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| Feb. 2. |
Warrant to pay to Sir John Hawkins, Navy Treasurer, sums
for the expenses of the Navy, not to exceed 3,264l.; also to allow
on the accounts of the Customs' collectors of Devonshire and Cornwall
2,200l., paid by them to Sir John Hawkins. [Docquet. See Jan. 27,
supra.] |
| Feb 2. |
Warrant to advance 100l. to Edm. York, sent into France on Her
Majesty's service. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 4. |
30. Account of the clear yearly value of all the lands sold by
Her Majesty's Commissioners, and the money received or expected
for the same, from 14 November 1589 to 26 November 1590; total,
126,305l. 0s. 5¼d. |
Feb. 5.
Longditch. |
31. Sir Robert Southwell to Lord Burghley. Is contented to pay
100 marks to his Lordship's man, in whom the grant for the wardship of Mr. Sturges rests, having an interest in the child; the land
is chiefly extended for debt, and one half set out to be sold, so that
there will not be as much substance as was reported. |
Feb. 6.
Wolveton. |
32. Sir George Trenchard to Lord Burghley. The reclaiming of
the Venetian goods from those who purchased them in open market,
after they had been sold by sentence of the Admiralty Court, has
given more dissatisfaction than anything for many years. Asks
whether fleets of hulks arriving in Portland road, from the east
parts, pretending to be for Rochelle, but really going to Spain, shall
be stayed. Most of the owners are disaffected persons. Wants
powder for Portland and Sandsfoot castles, in lieu of that the Lord
Admiral had when the Spaniards were upon the coast. Prays to be
excused from collecting the loan in the county of Dorset; there are
others as sufficient, and not so overladen with services; out of 1,900l
charged on the last loan, paid 1,500l. before he received a groat. |
Feb. 7.
Richmond. |
33. The Council to Lord Cobham [Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports, and Lord Lieutenant of Kent]. Direct him to take extraordinary care that the statutes against killing and eating flesh in
Lent be duly enforced, so many cattle having been lost through last
year's dryness; but to permit one butcher in each town to kill and
sell to such as have licences, for health's sake, to eat flesh. [Copy.
1¼ pages.] |
| Feb. 8. |
Grant of lease in reversion, for 60 years, to John Shepherd, David
Shepherd, and John Wiltshere, of copyhold lands in Weston, co.
Somerset; rent, 37l. 9s. 3½d.; fine, 112l. 7s. 10½d. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 8. |
Purchase by Rob. Moile and Rich. Sutton of lands of the yearly
value of 48l. 1s. 10d., for the sum of 1,477l. 11s. 8d. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 8. |
Grant to Tho. Crompton, Robert Wright, and Gelly Merrick, and
their heirs, on behalf of the Earl of Essex, of lands, value 28l. 14s. 2d.,
being the remainder of his warrant; and a re-grant of certain
manors, the former grant being found insufficient. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 8. |
34. Memorandum for a new supply of provisions for 20 merchant
vessels, with 500 men, and for two of Her Majesty's ships, with
500 men, for four months, in addition to 20 merchant ships with
500 men already provided. |
| Feb. 8. |
35. Estimate of the charge for wages, &c. of the Defiance, the
Revenge, and three other Her Majesty's ships, for four months;
total, 3,264l. [Copy.] |
| Feb. 8. |
36. Note of three ships serving in the Narrow Seas, and two now
going to sea; total of men, 460; monthly charge for wages and
victuals, 644l. |
Feb. 13.
London. |
37. Sir John Hawkins to Henry Maynard, Strand. Has spoken
with the Lord Admiral. The Bonadventure is to be paid off by
the Lord Admiral himself, and the Revenge is to take the place of
the Garland, and must be paid two months' wages by Sir W. Raleigh:
the rest will be discharged by the Queen or Lord Admiral, and that
may be noted on the estimate for the warrant of 3,264l. |
| Feb. ? |
38. List of the counties where the soldiers for Normandy were
levied, with their places of embarkation. [By Lord Burghley.] |
| Feb. 13. |
39. Note of the number of men to be levied in 17 counties
named, to form an army of 1,500 men to be sent into the Low
Countries, and of the ports whence they are to sail. |
| [Feb. 13.] |
40. Similar note, adding 300 men from Somersetshire. |
| Feb. 14. |
41. Similar note, endorsed "List for the levying of 1,500 men for
Zealand, and as many for Brittany." |
| Feb. 14? |
42. Apportionment of the soldiers levied in several shires, to be
sorted into bands of 150 each, to go to Flushing and Brittany. [With
notes by Burghley.] |
| Feb. 14. |
43. Survey by Matt. Baker, Ric. Chapman, Jos. Pett, and John
Adye, Her Majesty's shipwrights, and their assistants, of the state
of five of Her Majesty's ships; with their opinions as to the best
mode of repairing them. |
Feb. 14.
Wolveton. |
44. Sir George Trenchard to Burghley. Has carefully found out,
on behalf of the Venetians and Florentines, such pepper, &c. as was
brought into Weymouth by Randalls Canther. Begs favour for the
merchants and gentleman who have bought the pepper, as they did
not buy till warranted by a commission from the Admiralty Court.
They wish restoration of the goods, on security to answer the value,
if the prize be not lawful. |
| Feb. 14. |
Grant of lease on surrender to Edward, Michael, and John
Stanhope, of lands and tenements in Barton, Westmoreland, for their
three lives; rent, 44l. 12s. 10d.; fine, 20l. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 14. |
Grant of similar lease, for 60 years, to Thomas, Lord Buckhurst,
of the Castle and Crown, in Queenhithe ward, London; rent, 22l.;
fine, 22l. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 14. |
Grant of similar lease, for 50 years, to Clement Devicke, of two
tenements in London; rent, 16l.; no fine. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 14. |
Discharge granted to George Casbolt, late of Thriplow, co.
Cambridge, of 150l. forfeited by him for taking usury above 10l. per
cent. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 14. |
Grant to James Anderton on surrender of Wm. Gerrard, of the
stewardship of the manor of Muchland and keeping of Seywood park,
co. Lancaster, for life. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 14. |
Grant of Pardon to Tho. Smith, alias Woodward, of Ripple,
co. Worcester, for robbing Tho. Saunders. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 14. |
Warrant to pay to Sir John Hawkins 1,566l. 13s. 4d. disbursed
in setting forth the Nonpareil. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 15. |
45. Advertisement addressed to Lord Burghley, giving advice
concerning the direction of the expedition to be sent to Brittany.
Suggests the establishment of a council of war, to include a sufficient
staff of officers. The want of such measures occasioned the entire
failure of the late voyage to Portugal. Instances various points of
that failure. If Sir John Norris is made general, he should respect
the advice of a council. [3 pages.] |
| Feb. 15. |
46. Names of captains delivered by Sir John Norris, as fit to be
employed; viz., five who have served in Flanders, three in Ireland,
and four others. |
| Feb. 16. |
47. Observations on the use of oaths in Ecclesiastical Courts,
arguing that the witnesses and the party sueing should take oaths,
but doubting whether the accused should be made to swear. No
man may be urged to bewray himself in hidden and secret crimes,
nor to accuse himself, and many crimes judged in these courts are
such as are committed secretly. [2¼ pages.] |
| Feb. 17. |
48. Arthur Hall to Lord Treas. Burghley. Is sorry his Lordship
attributes unkindness to him. May have followed bad advice in
writing so boldly. Complains of the injuries he suffered, while
prisoner in the Tower, and of his trouble about Lady Sussex ; repents what he wrote in grief. Thanks for his Lordship's comfortable
words. |
Feb. 19.
Ely Place. |
49. Fra. Flower to Sir John Conway. Knows him to be now
and ever his good friend. As to the sweet one who would speak
with him, is at home any hour to-morrow Sir John will appoint, for
his sake only, as he is now weaned from daily beauty, and become
a lover of men more than of women, his incomparable mistress
excepted. |
Feb. 20.
Strand. |
50. Sir John Perrot to the Council. Hopes they will consider his
long imprisonment ; protests that he has never offended Her Majesty,
and is innocent of the crimes that the unjust priest accuses him of.
Prays to be thoroughly charged and heard, upon such points as their
Lordships think most material ; can then overthrow Sir Dennis's
forgeries and inventions. Requests permission to send to his house
in the country for money. His poor servants want food and garments in their restraint. [Copy.] |
| Feb. 21. |
51. Note of powder and munition for the full furnishing of the
five ships appointed to the seas, under the charge of Lord Thomas
Howard ; total cost, 2,035l. |
| Feb. 23. |
52. Estimate of the charge for transporting 1,500 soldiers from
London and Harwich to Flushing, and 1,500 thence, and 500 from
Portsmouth to Guernsey ; total, 1,453l. |
| Feb. 23. |
Discharge of the first fruits of the Bishoprick of Oxford, granted
to Dr. John Underhill, Bishop. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 23. |
Grant of presentation to Moises Fowler, B.D., of the parsonage
of Brandsburton, co. York. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 23. |
Grant of pardon to Robert Patrick, of Bispham, co. Lancaster,
for killing Nicholas Rofton. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 23. |
A purchase new passed, for Sir Walter Hungerford. [Docquet.] |
Feb. 24.
Strand. |
53. Sir John Perrot to Tho. Lloyd, Roger Williams, and Wm.
Jones of Bonvill's Court. Desires them to send him, by six persons
named, 1,000l. of certain monies remaining in their hands, for payment of his debts and growing charges ; to come from Tenby to
Bristol by water; if sent by land, two more should come with it.
[Copy.] |
| Feb. 24. |
54. "Counties for privy seals," being a list, headed London
Clergy, of 17 English counties. |
| Feb. 26. |
Grant to Chris. Edmondes and Dorothy, his wife, and their heirs,
in fee farm, of the reversion of the manor of Lewknor ; rent,
23l. 6s. 9d., being an increase of 10l. on the former rent. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 26. |
Grant of lease, for 21 years, to George Barith, a soldier of Berwick, of lands, tenements, and tithes in Stockton and Norton, in the
bishoprick of Durham ; rent, 53l. 6s. 6d.; no fine, in consideration of
service. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. 26. |
55. Arthur Hall to Lord Treasurer Burghley. Begs him to bear
with the utterance of his wrongs. Had always lived without
quarrel, till Wm. Porter accused him for words uttered at his own
table, which were then taken up by the Bishop of Lincoln, Justice
Monson, and Anthony Thorold, and aggravated by Richard More,
county receiver. Has since then had a Star Chamber cause with
Anthony. Complains of More claiming his lands, writing slanderous
letters about him, belying him to the judges touching the Queen,
&c. His Lordship promised him redress against More. Has been
his Lordship's ward and servant, and got many enemies by
faithfulness to him, and nearly forfeited his life. Yielded Thos.
Knevet's patent to his Lordship's hands ; employed no small charge
and labour about it. Has served the Queen 26 or 27 years. Begs
his protection against a beggar's brat, a mere upstart. Has received
no reward from the Queen, but his uttermost service is but his
duty. Wishes not to have to say, as many do, that the Lord Treasurer cares not for his poor friends. [1¼ pages.] |
| Feb. 27. |
56. [Sir John Perrot] to Lord Burghley. At the fortifications
done at Milford Haven, 24l. was expended, 12l. or 14l. for making
limekilns and lime coal, digging stones, &c., the rest on iron stuff, bars,
crows, pickaxes, &c. Cannot give the exact items, as his accounts
are at York house or at Cornelius's, but most of this will serve if
the Queen goes on with the work. [Copy. See Dec. 14, 1590.] |
Feb. 27.
London. |
57. Sir Wm. Courtenay to the Council. Capt. Tucker's father
was a man of wealth and good carriage, and he will be acceptable
to the county, as a native, and sufficient in martial affairs.
Annexing, |
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57. i. Petition of Capt. Hugh Tucker to the Council, to be
appointed muster master for Devonshire, with Arthur
Hart, in place of John Williams, whom the country mislikes, but accepts the petitioner, being their countryman.
Is a younger brother, and has spent his time in the
wars. |
| Feb. |
58. New orders, by Lord Treas. Burghley and John Fortescue,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the customers, collectors, comptrollers, and deputy surveyors in the ports of Ipswich, Sandwich,
Chichester, and Southampton, for the better execution and management of the customs, viz., for the examinations to be carefully
made ; the compositions with merchants made publicly in the
custom houses ; the books of entries carefully kept ; the searchers
acquainted with what passes ; the monies sent as received to Mr.
Middleton, the general receiver in London ; no ships, not even Her
Majesty's, to be free from custom ; no unusual fees taken ; the
masters and pursers of ships to be sworn to true dealing about customs, and bonds taken of owners of ships, for return of the ship and
ordnance ; also for no corn to be exported till further orders, &c.
With note from Wm. Bland to the collector, to pay 30l. a year to
Thos. Robinson, deputy surveyor, and 20l. to Evan Thomas, deputy
searcher. [Copy. 2 pages.] |
| Feb.? |
59. Petition of Josias Pett, prisoner in the Marshalsea, to the
Council, to be discharged. Has suffered 20 days' imprisonment for
reporting some lewd and undutiful words of Sir John Perrot ; has
discovered the original speech-man or reporter, and therefore Sir
John is willing for his release ; is sorry at heart for what he said. |
| Feb. |
Purchase by John Fish and John Clarke, of lands of the yearly
value of 55l. 18s. 10d., for the sum of 1,891l. 18s. 10d. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of lease, upon surrender, for21 years, to Tho. Skerne, of
the parsonage of Luddington alias Garlethorpe, co. Lincoln ; rent,
18l.; fine, 16l. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of discharge to Walter Persons, of corporal penalties
awarded in the Star Chamber, for foul misdemeanors by him committed, on payment of a fine of 100l. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of pardon to Tho. Fowler, of Hammer End, co. Stafford,
for burglary committed in the house of Lawrence Warton.
[Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of lease, for 21 years, to William Harman, of the manor of
Henley-in-Arden alias Beaudesert, co. Warwick ; rent, 30l. 2s. 3¾d.;
no fine. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of lease on surrender to Robert, Thomas, and Francis
Jobson, for their three lives, of Skelsmergh Park, Westmoreland ;
rent, 14l. 7s. ; fine, 14l. 7s. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Purchase by Francis Gawdy and Edward Latimer, of portions
of the tithes of the parsonage of Mildenhall, Suffolk, rent, 19l. 5s.,
and of the advowson of the vicarage there, rent, 22l. 8s. 1d., for the
sum of 654l. 12s. 11d. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of pardon to Tho. Holme, of Orton, Westmoreland, for
killing John Atkinson. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of pardon to Robt. Daldorne, of Saffron Walden, Essex,
for stealing five geldings from Tho. Sutton. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of pardon to Lodowick Wm. Benwin, of Devynock, co.
Brecon, for the rape of Marg. Traherne. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of pardon to James Raye, of Sudbury, Suffolk, for clipping
of money. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. |
Grant of pardon to Rich. Richardson, of Pontefract, for stealing
a mare from Tho. Harrison. [Docquet.] |
| Feb. ? |
60. Warrant to pay Sir Thos. Sherley, Treasurer of the Forces in
the Low Countries, on 1st April, 10,956l. 13s. 3d. for providing
summer apparel for the foot bands there ; as also 16,346l. 6s. 8d.
on 24 Aug. for their winter apparel ; it having been found, for the
last three years, a very good means for preservation of treasure
within the realm, that such apparel should be supplied by certain
merchants. The apparel is to be distributed to the bands by
direction of Sir Thos. Sherley, with the privity of the captains or
lieutenants of each company, and the same defalcated out of their
wages. |
| Feb. |
61. Memorandum of instructions from J—, for [Thos. Barnes ?].
To learn the cause of the late disagreement between the Queen
and the King of Scots, it having been reported that the King returned her presents sent to his Queen, on her arrival in Scotland.
Also upon whom Her Majesty mostly relies in Scotland, and what
pensions they receive ; whether Lord Bothwell receives any, and
whether the King of Scots will give any succour of men to the
King of Navarre, and what number. To what end they make
such great loans of money [in England] ; whether the people are not
discontented therewith ; what help of men and money they intend
sending to the King of Navarre, who is to be the chief leader, and
whether it is true that they are forced to coin their plate for want of
money. Whether there is any, and if so what preparation at sea for
an attempt against the King of Spain, and since he has landed men
in Brittany, what course the Queen intends for their expulsion.
Upon what terms the Queen stands with Holland and Zealand, it
being reported that many of their ships laden with merchandise have
been taken by the English, whereof no satisfaction is to be had ; also
what they conceive of a peace between the King of Spain and the
Catholics of Holland and Zealand, as it has been given out that
Frobisher and Hawkins are out of favour for their last voyage, and
that Drake's credit has for a long time been worth nothing ; to know
whom they now employ for keeping the Narrow Seas, and whom
they will appoint for any attempt against the King of Spain. |
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As there is supposed to be a great division in the Council, from
no secretary having as yet been appointed, to advertise who is to
have the place, and whether he is affected to the Lord Chancellor or
Treasurer. Also why the Earl of Essex and Raleigh are in disgrace;
who is now the favourite at Court, and upon whom of the Council
he most relies ; also whatever else it may give pleasure to those
abroad to know. |
| Feb.? |
62. Information that when the King [of Spain's] fleet was overthrown, Cardinal Allen wished Parsons, then in Rome, to go and
interest the King of Spain not to leave off so ; by his means a
seminary was founded [in Spain], where persons destined for England were first sent, and thence came to England, pretending to have
been soldiers or slaves in Spain. If the King means to return this
year, the Cardinal will come to Flanders in spring, to be ready
to come over to England. The present Pope [Gregory XIV.] is
a Milanese, and the more likely to further the King's projects, but
might be dealt with through the Duke of Florence, because the
Duke's instrument, Cardinal Montalto, made him Pope ; Cardinals
Aquaviva and Sandes can do much with him. A supplication
should be sent, as from the Catholics to Cardinal Allen, to send over
no more priests, but recall some lately sent. If he hopes the Spaniards will come, he will send the Catholics, comfortable expectations.
If not, he will send no more priests, and perhaps recall some. Many
only come because forced by authority. Gives the names and
descriptions of 15 priests or Jesuits about London ; also informations
where priests resort, and names of those likely to give information
about them. Also note that Corbett went last summer to Sir
John Peters, at Ingerstone, his lady having sent a man and horse
for him, and mass was said in presence of Sir John and Lady Peters,
Mr. Southcote and his wife, and two servants. Marked "A note
of priests, given by good advice." Endorsed, "Corbett's notes."
[4 pages.] |
