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Licence to Peter Manwood, of Hackington, Kent, to travel
abroad "for his increase in good knowledge and learing;" with a
clause to go and return at pleasure. [Warrant Book I., p. 36.] |
Licence to J.S. to export 600 tons of double beer, custom free.
[Warrant Book I., p. 38.] |
Licence to Sir William Russell and three others to dig and search
for hidden treasure in cos. Somerset, Wilts, and Gloucester, for
two years, and to enjoy all they find, provided they give notice
to two justices of peace near, before digging anywhere. [Warrant
Book I., p. 39.] |
Warrant to pay to Sir John Fortescue, master of the wardrobe, the sum of 761l. 7s. 4d. for provision of fine linen for the
Queen's own person. [Warrant Book I., p. 40.] |
Grant to R[ichard] D[ungen] of the office of master plasterer at
all the Queen's residences in England, vacant by the death of J[ohn]
S[ymonds]. [Latin. Warrant Book I.,p. 114.] |
Grant to R.B. of the office of fletcher for the castles of Rye,
Sandgate, Dover, &c., for life; fee, 6d. a day. [Latin Warrant
Book I.,p. 123.] |
Grant to Edw. Dyer of the stewardship of the manor and woods
of Woodstock, co. Oxon, and its members, for life, and of the rangership and portership of the park, void by decease of Fras. Chamber
laine; with herbage, pannage, &c., and salaries of 100l. a year, and
and 3d. a day. [Latin. Warrant Book I.,p. 165.] |
Grant to Henry Halder of the keeping of hand-guns, arquebusses
&c. in the Tower of London, for life, vacant by death of Wm. Fowkes;
salary, 10d. a day, with the accustomed fees. [Latin. Warrant
Book I.,p. 172.] |
34. Grant to George Sands of the keeping of the Blockhouse at
Gravesend; fee, 26l. a year. [Copy signed by Lord Admiral
Howard.] |
35. Warrant to the Treasurer, Chancellor, and Barons of the Exchequer to discharge and exonerate William Lord Burghley from
all arrears of rent due by him for the office of the change, exchange,
and recharge, granted to him 9 March 1575, for 23 years, on rent
of 30l. a year, he being desirous to surrender the said office into
the Queen;s hands. With later note by Sir Julius Cassear to Sir Tho.
Lake,"Let this be ingrossed for His Ma's signature, mutatis
mutandis, which being signed, the executors of the late L. Burghley,
Lord Treasurer, will surrender those letters patents. 2 May 1608."
[Draft, corrected by Burghley, 7 sheets, damaged.] |
36. Grant to George Pollard, in reversion after Henry Earl of
Pembroke, of the office of warden of Pewsham and Blackmore
forests, manor of Devizes, co. Wilts.; fee, 15l. 13s. 4d. a year. Interlined with a like grant to John Danvers, in reversion after George
Pollard. [Latin, 6 sheets, damaged.] |
37. Grant to James and Hen. Waller of the office of joiners of
the privy chamber, in place of Wm. Jasper, deceased; fee 12d. a
day, and 26s. 8d. yearly for a livery coat. |
38. Presentation by Ant. Sambage, of Nich. Overburie, of the
parish of Quenington, alias Queinton, in Gloucestershire, before
Wm. Blackeech, vicar of John, Bishop of Gloucester, for the recovery
of tithes unlawfully withheld in Mickleton parish. [3 pages, chiefly
Latin.] |
39. Petition of Magnus Fowle, Thos, Cheyney, clerk, and John
Mylles, to the Council. Having complained of the injuries done
them by the Bishops of London and Chichester, the bishops now
seek to imprison them. Reuest a commission to persons in
Sussex to imprison cause, and a letter to the bishops not to
cut them off, by injurious imprisoment, from the benefits of the
ecclesiastcal courte of law. |
40. Petition of William Beecher to the Council, for payments from
the check money of 1,218l. 16s. 9d., due to him from Sir Rob. Sydney
for absences in his horse and foot companu in the Low Countries;
he claims his pay from 12 April 1593 to 12 April 1595, though
absent on Her Majesty's service, or for recovery of his health. |
41. Petition of Wm. Cordwell, a maimed soldier, to the Queen,
for the reversion of an almsroom in Ely, Served in Capt. Walter
Fludd's company, under command of Sir Fras. Vere, and was
utterly disabled by wounds before Groningen. With order signed
by Dr. Julices Cassar [Master of Request], for grant of the petiton. |
42. Petition of Wm. Moore, "poor, aged, and impotent," to the
Queen, for a life pension of 6d. a day. Has served 39 years as
cannonier, both by sea and land. Lost his sight in the late service
at Brest, and is unable to get a living. With order thereon, signed
by Dr.Julius Caesar,granting the petition. |
43. Petition of the prisioners in the King's Bench and Fleet to
Sir Rob.Cecil. Nine years since, your father was a means to Her
Majesty to grant a commission for the relief of the poor distressed
prisioners in the King's Bench and Fleet, and the commissioners
have dutifully laboured in the same. Yet the said commission is
contemptuously maligned and impurgned by divers ill-disposed persons, who threaten the commissioners with the statutes of Premunire,
and grievously molest, vex, and sue them for the forfeiture of lands
and goods to Her Majesty, and corporal punishment therein contained; whereby the said commissioners are put in such great fear
that they flatly deny to execute the tenor of the said commission,
until Her Majesty grant them a full and absolute dispensation against
the said statutes; for this they are enforced to sue to Her Highness,
and hope, for the preservation of themselves from miserably perishing by pestilence and famine, and their wives, children, and families
from utter undoing, that you will join with your most honourable
father for their relief. |
44. Petition of Rob. Seale, clerk of the cheque of the guard, to
the Queen, for licence to certain recusants to pass the bounds
assigned for them, near their own places of abode, for the sake of
their business, on bond to the Privy Council to be forthcoming
at a month's waring. |
45. Suit of Sir Thos. Wilkes to the Queen, for licence to buy
1,000 sarples of wool yearly, for ten years, and sell them again at
reasonable prices. She has granted like suits to Scottishford, a
clothier, William Wilson, brother to Dr. Wilson, and Simon Bowyer,
and the last is more than 10 years since. |
46. The Council to the Lord [Lieutenant of Oxfordshire?]. Suit
has been made by the friends of Paul Wilkinson, remaining in Oxford gaol for recusancy, for his discharge; they are well affected in
religion, and promise to do thier best endeavours to reclaim him.
You are to call him before yourself and Cromwell Lee, and if you
find no further matter objected against him, to cause him to be
enlarged, on bond for his forthcoming within 10 days' warning.
[Draft.] |
47. The Council to the Bishop of Salisbury, Sir H. Unton, and
John ——. John Coxed was committed to Reading gaol, by
two justices, both since deceased, so that he still remains in prision;
suit having been made by his friends, who are well affected in
religion, and who promise to do their best endeavours to reclaim
him, you are to call him before you, and if there is nothing but
recussany objected against him, to release him, upon bond not to
go above five miles from his usual dwelling, according to the statute
made in that behalf. [Copy.] |
48. The Council to Sir John Higham. By our former letters to
you and the rest of the justices for Suffolk, divers recusants of that
county were restrained, amongst whom Edw. and Robt. Rockwood,
Roger Martin, John Daniel, and Mrs. Eliz. Drury were committed to
your custody. As you have certified that such persons have behaved
themselves dutifully since their commitment, save only in matters
of religion, and as they have been long restrained, and have made
humble suit to be enlarged, you are to set them at liberty, taking
bonds in good sums for their forthcoming within 10 days warning.
[Copy.] |
49. Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, at Dr. Gilbert's. I
have been over-entered by my brother to go with him into the
county to-day; I more willingly yielded, having happened upon a
horse which was to be sent to Rycot. I will write from thence, concerning going into France, or anywhere else. I would gladly have
taken leave of you, but it was my ill hap to miss you at your
chamber in Paul's and at my cousion Dormer's. I send the discourse
I lent you of Mr. Bodley's, and if you will send me the relation of
the combat between the French and the Dutch, it will be a very
welcome subject to the soldiers. |
50. Hen. Billingsley and six other custom house officers, to Lord
Treasurer Burghley. We certify the fitness of Hen. Rhodes, one
of the waiters in the port of London, to be appointed searcher of
the port of Sandwich. |
51. William Holliday to Sir Rob. Cecil, one of the Privy Council.
I was ordered to bring you certain furs, brought out of the South
Seas; they are still in the ship, with letters that should have gone
for Lisbon, Nothing has been taken out but two parcels and a
barrel of suckets, intended as a present to the Governor of Lisbon,
but the owner of the vessel came aboard with one of the Lord
Admiral's men, and took out a sucket which he presented to the
Lord Admiral, and would have done the same with the furs,
had he known of them. Pray send Mr. Perry with a warrant for the
remain in the ship till orders. |
52. Ro. Robinson (alias Wm. Sterrell) to Thos. Phelippes. I send
you the enclosed that you may know what I write, and mend
anything you think unfit. As Burkett is so far off, it might be
better to send Cloudesley beyond, sea, and on his return, pretend he
comes from York. I will charge him not to show you my letters.
as I deal only for the Catholic cause, but to do as he likes about
others, so we shall see whether he will show them. Send me
Fitz[herbert's] cipher. |
53. List of four noblemen, three knights, and 12 esquires, commissioners selected for the musters in the county of Lincoln; with
note that many of them are deceased. |
54. List of nine English captains who are now serving the States,
and are yet in their pay. |
55. Account of the tonnage, sizes, building, officers, &c., of the
St. George, of Southampton 1594, and the Bevis of Southampton,
1595. |
56. "A special direction for divers trades of merchandize to be
used for sunday places, upon advertisements, as well for the chusing
of the times and wares for every of those places." The principal
exports are cloths, Manchester cottons, hides, leather, wheat, &c.,
salt fish, ordance, butter and cheese, whale oils, cutlery, alum
wines, and silks, The imports oranges and lemons, timber, pitch
and rosin, wines, flax and hemp, furs, cordage, linen, silks, currants,
sugars, saltpetre, dates, molasses, sweet oils, spices, large onions,
woad, wax, pitch, cross-bows and sword blades, purnes, tar, gold,
silver, pearls, hides, salt beef, &c. The places traded with are Galicia,
St. Jean de Luz, Nerva, Rye, and Revel, the islands of Scotland,
Rouen, Morlaix, and St. Malo, the Levant, Barbary, Andulusia,
Lisbon, St. Michael, and Trecera, the Canaries, St. Nicholas, Russia,
Bilboa, Bourdeaux, Rochelle, West Indies, Brazil, Ireland, &c. With
remarks about the times of sending out vessels to the several places
and lists of prices of goods sent to or brought from Spain. [6
pages.] |
57. Account of the rents paid by particulars alnagers in different
counties of England; total, 857l. 11s. 4d. [1½ pages.] |
58. "Reasons against any innovations, either for engrossing of
all the tin of Cornwall, or over-burdening the same with new impositions." That the buying of the tin is sought at under value,
whereas the Queen's prerogative is only to have the first buying at
the common price. Brockhouse, who obtained this prerogative, was
a deceiver, and never executed it. Sir George Carey got the tinners'
consent to buy all thier tin by offering 25l. the 1,000 lbs., when the
prices was 21l. or 22l,. but for them to sell at 25l. when the price is 29l.
or 30l. would be to their loss; and it will rise, because tin decreases
in Germany, whilst the sale of it in France increase, Also the mines
growing deeper, the cost of getting in increases, and if the price decreased,
creased, many mines would cease to work. The Queen has the tenth
of the value of tin in coinage, whereas on other goods she has only
a twentieth for custom. By their [the tinners'] charter, nothing
should be done to their prejudice, without consent of a chosen num
ber. Devonshire tin is not subject to this pre-empton, and only
pays a third of what is paid in Cornwall for coinage; and it would
be a great grief if they could sell at 30l. and Cornwall be forced to
sell at 25l. If the undertakers pay 1,000l. a year, they cannot sell
tin at less than 36l. or 40l., which raise the general price.
If the tinners were displeased, they would not work as usual, and
then the undertakers would never pay the rent, and the Queen would
not gain, for the coinage duty was 4,000l. The merchants of London
do not exact excessive usuary on the tinners, only 10 or 6 per cent.,
and some lend only to be repaid in tin. [2¼ pages.] |
59. Statement that all seals and stamps for Her Majesty's service
should be graven by the graver of the Mint, by warrant from the
Exchequer to the Warden of the Mint, and that by neglect of this
order, many counterfeit seals are issued. In remedy thereof the
sheriffs of counties should order all officers using seals to present
them on a certain day at the Mint, that enquiry may be made about
such as are counterfeit or worn, and new seals taken out in lieu
thereof, by a writ from the Queen to the Warden of the Mint. |
60. Note of the quantities of provisions of all kinds sold in divers
officers of the household; total value, 1,421l. 2s. 2d. |
61. Account of assignments by Act of Parliament and annual
payments; viz., to the Cofferer, 83, 200l., Master of the Wardrobe,
6,015l. 19s. 11d., and Treasurer of the Chamber, 21,500l; paid
from several sources of revenue specified. |
62.Address by the Remembrancer of the Exchequer to the Queen
urging suggestions made bt himself 20 years before, for alterations
and emendations in the manner of keeping the accounts; citing
proofs and reasons why the accounts of the Hanaper, Imprests, Mint,
great Wardrobe, and others should be delivered into the Court, and
pass through the Remembrancer's office into that of the clerk of the
pipe, as do the accounts of the Household and Customs; such a course
being more for the Queen's service, and for the surety and ease of the
parties. With regulations proposed for the debts and accounts of
times past, and those of times to come. Endorsed, "Concerning
debts." [By Cecil; 5 pages, with initials and flourishings gilded.] |
63. Statement that the saltpetre men, if they may have a commission as liberal as Mr. Evelyn, will give a penny a pound for 21 years,
so that if 300 lasts be made yearly, there will be a gain of 3,000l.;
and will get their saltpetre for five or six years from Wales, without
troubling the subject. The gunpowder men offer 2d. a pound, and
to provide the Queen 80 lasts of powder at 8d. a pound, and 80
lasts at 7½d. Also an offer is made to pay to the Queen 6l. a
ton custom on export of iron ordnance, being 40s. more than is now
paid, and 20s. on what is sold in England, and also to pay to the
patentee similarly 40s. or 20s. a ton. The patent to Mr. Neville
and others was for 21 years, of which six are past; Mr. Sackville
now holds the patent, but it being revocable at pleasure, Mr.
Sackville should be compounded with to surrender it, and to have
20s. on ordnance transported, and 10s. on that sold at home. |
64. Account of the first allowances granted to the officers of
ordnance, and since confirmed and allowed by the Lord Treasurer
and Ordnance Commissioners; also of the allowances claimed by
the officers without warrant, on the granting of a warrant dormant
of 6,000l. a year for the ordinary; also of allowances set down by the
ordnance officers to their clerks, for taking the remains of the ships,
which were cut off by Sir George Carew at his discretion. [2½ pages.] |
Bill and Answer in Chancery, in the case of Thos. Brooke,
plaintiff, and John Daniell defendant. The plaintiff pretends that
his father died possessed of a lease of the rectory of Runcorn, co.
Chester, made by the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford,
which came to him as executer; and that he was so possessed until
the defendant procured another lease from the Dean and Chapter for
21 years, of the tithes of certain townships, parcel of the said
rectory of Runcorn, under pretence that the same were concealed
from them. and no rent paid, whereas they would never have leased
the same to the defendant, if they had known it had been conveyed
to the plaintiff as parcel of Runcorn rectory. The defendant pretends
that he was an earnest suitor to the Dean and Chapter to obtain a
lease of their tithe barn in Preston, and of all their tithe corn in
Preston, Halton, Astmore, Sutton, and other places named near
Deresbury, which tithes were parcel of the rectory of Runcorn,
and then possessed under a void lease. The point in question
is, whether the defendant, before he procured the lease from the
Dean and Chapter, acquainted them that the said tithes were parcel
of the rectory of Runcorn, and were contained in the plaintiff's
lease, because if so, the Dean and Chapter would not have granted
the lease to the defendant; some of the Chapter depose that neither
the rectory of Runcorn, nor the plaintiff nor his lease were ever
named in the defendant's suit in obtaining his lease. With the
pleadings and evidence on both sides, and many notes, [some in the
handwriting of John Daniell, some of Lord Keeper Puckering 5
sheets. Case F., Eliz. No.7.] |
65. Note of 19 white swans and 5 eygnets upon the river Lee,
belonging to Lord [Burghley?], as matched with 16 belonging to
Sir R. Cecil and others. |
66. "A brief note how the estate of the lands belonging to the
barony of the Lord Vaux hath been settled and dispossed of by the
said Lord Vaux, and by his eldest son, Henry Vaux." Showing that
they were entailed on his children by his first wife,[John] Beaumont's
daughter, which were Henry and several daughters. That Henry
conveyed them to his father for life, with remainder to George Vaux,
a son of Lord Vaux by a second marriage with [Mary] Tresham, and
his sons, but with power to sell lands for advancement of Lord
Vaux's children, but not for payment of debts. Their Lordships
[the Council] should consider whether these lands should be sold for
payment of the debts, of Lord Vaux or George Vaux, who have only
a life inheritance. Endorsed, "Sir John Roper's petition touching
the Lord Vaux." |
67. Articles objected against Hen. Sankey curate at Deresbury,
as being riotous and profligate, a gambler, drunkard, &c., &c. [1½
pages.] |
68. Statement of particulars of the grant made to Sir John Stanley,
of the Isle of Man, 7 Henry IV., and of its descent since. Ferdinand,
Earl of Derby, left all his lands to his Countess, half for life, half duiring
widowhood; therefore, if the island be in fee simple, the Countess
has an estate in it. The present Earl offers her 5,000l. for her estate
and her dower; 8,000l. to her eldest, and 6,000l. to her other two
daughters on their majority, the Queen to have the fee simple of
their lands, which fall in wardship during minority; but if the
Countess's estate in the island is of no force, the Earl is paying for
nothing. Mr. Stanley being dead, the captain wants to know what
the evidences of the rights are. Endorsed,"E. Derby; Sir Rob.
Cecil." [1½ pages.] |
69. Arguments as to the validity of a lease of Bersted to the
Bishop [of Norwich], granted by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, on a fine of 100 marks; they do not wish the Bishop to have
the lease, as being ill deserving, though he claims it as matter of
desert. [See infra, Vol. CCLVI., No. 34.] |
70. Note of the number of parish churches in the several counties
of England; total, 8, 981. |
71. Copy of the above. |
72. Valuation of the manor of Hadenham, in Cambridgeshire.
parcel of the possessions of the bishopric of Ely, now void; 50l. a
year clear, allowing 40l. yearly for repair of Erith and Awdrey
bridges, &c. |
73. Abstract of a decree made as to the rights of the tenants of
Middleham and Richmond: that they held by tenant right until
30 Eliz., when they had leases for 40 years, yielding their ancient
rents and services, which services were inserted in their leases, viz.,
that every tenant should furnish an able man for the service in the
North, pay two years rent as a fine at the death of the Prince, one
year's rent upon every alienation, and two upon every renewal. At
the end of every lease, the eldest son of every tenant then living
should have a new one like the former. To settle all questions and
contentions upon these clauses, all leases formerly or hereafter to be
made were confirmed, and a declaration made that none could be
granted in reversion, but upon expiration or surrender only. Also
that the lease should revert to the heir, and not to the executor:
that the heir should pay the fine, and that the words" eldest son"
should extend to the eldest daughter, and to the next of blood,
either male or famale, in default of issue of the body. |
74. Note that in 24 Eliz., the composition for Somersetshire was
concluded, by John Popham, Attorney General, and Arthur Hopton,
for the delivery of 100 large fat oxen and 300 large fat muttons, of
the best and largest; that it continued for six years, till 30 Eliz.,
when upon the earnest request of Sir Amias Pawlett, by reason of
the great dearth of cattle in that country, 10 oxen were abated for
four years, and 100 sheep yearly. |
That in 34 Eliz. her purveyors were sent down to that country,
and made provision, which moved Edw. Phillipes, one of the justices,
to signify that Philip Watts, grazier, was authorized to conclude for
that shire, according to their first compostion, viz, for 100 oxen
and 300 muttons, and the other justices confirming the same, it was
performed, 15 Dec., under the hands of Fras. Hastings and eight
others named. That in 36 Eliz., upon suit made Mr. Portman and
Edw. George to the Lords in Commission, alleging the death of
cattle in that country, they only served 100 oxen and 100 sheep for
that year, and the next year signified they would not continue their
composition any longer. |
75. Answers by Wright to certain questions. I have not sufficient
practice int he Court [of Spain] to answer the first seven, but if
they are of importance for the state of England, I could gain intelligence from Spain. |
8. As to the state of feeling of the noblemen of Aagon, they
are like flax, lacking only a little fire to kindle them. |
9. I know no Englishmen attendant at Court, except Father
Creswell, Sir Fras. Englefied, Thos. Morgan, Cecil the priest,
and a few of small account. |
10. Creswell has no pension, Englefield 60 crowns a month,
well paid, the others, whether there or in service, ill paid and
complaining universally. |
11. As to Sir Francis Englefield's disposal of his time, he says
that having one foot in the grave, he must prepare for entenity;
but yet two years since, he set out a book on the pretenders to
the Crown of England, and who are likely to prevail. |
12. He is not fully blind; he depends most upon Don Juan
Idiaques. |
13. No English beside Parsons have ability to deal in matters
of policy, except Sir Fraincis and Creswell, unless it be Capt.
Cripps; but henceforth no Jesuit will deal much in State
matters, for in their last congregation, last year, it was decreed—on penalty of mortal sin, which is to them as the terror of
death,—that none of their order should hereafter directly or
indirectly meddle in State affairs, and Parsons has had some
check for what he has done. |
14. Parsons is not at present in any civil affairs; he depends
most upon Idiaques and the Adelantado of Castile, and lives
out of the monies that he begs for the seminaries of Valladolid
and Seville. |
15. I know not the names of the Scots attending on the
Court; one is a laird, and came with the serjeant-major sent
with Cecil the priest into Scotland last September; the other
came with Cecil this last Lent. |
16. I was told at Bayonne that one Irishman was come from
the Earl of Tyrone, but I think it false, becuase no Irish ship
had come, and it is not likely he would come by other ships. |
17 Stanhurst has left Court, with a good provision in
Flanders, and is not likely to deal more in matters of State
or physic. [1¾ pages, endorsed by Burghley.] |
76. "Notes [by Lord Burghley] out of a seditious book, touching
the sucecession to the Crown of England;" showing that the author
justifies alteratios in the succession of Kings, and aruges against
the King of Scots, and in favour of an Infanta of Spain or the King
of Spain and his son. |
77. Paper headed "English fugitives." A Spanish nobleman,
when ordered by Charles V. to lodge the Duke of Bourbon in his
house at Madrid, said he would obey, but would set it one fire as
soon as the Duke was gone, for it was not a place built to harbour
traitors. Sir Wm. Standley was reproved by Verdugo, and R. York
by Count Charles of Mansfeldt, for speaking so violently against
their country and the Qeen. The King of Spain has against
seminaries at Valladolid, Seville, Douay, and St. Omer, for English
students, who promise to become priest when called, nd faithfully obey their superiors, though it cost them their lives. |
He sends his troops at first to the garrisons of Naples and Milan,
and when trained there a year or two, to Flanders, which gives rise to
the proverb "in Italia gli ingrassano, in Fiandra gli amazano.',
Jesuits are so powerful in Flanders that no great matter is determined without them; they plant themselve everywhere; their
chruches are rich, garments costly, &c. They allow none of their
order to enter a higher dignity, lest they should lose credit; they
think the name of a Jesuit equal to that of a bishop. They are
quarreling with the Cordeliers as to which should visit the sick in
the articles of death; they teach the principal children, hear confessions, &c. When the soldiers mutinied for pay the King took
up cloth, silk, kerseys, &c. from the Italian bankers at Antwerp, at
excessive rates, and in this merchandize paid his camp; those who
received the goods were forced to sell them at a third of the price
to the brokers, who bought them again and paid them at the first
price to others, so that 10,000l. has paid off 100,000l. [1¼ pages.] |
78. Statement by — Burley to Sir John Fortescur, Chancellor
of the Exchequer. An unjust claim is made upon me by the executors of William Burley, recusant, for 2,606l. 3s. 4d., more than
the land was worth when George Burley, my fahter, entered on it.
It has been proved before Auditor Hill that the balance of debt is
on the other side. The recusant's lands were entailed upon me,
and have been injustly sold away from me. Details of the
accounts. |
79. Generalogical tables [by Lord Burghley] of the Kings of
Judæa, from David to the Maccabees, and Herodians; adn those of
Assyria, Persia, Macedon, and Syria; with notes, chiefly relating
to their connexion with Jewish history. Also brief chronicle of
events relating to Judæa and Egypt, from 143 years B. C. to the
birth of our Lord. Also a second pedigree of the Maccabean and
Herodian kings. [26 pages.] |
80. Notes [by Lord Eurgley] from the history of South Wales,
between A.D. 1060 and 1136. [Latin, 3 pages.] |
81 Notes [by Lord Burghlcy] relating to the Emperor Frederic II.,
and contemporaneous princes; A.D. 1245–1303. [Latin, 2 pages.] |
82. Notes [by Lord Burghley] upon the reign Edward II.,
marking those who were friends or enemies of the King. [6 pages.]
Also, |
Extracts from the charters of several kings, from John to
Richard II., relating to the limits of the bishopric of Sarum. [Latin,
1¾ pages.] |
83. Extracts from the Fathers, and from letters of Popes, condemnatory of oaths and ecclesiastical tests. Endorsed [by Burghley],
"Testimonia variorum doctorum contra juramenta." [4¼ pages.] |
84. "A Meditation on the State of England, during the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, written by Lord Burghley, Lord Treasurer of
England." [38 pages. Imperfect.] |
Pedigrees [by Lord Bughley], viz.:— |
85. The families of Tatershall, Cromwell, and Cliftom. |
86. Families of Says and Wentworth. |
87. Sir Rich. Cholmley. |
88. Genealogical notes [by Lord Burgley] of the Kings of Scotland,
from Robert II. to James II. [2 pages.] |
89. Generalogical notes [by Lord Bughley] of the Counts of Holland and Hainanult; D.A. 863–1461. |
90. [Notes by Lord Burghley of provisions for a marriage settlement], viz., covenants to marry, and for a a jointure; lands to descend
to the heir male; 2,000l. if there be none; 3,000l. to be bestowed
in land for the husband, wife, and wife's heirs; to assure lands in
Essex, value 300l., after the grandfather's death, and in cos. Lincoln
and Leicester, value 200l., after the grandfather's death, and in cos. Lincoln
each lady, and lands to the value of 150l. presently, and lands after
the grandfather's death tot he value of 350l., to make the whole
5,000l., besides what shall be purchased with the 2,000l. |