of William Purefoy, who was instrumental
in raising the rent of the farm of the Excise, and contracted some
debts by his attendance on that business. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book,
46, p. 8.] |
Dec. 8.
Whitehall. |
Restitution of the temporalities of the bishopric of Oxford to
Henry, Lord Bishop of that see, to commence from 12 Nov. last.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 47, p. 3.] |
Dec. 8.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Lord Keeper for affixing the Great Seal to the
ratification of the Marine Treaty concluded with the States, 1 Dec.
Minute. [Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 25.] |
| [Dec. ?] |
William Gorsuch to Henry, Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain
of the Household. Petition to obtain him a special order to the
Lord Treasurer for repayment of money due to him from the King,
as his creditors from whom he borrowed it threaten him with arrest.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 23.] Annexed, |
|
Case of William Gorsuch. That in 1668, 1669, and 1670 he
lent 450l. to John Ward, consul at Algiers, on the credit of his
salary, thereby saving him from starving among the infidels,
and that a Mr. Robson had a special order for repayment of
money due on the same account since the stoppage of payments.
[Ibid. No. 23i.] |
Dec. 9.
Whitehall. |
Reference of the above petition to the Lord Treasurer. [S.P.
Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 8.] |
| [Dec. 9.] |
The English Clothworkers to the King. Petition showing the
misery they are reduced to by the transporting of English white
manufactures to foreign parts, whereby they lose the benefit of the
full dyeing and dressing thereof, that his Majesty has granted the
Duke of Monmouth and his deputies power of restraint against such
as transport more than shall be necessary for the supply of the
religious orders abroad, but that certain persons take exceptions to
the restraint, proffering great sums for their own particular advantage and that of foreigners, and praying that letters patent may
pass appointing the person entrusted by his Majesty to regulate the
transporting of white woollen manufactures, and that his Majesty
would suspect all obstructers of his gracious inclinations as persons
unnatural to their own country's advantage. Numerous signatures.
(See Privy Council Register, Vol. XI., p. 330.) [S.P. Dom., Car. II.
363, No. 24.] |
Dec. 9.
Yarmouth. |
Richard Bower to Williamson. The Nonconformists not only
here but at Norwich and about the country confidently report and
make their boasts, that they have obtained letters from the King to
the Justices commanding them to grant no warrants against them,
which strangely amuses the well minded people. The soberer sort
are much cast down, the others fly out into passion. The first are
inclined to some moderation to those that are members of their
congregations and are in Church fellowship, as they term it, who
are very inconsiderable, and would in time come to nothing, were
but the hangers-on debarred their liberty, who are the only emissaries
that amplify their reports and maintain them for assured truths.
Having by the aforesaid reports amused the people, they confidently
resort to their meeting places as formerly and the like numbers,
our church being last Sunday much thinner than it was. Twelve
sail are at anchor in our roads, bound for the Straits with herrings.
[Ibid. No. 25.] |
Dec. 9.
Weymouth. |
Nathaniel Osborne to Williamson. News of the shipwreck described in the next. Since my last a ship came here from St. Valery
and one of this town from Croisic, but neither brought any news
worth writing. [Ibid. No. 26.] |
Dec. 9.
Lyme. |
Anthony Thorold to Williamson. Last Monday came ashore at
Bridport Mouth, two leagues eastward of this, the John and Sara of
London. The master and men say she was leaky and could not get
about Portland, the wind blowing strong at S.S.E., nor to our
harbour. They were forced to run her ashore there to save their
lives, which they did, with the greatest part of her cargo, being
about 60 tuns of wine from Nantes. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363,
No. 27.] |
Dec. 9.
Milford Haven. |
John Man to Williamson. Being come from Swansea to this
place, I give you an account of several ships come here this week. A
French man-of-war of 28 guns brought in a Dutchman of 600 tons,
homeward bound from Surinam with sugars. She was leaky and
ready to perish at sea, so the men's lives are saved, though the
merchants suffer. Other shipping news. [Ibid. No. 28.] |
Dec. 9.
Milford. |
John Powell to James Hickes. News the same as in the last.
[Ibid. No. 29.] |
| Dec. 9. |
Inland advices received that day, being extracts from letters all
previously calendared. [Ibid. No. 30.] |
Dec. 9.
Whitehall. |
The Duke of Monmouth to Sir Stephen Fox. Desiring him
to pay to Major Francis Wattson 2,400l. for the writer's ordinary
expenses for the three months ending 31 Dec. next. [S.P. Dom.,
Entry Book 41, p. 13.] |
Dec. 9.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury and Exchequer
in Scotland. Directing them to pass the two signatures in favour
of Mungo Hadden, of Glenegies, and that the taxt duties which are
to be inserted by them in the first signature be according to the
retoured duties of the said lands, in consideration of the loyalty of
his father, Sir John Hadden, who was killed in the King's service
at Dunbar, 3 Sept., 1650. [S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 123.] |
Dec. 9.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury in Scotland.
Enclosing the petition of Anne Moody and the petition of John Allen,
the King's tailor, and the reference thereof dated 2 April, 1669,
and the report of the then Commissioners of the Treasury thereon
relating to a debt of 519l. sterling due to him for liveries furnished
to the trumpeters and kettle-drummer of the Guards in Scotland in
1662, whereof the 198l. claimed by the said Moody is a part, that
they may state what is justly due on account thereof, and requiring
them then to remit to England the sum they shall find just and
reasonable, in order that the King may direct the payment thereof
to the said Allen, Moody and any other persons having right thereto.
[Ibid. p. 124.] |
Dec. 9.
Whitehall. |
Memorials of protections in the ordinary form to Claud Hamilton
of Garrin and to James Scott, writer to the signet, for two years
respectively. [Ibid. p. 126.] |
Dec. 9.
Whitehall. |
Warrant concerning the postage of letters between England, and
Ireland in similar terms to that of 19 Nov., calendared ante, p. 419,
with the addition of the Principal Secretary of State in Ireland to
the persons whose letters are to be carried free. [S.P. Dom., Signet
Office, Vol. 9, p. 229.] |
Dec. 10.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. The badness of the weather causes
many small vessels to betake themselves into this harbour for safety,
but has sent in no news of late by any of our packet-boats. One
of them went away last night. I heard but of two passengers, both
English, and no appearance of any like de la Syerra. A south wind
yesterday brought us this dirty and dark weather. It is at present
S.S.E. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 31.] |
Dec. 10.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind E.S.E. No news.
[Ibid. No. 32.] |
Dec. 10.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to Williamson and James Hickes. No news.
Wind S.W. [Ibid. Nos. 33, 34.] |
| Dec. 10. |
Warrant on the recommendation of Prince Rupert, Constable of
Windsor Castle, for a grant of the offices of Porter of the outward
port thereof and of Keeper of the Armoury and Ordnance therein,
void by the death of William Angell, to William Angell, his son,
with the respective fees of 5l. per annum and 4d. per diem.
[S.P. Dom., Precedents 1, f. 35a.] |
Dec. 10.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Attorney-General for a grant to the Hudson's
Bay Company of the island called the Busse Island lying between
57 and 59 degrees of N. latitude, with the like powers and privileges
as have been granted to them in any other land within the limits
of their charter. [Ibid. f. 36 and f. 38.] |
[Dec.] 10.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Earl of Rothes, Chancellor, Sir James
Dalrymple of Stair, President of the College of Justice, and the
remanent Senators thereof. Directing them to admit [James] Fowlles,
the younger, of Colinton to the ordinary place of session vacant by
the death of Sir Robert Preston of Preston, one of the Senators of
the College of Justice, having first tried him according to the rules
lately prescribed. [Dated probably by mistake 10 Nov. S.P.
Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 126.] |
Dec. 11.
Lynn. |
Edward Bodham to [Williamson]. My long absence from home
has caused my long silence. All in these parts is in very good
order. I shall not fail to write once a week. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363,
No. 35.] |
Dec. 11.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. This morning the wind came to
N.E. and all ships are preparing to sail, many small vessels being
away. This morning came in several ships from several places, but
speak no news, only that Sir J. Narbrough is gone from Cales
towards Argier, having taken in all the money for the redemption
of the slaves. [Ibid. No. 36.] |
Dec. 11.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
A letter of the 10th from Falmouth advises there are five Dutch
men-of-war, three of 60 guns, two of considerable force, a privateer
of 16 and a ketch of 13 guns, resolved to lie in wait for the French
grand party of about 80 sail, with three or four men-of-war, which
are here. The wind coming to-day at N.E., those here gave out
they would sail. The advice of these Dutch men-of-war is, I
believe, the cause they remain here yet. A French man-of-war at
Falmouth for fear of the Dutch there is gone up the river to
Penryn as high as she could go. [Ibid. No. 37.] Enclosed, |
|
The said list. [Ibid. No. 37i.] |
| Dec. 11. |
Warrant for the reprieve from burning in the hand and for the
release on bail of Nathaniel Ludlow, convicted at the Old Bailey of
manslaughter, because he killed in self-defence John Gorges, a
stranger who attacked him whilst going home the night of 30 Nov.
Minute. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 28, f. 120.] |
| Dec. 11. |
Grant of denization to Guillaume Fourdrinier, an alien born.
Minute. [Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 25.] |
| Dec. 11. |
Pass for Sir William Langham to travel to France and to stay
some time there. [Ibid. p. 30.] |
| [Dec. ?] |
Richard Savage to the King. Petition for pardon for the death
of William Cole, who was killed 23 Feb. last in a quarrel at which
Lord Colchester and the petitioner and others were present, but by
whom the petitioner is ignorant. At the side, |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
Reference thereof to the Recorder of London. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 363, No. 38.] Annexed, |
|
His report, giving an account of the fray between a drunken party
of five and Cole, in which Cole was killed, with his opinion
that it cannot be affirmed whether the petitioner was more
guilty than the others. [Ibid. No. 38i.] |
| Dec. 12. |
Sir John Clayton to the Committee for Trade and Plantations.
Proposals and petition stating that his Majesty having referred it
to their Lordships by order in Council of 23 Sept. to examine in
reference to the lights erected by the petitioner on the Northern
coast pursuant to his Majesty's grant, and to receive proposals from
him how they may be erected with such distinctions as to be useful
and to avoid danger to lives and ships, for which the petitioner was
to have copies of the certificates and objections offered against
them, he, having obtained these, has since endeavoured not only to
obviate the objections, but has also by the advice and assistance of
divers able masters, pilots and others from the several ports
manifested the usefulness of the same, so as to demonstrate how the
said lights may be continued without any danger to lives or ships,
and, as the answers to the objections consist of matters of fact,
wherein all seamen of experience cannot but agree, the petitioner
has the same attested by several masters and pilots, who will not be
denied to be of ancient experience, to which, if requisite, he could
have had the subscriptions of many hundred more; that one more
objection being made by the Trinity House, viz., that the persons
formerly subscribing for the said lights are unqualified men,
the petitioner offers the said subscriptions as consisting of
many hundreds of masters, owners and able mariners, to the truth
of whose subscriptions oath has been made before Masters in
Chancery; and that he offers for consideration, that the opposition
to the said lights, taking its rise from the influence the Trinity
House at London has on the rest in the ports, causes owners and
masters of ships to join with them, and even some of the Trinity
Masters themselves, to certify against what they formerly agreed to
and desired, as in the case of the Fern Island light, and praying:—
1. That their Lordships, as an effectual and the most impartial
way of satisfying themselves of the truth of the answers to the said
objections, will direct the Trinity House to send them the journals
made last summer of the distance, soundings and steerage on the
Northern coast, and also one more lately taken on occasion of the
light designed at Spurn Head, which, compared with the said
answers, will, as the petitioner hopes, greatly satisfy them of the
truth of the several allegations. 2. That, if in their judgments
after such examination any of the lights shall not appear so useful
or safe as the rest, the petitioner submits himself therein to his
Majesty's pleasure. 3. That, if the profit from the said lights be
found too much, the petitioner is therein content also to be
regulated by their judgment, and out of the same to contribute
freely towards any work of charity managed by the said Trinity
House, or what otherwise their Lordships shall think fit. Lastly,
that, when their Lordships shall have determined the placing of
the lights so as to be most safe and useful, the petitioner submits
himself in respect of the time for giving due notice both at home
and abroad to their judgment and direction. [1½ page. S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 39.] |
| Dec. 12. |
The Lords of the Admiralty to the Navy Commissioners. A red
pendant, as proposed by them, is to be sent to the Downs, to be
worn on a flagstaff, on the maintopmast head of the ship that is
chief in command, with directions that, on leaving the Downs, the
flagstaff and pendant shall be delivered to the ship appointed to
command next, or, if there be none, delivered to the Muster Master
at Deal to be kept till one arrives. [Extract. Ibid. No. 40.]
Prefixed, |
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Extract from the King's orders to Capt. Royden of the Guernsey,
then commanding in chief in the Downs. Capt. Dickinson
having lately desired directions whether he should cause any
foreign men-of-war, which should come into the Downs and wear
a pendant there at the maintop, to take it down, in regard the
commander-in-chief there rides without any distinction except a
pendant at the maintop, he is in such cases to forbear to require
striking the pendant from any foreign man-of-war. 18 Nov.
1674. [Ibid. No. 40i.] |
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Another copy of the above extract from the letter of the Lords of
the Admiralty. [Ibid. No. 41.] |
Dec. 12.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. A packet-boat arrived yesterday
bringing very few passengers and no news. A S.W. wind has
brought a frost with it. [Ibid. No. 42.] |
Dec. 12.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. This morning arrived the
packet-boat from Calais. Two gentlemen that came over say they
left Lord Duras at Paris, who told them at their departure he would
be at Calais as soon as they, and they believed, if the weather continued fair, he would sail from Calais up the river in the yacht.
The Calais packet-boat did not go to sea with the mail last night.
The reason they stay here they will not say, and I judge they have
none, but they promise to go to sea this evening's tide. [Ibid. No.
43.] |
Dec. 12.
Weymouth. |
Nathaniel Osborne to Williamson. Last Wednesday afternoon
came into Portland Road two ships of about 70 guns each, one of
them judged by his colours and other things to be Tromp's ViceAdmiral, the other his second. After anchoring, she struck her
colours, being, as the seamen term it, double princed, and gave seven
guns in salute to the Castle, but had not one in answer, only the
King's jack put up on the Castle a little after. The Vice-Admiral,
whether for want of a salute put out a blue ancient, when a boat
from his second came aboard him, and, 'tis said, they both put out
whiffs, but, the wind being somewhat high, no boat went aboard
them, and at night they went out of the Road again. Whether the
commander of the Castle was there or no at the time the salute was
given I cannot learn, but the gunner was dead a week before.
[Original and copy. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363; Nos. 44, 45.] |
Dec. 12.
Bristol. |
J. Romsey to Williamson. Forwarding the enclosed from Mr.
Parry, received last night from the master of a ship arrived from
Lisbon. [Ibid. No. 46.] |
Dec. 12.
Chester. |
Matthew Anderton to Williamson. Last Thursday Lord Ranelagh
came hither, and yesterday went towards London, accompanied
with several gentlemen. The Mary yacht is arrived here, and is to
be paid off next week, some officers from the Navy Office having
come hither for the purpose. [Ibid. No. 47.] |
| The 12th of the 10th month [Dec. 12.] |
J. A. to J. B. There is much talk abroad. What verity in it is
dubious, but it seems the nocturnal exercises at the coffee houses
this dull season, wherein many are afflicted with hypochondriacal
melancholy. Thou wouldst admire to hear what constructions
many put on some public affairs, as if they had been educated in
the school of old N. [Macchiavelli], the Recorder of Florence. |
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They say 'tis written from Hamburg that the Emperor, Swedes
and French are agreed (or nearly so) for ten years. Some say the
Fren[ch] K[ing] has sent hither for the transactions about the
clergy in Henry VIII's time, and discourse much on it, as also of a
late plot at Paris. Some talk that one told the Fr[ench] K[ing]
one that was yellow haired should sta[b] him, on which 'tis also
said all periuges (periwigs) are ordered to be left off there. |
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There is much talk of a poor man that predicted strange things
lately to our K[ing]. There are several discourses of some things
that passed concerning liberty of conscience betwixt our K[ing]
and Dr.— and others. A Roman priest is now condemned,
which also occasions much discourse. Most, that I hear of, of our
seraphic friends are much concerned to save him, if the K[ing]
please. Some others, of a more northerly constitution, seem a
little to murmur, and 'tis strange to hear how the different parties
argue about it. When I see thee, I may tell thee more. Interest
seems to be pretended much on both sides. I wish unity, love and
moderation were more general amongst all, and not to abuse that
favour we enjoy at this time, wherein amongst many, Babel seems
to enlarge herself. |
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There has been much talk of a bellman killed by a Roman and of
a numerous company that carried a po[pe] even to Charing Cross. |
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Our friend in the North writes little at present, but that there is
somewhat brewing, he being lately gone 100 miles from Edinburgh.
[Apparently written by a Quaker. Ibid. No. 48.] |
| Dec. 12. |
Commission for — Headlam to be ensign in Capt. Ralph
Widdrington's company of foot in Portsmouth garrison. Minute.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 29, p. 118.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to Sir T. Chicheley and the Lieut.-General and other
Officers of the Ordnance to pay to Sir Jonas Moore, Master Surveyor
of the Ordnance, the yearly salary of 250l. to be paid quarterly, and
to begin from Michaelmas last, the warrants of 19 June, 1665, for
the yearly allowance of 150l., and of 21 Feb. 1665–6 for the further
allowance of 100l. per annum to the said Sir J. Moore being made
void. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 44, p. 5.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lord High Treasurer of the petition of William
Montague, the Queen's Attorney-General, desiring to himself and
his heirs a messuage and 134 acres of marsh ground in Croft,
Lincolnshire. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 8.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for inserting in the next pardon Edmund Radwell, convicted at Cambridge of felony and already reprieved. [Home Office,
Warrant Book 1, p. 48, and S.P. Dom., Entry Book 21, p. 31.] |
| Dec. 12. |
Warrant for a grant to Robert Filmer of a baronetcy, and, in
consideration of the services of himself and his family, warrant for
a discharge to him of his creation money with a non obstante of the
Privy Seal directing the application of 20,000l. out of creation
moneys to the Great Wardrobe. Minute. [S.P. Dom., Precedents
1, f. 36.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Earl of Rothes, Chancellor, Sir James Dalrymple
of Stair, President of the College of Justice, and the remanent
Senators thereof. After reciting the conduct of certain advocates
in relation to the appeals of Lords Almond and Aboyne, the statute
of James II. declaring that all causes cognoscible by the Lords of
Session should be utterly determined and decided by them without
any remeid of appellation to the King or the Parliament, a letter
from the Parliament of Scotland to the King of 8 Oct., 1663,
disclaiming any right to proceed in the review of a decree of the
Lords of Session, the King's letters of 19 May and 14 July last,
calendared ante, pp. 253, 307, and that, notwithstanding, none of the
outed advocates had hitherto made application, whereby the King
is convinced that in a factious way they forbear to offer satisfaction
severally, till they all come in jointly together on such terms as
they shall think fit, though he does not doubt that most of them
are abused in this combination by the threats and persuasions of
others, signifying his pleasure that they give those advocates who
have remained in their duty all encouragement and countenance in
their employment, and declaring that he will not allow a greater
number of the withdrawers to be re-admitted than the number of
those that continued in their station, and further that such of those
advocates who have withdrawn as shall not before 28 Jan. next
make application for their re-entry (to be presented to the King in
the manner formerly prescribed) shall never be re-admitted at any
time hereafter and further requiring them to cause the King's
pleasure in the premises to be published by way of proclamation.
[4½ pages. S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 127.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury in Scotland.
Approving of their having advanced to Lady Lundoris in consideration of her necessitous condition 100l. sterling for her pension
notwithstanding that her name was omitted from the list of pensions
signed last May, and requiring them to add her pension to the said
list, with the yearly pensions of 200l. sterling to Sir Peter
Wedderburn of Gosfoord, one of the Senators of the College of
Justice, and 50l. sterling to John Preston, late Justice Depute, both
of which were omitted from the said pension list and which are to
be added thereto; and, being informed that the yearly pension of
200l. sterling to the Archbishop of St. Andrews is not paid for
Martinmas, 1672, and Whitsunday and Martinmas, 1673, and the
Earl of Linlithgow's like pension is not paid for 1672 and 1673,
requiring them to pay to the said Archbishop 300l. and to the said
Earl 400l. sterling as their pensions for the said time, and to pay
to the said Archbishop his said pension thereafter with the
ministers of State; having considered their representations concerning Lady Uchiltry (Ochiltree) and her son, Lord Uchiltry, and
having in consideration of her necessitous condition granted her a
pension, requiring them to pay it; authorizing them to add James
Gairdner as gunner to the establishment for Stirling Castle, and to
give him the like allowance as the gunner of Edinburgh Castle
has, viz., 8s. Scots per diem; expressing his satisfaction with what
they have ordered concerning the Earl of Morton and the
transactions relating to Orkney and Zetland, and authorizing them
to continue the payment of the sums mentioned in the warrant of
13 July, 1670, granted to him, thereanent; and, on consideration
of their letter of 31 July last concerning the building of Holyrood
House and the report of the Treasurer Depute of the condition of
that work, approving of the advance of 400l. sterling made by
them for defraying the necessary expenses thereof, and further
authorizing them to employ 1,000l. sterling out of the last 12
months' supply towards the carrying on of the works there, so that
the present stonework in hand and the roof may be finished, and
other necessaries about it completed, so far as that sum will reach,
and directing them to consider the further charge of finishing that
work and order it so that it may be with the least expense.
[Nearly 3 pages. S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 132.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a grant of a daily pension of 4l. Scots to Lady
Uchiltry for her life, and after her decease to Lord Uchiltry, her
son, to be paid by equal portions at Whitsunday and Martinmas.
[Ibid. p. 135.] |
Dec. 12.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury in, Scotland.
Warrant for payment to Andrew Cole, one of his equerries, of 100l.
the arrear of his pension for Martinmas, 1673, and for continuing
during his life the payment to him of his yearly pension of 200l.
sterling. [Ibid. p. 137.] |
Dec. 12.
Dublin. |
Michael, Archbishop of Dublin, and Lord Chancellor, to
Williamson. You must have a great proportion of goodness that
amongst your weighty affairs you can afford leisure to think of such
a person as I am, who never was so happy as to be known to you,
nor ever was capable of making himself considerable in your esteem.
I must ascribe this to the excellency of your humour which pleases
itself in gratifying others without any other end than the opportunity of doing it. In this you resemble nothing less than that
supreme goodness which communicates itself to us all. |
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Lady Mountrath informs me how exceedingly she and her son
have been obliged to you for your extraordinary civilities. [S.P.
Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 115.] |
Dec. 12.
Dublin. |
Robert Leigh to Williamson. Thanking him for the continuance
of his favours in procuring for him his Majesty's letter, with the
assurance he would sooner forfeit all the interest he has in Ireland
than do anything that would lessen his good opinion of his sincerity,
and that there is a not a foot of land concerned in the letter but has
been passed to him in letters patent long since and has been these
six years, and now is, in his possession. |
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Mr. Hinton went to sea last Monday, and, I believe, will have
kissed your hands before this comes to you. |
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My friends, who undertook to find me out effects for a grant to be
procured by you are still busy, and have already shown me notes of
both money and lands to which they will undertake to make out the
King's clear title to a considerable value, but, as I judge it much
the easiest and safest way for you to put it wholly on them to be at
all the charges and trouble of recovering it at law here, and have
told them so, they insist on having half of what shall be recovered
for themselves, you to have the other moiety clear without any
charge except that of passing the patent, which cannot come to
above 20 or 25l., and so they now desire me to know your pleasure.
I think the moiety is too much to give them, but, on the other side,
it may be little enough, for the law is extreme chargeable, and they
must part with many a snip to those in possession and to others, to
produce writings that make out the King's title, and I am resolved,
if you consent to give them so much, they shall out of their moiety
consider my charges too, if I am at any, so that the other shall go
clear to you. I am not sure that all things will be prepared so that
I may send you the draft of such a letter from the King as will be
requisite, till I make a journey into the country about it, and if so,
I shall not return till after Christmas, because I go to Kilkenny and
my father-in-law's house. In the meantime I desire you to let me
know what answer I shall make these undertakers. [Ibid. No. 116.] |
Dec. 13.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind W.S.W. The fleet at
Cowes weighed Friday and went out, but the wind proving contrary
brought them back. The small Plymouth vessel sunk in this harbour
is weighed again. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 49.] |
Dec. 13.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. This being Sabbath I have no
list of ships. To-day about 50 or 60 Dutch merchant ships are
come into this port, convoyed by three or four big Dutch men-ofwar and three privateers, bound for Portugal and the Straits.
Three French men-of-war are in the Sound riding side by side with
the Dutch men-of-war. There are in Catwater about 100 Dutch
and French merchantmen. If a storm happen before they go
hence, I believe the French ships will receive much damage in
regard they lie so thick, and that the Dutch ships are much bigger,
some of them being bound for the Levant. [Ibid. No. 50.] |
Dec. 13.
Whitehall. |
Grant to John Mytton, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber,
on the surrender of letters patent granting a pension of 120l. per
annum to John Berkeley, of the like pension of 120l. per annum for
the life of St. John Mytton, son of the said John Mytton. Minute.
[Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 26.] |
Dec. 14.
[Received.] Milton House, Northants, near Peterborough. |
Lord Fitzwilliam to Williamson. His wife being newly delivered
of a daughter, his only child now living, he desires the honour of
his answering for it, which he ventures to do on account of the
alliance between Williamson and her. If he will do him the honour
and is not better provided, he will procure a gentleman of quality
thereabouts to stand as proxy. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 51.] |
Dec. 14.
Grittleton, Wiltshire. |
Dr. Thomas Tullie to Williamson. Thanking him for his last
letter, not having words to speak the rest, as the obligations he is
always laying on him are too big for any acknowledgments but those
of his heart, and praying for his long life, health and prosperity, and
all the happiness of this world and the next. [Ibid. No. 52.] |
Dec. 14.
Norwich. |
Thomas Corie to Williamson. I am commanded by the Mayor
and several Justices of this city to lay before you some disturbances
that have lately happened here by reason of the meetings of very
great numbers at two conventicles of the Presbyterians and Independents in places called the Granaries in this city. The first was
on Sunday, the 6th, and [they] were convicted by the informations of
John Faucet and Jacob Robbins last Wednesday before the Mayor
and two other justices, but no warrants were issued for levying the
penalties, the justices hoping they would forbear any further meetings publicly. But, notwithstanding, last Sunday there were two
other meetings of the said parties, both in the forenoon and the afternoon, in greater numbers than at the first meetings, and the said
Faucet, disturbing the meeting of the Presbyterians in the afternoon,
was violently assaulted, beaten and trodden on by several rude persons and in great danger of his life, being pursued into the streets by
some hundreds of people, who cried out "Fall on, knock the rogue
on the head," and drew together in great multitudes about the house
of Robert Bendish, one of the Justices of the City and ReceiverGeneral of the monthly rates for Norfolk and Norwich, who, being
then at church, was called thence, fearing they should break open his
house. On his appearing he took Faucet out of their hands, much
bruised and wounded, and sent him home by two constables, which
it was well he did, for the tumultuous rabble followed, crying out,
"Fall on and kill the rogue." The magistrates are diligent in
taking informations concerning this riot, that the offenders may
receive condign punishment, but, lest any misinformations be presented to his Majesty, they hold themselves obliged to acquaint you
with the true state of the case, and pray the serious consideration of the consequence of such tumults, and directions how to comport themselves, that they may prevent the like for the future, for
they are not without just fears that the same occasions may be
suddenly given not only here but in other places, (the Nonconformists valuing themselves much on his Majesty's Indulgence and
promise, as they say, of liberty of meeting), but, till they understand
his pleasure herein, they look on themselves as under the obligation
of the law, if complaints be made to them. [Ibid. No. 53.] |
Dec. 14.
Bridlington. |
T. Aslaby to Williamson. The sea in these parts is clear of
ships, and we have not heard of any further loss by the late storm.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 54.] |
Dec. 14.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to Williamson. No news. Wind S.W. [Ibid.
No. 55.] |
Dec. 14.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to Williamson. There are now in this harbour
three great French ships belonging to the grand party. About 60
sail and three convoys came out with them, but, meeting with very
bad weather, they were separated. They hear most of them are at
Plymouth, many of them disabled, one having lost her foremast.
The 10th came in here the Margaret and John of Plymouth, laden
with fruit from Denia. They having also bad weather were forced to
throw over above 100 pieces of raisins. |
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The John of London came in from Jamaica. She came from
thence about three months past and stopped at the Bermudas.
They left both places in a thriving condition. The Elizabeth of
Falmouth came in from Bordeaux and reports several ships have
been cast away in that river. They also had very bad weather
homeward. Yesterday came in about 30 merchantmen, some for
the Straits and some for France, most laden with herrings. Some
came from the Isle of Wight and some from Plymouth. The
tinners are about petitioning to have a new convocation, or else
they will accept of the price proffered and so put it into a farm,
and in order thereto they meet next Wednesday. [Ibid. No. 56.] |
Dec. 14.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to James Hickes. Shipping news, almost
identical with the last. [Ibid. No. 57.] |
Dec. 14.
Pendennis. |
Francis Bellott to Williamson. Shipping news similar to that
in Holden's letters. [Ibid. No. 58.] |
Dec. 14.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a Privy Seal containing a grant to William Chiffinch,
Keeper of the Closet, of the unexpended balance of the sum levied
in the late time of rebellion from the inhabitants of Herts by order
of the then pretended parliament, for raising a troop of arquebusiers.
[Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 26.] |
Dec. 14.
The Council Chamber, Dublin. |
Proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant and Council. Whereas
Redmond O'Hanlon of Tanderagee, and eleven other persons of
co. Armagh, Owen Oge Carthy and three other persons of co.
Kerry, Shane Kittagh O'Donnell and four other persons of co.
Mayo, Hugh Bane McBrehonne and six other persons of co. Sligo
have of late committed several burglaries, robberies and stealths in
cos. Armagh, Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, Sligo, and elsewhere,
besides divers other outrages, upon which being pursued they have
fled to the woods and mountains, where they stand on their keeping
so as not to be amenable to law, and, since they cannot yet be
apprehended whereby they may be punished, we might justly be
moved according to the former usage and customs in this kingdom
to cause them to be proclaimed rebels and traitors, yet in mercy we
command them before 1 Feb. next to surrender themselves for
trial, wherein if any of them fail, we declare that after 1 Feb. next
they shall be taken for notorious robbers and traitors, and
accordingly be prosecuted by all good subjects in all hostile
manner, and that whoever shall comfort or abet them or any of
them shall be adjudged traitors in like degree and be proceeded
against according to law, and we command all loyal subjects not
only not to receive or relieve any of the said persons, but to search
after them and by all possible means to prosecute and apprehend
them, or, if they resist, to kill them, and we declare that whoever
after 1 Feb. next brings in to any sheriff any of the said persons
alive, or kills any of them and brings his head to the sheriff of the
county wherein he shall be killed to be set up in some public place
there, shall receive for each person so brought in or his head a
reward of 10l., and whoever of the said proclaimed persons or any
other shall bring in any of the said rebels and traitors or shall kill
him if he resists shall, in addition to the said reward, receive his
pardon. [5 pages. S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 309, p. 394.] |
Dec. 14.
The Council Chamber, Dublin. |
Proclamation by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, renewing the
prohibition of exportation of corn and meal from Ireland, with
provisions against ingrossers, forestallers and regraters as in the
proclamation of 18 May, calendared ante, p. 251. [3 pages. Ibid.
p. 399.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex for the reprieve
of Edward Harrison, sentenced to death for felony at the last Old
Bailey Sessions. Sign Manual. Countersigned, "J. Williamson."
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 59.] |
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Other copies thereof. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 21, p. 29 and
Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 29.] |
| [Dec. ?] |
Henry Robinson, saddler in Aldgate, now a condemned prisoner
in Newgate, to the King. Petition stating that the petitioner is
condemned to die for breaking the house of Hugh Lawrence, his
neighbour, in the daytime, and for stealing a silver tankard, that
he borrowed at an alehouse from Lawrence's daughter the key of
his house, and went in with the key and took away the tankard, not
with a felonious intent, but to borrow a little money on it and to
return it, but, because he could not prove he had borrowed the key,
and the daughter was not at the trial, he was convicted of felony
and house breaking, though he went into the house in the daytime,
nobody being there, and putting nobody in fear, and praying to be
granted transportation. At the side, |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Reference thereof to any of the judges that sat on the petitioner or
to the Recorder of London. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 60.] |
| Dec. 15. |
Report by Sir Richard Raynsford and Sir Timothy Littleton that
it appeared at Robinson's trial that he took the key out of the alehouse where he was drinking with Lawrence, and went into his
house (nobody being there) and took out the tankard and laid the
key in the same place again, and that they consider him a fit subject
for mercy. [Ibid. No. 61.] |
| Dec. 15. |
General bill of mortality for London and Westminster, according
to the return made by the Parish Clerks' Company, from 16 Dec.
1673 to 15 Dec. 1674:—Christenings, 11,851; burials, 21,201;
deaths by plague, 3. Increase in yearly burials, 3,697; decrease in
deaths by plague, 2. [Printed. Ibid. No. 62.] |
Dec. 15.
Reading. |
Gyles Pococke to Williamson. Your commendation of my beer at
Sir William Armorer's encourages me to presume the presenting
you with a hamper of bottles, craving your acceptance. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 363, No. 63.] |
Dec. 15.
Stockton. |
Richard Potts to Williamson. Last Saturday came in here four
vessels of this place and one of Hull, laden with corn from Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Wind S. [Ibid. No. 64.] |
Dec. 15.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Dull foggy weather, with a westerly
wind, and no packet-boats. [Ibid. No. 65.] |
Dec. 15.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. The Bonadventure
and Sweepstakes are come in here, both from the Straits. Here and
at Cowes are many ships windbound. [Ibid. No. 66.] |
Dec. 15.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
To-day the wind coming fair for the French and Dutch fleet, the
French being the weakest, their Admiral came to the DeputyGovernor to desire they might sail first and that he would detain
the Dutch [24 ho]urs after them, which accordingly he granted.
The Dutch privateers endeavouring to sail when the French sailed,
the fort was forced to shoot to them to stop them, by which they
were stopped, so the French sailed this forenoon, the Dutch yet
remain here. They will have leave to sail to-morrow. [Ibid. No.
67.] Enclosed, |
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The said list. [Ibid. No. 67i.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Recorder and Sheriffs of London to suspend the
execution of the sentence of death as a traitor passed on Alexander
Burnet at the Old Bailey, for speaking in defence of his religion,
being a Roman Catholic, till the King has further information upon
the case. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 28, f. 118.] Annexed, |
|
Alexander Burnet to the King. Petition for pardon; having
been indicted for withdrawing subjects from their allegiance
and trying to reconcile them to the see of Rome, and found not
guilty thereof, but yet condemned to suffer as a traitor for
speaking in defence of his religion, though only in private
discourse, since he is the first person ever tried upon that
branch of the statute. [Ibid. p. 119.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Sir J. Williamson to Lord Fitzwilliam. Beseeching him to
believe that he receives with great respect the compliment he and
his Lady are pleased to put upon him, she doing him too much
honour in the relation she is pleased to own him in, and wishing
his Lordship and her happy in their little new Christian, and that
they may have many seconds to secure them the comforts of this
first, and to himself the occasions of deserving in some measure
the honour they are pleased to do him in so obliging a civility.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 43, p. 15.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Commissions to John Grahame to be captain-lieutenant of the
company in the late Earl of Middleton's regiment, whereof the said
Earl was captain, and to James Leslie to be captain of the company
in the same regiment whereof Capt. John Legge was captain.
Minutes. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 44, p. 8.] |
| Dec. 15. |
Warrant to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex not to execute
the sentence of death passed on Henry Robinson at the late
Sessions at the Old Bailey, as he is to be pardoned on condition
of transportation to Barbados or some other of the foreign
plantations. [Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 27.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Lord Brouncker, the Bishop of Sarum, Sir
Samuel Morland, Sir Christopher Wren, Col. Silius Titus, Dr. John
Petty, and Robert Hook, M.A., since the Sieur de St. Pierre asserts
he has found out the true knowledge of the longitudes, and desires
to be put on a trial thereof, for making or causing to be made and
giving him certain observations, which he has requested, viz.,
1, the height of two fixed stars from the horizon in exact degrees
and minutes, the less these stars decline from the Equator or
Equinoctial the better; 2, the elevation of the pole exactly in
degrees and minutes; 3, the height of the superior and inferior
limbs of the moon in degrees and minutes; 4, whether these two
stars be East or West in respect of the place where these observations are to be made. These are to be made exactly and at the
same time, and the names of the said stars and the year, month
and day that the said observations were made to be given likewise.
When they have made sufficient trial of his skill, they are to report
thereon with their opinions how far it may be practicable and
useful for the public. [Ibid.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Lord Keeper for a grant of the office of King's
Counsel to John King, of the Inner Temple. [S.P. Dom.,
Precedents 1, f. 38.] |
Dec. 15.
Dublin. |
Sir Gilbert Talbot to Williamson. Another of this date will be
presented to you by my servant, whom I have sent expressly to
England with the concern of Sir E. Sutton and principally that of
Mr. Grenville and myself, who are in some danger, unless you and
other friends assist us, of being devoured by Lord Ranelagh and his
sub-commissioners. This is to recommend to you the bearer, Dr.
Gorges, a very deserving person. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No.
117.] |
Dec. 15.
Dublin. |
The same to the same. Thanking him for his letter of the 5th
promising his kindness to Sir E. Sutton, and adding as another
reason to persuade his Majesty to do something for him, that he
promised him the first gentleman ushership of the Privy Chamber,
yet, when it fell, at the Duke of York's request he gave it from him
to Sir Thomas Nott, which Sir Edward contentedly submitted to,
and requesting him to take care that the words interlined in the
petition are inserted in the grant. [Ibid. No. 118.] |
| [Dec. ?] |
Sir Edward Sutton to the King. Petition stating that his Majesty
conferred on the petitioner certain rectories in Connaught (13 July,
1673, see S.P. Dom., 1673, p. 436), but the Lord Lieutenant, wishing to have them added to the Church, advised the petitioner to
condescend thereto, whereon the petitioner resigned the said grant,
and, with his Excellency's approbation petitioned for 6,000 acres of
lands, concealed or otherwise at his Majesty's disposal, to place
deficiencies thereon, paying a quit-rent, &c., which his Majesty
granted after he had put a stop to other similar grants (see ante,
p. 223), which the petitioner conceived to be a tacit non obstante to
that stop, but, because there was not a formal non obstante, the
Lord Lieutenant, though otherwise willing to pass it, is tender of
doing it without his Majesty's express direction, so that the
petitioner having been at a double charge of pursuing two grants,
and having made two expensive journeys into Ireland, finds himself
more deeply impoverished by his Majesty's bounty, and therefore
praying his Majesty to signify to the Lord Lieutenant that the
second grant may with a non obstante take effect. [S.P. Ireland,
Car. II. 335, No. 119.] |
Dec. 15.
Whitehall. |
Reference thereof to the Lord Lieutenant and also of the
consideration of the letters of 13 April last in the petitioner's
behalf, to do thereon what he shall think reasonable for the
petitioner's satisfaction, or else to report on the whole to his
Majesty. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 9.] |
Dec. 16.
Middle Temple. |
Charles Porter to Williamson. This gentleman, Mr. Lambert, has
now pretensions to the place of schoolmaster of the free school of
Camberwell. He has assurance of the majority of the electors, but
is threatened, or at least made believe, his rival will procure a
mandamus. For his greater security he desires he may have that
favour, or, at least, if it be not granted to him, that it may not be
to any other. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 68.] |
Dec. 16.
Sunderland. |
Samuel Hodgkin to Williamson. The Dutch man-of-war that
came to convoy the 11 flyboats for Newcastle for coals is still at
Shields, where is also a small French privateer, who threatens to
have some of the flyboats. Wind S. [Ibid. No. 69.] |
Dec. 16.
Lynn. |
Edward Bodham to [Williamson]. Having yesterday advice
that, Sir Francis North, one of the burgesses for this corporation
being preferred to the Chief Justiceship of the Common Pleas
there is a vacancy for this town, in order to a new election two are
already very strongly making their friends, viz., Mr. Cooke of
Holkham, and Mr. Simon Taylour, one of our aldermen. The
latter is most like to carry it. [Ibid. No. 70.] |
Dec. 16.
Yarmouth. |
Richard Bower to Williamson. Our Nonconformists here now
meet as formerly in their public place and in as great numbers, the
people here being scared with letters they pretend they have go
from the King and persuading the people that the Court were
generally for their meeting, and only the Bishops endeavoured to
oppose it. Notwithstanding these stories two or three citizens of
Norwich went to their granary where there is an Independent and
a Presbyterian meeting, taking with them a constable to put then
by, but coming into the Presbyterian meeting they were set upon
in the house, and had not Mr. Barnham, one of the chief of them
rescued them out of their hands, they had there murdered them
However, before they were rescued, one of them was so beaten that
he now lies in a sad condition. Our Straits fleet are all sailed fo
the Downs to their convoy. [Ibid. No. 71.] |
Dec. 16.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. Last night arrived a packet
boat from Calais, and brought over Mr. Laurence Hyde, who, as I
heard, reported the death of his father. To-day arrived the packetboat from Nieuport, but brought no news. The London mails for
Nieuport and Calais, which should have been sent away last night,
remain here still. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 72.] |
Dec. 16.
Lyme. |
Anthony Thorold to Williamson. The 14th arrived here the
Francis of Looe, and Welcome of Weymouth from Croisic, and last
night a snow, the Adventure, from Morlaix. The two first left the
Success of this place in very bad weather, for which the merchants
concerned have very great fears. They bring little advice, only of
many ships lost by the late bad weather, and, they say, some of our
Bordeaux fleet. They say the French king has put, or is putting, an
imposition on some of our good English imports as tobacco, tin,
&c., of 2 sols. per lb. [Ibid. No. 73.] |
| Dec. 16. |
Caveat by Sir Thomas Chicheley that no release pass of the King's
reversion to lands in St. Ives, Wiggen, &c., co. Hunts, held by
Thomas Audley in tail, as he has no issue, and his brothers Robert
and Mullimur, the remaindermen in tail, will be thereby defeated.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 45, p. 4.] |
| Dec. 16. |
Caveat on behalf of Charles Porter, of the Middle Temple, that no
mandamus be granted of the place of schoolmaster of the free school
of Camberwell. [Ibid.] |
Dec. 16.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for putting John Tudor into the next general pardon for
the convicts of the Oxford Circuit, without any condition of
transportation, and for his reprieve and for his release on bail.
[Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 29.] |
Dec. 16.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for a grant of the office of clerk or keeper of the Rolls
and Records in the Tower to John Thynne during pleasure, to
commence after the determination of the interest of Sir Algernon
May therein. [Precedents 1, f. 55.] |
Dec. 16.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury in Scotland.
Warrant for the payment of 100l. sterling to Col. William Sinclair
in consideration of his loyalty and sufferings and of his present
necessitous condition. [S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 138.] |
Dec. 16.
Whitehall. |
Memorial of protection in the ordinary form to Patrick Anderson,
burgess of Edinburgh, for two years. [Ibid. p. 139.] |
Dec. 17.
8 a.m. |
H. Oldenburg to Williamson. Mons. Justel having desired me
to entreat you to enclose a certain procuration of a cousin of his to
Paris in your packet, I take the liberty of recommending it to you
enclosed in the letter here annexed, which I have left open, that
you may see the thing itself. I beg it may be conveyed by to-day's
post, the matter requiring haste. I have been obliged to hasten to
the other end of the town at an hour so early, when it would have
been unseasonable to disturb you. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 74.] |
| Dec. 16. |
John Harrison to Williamson. Requesting him to help him to
an employment, his Honour having, in answer to what his Honour's
sister wrote, wished him to inquire for a convenient place, and he
would give him his assistance, and stating his age and qualifications.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 75.] |
Dec. 17.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Yesterday arrived one of our packetboats, which was put back last Sunday by contrary and high winds,
and came out again thence on Tuesday. There they left the
Greyhound and the other yachts, expecting the coming of the Earls
of Arlington and Ossory, either that day or Wednesday, to embark
for England. Wind yesterday and to-day southerly, moist weather
and dark. [Ibid. No. 76.] |
Dec. 17.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. Several merchant
ships, that came out of the Downs and were taken short with these
winds, put in here and at Cowes. [Ibid. No. 77.] |
Dec. 17.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to Williamson and to James Hickes. Wind N.E.
No news. [Ibid. Nos. 78, 79.] |
Dec. 17.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to Williamson. The 15th the Prudence of
London and several other ships in her company sailed for the
Straits, the wind fair. The Mary of Dover came in here in 14 days
from Malaga with fruit and wine for London. They speak of much
foul weather they met with. Yesterday came in the Fisher of
Memenbligh (Medenblick) with salt from St. Tubus. About 8 days
past she lost all her masts except her mizen and about 25 feet of
her mainmast, so it was a great mercy she ever got into any
harbour. They have received much damage in her salt. They
say a great Dutch Smyrna ship is foundered in the sea by bad
weather. A Hamburger for France came in here, which says she
met a caper that took from her about 100 cheeses and other goods.
Several ships are now putting to sea for France and to the Eastward,
wind N.W. [Ibid. No. 80.] |
Dec. 17.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to James Hickes. Giving the same news as the
last. [Ibid. No. 81.] |
Dec. 17.
Swansea. |
John Man to Williamson. I hear to-day of two Dutch men-ofwar one of 58 and the other of 50 guns with one merchantman at
anchor in Pennarth Road, about 28 miles eastward of this, which
on their return from convoying some merchantmen for the Straits
missed their course in the storm. It's supposed they have intelligence of the French man-of-war in Milford Haven with his prize
of a Dutch ship from Surinam, several of the men of the prize being
gone eastward hearing of these two men-of-war, so that it's believed
the French man-of-war and his prize may come short of home.
[Ibid. No. 82.] |
| Dec. 17. |
Caveat that no grant pass concerning certain lands in Southwark, given by James Philips for charitable uses, till Lord
Newport have notice. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 45, p. 4.] |
| Dec. 17. |
Caveat that no grant pass of the place of Surveyor-General of the
Customs, till notice be given to Andrew Newport and James
Halsall. [Ibid. p. 5.] |
| Dec. 17. |
Reprieve to Katherine Petty, condemned for clipping, who is to
be pardoned on condition of transportation. Minute. [Home
Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 30.] |
Dec. 18.
Newcastle. |
Anthony Isaacson to Williamson. Two days since sailed hence
the Holland convoy with three hoys and a flyboat, coal laden. A
French caper was at the same time in port with them, and had been
here six weeks, but went out the day before them. Aboard the
Holland man-of-war two captains and about 60 Englishmen shipped
themselves for Holland. Little care is taken to prevent them.
Wind W. and by S. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 83.] |
Dec. 18.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
[Ibid. No. 84.] Enclosed, |
|
The said list. [Ibid. No. 84 i.] |
| Dec. 18. |
The King to the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Directing him
to take notice of an instrument signed 11/21 Dec. by Sir William
Temple, Ambassador Extraordinary to the States General, and
certain deputies of the said States for prolonging the Treaty Marine
concluded at the Hague in 1668 for two months from the date of that
instrument, unless the ratifications of the general Treaty Marine,
concluded 1/11 Dec. at London between the King and the States
General, be previously exchanged. With a copy in Latin of the
said instrument. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 42, p. 4.] |
Dec. 19.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Yesterday morning came one of our
packet-boats, which set out from the Brill last Wednesday, at which
time the Earls of Arlington and Ossory, &c., were not embarked for
their voyage homeward. It is said they only wait for a fair wind,
which has been for a long time very cross, varying uncertainly
betwixt S. and W. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 85.] |
Dec. 19.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. Your packet received by the same
post [as one] from Mr. Ball. Those for the Governor of Barbados
I sent by Capt. John Ansell of the Patience of London, who goes
immediately thither, and know that way is speedier than by the
Foresight, for she touches at the Madeiras. As for the packet to Sir
T. Morgan, Governor of Jersey, the packet-boat which boards all
ships, and the king's searcher, who boards all merchantmen, say
there is not one Jersey ship in the Downs. I shall endeavour to
send it or give you advice and return of it. Lord Vaughan is yet
here, and at least 80 wind-bound. Little wind at S.W. [Ibid.
No. 86.] |
Dec. 19.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. Yesterday noon the Calais
packet-boat carried away the French letters that arrived from
London last Tuesday, but the Nieuport mail that came the same
night remains here still. We have also a mail for Calais that came
last night, and this evening expect another for Nieuport. We
expect the Calais packet-boat here every hour. [Ibid. No. 87.] |
Dec. 19.
Lyme. |
Anthony Thorold to Williamson. The 17th and 18th arrived
here the Elizabeth and Thomas and Mary from St. Malo and the
John in 24 hours from Morlaix. The masters say there were letters
at their coming away of an engagement between the Confederate
army and Monsr. Turenne, the latter having much the worst of it,
and that they were very busy raising men about those parts to send
to him. They also say that the French King has laid a great
imposition on several English goods imported, to commence at the
New Year, as tobacco 20 sols. per lb., &c. Our drapery manufacture
is so bad in sales there that much is returned in these ships.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 88.] |
Dec. 19.
Chester. |
Matthew Anderton to Williamson. Last Wednesday the Mary
yacht was paid 46 months' pay at Dawpool in this river, and yet
she is 16 months in arrear. This garrison will be paid to 16 Nov.
last. [Ibid. No. 89.] |
| Dec. 19. |
Licence to Sir John Wynne, High Sheriff of Carnarvonshire, to
live out of his county. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 42, p. 7.] |
| Dec. 19. |
Memorandum, on behalf of the Earl of Bath and the Bishop of
Durham, that Dr. Greenville hath the King's promise of the
Deanery of Durham on the first vacancy. [S.P. Dom., Entry
Book 45, p. 5.] |
Dec. 20.
Rotherby. |
Sir William Hartopp to Williamson. Fuisse felicem is what I
can only brag of. I have had the honour and happiness of your
company, and now live, because I hope once more to wait on you.
To noble Lord Bryon I give so great a value that a few such as he
is able to compose a nation in much greater disorder than we are,
and, I am confident, if his Majesty will make trial of us all in
April, we shall sing like summer birds, very pleasingly; if not, we
must do as we are wont, keep ourselves full of ale and history, and
go to bed a little before 9, to save candle. When you make good
your promise sometimes to call on me with your letters, I shall
joyfully receive that honour. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 90.] |
Dec. 21.
Rushton. |
Viscount Cullen to Williamson. Sending a present of a pheasant
pie, his wife being the handmaid. [Ibid. No. 91.] |
Dec. 21.
Hull. |
Richard Gleadow to Williamson. Last week several ships arrived
here, one from the Canaries, the Charles, of Whitby, laden with
wine, and three from Bordeaux with wine, brandy and prunes, one
belonging to Yarmouth, and two, the Matthew and Industry, to Hull,
but none of them bring any intelligence worth relating. Several
also are in Humber, stayed by contrary winds, one bound for
Virginia and another for Barbados, with others, some for Holland,
some for France, and some for London. [Ibid. No. 92.] |
Dec. 21.
Yarmouth. |
Richard Bower to Williamson. The Nonconformists here, having
notice that the informer, who sometime since convicted them, was
come to town, forbore their meeting yesterday. Those men that
have entered into Church fellowship, and are breakers of bread
together, as their distinctions are, are very silent, though they pay
it with thinking, but their Janissaries, such as are not of them,
only follow them to serve some by-ends. They roar, and are ready
to quarrel [with] every man that will not humour them. From
these people, which they will not own to be of them, came the
beginning of all the tumults and disorders in this kingdom, being
an eye-witness of their behaviour to the old King, before he left
London. The Conventiclers then were called Brownists, the two
first public meeting-houses being in the parish where I lived.
Those of them that were then in Church communion carried themselves outwardly so righteous, though others that followed them
played the devil in public, yet by the charms of those in appearance
righteous, no obedience was given to authority for suppressing their
insolencies. I cannot well declare what I have seen and understand,
but certainly, if no distinction be made between those persons in
Church fellowship, and those which are hangers on and are ten for
one, we must be in a distracted condition, and that very suddenly.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 93.] |
Dec. 21.
Weymouth. |
Nathaniel Osborne to James Hickes. At 11 last night came
ashore by extremity of weather on Portland beach over against the
passage a Brighthelmstone coach (ketch) of betwixt 80 and 100
tons, bound from Bordeaux with French wine for London. Three
of the men were drowned, the other five saved. Postscript.—We
had just now news that the ship is split to pieces and the cargo
gone off to sea, so little or nothing saved. [Ibid. No. 94.] |
Dec. 21.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to Williamson. No news. Wind S.W. [Ibid.
No. 95.] |
Dec. 21.
Pendennis. |
Francis Bellott to Williamson. Some ships are in port bound
for France, and one Dutch merchantman from St. Toves laden with
salt, bound for Rotterdam, which lost her fleet and lost all her
masts except her mizen, and through Providence got into this port.
As for the small vessel I wrote was cast away, little or nothing
of her cargo was saved, she being cast away in so ill a place
amongst so many rocks. [Ibid. No. 96.] |
Dec. 21.
Whitehall. |
Commission to Ralph Delavall to be lieutenant to Capt. Eaton in
the King's regiment of Guards, commanded by Col. Russell.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 44, p. 8.] |
| Dec. 21. |
Caveat on the suit of Lord Holles, in behalf of Col. Holles, that
nothing pass of the place of Keeper of the Rolls in the Tower.
[S.P. Dom., Entry Book 45, p. 5.] |
| [Dec.] |
Joan, wife of Richard Thornedell, armourer, of London, and her
three children, to the King. Petition praying that her husband,
who was convicted at the Old Bailey Sessions, 9 Dec. instant, of
manslaughter for killing his fellow servant by striking him on the
head with a fire shovel and is condemned to transportation,
because, being unable to read, he could not be released on being
burnt in the hand, may be included in the first gracious free
pardon for convicts in Newgate without a proviso for transportation.
At the foot, |
Dec. 22.
Whitehall. |
Reference thereof to Sir John Howell to report how he round the
petitioner's case on his trial. At the side, |
|
His report, dated 23 Dec., confirming the statements of the
petition. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 97.] |
|
Another copy of the above reference, the petition being described
as that of Richard Thornedell. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 9.] |
| Dec. 22. |
Lord Lovelace to Williamson. Requesting him to let a caveat be
entered in his behalf concerning the coiners lately discovered in
Gloucestershire, for the King has given him them that night. [S.P.
Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 98.] |
Dec. 22.
Sulhampsted. near Reading. |
James Fayrer to Williamson. If it please you to peruse the
enclosed, received from Mr. Smith last Friday, you will understand
the great kindness he has done me for your sake, for which and all
other your undeserved favours, I cannot attempt any other requital
than the sincere acknowledgment of my most humble thankfulness
and dutiful affection to you, assuring you I will ever heartily pray
that God, who has hitherto most graciously blessed you, would still
keep you in the favour of Himself and your king. [Ibid. No. 99.]
Enclosed, |
|
Thomas Smith to [James Fayrer]. I hope you will willingly
bear with the absence of your son this Christmas, it being so
much his concern to stay at Oxford, for I intend to have him
admitted Demy to-day or to-morrow at furthest, a place having
become very lately vacant by death. However I would have
sped him in a month or two, if this had not happened, one of the
Demys being gone beyond sea, a prospect of which I had several
months since, which I think I intimated to you formerly. I
have ordered your son to get his gown ready to-day, and will
take he shall have a good chamber and a good tutor. I now
request you to charge him straitly to follow his studies and
especially to frequent the Chapel, and to be careful of his
behaviour, to all which, though he be of himself virtuously
inclined, as I doubt not he is, yet your command will lay a
stricter obligation on him. I must desire you to acquaint our
honourable friend and my very good patron, Mr. Secretary
Williamson, that I have at last effectually obeyed his commands,
and should have done it sooner, had I not been hindered by the
interposal of the B[ishop] of W. 19 Dec. Magdalen College,
Oxford. [Ibid. No. 99i.] |
Dec. 22.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind W. The Saldades, the
Queen's ship, is wind-bound at Cowes. [Ibid. No. 100.] |
Dec. 22.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
[Ibid. No. 101.] Enclosed, |
|
The said list. [Ibid. No. 101i.] |
Dec. 22.
Antwerp. |
Sir Thomas Sandys to Williamson. Wednesday, 11 Nov. last,
John Kent, merchant of London, and correspondent of Mr. Shaw
here, was to wait on you with a letter from me, who, finding by one
of your people that you were retired, sent it in by that servant, who
told him he had delivered it. Since by it you may read the true
causes of my sorrow and restless soul, I most humbly beg two or
three lines in answer to it, when your more precious time will
permit you to consider so unfortunate a man as myself. On the
back are some memoranda by Williamson. [Ibid. No. 102.] |
| Dec. 22. |
Caveat that nothing pass concerning Whitchwood forest without
Lord Rochester's notice. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 45, p. 5.] |
Dec. 22.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lord High Treasurer of the petition of John
Streater, desiring permission to import 20,000 reams of Royal
paper, custom free. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 10.] |
Dec. 22.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Privy Council of Scotland. Whereas we directed
our letter of 3 July last (calendared ante, p. 296) to the Convention
of the Royal Burroughs at Stirling, and, though timely notice was
given them that a letter from us would be soon with them, yet some
factious persons prevailed with the rest to make a sudden adjournment before the letter could be there so that it was not delivered
till their next meeting at Edinburgh, and whereas instead of a
dutiful return to so gracious a letter they assumed the boldness to
send us an impertinent return, arraigning Acts of Parliament and
advising us to call a Parliament with other insolent expressions,
and whereas we are certainly informed that Ainsly of Jedburgh was
the first presenter of the draft of that insolent letter, and find that
Patrie of Aberdeen had the impudence to sign it as præses, after the
Commissioners of Edinburgh, Sir Patrick Threapland of Perth, and
others dissented, protested, and removed, and seeing we have good
reason to believe that Anderson of Glasgow's accession thereto was
without authority, the new magistrates and council there having
disowned and condemned his proceedings, and that the factious
deportment of Forrester of Dundee will likewise be condemned by
the magistrates and council there, we hereby require you to cause
apprehend the said Ainsly, Patrie, Anderson and Forrester, who
were commissioners from their several Boroughs, and to commit them prisoners to Edinburgh Tolbooth, that you may
thereafter proceed vigorously to the examination and trial of the
insolent expressions in their said letter, which we enclose. We do
not blame our burroughs in general, not doubting but they will
disown the proceedings of those factious persons as Glasgow has
done already, and we strictly require you to use your utmost
endeavours for discovering the contrivers, advisers and promoters
of that insolent letter, and to give us accounts of your proceedings
in this affair. [Nearly 3 pages. S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3,
p. 139.] |
Dec. 22.
Kinsale. |
Thomas Burrowes to Williamson. The Ormonde frigate and
several other ships bound to the West Indies with horses have been
beaten back here again by southerly winds. I have a vessel put in
to the West from Cadiz with wine and fruit, but can give you
nothing of her news as yet. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 120.] |
Dec. 23.
Yarmouth. |
Richard Bower to Williamson. Lord Paston, Viscount Yarmouth,
was to-day in our assembly without the least opposition chosen
Lord High Steward of this town, void by the death of Lord Chancellor Hyde. The design was so well laid that none were acquainted
with it before they were sounded at a distance and found well to
resent it. The Assembly met about some other affairs, the bailiffs
themselves being ignorant of this motion at this Assembly, until the
parties agreed, finding Lord Townsend's interest too weak to oppose
it, . . . . demanding what any man had to say against Lord
Paston. Lord Townsend's bold champion being absent, those
present submitted, and it was carried nem. con. and recorded (?),
all which, I am confident, Lord Paston will much admire. They
are not resolved to acquaint him herewith, till they send some from
the town to wait on him. [Torn. S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 103.] |
Dec. 23.
Deal. |
Richard Watts to Williamson. This morning the Earl of
Arlington, &c., landed at Deal, and went for London. A vessel
from Rochelle reports that two capers of 14 and 7 guns, both of
Ostend, were at anchor near Rochelle, and were forced in by these
late storms, so that with little resistance they surrendered to the
French. The reporter says he saw the action and came away next
day. The wind continues south-westerly. These last two days
pleasant weather. [Ibid. No. 104.] |
Dec. 23.
Weymouth. |
Nathaniel Osborne to Williamson. Correcting a mistake in his
last about the name of the master of the ship lost. They say some
few hogsheads of wine are taken up by the Portland men, which
this master says were not in his ship, and some deals are also cast
ashore there, so some other ship has been lately lost near Portland.
[Ibid. No. 105.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
Dispensations for Humphrey Loe, High Sheriff of Worcestershire, and William Whitcombe, High Sheriff of Radnorshire, to
live out of their respective counties. Minutes. [S.P. Dom.,
Precedents 1, f. 39.] |
| Dec. 23. |
Warrant for a grant to Thomas Cheeke and Littleton Powell and
their assigns for their lives and the life of the survivor of all fines
and sums of money payable to the Crown in respect of any suits for
debt or other actions for damages in the Court of King's Bench in
reversion after the determination of the interests of Sir John
Thompson and John Griffith at the yearly rent of 66l. 13s. 4d.
[Ibid.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
The King to the free imperial City of Bremen. Again urging
that judgment should be speedily given in the case of Robert and
Alexander Milnes against the representatives of Arnold Haveman,
his previous letters of 9 Sept. (calendared ante, p. 348) having had
no effect. [Latin. 2½ pages. S.P. Scotland, Warrant Book 3,
p. 142.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury in Scotland.
Warrant for payment to Sir Andrew Ramsay, of Abbotshall, of
200l. due to him for his pension as Lord Provost of Edinburgh
from Oct. 1672 to Oct. 1673. [Ibid. p. 144.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
Commissions to Christopher Irvin, M.D. and chirurgeon-major
to the Guards in Scotland, to be physician and chirurgeon-major,
and to John Jossy, chirurgeon of Edinburgh, to be second
chirurgeon to all the forces in Scotland. [Ibid. pp. 145, 146.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
Memorial of protection in the ordinary form to the Earl of
Morton for three years. [Ibid. p. 147.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. After recitals of the title of
John Gibbons to the lands of Ballyvaston, &c., co. Down, agreeing
with the statements in his petition of June, 1672, calendared in
S.P. Dom., 1672, p. 216, and also reciting that the therein named
Richard Russell before the late rebellion conveyed for valuable consideration the townland of Ballinewport alias Newportstown, in the
same county, containing about 163 acres, to Bernard Warde and his
heirs, on whose decease it descended to Nicholas Warde, his son and
heir, who conveyed it to William Brett and his heirs, who is now in
actual seisin and possession thereof, and that the said Gibbons and
Brett fear that, by some general words in the Acts of Settlement
and Explanation, and by reason of a great part of their deeds and
evidences having been lost in the late war, the said premises may
be supposed to be vested in the Crown as concealed and detained
lands, and have therefore besought a grant and confirmation
thereof to them respectively, both having been always of the Protestant religion, and also that by reason of the small value of the
premises, the grant and confirmation may be passed in one letters
patent, in consideration that the said Acts were principally intended
for securing and settling the interests and estates of Protestant
subjects, and that Gibbons and Brett are willing to submit to such
quit-rents as are payable by Adventurers and Soldiers for lands in
Ulster, and also to place on the said lands deficiencies of
Adventurers or '49 arrears according to the rules in the said Acts,
directing him to cause letters patent to be passed containing a
grant and confirmation to the said John Gibbons and his
heirs of all those towns and lands whereof he is seised by
the will of the said Richard Russell, and to the said
William Brett and his heirs of the said townland called Ballinewport, reserving the same rents as are payable by Adventurers
and Soldiers in the said province of Ulster, with a proviso that
the said Gibbons and Brett shall within one year of the date of the
said letters patent deliver to persons empowered to receive the same,
so many deficiencies of Adventurers or Soldiers as are satisfiable
by the said Acts and remain unsatisfied, as will amount to the true
value of the said lands or to a just proportion to answer the
number of acres of their respective lands, according to the rules
and rates in the said Acts for lands to be set out to Soldiers and
Adventurers in Ulster, or else that the said Gibbons and Brett shall
within the said period grant to the Crown so much money in '49
arrears yet unsatisfied as amounts to the respective values of the
said lands according to the rules in the said Acts. [3 pages. S.P.
Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 234.] |
Dec. 23.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. Directing a grant to Ignatius
Goold, of Cork, and his heirs, of the plowland and half, and the
other houses and lands mentioned in the letter of 17 Aug., calendared ante, p. 337, in similar terms but with a more accurate
description of the latter parcels, and with a recital that the title of
James Myagh Fitzpatrick was derived under a mortgage from one
John Nash, who had not been declared innocent by the late Court of
Claims, whereby the equity of redemption therein by the Acts of
Settlement and Explanation has come to the Crown, and with a
proviso that the said Goold deliver to the Lord Chancellor so many
'49 arrears as shall amount to the full purchase of the said latter
parcels according to the rules in the said Acts over and above what
he has already paid for the same. [Nearly 2 pages. S.P. Dom.,
Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 237.] |
| Dec. 24. |
James Hickes to Francis Benson. Explaining the delay in the
delivery of a letter for Williamson, and promising that for the future
more particular care will be had by the letter carriers, otherwise the
colonel is resolved to make them examples. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363,
No. 106.] |
Dec. 24.
Christ's College, Cambridge. |
Dr. John Carr to Williamson. You by Mr. Barker have done
me great kindness. I'll be with you as soon as I possibly can.
Perhaps by next post I shall understand more of Dr. Glisson's condition. [Ibid. No. 107.] |
Dec. 24.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Last night betwixt 8 and 9 I
received yours of the 22nd, about which time the passengers and
mail for Holland went on board the packet-boat, which, I believe,
sailed presently and anchored without the fort till moonlight or
daylight, tides or wind, encourages them to proceed. |
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None of our packet-boats since my last are come from Holland
to give an account of this yacht full of soldiers of whom I wrote
somewhat in my last. But we further understand that yesterday
the soldiers mutinying and combining against their officers got
many of themselves ashore, refusing, as is said, their officers' money
offered them if they would go for France. The soldiers say another
yacht came out at the same time with them, which had as many
more soldiers in her, but they know not what is become of her.
They say Capt. McCarty landed at Southwold out of this yacht, and
went by land to London, leaving the soldiers on board to be commanded by Capt. Swinho. They say they are not entire companies
that have thus deserted, but four or five out of a company as they
could get away. As for the account you order of the coming in or
going hence of the packet-boats, if you command me, I will register
them in short by the masters' names, and transmit them as you shall
direct, as, this last boat to be set down thus, John Woods weighed
23 Dec., 1674, about 9 at night for the Brill. I did not communicate yours to Capt. Langley, though with him when I received
it, the foreign mail not coming sooner to town than the Harwich
bag and both about the fore-mentioned time of night. I leave
it wholly to you whether you judge it expedient or no to order
the masters of the packet-boats at such times to speak with me.
The wind continues about the same cross corner to the two Earls'
return for England, in which it has been about these three weeks,
being inconstantly betwixt S. and W. [Ibid. No. 108.] |
Dec. 24.
Harwich. |
Capt. Thomas Langley to Williamson. Since mine of the 22nd all
those soldiers, which I mentioned being on board a yacht which they
say belongs to the Governor of Dover Castle, mutinied against their
officers, and are all come ashore and gone every man his own way,
being between 30 and 40, all which came to me to be relieved, being,
as they said, almost starved, and all reported they were going for
France, yet their officer tells me he was minded to bring them to
Gravesend. The winds blew so violently contrary that our packetboats and the King's yachts are kept back from coming from
Holland. When you think good to present my condition in the
money his Majesty promised me for victualling his seamen, I shall
be very thankful, for I never had one penny but what you ordered
me. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 109.] |
Dec. 24.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. I received yours of the 22nd,
and shall from time to time give you an account of what passes
here and of the days and hours the packet-boats go and come from
Nieuport and Calais. The neglects here and at the other side daily
by them were never more frequent, concerning which I shall give
you a more particular account when I wait on you at Whitehall,
which I intend after the holidays, and also how the service may be
better performed without further charge or any other disadvantage
to the Postmaster General, but the contrary. No winds hinder
any vessel going out of our harbour, except it blow very hard, and
those are Easterly and Southerly and E.S.E., those that hinder
vessels going out of Nieuport and Calais are W. and N.W. About
3 or 4 this morning the packet-boats for Nieuport and Calais went
to sea with a fair wind at S.W. About 8 this morning arrived the
Anne yacht from Dieppe, bringing over Lord Duras, Count Hamilton,
and Count Grammont, who are this afternoon gone for London.
[Ibid. No. 110.] |
Dec. 24.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. Two days ago a
French man-of-war plundered a Swedes hoy coming from Bordeaux
laden with wine, and took out a hogshead or two. The hoy is come
in here. Many ships ride at Cowes outward bound, attending a
fair wind. [Ibid. No. 111.] |
Dec. 24.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to James Hickes. The Sarah of Falmouth, a
small vessel of about 50 tons, bound for Alicante with pilchards,
was 30 Sept. last taken by a Turks man-of-war and carried into
Sallee, having eight men and boys on board who are now all there
in slavery. Wind S.W. [Ibid. No. 112.] |
Dec. 24.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to Williamson. The 22nd came in the Lion of
Lymington, laden with corn from Moran (Marans) bound for Westchester. They report that wheat is very dear, it cost them 100
livres per ton. The Return of Bridgwater from Bordeaux with wines
for Waterford came in here. They met with much bad weather.
(News of the Sarah as in the last.) I find a mistake in the Gazette
in a letter from here to Plymouth that there were four Dutch menof-war here, which, if true, you might be sure you would have an
account from me. [Ibid. No. 113.] |
Dec. 24.
Falmouth. |
Thomas Holden to James Hickes. Giving the same news as
the last. [Ibid. No. 114.] |
| Dec. 24. |
Pass for Capt. Harp. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 41, p. 13.] |
| Dec. 24. |
The Duke of Monmouth to [Sir W. Lockhart]. I wrote formerly
to desire the continuance of your care for the concerns of my
regiments in France, and to know what intentions they had concerning recruits, which you were of opinion was not then so
seasonable. I shall not need to remind you of it, when you think it
a more proper time. What I have now to desire is that you would
procure me a copy of what capitulations have been made for raising
German Horse, for those of Sir Harry Jones are so defective, that
the encouragement is too small to keep up a regiment upon those
terms, and therefore I will endeavour to get them changed, wherein
you will oblige me to let me have your opinion and assistance. |
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I have ordered Capt. Tolerby, a captain in my foot regiment, to
wait on you and acquaint you what his pretensions are concerning
his arrears. Your countenancing him to M. de Louvois will much
further his dispatch, which you will be pleased to afford him. |
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I trouble you with the enclosed letter for M. de Louvois, concerning only the half-pay. I remember the trouble I gave you in this
affair last year, and therefore ought to have spared you this, but
that there is a necessity of having it, as well for contenting the
officers as supplying the soldiers with what they must needs want,
and I can't hope for obtaining it by any other's mediation, for what
you meet with a difficulty in, any one else will find it impossible to
effect in that Court. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 41, p. 15.] Enclosed, |
Dec. 24.
Whitehall. |
The Duke of Monmouth to M. de Louvois. I have not troubled
you about my regiments during the campaign, but now they are
going back to winter quarters, allow me to recommend them to
you again. So long a campaign must have reduced them to a
bad condition. I thereby beg you to have the kindness to cause
the arrears of the half-pay to be paid us, according to our
capitulations, that the officers may employ it for supplying each
company with what is necessary for the winter and for preparing
for the next campaign. [French. Ibid. p. 16.] |
Dec. 24.
Whitehall. |
Warrant, after reciting the warrant of 12 Nov., 1673, which
directed that Henry Brouncker, to whom the office of Cofferer
of the Household had been granted in reversion after William Ashburnham, should at the Board of Greencloth sit and rank next after
the said Ashburnham, which had not been done according to the
said warrant, directing that the said Henry Brouncker be seated at
the said Board in order and rank as aforesaid. [Home Office,
Warrant Book 1, p. 30.] |
Dec. 24.
Whitehall. |
Warrant for the naturalization of the Speedwell, a ship bought in
Holland by Daniel Collingwood and others, to be employed in the
fishing trade at Holy Island. Minute. [Ibid.] |
Dec. 25.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. About 2 this afternoon the
packet-boat from Nieuport landed the mail here. They came out
last Wednesday. Neither the passengers, being only two Englishmen, nor the master report any news. To-morrow morning we
expect the Calais packet here, the mail arriving there from Paris
this morning. This afternoon tide we judge the packet-boat comes
to sea, the weather being calm and wind S.W. [S.P. Dom., Car. II.
363, No. 115.] |
Dec. 25.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Since my last only one ship is
arrived, which brings no news. [Ibid. No. 116.] Enclosed, |
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Particulars of the ship arrived. [Ibid. No. 116 i.] |
Dec. 25.
Kinsale. |
Thomas Burrowes to Williamson. This morning came in the
Griffin from Virginia laden with tobacco, much damaged by the many
storms she has met with. All the wind-bound ships for the West
Indies are here still. [S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335, No. 121.] |
Dec. 26.
Winchendon, near Aylesbury. |
Sir Thomas Wharton to Williamson. I did not receive yours of
the 26th of last month till last Thursday night, which I acquaint
you with that you may not think me the rudest body living. I
intended spending but a few days in visiting some friends in these
parts on my way home, but by some ill accidents and their great kindnesses, I am yet but 36 miles from London, and here at my nephew
Wharton's house your letter was brought me from my own, whither
I hope to be able to return the beginning of next week. [S.P. Dom.,
Car. II. 363, No. 117.] |
Dec. 26.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. This morning came in one of our
packet-boats that we so long expected, and about noon another,
which came from the Brill last Thursday. They say the soldiers
which were in the two yachts so often mentioned deserted the
service, and that one lieutenant had got most of a company away
in the other yacht which came not in here, leaving his captain,
Downing, but nine men of a full company. On this defection seven
Dutch companies were sent into the Brill. It is reported there that
most of the companies remaining shall be used to reinforce others,
and that many officers are to be discharged. The yacht which
brought the soldiers into this port sailed yesterday morning, but
whether with the officers which were left I cannot learn. His
Majesty's yachts, whom a third joined this week, with the
Greyhound, &c., are at the Brill still, and the Earls of Arlington and
Ossory are said to be at the Hague. The Navy yacht arrived here
last night. Wind westerly. [Ibid. No. 118.] |
Dec. 26.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. Last night the mail for Calais
arrived here between seven and eight, but the packet-boat went not
to sea till this morning, wind S., a fresh gale. There went out as
passengers six Frenchmen and five poor seamen. This morning
the Calais packet-boat landed the mail in the Downs, and is this
evening in the road, but I have seen no person belonging to her
ashore. [Ibid. No. 119.] |
Dec. 26.
Whitehall. |
Licence to Sir Simon Degge, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, to live
out of his county. Minute. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 42, p. 7.] |
Dec. 26.
Whitehall. |
Pardon to Richard Savage of the crimes of felony and murder
concerning the death of William Cole, killed last February.
Minute. With memorandum, that this was renewed and extended
to all other felonies whatsoever. [Home Office, Warrant Book 1,
p. 31.] |
Dec. 27.
Lillingston Dayrell. |
Matthew Wilkes to Williamson. I am ashamed of offering so
mean a present as a cake and cheese, and the more for that it was
not made by the hand intended, my good wife, who went to Heaven
the same day in the revolution of the year as my brother Luke did,
and long it cannot be ere I go after them. Pray therefore favour
me with your acceptance as my acknowledgment of the many
favours you have showed to my brother that's gone, and some to
myself. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 120.] |
Dec. 27.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. About 8 last night the
Flanders mail arrived here at the Letter Office, and remains here
still. The vessel, whose turn it is to carry it, arrived here from
Calais yesterday, and this morning at high water, when the mail
could have been put on board, came into the harbour notwithstanding the weather was very fine, having goods on board to
unlade here. About 6 this morning arrived the Nieuport packetboat with the mail, but no passengers except 3 or 4 poor soldiers.
'Tis said the packet-boat that is to carry the mail to Nieuport will
have leave to unlade the goods on board, in order to go to sea
to-morrow morning. The wind continues S.W., very fine weather.
The packet-boats in fine weather may deliver their goods in the
road, and send them ashore in boats, which are here for the
purpose, as has been usual, as this one might have done yesterday.
[Ibid. No. 121.] |
Dec. 27.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. No news. [Ibid.
No. 122.] |
Dec. 27.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. No news. [Ibid. No. 123.] |
Dec. 28.
Truro. |
Hugh Acland to Williamson. No news. Wind N.W. [Ibid.
No. 124.] |
Dec. 28.
Pendennis. |
Francis Bellott to Williamson. The ships I gave an account of
in my last are still in the harbour, the wind continuing S. and S.
and by W. Last Saturday great shooting was heard here, which
lasted for several hours, and all that heard it made it a little East
of this port. [Ibid. No. 125.] |
Dec. 28.
Swansea. |
John Man to Williamson. The weather continues very bad here,
so that the French man-of-war that brought in a Dutch prize to
Milford Haven is still there; the prize being leaky, and two Dutch
men-of-war that I wrote formerly were in Pennarth Road being
still there, and the master and men of the prize on board them
putting the poor captain into a fright, so that, if any would buy his
prize, he would sell. The enclosed relations of a star and a salmon
I had last week from the minister of this place, an honest and
ingenious man, who was one that saw the star, and has in former
years seen the salmon, both which are worth the world's cognizance.
[Ibid. No. 126.] Enclosed, |
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The said relation. There appeared on Christmas Eve at Swansea about 7.15 p.m. in the north-west part of the sky the likeness
of a star or ball of fire of near the same circumference as the
moon, as it seemed to the beholders. Immediately after its
appearance, the sky then seeming to open, it blazed into near
thrice the former circumference, of a brighter colour than the
moon, more inclining to flame. Presently after, this fiery ball
flew directly towards the moon, then in the southern part of the
hemisphere, and, after it had measured a large tract of the
heavens, the ball seemed to drop down perpendicularly with so
great a blaze that it lighted the whole street where the spectators
were, as if it had been day. |
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This meteor had a bright tail or blare streaming from it from the
place of its first appearance to the place where it fell, much
larger in all its dimensions than the beard of any comet,
which continued visibly shining above half an hour after its fall
to the admiration of all that saw it. It seemed at its first
appearance to be about the same number of degrees above the
horizon with the North star, the night being very clear and full
of stars. |
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In the Avon within six miles of Swansea, on Christmas Day this
year, a salmon was seen, which suffered the beholders to touch it
with a staff and to remove it from one place to another without
any seeming sense of fear, which every year on that day only
may be seen, if the frosts hinder not, and sometimes the fish will
permit themselves to be handled and taken out of the water, and
afterwards, when restored to their own element, will quietly
slide into their former station, from whence they were removed.
All the other days of the year they are so shy, that they endure
not the least shadow. Some, that have made a prey of the quiet
fish on that day, heretofore have been observed to come to unfortunate ends. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 126 i.] |
Dec. 28.
Chester. |
Matthew Anderton to Williamson. The Leghorn Merchant was
by ill weather and some other disasters she met with in her voyage
from Zante to London put into the Studdells, a place near Pwllheli
in Carnarvonshire. A pilot is going hence to carry her for London.
[Ibid. No. 127.] |
Dec. 29.
Knightsbridge |
Seth, Bishop of Sarum, to John Gauntlet at Whitehall. I
stayed in the Gallery till I despaired of waiting on Mr. Secretary
or seeing you there, and have since had no opportunity to speak
with him. Concerning Dr. Whitby, it is well known that he is a
very well learned man, which he has testified by several learned
and useful works. He is a very sober and honest person, a constant
preacher in the city of Sarum, and besides he is, next to Mr. Dean,
the prime dignitary of the church of Sarum, viz., the precentor,
and in every one of these respects may pretend to a canon's place
before any other. You remember what I said when I spoke with
you. He was my chaplain and received his preferments from me,
which may testify my opinion of him, and I shall be very glad he
may speed in this affair. If needful, I will wait on Mr. Secretary.
[Ibid. No. 128.] |
| Dec. 29. |
Mary Wibergh to Williamson. Beseeching him to let her have
some small sum to supply her present need, being upon business
and a mere stranger here in town, which she promises to repay
faithfully as soon as God enables her. She presumes he knows
many of her relations and may remember her late husband, Mr.
Thomas Wibergh, of St. Bees. [Ibid. No. 129.] |
| Dec. 29. |
Dr. J. Fell to Williamson. I send my heartiest wishes of all
happiness in the succeeding year, your eminent station exposing
you to the particular malice and envy of ill men. It is an exceeding great obligation that you still condescend to own our printing
affair, and therefore I may hope your pardon in offering you this
pitiful specimen of our trade, which was calculated for my little
people in this place. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 130.] |
Dec. 29.
Stockton. |
Richard Potts to Williamson. Four vessels of this place sailed
yesterday for Rotterdam. Wind S.W. [Ibid. No. 131.] |
Dec. 29.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Giving the arrivals and departures
of the packet-boats from 23 to 26 Dec. The wind continuing
westerly no packet-boats have come in since my last, so we have no
news here. If this and the like accounts hereafter will not answer
your desires, please explain your commands further. [Ibid. No. 132.] |
Dec. 29.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. About 8 last night the packetboat went for Nieuport with a fair wind at S.W. About the same
time this morning arrived the packet-boat from Calais bringing
over several officers in Count Hamilton's regiment. They say it
was yesterday reported at Calais Mons. Turenne had blocked up the
enemy in Upper Alsatia. [Ibid. No. 133.] |
Dec. 29.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. Many ships are at
Cowes wind-bound. [Ibid. No. 134.] |
Dec. 29.
Plymouth. |
Philip Lanyon to Williamson. Enclosing list of ships arrived.
[Ibid. No. 135.] Enclosed, |
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The said list. [Ibid. No. 135 i.] |
Dec. 29.
Dublin Castle. |
The Lord Lieutenant to the Lord Keeper. Mr. Powell, escheator
for Ulster, has lately been with me, who brought his Majesty's letter
directing me to give encouragement to the escheators here to
proceed in the execution of their offices. I enquired of him where
the benefit would be to his Majesty, and, though I knew his end
was purely for getting fees, yet the only pretence on which he set
this on foot was that there are Reliefs due to his Majesty on the
death of his tenants. The Court of Wards has been by Act of
Parliament taken away here and the Hearth-money given in lieu
thereof, but I find that by proviso it is reserved that such reliefs
shall be paid to the Kings or mesne lords as is paid on the death of
a tenant in common socage. The case being the same in England
as here, and the Act there which vacated the Court of Wards having
the like proviso as this, I desire your opinion on two questions:
First, whether the estates formerly held by knight service in
England pay reliefs since the Court of Wards was taken away there;
secondly, whether the law will extend to the new quit-rent of this
kingdom, to oblige the tenant to pay one year's rent by way of
Relief. |
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As to the first, I am altogether a stranger what the way is in
England, but, in case this part of the Escheator's office is there
looked upon since the vacating of the Court of Wards to be abolished,
or that since the Act there no writs have been granted nor offices
found on the death of the King's tenants, it will, I am sure, be
thought a great hardship by the people of this kingdom, that, being
under the same law, the practice should so much differ. |
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For the second, if those who hold lands under the quit-rents be
forced to pay Reliefs after the rate of them, it would certainly be a
great burden on most estates here, and would make a vast inequality
between the condition of the King's tenants here and those in
England, these rents being extremely higher than any of the King's
rents there. |
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The quit and Crown rent as now in charge amount to 75,000l.
per annum, where, allowing one 25th to fall every year, at that rate
this revenue would rise to 3,000l. per annum, and, should these
escheators proceed to find offices for the time past, it being 13 years
since the Court of Wards was put down, the sum will come to near
40,000l., which would be a heavy tax on the kingdom, and such as
they are not able to bear. |
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This affair having in it matter of law as well as of revenue has
occasioned my address to you, and I desire you would communicate
it to the Lord Treasurer, that so I may receive your opinions
thereon. In my own apprehension it ought to be handled very
tenderly, and the rather because his Majesty has some thoughts of
calling a Parliament here; and, though perhaps the thing may in
rigour of law be just, and raise some money to his Majesty, yet
doubtless, if it differ from what is use in England, it will be so
disgusted as will hinder the King much more another way. If after
all this it should be your Lordships' opinion that these escheators
go on with their work, I shall propose that some order be sent me
to apply the money arising from these reliefs to some public use as
repairs of forts, &c., for otherwise, if it be left loose, it will be begged
by some private hand, which will give a further discouragement
and distaste to the people. |
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I intend to respite doing anything on his Majesty's letter till I
hear from you, and therefore desire, that, as soon as you conveniently can, you would send me an answer to these queries.
[Copy in Swaddell's hand. Nearly 3 pages. S.P. Ireland, Car. II. 335,
No. 122.] |
Dec. 30.
Lynn. |
Edward Bodham to Williamson. All here is in good order and
settlement. Here is kept a Merry Christmas. To-day came here
Mr. Coke of Holkham, who took up his freedom of this corporation
in order to his standing for burgess. This is a day of very great
expense to him, and, although he should continue, I do not see any
possibility he will carry it against Mr. Taylour, his opponent.
[S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363, No. 136.] |
Dec. 30.
Yarmouth. |
Richard Bower to Williamson. Here are great complaints of
strangers' ships being made free by sea-briefs gained in several
English ports by the masters' affidavits that they belong to English,
nominating persons in other ports for owners, which, if not
remedied, will ruin our navigation. One Van Knacker, a Flanderian
now here, says they have not a vessel that trades but has gained
sea-briefs from one English port or another. Here are a hoy and
a square-stern. The hoy belongs to Horne in Holland, and came
from Bordeaux and delivered her wines here; the square-stern
belongs to Zealand, and was here seized by order from her owners,
and the master turned ashore for not complying with their orders.
Both these have gained sea-briefs, this square-stern got his from
Newcastle. Our vessels returning home from foreign ports report
they swarm in all ports where they come, and under this colour
beat down our freights. Besides, we are in great want of seamen
to navigate our shipping, so many go over daily to serve foreigners.
We were in good hopes by the peace to have found a full and ready
employment for our shipping to the enriching this nation and the
great increase of our navigation, on which would follow the addition
of a considerable number of new made seamen, which would have
added much to the strength of the nation, when his Majesty
should have occasion to make use of them, for the defence of their
country. By the foresaid means there is at present such want of
seamen, that it is much feared we shall not find sufficient to serve our
fishery, which are now fitting for the North Seas. These mischiefs,
I conceive, would be in a great measure prevented, if no affidavits
were taken or sea-briefs granted but by the owners themselves, and
in the place where they reside. About a month ago a flyboat had
a sea-brief granted at Scarborough on the master's affidavit that
Richard Ferrier and others of this town were his owners, at which
they are here much troubled, declaring to me they have not a stick
of her nor own the least part of her. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363,
No. 137.] |
Dec. 30.
Dover. |
Francis Bastinck to Williamson. About 9 last night the packetboats for Nieuport and Calais went to sea with the mails that
arrived that evening from London. For Nieuport went over two
seamen, and for Calais five seamen and ten Frenchmen. 'Tis
thought the Calais packet-boat harboured the same tide there that
she went hence. Wind S.W. [Ibid. No. 138.] |
Dec. 30.
Rye. |
James Welsh to Williamson. The 28th came in here the
Fellowship of Rye, laden with wines from Nantes for St. Valerie,
which our townspeople were in great fear had been lost in the last
storm. [Ibid. No. 139.] |
Dec. 30.
Lyme. |
Anthony Thorold to Williamson. Last night arrived here the
Judith of this port in 24 hours from Morlaix with a considerable
cargo of linens on account of merchants here and at Bristol. The
master advises only that those people are much rejoiced at the
hopes they have of a peace, and say there is a treaty towards it
appointed at Breda. There have been of late so great storms on
that coast that many ships have been cast away, amongst which
three Ostenders. Corn is fallen with them 20 livres a ton. [Ibid.
No. 140.] |
| Dec. 30. |
Grant to Jonas Moore of the office of Master Surveyor of the
Ordnance in England and Ireland and all other the King's
dominions in reversion after Sir Jonas Moore, with the fee of 2l.
per diem. Minute. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 44, p. 8.] |
Dec. 30.
Whitehall. |
On the petition of Capt. Thomas Taylor for relief in consideration
of his services and sufferings in the late rebellion, order to Sir
Stephen Fox to give order for payment of a pension of 20l. per
annum to the petitioner. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 11.] |
| Dec. 30. |
Similar order for a pension of the same amount to Nathaniel
Hills, Major of one of the regiments sent to Portugal under Count
Schonberg, who lost his eyesight in the service of Portugal. [Ibid.] |
Dec. 30.
Whitehall |
The King to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex. Warrant for
the delivery to John Wickham, messenger, of Alexander Burnett,
who was indicted at the Old Bailey for withdrawing some of the
King's subjects from their allegiance and practising to reconcile
them to the see of Rome, and upon trial was found not guilty of any
endeavour to withdraw any such subjects from their allegiance, but
who for owning his religion, being a Roman Catholic, and speaking
in defence thereof, was found guilty and condemned to suffer death
as a traitor, but has been reprieved, having represented that he is
the first person ever tried on that part of the statute and that what
he spoke in defence of his religion was only in private discourse.
[Home Office, Warrant Book 1, p. 32.] |
Dec. 30.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the said John Wickham to receive into his custody
the said Burnett and to convey him to Dover or some other convenient port, and there see him embarked in order to his banishment and transportation, from whence he is not to return into any
of the King's dominions under pain of having the sentence of
death passed on him put in execution. [Ibid. p. 33.] |
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Copies of the above two warrants. [S.P. Dom., Car. II. 363,
Nos. 141, 142.] |
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Request to remind Mr. Secretary to speak to the King about
Sir John Lethieullier's ship taken illegally by those of Harlingen
in Friesland. With notes [by Williamson] about the release of
Burnett, the priest, &c. [Ibid. No. 143.] |
Dec. 30.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Lord Lieutenant. Whereas Richard Talbot of
Malahide has besought us to take into consideration the constant
loyalty of his ancestors and the losses and sufferings of his father
during the late usurpation, Miles Corbet, who was afterwards executed
for the murder of the late king, having possessed himself of the
greatest part of his estate, setting forth that his lands stand
charged with incumbrances of 800l. sterling, whereof 300l. on
23 Oct. 1641, belonged to Stephen Luttrell and the rest to James
Fleming, persons not adjudged innocent by the Commissioners for
executing the Act of Settlement, which are consequently vested in us
since 23 Oct. 1641, to the uses declared in the Acts of Settlement
and Explanation, and that the benefit from the redemption of forfeited mortgages and incumbrances and lands seized and sequestered and not set out to Soldiers and Adventurers are by the said
Acts appointed for satisfaction of the arrears of the '49 officers,
whereby the said incumbrances on the lands of the said Talbot are
become part of the said security, and has besought us to accept so
many debentures due to '49 officers and yet unsatisfied as at the rate
of 12s. 6d. in the pound would satisfy the said 800l., all which we
considering and holding it consonant with the trust reposed in us
by the said Acts to dispose of the undistributed part of the said
security towards the satisfaction of the remaining arrears of the
said officers, they having received not above 4s. in the pound satisfaction, we will and require you forthwith to cause letters patent to
be passed to the said Richard Talbot, his heirs and assigns, containing a grant of the said 800l., he first delivering to the Lord
Chancellor so many stated debentures of such arrears as remain
yet unsatisfied of the 12s. 6d. per pound to be cancelled. [2 pages.
S.P. Dom., Signet Office, Vol. 9, p. 230.] |
| [Dec. ?] |
Eustace Burneby to the King. Petition praying for a patent for
14 years for his invention of making all sorts of white paper fit for
writing and printing, an art he has attained to by his travels abroad
with great charge and industry. At the side, |
Dec. 31.
Whitehall. |
Reference thereof to the Attorney-General. [S.P. Dom., Car. II.
363, No. 144.] |
Dec. 31.
Magdalen College, Oxford. |
Thomas Smith to [Williamson]. I durst not presume on the
news of your advancement to acquaint you with what great concern
and joy it was here received, both because I know you were above
the reach of such praises and congratulations, and because I intend
to do it within a few months in a more public way, when I print an
account of the state of the Greek Church with the rites and
ceremonies they use in their religious worship, this being, next to
my prayers, the only way I can pretend to of showing my gratitude
to you for all your noble and generous favours, and for your last
letter especially. . . . Mr. Fayrer understood very well the many
great obligations I owe to you when he procured your recommendation of his son, which I was bound to comply with before all others
in the world, and accordingly he is actually a Demy and should have
been sooner, but for an accident which happened at the election,
which I hope Mr. Fayrer has been so just as to acquaint you with
that it was no fault of mine that he came not in sooner when I first
gave him my nomination. [Ibid. No. 145.] |
Dec. 31.
Harwich. |
Silas Taylor to Williamson. Since last Saturday no packetboat has arrived from Holland. Henry Cole in one sailed hence
30 Dec. about 9 p.m. The Navy yacht also sailed this morning for
the River. Wind S.W. [Ibid. No. 146.] |
Dec. 31.
Portsmouth. |
Hugh Salesbury to Williamson. Wind S.W. No news. [Ibid.
No. 147.] |
Dec. 31.
Whitehall. |
Reference to the Lord High Treasurer of the petition of John
Fitzherbert, Customer Outwards in Bristol, praying a stop to be put
to a grant passing by one Bradshaw of his place in reversion to his
son Humphrey and for a warrant for joining his said son with him
in his said office. [S.P. Dom., Entry Book 46, p. 10.] |
Dec. 31.
Whitehall. |
Warrant to the Duke of Ormonde, Lord Steward of the Household, after reciting that Henry Brouncker had been sworn into the
office of Cofferer in reversion after William Ashburnham, and that it
was necessary the said Brouncker should be well informed of the
customs and proceedings of the Board of Greencloth and of the
course of the Household, to cause the said Brouncker to be seated
at the Board of Greencloth at the lower end of the table, opposite the
Treasurer of the Household, where he shall sit, not displacing any
of the officers of the Board from their accustomed seats nor interposing in any debate or business of the Board further than is
necessary for his information as aforesaid. [Home Office, Warrant
Book 1, p. 34.] |
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Draft thereof. [S.P. Dom., Car II. 363, No. 148.] |
Dec. 31.
Whitehall. |
The King to the Commissioners of the Treasury in Scotland.
Whereas the then Commissioners of the Treasury represented to
the Duke of Lauderdale the pretences of the deceased James, Lord
Carmichael to the sums he desired allowed him in the Treasurer's
accounts for three pensions granted by our late father and grandfather, and, as they not only state his case favourably, but inform
us that he advanced to Mungo Murray for the use of our said
father 10,000 merks Scots, which with about 20 years' interest is
still due to him, and that in his accounts he has not sought any
allowance for the same, we authorize and require you to allow to
John, now Lord Carmichael, in his accounts for his said grandfather's intromissions as Treasurer Depute, not only retention for
the pensions of 200l. sterling and 2,000 merks Scots granted by our
grandfather, but also for the pension of 100l. sterling granted by
our father to the said James, Lord Carmichael, deceased. [S.P.
Scotland, Warrant Book 3, p. 147.] |
Dec.
Deal. |
Lists sent by James Neale to Williamson of King's and merchant
ships in the Downs, the wind, &c.:— |
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Vol. 363. No. |
Date. |
King's Ships. |
Outward Bound. |
Inward Bound. |
Wind. |
Remarks. |
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149 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
S.W. |
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150 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
1 |
S.W. |
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151 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
3 |
— |
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152 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
3 |
W. |
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153 |
7 |
4 |
19 |
1 |
— |
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|
154 |
8 |
4 |
19 |
0 |
S.W. |
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155 |
9 |
5 |
22 |
1 |
W. |
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156 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
S.W. |
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157 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
S.W. |
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158 |
14 |
7 |
25 |
3 |
S.W. |
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159 |
15 |
7 |
27 |
3 |
S.W. |
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160 |
16 |
7 |
28 |
0 |
S.W. |
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161 |
17 |
7 |
30 |
0 |
S.W. |
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162 |
18 |
7 |
30 |
0 |
S.W. |
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163 |
19 |
5 |
36 |
0 |
— |
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164 |
20 |
5 |
34 |
2 |
W. |
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165 |
21 |
5 |
39 |
0 |
W. |
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166 |
22 |
5 |
46 |
2 |
W. |
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167 |
25 |
5 |
53 |
0 |
W. |
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168 |
26 |
6 |
57 |
0 |
S.W. |
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169 |
27 |
The |
same |
ships |
as were |
in the Downs the 26th. |
|
170 |
28 |
6 |
57 |
0 |
S.W. |
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171 |
29 |
The |
same |
ships |
as were |
in the Downs the 28th. |
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172 |
30 |
5 |
57 |
1 |
W. |
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173 |
31 |
The |
same |
as on |
the 30th S.W. |
with 7 more outward bound. |
| Dec. |
Grant to John Cooke for his services under several Secretaries of
State of 400l. per annum from Michaelmas last for 7 years to be
paid out of the duty of 5s. a ton lately imposed on French shipping.
[Docquets, Vol. 25, No. 361.] |
