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1. Commencement of a work entitled "The End of King James his
reign, and the beginning of King Charles." [This portion contains
only the first chapter of the intended work, relating to the death of
King James. It is illustrated by a small medallion portrait of the
Duke of Buckingham. The handwriting is that of Edmund Bolton.] |
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2. "Memoire et etat de ce qui est de plus memorable en Angleterre:" a treatise in French on English institutions and functionaries. |
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3. Petition of James Levingston, one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber, to the King; prays that, having married, he may be
allowed to surrender his pension of 500l. per ann., and may have in
lieu thereof fee-farm rents to the value of 400l. per ann., for the lives
of himself and his wife. |
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4. List of liveries to the King's Household which may be
retrenched, and of others which are to cease post mortem. |
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5. Lieutenant of the Forest of Rockingham to Sec. Conway.
Memorial praying that warrants may be granted for the preservation
of the deer within that forest, and of the partridges, herons, &c.,
within the liberties of Newark-on-Trent. |
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6. Reasons why licenses should not be granted to fell trees in the
forest of Roche, co. Somerset. |
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7. Statement by Sir Miles Fleetwood, Receiver of the Court of
Wards, of his progress made in the disafforestation of Leicester and
Fakenham Forests. |
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8. "Articles to be inquired of within the diocese of Lincoln in
the general and triennial visitation of the right reverend father in
God, John [Williams] by God's providence Bishop of Lincoln, Lord
Keeper of the Great Seal of England. Imprinted at London 1625.
4to." [Printed; with a few MS. comments.] |
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9. Fees payable by a Bishop on his election, confirmation, homage,
and the restitution of temporalities: total, 154l. 11s. |
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10. Opinion of [Mr. Sergeant] John Bramston in a case of alleged
simony. |
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11. Verses, "In piam et doctam concionem D. Episcopi Dunelmensis, cujus thema erat 'Quid mihi et tibi mulier?'" Subscribed
J. L. T. P. [triangle symbol]. The Bishop alluded to was Dr. Richard Neile. |
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12. Note of contribution money of the clergy of the diocese of
Lincoln towards the recovery of the Palatinate paid to Mr. Boswell,
Special Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln, (1,326l. 12s. 2d.) |
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13. Minute of a request of Edward Abbotts, precentor of Wells,
for a renewal of the late King's recommendation that he should
be preferred to the next residentiaryship in that cathedral after the
Dean. |
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14. Notes out of the statutes concerning fish-days or fast-days,
and imposing penalties for eating flesh on those days. |
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15. Note, indorsed "Mr. Davenport," apparently intended for
Lady Vere. She is requested to acquaint Sec. Conway with certain
facts respecting the writer's recommendation to a living, for which
the Countess of Bedford has written that the Archbishop of
Canterbury is inclined to prefer Mr. Wilson, and that his grace
designates the friends of the writer as "a puritanical faction." |
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16. Paper of suggestions on the way in which the King's answer
to the petition of the Lords and Commons against the increase of
popery may be put into execution. |
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17. Petition of Sir John Gage to the King. Prays for a renewal
of a protection against the penalties of recusancy, granted him by
King James. |
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18. Certificate by John Eldred, Clerk of Assize for co. Kent, that
Sir Wm. Roper of Eltham, co. Kent, and Alice his wife, were convicted of recusancy at the Assizes, 1 Charles. Martin James had
been indicted at the last Assizes. |
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19. Petition of Dame Elizabeth Morley, late wife of Wm. Lord
Morley, deceased, to the King. Prays that on account of the many
crosses lately befallen herself and family, her composition as a
recusant convict may not be insisted upon. |
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20. Petition of the same to the same. The King has signified his
pleasure that she should not be indicted for matter of religion, but
she had been indicted before that signification of the King's pleasure.
Prays the King to sign a warrant to stay all suits against her. |
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21. Information for Francis Earl of Rutland respecting an arrangement made by the Earl of Annandale for favours in point of recusancy to be granted to the Earl of Shrewsbury, in consideration of
which the Earl of Shrewsbury agreed to pay to the Earl of Annandale 100l. per ann., but discontinued the same payment on the death
of the late King. |
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22. List of English seminaries and monasteries in the Provinces
of the Netherlands and the diocese of the Bishop of Liege, with the
names of the principal persons there living. |
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23. Petition of John Philipot, Bailiff of Sandwich, by water and
land, to the Council. Divers watermen of London lately brought
two boats full of children down to Tilbury Hope, where a ketch
stayed to take them to Flanders; prays that the Watermen's
Company may be required to bring forth these men. [This paper is
indorsed in a hand of a subsequent date, "Mr. Phillpott about
spirits," respecting whom at a subsequent period, see a proclamation
dated 1686, March 26, in the Coll. Soc. Antiq.] |
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24. Answer to the question, "Whether the Pope [Urban VIII.]
loved the King?" submitted to some person who is spoken of as
"your Lordship." The answer refers to verses made by the Pope on
the death of the King's grandmother, Queen Mary. |
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25. Statement of facts relating to the cross causes of Sir Giles
Estcourt versus Sir William Sandys, Thomas Carleton, and others,
and Thomas Carleton versus Sir Giles Estcourt and others, arising
out of the death of Mary Wintle. |
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26. Petition of Sir Edward Zouch to the King. Prays for order
to the Lord Keeper and the Attorney of the Court of Wards to
certify their opinion on the validity of the claim of Lord Zouch's
heirs, and that an end might be made of all suits as well between
the said heirs as the Lady Hastings and Sir Edward Zouch, until
the King should have made a declaration in those differences. |
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27. Declaration of the facts in a cause between Elizabeth Dowager
Lady Saye and Sele and Thos. Marbery, respecting lands at Oldwarden, co. Bedford, in mortgage to Sir Sidney Montagu. |
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28. The King to [the Judges of the King's Bench]. A suit
between Stone and Newman is now pending in the King's Bench
relative to lands formerly given from the Crown, but which reverted
on the attainder of Sir Thos. Wyat. A case of a like nature having
been formerly judged to be clear on behalf of the Crown, it is the
King's pleasure that this case be adjourned over to receive a trial
and final judgment in the Exchequer Chamber, where such weighty
causes have been usually heard. [Draft.] |
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29. Statement of case respecting lands given to the Barbers'
Company for keeping obits; with opinion of Attorney General
Heath how far such devises were affected by the statute relating to
superstitious uses. |
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30. Opinion of Attorney General Heath on a similar case, which
related to a rent of 10l. per annum, and not to lands. |
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31. Statement of a case arising out of the will of M. H., a citizen
of London, with the opinion of Sir Robert Heath thereon. [The
paper is endorsed "Sir Th. Middleton."] |
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32. Statement of a case on the question of whether the King is
entitled to the surplus value of lands granted by Edward VI. to
endow a free school; with the underwritten opinion of Attorney
General Heath. |
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33. "A true demonstration of the tides, and the flowing and
reflowing of the sea, ordinary and extraordinary, with the reasons
of the original growth and daily increase of salt marshes and marsh
grounds, and how they are derelict and left by the sea;" with an
addition designed to prove that marsh grounds left by the sea
belong to the King by his prerogative. |
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34. Sir Heneage Finch, Recorder of London, to [Sec. Conway.]
Sends a certificate of persons lying in Newgate under reprieves from
the Judges, as being persons able to serve the King. Henry Turner,
Lieut. to Captain Hobart, will see them shipped and carried to the
Low Countries if the King will command that they be delivered to
him. The first persons named on the list are "William Stone and
Kellam Hedges, for breaking the house of Mr. Endymion Porter,
and stealing divers goods therefrom." |
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35. Petition of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas and
Barons of the Exchequer to the King. The Court of Exchequer
Chamber was established by Act of Parliament of 27 Elizabeth,
but no provision was contained therein for appointment of an officer
to write and draw the acts of the court. The Judges have thereupon
always appointed such officer, and the office is now filled by an able
clerk; they therefore decline to admit Mr. Windham thereto, notwithstanding he has obtained a grant thereof from the King. |
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36. Extract, entitled, "Sta. 9 E. III., ca. 7," concerning the transmission of records by Justices of Assize and gaol delivery to the
Exchequer, there to be kept under the seal of the Treasurer and
Chamberlains. |
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37. Letter proposed to be written to the Justices of Assize to
make provision in their several circuits for the rolls and records
of the Sessions being safely kept in some certain place. |
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38. Reasons suggested by Henry Parker for the appointment of
some one to prosecute the levying of the King's fines in the Star
Chamber. |
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39. Petition of the same to the King, praying that he may be
appointed collector of the King's fines in the Star Chamber, as he is
of the fines in the Courts of the Marches of Wales and the High
Commission. |
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40. Minute of the King's reply to a petition. His Majesty would
maintain the grant of his father, but referred the same to the
Lord Keeper, with the view of getting rid of a clause excepted
against. |
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41. Martial laws ordained by his Majesty, with the advice of
the Council of War, for the government and good ordering of the
troops in this kingdom, to punish the malicious and wicked and to
defend the innocent, according to the custom of all well-grounded
kingdoms. |
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42. Copy of the same. |
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43. Suggestions for more effectually arming and exercising the
Trained Bands. The people of England gave glorious evidences of
their military aptitude when their offensive arms were bows. The
bow gave place to the caliver, and that has since yielded to the
musket, which is a weapon requiring more curious practice; the
Lord Lieutenants ought, therefore, to be charged to take care for
the better arming and training of the militia in the way suggested
in the inclosed letter. Incloses, |
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43. i. The Council to the Lord Lieuts. of the several counties,
charging them to be careful in choosing for the Trained
Bands able-bodied men, and men of livelihood, freeholders,
and copyholders, and to see them armed according to a
paper of directions sent therewith. Inclose, |
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43. ii. Directions as to the arms of the several descriptions of
soldiers, and the proper mode of training and exercising. |
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44. Copy of the above paper of directions as to arms and training; with a few words added, in the handwriting of Sec. Conway. |
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45. Directions for the training of foot soldiers. |
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46. The principal considerations in forming and disciplining of
an army before it be brought in the way of an encounter with a
potent enemy. |
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47. Suggestion on the relative proportions between the numbers
of offensive and defensive forces, necessary to be considered by a
Council of War, and established by the Prince and State. |
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48. Directions of Sir Thos. Leyton for all martial causes in the
County of Norfolk, left with the Dep. Lieuts. of that county, Ralph
Lane being appointed to assist them in the excution thereof. |
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49. Propositions for Musters for the better perfecting of the
Trained Bands of this kingdom, and for the more ease of the counties
in avoiding the training of all such bands in seed-time, harvest,
and winter. |
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50. Abstract of the Muster Rolls of the Counties of Chester,
Lancaster, Derby, Nottingham, Northampton, Monmouth, Leicester,
and Rutland, for the year 1625. |
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51. Proportions in which 2,000 soldiers were to be furnished by
the several counties; with names of officers. |
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52. Copy of the same; with some additional particulars. |
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53. Petition of John Roberts to the Council. Prays for an order
to the Justices of co. Brecknock for payment of his pension as a
disabled soldier. |
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54. Similar petition of Symond Holland, for like order to the
Justices of Holland, co. Lincoln. He had served seven years in
Queen Elizabeth's wars in the Low Countries, and had received
many wounds. |
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55. Note of pay of various officers of the army. |
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56. Names of all his Majesty's ships and pinnaces, with their
tonnage, number of men, guns, and other particulars. |
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57. Copy of the same. |
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58. Another list of King's ships, giving the names and weight of
their several pieces of ordnance. |
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59. Copy of the above. |
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60. Statement of the charges per annum of his Majesty's
ships and pinnaces employed at sea, being seven in number
(13,533l. 6s. 8d.), of the men serving at Chatham, Deptford, Woolwich, and Portsmouth (6,858l. 6s. 8d.), and of extraordinaries,
(6,000l.): total 26,391l. 13s. 4d. |
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61. Orders to be observed in the King's ships when on service,
with regulations for the management of the stock for the relief
of the poor seamen. |
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62. Sir Henry Mainwaring to the Duke of Buckingham. Reasons
why some of his Majesty's ships should be stationed at Portsmouth, rather than all of them remain at Chatham. Sets forth the
peculiar aptitude of Portsmouth harbour to be made a station for
the fleet. |
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63. Statement of the duties of the several Officers of the Navy
Office, and of the Navy. |
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64. Memorial concerning a general Muster of all the seamen of
England. |
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65. Paper addressed to Sec. Conway, and indorsed "A direction
for a proclamation, that on pain of death no seaman should absent
himself from the King's press, and that no Captain receive any
pressed man into his service." |
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66. Memoranda of Sec. Conway, relative to business connected
with the navy. |
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67. Extracts from Stats. 5 Richard II. and 1 Henry VII., for the
increase of the navy. |
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68. Note of the Masters and others employed by the Trinity
House, having an allowance of 3s. 4d. per diem. |
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69. Observations to be considered on setting forth a fleet. |
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70. Estimate for victuals and pay of various bodies of men to
be employed on board a fleet, amounting to 65,656l. |
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71. Estimate of the expense of victuals and wages for the King's
pinnaces for ten months, 3,000l. |
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72. Paper endorsed by Sec. Coke, "Captain [Joshua] Downing's
notes on the navy." It is arranged under three heads:
1. Occasions how the navy comes to be thus weakly manned;
2. Dangers that ensue therefrom; 3. Instructions for the boatswains, gunners, and shipkeepers in ordinary at Chatham, to take
notice of and perform in their several charges. |
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73. Reasons presented to the Commissioners of the Navy by
Sir Thos. Button, why Capt. Thomas might execute Sir Thos.'s
command until he had settled certain specified businesses. |
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74. Note of long boats and pinnaces wanted by several of his
Majesty's ships, "according to the project." |
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75. Sir Hen. Marten to the Council. The parties interested in
goods taken at sea by Capt. Hinckley, and adjudged prize to Russell,
had been before him, but being unable to reconcile them, he remitted
the cause to their Lordships. [Copy.] |
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76. Petition of Ancelm Clowe and the widow of Christian
Offerman to the Council. Pray for an order to John James to pay
to the petitioners, as owners of the ship the Orange Tree, the value
of the Spanish bullion taken therefrom at Weymouth. |
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77. Names of the Commissioners in the first commission for
prizal goods; "this was but for receiving the goods." |
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78. Names of 38 Englishmen found on board Capt David Adam's
ship, of Amsterdam. |
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79. Note of ships and goods cleared out [from Dover ?]. |
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80. Memorial for Nicholas to procure from the Duke of Buckingham a release of three Jersey barks stayed at Southampton. |
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81. Information against Luke Fox, Marshal of the High
Admiral's Court in the co. York, charging him with many frauds
and oppressions. |
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82. Suggestion that the Duke of Buckingham should appoint a
Collector General to take account of his Vice Admirals, and make
sale of goods seized. [The suggestion is stated in the endorsement to
have emanated from Mr. Richardson.] |
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83. Petition of Sir Thomas Roper to the most excellent Prince,
George Duke of Buckingham. He had built a ship of 300 tons in
Ireland, and had hired men and bought ordinance and other
stores for her in England; prays for license to transport the men
and stores into Ireland, also for letters of marque, and that the Duke
would confer a name upon the ship. |
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84. Warrant, unsigned, to Attorney General Heath, to prepare a
grant of the office of Surveyor of the Ordnance in the Tower to
Sir Alexander Brett and Sir Thos. Blooder, and the survivor, in as
ample a manner as the said Sir Alexander now holds the said office. |
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85. Ordinances for the government of forts and their garrisons,
propounded by the Council of War, to be considered by the Council
of State, and by their approbation to be presented to his Majesty to
be established for England and Ireland. |
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86. A copy of the "establishment of the entertainments and wages
of the Lord Governor, Officers, Captains, and soldiers within the
town of Berwick, and other holds in the North parts, made by
the late Queen's Majesty, the 20th of June, in the 18th year of her
Highnes raigne, and after that confirmed by our late soveraigne
Lord King James, untill the dissolucone of that garryson." |
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87. Capt. Bacon [Captain of Camber Castle] to Lord Treasurer
Ley. Describes the situation and condition of Camber Castle.
Entreats payment of part of the arrears due to himself and his
soldiers. |
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88. Edward Benson, Captain of "Nelbey" Castle, to [Sec. Conway,
Lord Lieut. of Hants.] In answer to a complaint that he protected
40 more men in that castle than he ought. There have always been
50 men allowed for that castle. Begs his Lordship to give him the
same authority as is possessed by the Captains of the other castles
thereabouts, and if his other affairs will not allow him to settle an
order, to refer the same to Sir Benjamin Tichborne, his Dep. Lieut.
for those parts. |
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89. Petition of Sir Robert Killigrew, Captain of the Fort of
Pendennis, to the Council of War. Commissioners were appointed
by the late Council of War to view the defects of Pendennis; Sir
Robert prays that their report may be examined, and further order
taken therein. |
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90. Estimate for constructing field and ship carriages for ordnance
and platforms for the White Tower and the forts of Gravesend,
Tilbury, Portland, and Sandgate (10,140l. 1s. 10d.). |
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91. Statement by Mr. Faulkener of the purchase by Queen Elizabeth of the house called the Minories for the use of the gunmaker
for small shot, with the dealing therewith by Sir Roger Dallison,
formerly Lieut. of the Ordnance, and since under his successor
Sir Richard Morrison. |
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92. Wrongs done in the Minories under colour of Sir Roger
Dallison's lease. |
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93. Houses gone to ruin and pulled down in the Minories. |
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94. Statement entitled "Munitions remaining at Plymouth." It
appears from the endorsement that these stores were in the possession of "one Mr. Bennett," and that they were to be brought
to the Office of Ordnance in the Tower. |
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95. Petition of the officers, gunners, and artificers belonging to the
train of artillery of the late expedition for Cadiz to the King. They
have received no pay, nor any certain order for discharge; they
pray the King to give the requisite directions. |
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96. Petition of the officers and armourers of the King's Almayne
Office of Armoury at Greenwich to the Commissioners of the
Ordnance and Army. The petitioners set forth the institution of
their office by Henry VIII., and an information given against them
by one Faulkener, a man not able to do anything in the work; they
pray the Commissioners to investigate the charges against them.
Inclose, |
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96. i. Note of armours lately made by the armourers at Greenwich, stating the names of the persons for whom the same
were made. |
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97. Petition of Thos. Pitt, founder for brass ordnance to the
King. The old weight of brass cannon was 7,000lbs., demy
cannons 5,300lbs., and culverins 3,800lbs.; he had lately cast them
of the weight of 4,100lbs., 3,300lbs., and 2,200lbs., so that there
was great saving in metal and workmanship; but the petitioner
had bestowed upon these new cannons so much labour that he
prayed for an addition of 3s. 4d. in the hundred upon his allowance,
making in all 16s. 8d. Attached, |
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97. i. Certificate of the Officers of the Ordnance, that the petitioner
Thomas Pitt and his brother, being all the founders of
brass ordnance that are now living, deserve the addition of price desired. |
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98. Instructions for Peter Vander Bruggen, on his going for
England to endeavour to dispose of an invention for the improved
manufacture of ordnance from bar iron. |
