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| Aug. 19. |
Grant to John Vanhaesdonk of 6,872 acres of marsh lands deserted
by the sea in Norfolk, whereunto his Majesty was entitled by inquisition taken 21 March 1633–4, and also of 5,344 acres of the like
land in Suffolk, Flint, and Chester, with power to inclose the same.
He is to pay 20s. for every acre, amounting to 12,216l., to the Earl
of Carlisle, towards satisfaction of 21,320l. due to him. There is
reserved to his Majesty a tenure in socage, and a yearly rent of
4d. for every acre, which amounts to 203l. 12s. per annum. If,
upon inclosing, there be found more acres than in the grant expressed, then the purchaser is to pay so much more fine and rent, if
less, he is to have defalcation accordingly. [Docquet.] |
Aug. 19.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to [Montjoy Earl of Newport]. To allow
Thomas Wyeth, John Blyeth, Philip Brown, and John Blackburne,
of Ipswich, owners of the Chicken of Ipswich, of 112 tons, to supply
their ship with iron ordnance. [Copy. Vol. clxiv., fol. 162 a.
½ p.] |
Aug. 19.
Hull. |
1. Capt. John Povey to the Lords of the Admiralty. Since his letter
of the 16th instant [see Vol. ccxcv., No. 69] they set sail for Scarborough. To the northward of Winterton they espied two ships and
bore with them, which they perceiving stood in with them, and at one
instant put out both their colours, one being a Hollander, and the other
being a Biscayner. The Hollander coming to leeward of Povey, he
commanded the captain aboard and found her to be a man-of-war
set out by the town of Flushing, his name John Virdeiux, his ship
the Sampson, of 220 tons, 21 pieces of ordnance, and 118 men, and
had his commission from the Prince of Orange. The other was a small
ship of 60 tons, 2 stock-fowlers, 1 rabinet, and 35 men, Sebastian de
Malonde, of Bilboa, being captain, and set out by Don Fernando de
Valdes, of Asturias, as a man-of-war. Being asked what he did so
far to the northward, he answered that he meant to have put in at
Dunkirk, but was chased by three or four men-of-war. Being
charged by the Hollander that his ship was taken from their
countrymen upon the Irish coast, the captain's reply was that she
was brought into St. Sebastian's as a prize, and so bought of [sic]
Don Fernando, and he sent to sea in her with a commission to take
either French or Dutch, and professed if they had not relieved him,
his last refuge was to run her ashore if he could. Having no order
to detain him, Povey set him free. For the Hollander, Povey kept
the captain and master aboard him, with some of the men, dispersing
some other of them into the Exchange and the Eighth Whelp. In
regard that Scarborough, to which they were bound, is not a place
for such a ship to ride in, it was thought fit to anchor in Grimsby
Road the 18th instant, and this day they brought her to Hull and
delivered ship and men to the charge of the Mayor. The captain of
the ship and his company deny both the act committed at Scarborough, and the knowledge of any such thing done, and desire that
the inhabitants of that town may be sent for and asked about them.
[Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
Aug. 19.
Kingston-upon-Hull. |
2. Mayor and others of Hull to the Lords of the Admiralty.
Capt. Povey of the Rainbow, Capt. Hyde of the Exchange, and
Capt. Price of [the] Eighth Whelp, brought there that day a ship-of-war called the Sampson of Flushing, Capt. John Virdeiux, which
the writers will endeavour to keep. Desire speedy directions,
especially how they shall dispose of the men for preventing disorder,
having scarce three weeks' victuals aboard their ship. Leave the
further relation of the business to Capt. Povey's letters, which they
that day sent to York for more certainty to be sent by post. [Seal
with the arms of the town. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 19. |
3. Copies of the two preceding letters attested by Nicholas.
[Indorsed that the originals were sent to Woodstock to Sec. Coke.
3 pp.] |
| Aug. 19. |
4. Archbishop Laud to the Dutch and Walloon Congregations in
Norwich. Acknowledges receipt of their petition [see Vol. ccxci.,
No. 68] which, according to his promise, he made known to his
Majesty and Council, who commanded him to give this answer:
First, in general, his Majesty is resolved that the Injunctions shall
hold, and that obedience shall be yielded to them by all the natives
after the first descent; but for them, the writer told them at their
being with him, he had prevailed that the natives of the first descent
might continue in their congregations. And this gives answer
in part to the first branch of their petition, for if there had been any
intention utterly to dissolve their congregations the writer would
never have desired this favour for them, nor would the State have
granted it. And whereas, they add that if the natives be taken
away the aliens, being few and of the poorest, will not be able to
maintain their ministers and poor. To this they will receive
answer hereafter in the sixth particular. The second is utterly
disliked, that men that are natives should be so bred as not to
understand the English tongue argues a mind to keep them in a
separation both from Church and State; but since they understand
English a little, their going to their English parishes will soon
increase it, and teach the congregations and them to instruct their
children in the English tongue. To the third, he must let them
know that it is not enough that some of them often resort to their
parish churches, this injunction must be absolutely obeyed, by their
submitting themselves to the English parishes and the discipline of
the Church established; and then if they resort to their congregations upon some special occasions it may be the better borne with,
but they must come to the English parishes of duty, and to their
congregations by dispensation. The fourth particular he must
answer with thanks, for they have done very discreetly in not
countenancing any factious English, though they have therein done
as prudently as discreetly, for had they given entertainment to such,
the State would have dissolved their congregations long ere this.
To the fifth, he says that the resorting to the English parishes shall
not bring any needless poor upon them, no more than it shall
disenable their congregations to maintain their poor, as shall appear
in his answer to the next. To the sixth he gives this answer:
His injunction requiring obedience from natives to the English
Church does not consider what benefit the parishes may receive by
their coming to them, but what is fit for them to do in point of
duty and obedience. And whereas, they write that the congregations, besides their extraordinary charge in maintaining their own
ministers and poor, (amounting to 500l. per annum,) do, nevertheless, pay all duties to the English parish ministers and poor
where they dwell as well as any English parishioner. They are to
know that his injunction requires of them conformity in all these
duties to the English parishes, but forbids them no contribution to
ministers and poor of their congregations; and so it is most apparent,
that while the natives do thus, they are not put to one penny charge
more than they do already voluntarily undergo, and if any man,
upon occasion of these injunctions, refuse to do what he voluntarily
did before 'tis an argument that he loves his own will and not
obedience, and in that case he must not look to overrule authority.
If any native, under pretence of obedience to the injunctions, shall
not do as he did before, they will have an act of State concurrent
with the Archbishop's authority to command them to it, and he
hopes State and Church will have power enough to command men
to continue doing that good which they do already. The like order
of State they shall have renewed to prevent the danger which they
fear in the seventh particular, namely, that the natives having not
served to their trades seven years' apprenticeship according to the
statute, and being, notwithstanding, tolerated by order of the Council,
granted only to such as are members of the congregations, shall,
upon departure from among them lose the benefit of their toleration.
To the eighth particular, the answer is easy, for his injunctions
require there will be no more laid upon the natives than their
submission to be governed by the Bishop of Norwich, to whom by
their own confession, both aliens and natives are subjected by acts
of Council. For the last particular, no such liberty will be given
them, and if any refuse to contribute towards the charge of their
coming up about this service, if they return their names to him he
will take order to remedy it. And thus he has given them answer
to all their particulars, but must expect obedience to his injunctions,
which, if they perform, the State will have occasion to see how
ready they are to practise that obedience which they teach; and he
doubts not but themselves or their posterity at least will have
cause to thank both State and Church for this care taken of them;
but if they refuse, he will then proceed against the natives according
to the laws and canons ecclesiastical. [Draft with corrections by
the Archbishop. 2½ pp.] |
| Aug. 19. |
5. Capt. Antonio Penruddock to Sec Windebank. Has been
commanded by the Lord General to stand for Flushing, to transport
some gentlemen of the Queen of Bohemia, and cannot but give
Windebank some account of what he heard and saw. The taking
the sconce, and the King's holding it, is known to Windebank, and
how the Prince has besieged it, but they think he will suddenly
raise his siege. This is not all the loss the [Dutch] have sustained,
for having set forth 140 sail of vessels for fishing, there is returned
but 30, the rest taken by the Dunkirkers. They say also there is
some discord between the Prince of Orange and the States, they
suspecting one another for commanding a ship which continually
rode there for safeguard of the sconce. The sickness is very hot in
most towns, both of Holland and Zealand. The French are grown
so distasteful among them, (the new regiments as they call them,)
for their inhuman and barbarous carriage at the taking of Tirlemont,
they will scarce give them entertainment as they pass the country,
and where they can, they rob and kill all as they go. Met two and
three hundred going for France. Brought some gentlemen over that
came from the leaguer, that affirmed this with many other exclamations of them. For the English fleet, all is well; there is a report
that some of them shall stay out at sea this winter, if so, applies to
be one. [1 p.] |
| Aug. 19. |
6. Presentments made at an Ecclesiastical Visitation held at
Brickhill, [co. Buckingham ?]. The presentments were made by the
churchwardens in the several parishes. The offences charged were
principally the following :—for not coming to church, for incontinency with wife before marriage, for recusancy, for standing
excommunicate, for drunkenness, and for having a bastard child.
In some parishes the presentments were of a nature a little less
common. In Tinswicke [Tingewick], two married women were
presented for exercising the office of midwife without licence. In
Stoke Goldington, Anthony Abraham was presented "for not paying for bread and wine at Easter according to our custom, and for
breaking of hedges in prayer time, and often absenting himself for
[from] church on Sundays, both forenoons and afternoons." In
Addington the churchwardens certified that the carpet for the communion table was old, and the pulpit cloth and cushion were also
old, but they promised to repair them with speed. In Gotehurst
they presented, "we have a parish clerk, but he can neither write nor
read." In Haversham and Great Linford they wanted Erasmus's
Paraphrase. At Newport, they had no Book of Canons. At Tyringham and Filgrove, they had neither the Book of Homilies nor Erasmus's Paraphrase, their minister had not executed any ministerial
office in their church from Easter-day, and the perambulation had
been neglected that year. In Marsh [Gibbon], Robert Watson was
presented for going forth with his cart on the Sunday before
St. James's day last past after evening prayer. In Sherrington,
Thomas Newall was presented for not paying his levy to the
reparation of the church, being 12s. 4d.; and Widow Johnson for
the like, being 12d. In the same parish, several women were presented for not frequenting their own parish church "according as
they ought, but gone commonly to Newport," and some of the same
persons for "unreverend behaviour in the church, in pushing Elizabeth Abbot off her seat, and laughing at her and others in time of
divine service. In Stony Stratford (St. Giles), John Boone and
James Miller were presented for sawing down a May-pole and
drawing it away on the Sabbath day; and at Clifton Reynes it was
presented that James Chauflower [?] was noted for a sectary, and
refused to come to the church, or to hear service or sermons, or to
receive the sacrament. [6 pp.] |
| Aug. 20. |
7. Henry Hodges to the Council. In obedience to their letter of
the 30th June, he has sent his remainder of the third part of 6,735l.
required out of Somerset, towards the business of shipping, assuring
them that if more than 235l. be required from cos. Somerset and
Gloucester, and from Bristol, Gloucester, and Bridgewater, the
defect is not his, but of some other of those places, who peradventure
have made default. [Seal with arms; imperfect. ¾ p.] |
Aug. 20.
Salisbury House. |
8. Francis Lord Cottington to the Auditors of the Imprests. He
is given to understand by Philip Burlamachi that they have not
drawn the account he rendered the last of March 1629, whereof
they made certificate that they had no warrant but "to make an
estate of the said account." They have now by warrants of the late
Lord Treasurer the accounts of Burlamachi for sale of ordnance, the
money received in France for his Majesty, and of his several disbursements. They are to make the same ready for declaration, and
if any warrant be wanting to authorize them to allow him some
parcels they are to set them down to be considered upon, and to
resolve what he shall be allowed and not allowed. And lastly, because
he alleges that several sums have been by him paid long before he
received moneys or assignments, they are to cast the consideration for
the forbearance of the same until he received real satisfaction, which
appears by certificate of Sir Robert Pye, delivered by direction of
the late Lord Treasurer. Desires them to make all haste possible to
draw the accounts to an end. [Copy. 1 p.] |
Aug. 20.
Portsmouth. |
9. Capt. Henry Stradling to Nicholas. Understanding Nicholas
is in town, he is glad of this opportunity to present his service. Has
been commanded there by the Lord General to take in a mainmast,
which has detained him much beyond his expectation; his purser
as well as himself can give Nicholas the reason. Hears that the
Swallow, the Antelope, and two Whelps are to be continued at sea
four months longer than the rest of the fleet. [Seal with arms.
¾ p.] |
Aug. 20.
Stafford. |
10. Deputy Lieutenants of co. Stafford to [Robert Earl of Essex,
Lord Lieutenant ?] Report that according to his commands they had
mustered the trained forces of that county on the 1st July last. The
foot companies were full, and their arms good and serviceable. Some
of the horse wanted pistols with firelocks, which were hard to come
by, but they had promised to supply that defect as soon as the required articles may be compassed for money. The writers inclosed
a muster roll. All the men had taken the oath of allegiance. The
constables had presented the numbers in every hundred of able men
from 16 to three score. They had not appointed a provost marshal,
because, under a former command, the Justices of the Peace in
every hundred had appointed able men, who performed the service
better than any one man could, but if this be not approved they will
perform what shall be commanded. [1¾ p.] Inclosed. |
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10. i Muster roll above mentioned. The foot numbered 400.
[Much damaged by damp. 14¾ pp.] |
Aug. 20/30.
The Hague. |
11. John Durie to Sir Thomas Roe. Foresees that in Holland the
Synods will do little or nothing in favour of his scheme of pacification. They shift the matter to a National Synod, which they willingly would by this occasion produce, to attain some other ends,
wherein the magistrates and the churchmen are at odds. But this
will never be consented to by the States, and so these will take a
pretext to refuse an answer, because they cannot do it answerably
to the work. Dr. Bogermannus, who presided in the Synod of Dort
and still exercises (though in secret) the authority of a perpetual
dictator, has put this answer in the mouths of the Synods of North
and South Holland, according to which Durie supposes all the rest
will conform their resolutions. The next course is to to deal with
the States to obtain their recommendation of the matter, either to
some choice divines or to the Universities, and this last is likely to
be obtained, although Dr. Bogermannus will labour against it. As
soon as Durie has been at the Synod of Utrecht, he purposes to urge
this towards the States, and when he has done in Holland, he thinks
it expedient to return into Germany, where, notwithstanding the
Saxon treaties, he does not think that all means to advantage the
cause are lost. Argued for perseverance at great length, and suggested
that he should settle in a quiet manner in some convenient place,
and by private letters gather all the advices and consents of the best
divines of the age, and by the benefit of printing communicate them
to all parties, which he trusted would, in due time, and by the
grace of God, breed the effect of true Christian and Evangelical
unity. He also suggested the entertaining an agent or two to attend
to the work, and recommended Hartlib for one, whom he described
as a man well known, beloved, and trusted by all sides, a man
exceeding painful, diligent, and cordially affected to these endeavours
and one that for such works had lost himself, by too much charity
being cast behind. In case the match proceeded between the Princess
Palatine and Poland, wishes Hartlib provided with some place
suitable for his abilities, which might rid him of the undeserved
necessities, whereunto his public heartedness had brought him. Durie
speaks of him as furnished with the Polish, Dutch, English, and
Latin languages, perfectly honest and trusty, discreet, and well
versed in affairs, and most eminently deserving of all the exiled
Palatines, whose relief is a great cause of his low estate. [4 pp.] |
| Aug. 20. |
12. Brief state of the account of Sir Sampson Darrell, the late
surveyor general of the victuals for the Navy, for three years ended
the 31st December 1633, according to the books delivered to the
auditors. The accountant was shown to be in debt 409l. 16s. 1d.
at the close of this account. [1¾ p.] |
| Aug. 20. |
13. Presentments made at Aylesbury at an Ecclesiastical visitation, written in the same hand as those made at Brickhill, on
the 19th inst. [see this Vol., No. 6.] The following are among the
most noticeable items:—Elsborough: Thomas Stainbridge for
refusing to pay his levy to the church, which is the sum of 2s. 6d.
Lower Winchendon: Henry Wells, senior, for suffering his hogs
to come into the churchyard, and being admonished by the churchwarden to look and keep them out, he called him troublesome
fellow, and troubled him in mocking and mowing at him as he
went in the streets. East Claydon: The churchyard gate in
decay, for want of a pulley to shut it, whereby there being a
common footway, and passengers daily heaving open the gate, the
hogs of may [many of] the inhabitants do come therein, and
defile the same. Marsworth: That they have no prayers on
Wednesdays and Fridays; that the commination against impenitent sinners hath not of late time been read in our church;
Edmund Cardale, of Pitstone, because he doth frequent our church;
John Field for the like. East Claydon: Upon a fame and report
that Michael Lee, gentleman, lendeth forth much money upon usury.
Boarstall: Agnes Alden, the wife of Thomas Alden, that came to
be churched without a veil. Cuddington: That Thomas Crutie,
doth usually sleep at prayers. Oving and also at Pitchcott:
That they want Bishop Jewel's works, and in the same parishes,
that they want a flagon to put wine in at the Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper. [6 pp. and one line.] |
| Aug. 21. |
Warrant to the Receiver of co. Wilts to pay to Philip Earl of
Pembroke and Montgomery, Warden of the Forest of Pancett alias
Clarendon Park, 30l. per annum, for provision of hay for maintenance of deer in winter. [Docquet.] |
Aug. 21.
The Merhonour, in the Downs. |
14. Robert Earl of Lindsey to Sec. Windebank. His special care
is to provide for the preservation of these parts from picaroons
betwixt that and Hastings, and so over to the coast of Calais and
Gravelines. They shun the ships that he employs, and when they
have done any exploit, it is a matter of much difficulty to discover whence or what they are. To meet with them, he intends
to man out small vessels. On Sunday last there arrived fourteen
men-of-war, Hollanders and French, under the conduct of Admiral
[Van] Dorp in Calais Road. On Tuesday they stood to the northwards to meet with the Dunkirkers that have so spoiled the
herring busses, to the number of 130, as they hear. This morning
came two French ships of war into the Downs, one of them commanded by Capt. Arnauld, who told the writer that they supposed
their ships might be dispersed with the foul weather and some of
them there for harbour. Perused his commission, and found his
chiefest charge to be the guarding of the French coasts, and suppressing of pirates. By their discourse sees that they and the Hollanders relish not one the other very well. Their carriage was fair and
respectful, so he dismissed them. Afterwards they were in company
with some of our fleet, and drinking together let fall some passages,
according to the inclosed. The Earl intends to leave a considerable
number of ships there when the rest stand to the westward, that
they may have an eye to the fleet gone to the northwards. The
French King has gone to Chalons with a very great army and
most of his nobility follow him. The merchants begin to take
notice of the writer's directions to convoy ships. Is now wafting
ten of them, and so will continue to all that desire his assistance. They will soon find the benefit of it. Windebank's son
is returned from Calais, whither he went with the Ambassador.
He will prove an apt seaman; he is daring and forward. [Seal
with crest within the garter. Indorsed by Windebank as received
at Oatlands on the 23rd by his Majesty, and sent to Windebank.
2¾ p.] Inclosed, |
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14. i. Relation of the French Capt. Arnauld. Their fleet consisted of thirty sail of ships divided into two squadrons,
the French Admiral with eight sail of French and seven
of Dutch to guard from Belleisle and the ocean to the
coast of Biscay ; the Dutch commander with eight sail of
Dutch and seven of French, to keep the eastward to Calais
and from Calais to the northward, whither they had news
the Dunkirkers were gone. Their instruction is, that if
they meet with any English ship out of sight of their land
they shall strike to them, but in sight of their coast to
expect the same from the English. [¾ p.] |
Aug. 21.
The Merhonour, in the Downs. |
15. Robert Earl of Lindsey to Sec. Coke. Has wafted the French
ambassador's horses. Recapitulates the facts stated in the preceding
letter. [Indorsed by Coke as received at Woodstock. Seal with
arms. 1 p.] Inclosed, |
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15. i. Relation of the French Capt. Arnauld, similar to that
calendared as an inclosure in the preceding letter. [¾ p.] |
Aug. 2[1 ?]
The Merhonour. |
16. Edward Viscount Conway and Killultagh to Sec. Coke.
They are not yet victualled. A ship of the French fleet has come
to them, and says their fleet is divided, both divisions consisting
equally of French and Dutch, the one with Mons. Mantty is
upon the coast of Spain, the other with [Van] Dorp, Admiral of
Holland, put into Calais on Sunday last and is since gone to find
the Dunkirkers, who have sunk very many of the herring busses.
In the Downs are divers small ships of merchants bound some for
Dunkirk others for Ostend, the Lord Admiral will give them
convoy; he purposes to stand over to that coast as far as the ship
may be well adventured. Coke may now think whether he will
have them go westward, stay there, or divide themselves; that a
guard should be left there is fit, for without it the small merchants
and post boat will not pass quietly. The Lord Warden of the
Cinque Ports has not [been] there this summer, but [at] this time
might [well give] his presence. [Slightly imperfect. Indorsed by
Coke as dated the 14th August, and received at Woodstock the 28th.
1 p.] |
| Aug. 21. |
17. Presentments made at an Ecclesiastical Court held at Aylesbury. They are of the same kind as those previously calendared
(Nos. 6 and 13.) Denham : Richard Anderson and Joan his wife
presented for living apart one from the other. Horton : Edmund
Phipps, gentleman and high constable, that he has a water-mill for
paper which goes for the most part on every Sunday throughout
the year. Wendover : Triamore Macham, for keeping school without authority, and the said Triamore and John Quick for not
coming to church on Sundays; Joseph Johnson for being excommunicate, and Thomas Elliott and his wife and William Free for
conversing with the said Johnson being excommunicate. Chalfont
St. Giles : Mr. Valentine, the parson, for suffering the chancel to
be out of repair; Mr. Reading, the curate, for not going the perambulation this year ; and the said parson for standing suspended for
not reading the book of recreations. Taplow : Matthew Grove, for
horsing and drawing barges on the Sabbath day. Chesham : Mr.
Langley, the vicar, having given notice of the communion and all
being thereto prepared, he refused to administer the same, so that
the parishioners went away without prayers or receiving the holy
communion ; and for refusing to baptise a child. Risborough :
The parish clerk, for digging a grave in service time. Dinton :
Our church houses are out of repair and detained from the parish
by Mr. Simon Mayne ; John Verey, for not coming to church these
eight weeks and suspected to be a Brownist. Lee: Our parish clerk
cannot write and is not approved of. Haddenham : There has
of late years been set up a court of consistory at Leighton in co.
Bedford to the grievance of the country, which was not wont to be
there, but by what authority we know not. Weston Turville:
Charles Clinkett, for warning Thomas Worcester, the late churchwarden, to the court at Leighton, and afterwards did take 4s. of
him to make an end of it, and so he never went to the court nor
knows wherefore he was cited. [5¾ pp.] |
Aug. 23.
The James. |
18. Sir William Monson to Sec. Windebank. That place afforded no
other news than what was committed to the Secretary's son. They
attend in the Downs expecting a fair wind or at least fair weather
to carry them to the westward, where they are in no possibility to
find the French or Holland ships so much vainly boasted of. The
Hollanders are gone to the northward for the guard of their busses,
some of the French like better of the road of the Downs than Calais
and are put over amongst the English for safety, wondering at the
force of the English fleet, which will hereafter as much daunt
them as the name of Talbot in former times. Rumour that ten
ships of the fleet are to winter at Portsmouth. Besides his long
opinion against the King's ships residing at Portsmouth (out of
reasons he will present to Windebank if he require), for the present
will put him in mind of some reasons for him to reflect upon. The
French having been first at sea, if "our" navy had been divided,
some at Chatham and others at Portsmouth, and before their
meeting they [the French] had anchored at St. Helen's, those at
Portsmouth had been beleaguered and could not have come forth,
and those of Chatham as impossible to come to them. This is a
thing to be considered, what he says is his particular opinion. He
holds it dangerous to make a separation of his Majesty's navy in
a doubtful time of friendship abroad. They have daily examples
in land service what stratagems are used to cut off one another's
forces before joining, and he thinks the land cannot afford a greater
opportunity than this case of the sea.—P.S. Beseeches Windebank
to confer with Archbishop Laud in this point. [Damaged by damp.
Seal with arms. 1½ p.] |
| Aug. 23. |
19. Extract from the above of Sir William Monson's opinion of
the danger of dividing the fleet. [¾ p.] |
Aug. 23.
Durham Castle. |
20. Bishop Morton of Durham to the Council. According to their
commands the trained forces, both horse and foot, have appeared
before him completely furnished and exercised and have been also
somewhat increased, a certificate whereof he incloses. The best sort
of men have been admonished to furnish themselves with fit arms.
The clergy have shown arms answerable to their abilities. The
arms of recusants borne by legal subjects have been committed to
the custody of the captain of the light horse. There is a ton of
powder in readiness besides match. The beacons have been repaired
and watched. The receipt of the muster master has been not above
26l per annum, which is far too little and not proportionable to
other counties. [Seal with arms. 1 p.] Inclosed, |
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20. i. Certificate above-mentioned. Light horse, 70; foot companies, 811; able men untrained in all the county,
11,092. [¾ p.] |
Aug. 24.
Oatlands. |
Proclamation declaring his Majesty's pleasure to confirm to his
subjects their defective estates in their lands and possessions by his
commission lately renewed and enlarged to that purpose. Such of
the King's subjects as shall seek to have their defeasable estates
derived from the Crown made good upon moderate compositions
are before the beginning of Hilary Term next to repair to the
Commissioners at a house in Fleet Street, where the King's Commissioners for his revenue when he was Prince of Wales usually
met. [Coll. Procs., Car. I., No. 196. 1 p.] |
Aug. 24.
The King's Manor of St. Mary at York. |
21. Sir Edward Osborne, Vice-President, and the rest of the
Council of the North, to the King. By his Majesty's directions
of 29th July, upon perusal of a petition of John Gibbon, one
of the participants in the drainage of Hatfield Chase, they were
to return certificate what gentlemen residing near the said Chase
within cos. York, Lincoln, and Nottingham, they thought most
fit to be commissioners, to have the care to see that work perfected. Send schedule of names accordingly, most of whom were
upon a former certificate of the now Lord Deputy of Ireland
made Commissioners of Sewers in May 1634, to whom they have
added others and left out some, in regard they are not well known
unto the writers, and likewise for that they conceive too great a
multitude of commissioners will hinder the proceedings. Find by
the first commission that John Gibbon was nominated for a commissioner, but omitted in the second. [1 p.] Inclosed, |
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21. i. Schedule above alluded to, containing 71 names of gentry
in the cos. above named living in the neighbourhood of
Hatfield Chase. [1 p.] |
| Aug. 24. |
22. Petition of Thomas Grayne, minister and preacher of God's
word, to the Lords of the Admiralty. Griffin Spencer, minister to
the seamen at Chatham, being to leave that place, petitioner prays
warrant to succeed him. [¾ p.] Annexed, |
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22. i. Certificate of Capt. Thomas Austen and twenty others of
petitioner's sufficiency. 1st August 1635. [1 p.] |
Aug. 24.
Croydon, "neither fore nor afternoon." |
23. William Dell to Sir John Lambe. Archbishop Laud was
providing for his journey to Woodstock at the time when the
writer received Sir John's letters. Thought it his duty to return
him this answer, which by reason of his haste is not so full as he
could wish. If his letters have not been otherwise employed, he
will find the hour of the day as well as the afternoon mentioned in
their date; and he did it, not to show his ability after provender, as
Sir John merrily conceits, (and for which, he thanks him, he has
tied him and Sir John's bay gelding together,) but to let him understand the very moment of Sir John's appearance at Croydon.
Should a man have written in that manner to Sir John's learned
kinsman that had the mischance in the Old Jewry, or any great
astrologer, he would have taken presently the exact crisis of the
business and thanked him for it. But this he gets by adventuring
upon men of Sir John's profession and above his match, for which
he holds him the price of Sir John's gelding, he catches him writing
no more afternoon letters in haste ; and but that he has some hopes
to be even with him ere long for abusing him as he has done, he had
spared these. He hears Sir John is like to be brought into the Star
Chamber for a conspiracy. The business is all come out, and
because his desire is to punish Sir John a little beforehand, he cares
not if he lets him know it. They say that Sir John's hasty departing from London was upon an appointment between Sir John and
his old friend Mr. Warren, of Warwick, where he with others conspired against Sir Peter Wentworth, High Sheriff of co. Oxford, to
disgrace him in this year of his employment. And to that purpose
Sir John has defaced his seat in the church, and framed articles
which very near touch Sir Peter in his good name. But in good
earnest the Archbishop will grant no letters missive till he be
further satisfied. The Earls of Cleveland and Dunsmore, with other
great personages, have been with him about the business, and Dell
hopes they will not put it up so. Where is Sir John now ? He had
best look about and play his after game well, or he may chance to
be worse cast than he was in pursuit of Mr. Marsh. If Dell were
worthy to advise him, he would make as much haste towards London as he did from it, for his presence there may be very useful for
him. Last week Sir John's friend, R. Davis, was there, and Mr. Heywood and the writer brought him to dine and speak with the
Archbishop as much as he would. What his answer was Sir John
shall know at his coming up, but Dell perceives his fair daughter,
or rather Wymarke's pelf, has so biassed him, that what company
soever he comes into, he falls upon the one or the other ; only that
he told the writer that of all his friends at the Arches he was least
beholden to Sir John, for when he should stand Davis most in stead,
he is ever out of the way. Hopes by this time he has almost
punished Sir John as bad as the Bishop of Peterborough's pinking
hand. If not, he wishes that Sir John's old customers, Pregion and
South, were both in the room with him wherever he is, and that he
were bound to satisfy them before he stirred thence.—P.S. Prays
whensoever Sir John comes up to be sure to bring some provision
for St. Paul's (for he has not been there a long time), upon which
Dell will undertake to excuse the Star Chamber suit for once,
provided he burns this letter and forgives Dell's boldness. [2 pp.] |
Aug. 25.
Cowes. |
24. William Brissenden to Nicholas. The Third Whelp has been
four or five days at the Cowes, waiting for Sir Philip Carteret for
Jersey. He is at Southampton, and is expected hourly on board,
by reason this morning the wind is fair. Capt. Paperill, engineer,
takes passage with them, who is now at Southsea Castle. The
Henrietta Maria rides in Stokes Bay expecting the Ambassador.
The Swallow is by this time with the fleet. Understands that
although their ship was appointed to be one of the four ships in
ordinary for guard of the Narrow Seas, yet upon suit made by
Capt. Smith and Capt. Penruddock, she is like to be laid up at the
end of their two months' victual; and that information is given to
the Officers of the Navy of her insufficiency by reason of leaks.
She is an abler ship than either of those two as will appear; his
suit is that she may continue as she was first appointed. [Seal
with arms. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 25. |
25. Certificate of William Gourney, Mayor of Clifton Dartmouth
Hardnes, that John Newman had produced before him four releases
or discharges for moneys by him paid for fish to be delivered in
Newfoundland on account of Abraham Rutter, copies of which
releases are inserted in this certificate; also that John Dotin, the
attesting witness of three of the said releases, had appeared before
the Mayor and proved the execution of the same, and further that
Newman had produced proof that he had within ten years sustained
other losses by sea to the amount of 2,800l., and that he had served
his Majesty as a captain in the Isle of Rhé to his great prejudice.
[53 lines on parchment.] |
| Aug. 25. |
26. Separate opinions of Thomas Hetley and Richard Taylor as to
the right claimed by the Archbishop of Canterbury to visit the University of Cambridge, by virtue of his metropolitical authority. Both
of them were of opinion that the Archbishop had no such right and
that he could only visit the University by special authority derived
from the King. [Endorsed by William Dell as being "the Judgment of the common lawyers" about the Archbishop's Metropolitical Visitation of Cambridge. 5 pp.] |
| Aug. 25. |
27. Extract from the Register of the visitation of Bishop Williams
of Lincoln of injunctions given by him at Leicester to the churchwardens of various parishes within the archdeaconry of Leicester
to rail in their communion tables. Underwritten, |
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27. i. Minutes of similar injunctions given to the churchwardens of other parishes in the same archdeaconry at
Leicester on the 26th, and at Melton Mowbray on the
27th August inst. |
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27. ii. Extracts from the Register of the visitation of the Vicar
General of the Bishop of Lincoln of proceedings of the
Surrogate of the Vicar General on the 13th, 14th, and
15th October 1635, in relation to the before-mentioned
injunctions of the Bishop. [Latin. 1¼ p.] |
| Aug. 25. |
28. Certificate of Capt. William Cooke and nineteen others,
recommending Mr. Grayne for the place of preacher for the Navy at
Chatham. [1 p.] |
| Aug. 26. |
Discharge to Sir William Constable of a rent of 113l. 14s. 5d. per
annum during the Queen's life, reserved upon the manor of Holme
in Spaldingmore and Flamborough, co. York, in regard he purchased
that manor upon the same rent in the fourth year of his Majesty's
reign, and knew not that his Majesty had assigned this rent in the
second year of his reign to the Queen during her life for parcel of
her jointure. His Majesty's intention not being that he should be
doubly charged with this rent, he is therefore discharged of that
one. [Docquet.] |
Aug. 26.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to [Montjoy Earl of Newport]. To
permit Simon Thoroughgood, Richard Clarke, and — Heather,
of London, and Edmund Partridge, of Ipswich, owners of the
Deborah of Ipswich, of 120 tons, to furnish their ship with ordnance.
[Vol. cclxiv., fol. 162 a. 2/3 p.] |
Aug. 26.
Whitehall. |
The same to [Sir Henry Marten]. The Lords have appointed
Robert Mason, Dr. in the Civil Law, judge of the Vice-Admiralty
of Hants, Sir Henry is to cause a patent to be issued out of the
Court of Admiralty accordingly. [Ibid., fol. 163. ⅓ p.] |
Aug. 26.
Whitehall. |
The same to [the same]. Similar letter for patent for Jonas
Curle to be Registrar of the Vice-Admiralty of Hants. [Ibid.,
fol. 163. ⅓ p.] |
Aug. 26.
Whitehall. |
The same to [the same]. The like for Adam Vebert to be
Marshal of the Vice-Admiralty of Hants. [Ibid., fol. 163 a. ⅓ p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
29. Sir Edward Wardour to [the Council]. Arthur Cundall of
Westminster, carpenter, ten years ago erected a house in a piece
of ground, (which before he had used for a timber yard,) very
near to the Parliament House on a new foundation, which being
complained of, it was ordered that the same should be demolished,
but nobody prosecuting, it was not. He has now, within the
same yard, erected stables and other buildings, and one great
building towards the Parliament yard upon a new foundation,
which by working in the night and secretly in vacation time, he
has brought up to the top of the second story, notwithstanding
he has been often prohibited; and lastly, now going about to
proceed further in the said buildings, he has made stay thereof
till their pleasures be declared therein. [1 p.] |
Aug. 27.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Robert Earl of Lindsey. Order has
been given by the Council to the Earl of Newport, Master of the Ordnance, to take divers pieces of ordnance out of several castles and
forts, and to bring them for London to be disposed of. The Earl of
Lindsey is prayed to order some of the ships under his charge to
attend such directions herein as shall be given by the Master of
the Ordnance. [Copy. Vol. cclxiv., fol. 163a. ½ p.] |
Aug. 27.
Whitehall. |
The same to the same. The bearer, John Taylor, is employed in
his Majesty's special service beyond seas. The Earl is prayed to
cause him to be transported to Dunkirk in one of the ships under
his charge. [Ibid, fol 164. ⅓ p.] |
Aug. 27.
The Merhonour. |
30. Robert Earl of Lindsey to Sec. Windebank. The barks that
desired convoy for Dunkirk and Ostend are safely arrived there, and
our ships returned. The Leopard with her charge met with eighteen
Dunkirk ships of war about two leagues from that coast. Two of
them came within shot; the Leopard shot at them, and they struck,
and gave him each of them a gun. Afterwards the Admiral sent a
sloop that came with his topsails up, but a shot being made from
the Leopard, he struck and brought a compliment aboard, that if the
Captain wanted anything their fleet was ready to supply him. They
told him they had sunk above 80 sail of busses and brought home
1,000 prisoners, and that they met with 41 sail of Holland men-of-war, and fought with them a day, the night parting them. The plague
is very hot at Dunkirk. On Sunday last, the 23rd inst., two English
merchants presumed to wear their flags in full view of the fleet,
almost within command of shot, whereupon the Earl sent for them
and committed both to custody; on Tuesday following he called a
council of war, wherein William Bushell of Limehouse, captain of the
Neptune, was fined 500l., and Thomas Scot of Ratcliffe, master of
the other ship 100l., for so gross a misdemeanor. This sharp course
he took to make it exemplary, by reason that it was done in sight of
near two hundred sail of their own and other nations, as also for that
our merchants are more frequently delinquent herein than strangers,
and having been informed by Sir Henry Marten that it is proper to
deal with them by way of fine, for laying by the heels has prevailed
nothing. Had not continued there thus long but for the slackness
of their supplies, neither have they yet their cupplement; the St.
George and the Swallow want much of their victuals, howsoever he
determines to set sail to-morrow morning for the westward, leaving
those two ships to take in their provisions and ply thereabout for
guard and convoy.—P.S. It has been such stormy weather these
two days that they could not set a boat to shore. [Indorsed by
Windebank as received on 28th and answered 4th September. 1 p.] |
Aug. 27.
The Merhonour. |
31. The same to Sec. Coke. Similar letter to the preceding.
[Indorsed by Coke as received on the 29th at Woodstock. Seal with
arms within the garter. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
32. Extract from the above concerning the meeting of the Leopard
and the Dunkirk ships of war. [½ p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
33. Similar extract concerning the fining of the captains of
English merchantmen for wearing their flags in view of the fleet.
[½ p.] |
Aug. 27.
The Downs. |
34. Edward Viscount Conway and Killultagh to Sec. Coke. The
victualler and foul weather have been the cause of their so long stay ;
to-morrow they will set sail. The ships sent to Dunkirk met with
the Spanish fleet, returning from the defeat of the herring busses;
they had 950 prisoners beside boys. They saluted the King's ships
with due respect. On Sunday last two Straits' ships, the commanders Bushell and Scot, set sail for London, and in the presence
of the fleet put out their flags. The Admiral sent his barge for them.
They did their best to escape, but were put in custody. The next
day the Vice-Admiral and Rear-Admiral were sent for, and it was
agreed that they should be censured by a general council; the writer
thought the more public their punishment the more it would be for
the King's honour, this place being full of stranger ships, which
would carry the news of it into every part. They were fined,—Bushell
in 500l., which he deserves to pay, Scot in 100l., which the worth and
poverty of the man deserve it should be remitted; he was lately
taken by the Turks, and his ransom not yet all paid. [Seal with
arms. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
35. Extract from the above relative to the meeting of the Leopard
and the Spanish fleet. [¼ p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
36. Similar extract touching the fining of English merchantmen
for putting out their flags in presence of the fleet. [½ p.] |
Aug. 27.
The Downs. |
37. Capt. Thomas Ketelby to Nicholas. They are now ready to
set sail. The Admiral's resolution is to keep the fleet to the westward as long the victuals will permit. The Antelope, the Swallow,
and a Whelp he intends to leave there. The St. George is to follow
with the Rainbow, and the Exchange sent to Scarborough. The
French and Dutch fleets are divided, the Admiral [Van] Dorp is gone
to the northward to seek for the Dunkirk ships, which are returned
home from the spoil of the busses. Admiral Mantty keeps about
Belle Isle and within the Bay of Biscay. The foulness of the weather
has much delayed the taking in provisions. Two masters of merchant ships have been too forward in putting out their flags in view
of the Admiral; the one was Bushell, master in the Great Neptune from the Straits, the other Scot, master in a ship from the
Western Islands. The admiral, considering how little imprisoning
in the bilboes and such corporal punishments worked, (the same
passing without noise,) punished these by laying fines on them,
but how they will be levied, or what may be the issue he
wots not. Now that Nicholas has returned to Westminster, he
shall hear from the writer on all occasions. [Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
38. Richard Kilvert to [Sir John Lambe]. Since he understood
by Sir John of Pregion's coming up with Johnson, he repaired on
Sunday to Court at Oatlands, the King being there, to observe if
anything had been attempted, but heard no news of them or their
patron, neither is anything moved at the Lord Keeper's touching
Mr. Chancellor. Took occasion at Oatlands to move Mr. Attorney
for a day to be set down for hearing, as also that the information
may be perfected, and that the writer may have writs down with
him to Lincoln, which he promised, and appointed the writer to be
with him this day at Gray's Inn to receive his warrant for proceeding against the defendants, but the weather is so bad that he comes
not to town until Saturday. The brief is ready, and Mr. Attorney
has one copy with him in the country; one Tisdall, a lawyer of
Gray's Inn, a man of Mr. Attorney's own choice, and as he hears, an
able man, has another; and a third the writer will have on Saturday
next, and will bring it down with him, and will wait on Sir John
the 5th September; in the meantime he purposes to ride towards
Woodstock to-morrow, and stay there until Wednesday next. As
he is writing this at Mr. Davy's house, Mr. Thomas Webb brings
news that Pregion was thunder-stricken on Sunday se'nnight as
he was riding near Aylesbury, and lies there desperately sick, and
that he had letters and writings about him, which are sent back
to the Bishop at Bugden. If Sir John has any news "of the beast,"
prays him to impart it. Webb tells the writer that the Chancellor
has not sent back the former commission wherein are inclosed
his original articles. Prays Sir John to cause him to speed it.
[1½ p.] |
Aug. 27.
Arundel House. |
39. Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Earl Marshal, to
William Earl of Denbigh, Master of the Great Wardrobe. To provide
for Sir William Le Neve, lately created Clarencieux king-of-arms,
and also for Sir Henry St. George, lately created Norroy king-ofarms, a coat of arms of length and breadth accustomed, wrought and
embroidered on velvet with fine Venice gold, and to be made up in
such manner as has been used. And also for George Mainwaring,
lately created Richmond herald, a coat of the same arms embroidered
with cloth of gold upon satin, and the quarter of Scotland to be upon
cloth of gold. And for Edward Walker, of late created Blanch
Lion pursuivant-at-arms extraordinary, a coat of the same arms
embroidered with satin upon damask, enriched with gold thread.
[Copy attested by Sir William Le Neve, Clarencieux, and William
Penson, Lancaster. 1 p.] |
Aug. 27.
Westminster. |
40. Certificate of Sir Edward Wardour, that Arthur Condall
[Cundall] of Westminster, carpenter, had promised under penalty
of 100l., and that Thomas Wylberd of the same place, carpenter, and
Robert Oliver of the same place, yeoman, had each undertaken for
Condall in 50l. that he should appear before the Council at the
first sitting after Michaelmas, to answer for building in or near
the Old Palace of Westminster against the proclamation. [Ten
lines written on a strip of parchment.] |
| Aug. 27. |
41. Statement, by Nicholas, of the receipts and payments of Sir
Sampson Darrell from the last audit, which was up to the end of
the year 1633 to the time of his death. The balance against Sir
Sampson at the last audit was 409l. 16s. 1d.; he had received since
from various sources on account of the ordinary (including the
above balance) 22,955l. 14s. 5½d.; and from Sir William Russell out
of the ship money 17,531l. 10s. Against the receipt on account of
the ordinary, various payments were adduced, which left a balance
of 3,798l. 1s. to be accounted for by his executrix on that account,
besides the receipt out of the ship-money. [2 pp.] |
| [Aug. 27.] |
42. Another statement, by Nicholas, of Sir Sampson's receipts
and payments on account of the ship-money fleet. His receipt on
this account, as stated in the preceding paper, amounted to
17,531l. 10s. The payments here accounted for amounted to
14,249l. 6s. 9½d., leaving a balance of 3,282l. 3s. 2½d. The total balance
against the estate of Sir Sampson thus appeared to be 7,080l. 4s. 2½d.
[1 p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
43. Certificate of the value of the lands of Cuthbert George, who
died on the 16th October 1626, and which lands had descended to
William George his son, being of the age of 13 years 5 months and
16 days at the finding of an inquisition taken this day. The lands
were situate in Eaton Bray, Billington, and Tottenhoe, co. Bedford,
and were found to be of the annual value of 1l. 9s. Adriah, the
widow of Cuthbert George, had become the wife of Edmund Hawkins.
[1 p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
44. Survey of the hulls of the Prince Royal, the Dreadnought,
the St. Dennis, the Defiance, the Nonsuch, and the Second and
Fourth Whelps, being all the ships at Chatham, with a statement of
the amount required for repairing each of them: the total is 6,677l.
[= 16¼ pp.] |
| Aug. 27. |
45. Examination of James Priest taken before Sir William Becher.
The words of an information being read to the examinant, he says
he does not remember that ever he spake such words, and protests
that he never held them in his heart, for that he reverences the
Bishops, and holds himself bound to follow their direction, and
to honour those servants of his Majesty who approach his person.
But he says, that sometime before the 5th of July examinant was
much afflicted in mind, in regard he was unable to pay his debts,
and durst not go abroad to follow his trade of a painter, whereby to
provide for his family, and that being much weakened in his mind,
on the 5th July he drank half a pint of sack at the Falcon tavern
[Cambridge], and by and by another half pint, but cannot remember
that he drank more; but that his wife told him that at his coming
home he drank another pint of sack, but does not remember anything
he did allthat day or night after, only that he found himself next
morning lying on the bare boards. But divers of his neighbours told
him that he had used unseemly actions in the market-place, and had
spoken against the Bishops and the Book of Recreation, but was not
told those particular words mentioned in the information. [1 p.] |
Aug. 28.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to the Officers of the Navy. Advertisement is given by the Earl of Lindsey, that the supply of victuals
has come so slowly to the ships, that it has very much retarded their
putting to sea, and that he is constrained to leave the St. George
and the Swallow behind, by reason the victuals for their supply are
not yet come. The Officers are to hasten to the ships in the Downs
such remainder of victuals as is wanting. [Copy. Vol. cclxiv.,
fol. 164. ½ p.] |
| [Aug. 28 ?] |
46. Sec. Coke to Sec. Windebank. Windebank justly taxes him
for not returning the answer given to the Holland Ambassador, and
the remonstrance made by the Venetian. The writer's excuse is,
that he wanted the ordinary help for dispatches, being forced to seek
a post as far off as Southampton. Besides, their daily removes
carried their stuff so before them, that he wanted means to write,
wherein he was less cautious, because he had written that his Majesty
well approved the order taken by the Council Board, to which Windebank's reply being conformable had his Majesty's like allowance.
The case of the Venetian seems more considerable; yet, though
ambassadors may have privilege to judge of life and death amongst
their own followers, if they kill the King's subjects no privilege can
free them from those laws by which Kings are tied to protect their
subjects, not only against ambassadors but against more sovereign
power. The Ambassador, prejudging the cause unheard, declares
himself a party, and therefore no competent judge. Windebank
may let him know, that his Majesty will conserve all due privileges
to ambassadors, and to him in particular, and when it shall appear
that the case is suitable to the information given to him, his Majesty
will not only do him justice, but thereby declare the favour he
bears both to the state of Venice and to his own person. In the
meantime he must permit the fact to be examined in a legal way.
[Indorsed by Windebank: "without date or place; received 30th."
1¾ p.] |
Aug. 28.
Deptford [Chatham ?] |
47. Kenrick Edisbury to Nicholas. Most glad to hear of Nicholas's
safe return. The Officers of the Navy came down to Chatham on
Friday se'nnight to take a survey of the remains of stores; but
especially in observance of the Lords' warrant to survey the hulls of
ships not prepared this year for sea service. The Trinity House sent
Mr. Salmon and Mr. Coke, but the Thames' shipwrights neglected his
Majesty's service totally, though the Officers appointed a coach to bring
them to Chatham. The shipwrights' day of election was on the day
appointed at Chatham, but the wardens told the writer that two might
be spared notwithstanding their election of a master. He believes
that the cause proceeds by means of Edward Steevens, of Blackwall,
and that if this pass without check they will hereafter be more
careless to attend the King's service, he therefore desires Nicholas to
acquaint Lord Cottington and Sec. Windebank and to cause Steevens
to be sent for before them, and, if he cannot give them satisfaction, to
move the Lords to enjoin two of the masters to come down on their
own charge; this will make them beware in the future. All the
ships abroad have received two months' victuals, and the Henrietta
Maria three months. The victualling has been no small trouble,
whereof he has had more than his share. If his Majesty purpose
to continue any other of the greater ships at sea after "the fyne" of
the six months they would gladly know it, otherwise they can take
no notice but of the Antelope, the Swallow, the Eighth and the
Third Whelps, which are to be victualled for four months longer. It
will be Wednesday before their return. [1 p.] |
Aug. 28.
Winchester. |
48. Dr. William Lewis to [Archbishop Laud]. Yesterday the
Archbishop's Commissioners met again in the College by Winchester,
where the oath to answer to the Archbishop's articles was presented
to the Warden and Fellows, and they admonished [to withdraw]
their former protestation. To take the oath they offered themselves,
simply, without mention of their protestation. But upon demand
whether they deserted or relinquished their protestation, the Warden
desired to be excused from expressing himself, saying that all oaths
were taken with some reservation, so that mental reservation and
equivocation are not yet out of vogue with vehement Protestants no
more than with vehement Romanists. Some of the Fellows being
pressed said, they deserted it, they made no mention of it; others,
that it was void in law by their submission to the oath; so that
being not further able to form their words, the Commissioners protested against the nullity of their former protestation, and rejected
it, and gave them their oath to those first articles, having received
no other from the Archbishop, which they were afraid of. The
writer had watched the Registrar's act, which had been drawn with
some prejudice by their interest in him (having been of their
body), if he had not been overlooked. Time they have upon their
[request] to answer to the articles till October 6th, and the visitation continued de die in diem till the relaxation, wherein the Archbishop may do what shall seem convenient unto his wisdom. [Seal
with impression of, perhaps, one of Dr. Donne's seals of the Saviour
crucified on an anchor. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 28. |
49. Examination of Henry Hendy, master of the Hannah ketch,
the King's post, taken before Vice-Admiral Sir William Monson.
On Sunday the 23rd inst., examinant went from the Vice-Admiral's
ship. Having received the King's packet and seven men for guard
of the same, he stood over to Dunkirk, and off Gravelines, was encountered by two men-of-war of Flushing, who commanded them to
strike their sails, calling them rogues, and using other opprobious
words, shooting at them seven or eight musket shot to affright them.
Examinant not being able to withstand their force was fain to yield
to them, giving good words, informing them that they had a packet
of the King's and a warrant from the Lord Admiral, which with
unmannerly terms they slighted, viz., "Skiet for the King and my
Lord, for they had a king themselves." Thereupon they boarded
examinant, who showing the master of the ship the Admiral's warrant
he tore the same from him, giving him three blows with a great dagger,
and offered to stab him therewith, which he had done if not prevented
by some gentlemen of the Vice-Admiral's. Thereupon they fell to
rifling the ketch: breaking open the mail, taking out the packet and
tore the outside thereof, trenching all the ballast from the bottom to
the top, and rifling some of the company, taking away three pairs of
stockings, a pair of silk garters, and two bands, and destroying a
barrel of beer, looking for money in the same, and ate or destroyed
all the provision of victual. After detaining them three or four
hours, they put them off in the extremity of a storm, that it was a
hundred to one they had not all perished, which examinant believes
they did purposely to destroy them, when they saw there were no
goods worth pillaging. This affront was done by Peter Peterson,
captain of one of the said barks, and John Johnson, master of the
same, the 25th inst., there being in the said bark 11 Englishmen, 25
Frenchmen, and 44 Hollanders. Underwritten, |
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49. i-iii. Separate examinations of Gregory Vowell, Charles
Fitzer, and Henry Somaster, who substantially agreed with
the preceding examination, the first two of them deposing to having held the master of the ship back from
stabbing Hendy. [Endorsed by Windebank: "Delivered
to me by Mr. More, secretary to the Earl of Suffolk,
2nd September. To know his Majesty's pleasure,
whether any of the French or Hollanders shall be
arrested between Dover and Calais, till reparation be
made for these insolences." 2¾ pp.] |
| Aug. 29. |
50. Officers of the Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Much
marvel that the Earl of Lindsey should complain for want of the
full proportion of victuals, having shipped the whole supply for two
months, as the Lords may partly perceive by a postscript of a letter
inclosed, from William Finney, a purser employed to distribute it
among the ships. It may be the late tempestuous weather has
hindered the ships from taking it in. They expect Finney's return
this night with the purser's receipts, and about Wednesday they
hope to dispatch their business at Chatham, and return to London,
where they will attend the Lords with an account of that service.
The victuals for the Merhonour, the James, and the Swiftsure, they
sent away about the end of July, because their four months' victuals
ended the 14th and 15th inst., but the rest of the ships end not
theirs till the beginning of September, and therefore they deferred
their victualling somewhat longer. [Seal with crest. 1 p.] Inclosed, |
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50. i. William Finney to the Officers of the Navy. Reports his
endeavours to arrange with the Earl of Lindsey and Sir
William Monson for the victualling of all the ships
to end within a few days of one another. Mentions
also various arrivals of victuals in the Downs and adds
in the P.S. above mentioned that since writing his letter
the Swallow had arrived from Portsmouth, and that
there was come from London more beer, beef, butter, cheese,
and fish than to furnish all the other ships, so that the
surplus is to supply the Swallow. 22nd August 1635.
[1 p.] |
| Aug. 29. |
51. Certificate of Symon Muskett, [Justice of Peace for Middlesex?],
that Alexander Gryffes, of Dublin, and Mary his wife, had that day
taken the oath of allegiance before him. [⅓ p.] |
Aug. 30.
Woodstock. |
52. Sec. Coke to Sec. Windebank. On receipt of Windebank's
last letter, he moved his Majesty what was to be done with the
Holland ship at Hull, wherein the writer's advice concurred with
Windebank's, that the men should be discharged, only the ship and
the master and chief officers retained. His Majesty liked well of
this resolution, and required order to be presently given to that
purpose. [Seal with arms. Indorsed by Windebank as received
the 31st by Mr. Gordon. ¾ p.] |
Aug. 30.
Dover Castle. |
53. Sir Henry Crispe to Sec. Windebank. Viscount Scudamore,
Ambassador in France, having satisfied Sec. Coke on behalf of the
Dover postmaster, the writer will forbear his punishment, which
before was but deferred. The Lord Admiral has undertaken to
seek after those French and Hollanders who have offered affronts to
his Majesty, in staying his packet boats and robbing and torturing
his subjects, of which the writer has given Capt. [Thomas] Kirke
several copies of examinations. There are three ships of the fleet
already despatched in that service. On Friday last, Sir William
Monson apprehended in Dover Road one of the French pirates, and
carried all the officers away in chains to the Downs to the Lord
Admiral, and the vessel was sent after him. These French had
rifled the packet boat the same week. [Indorsed by Windebank as
received 2nd September by Mr. More, secretary to the Earl of Suffolk.
Seal with crest. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 30. |
54. Speech of William Strode, public orator of Oxford University,
addressed to his Majesty, at Woodstock. An address of very high
flown compliments and thanks commencing, "Augustissime et Christo
proxime Homo-deus." It commemorates the settlement of their new
statutes, a work which it compares to the codification of Justinian;
the endowments for the benefit of those little outlying fragments of
the King's dominions, Jersey and Guernsey; and the gift of the
King's statue to the University, by Archbishop Laud. [Latin. 2 pp.] |
| Aug. 31. |
Warrant to the Treasurer of the Chamber to pay to Anthony
Dodsworth, sergeant of the buckhounds, the yearly allowance of
50l. during his life. [Docquet.] |
Aug. 31.
The Swiftsure, in the Downs. |
55. Sir John Pennington to Nicholas. Wrote Nicholas by the
post of Dover, at their first coming in to receive their victuals, but
understands by Capt. Ketelby that Nicholas was gone into [the]
country. Conceives about this time he has returned, and again
presents his service. They have had bad weather a long time, and
they say all their victuals is not yet come down, and that they are in
great want of men by reason of sickness and run-aways; but he has
had all his victuals aboard these three weeks, and has neither sick
men, nor want of men. The Earl of Lindsey says they shall go
again to the westward so soon as they are ready, and the wind and
weather will give them leave, but they can make no long stay there,
for they who are officers will have but five weeks' victuals remaining
on Friday next, the rest, some a week, some 14 days, some three
weeks, and some a month longer. He would have had all so supplied,
that it might have all ended on one day, but there was no ear given
to it. The Dunkirkers have played the devil upon the poor Dutch
busses. They daily send convoys with English barks to Dunkirk and
Ostend. He has not liberty to repair the Lord Chamberlain['s losses]
from the Dunkirkers. [Seal with arms. 2¾ pp.] |
| Aug. 31. |
56. Account, by Sir William Russell, of ship-money received and remaining due to this day:—The total received was now 78,605l. 6s. 3d.;
and that remaining due 4,958l. 13s. 9d. which included the 2,955l.
retained by the City of London. [This account was not sent in
until the 5th September, and in the meantime 78l. 6s. 8d. was
received from Somersetshire. ¾ p.] |
| Aug. 31. |
57. Account made up, by Nicholas, from the preceding, of shipmoney remaining unpaid, with the places whence it was payable:—
The amount unpaid (deducting the 2,955l. from London and the
78l. 6s. 8d. paid from co. Somerset) was 1,925l. 7s. 1d., and consisted
of 311l. 10s. due from Norfolk and Cambridgeshire; 657l. 9s. 6d.
from Suffolk and Essex; 70l. 13s. 2d. from Kent and Sussex;
582l. 7s. 9d. from Westminster and places on the Thames; 303l. 6s. 8d.
from co. Somerset, with Gloucester and Bristol: total, 1,925l. 7s. 1d.
[¾ p.] |
| Aug. 31. |
58. Copy of the above account, with note by Nicholas, that by a
letter dated 11th February [1634–5], the amount charged on cos.
Somerset and Gloucester with Bristol was reduced 235l., and divided
in such manner that the sum really remaining due was now only
68l. 6s. 8d., which was due from co. Gloucester. [1 p.] |
| Aug. 31. |
59. List of ships, certified by Capt. Thomas Austen and others, as
most fit to ride at Portsmouth this winter. They were the Triumph,
the James, the Vanguard, the Reformation, the Leopard, the Swallow,
the Bonaventure, the Black George, the Third, Fifth, and Ninth
Whelps. [Copy. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 31. |
60. Another copy of the same list, to which Nicholas has added
the number of men required to man each of these ships: total, 1,780.
[1 p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
61. Petition of Edward Sidnam [Sydenham] to the King. Cæsar
de Haze became bound to his Majesty, on the 28th March 1635,
with Thomas Talbott and Agmondesham Dickayes [Pickayes], of
London, in 500l., for the appearance of De Haze in the Star Chamber
on 17th April, to answer things alleged against him by the
Attorney-General for transportation of gold. De Haze having gone
beyond seas did not appear, whereupon it was ordered that the said
bond should be estreated for his Majesty's use. Petitioner beseeches
his Majesty to grant him the said forfeited bond. [Indorsed by
Sec. Coke, "Deferred till we come to London and know there the
state; whether this be pardoned by the Lords." ¾ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
62. Bailiffs of Yarmouth to Lords of the Admiralty. Certify the
receipt, on 27th July, of petition of Thomas Hopper and John Pratt,
with underwritten direction to the bailiffs to take order that the petitioners' clothes, or satisfaction, might be given to them without delay
by Robert Carrell, who drew them to serve the French contrary to
the proclamation. Carrell says that long before he received order
out of France, Hopper earnestly solicited such employment, and
after he was hired was as earnest for Pratt, and both of them promised him 10s. a piece for his kindness. And whereas Hopper and
Pratt say that they did not know the boats were French, the
bailiffs show that to be entirely untrue, and that 40s. was given
them by some owners of shipping, with promise of employment in
English shipping, if they would not go with the French, notwithstanding which they helped and instructed the French in furnishing
their boats, and then put their clothes aboard and sailed away with
them. State the circumstances under which Pratt recovered part of
his clothes, but the boat which contained Hopper's clothes sailed
away to France. As to the value set upon their clothes by Hopper
and Pratt, the bailiffs do not believe it to be true. All which they
submit to the Lords, with the loss of Carrell by his continuance in
prison. [1 p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
63. Petition of Edmund Earl of Mulgrave to the Lords of the
Treasury. On 27th May last, on information that petitioner was
indebted to his Majesty a great sum of money for rent of the manor
of Mulgrave and other lands in cos. York and Lincoln, a warrant
was directed to the Farmers of the Alums to forbear payments out
of that farm to petitioner until further order. Most part of the
rents in arrear were long since paid, and those which are behind
stand referred to Auditor Gwynn to balance with his Majesty's
debt to petitioner, which will appear much greater. Prays a discharge of the warrant to the Farmers of the Alums, and the
rather that petitioner's lands are in extent to his Majesty for the
same debts, so that he is without cause doubly vexed for the same
things. [¾ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
64. Petition of Lucy Staveley, wife of Arthur Staveley, to the
Council. Petitioner's husband for the last three quarters of a year,
ending at Midsummer last, has not paid any part of her alimony
settled by order of the Board of 14th [sic] June 1634. Prays a
warrant for apprehending and keeping him in custody until he shall
have paid the same. [¾ p.] Annexed, |
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64. i. Order of Council above mentioned, whereby Arthur
Staveley was ordered to pay petitioner 20l. in satisfaction of her debts incurred in staying in London to seek
redress, whereupon petitioner was to repair to her father's
house in co. Leicester and there make her abode, and her
husband was to pay her 40l. per annum for alimony.
Whitehall, 4th June 1634. [1½ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
65. Petition of Master, Wardens, and Assistants of the Trinity
House to the same. There has been a light at Dungeness twenty
years, the imposition towards which was at first one penny per
ton on ships trading by that coast, payable on return of the
ships, one half to be paid by the merchants and the other half by
the owners. This was consented to by all parties, but the patentee
procured to be inserted in his patent a penny out and a penny home.
The patent being now come into the hands of William Bullock, he
has got a new patent, in which he has laid the whole imposition
upon the owners and masters, with power to them to collect a moiety
from the merchant, making the owners and masters his servants.
Pray that the first agreement may be returned to. [Endorsed are
notes of public business by Sec. Coke: "Revocation for Augier.
List of plantation petitioners. Covenants required of the planters;
—Mr. Attorney. Lord of Canterbury; what answer from the
Bishops concerning captive monies." ¾ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
66. Minute sent to Sir William Becher of an application to be
made to the Council. It relates to the contribution desired from
the North Riding of co. York, and the cos. Cumberland and Westmoreland towards the money disbursed by co. Durham in carriage
of timber for the great ship. It is desired that Durham should be
ordered to render an account of the moneys disbursed, their
demands having varied from 1,100l. to 1,800l., and that if they
should be overpaid they should repay the surplus to the contributors.
[1 p.] |
| Aug. |
67. [Justices of Peace for co. Chester] to the Council. In consequence of the letter of the Lords of the 17th July they have
re-examined Cuthbert Cartington, committed to the castle of Chester
for his abuse of his Majesty's great seal. Inclose an account thereof,
which they pray may be compared with the former informations.
[Seal with crest. ¾ p.] |
| Aug. |
68. Note by Nathaniel Geraerd of merchants' names who are
most likely to furnish money in Holland for redeeming his Majesty's
jewels. [1 p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
69. Account of the distribution of ships to the several counties,
with their tonnage and number of men, as directed by the writs
issued on the 4th inst., to which is added the charge to be assessed
upon every county. The several totals are as follow:—ships, 45;
tonnage, 21,850; men, 8,650; and charge, 218,500l. [1½ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
70. Similar account, but with lists of tonnage and men and
amounts of money, differing in some particulars from the preceding.
Essex being reduced from 8,000l. to 6,500l., co. Leicester from
8,000l. to 7,000l., and co. York from 12,000l. to 10,000l.; the total
sum is reduced to 214,000l. [2¾ pp.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
71. List of counties which have but one corporate town and of
those which have two, made out with a view to the preparation of
the writs for ship-money. [1 p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
72. Another list of the same kind, with the additional information
of the sums to be assessed upon the counties, and also upon each of
the towns mentioned; for example, Buckingham was to be taxed at
70l., Chipping Wycombe at 50l., Kirkby Kendal at 15l., Appleby at
5l., Derby at 175l., Chesterfield at 50l., Hereford at 220l., Leominster
at 44l., Huntingdon at 40l., Godmanchester at 74l., Monmouth at
40l., and Newport, co. Monmouth, 23l. [Draft by Nicholas. 1¼ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
73. Another list of the same kind referring to other counties.
The corporate towns in Suffolk were to be assessed as follow:—
Ipswich 240l., Orford 12l., Aldborough 8l. 16s., Dunwich 4l., Southwold 8l., Hadleigh 120l., Eye 30l., Bury St. Edmunds 213l., Sudbury
68l.; those in co. Salop,—Shrewsbury 456l. 10s., Bridgenorth 51l. 10s.,
Ludlow 102l., Bishop's Castle 15l. 10s., Oswestry 51l., Wenlock 302l.;
in co. Warwick,—Coventry 266l., Warwick 100l., Birmingham 100l.,
Sutton Coldfield 80l., Stratford-on-Avon 50l.; in co. Carmarthen,—
Carmarthen 50l., Kidwelly 44l.; in co. Glamorgan,—Cardiff 60l.,
St. David's [Llandaff ?] 13l.; in co. Pembroke,—Pembroke 10l.,
Haverfordwest 65l.; in co. Radnor,—Radnor 6l., Presteign 28l.; in
co. Gloucester,—Gloucester 500l., Tewkesbury 60l., Chipping Campden 20l.; those in Hants,—Portsmouth 60l., Southampton 195l.,
Winchester 190l., Andover 50l., Romsey 30l., Basingstoke 60l.; in
co. Hertford,—Hertford 55l., St. Alban's 120l., Berkhamstead 25l; in
co. Lincoln,—Lincoln 193l. 6s. 8d., Boston 70l., Great Grimsby 15l.,
Stamford 60l., Grantham with the Soke 200l.; in Kent and the
Cinque Ports,—Canterbury 300l., Sandwich and its members 250l.,
Dover and its members 330l., Hythe 40l., Romney and its members
180l., Oswalston [Orlestone ?] and Tenterden 90l., Queenborough
10l., Maidstone 160l., Cranbrook 200l., Gravesend with Milton 40l.,
Rochester 80l.; in Surrey,—Guildford 53l., Southwark 350l., Kingston-upon-Thames 88l.; in co. Stafford,—Lichfield 150l. Stafford 30l.,
Newcastle-under-Lyne 24l., Walsall 32l. [It may perhaps be
doubtful whether the present paper has reference to the assessments
under the present or some other writs for ship-money. 4¼ pp.] |
| [Aug ?] |
74. Draft, by Nicholas, of alterations or suggested alterations in
the instructions sent to the Sheriffs for executing the writs for
ship-money. They principally affect the clauses relative to the
dealing with persons who are refractory "of what quality or condition soever"; the pains to be taken to secure an equitable assessment of the amounts to be raised, and the mode of dealing with
constables or others who neglect their duty. [2½ pp.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
75. List of the ships employed at sea under the Earl of Lindsey.
It is stated that the Henrietta Maria was appointed to carry Lord
Aston for Spain. [1 p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
76–78. Three ground plans of the church of Wolston, co. Warwick.
From an endorsement in the handwriting of Sir John Lambe and
notes upon the plans it would seem that they were prepared with
a view to some litigation, perhaps in the Court of Arches, respecting
the pew of a Mr. Warner. The plans indicate the seats of Sir Peter
Wentworth and Mr. Willcox. |
