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Feb. 14.
Westminster. |
1. Warrant to Lord Treasurer Juxon and Lord Cottington, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to pay to Mrs. Victoria Carey, 200l. of the
King's princely bounty. [7 lines, besides signatures; on parchment.] |
Feb. 14.
Westminster. |
2. The like to the Treasurer and Under-treasurer of the Exchequer, to pay to James, Marquis Hamilton, Master of the Horse and
Steward of the Honor of Hampton Court, 100l., for erecting a deerhouse and repairing the pales at Hampton Court. [7 lines; as
above.] |
Feb. 14.
Westminster. |
3. The like to James Duart, the King's jeweller, within three
months after date, 350l. for a fair heart diamond facetted by him,
and presented at the christening of the Duke of Holstein's child.
[7 lines; as above.] |
Feb. 14.
Westminster. |
4. The like to the King's servant Edward Norgate, 140l., to be
employed in altering the organ in the chapel at Hampton Court,
and for making a new "chaire" organ there, conformable to those
already made in the Royal chapels at Whitehall and Greenwich.
[7 lines; as above.] |
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5. Petition of Giles Bury, D.D., and rector of Bradwell-juxtaMare, Essex, to the Council. Petitioner claims tithe-hay in kind as
one of the principal possessions of his church, and before Dr. Aylett,
his ordinary, commenced suit against William Gaywood, and
William Byat, his parishioners, who contend to be discharged of
that and other tithes upon a pretended custom of paying winter
cheese, and albeit the pretended modus decimandi is of ecclesiastical cognizance, nevertheless upon untrue complaint to the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, the parishioners sued have obtained
two prohibitions, although cause was showed on petitioner's behalf,
and once allowed by the whole bench, and the cause remitted to the
Spiritual Court as appears by the rule annexed. These prohibitions
entrench upon the jurisdiction ecclesiastical in general, wherefore
the Lords are prayed to tender the prosperity of the Church, and to
order that the Judges of the Common Pleas should forthwith grant
consultations, and permit petitioner to proceed in the ecclesiastical
court. [2/3 p.] Annexed, |
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5. i. Lord Chief Justice Finch and Sir Richard Hutton, Sir
George Vernon and Sir Francis Crawley, Justices of the
Court of Common Pleas, to the Council. They find that
the inhabitants of Bradwell moved for a prohibition for
tythe-hay, but the Judges denied the same, conceiving
their suggestion to be feigned. Afterwards affidavits
were read to prove the truth of the suggestion, and
precedents were shown in a similar suit against
Dr. Tabor, Dr. Bury's predecessor, whereupon the
prohibitions were granted. Since then Dr. Bury has
taken proceedings in Chancery, and now before the
Council, and the suit in the Common Pleas has been
stayed. [1 p.] |
| Feb. 14. |
6. Assessment to the ship-money of the towns and parishes
in Surrey, made by Sir Anthony Vincent, sheriff; total, 3,502l. 19s.
[3 pp.] |
| Feb. 14. |
7. Decree of the Star Chamber concerning inmates and divided
tenements in London, or three miles about. This decree drawn by
the advice of the Lord Keeper and the Judges, recites a former
decree made in the Star Chamber on 20th October in the 40th
year of Queen Elizabeth, which ordered that if landlords divided
their tenements, and let them out in rooms to poor and impotent
persons, such persons might live therein for their lives free of rent,
and after their death or removal the Lord Mayor and Justices of
Peace should pull down the said divided tenements. This decree
was confirmed and ordered to be put in execution by James I. on
the 29th November, in the 7th year of his reign, and the same was
now again confirmed on new considerations, several of them arising
out of the late visitation of the plague, with a variety of fresh regulations and penalties. [Imprinted at London by Robert Barker,
printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of
John Bill, 1636. 43. pp.] |
Feb. 14.
Whitehall. |
8. Notes, by Nicholas, of business to be transacted by the Lords
of the Admiralty, when his Majesty was present. To resolve what
should be done touching the proposition of setting forth the three
ships at 3l. a man. To consider of the gunfounders paper touching
ordnance for the two new pinnaces, and to order what shall be done
thereupon. [⅓ p.] |
| Feb. 14. |
9. Proposal of Sir William Russell above-mentioned, for setting
forth the Swiftsure, the Convertive, and the Bonaventure by contract at 3l. per man per month. [Very much faded by damp.
1 p.] |
| Feb. 14. |
10. Petition of William Fernes, master of the Hector, to the
Lords of the Admiralty. Petitioner had been a suitor for the
release of the said ship, for that there was a contract and provision made for a voyage long before. There are divers ships
come in more fit for his Majesty's service, five of which he
enumerates and describes. Prays order for discharge of the Hector.
[¾ p.] |
| Feb. 14. |
11. The like of his Majesty's Master Shipwrights, to the same.
Petitioners, their predecessors, masters of attendance and others
have anciently had the allowance of 6s. 8d. per diem for their
extraordinary service at Portsmouth and other parts, yet now
petitioners are of late denied the same, and are commanded for
further service. Petitioners' service being near double what it
was, if the accustomed allowance be taken away they shall be
forced to spend their own estates in doing his Majesty's service.
[½ p.] Underwritten, |
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11. i. Reference to the Officers of the Navy to certify whether
6s. 8d. per diem has been the ancient allowance to the
shipwrights as above alleged, and whether the same be contained in the compass of their grant. Whitehall, 14th
February 1636–[7]. |
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11. ii. Report of the Officers of the Navy. They find that
Andrew Burrell had an allowance for his charges at
Portsmouth for 193 days from 7th June to 16th December
1626 at 6s. 8d., per diem, and since divers bills were
passed wherein 6s. 8d. per diem was allowed to masters
attendant at Portsmouth, to master shipwrights and to their
assistants, employed on extraordinary service there, which
continued until 1632, but since no such allowance has
been given to any of them, saving in time of travel on
horseback. [⅓ p.] |
Feb. 14.
Cambridge. |
12. Hugh Grove to Nicholas. At the time he was waiting upon
the Commissioners to sue for release and redress, by reason of the
want of materials without which he could not do the King's service,
he had word brought that there was a fellow at work to make
potashes at Newport in Essex, within 12 miles of the place where
the writer's work is. On Friday he went to Newport, and there
found William Mercer of Loddon in Norfolk making potashes, and
that he had got George Wright who gathered ashes for the writer
to gather ashes for him, and employed others who gather up the
most part of those few ashes that formerly furnished the writer.
Now the most part of the ashes the writer can have for his work
for six months must be what Mercer gathers up, or he can do no
work. To complain of this, or any other hindrance, is in vain.
The Commissioners neither believe their complaints, nor pity their
losses, nor respect their persons, as plainly appeared by their last
expression to him, which was a poor reward after his endeavour
and the loss of 200l., to be called a knave. It is better to
submit himself to the King's and the Commissioners' mercies for
the forfeit of his bonds than to spend himself in vain. Prays
Nicholas to help him from his office. Since the Commissioners
think him a knave, he thinks himself unfit for the King's service.
[1 p.] |
| Feb. 14. |
13. Account of all the money in gold and silver coined at the
mint from the trial of the pix on the 18th June 1635 to the similar
trial on this day. The account is divided into two parts, one up to
the 3rd August 1635, Sir Robert Harley, being at that time
master and worker of the mint, and the other from the said 3rd
August to this day, Sir Ralph Freeman and Sir Thomas Aylesbury being masters and workers. In the former period there was
coined 27,469l. 6s. 3½d., in the latter, 592,232l. 3s. 10½d. [1 p.] |
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14. Funeral certificate, by William Ryley, Bluemantle, of Joyce,
widow of George, Earl of Totness, daughter and one of the co-heirs
of William Clopton of Clopton, co. Warwick. The countess died
at Twickenham and was interred in the parish church of Stratfordupon-Avon. [Draft; incomplete. 1 p.] |
Feb. 15.
From his house at Ridlington. |
15. Sir Edward Harrington, Sheriff of co. Rutland, to Nicholas.
Has made his assessment for raising 800l. ship-money according to
such public payments as are approved by all, and is daily occupied
in hearing the complaints of particular towns. His rule with the
clergy is that where they receive a full tenth he rates them at a
tenth part of the sum imposed upon their parish, easing them where
they have not a full tenth. Informs himself of the able men who
pay little for land and yet have personal estate to a good value or
gainful trades, from whom he draws what he can to ease the poor.
This gives great content to the people and very much advances the
service. Will not fail to return the money received from time to
time. Doubts not but in short time to get it all in. [Seal with
crest. 1 p.] |
| Feb. 15. |
16. Receipt of Sir William Russell for 3,640l., ship-money paid
by George Anton on behalf of Sir Edward Hussey, Sheriff of co.
Lincoln, part of 8,000l. charged upon that county by writ of
12th August last. [¾ p.] |
Feb. 15.
The Downs. |
17. Sir Henry Mervin to the Lords of the Admiralty. Has
found the leak in the Garland. The carpenter in boring for the
same found the main stem so rotten that if there came foul weather
all would give way, and hazard the loss of ship and company.
Desires to know whether she shall proceed to the westward, and
whether they have given order for her revictualling. If the Lords
would send the Eighth Whelp with the Nicodemus and the Swan,
they would do better service than a greater ship. If there be Turks
there, sure they are of no force, but such as skulk in small coves
and creeks about the Land's End. The Swan came into the Downs
on Thursday despatched from Chatham a fortnight before, and was
fain to stay for her Tower stores, the captain having spent above 3l.
in travelling to expedite his business, and hired a boat himself to
bring them down. The continual delays in that office much prejudice the King's service. That day came by a ship of Ipswich,
James Jackson, master, who relates a fight he saw between seven
ships and a frigate of Dunkirk and two Holland men-of-war who
had the convoy of a fleet laden from Nantes. The admiral of the
Dunkirkers was Collart, who after two hours fight took both the
Hollanders and some 30 of the Fleet, whereof most of the crews
manning their boats fled on shore. [2 pp.] |
Feb. 15.
The Downs. |
18. Sir Henry Mervin to Nicholas. Prays him to procure a speedy
answer to the preceding. [¾ p.] |
| Feb. 15. |
19. John Browne to the same. Prays him to get the warrant
signed to Sir William Russell to pay to Sir John Heydon the
2,399l. 16s. 0d. for the ordnance for the three pinnaces. [⅓ p.] |
| Feb. 16. |
20. Warrant for payment to Réné Augier appointed Secretary
of the ambassage of the Earl of Leicester, Ambassador Extraordinary
to the French King, and the King's agent there in the ambassador's
absence, 40s. per diem to commence from the 1st January last.
[11 lines on parchment.] |
| Feb. 16. |
Docquet of the same. [⅓ p.] |
| Feb. 16. |
Docquet of the warrant for James Duart calendared under date
of the 14th inst. [6 lines.] |
Feb. 16.
Whitehall. |
21. The King to Sir John Bankes, Attorney-General. Warrant
to prepare a bill for the King's signature containing a commission to
the Commissioners for the Admiralty, to give warrants to the Judge
of the High Court of Admiralty to issue out of the said court
letters of marque or reprisal to such of the King's subjects as shall
be robbed at sea by the French King or any of his subjects, to take
the ships of the said King or his subjects, proof being first made of
the losses they have sustained and that they have been denied
justice. [2 pp.] |
| Feb. 16. |
22. Copy of the same. [2¼ pp.] |
Feb. 16.
Claverton. |
23. William Bassett, Sheriff of Somerset, to Nicholas. States
the variety of complaints respecting rating made to him, and that
probably some of the complainants will, as they threaten, petition
the Board. Many of them will not be worth hearkening to, but
those that have audience he wishes should be referred to the neighbouring justices of peace or any five or three of them, the odd
voice being sure quickly to make an end of it. Wishes to know
who is the Treasurer of the Navy, and where he lives, by the bearer
or the Bath carrier that lies at the Three Cups in Bread Street, and
makes return once every week. [Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
| Feb. 16. |
24. Receipt of Sir William Russell for 1,272l. ship-money paid
by Richard Gery, late Sheriff of co. Bedford, part of 3,000l. charged
on that county by writ of 4th August 1635. [¾ p.] |
| Feb. 16. |
25. Similar receipt, but omitted to be signed by Sir William
Russell, for 600l. ship-money paid by Thomas Woodford on behalf
of Thomas Vaughan, late high-sheriff of co. Carmarthen, part of
5,000l. charged upon South Wales by writ of 4th August last [sic].
[¾ p.] |
Feb. 16.
The Fleet prison. |
26. Peter White to Sir John Pennington, one of the gentlemen
of the Privy Chamber. Thanks him for the good news sent
yesterday by Valentine. Beseeches him to procure the writer's
hearing before the Lords of the Admiralty, according to his Majesty's
order. By that means he trusts the business will be sooner ended
and he be freed from divers aspersions, as the turning the pilot
ashore and divers others, which otherwise may remain upon him.
Entreats that Mr. Gayny may be sent for and Francis Merritt the
pilot, and Thomas Rabenett, also Roger Read of Redriffe, and to
have some captains and masters of the Trinity House warned in.
[1 p.] |
Feb. 16.
Surrenden-Dering. |
27. Sir Edward Dering to Archbishop Laud. Prays his second
perusal of his first petition and with it presents his second. Has
also to the copy of Mr. Copley's late petition added his answer.
Prays the Archbishop to admit Mr. Craige upon his Majesty's
presentation to Pevington, whose life and abilities deserve a good
parsonage better than Mr. Copley's do a sheaf. It has been noted
that the writer has as many loving friends in that profession of the
clergy as any man else, yet he never did nor shall find Mr. Copley a
friend, nor can he unless the leopard change his spots. [Seal
with arms. 1 p.] Enclosed, |
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27. i. Copy petition of John Copley, clerk, parson of Pluckley
with Pevington in the Archbishop's diocese of Canterbury,
to the said Archbishop, with a running commentary, by
Sir Edward Dering, in reply to the petitioner's allegations. Petitioner alleged that a difference arising between
him and Sir Edward Dering concerning the tithes of
Pevington, a sequestration thereof had been made unto a
third person until the Archbishop should determine to
whom the same belonged. Petitioner alleged that the
sequestratrix being a tenant of Sir Edward Dering, the
tithes were improperly cared for, were devoured by cattle
and spoiled in the stack, wherefore petitioner prayed that
they might be delivered to him upon security. He also
stated that the church of Pevington was used as a barn,
and the parsonage detained from him, under pretence of
a deed of alienation by Archbishop Cranmer. He
prayed that such deed might be examined, and the church
and parsonage restored to their sacred institution. Under
the petition is written a copy of a reference by Archbishop Laud to Sir John Lambe and Sir Nathaniel Brent,
and also of an appointment by them to hear the cause on
the 20th inst. In his comment on the petition Sir Edward
treats the petitioner with contempt, denies his assertions
respecting the tithes, professes his willingness to substantiate Archbishop's Cranmer's deed at a proper time, and
declines to attend the referees at this time for reasons
stated in a letter to Sir Nathaniel Brent. [1 p.] |
| Feb. 16. |
28–29. See "Returns made by Justices of Peace." |
| [Feb. 17 ?] |
30. Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of King's
Lynn to the Council. In December last petitioners presented a
petition wherein they expressed the improverishment to which their
town was reduced through the plague, and the loss of 25 ships by
tempests and shipwreck. Upon hearing that petition, his Majesty
being present, letters were written to the sheriff to make abatement
of 250l. in the ship-money, and lay it on some other part of the
county. The sheriff having collected a great part of the moneys
assessed upon the county, and being misinformed as to the state of
the town, wrote to the Board that the plague had ceased, whereupon
the Lords countermanded their former letters and commanded the
250l. to be forthwith levied. But the sheriff was misinformed; the
plague still continues to the decay of their trade and utter undoing
of their poor; the loss of their shipping has weakened the estate of
their ablest men and utterly undone divers, whilst the inhabitants
have been at a charge of 1,000l. in relief of the infected. Pray
that the 250l. may be taken off. [2/3 p.] |
Feb. 17.
Bore Atton. |
31. Sir Paul Harris, Sheriff of Salop, to Nicholas. Sets out at
great length the difficulties he had met with in his assessments, but
finds that using the county gently they are all willing to pay, so it
be done equally. Supposes there is 1,000l. received and 1,000l. will
be paid within this week. The corporations much confound the
business. States the cases of Shrewsbury and Ludlow, the reductions they had obtained and endeavours to obtain more by further
applications to the Council. States also the cases of Edwards and of
Newton, the last preceding sheriff, who had complained against
him. The whole country says they are assessed too little. Edwards
is stated to have been never married, to keep no house, to have no
land, and so to pay in no other taxation, has many thousand pounds,
and is about 80 years old. He and his nephew were assessed at
25l., which on complaint the writer abated to 20l. Newton kept
no man in livery in his house, nor any horse in his stable, that year
he was sheriff, nor now, and has 700l. per annum in possession and
4,000l. at use. He was assessed at 15l. and reduced to 9l. Of the
latter Sir Paul adds that his eldest son complained that his father
kept back part of his annuity agreed to at his marriage, and that
he allowed his younger brother who waits on Mr. Comptroller but
20l. per annum. Most of the country are content, but they as well
as himself intend to petition that if the like taxation come thereafter
they may pay rateably with the neighbour counties.—P.S. Hears
that Newton and Edwards have got a reference which he fears will
make other persons refuse to pay. Wishes others should stand over
until after the whole money be levied, when he will undertake to
make restitution, or be referred to the Judges at the assizes. States
the case of one Taylor and his son who had land and 10,000l. at
use, who were assessed at 5l. and 47s. The sheriff levied; the son
required a replevin, which the sheriff refused. The cattle were
taken to market and then the money was paid. [3 pp.] |
Feb. 17.
Little Dean. |
32. Verderors and Regarders of the Forest of Dean to the Council.
According to directions they called on William Carpenter and
others of the regard, and with them repaired to John Broughton's
forge, where they caused the hearth to be cleansed, and appointed
one sack of coals and a quantity of cinders and of small mine to
be delivered to his workmen, who in two hours and a half made a
bar of very good iron of 55 lbs. weight. Wherefore they believe that
he can make a ton of bar iron with under five load of coals. [1¾ p.] |
Feb. 17.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to William Rainsborough, Captain of the
Leopard and Admiral of the Fleet employed against the Turks of
Sallee. After the customary formal directions it is stated that
the ships employed were the Leopard and the Antelope, with the
Hercules and the Mary. They were to proceed in a straight course
to Sallee for the suppressing of Turkish pirates, and redeeming his
Majesty's subjects whom they have taken and detain captives,
according to such instructions as he shall receive from his Majesty.
He is recommended to have particular care of freeing the son of
Capt. Dirdo, then a captive at Sallee. If he meets with pirates he is
to apprehend or sink them. In the Narrow Seas he is to compel
acknowledgment of his Majesty's sovereignty. Pirates are to be
kept in safe custody till he comes upon the English coasts when he
is to send them to the next gaol to be tried according to law.
Ships taken from pirates are to be sent into some of his Majesty's
ports. [Copy. See Vol. clvii., p. 149. 4 pp.] |
| Feb. 17. |
33. Petition of Thomas Thornhill, saltpetremaker of Somerset
and Wilts, to the Lords of the Admiralty. Dennis Hollice [Denzil
Holles], of Damerham in Wilts refused to allow his pigeon house to
be worked for his Majesty's service. There was the like denial of
carriage of coals by Sir Robert Phillips, of Somersetshire. Prays
that some speedy course may be taken with them, or petitioner shall
not be able to make saltpetre in those parts. [½ p.] Annexed, |
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33. i. Statement of Thomas Hunt, constable of Damerham
South, that on 25 June 1636 he came to Dennis Hollace's
house with his Majesty's commission to work his pigeon
house for saltpetre, and that Mr. Hollace told them that
they should not dig in his house and bade them begone.
[¼ p.] |
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33. ii. Further statement of Alexander Hadland that Hollace said
to the saltpetreman that he should be packing, sirrah! or
else he would set them packing, and so followed them
almost to his gate and called the high constable "loggerheaded knave." [Written on the same paper as the preceding. ¼ p.] |
Feb. 17.
Westminster. |
Nicholas to Officers of Navy. The Lords of the Admiralty have
received information from the Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland
that there was an agreement between Sir Beverley Newcomen and
Sir Richard Plumleigh in June 1634, that if Sir Richard had more
pay than Sir Beverley, Sir Richard should divide the moiety of the
overplus with Sir Beverley. The Lords desire to be certified how
the payments to Sir Richard and Sir Beverley stand, and that stay
be made of any arrear due to Sir Richard till further instructions.
They are also to certify how much has been saved by Mr. Barloe's
books more than by the pursers' books, and by the ordinary course
of mustering ships serving in the Narrow Seas. The Lords finding
that James, the carver, was entertained on the Queen's works at
Greenwich, before he was pressed to work in the great ship, have
commanded that the Officers should release him and his servant out
of the King's works. [Copy. Nicholas's Letter Book. Dom. James I.,
Vol. ccxix., p. 141. 1 p.] |
| Feb. 17. |
34. Receipt of Howard Strachey [servant to Sir John Heydon,
Lieutenant of the Ordnance] for 7,000l., paid by Sir William Russell in part of 9,830l. for 81 lasts 22 cwts. of corn powder, sold out
of his Majesty's stores to the 24 ships set out last year for his Majesty's service. [½ p.] |
| Feb. 17. |
35. Account of the same of the moneys remaining due for powder,
being the 2,830l. balance of the sum above-mentioned, 1,080l. for
the St. Andrew and the Swallow last year, and 1,194l. for the ships
for Sallee; total 5,104l. [½ p.] |
| Feb. 17. |
36. Estimate, by the Officers of the Ordnance, for powder and
munition for the Triumph and other ships, 20 in all, now appointed
to the sea; total, 19,958l. 16s. 2d. [22/3 pp.] |
| Feb. 17. |
37. Duplicate of the same. [22/3 pp.] |
| Feb. 17. |
38. Cause list in the Star Chamber. Only one cause was appointed to be heard this day:—The Attorney-General versus Henry
Sweeting and eleven others, for transporting gold out of the kingdom.
[½ p.] |
| Feb. 17. |
39. Notes taken by Sec. Windebank on the hearing of the cause
above-mentioned, with the several opinions of the Lords as to the
censure upon each of the defendants. Sweeting was left uncensured
as a servant, and Terry as a bankrupt; the principal fines were
those of Arnold Brames 2,000l., and Henry Futter 1,000l. [6 pp.] |
| [Feb. 17 ?] |
40. Petition of the Mayor, Burgesses, and the rest of the Inhabitants of St. Albans, co. Hertford, to the Council. A writ has
lately been directed to the said mayor for levying 120l. upon the
said borough for ship-money. The mayor and burgesses have oftentimes consulted on a course for assessing the same, but find the
borough at this time altogether disabled, and conceive it impossible
to raise that amount, by reason of the town consisting chiefly of
inns and victualling houses, who drive a trade upon the travelling
of passengers, but have had no trade for this year past, by reason
of London having been so grievously visited with the plague. The
whole trade of the town is utterly lost till more happy times may
restore it; and the sickness having spread to the town it still continues in several places, and has rendered it necessary for the inhabitants to be at great charges in fitting up a pest-house, and maintaining it with watchmen, searchers, and others. Pray an abatement,
so as to make the sum equal with Hertford, which has not been
visited. [Signed by Thomas Oxton, mayor, and 25 others. 1 p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
41. Account, by Sir William Russell, of moneys paid since the
11th inst. for ship-money. On account of the writ of 1635, 872l.;
and on that of 1636, 8,240l. [1 p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
42. Account of money received since the 4th inst. on account of
the writ for ship-money issued in 1635; total, 1,222l. 5s. 4d.; with
underwritten note of Nicholas that there was in arrear 11,014l.
[¾ p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
43. Account of the whole amount received for ship-money under
the writs of 1636, total 30,804l. 13s. 2d.; to which is added an
account of the further sums levied and in the hands of the sheriffs,
total 23,202l.; making the whole sum collected 54,006l. 13s. 2d.
[= 1 p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
44. Receipt of Sir William Russell for 1,500l. ship-money charged
on co. Monmouth, by writ of 12th August 1636, and paid by Philip
Cecill on behalf of Thomas Morgan, sheriff of that county. [Seal
of co. Monmouth [?]. [¾ p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
45. Officers of Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Sir Beverley
Newcomen being with the writers, they had shown him a counter
book of the last pay made to the Leopard's company, wherein he
saw that the book is solved by 221l. paid to Sir Richard Plumleigh
on the 7th October last, for his entertainment at 20s. per diem, so
that nothing is unpaid to him. Sir Beverley is also paid for the
time of his service in the Ninth Whelp at 4s. per diem. At his
request they also certify that, according to the agreement of June
1634, there should have been stayed out of Sir Richard Plumleigh's
entertainment 8s. per diem for Sir Beverley, for 221 days, which
comes to 88l. 8s. [Seal with crest. 1 p.] |
Feb. 18.
London. |
46. Richard Wyan to Nicholas. Acquaints him how they have
proceeded about the business the Lords commanded him in the Isle
of Wight. The two pigs of silver were claimed by a Fleming, but
him Wyan has overthrown, and one of them is in his custody to be
delivered to whom the Lords direct, the other and a ball of silver is
in the custody of Capt. Turney, deputy to Lord Portland. For the
pieces of eight, being 16,000 within 40, they were claimed by
Flemings resident at Dover, but against them there is also a sentence,
and Wyan doubts not next term to have the money free to his
Majesty's disposition. [1 p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
47. Richard Freake to the Council. Thomas Harmwood, Thomas
Wolvin, and John Combes were, on the 17th inst., ordered to pay
to Freake 15l. for costs taxed. Being willing that they should be
released, Freake had taken bond for the amount, and prayed that
they should be discharged. [½ p.] |
| Feb. 18. |
48–50. See "Returns made by Justices of Peace." |
| Feb. 19. |
51. Account returned by Sir Richard Ducie, Sheriff of co. Gloucester, of the assessment to the ship-money of the hundreds of
Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Deerhurst, Cleeve, Tibaldstone, Westminster, Cirencester, Longtree, Rapsgate, Bradley, Bisley, Crowthorne and Minety, Pucklechurch, Grumbalds Ash, Thornbury,
Langley and Swineshead, Barton Regis, Botloe, Westbury, Bledislow,
St. Briavell's, and the Duchy. [3½ pp.] |
| Feb. 19. |
52. A similar account by the same for the hundred of Berkeley,
with the separate sums assessed upon the clergymen within the same
hundred. [1½ p.] |
| Feb. 19. |
53. A particular account of the assessment made upon each separate clergyman within the twenty-two hundreds mentioned in the
article calendared last but one. [8¾ pp.] |
Feb. 20.
Westminster. |
Proclamation prohibiting the importation of foreign gunpowder,
and providing that his Majesty's subjects might be supplied out of
his storehouses at the rate of 1s. 6d. per pound, retailers within
30 miles of London or the ports to sell at 1s. 8d. per pound, and
retailers elsewhere at the price of 1s. 8½d. [Coll. Procs., Car. I.,
No. 210. 2 pp.] |
| Feb. 20. |
54. Note of the contents of the preceding proclamation. [½ p.] |
| Feb. 20. |
55. Indenture between the King, of the one part, and John Crane,
of Loughton co. Buckingham, chief clerk of his Majesty's kitchen,
Officer of the Admiralty and Marine Affairs, and Surveyor General
of all Victuals for ships, of the other part. Recites the appointment
of Crane as surveyor general of marine victuals, on the 20th November 1635, and sets out the terms of such appointment. The victuals
to be supplied were to be, for every man one pound of biscuit, one
gallon of beer, two pounds of beef with salt, for Sundays, Mondays,
Tuesdays, and Thursdays, or instead of beef for two of those days,
one pound of bacon or pork salted, and a pint of peas; and for the
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, every man to have one quarter
of a stock-fish, half a quarter of a pound of butter, and a quarter of
a pound of cheese, saving for the Friday to have the quantity of fish,
butter, and cheese but for one meal, or instead of stock-fish such
quantity of other fish or herrings as the time of year shall afford.
The payment was to be, for every man serving in harbour 7½d. per
day, and for every man serving at sea 8½d., to begin from 1st January
1635–6. [Copy. 11 pp.] |
| Feb. 20. |
56. William Paston, Sheriff of Norfolk, to the Council. At a
meeting at the Guildhall, Norwich, on the 22nd November 1636,
the sum of 7,800l., assessed for ship-money upon the county and
corporations, was divided as follows:—Norwich 500l., King's Lynn
250l., Great Yarmouth 220l., Thetford 30l., Castle Rising 10l., and
upon the body of the county 6,790l. The last sum the sheriff had
divided as here stated, whereupon follows a minute account of the
sum charged upon every particular parish in the county, with a
statement of how much the minister in every parish was assessed
for his ecclesiastical, and how much for his temporal estate, the result
being that of the 6,790l., 358l. 4s. 11d. was contributed by the
clergy for the tax upon their livings, and 30l. 0s. 7¼d. for their
temporal estate. [33 pp.] |
Feb. 20.
Rhyd in Flintshire. |
57. Thomas Mostyn to Nicholas. The collection of the shipmoney has been much hindered trusting to some abatement of the
charge upon the letters sent from the Council to Lord Bridgewater
and Sir John Bridgeman. The writer was thereupon sent for to the
Council of the Marches, but being aged he sent his deputy thither
on the 2nd inst., where the sheriffs of the neighbouring counties
were, but as yet there is no order, therefore he will proceed to call
for the assessments, and will take order for levying the same.
Desires directions to whom to pay over the amount. [½ p.] |
| Feb. 20. |
58. Sir William Belasys to the same. The collectors for last
year's ship-money within the liberty of Islandshire, co. Durham,
having been found to have collected more moneys than they have paid
in, or the charge of that liberty came unto, refuse to repay the same
according to the King's writ to the writer, which occasions many in
that place to refuse to pay the assessment now laid upon them,
wherewith he prays Nicholas to acquaint the Lords. [Nicholas has
endorsed "that a letter may be written to him to call them again to
account, and if they refuse, to deal clearly therein and then to bind
them over, and send up the particular charge against them." ¾ p.] |
| [Feb. 20.] |
59. Paper, stated in Nicholas's endorsement to have been received
from Sir William Belasys, and probably at the same time as the
preceding, respecting the rating of lays and taxes in co. Durham.
The assessments were regulated by a book of rates made in the
time of Queen Elizabeth, which is exceedingly defective. It is
desired that a letter may be directed from the Council to the Bishop
of Durham to call to him the sheriff and justices of the county
(with the advice of Sir Richard Hutton, one of the justices of Common Pleas and Chancellor of the county palatine if required), to set
equal and indifferent rates throughout the county. [½ p.] |
Feb. 20.
Aberglasney. |
60. Rice Rudd, Sheriff of co. Carmarthen, to Nicholas. Before
receipt of his letter had made ready the enclosed, but not having
met with any trusty messenger had purposely sent the bearer.
Within three weeks hopes to be able to pay in well near 400l. The
residue shall be collected with all possible speed. That county affords
no commodity to make money of but a few cattle and sheep, which
are not vendible till the beginning of summer, and therefore at this
time of year collections are ever most difficult. [¾ p.] |
| Feb. 20. |
61. Officers of Navy to Lords of the Admiralty. Since they
sent the valuation of the Swan, the States Ambassador has sent
his secretary and Gideon Morris, deputed by the owners, for a
due appraisement to be made by persons to be named, as well on
his Majesty's behalf as on that of the owners. The ship being
at sea, and the owners, because of the ship's swift sailing,
demanding 736l. 10s. 2d., the certificate being only 176l. 18s. 4d.,
and yet Mr. Floyd a merchant of Dover, being willing to give
400l. for her, the Officers pray the Lords to determine the same.
[1 p.] |
Feb. 20.
Whitehall. |
Lords of the Admiralty to Richard Buller, captain of the Nicodemus, employed under the command of Sir Henry Mervin, Admiral
of the Fleet for guard of the Narrow Seas. He was to repair to
Plymouth, take charge of the Nicodemus, and to put to sea in
company with the Garland, and if she be not arrived, then in
his own ship, and to range the Western Coasts, and to free the
same from Turks and pirates, and having secured those coasts for
about a fortnight, then to repair to the Downs to his Admiral for
further instructions. [Copy. Vol. clvii., p. 150. 1 p.] |
Feb. 20.
Mincing Lane. |
62. Kenrick Edisbury to Nicholas. The bearer, Mr. Fisher,
purser of the Assurance, is sent for to the Lords on the complaint
of their minister the last voyage, for not entering him aright in
the sea book. The minister is a "deboist" man, as was reported
when he served curate at Gillingham. He was not entered in
the ship till 4th June, and was paid from 10th April. The captain fell out at the pay because his lieutenant and preacher were
not paid two months before they came aboard. Prays that the
purser may be heard and his books seen. [Seal with arms. ½ p.] |
Feb. 20.
Wapping. |
63. Capt. William Rainsborough to the same. Is ready to take
boat, and cannot hear of Capt. Carteret. Prays a commission for
George Hatch, captain of the Mary, to be captain of the Antelope,
Rainsborough's Vice-admiral, and Richard Russell, to be captain of
the Mary, and that they may be sent into the Downs. By that
means he shall be able to keep the place for Capt. Carteret till he
goes out of the Downs. [½ p.] |
Feb. 20.
Tehidie. |
64. Francis Basset to the same. Great encroachment of landlords bordering the sea, and especially of John Arundel of Chideock,
who as Lord of the hundred of Penwith claimed and lately
forcibly received divers wrecks of good value, all which Sir James
Bagg well knows, and has forborne this information merely on
account of his business in his own great cause. Part of a whale,
with store of spermaceti, lately cast ashore in the writer's viceadmiralty, has been seized by Mr. Arundel's officers, and they
have a skill to invite poor people to account with them rather
than with the King's officers, taking from them not a tenth part
of the value. Lately they have arrested in Mr. Arundel's name
and to his own court such as refuse to deliver wreck to him.
Prays him to inform the Lords, and get a quo warranto against Mr.
Arundel. [2 pp.] |
Feb. 20.
West Dean. |
65. Dr. Matthew Nicholas to his brother, Edward Nicholas.
Thanks for pains taken in the writer's treaty with Mr. Glanville
who keeps off in expectation of better terms. Relates an interview had with Glanville at the Assizes. Lady Evelyn dangerously
ill from a miscarriage. Mr. Ashburnham sent to the writer to
come over to him that night, but having company he has delayed
until tomorrow. Regrets that Lord Cottington stands between
Edward Nicholas and Laverstock. If there had not been a divine
hand against Edward Nicholas, the writer cannot think how he
should not have been fitted ere that time. Various family details.
[Seal with arms. 2¼ pp.] |
| Feb. 20. |
66–73. See "Returns made by Justices of Peace." |
Feb. 21.
Westminster. |
74. Warrant for payment of 300l. to Susan, Countess of Denbigh,
to be by her disbursed for the private service of the Queen. [8 lines
on parchment.] |
| [Feb. 21.] |
75. Certificate of Sir George Lascelles, Sheriff of co. Nottingham,
of the assessment of every parish in that county for the shipmoney, with a separate account of the sums rated upon the clergy,
whose names are all given. [5½ pp.] |
| Feb. 21. |
76. Tabular list of forts and castles, with the names of their
commanders, the number of their garrisons, and the amount of
their pay; also, their reformed number, the numbers in certain
places supplied by the country, and their new pay, with the
amount of the difference or saving. The garrisons were reduced
from 901 to 667, and the charge from 12,864l. 12s. 1d. to 8,743l. 12s.
[1 p.] |
Feb. 21.
Doctors Commons. |
77. Dr. Joseph Martyn to the Lords of the Admiralty. The
Lords had granted him a commission for executing the jurisdiction of the Admiralty within the vice-admiralty of Devon. As
yet there is no register's office there. Certifies that Robert Kift
and John Babb, public notaries, have been clerks to the Judge of the
Vice-admiralty of Devon, and are able to execute the place of Registrar. [¾ p.] |
| Feb. 21. |
78. Sir William St. John to Nicholas. He entreated Sir Abraham
Williams to pray Nicholas to nominate Capt. Humphrey Hooke
for the command of one of his Majesty's ships for the intended
voyage. If the Earl of Northumberland be the General, prays
Nicholas to acquaint him of Sir William's recommendation. [½ p.] |
| Feb. 21. |
79. See "Returns made by Justices of Peace." |
| Feb. 22. |
80. Petition of Sir John Wentworth and William Paston to the
King. The King has been informed that the design of Nicholas
Murford for making salt near Great Yarmouth is a work very
beneficial and commodious for the weal public, and thereupon the
King directed letters to petitioners for furtherance of the said
work to yield up their marshes lying near the town, and their
proper inheritance, as lands fitting for that work, upon terms of
composition. These marshes adjoin so near to Yarmouth as that
the town by such employment thereof will suffer much prejudice
in want of pasture for horses and cattle. These marshes also
are not overflown by the sea, as is pretended, and the taking
them away will draw great present damage upon the inhabitants.
Pray a reference to some persons of quality near that place. [¾ p.]
Underwritten, |
|
80. i. Reference to the Council to call the parties before them and
compose their differences. Whitehall, 22nd February
1636–7. [¼ p.] |
| Feb. 22. |
81. Names of preachers at Court this Lent, commencing this day,
Ash Wednesday, with Bishop Wren of Norwich, and ending on
Easter Day with Bishop White of Ely. [Endorsed by Sir John
Lambe as appertaining to 1638, but incorrectly, Ash Wednesday in
1837–8 being the 7th, and in 1638–9 the 27th of February. 1 p.] |
| Feb. 22. |
82. Considerations touching the proposition for a contract to
maintain three of the King's ships (the Swiftsure, the Convertive,
and the Bonaventure) with 630 men, nine months at sea, and
the rest of the year in harbour, at 3l. a man. These are objections in detail probably offered by Kenrick Edisbury or the Officers
of the Navy. [1 p.] |
| Feb. 22. |
83. Comparison between the estimates of the Officers of the
Navy and the proposition mentioned in the last article, in the case
of setting forth 39 ships and 6,960 men in the years 1634 and
1635, when the estimate exceeded the 3l. per man desired by the
contractor by 52,320l., and also in the case of the three ships mentioned in the preceding article, when there was a similar excess of
4,345l. [1½ p.] |
| Feb. 22. |
84. Draft of the preceding article in the handwriting of Nicholas,
with some additional explanatory calculations. [2 pp.] |
| Feb. 22. |
85. Draft articles between the Lords of the Admiralty and Sir
William Russell, Treasurer of the Navy, for carrying out the
contract of 3l. per man mentioned in the three preceding articles.
With various additions and alterations in the handwriting of
Nicholas, Kenrick Edisbury, and other persons. [4½ pp.] |
| Feb. 22. |
86. Answer, by Peter White, to the several articles of accusation
brought against him in reference to the loss of the Anne Royal, of
which ship he was master. He was accused, 1. Of contradicting
the pilot in coming down the Medway. 2. Of not coming to an
anchor when the main top-sail split. 3. That he turned the pilot
ashore. 4. Of not mooring the ship. 5. That he was negligent
after the ship was aground, whereby the ship was bilged upon her
own anchor. The first article he denied; the second he explained,
admitting the fact but affirming that they anchored as soon as the
pilot directed; the third he denied; in answer to the fourth and
fifth, he explained what really was done, and when and how the ship
was moored, and gave his version of the cause of the accident.
[3¾ pp.] |
Feb. 22.
London. |
87. Sir William Killigrew to Robert Reade, Secretary to Sec.
Windebank. About Midsummer last the King was pleased that
the decree of the sewers, confirming the Earl of Lindsey's fens,
should not pass the Great Seal until the Earl had settled all the
writer's interests. The Earl and he are reconciled and all agreements settled between them, whereupon the writer gives his consent
that the decree may pass. [1 p.] |
| Feb. 22. |
88–89. See "Returns made by Justices of the Peace." |
