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| Aug. 3. |
127. An inventory taken of the wants in the "Vanguard" at her
return [by the French]. The several deficiencies in the boatswain's,
carpenter's, and gunner's stores are particularized and certified by
the Chevalier de Razelly, also that all her victuals was spent.
[3 pp.] |
| [Aug. 3.] |
128. Note of the remainders of the gunner's store delivered up
in the "Vanguard" [on her return by the French], certified by the
Marquis d'Effiat. [2½ pp.] |
| Aug. 4. |
129. Secretary Conway to the Turkey or Levant Company.
His Majesty will forbear pressing them touching the choice of an
ambassador to Constantinople till, the times proving less dangerous,
he may admit them to his presence and hear their reasons. [Minute
of this already calendared under date. Draft. ¾ p.] |
Aug. 8.
Sherborne. |
130. Walsingham Gresley to Richard Wyld, Secretary to Lord
Conway. His Lordship told me he had an order from His Majesty
to give answer to a letter I brought from the Earl of Bristol when
I was last at the Court, but the Duke [of Buckingham] promising
likewise to write, and the next day going to his house in Essex
with a purpose not to return to Court before the King came to
Windsor, I ceased to solicit my despatch, which, if his Lordship have
effected upon your notice, I shall not fail to give my attendance if
it be needful or expected; otherwise, if you please to give any
letter to my Lord's son-in-law, Sir Lewes Dive, who is every day
in the Parliament House, he will have a care to send it safely,
Postscript—If it be no secret, let me entreat you to send me a list
of the chief commanders and captains of the fleet [preparing for
Cadiz]. [Seal with arms broken. Damaged by damp. 1 p.] |
| Aug. 9. |
131. [Secretary Conway to Sir John Ogle. I have not heard
from you now a long time. There is 6,000l. coming to you by
Burlamachi's industry. The Commissions are perfected. You will
speedily have some colonels with you, and the Lord Marshal [Sir
Edward Cecil] will follow as fast as is possible. There are many
who will let you know the business of the Parliament who have
more leisure than I. Some have taken advantage of your indisposition to pretend to the employment, but the noble General
prefers his respect to you and your merit before any other consideration. There is no man shall be gladder of your health than I.
[Minute of this calendared under date. Draft. ½ p.] |
| Aug. 13. |
George, Duke of Buckingham, to Captain Stephen Countrie.
Commission appointing him to a company of foot in the expedition
fitting out at Plymouth. [Copy. See 1627, July 13, Vol. LXX.] |
| Aug. 15. |
132. Account of moneys owing to Philip Burlamachi, including
two sums [advanced] for the Duke of Buckingham, 6,000l. for His
Majesty's private service, and 25,932l. 13s. 6d. for payment of 2,000
men in the Low Countries. [Fragment. ½ p.] |
Aug. 16.
Portsmouth. |
133. Burnard Johnson to Sir John Oglander. I received in
your letter Lord Conway's command. I am of your opinion concerning the undermining or washing away of Sandham Castle. I
have, since the Commissioners' survey, surveyed it again. If you
would give his Lordship notice that I am here at Portsmouth about
the works, and can as well give directions to set in hand two or
three forts as one, especially those in the Isle of Wight, where I
have workmen and materials. [1 p.] |
| Aug. 16. |
134. Instructions for the Vice-Admirals, signed by Sir Thomas
Savage, Sir John Suckling, Sir George Paul, and Sir Robert Pye.
Upon the perfecting of your accompts you are to pay in the money
which thereby becomes due to the Lord Admiral, according as his
Commissioners shall direct. [2 pp.] |
Aug. 20.
Newport. |
135. Sir Edward Denys and Sir John Oglander to Secretary
Conway. We sent to the engineer at Portsmouth, but it appears by
his letter [see 16th August, No. 133] that he will not stir without
a warrant and 300l. besides, and these Commissioners of Portsmouth
must also have the dealing in it, as if your Lordship had not men
sufficient in the Isle [of Wight] to undertake a greater business
than that [the repair of Sandham Castle]. We have sent for
masons of our own country who were formerly employed on that
service, and they join in opinion with us that 50l. will suffice. We
desire to know your resolution whether you will employ this
engineer [Burnard Johnson] or our masons in the Island, also
whether you will procure a warrant for 50l. of the 1,500l. which
now lies in deposit at Portsmouth, or whether, according to your
letter, we shall advance the money and receive it back here at
Michaelmas out of your revenues, for surplusage due to the King
there will be none. [Seal with arms and crest. 1 p] |
| Aug. 13–26. |
136. Inventory of goods and merchandise by Michael Burnley
found aboard the six ships at Dover, also a bark of Poole sent to
Plymouth by Captain Har[man]. [= 2 pp.] |
| [Aug. 26.] |
137. The Duke of Buckingham to Sir Edward Cecil, LieutenantGeneral and Lord Marshal of the fleet and land forces to be
employed in this intended expedition, now setting forth against
Spain. For your better direction I send you annexed a copy of
His Majesty's instructions given to me, which I pray and require
you punctually and carefully to prosecute and observe. [1 p.] |
| Aug. 26. |
138. Secretary Conway to the Deputy-Lieutenants of Hants.
By the enclosed copy of His Majesty's letter to me you will see
what sense he hath of the neglect used in putting in execution the
rules set down for establishing a militia, and his command to have
a strict and due account thereof as a matter of no small consequence
for the strength and safety of the land. I do earnestly recommend
it to your care to see these his directions put in effectual execution,
so as to redeem any former neglect. So soon as harvest is got in it
will be a good time to begin to practise. For places infected by
the sickness you may apply your directions to restrain the inhabitants from leaving their own towns and parishes. The books
mentioned in the King's letter could only be had in London, and it
was not thought safe to fetch books from thence at this time, to be
dispersed over all the kingdom. [Draft. 1p.] |
| Aug. 27. |
139. The same to Sir John Ogle. [Minute already calendared
under date. Draft. 1 p.] |
Aug. 28.
Tichfield. |
140. The Lords of the Council to Lord Conway as Lord
Lieutenant of Hants. The King, contemplating upon what uncertain terms the affairs of Christendom in general now stand, and
observing more particularly that the neighbouring Princes and
States do for the most part put themselves in arms, and some so
suspiciously as if they waited but the opportunity to attempt some
part of his dominions, deems it not safe for him to rest secure and
not put himself likewise upon his guard, and, being well advertised from what places the greatest hostile preparations and most
to be suspected are likeliest to issue and set forward, conceives the
coast of Hants to be in much danger and subject to be surprised.
He hath therefore willed us to require your Lordship, in his name,
to provide with all speed for the better securing that coast, not only
by careful mustering of the trained bands, both of horse and foot
according to the directions in his letters which you shall receive
herewith, but also by putting in execution these directions following, viz., the repair and watching of beacons, the survey of what
ports or places upon that coast are least defensible and likeliest to
invite an enemy to land, and give order for a regiment of 1,000
men of the trained bands in the vicinity to be in readiness to march
thither on the first alarm, to cause sufficient watch to be set, to
secure all other military provisions that may on the sudden be had,
to certify to the Council what other munitions and other provisions
are wanting, also what state the magazines of gunpowder are in,
and what gents. resident in that county are fittest to be chosen as
officers. [Council seal. 3 pp.] |
| Aug. 29. |
Piers Butler to George, Duke of Buckingham. Right Noble—My
love and service remembered. I have waited here ever since your
Grace told me that you would send unto me, expecting your
answer, and not only I but many more of my friends who wonder
that you forget me. So that I would desire your Grace to send me
certain answer by this bearer, and withall the broken ring as
an assurance that my business will be done betwixt [this] and
Thursday. And there are so many honest men of us that, if your
Grace will be pleased to like of it and bestow a buck on us, we are
desirous to eat him, together [with your Grace, erased in the
original] before our departure. And if your Grace will send
Captain Marsh unto me I have a pine to send you which I will
trust in nobody's hands but his. So I rest your assured friend and
servant to command. [Modern copy professing to be made from
the original, which is not preserved amongst the Conway Papers
Written on the same paper as 27th May. Copy. ⅓ p.] |
Aug. 30.
Southampton. |
Order of the Lords [of the Council]. A petition was presented
to the Board by the Mayor and Corporation of Southampton to be
relieved against the Levant Company for depriving their town of
the benefit of a Statute made 13 Elizabeth concerning the importation of all sweet wines of the growth of Candia [Crete] and other
places by colour of a proclamation procured, as petitioners alleged,
by that Company about ten years since. The Lords having considered the same, and finding that the benefit and profit thereof
arising to that town out of [the duty on] the sweet wines, first
granted to them by charter and after confirmed by that Statute,
was to be employed for the maintenance of their walls and seabanks, which for want thereof are grown into much decay, have
thought fit and ordered to give a further hearing of this cause
upon Wednesday the 7th of September, and to that purpose do
likewise order that a copy of the aforesaid petition, together with
this order, shall be forthwith sent to the Clerk of that Company,
who is hereby required to attend this Board at Southampton on
that day, together with another person of that body to be chosen
and instructed to inform the Lords touching the premises; whereupon such further order shall be given as the justice and equity of
the cause shall deserve. Endorsed: "There is none but myself in
town, as [appears] per a letter written to Mr. Meautys, Clerk
of the Council." [Certified copy. 1⅓ pp. Levant Company,
Vol. I., No. 47.] |
Aug. 31.
Portsmouth. |
141. Bernard Johnson to Secretary Conway. Has received his
letter of the 30th instant, and would have willingly waited on him
but has been laid up with a fever these three weeks. [Seal with
arms. ½ p.] |
| Aug. 31. |
142. Secretary Conway to Sir John Coke. [Minute of this
already calendared under date. Draft. ½ p.] |
Aug. 31.
Dover Castle. |
143. Sir John Hippisley to Secretary Conway. That Mr.
[James] Hugessen was sent for to my lord, but the reason I know
not. Pray do him what service you may be able, as he has shown
himself forward to serve the King. If you please to send me my
uncle I am ready for him, my ship and 40 men lying on my hands
till he comes. Desires that his ship may serve as a volunteer
in the fleet for which she is provided. [Seal with arms broken.
2/3 p.] |
| Aug. 31. |
144. The Council to Buckingham as Lord Admiral. [Duplicate
of Vol. V., No. 110.] |
| [Aug.] |
145. The Merchant Strangers of the Netherlands being of the
intercourse to the King. Pray the continuance of his princely
favour towards them, as in the reign of His Majesty's late dear
father, in vouchsafing his royal warrant of Privy Seal for discharge
of the several payments of the subsidies granted by this Parliament
according to the ancient treaty between this realm and the House
of Burgundy. [1 p.] |
| Aug. |
146. Petition of the Mayors, Burgesses, and inhabitants of
Exeter, Plymouth, Dartmouth, Barnstaple, and other parts of the
west of England, to the King. The pirates of Sallee have of late
infested the western coasts, captured ships, and made slaves of
their crews, demanding 50l., 60l., and even 300l. as ransom. They
cruise between the Scilly Isles and Ushant to the number of 25
or 30 sail. Fears entertained that they will intercept the Newfoundland fleet. Pray that ships may be speedily appointed to
guard the coast. [1 p.] |
| [Aug.] |
147. Petition of Elizabeth, wife of Sir Robert Mansell, to the
King. You were pleased to hear in person the differences between
the English and Scottish patentees, and did not hold it fit that
they should reap the benefit of petitioner's husband's labour, with
your Majesty's rent of 1,000l. per annum and 1,800l. yearly to the
patentees, whose interests he has dearly purchased. These with
the expenses to bring the [glass] works to perfection, together
with the plots and practice against him from the commencement,
has run him out of purse 33,000l. at least. He was in hopes
that, after your sacred Majesty had declared your will, and Commissioners were appointed to see he should not be oppressed, whilst
he abused not his privilege, he went on with some cheer in hope
to recover some part of his great losses. But, notwithstanding
your express command that they should not entertain petitioner's
servants, nor bring in glass except upon just complaint from your
subjects to the Lords Commissioners appointed for that purpose,
and upon their warrant only to import, yet Sir William Colville
and others having joined with the Scotch patentees, during her
husband's absence, have enticed away three of her workmen for
window glass, and have dissolved one of the works at Newcastle
for window glass with the object of producing a scarcity, and so
occasioning a complaint in order that they might import their
glass, and have put in a malicious and slanderous Bill in the
Parliament against petitioner's husband, endeavouring to overthrow
the patent. Prays that her husband, being now abroad in your
Majesty's service, you would take this cause into your gracious
protection, and see justice done on those that labour her and her
husband's confusion, their whole estate being employed in bringing
this manufacture to perfection. [1 p.] |
| [Aug.] |
148. Reasons to move His Majesty for stay of further proceedings
by course of law, for the overthrowing of a patent granted to me
[Sir Robert Mansell] for the making of glass. That this grant
being afterwards questioned in Parliament and debated at large
by a Grand Committee, who heard all parties by themselves, and
their Counsel who could or would object anything against it, Sir
Edward Coke then sitting in the chair, was, with general consent,
by a special proviso, excepted out of the Bill of Monopolies; and
the overthrow thereof now will destroy the gracious intention of
His Majesty and both Houses of Parliament towards me. [2 pp.] |
| [Aug.] |
149. Statement of reasons in favour of the expedition against
Spain, preserved amongst the Conway Papers. The first paper is
headed: To consider whether the fleet of 30 or 40 sail now prepared in England shall be sent to the coast of Spain or be stayed to
guard our own coast. If to go to sea, to consider what service may
probably be performed by it. By sending our fleet to the sea,
though the Spanish preparations be never so great and ours not
exceeding 40 good ships of war, yet, if it fall upon the coast of
Spain before they be united in their port of rendezvous, which in
all probability must be Cales [Cadiz], Lisbon, or the Groyne, and
most likely to be Cadiz, it may be we shall be able to keep them
from uniting, whereby the design to invade us for this year will be
frustrated. Besides, we may burn their ships in their harbours, or
light upon some good purchase that may chance to be rich enough
to pay our charges. The second paper is headed: To consider if it
shall be thought meet to stay our fleet, now prepared, for our home
defence, how and where it shall be employed. For reasons before mentioned, to the first proposition, our intelligence not being altered, I do
think it fit that our fleet should go to sea, but counsels must change
with occasions, and when by new intelligences it shall be thought
meet to alter, we must change our counsels accordingly. If it
should be thought convenient to stay this fleet the best place to lie
in, to answer all occasions of service, I conceive, under correction,
would be Scilly, both to protect the coast of England and Ireland.
If the enemy come to get a port either in the west country or in
Ireland, there is no doubt but our fleet there, having pinnaces ever
on the look-out to bring intelligence, will be able to fight with
them and frustrate their enterprise. If our fleet should lie at
Plymouth or Falmouth, they may be wind-bound in those havens,
which it can hardly be at Scilly, besides, the Spanish fleet might
pass into Ireland without their knowledge. [= 3 pp.] |
| Aug. |
150.Foulke, Lord Brooke, to Secretary Conway. Thanks for
your letter. I am sorry my age and indisposition will preclude
my visiting you at Ragley in Warwickshire, nor attending the
"Great Commission" at Southampton. News from Italy. Of our
fleet I long to know what becomes, and whether Sir Albertus Morton
be yet returned. [Seal with design. ½ p.] |
| [Aug.] |
151. Orders ordained by John Pennington, Captain of Her
Majesty's ship the "Garland," and Admiral of all the English
ships employed in the Narow Seas against the Dunkirkers and other
ships belonging to the King of Spain and the Archduchess [Isabella
of Flanders]. [= 2 pp.] |
| [Aug.] |
152. The accompt of Sir Thomas Hyde, knight and baronet.
Administrator of the goods of Sir Nicholas Hyde, his father, late of
Albury, Herts. The inventory of the goods and chattels amounts
in all to 1,789l. 10s. 5d., whereout the sums here stated are disbursed; besides 1,778l. due to the Earl and Countess of Kent by
agreement from Sir Nicholas. [1 p.] |
| [Aug.] |
153. Entry book of household expenses and business accounts [of
Charles Winne, a goldsmith?] from September 1623 to August 1625.
Amongst the entries are:—Money owing by my cousin Barbor, by
the bishop of Peterborough, for money lent, by Sir Francis Fane.
Paid Sir Albertus Morton for two fruit dishes, 4l.; paid for a Harry
sovereign, 11s. 6d.; paid for getting the King's hand to my
brother Denne's, presentation, 10l. 10s., also to the Clerk of the
Signet, 1l. 7s.; for the Privy Seal and to the Clerks, 1l. 7s.; to the
Presentation Office and for the Broad Seal, 2l. 19s. 6d. Total payments for Denne, 19l. 3s. 6d. Owing by Lady Vane for triming of
old plate, 10s., also for a jewel set with diamonds, 2l. 15s.; received
for Mrs. Eliza Darell for a valentine, 5s.; received of Lady Vane in
old plate, a spout pot, a college pot, and a broken bowl, all weighing
54 ozs., besides a porringer and spoon, 4 ozs. 5 dwt. in weight, all
at 5s. per ounce, 14l. 11s. 3d.; also received of Lady Vane in part
payment for money due, 10l. 10s. Paid for the use of the Company
of Goldsmiths for the supper at the "King's Head" in Fish Street,
11th Sept. 1624, 3l. 18s. Delivered to Mr. Porter a spout pot,
weight 22 ozs. 2 dwt. at 5s. 5d. per oz., 5l. 19s. 9d. Owing by Lady
Vane for two new candlesticks, weight 41 ozs. 14 dwt., being more
than the two old by 3 ozs. 14 dwt. of silver, which silver and fashion
comes to 2l. 2s. 10d., also for the exchange of two spoons, 1s. 6d.
Owing by Mr. Denne for money laid out for Mr. Halke, 30th
December 1624, for a suit of apparel and a cloak of broadcloth
laced, a hat, points, stockings, boots, spurs, a shirt, a band and
cuffs, besides given him in his purse, 2s. 6d., the whole comes to
4l. 19s. 3d. |
| [Aug.] |
154. Petition presented to the King in the name of the Parliament
concerning religion, together with a statement of the dangerous
consequences of the increase of Popery, the causes thereof, and what
may be the remedies. The dangers appear in these particulars
hereunder stated. [This copy is imperfect only by a few lines
at the end. Printed in Rushworth, Vol. I., pp. 181–186. 10 pp.] |
