W.

Waddington, co. York

Wade, Mr., clergyman
-, Robert, see Ward.

Wainsford, Lady, see Wandesford.

Waite or Waites, variously spelt;—
-, Capt. Henry
-, letter of

Waiting Yoake Coppice, Chute forest, Hants

Wake, Sir John, lieutenant of Salcey Forest
-, Lionel, receipt of

Wakeswood, Chute Forest, Hants
-, fee farmers of, petition of

Walbrook Ward, London, alderman of, letter to

Walbury Farm, [Essex?]

Waldron, Clement, certificate of

Wales
-, his Majesty's auditor of, see Hill, Mr.
-, Lord President of and see Egerton, John, Earl of Bridgewater.
-, marches of
-, council of
-, letter of
-, Solicitor-General, see Morgan, William.
-, South, receiver general of, office of

Walgrave, co. Northampton

Walker, Alexander
-, Andrew, examination of
-, Edward, instructions to
-, George, B.D.
-, petition of
-, James, petition of
-, Katherine, petitions of
-, Mr., curate
-, Walter, letter of
-, William
-, examination of

Wall, John
-, Pauncefoot, petition of
-, William, petition of

Waller, Edmund, the poet, verses by
-, Capt. Henry
-, Samuel
-, petition of
-, Sir William

Walley, Christopher
-, Elizabeth, petition of

Wallinger, Randolph
-, —

Wallingford, Viscount, see Knollys, William.

Wallis, Ezekiel, mayor of Bristol
-, letters of
-, —, proposition of

Walloon Congregation at Norwich

Walls, Robert

Walmersley, co. Lancaster

Walsingham, Sir Thomas, Vice-Admiral of Kent, letter of

Walter, Sir John
-, Thomas
-, petition of

Waltham Abbey, Essex, document dated from

Waltham Forest, New Lodge, Essex
-, walk

Waltham, St. Lawrence, Berks

Waltham-on-the-Wolds, co. Leicester

Walton, —, a tailor

Walworth, co. Durham

Wandesford, Lady

Wangford, Suffolk, hundred

Wanstead, Essex

Wapping, London

Wapping Level

Wapshott, Richard

War, Council of
-, letters of
-, orders, resolutions, and other papers of
-, petitions to
-, committee of, for providing arms for Army of the North
-, letters of
-, orders, minutes, and other papers of
-, other committees and sub-committees of

War, Council of, at York or Newcastle, suggested

War, laws and ordinances of

Ward, Alexander, petition of
-, Henry, letter to
-, John, prisoner, in King's Bench, petition of
-, John
-, plan of his proposed buildings
-, Mr.
-, Nathaniel, letter of
-, Richard
-, petition of
-, Richard, of Metfield
-, Robert
-, William, defendant in the Court of Exchequer
-, William, of Middleton, examination of
-, William, deceased

Wardour, Sir Edward, clerk of the Pells, letter of
-, Edward, warrant to
-, "Sister,"

Wardour Castle, Wilts, documents dated from

Wardrobe, the Great
-, clerk, see Pindar, Samuel.
-, master
-, warrants to and see Fielding, William, Earl of Denbigh.

Wards and Liveries, Court of
-, master of, see Cottington, Francis, Lord.
-, attorney of
-, receiver, warrant to, and see Fleetwood, Sir Miles.

Ware, co. Hertford
-, document dated from
-, libel from

Warfield, Berks

Warham, William, formerly Archbishop of Canterbury

Wark castle, Northumberland

Warkworth, Northumberland

Warmanth, Mr., Alderman of Newcastle

Warner, Nowell, Master of the King's barges
-, Thomas, petition of

Warnham, Sussex

Warr, Lady de la, see West, Cecilia.
-, Lord de la, see West, Charles.

Warwick, Philip, Secretary to Lord Treasurer Juxon, and Clerk of the Signet
-, certificate of
-, letter of

Warwick Gaol

Warwick, co.
-, Lord Lieutenant, letter to

Warwick, Earl of, see Rich, Robert.

Washford, Devon

Water Lane, London

Water supply
-, experiment on

Waters, —

Waterworth, Thomas, letters to
-, petition of

Watkins, Edward, chief searcher of Customs
-, petitions of
-, Hugh, pardon to
-, Thomas, pardon to
-, William
-, —

Watkinson, James, mayor of Hull, letter of

Watling Street, London

Watlington, Ann

Watson, Sir Lewis
-, letter of
-, Mr., parson of Congerston
-, William

Watton, co. Hertford

Watts, William, warrant to

Wauchton, lands of

Waytes, Capt. Henry, see Waite.

Weale, George
-, —

Wear, the river

Weardale, co. Durham

Weaver, Richard

Weavers of Canterbury
-, of London, company
-, Strangers
-, memorandum of

Webb, variously spelt;—
-, Christopher, see Richmond, Christopher.
-, John, [of Windsor,]
-, John
-, Theophilus
-, Thomas, messenger, warrant to

Webster, James, late under-sheriff co. Nottingham, letters of

Weedon Beck alias Weedon Street, co. Northampton

Weekes or Weeks, Aquila, keeper of the Gatehouse

Weild, Elenor, see Ellworthy.

Welby, see Wilby.

Welch or Welsh, Thomas, messenger, petition of
-, receipt of
-, letters to
-, —, [a Scotch minister,]

Weld, John

Welden, Mr.

Well Street, [Hackney,]

Wellingborough, co. Northampton

Wellow, Somerset, hundred

Wells, John, affidavit of

Wells, Somerset

Welsh, see Welch.

Welsted, Leonard, deceased
-, Leonard, son of the above
-, petition of

Wemys, James, master-gunner of England
-, petition of

Wendover, co. Buckingham

Wenlock, Salop

Wentworth, Sir John
-, Thomas, Viscount, Lord Deputy of Ireland, Vice Admiral of Munster, and Lord Lieutenant of co. York
-, his regiment
-, certificate of
-, letters to
-, Thomas Earl of Cleveland
-, letters of
-, Thomas, Lord Wentworth, suggested settlement on proposed marriage of

West, Cecilia, Lady de la Warr
-, Charles, Lord de la Warr
-, Thomas
-, examination of

West, Devon, hundred

West Budleigh, Devon, hundred

Westcot, —

Westfield, Thomas, grant to

West India Company of Holland
-, articles on part of

West Indies, the

Westerham, Kent

Western Circuit, Judges of Assize for

Westheath, Middlesex

Westley, Suffolk

Westminster, casual allusions and references to, passim—
-, documents dated from
-, Courts
-, Judges of
-, officers' fees
-, Hall
-, justices of peace and others of
-, letters and other papers of
-, reference of certificate to
-, plague
-, school
-, sewers
-, ship-money
-, tobacco company
-, water supply

Westminster Abbey
-, dean, See Williams, John, Bishop of Lincoln.
-, sub-deans and prebends
-, warrant to

Westmoor, [near Galtres Forest,]

Westmorland co.
-, deputy lieutenants
-, answers of
-, letter to
-, lord lieutenants
-, letters to
-, sheriff, see Clifford, Francis, Earl of, Cumberland.
-, ship-money

Westmorland, Earl of, see Fane, Mildmay.

Weston, George
-, Humphrey
-, Jerome, Earl of Portland, Governor of the Isle of Wight, and Vice-Admiral of Hants
-, letter of
-, John, letter of
-, his lodging, document dated from
-, Richard, Earl of Portland, late Lord Treasurer
-, Sir Richard, Baron of the Exchequer
-, letters to
-, Simon
-, —, [of Oadby,]

Weston, Somerset, ship-money

Weston Turville, co. Buckingham
-, ministers and others of, certificate of

Weston Zoyland, Somerset, ship-money

Westoning, co. Bedford

Westover, Hants, documents dated from

Westward, Cumberland

Wetherall, Thomas, examination of

Wethrid, Francis, surveyor of the King's stables, warrant to

Weymouth

Whalley, Anthony, letter of

Wharton, Philip, Lord
-, letters to

Whatton, John, sheriff of co. Leicester, letter of

Wheatly, widow

Wheeler, Ambrose
-, Mr.
-, William, foreigner, grant to
-, William

Wherstead, Suffolk

Whip, Mr.

Whitaker, Lawrence, Clerk Extraordinary of the Council and Justice of the Peace for co. Middlesex
-, letters and other papers of

Whitby, co. York, ship-money, writ to

Whitchurch or White Church, Middlesex, see Stanmore Parva.

White, Eustace
-, Francis, Bishop of Ely, deceased
-, Joan, relict of Bishop White of Ely, petition of
-, Mr.
-, Mr., of Dorchester
-, Robert
-, William

Whitechapel

Whitehall
-, documents dated from, passim.
-, palace

Whitehead, Mr.

White Lion, Gaol, Southwark
-, keeper of, warrant to

Whitfield, Robert, order on petition of

Whiting, —

Whitly, Roger, pardon to

Whitmore, Sir George

Whitstone, Mr.

Whittawer, Michael

Whittingham, Thomas, affidavit of

Whittington, —, brief on part of

Whittlesford, co. Cambridge, hundred

Whittlewood Forest, co. Northampton

Whitworth, Miles

Whorwood, Brome
-, petition of
-, John
-, Sir Thomas

Whytt, John

Wicks, Henry, paymaster of the King's works, letter of
-, receipt of
-, warrant to

Wickstead, Richard, letter of

Widdowes, Giles, letter of

Widdrington or Withrington, Sir Edward, his house at Cartington, document dated from
-, Roger
-, letters of
-, letter to
-, his son
-, Thomas, recorder of York, afterwards Sir Thomas, speech of
-, Sir William, sheriff of Northumberland
-, letters and other papers of

Widdrington, Northumberland
-, document dated from

Wigan, co. Lancaster
-, mayor
-, ship-money

Wigfall, Henry

Wigg, Thomas

Wight, John, late mayor of Brackley, co. Northampton, petition of

Wight, Isle of
-, document dated from
-, inhabitants, petition on behalf of
-, writ to
-, governor and vice-admiral of, see Weston, Jerome, Earl of Portland.

Wightwick, John, letter of

Wigmore, Thomas, late sheriff of co. Hereford
-, letter of

Wigtoft, co. Lincoln

Wigton, Lord, see Fleming, John.

Wilby, Margaret

Wilby, co. Leicester
-, co. Northampton
-, Suffolk

Wild, Robert

Wildish division of Pevensey rape, Sussex

Wilford, co. Suffolk, hundred

Wilhelm, Christian

Wilkinson, John

Wilks, Robert, petition of
-, affidavit of

Willand, Devon

Willet, Mr.

William the Conqueror

William and Jane, the, of London

Williams, Sir Abraham, clerk of the signet
-, Alice
-, Aaron
-, John, serjeant-at-arms, letter of
-, John, his Majesty's patentee, petition of
-, John, vicar of Llanrhaiadr
-, John, of London
-, petition of
-, John, Bishop of Lincoln, formerly Lord Keeper
-, rejoinder of
-, statement of charges against
-, suspension of
-, Mr.
-, Robert, sheriff of, co. Radnor, letter of
-, Rice
-, Thomas
-, —, tutor

Williamson, Sir Joseph, Secretary of State, temp. Charles II.

Willingham, Samuel

Williott, John

Willis, Richard, letter to

Willmer, variously spelt;—
-, George
-, Sir William

Willmot, see Wilmot.

Willoughby, Elizabeth Lady Willoughby, of Parham
-, Dame Elizabeth, wife of Sir Robert
-, Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham
-, letter of
-, Sir Henry
-, his daughter
-, Job
-, Lord, see Bertie, Montague.
-, Sir Robert
-, William, grant to

Wills, Capt.

Wilmot or Willmott, Charles Viscount, governor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-, commission to
-, Dr., vicar of All Saints, Derby
-, Simon, messenger
-, letter of
-, warrant to

Wilsford, James, petition of

Wilson, Felix, petition of
-, Thomas

Wilton, co. Wilts, documents dated from

Wilts
-, judges of assize, letter to
-, justices of peace
-, letters to
-, lord lieutenant, letter to
-, sheriffs, see Baynton, Sir Edward; Grubb, John; Poole, Sir Neville.
-, ship-money

Wimberley, Bevill, grant to

Wimbledon, Surrey

Wimbledon, Viscount, see Cecil, Edward.

Wimborn, co. Dorset, inhabitants of, confirmation of grant to

Winch, Thomas

Winchcombe, Walter, petition of

Winchelsea, writ to

Winchester, Henry

Winchester
-, documents dated from
-, College, document dated from
-, dean, and see Young, Dr. John.
-, gaol
-, mayors, See Tooker, Robert.
-, ship-money
-, writ to
-, Bishop of, see Curle, Walter.

"Winchester bushel,"

Winchester, Marquis of, see Paulet, John.

Windebank, Christopher, son of the secretary, letter of
-, his wife

Windebank, Sir Francis, Secretary of State, and one of the Comptrollers General of the Posts, allusions and references to, passim.
-, rumoured death of
-, sickness of
-, his house in Drury Lane, document dated from
-, letters of
-, other papers of
-, letters and other papers to
-, references to, of petitions
-, his children
-, his daughters
-, his Lady
-, his secretary, see Read, Robert.
-, John, son of the secretary
-, letters of
-, Thomas, son of the Secretary
-, letter of

Windgate, Mr.

Windham, Edmond
-, commission to
-, grant to
-, Edward, letter to

Windlesham, Surrey

Windsor
-, documents dated from
-, Castle
-, Surveyor of works at, see Bennett, Sir Robert.
-, constable, see Rich, Henry Earl of Holland.
-, Forest
-, officers of, letters to
-, honour
-, mayor, See Havergill, Thomas.
-, prebends
-, ship-money

Windsor House, document dated from

Windsor, Thomas Lord, letter of

Wine Coopers of London, the
-, Merchants of London, the

Wines, proclamation fixing price of
-, account of customs on
-, list of persons who refuse to pay s. duty on
-, farmers of the s. per ton duty on, petition of
-, order on

Winfield, Richard

Winford, Mr.

Winne, see Wynne.

Winshop, Edward, letter to

Winter, Henry, pardon to

Wintoun, Earl of, see Seaton, George.

Wintour, Sir John, Secretary and Master of Requests to the Queen
-, answer of
-, reference of petition to

Winwood, Arthur

Winyard, co. Durham

Wire, Gold and Silver, comptroller of His Majesty's office of, see Welstead, Leonard.

Wire-sellers, wire-drawers, and wire-workers of London, petition of

Wisbeach Castle, co. Cambridge

Wischert, William

Wise, Sir Thomas, late sheriff of co. Devon
-, letter of
-, William, letter of

Wiseman, Sir William, sheriff of Essex

Wistow, co. Leicester

Witham, Essex

Wither or Withers, Anthony
-, petition of

Witherings, Thomas, postmaster for foreign services
-, letter to

Witherington, see Widdrington.

Witherston, [Dorset,]

Withycombe, co. Devon, church, struck by lightning

Wittington, co. Worcester

Wittlesey manor

Wiveton, Norfolk, presentation of a general court of

Woburn, co. Bedford

Woking, Surrey

Wokingham, Berks

Wollaston, Henry, keeper of Newgate
-, John
-, John, sheriff of London

Wolley, Helen
-, indenture of
-, John, indenture of
-, letter to
-, Robert, letter of
-, Robert, his grandmother, brother and sisters

Wolsley, Dame Helen, wife of John Wolley, indenture of
-, Sir Thomas, deceased
-, his sons:—
-, Walter
-, Robert
-, Devereux; his daughters:—
-, Ann
-, Winifrid

Wolstenholme, Sir John

Wolverson, Edmund

Women, History of

Wonford, co. Devon, hundred

Wood, variously spelt;—
-, Dr.
-, Grace
-, Henry
-, warrant to
-, Patrick
-, John
-, Matthew
-, Sir Robert
-, Thomas of Abbots Roothing
-, Thomas
-, Thomas, of Tunbridge

Woodall, Thomas, letter to

Woodbridge, Suffolk

Woodcock, Mr.

Woodcocks, Thomas

Woodfall, Richard, petition of

Woodfine, Edward

Woodford, co. Dorset
-, co. Northampton
-, document dated from

Woodhall, co. [Lincoln], document dated from

Woodhouse, Capt. Francis

Woodman, Mrs., Mary, warrant to

Woodmongers of London

Woodson, J.

Woodstock, co. Oxford
-, Park

Woodward, Thomas

Woolf, Mr.

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, parson of

Woollen merchants of London, petition of

Woolmer Forest, Hants
-, Officers of, letter to

Woolsborough, Kent

Woolstencrofte, Francis

Woolverstone, Suffolk

Woolward, Mr.

Woolwich

Worcester cathedral
-, mayor, letter to

Worcester, co.
-, Lord Lieutenant, letter to
-, sheriff and see Rouse, Sir John.
-, ship-money

Worcester, Earl of, see Somerset, Henry.

Worfield, John
-, letters and other papers of

Workington, Cumberland

Works, His Majesty's
-, comptroller, see Baldwin, Thomas.
-, paymaster, see Wicks, Henry.

Worrel, Dr.

Worsley, Edward, letter of

Worsop, John

Worthington, William, pass for
-, —,

Wotton, Edward, Lord, deceased
-, order of
-, Lady Mary, grant to

Woulsworthe, see Woolfardisworthy.

Wragg, John, messenger
-, letter to

Wray, Lady Albinia
-, Sir Christopher
-, John

Wrecking and Wrecks

Wren, Dr. Christopher, Dean of Windsor and Wolverhampton and Registrar of the Order of the Garter, dispensation for
-, Matthew, Bishop of Ely, Dean of the Royal Chapel, and late Bishop of Norwich
-, letters and papers of
-, his wife and children

Wrendles, Devon

Wrest, co. Bedford
-, document dated from

Wretham, Suffolk

Wretham, East Norfolk, documents dated from

Wright, Abraham
-, Bennett, petition of
-, Ezekiel
-, Randolph
-, Robert, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
-, letters of
-, his chancellor
-, William, petition of
-, William, prisoner of the Turks

Wriothesly, Thomas, Earl of Southampton

Write, James

Writs, office for registering original

Writtle, Essex

Wroth, Sir Thomas, minute of application of

Wroth or Wrothe, Thomas, mayor of Southampton, letter of
-, Mr., of London

Wyan, Richard, his Majesty's late proctor of Admiralty Court, deceased, widow and children of, order on petition of
-, Thomas, deputy registrar of the Admiralty

Wyat or Wyatt, Bartholomew
-, Sir Francis, governor of Virginia, commission to

Wycombe, High, Bucks

Wye, Kent, half hundred

Wyld, Capt.

Wyle, de la, Walter, Bishop of Salisbury (1263-71), charter of foundation of St. Edmund's College, Salisbury, by

Wymark, Edward

Wymersley, co. Northampton, hundred

Wymondham, Norfolk

Wynes, Auditor

Wynne or Winne, John
-, Morgan, D.D., petition of
-, Sir Richard, Treasurer and Receiver General to the Queen
-, answer of
-, commission to
-, warrants to
-, reference of petition to

Wyvell, Roger

Y.

Yarcombe, Devon

Yard, Gilbert, grant to

Yarm, co. York

Yarmouth, Great, Norfolk
-, document dated from
-, bailiffs, see Manthorp, Thomas; Medowe, Thomas.
-, ship-money

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, mayor and others, petition of
-, objections of
-, castle
-, haven

Yarnfield, Somerset

Yates, Dorothy, petition of
-, Gilbert

Yeldon, co. Bedford, document dated from

Yell Island, Scotland

Yeo, Robert, see Parker.

Yeoman or Yeomans, William, petition of
-, pardon to
-, Nicholas, pardon to

Yereden, see Yeldon.

Yester, Lord, see Hay, John.

Yetland, see Yell Island.

York
-, documents dated from
-, arms, &c. for
-, castle
-, dean, see Scott, Dr. John.
-, High Commission at
-, articles by
-, answer to
-, Lord Mayor
-, certificates of
-, letter to
-, manor
-, documents dated from
-, recorder, see Widdrington, Thomas.
-, ship-money
-, sheriffs, letter to
-, the King's journey to and reception at York, see Charles I.
-, council of, see North.
-, president of, see Wentworth, Thomas, Viscount.
-, vice-president See Osborne, Sir Edward.
-, Archbishop of, see Neile, Richard.
-, James, Duke of See Children, the Royal.

York, co.
-, deputy lieutenants
-, letters of
-, letters to
-, judges of assize, letter of
-, justices of peace
-, lord lieutenant, See Wentworth Thomas, Viscount.
-, musters of trained bands, see Musters.
-, sheriff
-, letter to
-, ship-money
-, East Riding
-, commissioners, of sewers for, letter to
-, deputy lieutenants, letters to
-, North Riding
-, deputy lieutenants, letter to
-, West Riding

Young, Frances, petition of
-, Dr. [John], dean of Winchester
-, letter to
-, Robert
-, Thomas, grant to
-, warrant to

Younger, Quartermaster

Youngs, co. Bedford, lordship

Ypres, Flanders

Z.

Zealand

Zealing, see Ealing.

Zouch, Sir Edward
-, Sophia, afterwards Viscountess Wimbledon