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| Oct. 5 |
1. Commissioners of the Loan in the Isle of Ely to the Council.
Being conversant with the Commissioners for the Loan in co.
Cambridge, we had a sight of your letters concerning the collecting
of arrears and taking an account of the collectors, although the
Sheriff of the shire had neglected to send us copies of your letter.
We have diligently attended to this service, and enclose the roll
of returns for the south part of the Isle of Ely, the bearer having
likewise a return from the Commissioners in the north part [see
6th September], who also proceeded only upon a copy of your letter
sent by us. [1 p.] Enclosed, |
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1. I. Certificate of the loan in the south part of the Isle of Ely.
[Parchment.] |
| Oct. 8. |
2. Debenture certified by William Gwynne, auditor, attesting
the sum of 8l. 12s. 1d., to be due to William Holton, the King's
master plasterer, in the Castle of Chester, for one whole year,
ended at Michaelmas. Underwritten, |
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2. I. Receipt by William Holton for the above sum of Thomas
Trafford, the King's Receiver there. [=½ p.] |
| Oct. 9. |
Docquet of Vol. LXXX., No. 72. [See Docquets, 20th March
1626.] |
| Oct. 9. |
Edward Nicholas to Sir Henry Marten, touching a commission to
Sir Kenelm Digby. [Already calendared under date. Domestic,
Elizabeth, 1590, Vol. CCXXXVII., Admiralty Collections, fol. 53.] |
| Oct. 10. |
Sir Henry Marten to Nicholas. Various exceptions to the
commission intended to be granted to Sir Kenelm Digby, as
derogatory to the Duke's office of Lord Admiral. Important
duties attaching to the office of Lord High Admiral, which require
that its power should not be infringed. [Copy. Ibid., fol. 52.] |
| [Oct. 12.] |
3. Note of demands made by J. Dalbier [for relief of the English
troops in the Isle of Rhé], viz.:—Victuals for 2,000 land soldiers for
6 or 8 months to be put into the citadel [of St. Martin]; 10 or 12 barges
capable of holding 50 or 60 men, each to land men and to keep
watch in the night, besides 4 ketches carrying 4 pieces of ordnance;
2 engineers and 2 master conductors for works of fortification;
munition to be sent with speed; 16,000l. to make up the 14,000l.
sent by Sir William Becher into 30,000l.; 4,000 soldiers, besides
the 6,000 now preparing, to be sent over in batches of 1,000 with
speed; articles expressing what liberty and privilege those of
Rochelle shall have freely to trade into Spain; 5 or 6 ships laden
with Newcastle coal to be sent with the Earl of Holland if possible.
The Commissioners of the Navy to contract with merchants for
the sending of 4 or 5 ships laden with deals, masts, spars, planks,
and balks to the army, these to be paid for in salt, wines, &c., and
the like for Newcastle coals. [1 p.] |
Oct. 24.
Saram. |
4. Peter Thatcher, Minister of St. Edmund's, in Salisbury, to
Henry Sherfield, Esq., in Lincoln's Inn. I doubt not of your
wisdom and love of Sarum, but esteem it to be such as you need
neither direction nor incitement from me to procure the good
thereof all you can. My request is that you would uphold the
course which the present mayor has initiated with great pains and
hazard for the relief of the poor. I hold myself and all men in
conscience bound to desire, and so to promote the good of the place
where God hath set them, all that lies in their power. For the
course itself I know honest and wise men at the hearing thereof
have highly approved of it; and I am persuaded the establishment
thereof for continuance if it might be effected would be like to
prove to Sarum in time a sufficient recompense for the plague,
though no other good should come thereof. Were it to have been
tried at any other time than this, it cannot be doubted but that
it had been cried down by some at the first motion and never have
been brought to that perfection it is already come to, wanting in a
manner nothing but the seconding of what is begun. What a
means it would be to reform the drunkenness, idleness, running to
the ale-house, and other such courses which have been and are the
bane of the poor in Sarum, is so plain, as I think none will deny
and the ale-wives do already feel. This is evident that the money
which is given to the poor to-day would not be in the ale-wives'
purse to-morrow, as hitherto the case in Salisbury hath been.
[1 p.] |
Oct. 26.
Whitehall. |
5. The Council to Lord Danvers [Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby],
Governor of Guernsey. We have received yours of the 15th
present and think well of your care for the security of that island
which, by reason of these times, we had expressly recommended to
you; and for your not repairing to us at the present we must admit
of it upon the reasons you allege. By your letter it would appear
that the isle is not free from danger of sudden attempts by the
enemy, which specially concern you in trust and us in care to look
unto. We may inform you that upon information from the
Governor of Jersey of great defects in the arms of the inhabitants,
order has been given by this Board for the sending of such quantity
of munition to Jersey as is here stated, all which is to be paid for
by the inhabitants at such prices as the Governor may be answerable
to the King, both for the value of the munition itself and the charge
of conduction and transportation. Such proportion as you may
think needful for the furnishing of Guernsey in like sort will be
sent upon your certificate. Whereas you conceive Castle [Cornet],
being a place of great circuit and strength, cannot be defended from
surprise by such number of warders as were thought sufficient in
peaceable times, if you shall think it needful that any number of
men should be sent into that isle, order will be given for sending
50 men from the western parts to be disposed of in such sort as
you may direct for the better preservation of that place committed
to your government. [1 p.] |
Oct. 29.
Southampton. |
6. Thomas Combe, Mayor, and the Aldermen of Southampton, to
Viscount Conway. This town being one of the most ancient in the
kingdom, and situated on the sea coast, for resistance to any enemy
attempting invasion, was made a place of great strength. It is now
much ruinated and decayed in the walls and fortifications and also
much indebted. That we are not able to repair those decays nor
to free the town from debt, by reason of the detention of certain
dues from the town formerly paid for importing and landing of
sweet wines, which are now entered at other ports by merchant
strangers. For remedy, we have thought good to petition His
Majesty and crave your aid and favour in this course. We intended
to have waited on you personally at your late being in this county.
[Seal with arms. 1 p.] |
Oct. 29.
Jersey. |
7. Sir John Peyton, Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Philip Carteret,
Bailiff, and others, Jurats of Jersey, to the Council. According to
your commands, we have taken a strict examination of certain
factious speeches alleged to have been uttered by James Bandinell,
minister of St. Mary's parish; as also of the course of proceeding
before the Dean [David Bandinell] against petitioners, Hugh Hue
and John de Rue, the King's officers in that parish. Having
called the parties before us we received from the Dean and his son
James Bandinell the answer which we enclose, as also the depositions
of the witnesses concerning the speeches. Concerning the Dean's
proceedings against the petitioners, you may be informed that the
officers of St. Mary's parish delivered to us a presentation dated
15th October 1626, amongst other things against the Dean, giving
information of those speeches alleged to have been uttered in a
sermon by James Bandinell, viz., that we were under a worse reign
than that of Queen Mary's. Owing to the sickness being not
wholly extinguished in the parish whereof the Dean [of Jersey]
was minister, we deferred calling the Dean and his son before us
to answer these informations. In the meantime, petitioners being
cited into the Dean's Court, His Majesty's Procureur was sent with
the said presentation, who entreated him not to proceed against
petitioners, the cause being of the knowledge of His Majesty's
Court, notwithstanding which petitioners were excommunicated.
The King's Procureur offering to appeal both in behalf of the King's
right and prerogative of his Court and of the petitioners there
present was refused by the Dean, the petitioners remaining as yet
excommunicated. We have done all we could either openly
in Court in which the Dean and his son would not appear or
particularly by many conferences and entreaties of our own. All
which we submit to your grave considerations. [2 pp.] Encloses,— |
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7. i. Memorial of certain objections concerning the difference
between the Dean, Hugh Hue, and others, delivered by
the Dean. [French. 1 p.] |
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7. ii. Depositions of witnesses taken the 20th of October 1627 on
the part of Hugh Hue and Jean de Rue as likewise on
the part of Mr. James Bandinell. [French. 1 p.] |
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7. iii. Depositions taken 29th October 1627 on the part of David
Bandinell, Hugh Hue, and Jean de Rue. [French. 1 p.] |
| Oct. |
8. Award made in the case of John de Rue and Hugh Hue of
Jersey, on an appeal from the ecclesiastical and temporal Courts of
that Island. Proceedings being taken against them by the Dean
[of Jersey, David Bandinell,] and at the instance of James
Bandinell, his son, Minister of St. Mary's parish, by which it
appears that the ground of the controversy has been a misinterpretation of the words of the said Minister reprehending the
parties above named, and not in censure of the Government.
[1 p.] |
| Oct. |
9. William Chamberlain to his brother, John Chamberlain. It
would not long be possible to retain possession of these islands
(Jersey and Guernsey), as speedy preparations were making in
France to attack them. Desires that some men-of-war may be sent
to protect the islands against the landing of the enemy. The men
of Cherbourg were in readiness to make an attempt. [1 p.] |
| Oct. |
10. Certificate of the Bailiffs and Burgesses of Aldborough,
co. Suffolk, to the Privy Council. Represent the exposed situation
of their town and port, lying within 12 hours' sail of Dunkirk, so
that it is greatly feared the Dunkirkers will shortly attempt some
exploit against them. That their town is unable at their own
charge to make such fortifications as are requisite, being much impoverished. Pray order that they may not only have 10 or 12
pieces of ordnance, with powder and shot, but that such necessary
fortifications be constructed. [2 pp.] |
