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[Aug. 3.]
Whitehall. |
92. Warrant from [the Lords of the Admiralty] to Sir Henry
Martin, to cause a patent to be drawn up for the appointment of
Matthew Wilson to be Marshal of the Vice-Admiralty of the county
of York. [Copy. See Vol. CCLXIV., fol. 156a. ¼ p.] |
| [Aug. 12.] |
93. Warrant from the King to the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury, and to the Treasurer and Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer,
to pay 1,000l. out of the Exchequer to Sir William Howard as a
free gift; the clerk of the signet to draw up a bill for his Majesty's
signature. [The privy seal was dated 12th August, see Vol. CCCI.,
No. 55. Copy. ⅓ p.] |
| [Aug. 12.] |
94. Paper endorsed "A clause for the two Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge," but mentioning Oxford only, being the
special clause added to the instructions sent with the writ of
ship-money to the sheriff of the county, exempting the masters,
fellows, and scholars of the Colleges from payments in respect of
their incomes from the possessions of their Colleges, which are
taxed where they lie. [¾ p. See Vol. CCXCV., No. 55.] |
| Aug. 27. |
95. Notes of triennial visitation in the diocese of Lincoln, with
presentation, at Melton, of persons from Asforby, Grimston, Sileby,
Hoby, Wicum-[Wykeham]-cum-Condell, Frisby, Dalby, Prestwold,
Tilton, East Norton, Twyford, Loseby-cum-Newton, Southcross,
Ashby Folville, Barsby, Hungerton, Thrussington, and Seagrave, in
the deanery of Goscote; and Conieston, All Saints, Leicester, Earls
Hilton, Hinckley, Higham-super-Montes, Markfield, Ratcliffe,
Ibstock, Stanton-sub-Bardon, Witherley, Thornton, Nailston-cumBarton, Shakerston, Appleby, Sheepy Magna, Bugworth, and
Market Bosworth, in the deanery of Sparkenhoe. The greater
number of persons are accused of being recusants and excommunicate,
and the other charges are chiefly neglect to attend church
or improper behaviour there, immorality, or drinking in ale-houses
in time of divine service. Thomas Wright of Ibstock is presented
for not giving in an account when he was churchwarden; John
Cramp of Sileby for allowing swine to graze in the churchyard;
Joan Chapard for winnowing wheat on the sabbath-day. There
are many complaints that only a small part of the impropriations
is used for the support of the clergy. At Sileby the parsonage is
said to be much out of repair, and though the impropriation is
worth 160l., there is no vicar, but only a curate, who has 14l. per
annum. At Loseby the minister is not resident upon the benefice,
in respect of the insufficiency of the means; and at Southcross,
though the incumbent was presented to the whole profits of the
parsonage, yet he enjoys but a moiety, to the value of 40l. per
annum, and pays all duties to the King and dues to the Bishop and
Archdeacon, the impropriator paying nothing, but claiming half the
parishioners' offerings, and pretending a right to half the churchyard. [3¾ pp.] |
| Aug. 27. |
96. Certificate, unsigned, by Sir Edward Wardour, that Arthur
Condall of Westminster binds himself to appear before the
Council at the first sitting after Michaelmas, to answer for having
built near the Old Palace of Westminster. Latin. [Strip of
parchment. Another copy already calendared. See Vol. CCXCVI.,
No. 40.] |
Aug. 30.
Petworth. |
97. The Earl of Northumberland to [Lord Conway]. Until
I met Mr. Steward at Penshurst last week, I hoped that the
small occasion there is at present for the keeping abroad of so
great a fleet as is now with you would have brought you home
sooner than was intended, but by him I understand that you are
not to be expected till the end of October, and this is confirmed by
Captain Rossingham, who wrote me word that you had sent your
bottles to London to be filled again. Of our Court friends I can
give you no good account, not having been there since the King
went towards the New Forest; my lord of Carlisle has been a
constant courtier with the Queen all this progress time, and my
brother has also given his attendance in that Court. In my Lord
Goring's condition there is little change since you went away, but
I hear he is so ill-pleased with it that he has many disputes in
himself whether he should go and trail a pike under his son in the
Low Countries or continue in the state he is in. We have had my
Lord Marshal and his lady at Arundel twice this summer, but
they were gone again out of the country before I could see them,
their stay not being above a night or two at most. Mr. Garrard
has a sad time here, one terrible night of thunder and the weather
so wet that he cannot bowl, so as now he entertains himself with
reading tales out of a chronicle to my wife and her midwife.
[1½ p.] |
| [Aug. ?] |
98. Petition of Edward Sydenham, his Majesty's servant, to the
King. It appears by a certificate of Edward Watkins, chief
searcher of the port of London, that the sum of 1,471l. 17s. was
lately shipped thence, the moiety being his Majesty's. Begs grant
of the said moiety, and order to Sec. Coke to prepare a bill accordingly. [½ p.] Annexed, |
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98. i. Certificate by Edward Watkins, that he has seized of gold
which was shipped and cleared outwards by the searchers
of Gravesend, the sum of 1,471l. 17s. 27th August. [¼ p.] |
| [Aug.] |
99. [Law Officers of the Crown ?] to the King. We have heard
the petitioners Burrells and also Humphrey Streete and others and
their counsel, and have perused the patent granted to Laneere
[Alphonso ?] Ferabosco and Lydeard, under which the Burrells claim,
and we find that no rent is reserved upon the said patent to your
Majesty, and that the patent will have continuance but for six years.
We are of opinion likewise that the soil, sand, and gravel of the
Thames belong to your Majesty. |
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The parties have agreed that the petitioners shall assign the
patent to Humphrey Streete and his assigns, for the yearly rent of
200l., and we conceive it a good service for your Majesty to make
a lease to Streete and his assigns for 31 years, the said lessees to
answer to your Majesty for 466l. 13s. 4d. during the six years and
afterwards for a thousand marks per annum. The said Humphrey
Streete prays to have twopence the ton, as heretofore allowed from
the City of London; yet nevertheless he is to pay 200l. per annum to
your Majesty after the said six years of Burrell's patent are ended.
[Copy. ¾ p.] |
| [Aug.] |
100. Order to the Attorney-General to prepare a grant to Streete
according to the preceding recommendation. [Copy. ¾ p. See
Vol. CCXCV., No. 62.] |
