Addenda, James 1 - Volume 37: September 1605

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda 1580-1625. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1872.

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'Addenda, James 1 - Volume 37: September 1605', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, Addenda 1580-1625, (London, 1872) pp. 465-466. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/edw-eliz/addenda/1580-1625/pp465-466 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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September 1605

Sept. 2. 56. Note of remembrances, being extracts from a book of entries of business done [probably in the Signet Office]. [¾ page.]
Sept. 8.
Windsor.
57. Warrant to Lord Stanhope of Harrington, Treasurer of the Chamber, to pay to Geo. Shiers, one of the King's apothecaries, and his servitor of odiferous things, all sums due for physic and odiferous things delivered by him for Prince Henry, Charles Duke of York, and any other the King's children, his bills being allowed by the persons to whom their tuition is committed, or by their physicians. [¾ page, copy.]
Sept. 9. 58. The King to Sir Rich. Lovelace, keeper of Cranborne Chase, Windsor Forest. As we would prevent the late spoil of the deer in the New Lodge Walk, Windsor Forest, we authorise you to call the verderers and regarders of the said Forest unto you, and take view what deer are within the said walk, and take especial care of them, signifying to Richard Stafferton that neither he nor any in that place, kill any deer before they have acquainted you with it; and those to kill in such places as you think fittest, for the preservation of the game; and that either you or some one to be appointed by you shall be present at the killing of them. [1 page, draft.]
Sept. 10. Passport for Pedro Verastigny, servant to Don Pedro de Cuniga, ambassador for the King of Spain, to transport certain English boys, servants to Count Villa Mediana, late ambassador here, and his horses, dogs, and carriages. [Docquet.]
Sept. 29. 59. List of seven yeomen prickers, three grooms, and one waggoner belonging to the office of the buckhounds. [2/3 page.]
Sept. ? 60. Objections made by English merchants trading with France to Council, against the edict made 20 April 1600:—
Upon the first edition of that law, the merchants perceiving that it would tend to their overthrow, complained to the late Queen, who procured a treaty by commissioners, and a conference on either part. At the next Parliament the Commissioners of England moved the same to the whole Estate, and signified Her Majesty's pleasure for establishing some Act to enforce the making of cloth, if it might be, answerable to the said edict, or to restrain the deceit in cloth; when it was resolved that the drapery of this kingdom could not be drawn to the perfection the edict required; but to satisfy the French King, and avoid deceit in cloth, which was the pretext of that law, an Act was made only tolerating the use of the tenter to strain a wrought broad cloth, one yard in length, and one half quarter in breadth, and a kersey and cotton half a yard in length and a nail in breadth.
Thereupon the execution of the edict was deferred, and the merchants hoped that it would have been repealed. These proceedings show the rigour of the edict, and what course has been taken therein; yet the merchants offer the following further exceptions:—
First. By the edict, all coloured cloth is prohibited to be trans ported to France unless dyed in the wool, which is impossible in divers colours, for all grain colours, as violets, blacks, tawnies, &c., are wrought upon other colours; and the edict is therein contrary to all former treaties, and even against the custom now used in France, where they dye all or the most part out of white. Besides that in Brittany and Gascony, where the greatest part of English drapery is vented, there are no dyers, nor would any part of France, but Rouen, Paris, and Dieppe, receive cloths of that sort.
Second. Most part of English cloth transported for France is made of the coarsest wools, as kerseys, cottons, and bays, serving for linings, and cannot be made as the edict would enforce. By their laws, all cloth made in France for linings, and exceeding 2s. the French ell, is not subject to search, and may be sold in false colours; twothirds of our cloth exported is of that sort; but the same law is imposed upon the coarsest English cloth as upon the finest French.
By the edict, the search and seizure of the English drapery is referred to the master and wardens of the Drapers' Company in France, which is very partial; in this kingdom, all matters between merchant strangers and merchants of the realm are inquired of by a jury half English and half strangers; and there are no such master and wardens in France, except at Rouen, Paris, and Dieppe.
Faulty English cloth has no less penalty than confiscation, nor other judges than the merchants' greatest adversaries; so that the merchants would be in continual danger of loss; for since the making of the said edict, cloths viewed and searched according to the edict, and found lawful, being sent to another market, have been confiscated; and the visitors appointed by the edict are so malignant, that they on purpose defer their search.
Lastly, the merchants can conceive no possibility to continue their trade, without continual loss, unless the edict is repealed, and the French King will admit of cloth found to be according to the statute of 43 Eliz. now in force; or else, that by a new Act of Parliament, all tenters and stretching may be restrained in all cloths vendible in France, which is the chiefest matter insisted upon and impugned by the edict, and which will give best satisfaction to the French, and therein procure their safest and firmest trade. [1 page. See Domestic James I., Vol. XV., Nos. 19,54.]