|
| March 4. |
24. Indenture of lease from Sir Wm. Cecill to James Blunt Lord
Mountjoy, of the tenth part of the profits of the patent for manufacturing alum, formerly assigned to Sir Wm. Cecill. |
| March 7. |
25. The Queen to the Earl of Northumberland. Commands him to
offer no further obstruction to the workers of the mines and minerals
at a place called Newlands, co. Cumberland. Any lawful claim he
may have in the said minerals shall be reserved to him. |
| March 7. |
26. Earls of Pembroke and Leicester and Sec. Cecill to the Earl of
Northumberland. Refer to the preceding letter; and have given instructions thereon to George Nedham. |
| March 7. |
27. Tho. Thurland to Sir William Cecill. Sends him a plan of
Keswick, the smelting house, Newlands, and the other mines. Denton,
sent last year into Ireland for wood, has returned. |
March 8.
London. |
28. Lord Cobham to same. Recommends the bearer, John de la
Bersona, employed to assist in collecting the goods saved from the ship
of Middleborough, wrecked on the Goodwin sands. |
| March 12. |
29. Marq. Winchester to same. The Lady Lennox is now by the
the Queen's order in the custody of Lady Dacre and Lady Sackvile.
He cannot help her with money. |
| March 13. |
30. Cornelius Alnetanus [Lannoy] to same. Promises to perform
the things mentioned in his offers to the Queen. Lat. Incloses, |
|
30. i. Cornelius Alnetanus to the Queen. Solemnly engages to produce gold and gems by a chemical process. 13 March 1567. |
|
[In Cecill's diary, under the date 10 Feb. 1567, is the following
entry: "Cornelius de la Noye, and alchymist, wrought in, Somerset
"House, and abused many in promising to convert any metall into
"gold."] |
March 14.
York. |
31. Earl of Northumberland to the Earls of Pembroke and Leicester
and Sir Wm. Cecill. Has ascertained beyond doubt that the minerals
dug up at Newlands belong to him only, and that the workers thereof
are trespassers on his land. |
March 14.
York. |
32. Same to same. Another copy of the above, with copies of letters
to the Queen, the Lord Treasurer and Sir Walter Mildmay, the Lord
Chief Baron and other Barons of the Exchequer, praying that the
injunction respecting the ore dug up on his lands at Newlands may be
dissolved. |
| March 16. |
33. Tho. Thurland to the Earl of Leicester and Sir Wm. Cecill.
Explains the grounds on which he has always commended the richness
of the mines of gold, silver, and copper in England. Obstacles which
he has encountered by the Earl of Northumberland. |
March 16.
Westminster. |
34. The Queen to the Earl of Arundel. Thanks for the things he
has sent her, and hopes he will enjoy his health on his return. Has
visited his house at Nonesuch. |
March 20.
13 Cal. Aprilis. Keswick. |
35. Daniel Hechstetter to the Queen. Complains that the Earl of
Northumberland has obstructed the mining operations at Newlands.
Lat. |
| March 20. |
36. Suit to be made to the Queen for a grant of the survey of all
the customs inward and outward. |
March 22.
Mint. |
37. Tho. Thurland to Cecill. Requests his advice, according to Her
Majesty's permission, in mining operations, particulars of which he
details. |
| March 22. |
38. A summary of the charges for apparel with rapier and daggers,
for the Earl of Oxford, from 3 Sept. 1563 to the quarter ending
22 March 1567. |
March 24.
Topcliff. |
39. George Nedham to Sir Wm. Cecill. Reports his proceedings
with Northumberland about the ores dug up at Newlands. The Earl
claims as ample right to the said ores as to any of his possessions. |
March 25.
Topcliff. |
40. Northumberland to the Earls of Pembroke and Leicester and
Sir Wm. Cecill. Has conferred with Mr. Nedham respecting the ores
dug up on his land at Newlands, and has consented that he shall take
away 200 buckets of the same. |
| March 29. |
41. Certificate of proportions of the subsidy payable within certain
hundreds of the county of Surrey. |
| March. |
42. Names of merchants of Holland who are exempt from contribution to the subsidy within the City of London. Lat. |
