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Nov. 1.
Blackfriars. |
38. Lord Chamberlain Hunsdon to Sec. Cecil. To prevent suits after
my decease, I and my wife sued Her Majesty that my wife might
jointly with myself have an estate in Brigstock Parks for life, and receiving a gracious answer, it well contented us, without pressing for
the signing of any such patent. But as, if God call me before her,
there would be multiplicity of suitors for it, and her grieved mind
would be very unfit to think of any such matter, in my care of her
quiet, and for the great assurance I have had of her love, I heartily
wish Her Majesty would bestow upon you the reversion of those
parks, on condition that you would either pass back to my wife an
estate for her life after my decease, or assure to her their yearly
profits. [2/3 page.] |
Nov. 1.
Camp at Ostend. |
(Name erased) to (name erased), Liege. The Spanish armada
that was put back by tempest has arrived, and landed 6,000 men
in Ireland, under Don Juan d'Aquila, an old soldier and commander, and will be seconded from Spain. It may prove a costly
war, and the Queen has herself to thank for it, for the King of Spain
and Archduke desired peace, with favourable conditions for her, and
would not commence a war against her till they saw her open
assistance of those drunken rebels, and so were forced to play quid
pro quo. [Extract, Flanders Corresp.] |
Nov. 1.
Westminster. |
39. Grant to Thos. Duck, serjeant of the cellar, for life, of the
office of keeper of the outer gate of Windsor castle, in the Queen's
disposition by death of Henry Lord Norris of Rycott; fee 5l. a year,
and 4d. a day. Endorsed with note of a grant of the same to Sir R.
Cope, on the death of Thos. Duck, Jan. 1604. [3 sheets, Latin.] |
| Nov. 3. |
40. Sentence in the Court of Exchequer, in a case between John
Goodwin, plaintiff, who claims certain lands in the New Forest, co.
Hants, as concealed from Her Majesty, and Thos. Goddard who
produces ancient records to prove the contrary, dismissing this and
a previous action of the plaintiff on the same score, and ordering
that he pay costs, if he trouble the defendant further. [2 sheets.] |
| Nov. 3. |
41. Bill to reform the excess and disorders used in inns and
victualling houses. [6 sheets.] |
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Endorsed with an abstract of its provisions, and notes that it was
read the first time 2 Nov., and the second time 3 Nov., when its
committal was refused. |
| Nov. 4. |
42. Bill to enforce the sowing of hemp for supply of cordage and
making of linen, ordering it to be sown in one rood out of every 20
acres of tillage land. [5 sheets.] |
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Endorsed with a similar abstract, and notes that it was read the
first time 3 Nov., and the second time 4 Nov., and that after several
questions of committing and engrossing, it was dashed. |
| Nov. 4. |
43. Bill against excessive and common drunkenness. [1½ sheets.] |
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Endorsed with notes of first readings, 1585, 17 Feb., and 1601,
31 Oct.; and of a second reading 4 Nov., when it was committed. |
Nov. 5.
Salisbury. |
44. E. Reynoldes to Owen Reynoldes. I will willingly bestow 50l.
on you for purchase of a place, or lend you 100l. on sufficient surety.
I wish you to recover the house at Kew by importunity. Private
affairs. [1 page.] |
Nov. 5.
Paris. |
45. Wm. Tresham to Henry Lok, the Strand, London. I am
comforted to hear that Sec. Cecil favours my suit. He wishes it to
be opened by Sec. Herbert, but understanding that Her Majesty was
in progress, I have not yet written to Herbert. Hearing that the
Spaniards have landed in Ireland, I have written to Cecil to offer
my service, which I am most desirous to employ for my country, and
also to show that I have no intelligence with the enemy. I send
this messenger, requesting you by him to let me know the Queen's
pleasure herein. [1 page.] |
| Nov. 6. |
46. Examination of John Leake, before Lord Treasurer Buckhurst. Six week after the Earl of Essex's rebellion, met Thomas
Woodhouse at Lord Thos. Howard's house at the Charterhouse;
asked him where he was when the Earl came into London; he
answered at Croke's ordinary, where he heard it rumoured that the
Earl had come to the city with a great company, and that he was
to have been killed by Lord Cobham and Sir Walter Raleigh;
to which he (Woodhouse) replied that he could not have come into
the city in that sort but as against the State, and thereupon called
for his cloak and rapier, and said he would go to the Court to his
mistress; thereupon William Masham who was also present, called
for his cloak and rapier, and said he would go to the Earl of Essex,
his master. With note that examinate lives in an alley over against
Bell Sauvage. [1¾ pages.] |
Nov. 7.
London. |
47. Sir Edw. Norris to Dud. Carleton, France. I send these by
Mr. Edmondes with my love, and wish to hear from you. My being
in London without exercise makes the pain in my stomach the worse
If you help toward Englefield garden, either in flowers or invention,
you shall be welcome thither. [1 page.]. |
| Nov. 7. |
48. Bill for amending the Act of 11 Henry VII., for suppressing
deceits in weights and measures. [2 sheets.] |
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Endorsed with note that it was read the first time 5 Nov., the
second time, 7 Nov., and was dashed upon the question. |
| Nov. 10. |
49. Bill for uniting and consolidating certain small churches in
Exeter into one parish church. [2⅓ sheets.] |
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Endorsed with an abstract of its provisions, and note that it was
read the first time Nov. 5, the second time 10 Nov., and committed. |
| Nov. 10. |
50. List of the members of the committee to whom the above
bill was referred, with note that they will meet on Monday next at
2 o'clock p.m., in Middle Temple Hall. [¾ page.] |
| Nov. 12. |
51. Bill against the unlawful hunting and stealing of deer and
conies in the night time. [7 sheets.] |
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Endorsed with note that it was read a first time 12 Nov., and was
then dashed or rejected. |
| Nov. 12. |
52. List of the members of the committee to whom the bill to
avoid trifling and frivolous suits in law, and that to repress the great
number of common solicitors, were referred after the second reading.
With note that they are to meet tomorrow, 2 p.m. in the Middle
Temple Hall. [1 page.] |
1601 ?
Nov. 14.
Cobham Hall. |
53. R. Williams to Lord Cobham, Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports. Thanks for remembrance of my cause to the Master of
Requests. I send a note of receipts and payments of revenues.
I know not how to send any money to Canterbury for your fine,
unless Mills will advance 30l. or 40l. to be repaid in London. I
have written to Mr. Winter about it. [1 page.] |
1601
Nov. 14.
London. |
54. John Chamberlain to D. Carleton at Paris. Lytton has placed
his son William at Westminster, and is staying in town to get
his horse (which was sent for Ireland and returned from Bristol
as insufficient) to be seen and allowed. The commissioners appointed to receive and ship them were so dainty that of 50 horse
sent by the clergy, they returned 28, and of 10 sent from Hertfordshire, refused six, and so of other counties, with uncivil and untrue
certificates. The clergy have so followed the cause that (for all the
difficulty of discountenancing commissioners) they have their horses
received here, and sent back at their charge who refused them.
Lytton hopes for the like success, standing much on his reputation
in these points. No news from Ireland, the wind being full in
their teeth; I hope it has carried our ships there by this time, unless
they loiter at Plymouth. The Duke of Lenox, after several puttings
off, was at Court on Wednesday. The Parliament handles no high
matters; they have tried to amend Osborne's office, but there is no
great hope of success. The Alpha and Omega, viz., the grant of
four subsidies and eight fifteenths is concluded already. |
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Dr. Bond has heard of his old ruddocks again, and recovered all
but 40l. A fellow of his own house, Dr. Humfry's youngest son, and
a townsman were the actors. The young Earl of Desmond is dead.
Lady Ramsey was buried on Thursday at Christchurch; at her sixpenny dole at Leaden Hall, the number of beggars was so great
that 17 were trampled to death, and others sore hurt. |
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The Lord Deputy of Ireland has taken the government of the
Newry from Sir Sam. Bagnall, and Sir Gerard Harvy has lost his
company by too long absence. His Excellency has made Sir
Calisthenes Brooke, colonel of six companies of English at the siege
of Bois-le-Duc. Masham lies still in the Marshalsea, because he
will not pay the fine imposed on him for Essex's action. He pretends he had compounded for 200l. to Mr. Crequi's mistress to
have his quietus est, and paid it, so he complained to the Council;
but the only remedy he has got is that his money is restored as
only borrowed, and she forced to make an apology that goes up and
down in writing. |
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What are the Poukes or Pouges waters? I hear that Marechal
Biron has committed a foul outrage and slain a president, but I do
not much believe it. [2 pages. Printed in Chamberlain's Letters,
pp. 121–123.] |
Nov. 17.
Guernsey. |
55. M. Mareys to Sir T. Leighton, Governor of Guernsey. Sam.
Nicolas, my last messenger, having been taken, I repeat my letter,
and add more. Andrew Doria left Majorca with 70 galleys and 15,000
soldiers, intending to take Argel, and is now in Barcelona. The
King of Spain has placed soldiers on the frontiers of Catalonia.
The Governor of Latessiere, Antoine de Senteno, has retired with
all his force, leaving only 500 soldiers to guard the island. He is
camp-master to the Spanish army now in Ireland. Senteno understands fortifications better than any man in Spain. The French
were never more welcome in Spain than now, so this great goodness
of the King [of France] only tended to draw subsidies from his people.
He asked a custom of 5 percent. on merchandize; some grant it, those
of Bretagne oppose it, but it is thought all will yield; it will ruin
the merchants who trade in his realms. The King of Spain and he
agree too well, so we should be on our guard. [2 pages, French.] |
| Nov. 18. |
56. Bill against blasphemous swearing. [1¾ sheets.] |
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Endorsed with note that it was read the first time 5 Nov., the
second time, 10 Nov., and committed and brought in from the
committees 18 Nov. |
| [Nov. 18.] |
57. Notes of the contents of the above bill. [1 page.] |
| Nov. 20. |
58. Geo. Bond? to —, a sheriff, I have a scurvy business
now extant against me, at the suit of a rascal who thinks to take
advantage at this instant. [2/3 page.] |
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Endorsed with copies of three notes, about repayment of money,
settlement of a difference with Mr. Piper, and discharge of a bond. |
1601.
Nov. 23. |
59. Bill against pluralities of benefices [3 sheets.] |
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Endorsed with note that it has been read the first time. |
| [Nov. 23.] |
60. Abstract of the above bill. [2/3 page.] |
| Nov. 24. |
61. Act for the reformation of abuses in inns, taverns, alehouses,
tippling and victualling places. [Draft, 3 sheets. Differing from
that calendared under Nov. 3.] |
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Endorsed with an abstract of its contents, and notes that it was
read and committed — Nov.; the amendments twice read and the
bill ordered to be engrossed, 24 Nov. |
| [Nov. 24.] |
62. Fair copy of the above. [Parchment, 1 sheet.] |
| Nov. 26. |
63. Bill for better furnishing the Royal Navy with good and
sufficient cordage, and for setting poor people to work by sowing of
hemp. [3 sheets. Differing from that calendared on 4 Nov.] |
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Endorsed with notes that it was read the first time and rejected. |
| Nov. 28. |
64. Order in the King's Bench for committing to the Gatehouse
James and Thos. Robson, and three other townsmen, by order of the
Chancellor of Cambridge during his pleasure, until they find security
for their good conduct. [Latin, ¼ page.] |
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Endorsed [by Cecil] "The late order taken in the King's Bench
concerning the townsmen of Cambridge." |
| Nov. 30. |
65. The Queen's speech, delivered at the Court at Whitehall,
when the speaker of the House of Commons, with divers of the
members, attended to thank her "for her free and gracious favour in
preventing and reforming of sundry grievances, by abuse of many
grants commonly called monopolies;" taken verbatim by A. B.
[1¾ pages.] |
| Nov. 30. |
66. Copy of the above. [1¾ pages.] |
| Nov. 30. |
67. Another copy of the above. [Printed, 8 pages.] |
| Nov. 30. |
68. Bill to avoid trifling and frivolous suits in law. [2½ sheets.
Draft. Printed in Statutes of the Realm, vol. iv. part ii. p. 941.] |
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Endorsed with abstract of its contents and notes, that it was read
the first time, 10 Nov.; second time, 12 Nov., and committed; brought
in from committee, 18 Nov.; read a second time 25 Nov. and ordered
to be engrossed; and read a third time and passed upon the question,
30 Nov. |
| Nov. |
69. Preamble of the Act for the grant of four subsidies and eight
fifteenths and tenths by the temporalty. [Draft, corrected by Cecil.
8¾ pages. Printed in the Statutes of the Realm, vol. iv. part ii.
p. 921.] |
| Nov. ? |
70. Preamble to an Act for the true making of broad-cloths.
[Corrected draft. Printed with alterations in Statutes of the
Realm, vol. iv. p. 857.] |
| Nov. ? |
71. Preamble to the [proposed] bill for provision for learned
ministers, and removing of unlearned, setting forth the necessity
of removing the evil-mannered, maintaining the good, and issuing
commands to the learned and faithful ministers in every shire or
hundred to examine the unlearned, and instruct them for one year,
after which time those still unfit are to be degraded and return
to their former occupations. Also for the justices of peace to
appoint six learned and godly ministers to examine any minister
accused of heresy or immorality, with power to degrade him if
found guilty; providing also for maintaining good discipline, for frequent conferences among ministers, recognition of ministers' children
as legitimate, preventing abuses in excommunications, guarding the
entrance into the ministry, providing for insufficient benefices from
the superfluities of bishoprics, selling or letting impropriations,
uniting of benefices, voluntary contributions, &c. [6¼ pages.] |
| Nov. ? |
72. Precedents, showing the jurisdiction of the House of Commons
in certain cases, viz.:— |
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8 Eliz. Edw. Jones complained that Sir Jo. Gray, of Stafford,
had put him in fear of his life, and prayed remedy. Gray answered
the matter at the bar, and it was referred to committee. |
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13 Eliz. Thos. Longe, a man of small capacity, gave 4l. to
the mayor to be returned burgess for Westbury, co. Wilts. The
mayor was ordered to repay the 4l., a fine of 20l. assessed upon
the coporation, and Longe discharged from bonds entered into
by him to duly exercise the place. A pursuivant was sent with
letters from the House to fetch the mayor. |
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18 Eliz. The House resolved that none should be delivered
from arrest by the mace but by writ of privilege; and if he be a
servant, the master ought to take his oath before the Lord Chancellor that he came up with him, and was his servant at the time
of his arrest. Edw. Smaller, servant to Arthur Hall, was arrested
in execution, but afterwards committed to the Tower for procuing himself to be arrested, on hope to clear the debt by being
delivered by Parliament, and his confederates with him. |
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18 Eliz. One Williams was sent for by the serjeant for undue
speeches of the State, and striking Mr. Bainbridge, a burgess. |
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43 Eliz. Robert Holland, a scrivener. This man was sent for
by the serjeant, for offering violence to Mr. Fleetwood, a burgess,
and beating his servant. Ordered that he be committed for five
days, and pay the serjeant and clerk's fees. [1page.] |
| Nov. ? |
73. Notes for the Parliament, viz., 1. A Bill for explanation of
the Statute of Accountants, to extend only to officers and ministers
that have charge of Her Majesty's revenue treasure, and to great
farmers, as of customs in particular, and not to every petty
accountant; which general words have made the Lower house add
many intricate provisoes, but being omitted, the act will concern but
a few, have easy passage, and be more beneficial to Her Majesty. |
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2. A bill for confirmation of the Bishop of Ely's lands, &c., to Her
Majesty. |
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3. A bill that the exemplification of the enrolment of assurances
whether to Her Majesty or between subjects shall be good in law,
and that all enrolments of bargains and sales in the country, before
justices and the clerk of the peace, be certified into the Chancery
within six months, and such certificate be of as good force as the
enrolment. |
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4. A bill for avoiding drunkenness and disorder in ale and
tippling houses. |
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5. A bill for avoiding of multitude of suits for trifling causes,
and for suppressing pettifoggers and unlawful solicitors and stirrers
up of unnecessary suits. [1 page.] |
| Nov. ? |
74. —to [Cecil?]. I send the names of 17 gentlemen, recusants,
residing at Crosby, Pulton, Preston, and other places in Lancashire,
who ought to be apprehended by Sir Rich. Molineux, Sir Peter
Leigh, Rich. Bold, and Ralph Ashton, the nearest justices of peace,
or by the sheriff, for continuing in their obstinacy. Pray write to
these gentlemen to send their fines to the treasurer of the chamber,
or bring their bodies to the sheriff, to answer for their contempt.
The letters should mention that the recusants protest that they and
their lands and goods are ready for the Queen's service and defence
of the realm, but now, when there is great occasion, they are contemptuous and backward; that they lie quietly in their houses,
instead of being imprisoned, and have the five miles' circuit; and
that although they are all persons of mark and well known, the
officers put in trust neglect to find them. The persons addressed
should be reminded that from their familiarity with such persons,
they may apprehend them if they will, or cause them to satisfy the
money. The sheriff also ought to be reprehended for not attaching
the persons mentioned in his precept, many of them being his
neighbours, and ordered to take good security for the appearance of
such as shall be attached, or to commit them to Lancaster gaol until
they have answered for their contempt. This must be done with
secresy, or they will hear of the letters and provide accordingly.
The sheriff will be in London speedily. [2 pages.] |
| [Nov.] |
75. Comparison of the revenue receipts paid to the seven auditors
of Exchequer by the several counties of England and Wales; in
1 Eliz., 66,448l. 4s. 7¼d., and in 43 Eliz, 88,767l. 9s. 9¼d.; showing
an annual increase of 22,319l. 5s. 2d. [Latin, 1 page. Drawn up
after the Queen's death.] |
| Nov. ? |
76. Exceptions alleged by David Harry William, against Walter,
son of Morgan Johnes, deceased, touching his office of high sheriff,
co. Carmarthen. Thomas William, and three others, two of them
servants to Morgan Johnes, on 14 June 1601, in Llandilo-Vawre,
within the said county, murdered William Harry, by procurement
of the said Walter Johnes. |
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At the sessions last September at Carmathen, they were indicted
for the murder, and Walter was suspected to have procured it,
having always been of a lewd disposition and bad behaviour. They
are to take their trial at the next sessions for the county. |
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Thirty articles were delivered against Walter at the last great
sessions, to Mr. Atkins and Mr. Oldsworth, justices of the shire, which
he has not answered. Walter Jones is not a fit man to return a jury
upon the trial of these murderers, and being scarcely 21 years of age,
is not fit to be a sheriff. Charles Vaughan, who is related to Walter
Jones, is now in election for the place. [½ page.] |
