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Dec. 2. |
98. Petition of William Jackson, a gunner, to the Earl of Danby,
Governor of Guernsey. Was pressed to serve for Rochelle, but the
ship in which he went being lost he was returning homeward by
way of Guernsey, where he was again pressed by Captain Nathaniel
Darell, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, on 9th December 1628,
and promised an entertainment of 1s. 6d. per diem, which for 357
days would amount to 26l. 15s. 6d., of which he has received only
16l. 18s. 0d., so there remains due to him 9l. 17s. 6d. Prays
payment, as he can attend no other service until he be discharged of
this. Underwritten, |
98. i. Certificate by the Earl of Danby that this sum was due to
petitioner for the rest of his entertainment whilst serving
in Castle Cornet. 2nd December 1629. [1 p.] |
Dec. 6. |
99. Chevalier de Bois Gaudry to Secretary Coke. Has received
his letter by which he perceives the Secretary's wish to fully
investigate the information concerning the designs of Sir Thomas
and Sir Robert Wolseley. Petitioner is obliged to make a general
confession of all that has passed, so that you may be the better
informed before he has the honour of seeing you. Gives a recital
of all that passed which will serve for your information. Narration
giving full particulars of this business. [Seal, broken. French.
3 pp.] |
Dec. 6. |
100. The same to the same. Has received this day letters both
from Sir Thomas Wolseley and his wife maintaining the same things
of which I wrote to you by my last, touching their designs and
the part taken by Sir Robert [Wolseley]. Madame Wolseley
has informed me that she has written to you by the same messenger
as mine. Desires instructions how he ought to act. [French.
1 p.] |
[Dec. 6 ?] |
101. Advice touching dangers to be apprehended from the doings
of Jesuits in England. Designs of Robert Usseley [Sir Robert
Wolseley]. [Amongst the Conway Papers. French. 3 pp.] |
Dec. 22. |
102. Lord Treasurer Weston to Sir Thomas Fanshaw, Remembrancer in the Exchequer. Warrant requiring him to send a
particular of all such lands as are found by inquisition taken at
Welburn in Yorkshire on 8th September, 21 Jac. [To be concealed
from the King. ½ p.] |
Dec. 23. Leyden. |
103. Gerard John Vossius to Secretary Dorchester. Rejoices at
his prosperous voyage after his visit to England and return to his
friends. It seemed when undertaking this journey as if it were
"ad Garamantes et Indos," except that these nations were amongst
the barbarians, but I know the Britons to be those who vie with all
nations in humanity. I have suddenly thrown together these
sentences, not because I could think them worthy of a letter, but
rather lest I might omit this occasion of acknowledging the esteem
and respect I owe to you. [Latin. Seal with design. 1 p.] |
Dec. 24. Whitehall. |
104. Warrant signed by the King, to Sir Robert Heath,
Attorney-General, for preparing a grant in reversion of the office of
Governor of Jersey, to Thomas Jermyn, Esq., to take effect after
the death of Sir John Peyton, Sir Thomas Jermyn and Viscount
Wimbledon, and this to be done upon surrender of a former grant to
Sir William Harvey, knight. |
[Dec. 27.] |
105. Proclamation concerning the return of soldiers lately serving
in the Low Countries. [Already calendared under date. Draft.
2¼ pp.] |
[Dec. 30.] |
106. Article IX. of Instructions by the King to Archbishop Abbot
of Canterbury (see Vol. CLIII., No. 100 i.). Forbidding any bishop
after he should be nominated to another see to make any lease for
21 years, or to cut down timber, "for we think it a hateful
thing that any man leaving the bishopric should almost undo the
successor." [Modern Copy. ½ p.] |
Dec. |
The Grand Seignor to the King touching the proceedings of the
Turkey Company and the capture of a Turkish prize by the
English ship "Cock" whereof one Barker is master. Whereas
from ancient time until this present the terms of good correspondence have always been observed with the happy Port and our
Imperial House, so that your merchants who go to trade by sea
and your subjects' ships which come to our bright Port meeting at
sea with the Turkish ships and others they have not done them
any molestation or damage, your ships coming and going always in
these parts upon friendly terms. In the year past the "Sangarbergh" of Lemnos, [under] the noble Captain Husseym Beg, he
going by our Imperial command for to inquire news from the
enemy's parts, and to get some knowledge of their fortunate
actions, met with a pinnace of the enemy's, which came from the
Indies laden with pepper, cinnamon, sugar, and other Indian
commodities. Her crew seeing our captain and not being able to
resist him, all fled on shore and left the pinnace empty, when our
captain took her and made her his prize. Having put 12 Turkish
men into her to bring her untouched towards our happy Port, the
captain proceeded to perform the service committed to his charge to
inquire after news. The Turks in their prize ship having arrived
off Zante, subject to the Venetians, the English ship the "Golden
Cock," under Mr. John Barker, encountered with her and took the
12 Turks into his ship, who being examined related the whole
truth, upon which he suffered ten of them to go away but put the
two remaining to the torture, telling them that they must say the
pinnace was a prize taken from those of Algiers, otherwise he
would cause them to be slain. They refusing to say untruth he
took the pinnace out of their hands and brought her to Zante,
transferring her cargo, worth 80,000 dollars, into his own ship.
Afterwards the captain certified that the master [Barker] sold the
pinnace at Zante, and one of the two men who had been tortured
by him arrived and related all that had happened, there being at
the same instant one of your galleons detained here at our happy
Port. Letters were then written to the Governor of Zante
forbidding the departure of the pinnace from that place, to the end
that it might be recovered out of [Barker's] hand, but too late, for
the Governor replied that the ship master had already transferred
all the goods into his own ship, and having sold the pinnace had
departed with great speed for England. Which being a thing
much against the good peace and covenants, our Imperial command
was given that your galleon should not be permitted to depart; this
we afterwards rescinded upon the earnest entreaty of your
Ambassador, and the galleon was suffered to depart. We having
accepted of the petition and request of your Ambassador, and the
surety given by our sea-general that the shipmaster [Barker] who
committed such an act so contrary to our good friendship should be
punished and chastised, and that all the goods and merchandise
taken out of the pinnace should be wholly sent back to our high
Port. We have sent this our present Imperial letter to your
Majesty requiring that in accordance with the sincere friendship
and loving affection which your Majesty beareth unto us and our
happy House, you would use your benign care and favour in this
particular business, and give order that this shipmaster may be
found who has violated the covenants of the good peace contracted
between us, and that all the goods and merchandise taken out of
the said pinnace may be consigned and sent hither to our high Port.
Underwritten, |
i. This is a true translation of the letter written by the Grand
Signor to His Majesty in December 1629, Dorchester.
[Lecant Company, I. No. 77. 5 pp.] |
107. Warrant from the King to Sir Humfrey May, knight,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. To give order to the
Attorney of our Duchy to prepare a bill for signature containing a
lease of the lot and cope of the lead in the High Peak in co. Derby
to George Markes and Henry Goodrick, gentlemen, for term of 41
years, to commence on the expiration of a former lease to [Thos.]
Eyre yet in being for 18 years to come [see 11th August 1628,
Vol. CXII., No. 62.] under the same rent and terms as it is now
holden by Eyre. [Draft. ½ p.] |
108. Letters Patents confirming to Henry, Earl of Northumberland,
the keepership of the game, of hare, pheasants, partridge, and other
sort of wild fowl, within the manors of Sion and East Bedfont, and
the hamlets and townships thereto belonging, in co. Middlesex,
as formerly exercised by his ancestors, exempting these manors
from any grants made to other persons for preserving the game in
those parts. [Draft. 1 p.] |
109. Mem. of business to be submitted to the King. The
mastership of the game in Hatfield Chase was given to Sir Robert
Anstruther in part of the portion with his wife, with a promise
from King James that if at any time it should be dischased he
should be considered. That ground being now dischased he loses
the benefit intended to him, besides the arrears of the allowances
yet unpaid. Prays a grant of such part of the Chase as is to be
disposed of in fee farm, together with the reversion of the demesnes
of the manor of Hatfield upon such conditions as would be given
by others, or as the King shall limit. To move His Majesty for a
grant of presentation to the rectory of Weyhill in co. Southampton
upon the next avoidance for Mr. Morris [John Morris, S. T. B.],
Hebrew Professor in the University of Oxford. Both King James
and his present Majesty were pleased to augment the small stipends
of four of His Majesty's Professors in that University, and the
Ordinary Professors in the Arts [Faculty] have also by the same
favour like increase of allowance. The petitioner has barely 40l.
per annum, though his pains be equal to any of the rest. Prays
the King to confer upon him the next prebend's place at Windsor
which shall fall void. [2/3 p.] |
110. Petition of John Deane, merchant of Jersey, to the King.
Several of their commodities as canvas, wax, &c., transported into
Spain very much resemble the like French commodities. Complains of the interruption of that trade by Dunkirkers and Spaniards
who confiscate their goods and vessels, and imprison their crews,
being taken for Frenchmen. Prays for His Majesty's letters to his
Agent at Madrid to procure restitution of their liberties and goods,
and that in future faith may be given to their certificates of
nationality. [2/3 p.] |
111. Petition of James and John Godefroy and partners to the
King. That a ship of 150 tons called the "Lewis," being chartered
by them from Rochelle for Spain, on her return voyage was captured
by Captain Rice Jefferyes commanding the "Thunder" and Captain
William Austen in the "Pilgrim" and brought into Bristol. These
Captains prayed the Lords of the Council to adjudge the ship as
prize, but being unable to get a definite answer they then proceeded
in the High Court of Admiralty and obtained a sentence against
ship and goods which the petitioners appealed against, but being
detained in Rochelle through the hard siege and the pestilence
were not able to prosecute the same. Pray that their appeal may
be restored, notwithstanding the time is now lapsed, and that a
Commission may be appointed to proceed according to justice.
[1 p.] |
112. Petition of Sir William Courtney, knight, to the King.
Represents that having been employed in the service of the StatesGeneral in Holland for 30 years, about two years since he came
over on leave of absence into England, when the Duke of
Buckingham, preparing an expedition with land forces, offered to
him the post of Colonel of a regiment, which expression of his
Grace's pleasure he obeyed as a command from your Majesty, and
accordingly addressed himself to your service, losing thereby his
company in the Low Countries, which was worth to him near 400l.
per annum. Upon the landing of the expedition in the Isle of
Rhé, Sir George Blundell, Sergeant-Major-General, being slain, the
Duke commanded petitioner to execute that place, to which was
allowed 40s. per diem entertainment. Afterwards Colonel
Burrowes [or Burgh] being also slain on 11th September 1626
(sic) petitioner was appointed Colonel-General in his stead,
which promotion he held until 2nd September 1628 (sic) being 724
days (sic), and upon the return from Rhe the Duke certified your
Majesty that he had lost his company in the Low Countries, and
his other fortunes there, whereupon you promised him some
recompense. The officers and commanders of this army were paid
according to the list and entertainment fixed by the Privy Council
but no entertainment was set down for the Colonel-General, that
being reserved to your royal pleasure. Prays that your Majesty
would declare what entertainment shall be allowed to him
per diem as Colonel-General, so that he may receive his proportionable part for the 724 days, and that you would extend your
bounty towards him for recompense of the loss of his company.
[1 p.] |
113. The project for raising a constant yearly revenue of
55,000l. [to the Crown] out of the clergy impropriations. Headed:
An estimate of the King's revenue, as it will increase upon the
recovering and restoring of impropriations to the parochial ministry.
The plan was after this manner:—Of appropriate parsonages,
commonly called impropriations, there are reckoned to be in this
kingdom 3,840 and some few more. Upon a thousand of these,
reserving for each of them to the King the yearly rent of 5l. =
5,000l. Upon another thousand the yearly rent of 10l. = 10,000l.
Upon another thousand at the rent of 20l. = 20,000l. Upon 840, at
the rent of 20l. and upwards, above 20,000l., making in all above
55,000l. yearly for ever. The annexing of the parsonages and
vicarages together, as in this case, will enable the incumbents very
readily and gladly to pay these rents to the King. And His
Majesty shall greatly deserve them, as a perpetual recognition of
his princely beneficence towards his clergy in suffering so much
money to be vented towards this great purchase for the Church,
besides what is otherwise due to His Majesty in lieu of first fruits,
tenths, and subsidies. It is humbly prayed to have it committed to
the two archbishops, &c. [1 p.] |
114. Scheme for buying up impropriations principally by means
of a collection throughout England, and restoring them to the
Church. Donations lately given for that purpose. Impropriations
already purchased and freely given with their several yearly values.
Means to raise money yearly towards this religious work. Benefit
accruing to His Majesty yearly. No hindrance to the payment of
subsidies. [3 pp.] |
115. Petition of Sir James Bagg to the Council. That he
delivered and put aboard His Majesty's fleet at Plymouth, bound
for the Isle of Rhe under the command of the Earl of Holland, the
victuals specified in the list annexed by direction of the Earl, but
without first obtaining your warrant, the necessity of the service
requiring it. This proportion he had provided in readiness by
order of Sir Sackville Crow, Sir William Russell, and Philip
Burlamachi for a future service to the said island, so they now
refuse to give him satisfaction for it unless by your warrant it may
be put into their estimate. Prays the Lords to grant their warrant
as above said. [1 p.] |
116. Petition of the Clothiers and Keymers [Kermers ?] in
cos. Essex, Suffolk, and Cambridge, to the Council. Return thanks
for the great care taken by your Lordships for their and the common
good in redressing the wrongs they heretofore suffered in the sale
of worsted yarn in those counties. Venture again to inform you
that they attended by your direction at Bury St. Edmund's on
the 2nd and 3rd of December to answer complaints made on the
adverse part before the Commissioners, who, however, were unable
to agree, so that the matter rests still in suspense, although
petitioners are willing to sell by weight according to your directions
of 13th August last. They explained before the Commissioners
that they set several prices upon their yarns according to the length
of the reel and goodness of the yarn. Conceive that a satisfactory
end cannot be made of this business without a constant reel
throughout these counties being fixed by proclamation, as it is
already confirmed by an Act of 7 Jac. for divers towns in Essex.
They have nominated 18 of the chief traders for this next year,
who they propose may be sworn by the Commissioners already
appointed for the oversight of the reel and orderly government of
this trading. List of the names recommended. The charge of
the proclamation will be defrayed by petitioners' agent, John
Etherington. Crave your directions and approbations in furtherance of a peaceable end of this business, whereunto they will
willingly submit. [1 p.] |
117. Petition of William Gomeldon, His Majesty's servant to the
Council. That he has discovered 166l. of the contribution money
collected in Norwich for recovery of the Palatinate to be still
remaining unpaid in the hands of Francis Cock, then collector.
Prays that the collector may be sent for by a messenger to render
an account of this money now detained and concealed in his custody
seven years. [½ p.] |
118. Petition of the same to the same. That many of the
collectors who were employed in gathering contributions for
recovery of the Palatinate are unknown, no record being kept of
their names as it was a voluntary gift by the Council's letters,
and no man urged to give more than he pleased. I, being employed
by His Majesty to look after all arrears remaining in the collectors'
hands and see the money brought into the receipt as was intended,
desire the Council's letters to the Judges of Assize to cause the
Custos Rotulorum and Justices of the Peace in every county to
certify the collectors' names and what was given in their several
divisions. [½ p.] |
119. Petition of William Merbowe, a Frenchman, master of the
"Francis" of Havre-de-Grace, and 16 of his company, to the
Council. That going from France to Newfoundland with their
ship for fish, about four months' since, they were taken by Robert
Ferne, captain of the "Victory" of London, and brought hither.
Having lost their ship and goods they are desirous to return
thither, but cannot procure passage without order from this Board.
Pray a Council's order for their passage into France. [½ p.] |
120. Petition of Sir Paul Pindar, knight, and William Turnor,
Farmers of the Alum Works, to the Council. That they have
undertaken to farm the alum works for divers years yet to come,
for which, upon performance of certain articles, they are to pay
11,000l. per annum. They cannot enjoy the benefit of these works
as intended, for that both the making and vent of alum has been
long impeded by the Dunkirkers who infest His Majesty's seas in
such numbers that they can neither get coals nor other materials
brought to the works, so that they are forced to discontinue the
making of alum. They have already lost one ship taken by the
Dunkirkers, and another lies at Scarborough laden with alum for
London, not daring to put to sea for fear of the enemy, nor can they
get any to insure the same. The manufacturers engaged in dying
and dressing of cloth and leather, especially in London, are in
consequence very much hindered, and their workpeople impoverished
to the ruin of the alum works and loss of His Majesty's revenue.
Pray the Lords to take into consideration this business of so much
consequence and furnish a sufficient strength of shipping for so
useful a commodity to be safely conducted and wafted for the
port of London and places beyond the seas in maintenance of His
Majesty's rent. [2/3 p.] |
121. Petition of John Quarles, Merchant, to the Council. Whereas
by a Council Order all of His Majesty's subjects who have married
strangers beyond the seas are required to repair into England in a
very short time, petitioner would be much damnified thereby, his
wife's mother, a widow, having been left with a great estate to
dispose of during her life time, which, in the event of his leaving
her, she would dispose of amongst her other children. Prays leave
to live beyond seas till the death of his mother-in-law who is
60 years of age, promising in the meantime to demean himself in
all things according as an obedient subject of His Majesty ought to
do, and no further to deal in the Merchant Adventurers' trade than
the Company at London shall find good to allow of. That he is
informed by Counsel that his wife having taken the oaths of
supremacy and allegiance before marriage and so endenizened by
His Majesty's Letters Patents, is in state of an English borne
woman. [½ p.] |
122. Petition of Sir Alexander Temple, knight, Captain of
Tilbury Fort, and John Smyth, Captain of Milton Fort, near
Gravesend, to the Council. Represent the ruinous state of those
forts and want of shelter for the gunners, for repair of which they
have been suitors for 12 years, but, as yet, no amendment is made
in their condition. Arrears due to them with the ten gunners and
two porters serving under them amount to 824l. Pray the Lords
to give present order for the speedy repairing of these forts and to
grant them some settled order for payment of their entertainments
so long in arrear out of the loan moneys to be collected in those
counties. [1 p.] |
123. Petition of Nicholas Vanderbrecht and others, Merchants
of Calais, all subjects of the French King, to the Council. That
upon complaint of the States' Ambassador and by a memorial
shewed, you were induced to write to Sir James Bagg, Vice-Admiral
at Plymouth, ordering him to restore to Cornelius Van Oye, Captain
of a man-of-war, his ship and pinnace with three other ships which
he brought in there as prizes. If this order should be executed it
would endanger the loss of petitioners' ships and goods. These
three ships, the "Eagle," of Calais, and the two "Hopes," of the
same port, with their goods, properly belong to petitioners. In
order to manifest the truth they caused these ships and goods to be
arrested at the proprietors' suit by warrant out of the Court of
Admiralty and the warrants are returned. By reason of the accord
between His Majesty and the French king, if the ships be found
within His Majesty's dominions they expect to have the benefit by
a legal course. As the lading of salt would much damage by long
lying, they propose to put in security to answer the value of the
ships and lading should they be adjudged prize in the Admiralty
Court, and meanwhile to vent the salt in England, it being a
commodity this kingdom now hath very great need of. Pray the
Lords to favourably consider hereof and grant this request any
former order to the contrary notwithstanding. [1 p.] |
124. Petition of Sir Philiberto Vernatti and Sir Cornelius
Vermuyden and others, participants of the drained wastes in the
levels of Hatfield Chase and cos. York, Lincoln, and Nottingham,
to the Council. That heretofore there have been many differences amongst the said participants concerning their scots and
other things, which have occasioned a vast expense, and have much
troubled your Lordships with petitions and orders. In July last,
a general and mutual compact and agreement was entered into
by petitioners for settlement of these differences as herein narrated.
Since which time Valkenborough and a few private adventurers
have endeavoured to make a breach of friendship and to set aside
the general accompt which was made by mutual consent. Pray
that the account and agreement may be maintained. [Damaged
by damp. 1 p.] |
125. Petition of George Blackall to the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty. That by occasion of the late wars against France
and Spain, petitioner hath lost divers ships and goods to the value
of 6,000l., by reason whereof he has become indebted to divers
foreign merchants who now prosecute him, being unable to satisfy
their claims. Having on hand two old ships, one Flemish built,
called the "Regard," of 150 tons, taken from the Spaniards, and the
other the "Dauphin," of Topsham, of 80 tons, taken from the French,
which being much out of repair he could sell to better profit
by transferring them to his foreign creditors as part payment of
their debts. Taking into consideration his good intention and
endeavour to satisfy his creditors, he prays you to give him leave
to dispose of these two old ships with their appurtenances to his
best profit. [2/3 p.] |
126. Petition of Pascho Jago and John Crewkerne, of Dartmouth,
to Secretary Dorchester. Upon complaint of Jacob Jonsen, the
diver, they were convented before you and the rest of the Commissioners of the Admiralty, who referred the cause to the hearing
of Sir Henry Marten and Attorney-General [Heath] who have heard
the cause and returned their report, but since its return, petitioners
have been unable to procure a hearing though they have attended
these four months. Pray leave to go into the country until next
term when they will not fail to attend their Honours' further
directions. [2/3 p.] |
127. Petition of the Master and Wardens of the Company of
Vintners of London to the Commissioners of the Navy. That by
gift of charitable men money has been left to this Company to be
lent for two years to poor young men wanting stocks to manage
their trades and then to be repaid and lent again to others
successively for ever, whereby many have received good comfort
and been enabled to go on in their callings. That two years since
50l. was lent to Thomas Woder, a vintner, who put in for his
surety John Paltock, then a tradesman in London, but since become
purser of His Majesty's ship the "Constant Reformation." Since
which time Woder has become insolvent, and Paltock takes no
course for repayment, so that this money is like to be lost, and
the good intent of the donor frustrated. Pray leave to take course
against Paltock by arrest or else the moiety of his debt be defalked
out of his pay, the other surety who is bound with him being
willing to pay the other moiety. [½ p.] |
128. Warrant of the Council about ordnance and munition to
be supplied to the Earl of Warwick, who, by His Majesty's special
commission, is appointed to have the charge and command of certain
forces drawn together for the defence of the port of Harwich and
the sea coasts thereabouts, and to undertake the care of fortifying
that port. Particulars of the ordnance, ammunition, and tools
ordered to be furnished out of the King's stores. His Majesty
having been informed of the necessity for new fortifications to be
erected as well at Langer [Landguard] Point and Mersea as at
Harwich, the further supply herein specified is to be furnished for
defence of those works. [Draft. 2½ pp.] |
129. Alexander Glen to Secretary Dorchester. His readiness to
do best service to the King and your Honour. I revealed to you a
secret more than a year ago, when you were Ambassador in Dunhaig
[at the Hague]. The effect was concerning that nobleman I was
in prison with at Calais, who is a man of good understanding and
is yet in prison, for his friends dare not acknowledge him. He
has written for me to come to him, for seeing the peace is concluded
between England and France, I know the way to get his liberty.
All that I desire of you is that you would speak to the Lord
Treasurer to cause him to pay me the 48l. 10s. that is my due, so
as to enable me to go to this nobleman, the business he hath in
hand tends to the good of our King and his royal sister [Elizabeth,
Queen of Bohemia]. [Seal, with device, broken. 1 p.] |
Note showing the pay due to the ministers of the fleet, and how
it is raised:—"The ministers are mustered amongst the common
men and eat of the King's meat, and so there is due unto them a
common man's pay to help their means, which is very small, the
bigest ship not affording the minister 50l. a year, the smaller
ships not 30l." [Domestic, Elizabeth, 1590, Vol. CCXXXVII.,
fol. 144.] |
130. Propositions for the exact exercising of the horse in the
several counties. Already there has been a singular care taken for
the trained bands of foot that they should be taught the use of their
arms, for which purpose many experienced persons have been called
out of the Low Countries. Forasmuch as the better sort of the
gentry are no less desirous that the horse should be likewise
diligently instructed as a work tending to the common safety, it is
desired that the Council of War would take into consideration the
appointing of a muster-master over the horsemen, to view, muster,
and exercise them, and inspect their arms. Experience shows that
the horse are so far out of order that very few are serviceable in all
respects, for commonly if the horse be good the man or arms are
defective. In this way propounded there will be a strict view and
the defects returned, which will not only beget a reformation but
in time a kind of delight in every gent. to make his horse appear
as he ought. [1½ pp.] |
131. The joint and several charges against George Parry, LL.D.,
Chancellor to the Bishop of Exeter, and Robert Mitchell, LL.D.,
Registrar, in regard of the fees charged by them as herein specified.
Subjoined, |
131. i. Answer to these charges subscribed by Dr. Parry. I
never received any such sum as above written, either by
mine own hands or any officer of mine, but only according
to a table of fees exhibited under my hand to His Majesty's
Commissioners for Exacted Fees and Innovated Offices.
[Roll of paper. 4 pp.] |
132. The Dean of Salisbury's note relative to the election of
Giles Tomkins to two places in the church of Sarum at His
Majesty's desire. First to be teacher of the choristers, and secondly
as lay vicar or singing man in the church. Since his election
Dr. Barneston, for this year receiver of the choristers' rents, hath,
I think, paid the 5l. quarterly for the children, but what he hath
done with the remainder I cannot tell. For the choristers' house
belonging to the teacher of the choristers, and without which it is
impossible for the children to be taught, it is held violently in
possession by Holmes' widow. I conceive His Majesty's letters
should be directed to the Bishop [John Davenant], who, in this
controversy, saith he is one of the Chapter, and hath a voice there;
likewise to the Dean and Chapter, to the master of the choristers
for the time being, and to the vicars choral requiring them
severally to fulfil His Majesty's desire. For my part it is nothing
to me who may be in possession or who has the place. It is
nothing to my Lord's title of having a voice in the Chapter, that
we of the Chapter will defend whosoever be in possession. But
I have taken great pains, endured great vexation, spent much
money, lost many friends, am threatened with many suits only for
my faithful service to His Majesty. Therefore I beseech your
Lordship's favour and some expedition in these things. [2 pp.] |
133. Notes for a brief relative to the lands and jointure of Lady
Portman, wife of Edward Popham, Esq. He hath acknowledged a
statute of 10,000l. for making good the jointure. Afterwards he
conveyed the settled lands to Sir Peter Vanlore and William Rolfe,
in consideration of 5,000l., with power of redemption, but the time
is past. No lands can be sold unless his lady give consent, which
she refuses to do. [½ p.] |
Notes of remembrances in Mr. Leate's business. [See Correspondence of Levant Company, Vol. I., No. 73.] |
134. Twelve lines of Latin verse, probably designed for an
epitaph, commencing,—
"Consuluit Phœbum nuper Cicilius heros
Usurus quali per mare sorte foret." |
135. MS. treatise entitled, "An answer to certain arguments
raised from supposed antiquity and practised by some members
of the Lower House of Parliament to prove Ecclesiastical Laws
ought to be enacted by temporal men. R. B. C." [Sir Robert
Bruce Cotton ob. 1631. 16 pp., of which 3 blank.] |