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1. Form of the grant desired by Wm. Bellenden, of the sole privilege of printing a Roman history, Delectus Pandectarum, and other
books, for 15 years. Latin. |
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2. Release by the Duke of Buckingham to Endymion Porter,
formerly his servant, and now Groom of the Prince's Bedchamber,
of the keeping of all jewels, plate, and money, of which he had the
custody when in the Duke's service. |
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3. Draft of the above. |
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Warrant for Sir John Lidcott to have a special care for preservation of the game about Hampton Court, which is destroyed by
disorderly persons, with greyhounds, guns, nets, &c. [Sign Man.,
vol. XVII., No. 6.] |
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4. Warrant for Ant. Dodsworth and others to destroy conies
within the royal parks and forests, which, by making the ground
hollow, have endangered the King in his progress, and much injured
the deer. |
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5. Order for delivery of a fee buck of the season to Edw.
Nicholas. |
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6. Certificate of the Aldermen, &c. of Stamford, Lincolnshire, to
the Council, that John Vicars, parson of St. Mary's, Stamford,
accused by Robt. Newton, parson of Gretford, of holding conventicles,
is guilty of propounding dangerous doctrines, both publicly and
privately, thereby causing great discord and contempt of authority,
to the prejudice of the town's government. |
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7. Sir Geo. Blundell to Lord —. To get his suit for 500l.
despatched before he goes, or would be glad of 1,000l., as he keeps
a son of the Duke who has no other means to live. |
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8. Sir Lucius Carey to Sir Fras. Nethersole. Thanks for favours.
Is unable to return them, as he lives in a hermitage, whilst Sir
Francis lives in a Court at the Hague. |
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9. Lady Mary Coningsby to Sec. Conway. Relies upon him more
than on the Master of Requests, and will not relinquish her right
to justice, though the Lord Keeper has committed great errors. Is
wronged by his Lordship's orders, and not by the will of her husband's
father, as appears by the certificate to the King, enclosed. Begs
Conway's favour, though unable to reward it, being brought as poor
as Job, by ill feoffees and the Chancery. Incloses, |
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9. i. Statement, by Lady Coningsby, of the dealings of the six
feoffees in trust for the estate of Sir Ralph Coningsby,
deceased. Jan. |
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9. ii., iii. Certificate addressed to the King by the Lords' Referees
on the petition of the wife of Sir Fras. Coningsby, sister of
Lord North,—complaining that Sir Thos. Pope Blount,
and other trustees, to whom Sir Ralph Coningsby, her
father-in-law, left lands, &c. for the benefit of her husband,
being his son and heir, have failed to perform their trust—that the complaint is just, that the property should
be transferred to the friends of Lady Coningsby, whose
husband is in prison for debt, and that accounts should
be given, by the present trustees, of the proceeds of the last
eight years; also that a certain annuity to Mr. Catlin
should be paid out of the estate of Thos. Coningsby, the
younger son, as ordered by Sir Ralph, not out of that of
Sir Francis. Nov. 23, 1624. Two copies. |
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10. [Sec. Conway] to Lord —. His servant Manucci protests ignorance that the horse he sold him was lame. Never observed
any unsoundness in him; the horse was kept by his Lordship's
servants two days, and then sent back lame. |
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11. [The Same] to Lord —. Will wait on him if his presence
can remove what grieves him; otherwise will grieve apart. |
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12. Deputy Lieutenants of Dorsetshire to the Earl of Suffolk,
Lord Lieutenant. Represent the decay and great want of warlike
provisions in the castles of Portland, Sandsfoot, and Brownsel. Refusal of the Isle of Purbeck to contribute coat and conduct money. |
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13. Rich. Earl of Dorset to Lady Killigrew. Is concerned to
hear that his brother still retains Mrs. Stanley's picture; he has
behaved very dishonourably about it. |
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14. Note by Mr. Greene, that Sir Thos. Middleton, who has
bought the castle and demesnes of Ruthin, should also have the
royalties of the lordship, which the King has recently put up to
sale, rather than Sir Fras. Crane, who could not use them properly,
as not living in the county. |
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15. [Sir Hen. Goodere] to Lord Steward Hamilton. Apologizes for
presenting him with verses, at a time when they are so much out of
fashion. |
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16. The Same to the Same. Entreats him to peruse some lines he
has written on the Duke of Buckingham, which were sent to the
Duke some months ago. Begs despatch of his business before His
Majesty's journey. Has sent him his history, and hopes he will be
the instrument to save the King's old servant and an honest man
from ruin. |
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17. The Same [to the Same]. Dedicates to him his verses on the
Duke of Buckingham, hearing that his Lordship spends some of his
hours of recreation in such things. Incloses, |
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17. i. Dedication of some verses on Buckingham to Lord
Steward Hamilton, as being the "true parallel" of him,
"the most angelical of men." |
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18. Hen. Kedgwin to Prince Charles. Begs to communicate, vivâ
voce, certain proposals for the Prince and kingdom's advantage, to
keep the enemies in quiet. |
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19. Roger Kilverts to Sir Wm. Beecher. Wm. Woodcock has
given him 7l. 10s., and promises as much for his release. |
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20. [Sir Hen. Marten ?] to the King. Approves the petition for a
registry to be established at the ports, to enter the wages agreed on
between captains and sailors, but suggests that the officers should
have the power of deciding disputed cases, without appeal to law. |
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21. Hugh May to [Sec. Calvert]. The King has given him licence
to exchange two lives in the clerkship of the Market. With note,
by Sec. Calvert, of the King's pleasure for drawing up the licence. |
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22. Sir Albert Morton to M. Dolbier. Commends the suit of
Geo. Alexander. |
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23. Rich. Sumner, prisoner, to [Sec. Conway ?]. Is penitent for
having offended him in ignorance, and craves pardon. |
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24. Request of Wm. Towerson, of Portsmouth, to be Collector of
the Lord Admiral's tenths for Hampshire and Dorsetshire. |
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25. Sir Ant. Weldon to Nich. Pay, Clerk of the Kitchen. Begs
him to request his noble friend to speak to the Lord Chief Baron in
his behalf, that his cause may be ended in the Exchequer Chamber,
not in the King's Bench. |
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26. Statement by Sir Thos. Wilson, drawn out of the capitulations
with the Emperor of Turkey, to prove that the Scots have freedom
of trade thither, as well as the English. Incloses, |
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26. i. Sir Thos. Glover's interpretation of the treaty made while
he was Ambassador at Constantinople, in reference to the
privileges of the Scots. |
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27, 28. Copies of the above letter and inclosure. |
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29. Sir Thos. Wilson to the King. Complains of an insult from
Ellis Rothwell, one of his Majesty's servants. |
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30. —. Windebank to his Father, Fras. Windebank. Thanks
for his paternal kindness, &c. Latin. |
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31. Appeal by Alex, Baxter, a Scot, in London, and Thos. Mayd,
now prisoner in Spain, to the Council of War, against a confiscation
of their vessels by the Spaniards, on pretence of their having
traded with Holland. |
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32. Petition of Elinor Allward to Sir John Lambe, Judge of the
Arches' Court, to free her from expenses brought upon her by
Mr. Pearce, for defence of a suit entered against her by Ellinor
Reyner, for defamation of character. |
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33. Petition of Alice Crowe, widow, and John Crowe, her son, to
the Commissioners for grievances, for protection and liberation from
prison, to which the latter is consigned by the unjust processes of
Edm. Hume, escheator for Norfolk, on a question of lands, value not
more than 20s. a year, belonging to his late father, John Crowe. |
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34. Petition of Sir Wm. Curteen and John Mounsey, of
London, to the Council, for licence to deliver the cargo of a
bark on board two ships riding in the Downs. |
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35. Petition of Garret Dillon to the Earl of Worcester, against
Burk, the Prince's chandler, who is trying to get his own name
inserted instead of the petitioner's, as Groom of the Stirrup to His
Majesty. Indorsed is a relation of the ceremony of the creation of
the principal Kings-at-arms and other heraldic officers. |
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36. Petition of Hum. Dymock to the Council, for release and
pardon for having conveyed away one of the old Council books. |
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37. Petition of the East India Company to the King, to consider
the reparation for their losses at Amboyna, due to them by the
Hollanders, but long deferred, an Ambassador Extraordinary from the
State having arrived to settle the matter. |
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38. Petition of the Officers of the Receipt of Exchequer to the
Council. The object of appointing receivers of the revenue, which
is to ease the subjects by enabling them to pay their rents, &c.
without coming to London, is frustrated by certain receivers, some of
whom compel them still to repair to London, while others detain the
money from the Exchequer; pray permission to serve the King therein. |
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39. Petition of Hen. Fownd, Rich. Cooke, Jas. Merrifield, and
Sam. King to the Same, for better remuneration in their employment by the Company of Fishmongers, to make search in taverns,
inns, &c. under the King's proclamation, for proper observation of
fasting days. |
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40. Petition of John Gamel to the King, for redress for an attack
made by the Hollanders on his ship which came from Dunkirk,
notwithstanding his having run into an English harbour. |
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41. Petition of John Gilbert and Rich. Fowler to the Same, for
a grant of the sole licence of prosecuting persons guilty of exporting
coin from the realm, and of one third of the fines incurred by them. |
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42. Petition of Sir Thos. Glover to the Council. Robt. Park assured
him that the value of a grant for searching all sorts of leathers
exported from the kingdom would be 3,000l. per ann., and therefore,
on obtaining the grant, gave Park a bond in 1,000l. for a moiety of
the profits. The Patent had afterwards to be resigned, being found
to be included in a previous grant to the Earl of March, who allows
him for it 300l. per ann.; requests that Park, who sues him on the
bond for 1,000l., may be compelled to deliver it up. |
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43. Petition of [Thos. Gorges ?] to the King, for a patent for the
sealing of writs of subpæna in the Chancery Court of the County
Palatine of Chester, similar to that granted by Queen Elizabeth, to
Sir Thos. Gorges, for the Chancery of Westminster, the execution of
which has prevented many abuses, and greatly eased the subject. |
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44. Petition of John Haddock, Master Cook, and others, ancient
servants of the Duke of Buckingham, to his Grace, that he will
obtain the promotion of a certain counsellor to the rank of serjeantat-law, by which the petitioners will gain some advantage. |
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45. Petition of Geo. Hardware, Alderman of Great Yarmouth, to
the Council, stating that a sum of 120l., collected for defence of the
Palatinate, but not paid over in consequence of the reported cessation of the wars there, was deposited in the treasury of the town
chamber. It being now demanded by Wm. Gomeldon, the King's
servant, on writ of Privy Seal, they pray for an order for its payment into the Exchequer, and a due receipt thereof. Inclosing, |
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45. i. Certificate of the Bailiffs of Yarmouth, that the sum of
money collected as above was deposited in the town
treasury. April 5. |
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46. Petition of the Inhabitants of Huntingdonshire to [the
Council], for confirmation of an order by the Lord Privy Seal, to
prevent exorbitant tolls claimed by — Jackson for passage boats
on the river, or for leave to put a bill into Chancery to procure just
rates. [Abstract.] |
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47. Petition of Lucas Jacobs to [the Same], for leave to transport
corn shipped by former warrants, on certificate that the price is
below the statute. [Abstract.] |
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48. Petition of Wm. Danbigh to [the Same], for licence to export
200 quarters of corn to Ireland, on certificate from Sir John Tracy
that the prices are falling, and that there is no likelihood of scarcity.
[Abstract.] |
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49. Petition of Gerard Janson, of Amsterdam, to the King, for a
patent of the sole manufacture, in England, for 21 years, of gally
works of earth, and a prohibition of their importation. Annexed is, |
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49. i. Statement of arguments in favour of granting the above
petition. |
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50. Petition of Jeffrey Jones to the Same, for relief and a pension,
having discovered a supposed silver mine in Wales, and brought
a sample of the ore 140 miles to London. |
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51. Petition of Bridget Kemp to the Council. Was apprehended
at Dover, with her niece and servant, by order from Sir Edw. Deering,
and brought to London. Begs release, her confinement putting her
to expenses which she cannot repay. |
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52. Petition of Capt. Thos. King, Admiral of the Narrow Seas
for five years, to the King, for permission to take out two ships at
his own charge to Sally, to revenge the seizure there of his factor
and goods, and those of other English, taken in revenge for the
seizure of a Sally ship by Mr. Madox, of London, who sold 150
Moors and Andalusians as slaves. |
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53. Petition of Mary Lake, widow, to the Same, for dispensation from attendance before them, being prevented by an accident,
and for permission to prove a suspected pre-contract between
Mr. Domvill, who pretends to have married her daughter Bridget,
and a woman in Ireland. |
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54. Petition of Jas. Maxwell and Alice, his wife, to the King, for
redress. Complain of imprisonment and oppression by the Lord
Keeper. |
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55. Petition of Hen. Mayle to Sir John Lambe, for his influence
with his son, Wm. Mayle, a sworn Messenger in [Lambe's office,
who refuses him any assistance. |
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56. Petition of Wm. Mongey to the Council, for restoration of
his ship, which was stranded near Chichester, and seized as a wreck
by the Bishop, whose sons refuse to give it up, without payment of
large sums. |
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57. Petition of Fras. Morrice, Clerk of the Council of War, to the
Same, for remuneration for his services as their Clerk and Auditor,
in raising a royal army for recovery of the Palatinate, in 1620. |
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58. Chief points of the Officers' letter to the Lords Commissioners
of the Navy, in answer to the reference made upon the petition of
the storekeeper [at Deptford], in a dispute between him and the
Clerk of the Cheque, as to the right of making bills for provisions
delivered into the store. |
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59. Petition of Elizabeth, wife of Thos. Poole, to the Archbp. of
Canterbury, against Robt. Arch, who has defrauded her in an exchange of an acre of land, which she leased from the churchwardens
of Malmsbury church. |
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60. Petition of Sir Edw. Salter to the King, to direct letters to
the Turkey Company to appoint Robt. Salter, his near relative, as
their marine factor at Scanderoon. |
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61. Petition of the Mayor, &c. of Sandwich to the Same. The
haven being now much decayed, to the great injury of the town,
pray that a new haven may be formed, which will cost 50,000l.;
with proposals for its regulation, and for the modes of raising the
money, by tonnage on ships, and a general collection. Inclose, |
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61. i. Plan by Robt. Jager, of the Downs, with the proposed new
harbour at Sandwich. |
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62. Petition of Nich. Slater to Sir John Lambe. The objections to his practising surgery, as ignorant thereof, are unfounded,
as he has been brought up therein from childhood. Prays release
from confinement, and permission to exercise his profession. |
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63. Petition of Thos. Watts and others to the Council, for satisfaction for the seizure and sale by the Dunkirkers of their bark,
laden with corn, of which the English agent in Brussels has in vain
endeavoured to obtain restitution. |
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64. Petition of Thos. Wilcock to the Same, for letters to the
Council of York, to examine the claim of Leonard Jackson and
Rich. Hutchinson, of York, to houses belonging to the petitioner,
as eldest son of his father, which they have long detained, and if
their claim cannot be proved, to give him possession, with arrears of
rents, &c. |
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65. Petition of — to the King, for a letter to the Lord Mayor,
recommending him as one of the coal measurers of London.
Annexing, |
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65. i. Reasons for granting the above request; viz., the services
and hurts of the petitioner, especially in his last employment in the Palatinate, in which he got into debt by
raising a company of 200 soldiers, under General Vere,
at his own expense. |
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66. Observations on a petition by Lady Roxburgh, craving licence
to assay all gold and silver intended for thread, in the bar, before
it is manufactured, by granting which the King may discharge part
of his debt to her. Also showing that this licence differs from
that of the Earl of Holland, to assay the thread after it is made. |
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67. Statement of a suit in Chancery between Sir Wm. Somerville
and the representatives of Wm. Baker, draper, of Stratford-uponAvon, for payment of 46l., owed to Baker by Somerville for cloth. |
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68. Arguments against an Order in Council of December last, that
on firing the beacons in case of alarm, the forces of the Isle of Wight
should go to Portsmouth; and in favour of those of Queen Elizabeth,
for sending thither only sufficient forces to man the works, and
retaining the remainder in the island for defence. |
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69. Estimate of the expense of setting forth eight ships, with
1,000 men, to take prizes from the King's enemies. |
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70. Project to annoy Spain, by keeping a fleet of 40 vessels constantly on the coast; arguing the importance of seizing a seaport,
either in Barbary or one of the Mediterranean islands, as a storehouse for victuals, provisions, &c.; the ships to be hired from the
merchants, for fear of leaving the country defenceless; the officers
and soldiers to have one third of the spoil. French. |
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71. Account of the introduction into England of the art of
battering plates for armour, which is now forgotten, and proposal to
renew it by a fresh process; with note of the benefits likely to
accrue to the King therefrom. |
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72. Statement of a proposed rate of making plates for armour,
which will bring in a profit [to the patentee] of 4,737l. 12s.
per ann. |
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73. Project of divers new weapons and improved engines, to be
used against the enemies of the reformed countries. |
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74. Memoranda respecting the right of neutral nations to supply
nations at war with the provisions of war. This right, challenged
by the Hanse merchants, is contrary to the law of nations, &c. |
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75. Note of the commodities which the Merchant Adventurers are
not allowed to import, and of the inconveniences resulting to them
from the restraint. |
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76. Paper addressed to Council, indorsed "A Discorse of Trade
and Shipping in the Levant," proposing the better protection of the
Turkey Company, encouragement of the fishing trade in English
bottoms, and the making England a staple for foreign produce. |
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77. Reasons to induce His Majesty to advance his own revenues
and improve the trade of his kingdoms, by restricting the sale and
transport of coals to English vessels, thereby increasing the shipping
which the King has lately found so useful, and adding to his
revenue. |
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78. Memorandum of the improvements in trade resulting from
removal of certain grievances by the last Parliament. |
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79. Statement, from the experience of a Gloucestershire agriculturist, of the good that would arise to the commonwealth from
growing flax in England, the employment it would afford the
poor in making linen, &c., and its advantage over the growth of
wool for cloth making. |
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80. Project addressed to Sec. Conway, for increase of money and
encouragement of trade in England, by equalizing the value of our
coinage with that of foreign countries. |
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81. Project offered to the Same, for establishing a Petty Seal
Office, with plans for its management. French. |
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82. Statement by Thos. Jenkins, surveyor, of steps taken, by
warrant to the late Lord Treas. Middlesex, for disforesting Hatfield
Chace, to which the commoners consent, on condition of a fair
proportion being allotted to themselves, provision made for the poorer
inhabitants, and the surrounded lands drained at the King's expense. Request for a warrant to the present Lord Treasurer to
pursue the plan. |
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83. Proposal [to Sec. Conway], that certain waste land belonging
to the Prince be enclosed, and divided among the neighbouring
tenants, they paying 400l. rent, 4,000l. fine, and 10,000l. to his
honour; the remaining profits to go to the negociators of the
business. |
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84. Names of 116 persons summoned by Order from Council, to
appear before the Master and Wardens [of a Company], for refusing
to pay the arrears of the groats. |
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85. Instructions for receiving 125l., and 175l. intelligence money,
for which tallies will be struck by Sir Robt. Pye, and the moneys
paid by the Farmers of the Customs. |
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86. Note, that Sir Nich. Tufton, to whom the manor of Dangiemarsh was granted by the King, claims the wrecks and royalties
thereof, which belong of right to the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports,
and the beach land, which belongs to the town of Lydd. He has
taken the cause into the Court of Exchequer, contrary to the liberties
of the Cinque Ports, whereby it should be tried at the Chancery
Court of Dover. Requests that his Grace [Buckingham, Lord Warden]
will order the cause to be transferred thither. |
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87. List [by Nicholas] of certain books, chiefly astronomical;
addressed to John Reading, of Dover. |
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88. Note that the cause of the revocation of a Commission of
Review, wherein the Bp. of Chester and others were judges, was the
Bishop's desire to have nothing more to do with the affair. |
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89. Plan for fortifying a house, with proposal by an engineer to
fortify the houses in the Isle of Wight, at 40l. per house. |
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90. Note of certain articles of goldsmiths' work, demanded by
warrant from Mrs. Manucci. |
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91. Note by Sir Wm. Monson, of the fleets set out by Queen
Elizabeth from 1585 to 1603; shown him at his examination, by
Robt. Abercromby. |
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92. Judgment of Generals Vere and Cecil on the question of precedence between the Earl of Essex and Lord Willoughby, that it
must follow the precedent of the King's previous decision, on the
dispute between the Earls of Essex and Southampton. |
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93. List of fines and penalties to be inflicted on offenders within
the Admiralty jurisdiction of Dover, by the Lord Warden or Lord
Admiral. |
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94. Forms of Council Warrants, as follows:—For appearance before
the Council; for reception into prison; for liberation therefrom;
for return to Holland; for travelling abroad, except to Rome; for a
recusant to go beyond the limited bounds; and for relief for a
maimed soldier. |
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95. Remembrance, addressed to Lord Treas. Ley, of a proposition
made by Nich. Lisle, for establishment of a commission to compound
with the lords of the manors and others, for purchase of felons' goods,
and other casualties of the Crown. |
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96. Considerations against a proposal for demising the casualties of
the Crown, as being a barrier to the enfranchisement of copyholds,
injurious to the revenue, and in danger of being oppressive to the
poor, &c. |
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97. Opinions of the Auditors and Receivers of the Exchequer,
against letting by lease the casualties of manors, as disadvantageous
to the Crown. |
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98. Statement of the duties of the several officers of the Exchequer,
viz., Lord Treasurer, Chancellor and Under Treasurer, Chamberlains, Tellers, Auditor of Receipt, Clerk of the Pells, Usher, and Tally
cutter. |
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99. Accounts of the records, &c., which still remain in charge of
the two Vice Chamberlains of the Exchequer, the State papers being
placed in a separate office, under custody of Sir Thos. Wilson; with
note of the prerogatives and duties of Vice Chamberlains. |
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100. Notes, that certain pieces of ordnance, belonging to Scotchmen, seized in Kent, brought to Tower Hill, and sold by the Scotchmen
to the East India Company, is not allowed to be delivered up without warrant from the Council. They were falsely supposed to be
Aynscombe s, but he had a discharge from arrest for his goods. |
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101. Statement, that Jas. Whitehall, of Christ Church, Oxford,
preached Judaism there; was imprisoned for it, but escaped to
Ireland; preached the same doctrines; was remonstrated with, and
imprisoned in Dublin Castle: but, as he still persists, the Archbp.
of Canterbury requests that he may be brought to England, by order
of Council. |
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102, 103. Points on which the Earl of Bristol's proceedings were
examined. His long delays; acting contrary to directions; forcing
arguments to precipitate the match; also that he would have
ventured, had he not been prevented, to give the power for the
contract, without the promise of restitution of the Palatinate. Two
copies. |
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104. Observations deduced from the examination conducted by the
Lords, on the King's direction, into the proceedings of the Earl of
Bristol, giving the general nature of the charges against him, and
his explanations thereon. |
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105. List of the Privy Councillors. |
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106. List of Sheriffs [of the 21st year of James I.] |
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107. Supplication, in verse, to "the blessed Saint, Queen Elizabeth,"
from "the wretched and most contemptible, the poore Commons of
England," for her intercession for relief of their wrongs; with similar
supplication to the Deity, lamenting their sufferings from her death,
and that of Prince Henry, from projectors, monopolists, parasites,
grasping courtiers, &c. With the reply thereto of Queen Elizabeth,
contrasting the present state of England with its condition during
her reign. |
