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Jan. 1. |
1. Peter Kemp to Sir Wm. Cecill. Sends some papers relating to
Pickworth parsonage. Cecill's mother and Mrs. Cave and her husband are well. Incloses, |
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1. i. Writ of summons to Gilbert Holme, Rector of Pickworth, to
appear in the Court of Exchequer, to answer to certain contempts by him committed. Nov. 30, 1561. |
Jan. 1. Burleigh. |
2. Same to same. Requests directions relative to works in progress
at Burleigh. Incloses, |
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2. i. List of parish churches in Stamford, with the names of the
patrons and incumbents of the same. Jan. 1. |
Jan. 3. |
3. Articles ministered to John Hille, parson of St. Olave's, Silver
Street, relative to John Apleforth, curate of Newington. In Bishop
Grindall's hand. |
Jan. 3. |
4. Answers of John Hille to the above. |
Jan. 8. Oxford. |
5. Laurence Humfrey. President of Mag. Coll., Oxford, to Sir Wm.
Cecill. States his reasons for applying for Mr. Kent's prebend. Instances in which others have held several livings together. |
Jan. 10. |
6. Account of charges of the Queen's works, from April 13, 1560. |
Jan. 12. South Waltham. |
7. Bishop Horn to Cecill. Has laboured to bring the inhabitants of
Winchester to uniformity in religion. Great want of able ministers. |
Jan. 12. Prid. Id. Jan. |
8. The Prebendaries of Christ Church, Oxford, to the Queen. Recommending Thomas Dunn, Harbart Westfaling, and John Hill, all of
one standing, that one of them may be selected for a prebend there.
Lat. |
Jan. 12. Westminster. |
9. Cecill to Windebank. Will send him a bill for 200 crowns.
Desires his son should know the estates and families of the nobility of
France, and to get that information from some herald. |
Jan. 13. |
10. Bond of Stephen Tucker of Westminster, yeoman, and three
others his sureties, in a sum of 80l., that he will not play at dice,
cards, nor any other unlawful game, for the rest of his life. |
Jan. 13. |
11. Certificate by Benjamin Gonson, Treasurer for Marine Causes,
of sums due by the Queen within his office. |
Jan. 13. |
12. Account of the yearly value of all the manors, lands, &c. of the
late Francis Gayle of Acame, in the city of York, now in possession of
Robt. Gayle, his son and heir, a minor. |
Jan. 14. Rose Castle. |
13. John Best, Bishop of Carlisle, to Cecill. Great prevalence of
Popery in his diocese. Articles of religion in French circulated among
the disaffected Papists in the north. Incloses, |
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13. i. A paper intituled, "La conclusion des articles de la
religion." Jan. |
Jan. 14. |
14. Account of debts due by the Queen within the Office of
Armoury at Greenwich and the Tower. |
Jan. 15. |
15. Note of the sum owing by the Queen in the Office of Ordnance. |
Jan. 15. |
16. Declaration of such sums of money as Thomas Weldon, Esq.,
Cofferer of the Household, has received from the 1st of January 1559. |
Jan. 19. |
17. Observations on the relative values of Scottish money. Indorsed
by Cecill, "Wm. Humfrey's opinion concerning Scottish moneys." |
Jan. 19. Downham. |
18. Bishop Cox to Cecill. Has perused a little treatise, called
"Apologia Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ," and approves of it. Proposes a new
translation of the Bible. |
Jan. 19. Paris. |
19. Tho. Windebank to Sir Wm. Cecill. Speaks in extenuation of
Mr. Thos. Cecill's conduct. In his own mind he wishes Mr. Thomas
were safe returned. Desires to know if he is to return. |
Jan. 19. Paris. |
20. Draft of the above. |
Jan. 20. Winfield. |
21. Geo., Earl of Shrewsbury, to same. Shews that the application
of Thos. Fairfax to be put into full possession of the manor of NunApleton is not founded on facts. |
Jan. 20. |
22. Account of expenses due and owing within the office of the
Queen's Tents and Pavilions. |
Jan. 20. |
23. Account of receipts and charges of the revels, estimated for
one year. |
Jan. 21. |
24. Winchester to Cecill. Thanks of the Aldermen of the Stillyard for the licence for cloths, paying English custom. |
Jan. 23. |
25. Advertisement for a mare, stolen or strayed out of a pasture
near Hull. Notice to be given to Mr. Lister. (q. date.) |
Jan. 25. Tynemouth Castle. |
26. Sir Henry Percy to Cecill. Having married a daughter of
Lord Latimer, recommends the second, 15 years of age, as an eligible
wife for Cecill's son. |
Jan. 25. Cawood. |
27. Archbp. Young to same. Has given effect to the suit of the bearer.
Desires a commission to administer the oaths of the Act of Uniformity. |
Jan. 25. Oxford. |
28. Laurence Humfrey to same. Desires he may be confirmed in
the Prebend of Christ's Church, Oxford; the Presidentship of Magdalen College was a post of honor, but of small profit. Lat. |
Jan. 26. Paris. |
29. Windebank to same. Names the places in France which it is
desirable Mr. Thos. Cecill should visit. Estimate of charges for the
journey. |
Jan. 26. |
30. Draft of the above. |
Jan. 27. Paris. |
31. Same to same. The bearer, Hugh Bannister, has offered to raise
money for them from a Mr. Wingate. Incloses, |
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31. i. Thos. Windebank to Mr. Wingate. Requests that he will accommodate him with the loan of 150 or 200 crowns. Jan. 27. |
Jan. 27. Paris. |
32, 33. Drafts of the above to Cecill and Wingate. |
Jan. 27. |
34. Peter Kemp to Cecill. Concerning sales of cattle, payments to
be made, and other business at Burleigh. Solicits to be appointed
Bailiff of Stamford. |
Jan. 28. |
35. Same to same. Offer of Sir Wm. Gresley to sell the manors of
Brasborough and Carlby to Sir William Cecill. |
Jan. 29. |
36. The Council to the Presientd of the North and President of
Wales, stating that the report of the fall in the value of money is
without foundation. |
Jan. 30. Westminster. |
37. Proclamation enjoining all persons to cease from circulating
false reports as to a decry of the moneys. |
Jan. 30. |
38. Draft of the above. |
Jan. 31 |
39. Commission to Archbp. Parker, Bishop Grindall, and others, to
examine the circumstances of the intercourse between Edw. Seymour,
Earl of Hertford, and the Lady Catherine Grey, who is with child by
him. Lat. |
Jan. |
40. Note of the amount and the several kinds of moneys received
in the Queen's Jewel House, at Christmas 1561. |