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| August 10. |
1. Lists of Her Majesty's ships, their names, burden, number of
men. &c. Lists and estimates for setting forth 24 ships to the seas,
24th May, 1574, and for victualling the same, by Edw. Baeshe. [See
also Vol. xcvi., pp. 275, 281.] |
| August 10 ? |
Note of cordage, sails, and other stores furnished to several ships
serving in various parts. [See Vol. xcvi., pp. 308, 315.] |
August 14.
The Court. |
2. Mr. Sec. Walsyngham (?) to the Earl of Shrewsbury. The Queen
desires Mr. Sacheverell might be re-admitted into the commission of
the peace, unless there were any substantial reasons to the contrary. |
August 14.
The Court. |
3. Same to the Earl of Bedford. Respecting Mr. Sacheverell's
re-admittance into the commission of the peace. |
| August 17. |
4. Note of the charges for re-victualling the Queen's Majesty's
three ships, the Lyon, the Dreadnought, and the Foresight, now
at sea, for one month longer. |
August 18.
Oatlands. |
5. The Council to Sir Henry Radeelyff. To oversee the works at
Portsmouth, under the charge of Ric. Popynjay, and the expenditure
of the money for the repair of the forts. |
August 19.
London. |
6. to Walsyngham (?). Origin of the claim to proxies
by the bishops and archdeacons in respect of their visitations, &c. |
| August 19. |
7. Walsyngham to Burghley. Has nominated Christopher Huddesdon to receive the 20,000l. appointed by Her Majesty for the
purchase of gunpowder and saltpetre. |
| August 20. |
8. Warrants for the payment and employment of the sum of
20,000l. to the person nominated by Mr. Walsyngham for the
purchase of gunpowder and saltpetre. [Three warrants on one
paper.] |
| August 21. |
9. Indenture of award by Peter Cox, Esq., Mayor of Poole, and
others, between Mr. Henry Asheley and Charles le Berquier, relative
to 140 quarters of salt lately landed at Poole. |
| August 28. |
10. Certificate of the Musters for the town of Great Yarmouth,
names of the able men between 60 and 16 years, furniture of
armour, weapons, &c. [Greatly injured by damp.] |
August 29.
Oatlands. |
11. Sec. Walsyngham to Lord Burghley. Advertisements from the
continent. The Queen's design to secure Scotland by pension. The
King of Portugal's preparations. Incloses, |
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11. i. Advertisements from Rochelle. Aug. 19, 1577 |
| August 30. |
12. Report by Wm. Perrott on the ship discovered and captured
by him off Great Grimsby by order of the Mayor and Aldermen of
Kingston-on-Hull. |
August.
Richmond. |
13. The Council to the Commissioners of Musters for the County of
Essex. Thanks to those who had been diligent in performing their instructions. If any have been remiss it should immediately be reformed.
Desire to be advertised of their proceedings in training the men appointed. |
| August. |
14. Names of commissioners appointed in sundry shires to have
the special oversight for the restraint of the unlawful buying and
engrossing of wool. |
| August ? |
15. The answer of Richard Bolde to certain articles touching an
imposition to be levied in the County of Lancaster, for support of
recusants in prison under Mr. Worseley's charge. |
| August ? |
16. Interrogatories proposed for the examination of John Sharp,
touching the shipping of certain packs of wool from Romney. |
| August ? |
17, 18. Form of a recognizance for ale-house keepers. The party to
be bound by recognizance in the sum of 20s., and two sufficient
sureties in 10s. each. [Two copies.] |
| August ? |
19. Proofs on behalf of the plaintiffs, touching the rights of the
tenants of Bromham as to commonage in the forest of Melksham,
against Sir Henry Baynton, defendant. |
| August ? |
20. Petition of Roger Poittow, merchant of Normandy, to the
Council. Complains that his ship, named the "Pelican, of Kyllebeufe,"
laden with fish and oil, from Newfoundland, had been taken and
plundered by John Granger, of Plymouth, and three of the mariners
killed. |
| August ? |
21. Estimate of the charge of two of Her Majesty's barks, viz., the
Achates and the Merlin, to be set to the seas in warlike manner,
for apprehending pirates in the mouth of the river Thames. |
