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84. The Queen to the Officers of Exchequer. Anth. Watson,
Bishop of Chichester, Robert Mansell, of St. Stephen's, Coleman
Street, London; Jonas Chalkhill, of St. Sepulchre's, co. Middlesex; John Langley, of St. Augustine's ad portam, London,
draper; and Mich. Gardiner, clerk parson, Greenford. Magna, co.
Middlesex, are indebted to us in 609l. 7s. 1½ d., for the first fruits of
the bishopric of Chichester, to be paid by equal portions in April
and Oct. 1597, and April and Oct. 1598. As the revenues of the
Bishop are but small, and during the payment of first fruits, &c.
to us, he has not a competent living to maintain the dignity of his
place, and chargeable attendance upon us as our Almoner, without
forbearance of his first fruits longer than usual, we are content to
give him [six] years for payment thereof, and to release him and
his sureties of the said bonds given for the same, and of all forfeitures
incurred thereon. We therefore command you to deliver such bonds
to the Bishop, and a new bond, but without sureties, for payment of
such 609l. 7s. 1d. in six years, commencing Michaelmas, 1597.
[1½ pages, draft. See docquet of this grant in Calendar of the date.] |
July 20.
Jersey. |
85. Sir Anth. Paulet to Sec. Cecil. At my arrival upon my
charge, I found all things quiet and orderly, and the people much
assured with the presence of the few soldiers sent to this isle from
Her Majesty, for the safe keeping of the forts, which lying now raw
and imperfect, have the more need to be the better manned. I hope
the 50 now here, or the better sort of them, shall not be called away
until the places be strengthened, to hasten which, although Her
Majesty has not imprested any money this summer for fortifications,
I have set forward the works with my own money, choosing rather
to want myself, than that her service should want furtherance. |
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When last with you, I was a suitor for a commission under the
great seal, which was granted for some things purporting Her
Majesty's service, but not being signed by her on my coming from
Court, it has not yet come to my hands. |
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The bearer, Mr. Carteret, a justice of this isle, will inform you of
his suit on behalf of a fatherless child, to have certain lands confirmed
by authority, which his predecessors bought of certain commissioners,
which being the case of divers other inhabitants of this isle, is as
behoveful for their better security as beneficial to Her Majesty, in
that every one will give somewhat to so good a purpose. |
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Our neighbours in Brittany still remain unquiet, especially St.
Malo and Dinan, which are grown to such extreme terms one with
another, that there is nothing but fire and sword and cruel hostility
between them. St. Laurence, lieutenant to the Duke of Mercœur,
and Governor of Dinan, in an enterprise upon the town of Monfort,
lost 500 men, his brother was sore hurt and taken, and he himself
escaped with much ado. We hear little out of Spain, and that
uncertain, as St. Malo has now no trade. The King has commanded
the Ban and Arrière Ban to march towards him out of Normandy. |
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P.S.—I have entreated my cousin Docly to inform you of a wrong
offered to Her Majesty's prerogative touching a ward in this isle,
and therefore desire the cause may be removed, and the man sent
for. [2¾ pages.] |
