Charles I - volume 536: January 1636 | British History Online

Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1625-49 Addenda. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1897.

'Charles I - volume 536: January 1636', in Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1625-49 Addenda, (London, 1897) pp. 522-523. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/domestic/chas1/addenda/1625-49/pp522-523 [accessed 23 April 2024]

January 1636



Jan. 6.	1. Petition of John Mesurier of Guernsey, mercer, to the Privy Council. One Andrew Neale, being imprisoned in the castle of Guernsey at petitioner's suit for debt, did of revenge accuse him of robbery and perjury, in February and March last, whereon he was arrested and forced to give caution to appear. Albeit a Court is held every week, Neale has never made proof of anything, but is now escaped out of prison into England, while petitioner has been committed prisoner ever since August last. Begs that his counsel may be heard, and that he may have redress. [¾ p.] Overleaf,
	1. i. Reference of above to the Solicitor-General, dated Whitehall, 20th of January.
	1. ii. Report of Solicitor General Littleton. Neale, being questioned by Mesurier for debt, accused him of oppression and perjury, and produced witnesses in support of the charge, but on Mesurier excepting against the witnesses, they were not heard. Wherefore Neale prays their Lordships' directions to the Bailiff of the Island to hear the witnesses and proceed to sentence, the rather for that Mesurier is too powerful there for the poor man Neale; but Mesurier opposes the petition upon occasion of some orders of the Council to bar appeals in criminal cases. Both sides desired that Littleton should report the case specially for a rule to be made thereon by their Lordships, which he has accordingly done. Dated 1st of March. [1 p.]
Jan. 13. Paris. Wednesday.	2. Lord Scudamore to the Earl of Leicester. As Secretary Coke requires an account from me, I was desirous to read the papers which are to be transmitted lest it might be imputed to me as levity to join in the transmission of things of consequence when I know not what they are. And if I should see anything likely to delay the treaty, I should ask your Lordship to consider whether it were not better to endeavour an alteration with the ministers here before they are sent. Your Lordship says that after they are gone I may advise. I conceive, when the thing is past, the season of advice will be over. Endorsed, "Copy of the Lord Scudamore's letter to the Lord Leycester," and by Windebank, "Received with the Lord Scudamore's letters of the 13/23 Jan., the 21st of the same, our style, at Hampton Court." [1 p.]
[Jan. ?]	3. The King to [the Earl of Leicester]. There being divers sums of money owing to us by our good brother the French King and his ministers of the portion of our dear consort, as well for arrears of rent accrued by the 800,000 pounds [livres] French money assigned to us on the aids of France as for a sum of 25,000 pounds for restitution of a ship, the "Capduciel," and lastly the sum of 62,111 pounds lost in the price of the transaction of 800,000 pounds abovesaid, we require you to use all diligence possible to have satisfaction of all those sums. Endorsed, "A draft of a letter to be written to the Earl of Lester." [½ p.]
[Jan. ?]	4. Petition of James Priest to the Council. About July last, being distempered with wine, he spoke against the reverend Bishops, and was committed by Alderman Cropley of Cambridge to the prison there, and afterwards to the Fleet, where he has been ever since. Begs for pardon and release. [1 p. See Vol. CCXCIII., No. 97, and Vol. CCXCVI., No. 45.]