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Jan. 2.
Greenwich. |
1. The Council to Sir John Norris. By Her Majesty's letter
of November last, as also a memorial, duplicates of which we
enclose, it will appear how she has determined to dispose of the
troops under your charge; but not having heard from you since
sending to renew Her Majesty's commandment; if the letters have
not come to hand, you are to order your brother to act in your
absence, and come over will all expedition, without seeing the
troops embarked, which your brother will bring away, Her Majesty
being determined to hear and use you in some matter of good
consequence. [Copy.] |
| Jan. 3. |
Royal assent for Dr. Redman, elected Bishop of Norwich.
[Docquet.] |
| Jan. 3. |
Royal assent for the late Bishop of Worcester, elected Bishop of
London. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 3. |
Lease in reversion to Hen. Collier, for 40 years, of tenements in
the Strand, and the parishes of St. Clement Dane's, St. Leonard in
Shoreditch, and St. Catherine Colman, London; also of a tenement
and lands in Udal's wood, Cornwall, rent, 9l. 18s. 6d.; in recompense of lands value 9l. 5s.6d., herefore granted him, but void in
law, through a mis-recital. [Docquet.] |
Jan. 6.
Kylyakin,
4 leagues from
Morlaix. |
2. Sir John Norris to Lord Burghley. I enclose a letter received
from Capt. Troughton, to show why I did not hear sooner of the
arrival of the shipping sent from Her Majesty for our transportation. His man was taken on the way by the enemy, but finding him
unable to yield a ransom, they discharged him. I enquired of him
the state of the shipping, and how they are furnished with pilots
for bringing them about to Pempole, as from a letter received
from Capt. Meryweather, also enclosed, I find that the Governor of
Morlaix will not consent to the ships coming there for our embarkation, until he has received order from the Marshal. I have written
to the Governor to give directions to suffer us to embark at Morlaix,
yet fear he will not be drawn to it. |
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Considering that the Duke Mercoeur's army is now afoot, I
think it would be more commodious and safer for us to draw
down to Pempole, where we may embark without any danger of
the enemy, than to hazard the same elsewhere, so far from any
retreat. |
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I have likewise enquired of him touching the ship for the
victuals for the troops, but he knows nothing about her, nor that
Capt. Troughton had the charge of her committed to him. I think,
therefore, that the ship has taken her course to Pempole, whither
we will address ourselves with as much expedition as we may. I
have given directions to the shipping to do the like. I will omit
no care nor diligence in this business. [2 pages.] Encloses, |
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2. I. Capt. Jno. Troughton to Sir John Norris. I have been
sent over with a number of ships for the transportation
of the troops under your charge; to give notice of my arrival, I despatched Andrew Broughton to you on the 3rd,
but it was his ill luck to be taken by some horsemen of
Mons. de Mass, and carried to Sesson [Soissons ?] Castle.
If he may be ransomed upon some reasonable sum, I will
answer it upon his delivery; he will be able to certify my
readiness here. Send directions and I will do my best for
the content and case of the companies arrived. I arrived
2 Jan. with 26 sail, and expect two more every hour. |
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Roscoe, Jan. 6, 1595. |
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2. II. Capt. John Merywether to Sir John Norris. I enclose an
order received from Council to bring over some treasure I
have on board, and wait your instructions. I came into
Morlaix on Jan. 2, and was, after much ado, suffered by
the Castle to ride her until I hear from you, but the rest
of the fleet they beat away by their great ordnance. I think
they are all gone to Roscoe. Morlaix, Jan. 3, 1595. |
| Jan. 7. |
Lease by the Comrs. [for Crown lands] to Wm. Philippes, for 21
years, of lands and tenements in Slinfold, Rudgwick, and other
places in Sussex; rent, 52l. 18s. 4d.; fine, 26l. 13s. 4d. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 7. |
Grant to Chas. Fotherby, B.D., of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury, void by the promotion of Dr. Redman, to the bishopric of
Norwich. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 7. |
Presentation of Rich. Hooker to the parsonage of Bishopsburn,
diocese of Canterbury, void by the promotion of Dr. Redman.
[Docquet.] |
| Jan. 7. |
Two warrants to Lord Treasurer Burghley, Sir Thos. Heneage,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Sir John Fortescue,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to prepare grants to Robert, Earl of
Essex, of lands, tenements, parsonages, impropriate tithes, prebends,
and hereditaments, amounting to 100l. yearly value, with patronage
of appendant benefices; also of parks, value 30l., paying double
the present rent for the herbage and pannage, after the expiration of
the present terms, he discharging all fees and payments, and paying
for the timber at a valuation; the tenure of every park or parcel
not to exceel 20l. a year, with issues and profits from Michaelmas
last: no part held in fee simple to be parcel of the ancient inheritance of the Crown, nor of the principality of Wales, or Duchies
of Lancaster or Cornwall, not to lie within four miles of any of
the Queen's houses of access. [Docquet.] |
Jan. 9.
Chester. |
3. Richard Holland and Ra. Asheton to Lord Burghley. By
virtue of the letters of Council to the sheriff and justices of
peace of Lancashire, in October last, we selected men from the
Wapentake to make up the 100 men to be kept in readiness in
the county, for the service in Ireland. They were sent from
Warrington to Chester, 4 December last, under Alex. Standish, son
and heir of Thos. Standish of Duxbury, and three or four servants
of Asheton, then sheriff. Though in their journey they lost and
defaced their arms, and had some things wanting, when viewed by
the Mayor of Chester,—which were supplied for a small sum before
their embarking—the defects were not so great as advertised by the
Mayor, who sent away the soldiers without their armour. On information thereof we repaired to Chester, found the armour good and
serviceable, and moved the Mayor to transport it, which he did. |
| Jan. 10. |
Grant to Hen. Bankes, M.A., of Riceall prebend, St. Peter's
Cathedral, York, void by the resignation of Wm. Power. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 10. |
Warrant to pay to the merchants of Chichester 300 crowns, as the
Queen's reward towards their charges in building a ship of 300 tons'
burden. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 10. |
Warrant to strike a tally upon the customer of the port of London
for 636 crowns, for John Billing, mariner, and Laurence Wetherall
and Hum. Walket, merchants of London, as the Queen's reward
towards their building three ships; to be taken from the customs on
merchandize in the said ships. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 13. |
Warrant to pay to Sir Hen. Wallop, Treasurer-at-War for Ireland,
8,000l., to be issued on the Lord Deputy's warrant, for payment of
garrisons and soldiers, and other necessary charges, allowing him
13l. 6s. 8d. per 1,000l., for transportation charges; also to pay sums
not exceeding 1,000l. to [Irish] suitors attending here for arrears
of their wages. [Docquet.] |
Jan. 16.
Kingston upon
Hull. |
4. Rob. Taylor, Mayor of Hull, to the Council. According to your
letters of 8 Dec., I have assisted Rob. Vernon, surveyor of victuals
for Berwick, in providing grain and fish at reasonable prices,
according as the markets here afford. He promises payment on
31 Jan., because the parties of whom the provisions were bought
greatly need their money on that day. I beg you to take
order for their satisfaction at that time, as they wholly rely
upon it. |
| Jan. 18. |
Warrant to pay to Sir Michael Blount, Lieutenant of the Tower,
147l. 6s. 8d. for fees and wages to himself, the gentleman porter and
yeoman waiters, for last quarter, and 227l. 9s. 3d. for diet and
charges of prisoners, with 40s. quarterly allowance for the surgeon
of Jas. Fitzgerald; also to pay to Morice Pickering, keeper of the
Gatehouse, Westminster, 68l. 5s. 6d. for diet and charges of prisoners
there, the last quarter; total, 443l. 1s. 5d. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 18. |
Restitution of the temporalities of the bishopric of London, from
Michaelmas last, to Dr. Fletcher, elected bishop. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 18. |
Lease by the Commissioners to Ant. Shrimpton, for 21 years, of a
messuage called Radbrooke, and of lands cos. Gloucester and Worcester; rent, 20l., no fine. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 18. |
Licence to May Andrews, widow, to export 100 tuns of double
beer within a year, paying the customs. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 19. |
5. Account by Sir Thos. Sherley of the pay of the officers of the
field, and imprest to 100 lances and 4,000 footmen, to be distributed
into bands serving in Brittany for one week; total, 953l. 13s. 8d.;
with note that the charge for eight weeks, from 5 Dec. 1594 to
19 Jan. 1595, is 7,629l. 9s. 4d. and the portage 76l., so that the
Queen's charge amounts to 7,705l. 9s. 4d., which sum is to be
advanced 56 days beforehand, in respect of sending the money to
Caen, and from thence to the camp. [1¾ pages.] |
| Jan. 20. |
Indenture renewing a lease from George Yarde, of Bowdon, and
Nicholas Lewis, mariner, of Churston Ferrers, both co. Devon, for
his own life, that of Agnes his wife, and John Lewis, of the tenement
called Waterhouse, and adjoining lands, and a celler in Churston
Ferrers; rent, 15s. 4d., and 5s. 8d. and a capon. [Case F. Eliz., No. 5.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Lease to the Lord Treasurer and Sir John Fortescue, for seven years,
of the fines for licences of alienation in Chancery, and pardons of
alienations without licence, with profits of lands alienated without
licence, on rent of 1,086l. 10s. 7¼d.; also of the fines on writs of
[covenant,] on rent of 1,346l. 12s. 0d.; also of the fines on writs
of entry, rent, 500l.; all with proviso of revocation at pleasure.
[Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Congé d'Eslire to the dean and chapter of Exeter, to elect a bishop.
[Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Two Commissions to Sir John Hawkins and Sir Fras. Drake,
to go to sea with six of the Queen's ships, and 12 merchant ships
and pinnaces, to take up [mariners], ship carpenters, soldiers,
and other artificers, and also [victuals], furniture and artillery
for the said ships, paying money for the said victuals; also giving
them power to govern and punish those that serve under them,
using martial law, if needful. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Lease in reversion, without proviso for tenants, to Alice, widow
of John Johnson, one of the Queen's musicians for the lute, for
50 years, of Cranborne manor, co. Dorset, and certain messuages
and lands, cos. Cornwall, Lincoln, Stafford, Wilts, and Flint, without
fines, in consideration of her husband's services; rent, 30l. 17s. 3d.
[Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Lease in reversion to Hen. Best, for 31 years, of Winslow parsonage, the site of Whaddon manor, herbage of Whaddon park, called
the Queen's park, co. Bucks., and of woods in the manor of Prince's
Risborough, and South Stoke, cos. Bucks and Somerset; rent,
25l. 5s. 4d.; no fine, in recompense of pay due to the late Capt. David
Powell, for service in France and the Low Countries, and at suit
of his widow, Jane Powell. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Lease on surrender, by the Commissioners, to Lord Henry Seymour,
Ant. Wingfield, and Rob. Johnson, for their lives, of the prebends of
Sutton and Buckingham, Horton, and Horley, co. Bucks, founded
within Lincoln cathedral; rent, 90l. 2s. 5d., no fine, the rent being
increased from 11l. 0s. 4¼d.; heriot, 6l. 13s. 4d. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Lease on surrender to Roger Billett, and Amy and Katherine his
daughters, for three lives, of the toll, and a mill in Wrexham, co.
Denbigh, without fine, because they are to rebuild the mill within
three years; rent, 20l. 13s. 4d; heriot, 6l. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Lease on surrender to Peter Swale and Thos. Davell, for 21 years,
and Danby rectory, co. York; rent, 27l. 8s. 8d.; fine, 20l. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 25. |
Dispensation for John King, M.A., to hold the rectories of
Stourton, co. Wilts, and Taplow, co. Bucks, with his prebend in
Windsor, notwithstanding insufficient qualifications. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 31. |
Grant to Isabel, Countess of Rutland, and William, Lord Roos,
and the heirs of the latter, of a weekly market on Thursday, and a
yearly fair Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Whitweek, in Warter
manor, co. York, on surrender of a former grant of a Wednesday's
market, and a fair on the even, day, and morrow of St. James the
Apostle; with proviso that the grant is void if the fair and market
be held on the former day. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 31. |
Presentation of George Meriton, M.A., to Althorpe parsonage,
diocese of Lincoln. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 31. |
Presentation of Hen. Curwen, M.A., to Wirklington parsonage,
diocese of Chester, void by lapse. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 31. |
Warrant to discharge Chris. Nelson, Thos. Saltmarsh, and Hen.
Cholmley, late collectors of the subsidies and fifteenths of the laity,
co. York, granted 27 and 31 Eliz., and Ralph Rokeby and the said
Nelson, escheators of co. York, of sums due to Her Majesty by them
for their collections and escheatorships, with bonds and recognizances
forfeited for not making their accounts and paying their money in
due time, they having now done so; also to discharge the County
Comrs. of the issues and profits of their lands, extended to the
Queen's use. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. 31. |
Lease in reversion, with proviso for the tenants, to Rob. Andrews,
for 31 years, of lands and tenements, cos. Berks, Northampton and
Cornwall, without fine, in consideration of the service of Rich.
Snape, yeoman farrier; rent, 20l. 5s. 8d. Also of lands and tenements, co. York, for 21 years; rent, 8l. 2s. 8d.; fine, 20l., in consideration of surrender by Rich. Paice of Marstow parsonage,
co. Devon, rent, 8l., granted in reversion for 21 years to Thos. Lake,
in consideration of the service of John Walter, yeoman of the
chamber, and assigned to the said Paice by Thos. Lake. [Docquet.] |
| Jan. |
6. List of 14 captains of Flushing, Brill, Ostend, &c., in the Low
Countries, who are absent from their charges there, and now in
England, with particulars of the time they have been absent. |
| [Jan.] |
7. Account of the amount to be imprested for payment of the
troops in the Low Countries for two months, from 19 March to
13 May 1594; total, 7,677l. 17s. 4d. With note by Sir Thos.
Sherley, that the money is to be advanced 12 Feb., in regard of
dispersing it, and the new bargains made with the merchants.
Endorsed with note that 6,652l. 16s. was paid in imprests, and the
other 1,021l. 1s. 4d. left in his hands for arrears, payable at six
months' end. [3¼ pages.] |
| Jan. ? |
8. The Queen to the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of —.
We have been requested by a servant to mediate with you for a
lease in reversion, at 60l. rent, of part of the temporality of that see
which is not in a situation necessary or commodious for any of your
mansion houses. The lease can only be passed by the bishop to
ourselves, and from us to the lessee; the same to be conferred by a
sufficient deed from the dean and chapter; and both to join in a
letter of attorney for delivery of the said lease as their deed.
[Draft. 1¼ pages. Damaged.] |
| Jan. ? |
9. The [Council] to Sir Thos. Cotton, Sir Wm., Gorge, Sir Fras.
Drake, Mr. Beeston, and Mr. Ellis. There are rumours that the
Queen's ships lying about Chatham are not kept in good repair,
and ready for service if required, although she is at great yearly
charge therewith. You are therefore to repair to Chatham, survey
the ships with the officers, and certify their defects; also to
enquire whether the gunners and mariners do their duty, and are
fit persons and well armed. [Copy.] |
