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| May 3. |
36. Secretary Conway to the Master and Fellows of Pembroke
Hall, Cambridge. His Majesty has been informed by Sir Edward
Barrett, appointed to be his resident Ambassador in France, that he
is to take along with him for his household Chaplain Mr. Benjamin
Lany a Fellow of that House, it being as well usual as just that
worthy persons employed abroad for the honour and service of their
king and country should receive all favourable dispensations. His
Majesty's request to you is that Mr. Lany be permitted to enjoy all
privileges and profits as Fellow of your House during his absence
in attendance upon the Ambassador in as ample manner as he
would if resident with you. [Copy. 22/3 p.] |
| May 4. |
37. The same to Attorney-General Coventry. To prepare a grant
for Andrew Pitcairn, Groom of the Bedchamber, to be Keeper of the
Hawks. [Minute of this already printed. See Domestic Calendar
under date. Copy. ½ p.] |
| May 5. |
38. George, Duke of Buckingham, to Sir Horatio Vere [subsequently Lord Vere]. In this great design of His Majesty's applying
himself to the suit of his dear sister and brother [the King and
Queen of Bohemia] for the remedy of their so apparent and
lamentable necessities by arms, your worth and my estimation of
you hath not been unacknowledged. But the choice which the
States [of Holland] have lately renewed of you to command the
nation of English in their service, and the many uses we are
constrained to make of that State, with the necessity that equal
care be had for the conservation of that State as for this, hath
counselled me not to disappoint that State's confidence in you at
this time, when they have so notable use of you, especially since
your service there is as important and acceptable to His Majesty as
in any place wheresoever you could be employed. And this comfort
I shall be bold to give you from His Majesty and assurance from
myself, that no man is preferred before you as a virtuous man and
able soldier, whereof, as occasion shall be offered, you shall have
good proof, to your honour and advantage in all things whereof I
pray you have confidence. For the present, I have been so happy as
to obtain from His Majesty the creating of you a Baron. The
patent is drawing but cannot be perfected till we hear from you of
what place or name you will give yourself the nomination.
Endorsed: "To Sir Horace Vere. By [Bassit] Coale by the way of
Brussels; and by Sir W. St. Leger, the duplicate. From the Duke."
[This last paragraph is stated in the margin to be in the Duke's
own hand. Modern copy amongst the Conway Papers. 1 p.] |
| May 5. |
39. The same to [Henry de Vere], Earl of Oxford. By yours, I
perceived your active desire to have employment in this voyage to
sea with some land forces. I know you are assured of my
affection and contentment in your company, but the first deliberation,
wherein were also the first choices and dimensions, were by His
Majesty's special direction; so, as it is not in my power to satisfy
myself in any offer I can make to your Lordship to be worthy
of you. Only I can say there is in my disposing the Vice-Admiral's place, but with such a limitation as I would not offer it
to you, nor can I judge it meet for you to accept, the Vice-Admiral
being to be subject to the directions and commandments of the
Lord Marshal for the land, if by any occasion I should be recalled
or absent from the Fleet and Army. My Lord, this is but the
beginning of action wherein you shall see yourself attended with
my affection to sort you with employment more suitable with your
honour and fully to your contentment, there being nothing more in
my desire than to acknowledge my opinion of your worth by
getting you into employment answerable to it. Endorsed: "As
sent like the preceding." [Modern copy among the Conway Papers.
1 p.] |
| May 5. |
40. The same to Sir John Borough. I do make such account of
your ability to do the King service, as I do venture to summon you
to come over to go in an employment wherein I shall labour to
advance you and give you contentment, and would with all that
you should use your own endeavour and employ my power to keep
what you have in the Low Countries; but, though you could not
keep that regiment, I shall expect you will put yourself upon His
Majesty's employment and [for ?] the advantage of that. For your
old company I doubt not but to continue it to you. Both the Lord
Ambassador [Sir Edward Barrett] and Sir Edward Cecil will tell
you the day of the rendezvous at Plymouth, and I shall expect you
before to use your advice and execution. Endorsed: "As sent like
the above." [Modern copy amongst Conway Papers. From original
draft. 2/3 p.] |
| May 5. |
Petition of the Merchants of England trading in the Levant Seas
to the King. That having lately received your royal letter [see 25th
April] we caused it to be read at our General Assembly, whereby
it seems your Majesty hath understood we had been of late suitors
to your royal father [King James]. That Sir Thomas Roe,
Ambassador resident with the Grand Signor at Constantinople,
might return home, and that thereupon His Majesty was purposed
to have commended Sir Thomas Phillips for that employment with
other remonstrances from your Majesty of your pleasure. May it
please your Majesty, under your gracious favour to understand,
that we never preferred any such suit to his late Majesty for calling
home Sir Thomas Roe or gave any cause to his Highness therein
to be offended with us. We do declare to your Majesty that we
were petitioners to King James, and, since his death to your
Majesty, that Sir Thomas Roe might remain there two years
longer, which petition we do still continue, for that the present
trade of those parts is very much decayed, and become more
dangerous than hath been in former times, by reason of divers
troubles lately stirred up among themselves and the daily injustice
and oppressions done by the officers of the Grand Signior, whose
insolencies now exceed all former times, although by the wisdom,
care, and sufficiency of Sir Thomas Roe, they are often prevented
and your subjects secured from many injuries; insomuch as if Sir
Thomas Roe should now be removed in these dangerous and
troublesome times it will be a great discouragement in following
their trade and may hazard the overthrow of their estates there. In
tender consideration whereof your loyal subjects do implore your
Majesty's gracious support and assistance and that you would grant
to them your princely approbation and letters to Sir Thomas Roe
to continue in that place two years longer both for securing the
estates of your subjects and the persons of their sons and servants
as for their better encouragement in following their trade without
fear or distrust. [Levant Company, Vol. I., No. 36 v. Copy. 1 p.] |
May 9.
Whitehall. |
41. Secretary Conway to Attorney-General Coventry concerning
Mr. Robert Hay. [Minute of this already printed. See Domestic
Calendar under date. 2/3 p.] |
| May 10. |
42. Thomas Locke to Sir Dudley Carleton, Ambassador at the
Hague. I have not yet received any order from the Earl of Oxford
or any other, about soliciting for the money, but what I had from
you, and upon that I have spoken to the Council and they give good
answers but complain of want of present money. Now that things
begin to be settled that Council will sit oftener than of late they
have done and dispatch more business. By my next I will give
you further account. Gordon brought news of the marriage [of
Henrietta Maria in France being solemnised]. And the King wrote
back letters of joy and thanks to the [French] King, Queen, and
Queen-Mother. The 4th of this month order was given for making
bonfires throughout the city and suburbs, which was done abundantly. The King's journey to Dover is put off longer than formerly
was appointed; it will be the 15th of this month before he goes, if
so soon. There is order given for a new levy of 10,000 men who
are to be ready by the 15th to be shipped at Plymouth. Sir Francis
Goodwin desires you to do him what right you can about the death
of his son who was slain by one Shugborough. Mr. Lucas, a gentleman of Essex of good quality being a man of 4,000l. in lands and
a great friend of the Bishop of Norwich and so of my acquaintence,
desires me to thank you for civilities shown to his son, who is
beholding to your Lordship as all English gents who come into
those parts are. As I was going to seal these, John Nicholls being
now upon his departure, I received letters from the Earls of Oxford
and Essex and the other two, Colonel Borlase and LieutenantColonel Conway. The letters were sent in a packet from Mr. Colwell [Colville] and those to the Council of War unsealed and wanting
the bills of Exchange mentioned in them. I will presently repair
to the Council of War [and go] from one [member] to another as I
can find them, for I do not hear that they meet in Council. [Seal
with arms and crest. 2 pp.] |
| [May 10.] |
43. Commission for George, Duke of Buckingham, to proceed to
Boulogne as the King's agent to fetch over his bride, Henrietta
Maria, with her attendants numbering 50 persons, to join the King
at Dover. [Latin. Draft. 1½ pp.] |
May 11.
Newcastle. |
44. Certificate returned to the Privy Council of the proceedings
of the Mayor and Aldermen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne from Michaelmas
1624 till Easter following. Since our last certificate we have
caused to be summoned all persons that have done any prejudice to
the river [Tyne] either by reason of their staiths lying down and
in decay, or by taking ballast without license, or suffering it to fall
into the river. Some we have punished by fines and the meaner
sort by imprisonment. We also certify that some who were
summoned have neglected to appear, on these we have imposed
fines, intend hereafter to proceed further against them, as by your
Lordship's orders we are directed. Lastly, we certify that by the
great inundations and overflowing of the river, the like of which
has not occurred here within the memory of man, divers staiths
and wharfs have been much ruinated to the hurt of the river,
part we have caused to be repaired and in convenient time all
the rest shall be. Signed by William Hall, Mayor, and six others.
[=2 pp.] |
| May 11. |
45. A letter to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, requiring him to send
over such rent hawks as are due to the King and any given him
there. Likewise to certify out of the rolls there what hawks are
reserved to the Crown. Subscribed and procured by Sir Henry
Holcroft. [Minute.] |
| May 11. |
A like requiring the Lord Deputy to cause 352l. English money
to be re-delivered to Margaret Smith, widow, forfeited from her by
the Customer of Dublin for which his late Majesty wrote several
letters and yet the same is not restored. [Minute. Ibid.] |
| May 11. |
Warrant under the signet to the Attorney-General. To draw a
grant to Sir Richard Moryson and Edward Mereweather, during
their lives, of the office of Collector and Receiver-General of the
composition rents within the Province of Munster upon surrender
of a former grant. Procured by Lord Conway. [Minute. Ibid.] |
| May 11. |
Warrant to the Exchequer for payment of 2,000l. to Sir Abraham
Williams and Philip Burlamachi, or either of them, for providing
blacks for the Lady Elizabeth, Electrice Palatine and her family, for
the funeral of his late Majesty. Procured by Mr. Secretary Morton.
[Minute. Ibid.] |
| May 11. |
The like for payment of money disbursed by Munton Jennings,
keeper of the house at Theobalds, for divers new ridings within that
park and other works done there. Procured by Lord Conway.
[Minute. Ibid.] |
| May 11. |
The like to pay to Munton Jennings 100l. for erecting of a
nursery at Theobalds for fruit of various kinds. Procured as above.
[Minute. Ibid.] |
| May 11. |
Sir Charles Glemham to the Levant Company. As his Majesty
was pleased to command me to deliver his letters to you concerning
his pleasure touching your affairs of Constantinople, so likewise he
commanded me to bring his answer to your petition upon those
letters, which, being delivered to you, you requested under my hand
that you might the better satisfy the Company of the discharge of
the trust they reposed in you according whereunto I have obtained
his leave. |
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The substance of your petition was that his Majesty would confirm Sir Thomas Roe [as] his ambassador for you for two years
more. To which his answer was that Sir Thomas Roe had been
and now is a suitor for his return home, for which, and more
especially for that his Majesty had affairs of State that required
him to send an ambassador with new instructions, he had made
choice of Sir Thomas Phillips of whose sufficiency he has had very
good report, and purposed speedily to give him his dispatch; yet
nevertheless since the protection and securing of your trade was his
second care, out of his accustomed grace to you he was well pleased
if you had any just exception against Sir Thomas Phillips to hear
the same, and upon such occasion he would make a new election
of his Ambassador, which election he charged me to let you understand he would ever preserve in himself as belonging to the
prerogative royal. His Majesty's will is that you speedily present
to him your exceptions if you have any against Sir Thomas Phillips.
This was his royal command, which, according to your desire, I have
set under my hand. [Levant Company, Vol. I., No. 36 vi. Copy
2/3 p.] |
May 12.
Whitehall. |
46. Warrant of Lord Treasurer Ley to Mr. Auditor Povey and
others. To send fair written on parchment a particular of such
rents, pensions, and duties as are reserved or payable on the manors
of Berdon Hale and Abbas Hale, co. Essex. [½ p.] |
| May 13. |
47. Secretary Conway to Attorney-General Coventry. Proclamation about King's evil. [Minute already printed. See Domestic
Calendar under date. Copy. ½ p.] |
| May 14. |
48. The like. For Lord Compton to be Master of the Robes vice
Earl of Carlisle. [Already Calendared. See Vol. II., No. 56.
Copy. ⅓ p.] |
| May 15. |
49. Thomas Locke to Sir D. Carleton. I have given an account
by the enclosed to the Lords' Colonels, as much as I can for the present, of their business, which I submit to your judgment before it be
delivered. I have received the bill for your Lordship's blacks, which,
with a minute of your Privy Seal, I have delivered to Lord Conway
to be signed, because Mr. Secretary Morton is gone into France, upon
Wednesday the 11th instant, with the Duke of Buckingham, Earl
of Montgomery, and Sir George Goring. The King takes not his
journey [to Dover for the reception of the Queen] till the 21st, so
that it is thought he will see the Parliament begun before he goes.
The sickness [of the plague] begins to increase here; this last week
there died more by above 20 than the week before and there are
nine or ten parishes more infested. I send you a letter from
Mr. Barnard. Postcript. I have delivered the letter to Lord
Montjoy.—Queen Mary [Henrietta Maria] is remembered in our
prayers in public, together with King Charles. [Two seals with
arms and crest. 1 p.] |
| May 16. |
Petition of the Merchants of England trading the Levant Seas
to the King. That your royal pleasure being signified to Sir
Charles Glemham in answer to our petition for stay of Sir Thomas
Roe [as] Ambassador at Constantinople, that notwithstanding you
had made choice of Sir Thomas Phillips to succeed him, we
humbly make known to your Majesty that it doth so much
concern us, the continuance of Sir Thomas Roe there for one or
two years longer, as we are again enforced to petition you for the
same, or otherwise that we may have our own free choice of an
ambassador, with reference to your approbation as in the time of
Queen Elizabeth and of your royal father, and that for your satisfaction you will be pleased to give them audience. [Levant
Company, Vol. I., No. 36 VII. Copy. ½ p.] |
| May 16. |
50. Thomas Locke to Sir D. Carleton. I have spoken to Lord
Conway about your allowance for mourning, and he tells me that
ambassadors are allowed but 150l., and agents 100l. What he
will allow I know not yet. The day on which the King will take
his journey to Dover is not yet known. Mr. Carey Rawley came
yesterday out of France, bringing word that the [French] King
had a fever, some guess that to be the cause of the putting off of
the Queen's coming away, others think that Barberini, the Pope's
Legate, has brought some new matter to be considered of. It is
thought here that another must come yet out of France before the
[time of the] King's going [to Dover] will be certainly known. I
send enclosed the answers from the Council-of-War to your letter,
and that of the Lords' Colonels, which was not dated. It seems
that the Council of War will not be troubled with any more
bills of exchange, but have taken another course, which they have
expressed in their letters, so that I shall not need to give any
further account to the Lords' Colonels but what is contained in the
letter enclosed. Postscript.—Viscount Andover will be Master of the
Horse; he and the Earls of Dorset and Holland are made Knights
of the Garter. [1 p.] |
| May 17. |
51. Secretary Conway to Sir John Coke. Those things which
come into my mind as most presently to be put in execution are,
shipping to be provided at Hull or Newcastle for the transport of
2,000 men, a proportion for the victualling of those men, which
must be drawn into a computation that the Lord Treasurer may
give warrant accordingly, and a man-of-war to conduct those
ships, without which they would run such a danger as is not
wisdom to be hazarded. If the King's hand be required to be
procured for any of these things, I will attend to that or what
else you may think proper to give expedition to. Sir John Ogle
is ready to go down to Plymouth, and Captain Courtney to
Hull, with commissions for receipt and payment of the soldiers.
[Minute of this printed. See Domestic Calendar under date.
Copy. ½ p.] |
May 21.
Whitehall. |
52. The same to Attorney-General Coventry. His Majesty's
pleasure is, that the patent granted to Richard Browne for the
Under-Keeper's place of Denmark House, together with the place
of Keeper of the Wardrobe and Privy Lodgings there, be renewed
to the said Richard Browne and his son Henry during their
lives. [Minute of similar grant to Robert [Richard ?] Browne,
already printed. See Domestic Calendar under date. Draft.
⅓ p.] |
| May 23. |
53. Warrant of Sir R. Weston, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to
Mr. Auditor [Povey]. To make out and send a perfect particular
of the Collectorship of Pensions and portions in co. Essex, with the
yearly fee. [½ p.] |
May 23.
Westminster. |
54. Letters Patent addressed to the Exchequer and Court of
Wards, signifying His Majesty's grant of 2,000l. yearly pension
or annuity to his principal Secretary, Edward Lord Conway, his
executors and assigns, to commence from the 25th March last past
and be continued for 21 years. [Copy. 13 pp.] |
| May 25. |
55. Secretary Conway to Mr. Ralph Hopton. When I first had
the good fortune to meet you at Prague I took special notice of
your great worth and virtue, and would desire your advancement
in that noble way of a soldier you have applied yourself to.
According to the freedom I desire to hold with you I must declare
to you my opinion, that for a gentleman of your estate to live in
an army so unsettled and uncertain is little better than to be a
courtier or gamester, who depends too much upon fortune, and
[such employments] are safer for those that want than for such
as have much to spare. There is now in my judgment a fair
opportunity to change that uncertainty for a far more hopeful
employment in the forces to be now set forth from hence, where
your services and merit may have a more immediate and ready
passage to His Majesty by those noble friends of yours, who will
be eye-witnesses of your carriage and favourable reporters to His
Majesty. I have written to Sir Edward Cecil, who, you know, is
the second person in command under His Majesty in that expedition, and you may be pleased to advise with him, and dispose
yourself if you find cause to come over hither, where you shall
find my endeavours ready in all your uses to serve you. [Copy.
1 p.] |
| May 26. |
56. Report made to the Privy Council by Attorney-General
Coventry and Solicitor-General Heath, on reference to them of a
cause between Sir John Peyton, Governor of the Isle of Jersey,
and John Herault, Esq., Bailiff of that Island. Find that Herault
procured in October last, an act of justice in that Isle, to compel
the King's Receivers to pay him such arrearages of his pension, as
the Governor had already paid to Sir William Parkhurst, knight,
sent over as Bailiff, by the Lords' letters upon His Majesty's
especial command during Herault's suspension. We conceive that
the sentence against the Receivers is erroneous and fit to be
reversed; neither do we see any cause that Sir J. Peyton should
be constrained to a double payment. [¾ p.] |
| May 27. |
57. Piers Butler to George, Duke of Buckingham. Right noble,
my love and service remembered, you see how I have suffered by
my adversary, who likewise accuseth your Grace, saying that you
and I have done him all this wrong, and you know how free we
have ever been from doing or thinking him any harm, but notwithstanding seeing I have a clear conscience in these respects, I
account myself happy to be so falsely accused; and now my
adversary, seeing that this late plot of his hath taken no effect,
and that I love and honour Mrs. Stuard, hath devised a new way,
whereby to procure impeachment to my person, that is by getting
fellows to swear that I was born at such a place, that I have wives
here and there, all to this end, to persuade the world that I am
not the man that I am, lest that I should marry Mrs. Stuard,
whom I so much effect, that if I marry her not I will never marry
while I live, and therefore I desire to go to the wars, that so the
world may see that I will deserve before I desire, for I am not
able to endorse these speeches of my adversaries continually
buzzing in my ears, besides which speeches I received a letter
awhile ago when I was at supper with my Lord [Bishop] of
Llandaff, wherein I was certified that a plot was laid to murder
me, the party that sent the letter would not be known only as a
friend he advertised me thereof, yet do I not fear it at all. But I
would desire your Grace to speak to the King, that if he have any
service to command me, His Majesty would be pleased to do me
the honour as to employ me therein, for that it was, is, and ever
shall be, my ambition to do His Majesty service, and if occasion
were but offered His Majesty should see that he hath not a faithfuller subject in the world of a poor gentleman, and because my
reputation is called into question before all the world, unjustly, I
desire by sword to obtain it again, but if His Majesty hath no
present employment I desire leave to travel to seek my fortunes.
Yet wheresoever I go I shall be ready at His Majesty's pleasure
and yours to do any service whensoever occasion is offered, and if
His Majesty will be pleased to bestow the honour of knighthood
upon me, and give me a sword and leave to kiss his hand before I
travel, I will desire no more. So I rest, having only left room to
subscribe myself your faithful friend and servant till death.
Postscript.—I intend to wait upon your Grace to-morrow myself
for answer. [Seal with Ormond crest and coronet. Amongst the
Conway Papers. 1 p.] |
| May 27. |
58. Modern copy of same. [Attached is the following note in a
modern hand: "The seal to these letters confirms what Arthur
Wilson, pp. 287, 288, says about Piers Butler having 'vaunted
himself to be of the House of Ormond.' We have a letter,
which I presume is written by the Mrs. Stuard he aspired to
marry. It gives not a very favourable specimen of her mental
endowments."] |
| May 29. |
59. The King to the Lord Admiral [Buckingham]. It is not
unknown to you that a ship of our dear uncle, the King of Denmark,
called the "Lundworme," employed on a voyage to Nantes,
is now upon our coast, and is stayed in the Downes upon pretext
of having some deal boards. Complaint is made by the master
that 13 men are put aboard his vessel who consume all his victuals
and his master's letters are taken away from him. You know
likewise our engagement to our dear uncle, and the many just
reasons we have to favour his servants and give assistance to all
his services. We do therefore require you to give order to free
that ship from any unjust or unnecessary hindrance. [Copy.
1 p.] |
May 30.
Suberhill. |
60. Foulke Reed to Edward, Lord Conway. Since my return
home I have been suffering by an ague, insomuch that I could neither
perform this office nor certify you of your business at Ragley. I
wish I could give you a contenting intelligence of the state of your
affairs there. First, as concerning the rents. Letting of certain
lands there. Lord Brooke and Mr. Throgmorton, as I hear, have
many grounds to let with good abatement of rent, but the inhabitants thereabout are mostly poor, and few are found able to stock a
ground of that rent. These are sufficient and able men reputed,
and therefore I think you may do well to let them have it. The
horses and hawks are well. [2 pp.] |
May 31.
Brompton Castle. |
61. Lady Brilliana Harley to her father, Edward, Lord Conway.
Mrs. Rivett's sudden going up to London gives me an opportunity
to write to your Lordship, which I hope will not trouble you,
though it come often, for this is all I have to comfort me in not
seeing you. Ned is well and I hope will live to do you service.
Mr. Pierson brought me the welcome news of your health. Give
me and Ned your daily blessing. [Seal, broken. 1 p.] |
| [May]. |
62. Mem. by Secretary Conway's Secretary of businesses and
directions to be dispatched. To send out the letters for the
militia. To write to the cos. to know what gunpowder is in the
magazines. To be informed in the meantime what certificates are
returned of musters the last year and this. Tuesday appointed
for the Commissioners to make their return touching the forts.
My Lord Admiral may be pleased to cause an information to be
given to this Commission what ships are in harbour. To inquire
touching the building of ships, and their proportion, and the 5s.
heretofore given for tonnage. Ireland.—To peruse the certificate
returned out of Ireland to the Council here by [Sir Paul] Pindar
touching the forts there. To refer the consideration of this to my
Lords Grandison, Carew, and Chichester, and whatsoever else concerns the defence of Ireland, as, namely, the arming or disarming
of the people. |
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Treaties.—The Low Countries first considerable; but that the
overture do come first from them and not from His Majesty. That
His Highness will be pleased to deal privately with his sister the
Queen of Bohemia to cause her to infuse it into the Prince of
Orange or who else shall be thought fit and therein to advise with
Sir Dudley Carleton, but he not to appear in it. If the States'
Ambassador here do fall upon such discourse with Mr. Secretary
Conway. That he shall entertain it so far as to give him encouragement that it may in all probability be entertained by His
Majesty if it be moved. That the Queen of Bohemia do keep it
secret as touching any directions she hath from hence. Sir Albert
Morton to be sent with verbal instructions. Lord Marquis
Hamilton to speak with the French Ambassador concerning a
confederation with France, as of himself. [Damaged by damp.
2 pp.] |
| [May.] |
63. Petition of John Schewder, master of the ship "Golden
Rose" of Hamburgh. That 41 ships of Hamburgh which were
bound for France and Spain were stayed by Sir Richard Bingley,
but were afterwards released by your Honours saving only two, one
of which has been driven away by storms, and your petitioner who
still remains at Dover Pier laden with cables, masts, copper, and
pork, which, it was supposed, would be taken for His Majesty's
service, but as yet he has received no directions whether His
Majesty will have the goods or no. Prays that his ship may be
released and be permitted to pursue his voyage, or otherwise that
His Majesty would receive the goods if he hath use for them; and
that the skipper may receive his freight [1 p.] |
| [May.] |
64. List of knights, gentlemen and captains [eligible for service
in the proposed expedition.] |
| May. |
65. Notes sent by Lord Carew to Sir John Coke, giving particulars of Sir Francis Drake's expedition to the coast of Spain in
the year 1587. Upon intelligence that there was an intention of
Spain to invade England, to prevent the same, Sir Francis Drake was
appointed general over 30 sail of ships, whereof the "Bonaventure"
was admiral, the "Lion," the "Dreadnought," the "Rainbow,"
and two pinnaces of Her Majesty's [fleet], the rest were merchants'
ships. Their successes at Cadiz, Cape Sacre, and the Azores.
[2/3 p.] |
| May. |
66. Report of the Attorney and Solicitor General on examination of a cause brought by appeal from the Isle of Guernsey and
referred to them by the Lords of the Privy Council. We have
heard the allegations proffered both on the part of John Blanch
and Mary Gardner, widow, as guardian of her infant, and find that
the sentence given in that Isle the 24th February 1624[–5] on
behalf of the widow is just and therefore think it unfit to be
altered. Signed by Coventry and Heath. [½ p.] |
| May. |
67. Attestation by Henry Bates. That being at Dover on the
17th May [1625 ?], he saw a Dutch East India ship, estimated at
700 or 800 tons, just arrived from the Indies, which anchored in
Dover Road and signalled for a boat to come aboard her, and then
weighing anchor departed for Holland in company with one of the
States' men-of-war. I do also affirm that Mr. Hugeson, of Dover
told me that he heard for certain that the English and Dutch East
India Companies were agreed, which was also the general report at
Dover. Although within a league and a half of the King's ships
yet they neither weighed anchor to go aboard her nor sent a boat
or other message for ought I could hear. Mr. Hugeson said he
had no reason to do anything, seeing that the King's ships did
nothing, otherwise being master of a ship with 24 pieces of
ordnance imprested for the King's service he would have made stay
of her. [1 p.] |
| [May.] |
68. Estimate of the charge for 1,000 soldiers, going from London
to Plymouth, being 180 miles or 12 days' journey, at the rate of
8d. each per day, viz., 400l.; for 1,000 coats at 4s. each, 200l.; for
nine captains to conduct the soldiers thither, at 4s. each per day,
21l.; total, 621l. 12s. [½ p.] |
