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May 1.
The Court at Greenwich. |
1. Sec. Coke to Attorney General Heath. To prepare a commission in a form prescribed, whereby the Council for the time
being are appointed Commissioners for hearing all differences
between the Courts of Justice in any matter concerning jurisdiction. |
| May 1. |
2. Sir John Trelawny, Sheriff of Cornwall, to the Council.
Incloses certificates from Justices of Peace touching corn, received
since 10th February last. The price is of late abated ; wheat is
now 7d., barley 4d., and oats 2d. the gallon. Incloses, |
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2. i. Justices of Peace for Cornwall to the Sheriff. Measures
taken for relief of the poor and abatement of price of
corn within the hundred of Lesnewth. 1631, April 20. |
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2. ii. Other Justices of Peace for the same to the same. Similar
letter for the hundred of East. 1631, April 20. |
May 1.
Fouston [Foxton.] |
3. Justices of Peace for co. Leicester to the Council. Measures
taken in the hundred of Goodlaxton for keeping down the price of
corn, laying open inclosures, and relief of the poor. |
May 1.
Noseley. |
4. Other Justices of Peace for co. Leicester to the same.
Similar letter for the hundred of Gartree [?]. Certain truth of
the amount of grain remaining in their country is "inventible"
[not to be found out]. |
| May 1. |
5. Justices of Peace for the Isle of Wight to the same.
Similar return respecting corn and the relief of the poor. Their
present store of corn is 419 quarters of wheat and 363 of barley,
which will not be sufficient until harvest. |
May 1.
[Plymouth.] |
6. Capt. John Mennes to Nicholas. Reports his search for a
pirate, who had taken a vessel by the Isle of Wight, and had
kept the whole coast in fear. Is told he is in Helford, where
the writer purposes to be by break of day. There is also a
Scot abroad, and an Englishman with him, who yesterday pillaged a poor Irish bark. A Dutch fleet in the Channel on the
look out for Dunkirkers. |
May 1.
Stafford. |
7. William Wollaston, Sheriff of co. Stafford, to Sir William
Jones and Sir James Whitelock, Justices of the King's Bench.
The Justices of Peace returned an answer respecting corn to the
Council. Incloses them a copy of it. |
| May 1. |
8. Justices of Peace for Norfolk to Francis Mapes, Sheriff. In
the hundreds of Mitford, Forehoe, and Humbleyard there will be
good proportion of corn until harvest. Measures taken for relief
of the poor. |
May 2.
Pilkington stand. |
9. Justices of Peace for co. Lancaster to the Council. The
corn will be sufficient for the country's use, and little or no
overplus. Measures taken by them. |
| May 2. |
10. Report of the President, Treasurer, and Governors of the
Hospital of Bridewell, to the same, as to the true state of the
same hospital. It sets forth the nature and amount of their
income (1,025l. 2s. 2d.), with full particulars whence the same
was derived; the establishment of the hospital, with the salaries
paid; and a general account of the payments, amounting to
1,133l. 8s. |
| [May 2.] |
11. Justices of Peace for co. Cambridge to the Sheriff. State
the quantities of corn in stock in the west side of the county. |
| [May 2.] |
12. Other Justices of Peace for the same county to Thomas
Tyrrell, the Sheriff. State the quantities of corn in the hundreds
of Flendish, Staine, Staploe, and Cheveley, on the east side of
Cambridge. |
| [May 2.] |
13. Mayor and others of Cambridge to the Council. Set forth
the measures taken by them under the letters of the Council for
regulation of the markets and relief of the poor. |
May 2.
Calceworth-at-Hill. |
14. Justices of Peace for co. Lincoln to the Council. Report
similar measures adopted in the wapentake of Hill and Calceworth. No great complaining in their streets. To ease the
poorer sort of the burden of their children they had disposed of 100
as apprentices to the most able husbandmen and householders. |
May 2.
Bristol. |
15. Sir Thomas Button to the Lords of the Admiralty. On
receipt of their letter, stating that the service suffered by his
wonted delays and undue pretences, and therefore requiring him
to hasten away, he applied to the victuallers, but they would
not part with their supplies until they had satisfaction for the
arrear due, which was 68l. He then applied to Mr. Willett,
the customer, on whose undertaking to see them paid by the
30th July they sent in the articles required. Beseeches them to
order the amount to be paid, and when he comes up to answer
this business, if he cannot acquit himself he reminds them that
there are greater sums due to him. Is ready that night, with a
very fair wind, to set sail. |
| May 2. |
16. Frances Duchess Dowager of Richmond and Lennox to
Sec. Dorchester. Thanks for his continued care of her. He will
have the prayers of her ever mourning house and family, and
the blessings of heaven for having care of an old woman who
has had many trials, and is the most unfortunate of widows. |
May 2.
At the Lord Treasurer's House. |
17. Report of proceedings at the Commission for sale of his
Majesty's lands in fee farm, on consideration of a petition of Sir
Thomas Cecil and Sir Francis Ashley to the King, concerning
an exchange of lands in Croft, co. Lincoln, which petition had
been referred to these Commissioners. They approve the exchange, and refer it to the King's counsel in the law and the
Lord Treasurer to carry out. [Draft.] |
| May 2. |
18. Minute by Sec. Dorchester, of information given to him by
Sir F[rancis] C[ottington] and P. B., respecting rumours of preparations in France for an invasion of England. |
| May 2. |
19. Account of payments ordered to be made out of anticipated
receipts of the revenue; total, 298,235l. 9s. 4½d. |
| May 3. |
20. Justices of Peace for Norfolk to the Sheriff of the same.
State measures taken in the hundreds of Blofield, Walsham,
and Taverham, for abatement of the price of corn and relief of
the poor. |
| May 3. |
21. Account of money received of victuallers of the Duchy
liberty in Westminster, for not selling a full quart, the same
having been paid into the hands of Justice Sheppard. Total,
10l. 15s. |
| May 4. |
22. Petition of George Cottington to the King. King James
granted to William Hareward, Henry Russell, and John Hareward, the office of Registrar of the Admiralty. Petitioner's
brother was slain at Rhé, and petitioner served at Rochelle.
Prays for a grant of the said office. Underwritten, |
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22. i. Reference to the Lords of the Admiralty to examine and
certify. Court at Greenwich, 1631, May 4. |
| May 4. |
23. Officers of the Navy to the Lords of the Admiralty. William
Willoughby, the purveyor employed in Shotover and Stow-wood,
is so interrupted by Sir Timothy Tyrrell, that he cannot proceed.
Pray for such order that he may proceed, or be discharged. Inclosed, |
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23. i. Statement of Wm. Willoughby, setting forth his grounds
of complaint against Sir Timothy Tyrrell. |
May 4.
Walcot. |
24. Humphrey Walcot, Sheriff of co. Salop, to the Council.
Has received certificates of Justices of Peace of their endeavours to
secure that the markets are plentifully furnished, which certificates
they will find tedious to read over, but they shall be ready when
desired. Wheat is 6s. 6d. the strike; rye, 5s. 4d.; barley, 4s. 4d.;
French wheat, 2s. 4d.; oats, 2s. 6d. |
May 4.
Richmond, co. York. |
25. Justices of Peace for co. York to the same. Report as
to the supply of corn in Richmondshire, consisting of five wapentakes, and being according to the rates of the county, a third part
of the North Riding. |
| May 4. |
26. Lord Treasurer Weston to Attorney General Heath. To
prepare a grant of the office of Receiver for cos. Northampton and
Rutland, to George Bennyon, upon surrender of Aden Perkins. |
May 5.
Greenstead Parsonage. |
27. James Hyll to Sec. Dorchester. Is now living at the
house of the Sec.'s chaplain, Mr. Baldock. Offers himself to
serve his Majesty in Germany, the country and languages being
better known to him than his native, and he being acquainted with
the Electors of Saxony and Brandenburgh, and all the Protestant
princes. |
May 6.
Westminster. |
28. The King to the several members of the Privy Council by
name. Commission to hear and determine controversies, touching
the jurisdiction of any of his Majesty's Courts. [Seal removed.] |
| May 6. |
29. Petition of Gervase Johnson, deputy postmaster for Grantham, to the Council. For his Majesty's service, petitioner, by
warrant, took the horse of one Rolandson, put into the orchard of
Nathaniel Thorold. When the horse was brought home again,
Thorold charged petitioner with felony, and brought an action
of trespass against him and the constable, and still prosecutes the
same. He has also shewed forth certain scandalous writings,
tending to petitioner's disgrace. Prays that Thorold may be called
before the board. |
| May 6. |
30. Petition of William Pomeroy and Benjamin Cloak to the
Council. Petitioners having been committed to the Marshalsea,
where they have continued 14 weeks, pray enlargement. [Ordered
to be discharged this day. Reg. Concil. Car. I., Vol. vi., p. 492.] |
May 6.
Whitehall. |
31. Lords of the Admiralty to Captain John Pennington.
Warrant appointing him Captain and Admiral in the Bonaventure, employed for guard of the Narrow Seas. |
May 6.
Whitehall. |
32. Order of the Lords of the Admiralty, in the difference
between the Castles of Pendennis and St. Mawes. Pendennis is
to call to account ships which anchor on the west side, and
St. Mawes, those which anchor on the east side, of the Black
Rock. |
| May 6. |
33. Petition of Richard Hals, purser of the St. Claude, to Lord
Treasurer Weston, one of the Lords of the Admiralty. On
5th inst., being, by his Lordship's warrant, about to take horse
for Portsmouth, petitioner, in the company of Capt. Henry
Downing, was arrested by William Sutton, at the suit of William
Browne, who slighted his Lordship's warrant. Prays enlargement. |
May 6.
Poultry, from the Compter. |
34. Richard Hals to Nicholas. Begs him to prefer the preceding petition. Mr. Holt will not deliver sea stores without
the writer's hand. He has also a warrant to remove the furnace out
of the Eighth Whelp into the St. Claude. |
| May 6. |
35. Edward Earl of Dorset to Attorney General Heath. It is
the King's pleasure that Mr. Stradling be nominated Captain of
the [First] Whelp, lately appointed to Captain Porter. He is to
prepare a warrant for that purpose. |
| May 6. |
36. Philip Burlamachi to Sec. Dorchester. Sends papers from
which he will learn the news of Germany. Begs him to take
compassion on Dalbier. If not helped he will go over to the
Emperor, where he would do harm in connexion with the late
affairs under Mansfeldt, and the restoration of the King of Bohemia
to the Palatinate. French. |
May 6.
Trelawne. |
37. Sir John Trelawny, Sheriff of Cornwall, to Sir Thomas
Richardson and Sir John Denham, Justices of Assize. Presents
to them certificates received from the Justices of Peace. Incloses, |
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37. i. Certificates of Justices of Peace to the Sheriff, containing
report as to stock of corn and its price in the hundred
of Trigg. 1631, Jan. 28. |
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37. ii. Similar certificate for the hundred of Lesnewth. 1631,
Jan. 28. |
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37. iii. Similar certificate for the North division of the hundred of East. 1631, Feb. 8. |
| May 6. |
38. Justices of Peace for co. Hants, to Sir [?] Thomas Coteel,
Sheriff of that county. The store of corn in the division of the
New Forest will be hardly enough to serve until harvest. Wheat
at 7s. according to the standard of Winchester. |
May 6.
Tunstall. |
39. John Hales to his father Sir Edward Hales, at his lodging
in White Friars. Mr. Thornbury, of Milton, says that the women
there and at Sittingbourne are so outrageous, as except some
speedy course be taken, mischief is feared. They band together by
50 or 60 in a company railing at Mr. Dowle and his colleague. If
they meet with barley meal in a boat they throw it away, saying
they must have better stuff. Desires that the Justices may repress
these tumults ere they proceed too far. |
| May 6. |
40. Answers of William Turner, of the University of Oxford,
printer, to articles objected against him by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Has printed books with Michael Sparke; never saw
the book entitled "Lame Giles," nor was privy to its publication;
within the last half year printed the "Book of Promises," or
"Saint's Legacies," of which he printed 1,500 copies; "Dent's
Sermons," of which he printed 3,000; and Five Sermons of Dr.
Preston, of which he printed 2,000; all which he believes were
Michael Sparke's own copies, and were licensed books. Dent's
Sermons in Welsh, and Ferrard's Prayers he had no hand in
printing. He is no partner with Sparke. |
[May 7 ?]
At the Court. |
41. The King to Attorney General Heath. Mervyn Lord Audley
having been convicted of divers felonies and adjudged to be hanged,
but he being a nobleman descended from ancestors who had done
good services to the Crown, the Attorney General is to prepare a
bill to release Lord Audley from being hanged, and instead thereof
to have his head cut off at Tower Hill. [Copy.] |
May 7.
Leicester. |
42. John Bainbrigg, Sheriff of co. Leicester, to the Council.
Sends underwritten a list of Justices of Peace for that county, with
their several divisions. |
May 7.
Harlaxton. |
43. Sir Daniel De Lingne, Sheriff of co. Lincoln, to the same.
There is not so great a want of corn generally throughout that
county as was greatly feared. Wheat 50s. the quarter. Annexed, |
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43. i. Justices of Peace of co. Lincoln to the Sheriff of the same
county. Return for the division of Louth Esk, and
Ludborough. The orders executed as they best might,
the pestilence raging among them. Louth Sessions, 1631,
April 23. |
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43. ii. Other Justices of the same county to the same. Certify
the returns of a jury impanelled at Gainsborough, to
inquire into the quantity of corn in the wapentake of
Corringham. Annexed, |
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i. Names of the jury. |
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ii. Return for Gainsborough, and other places in the
wapentake of Corringham. |
| May 7. |
44. Justices of Peace for co. Hertford to the Council. Return
certificates of the quantity of corn in that county. With reference
to the transporting of corn from the abounding counties to the
scarcer they find no obstruction. Their markets are well filled and
wheat fallen from 11s. 6d. to 9s. 6d. Annexed, |
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44. i. Certificate for hundred of Hertford. Hertford, 1631,
May 7. |
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44. ii. The like for hundred of Braughin. Hertford, 1631,
May 7. |
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44. iii. The like for hundred of Dacorum. Hertford, 1631,
May 7. |
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44. iv. The like for hundreds of Broadwater and Hitchin.
Hertford, 1631, May 7. |
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44. v. The like for hundreds of Edwinstree and Odsey. |
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44. vi. The like for St. Albans, and part of the hundred of
Cashio. |
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44. vii. Memorandum of Sir John Boteler, Sheriff of co. Hertford, that the above certificates were returned to the Justices of Assize on 13th May 1631. |
| May 7. |
45. Examination of Peter Simon, curate or preacher of Newland,
in the Forest of Dean, in co. Gloucester (being placed there by the
Company of Haberdashers in London), taken before Bishop Neile
of Winchester. Explains his interference in a late rebellious
tumult in the Forest of Dean, and words uttered by him to
Sergeant Dendy's wife. The latter were construed as if spoken in
maintenance of the doctrine of the equality of all mankind. He
answers that he has always maintained that there is upon kings
and princes God's character, which makes their persons sacred as
God's anointed. |
May 7.
Westminster. |
46. William Boswell to Attorney General Heath. The Committee of the Council of War request him to insert in the Commission to the Armourers the form of the mark or stamp of the
Company of Workman Armourers of London, viz., the A and
crown, according to the mark which he shall receive therewith.
They also wish him to complete the intended proclamation of such
Commission. |
| May 7. |
47. Draft of the preceding. |
| [May 7.] |
The same to [Sir John Heydon ?]. Sends him the order of the
Committee of the Council of War, concerning the prices of arms,
that he may fully perfect the same. [Written on the same paper as
the preceding. On the same paper there is also what appears to
be the draft of some emendations suggested to be inserted in the
commission.] |
| May 7. |
48. Justices of Peace for co. Surrey to Sir William Walter,
Sheriff. Certify their proceedings respecting corn and the relief
of the poor in the Western division of that county. |
| May 7. |
49. Certificate of Capt. Richard Plumleigh, in behalf of William
Pulberry, to be master of the Antelope. |
| May 8. |
50. Petition of Thomas Maynard, William Vergis, and others, the
poor of the hospital of East Grinstead, in Sussex, to the King.
Robert Earl of Dorset devised by his will that his executors should
build a hospital for 31 poor persons, and should incorporate it by
the name of "Sackville College for the Poor," and to that end
limited 330l. per annum to be issuing out of his lands. Edward
now Earl of Dorset and Lord William Howard, the surviving executor, desiring to establish the hospital, petitioners pray for a grant
of incorporation. Underwritten, |
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50. i. Reference to the Attorney General to prepare a bill.
Court at Greenwich, 1631, May 8. |
| May 9. |
51. Justices of Peace for co. Sussex, to the Council. Certify the
result of a second search, and view of the quantity of corn in store
in the rape of Hastings. There is not a sufficient quantity to
suffice the inhabitants by a full third part. |
May 9.
Whitehall. |
52. Lords of the Admiralty to Capt. John Pennington, Admiral
in the Bonaventure, appointed for guard of the Narrow Seas.
Instructions. The ships to be employed under his charge were the
Bonaventure, Antelope, St. Claude, and First Lion's Whelp. He
was to apply himself for the protection of trade, and security of the
Narrow Seas from pirates, for which purpose he was to keep abroad
at sea himself, and to send forth all his ships to range and scour
the said seas. |
| May 9. |
Copy of the same. [See Vol. clvii., fol. 116.] |
May 9.
Standish. |
53. Sir Ralph Dutton, Sheriff of co. Gloucester, to Sir William
Jones and Sir James Whitelock, Judges of Assize. Sends two
certificates of Justices of Peace. Inclosed, |
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53. i. Justices of Peace for co. Gloucester to the Sheriff. Report
their measures for relief of the poor and supply of
markets within the hundreds of Whitestone, Bisley, and
Longtree. Painswick. |
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53. ii. Other Justices of Peace for the same county to the same.
Similar return for the Five hundreds. |
May 9.
Sudbury. |
54. Justices of Peace for co. Suffolk to the Council. State measures taken by them for relief of the poor in the hundreds of
Babergh and Cosford. The clothiers state that they cannot go on
with their trade, the merchants not buying their cloth. Pray the
Lords to take some course therein. |
| May 9. |
55. Justices of Peace for co. York to Sir John Gibson, the Sheriff.
Certify measures taken for supply of the markets in the liberty of
Pickering Lythe, in the North Riding. |
| May 9. |
56. Other Justices of the same county to Sir John Gibson, the
Sheriff. Certificate of measures for relief of the poor in the wapentake of Buckrose, in the East Riding. |
| May 9. |
57. Similar certificate for the wapentake of Ryedale, in the North
Riding. |
| May 9. |
58. Similar certificate, as to measures for keeping down the price
of corn in the same wapentake. |
| May 9. |
59. Notes concerning the value of the Benediction, the James,
and the Bride, English ships captured by the French since the
peace. Total amount, 18,000l. |
| [May 10 ?] |
60. Information of Sir Archibald Douglas, addressed to the
King with the view of saving the life of the Earl of Castlehaven,
by showing that the witnesses were induced to give evidence against
him by promises of preferment made to them by Mr. Wroughton
and the young Lord Audley. "Guy Hopkins, free mason," is
vouched as one of the witnesses to prove what is here stated. |
| May 10. |
61. Petition of the Vice-Chancellor and Mayor of Cambridge, and
of the Heads of Colleges and Aldermen of the town, to the King.
Pray for leave to employ part of the collections made under
Letters Patent for relief of their poor, during the visitation of
the plague, upon a house of correction and stock for their workhouse, and that they may enclose 50 acres of one of their commons
called Jesus Green. Underwritten, |
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61. i. Reference to the Council, who are to certify his Majesty by
the Lord Keeper, Steward of Cambridge, and the Earl of
Holland, Chancellor of the University, what they think
fit to be done. The Court at Greenwich, 1631, May 10. |
May 10.
Whitehall. |
The Lords of the Admiralty to Thomas Austen, captain and
master of the Henrietta, employed to guard the Thames and
Medway. Instructions. He is to keep within ken of the river's
mouth, never lying still when he may be stirring abroad. He is
to make stay of all powder and munition which he shall suspect
to belong to the Navy, and before all, fuller's-earth and wool
attempted to be unlawfully transported. [Copy. Vol. clvii.,
fol. 115.] |
May 10.
[misdated 1630.] Stafford. |
62. William Wollaston, Sheriff of co. Stafford, to the Council.
States names of the Justices of the Peace for the county, with the
several divisions for which they act, and the measures taken by
them for relief of the poor. |
May 10./20.
Greenwich. |
63. Sec. Dorchester to James Duke of Lennox. Advises him
after having passed the heats of the summer upon the Loire, to
spend the next winter in Spain, and the next spring will be a fit
time for his passage into Italy, and then back by Lyons, and winter
in Paris. It will then be time to resolve either of his return or
spending a summer in the two armies in the Low Countries. This
course is approved by his Majesty. Sends therewith the opinion of
an experienced man in Spanish journeys, Mr. Porter. Sir Francis
Cottington concurs, and Burlamachi will follow the Duke with
credit. [Copy.] |
| May 10. |
64. Answers of Michael Sparke, of London, stationer, to articles objected against him by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
Gives account of the printing of the several books charged against
him (See April 2, Vol. clxxxviii. No. 13.), and replies to the
accusations contained in the Articles. States a partnership with
William Turner in the Optick Glass of Humours. Admits the
publication of the Antithesis, but says he had already been
punished for the same. Denies the publishing of Lame Giles,
of which he never had but two copies, which were given him by
Mr. Prynne, the author. He was at the charge of translating
Dent's Sermons into Welsh. Explains why he would not permit
the messenger to go into his warehouse. |
| May 10. |
65. Certificate of Justices of Peace for Surrey, of execution of
orders for relief of the poor in the Middle division of Surrey. |
| May 10. |
66. Similar certificate of other Justices for the same county,
addressed to Sir William Walter, the Sheriff. It relates to the
hundreds of Brixton and Wallington and borough of Southwark. |
| May 10. |
67. Similar certificate of Christopher Lewkenor, Recorder of
Chichester, for himself and the Mayor and others of that city. It
states the measures taken by them for relief of the poor. |
| [May 10 ?] |
68. James Lord Audley, signing himself James Touchet, to his
father, Mervyn Earl of Castlehaven. Thanks for his forgiveness,
but can with a safe conscience wash his hands of his blood.
Purposed to obtain leave of the Council to come to him. Sends
him copies of two petitions, one of which the writer shall that
night prefer to the King. If the Earl can prescribe any better
way for his safety, the writer will willingly follow it. The
writer's cousin Wroughton hated not the Earl, but his courses,
and is as ready to relieve the Earl, as he formerly was the writer. |
May 10.
Combe Sydenham. |
69. Sir Francis Dodington, Sheriff of Somerset, to Sir Thomas
Richardson and Sir John Denham, Judges of Assize. Sends certificates of proceedings of Justices for relief of the poor. |
| May 10. |
70. Justices of Peace for Essex to Sir Thomas Bendish, Sheriff.
Certify measures taken for relief of the poor in the hundreds of
Barstable and Chafford. |
| May 10. |
71. Similar certificate from other Justices of Peace for the same
county to the same, in relation to the hundreds of Harlow, Ongar,
and Waltham. |
