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Dec. 1. Burleigh. |
1. Peter Kemp to Sir Wm. Cecill. Mrs. Haryngton recommends
her son, John, to be elected a member [for Stamford ?] although Sir
William has preferred Mr. Robt. Wyngfield. Cecill's priest is given
to daily intoxication. [Much obliterated.] |
Dec. 1. |
2. Marq. of Winchester to same. In favour of Sir Thos. Benger;
recommends him to have a licence for 1,000 tons of beer. [Much
obliterated.] |
Dec. 5. |
3. Estimate of the charges of victualling certain vessels for the
sea. |
Dec. 6. Portsmouth. |
4. Sir Wm. Keyllwey to Cecill. Has despatched Mr. Clayton and
the carpenters to Newhaven. Asks leave to appoint a deputy. |
Dec. 8. Portsmouth. |
5. Same to same. Has mustered part of Tremayne's band, 26 in
number, able men and well mounted. |
Dec. 9. |
6. Extent or annual valuation of the lands of Edward Ludloe and
Matilda his wife, deceased, now in the hands of the Queen, by reason
of the minority of Robert Ludloe, their son and heir. |
Dec. 10. Bye. |
7. John Young to Sir Wm. Cecill. Arrival of a number of French
refugees from Dieppe and Rouen. Intelligence brought by them from France. |
Dec. 13. Rynehousen, near Spires. |
8. Tho. Windebank to same. Mr. Knolles is of opinion that Mr. Cecill
should pass the winter at Strasburg. Windebank advises he should
return to England, and not go to Italy; and that some other person
should have charge of him. |
Dec. 12. |
9. Draft of the above. |
Dec. 13. Rienhowsen, near Spires. |
10. Thomas Cecill to his father. Met the Count Palatine at Heidelberg. Desires permission to return and see the war. His anxiety to
leave Germany. Fr. |
Dec. 13. Lambeth. |
11. Guido Cavalcante to Cecill. Thinks the matter which he wishes
him to transact will be best performed by his going in person. He will
act with zeal and secrecy. |
Dec. 14. Strond. |
12. H. Alington to Tho. Windebank. Eecommends him to return
home with young Mr. Cecill. |
Dec. 15, |
13. Cecill to same. Leaves his son's going to Italy, or to return,
to the discretion of Mr. Knolles and himself. His young son is dead. |
Dec. 15. Portsmouth. |
14. Sir Wm. Keyllwey to Cecill. Causes of delay of Mr. Worsley's
passage; he departed on Tuesday. Arrival of Sir Hugh Poulet with
the treasure in his charge, who with the French will embark on the
morrow. |
Dec. 15(?) |
15. Account, by Sir Wm. Keyllwey, of treasure received of Sir Hugh
Poulet, for the service of Newhaven. |
Dec. 17. Portsmouth. |
16. Sir Wm. Keyllwey to Cecill. Embarkation of Sir Hugh Poulet,
in the Aid, with the Frenchmen, to the number of 300. Order for
transporting Mr. Tremayne's cavalry. |
Dec. 18. |
17. List of the Gentlemen Pensioners and Gentlemen at Arms. |
Dec. 19. |
18. Account of the charges of a new block-house erected at Upnor,
upon Gillingham Water, but not yet completed. |
Dec. 20. Strasbourg. |
19. Windebank to Cecill. Urges the selection of Mr. Nowell to
have charge of Mr. Cecill, and for his own recal. |
Dec. 20. Burleigh. |
20. Peter Kemp to same. Transactions at Burleigh. Has delayed
the election of the Burgesses of Stamford. The parson of Thorpe
Achurch is dead. |
Dec. 23. Portsmouth. |
21. Sir Wm. Keyllwey to same. The Phoenix has been obliged by
contrary winds to put back. Arrangements necessary for victualling the ships. |
Dec. 23. Rye. |
22. John Young to same. Execution of a plot laid by Mons. Gaskin,
to surprise the Castle of Dieppe. Ricarvele, the Governor, slain; and
Gaskin now keeps the Castle for the King. |
Dec. 24. |
23. The Queen to Lord Wentworth and the Sheriff of Norfolk. Directions to send 600 soldiers by sea to Newhaven. 100 pioneers to be
also provided for that place. |
Dec. 25. |
24. List of stores to be provided and bought for supply of Newhaven. |
Dec. 25. Rye. |
25. John Young to Sir Wm. Cecill. News from Dieppe. Particulars
of an action between the forces of the Prince and 500 Spaniards, at a
place called Chartres. M. Montgomeri has not yet come to Dieppe. |
Dec. 28. |
26. Windebank to Cecill. Both Mr. Cecill and himself wish they
were in England. Germany is not the place to acquire the accomplishments of a gentleman. |
Dec. 30. |
27. List of the Queen's ships now serving on the seas. |
Dec. 31. Portsmouth. |
28. Sir William Keyllwey to Cecill. Francis Clarke has brought
with him into Falmouth a Spanish vessel laden with wool, and other
vessels with fruit and wine. |
Dec. |
29. Estimate of a proportion of provender for 300 horses, for four
months. |
1562? |
30. Statement of the prices of bay and white salt, from the year
1544 to 1562, with names of the Lord Mayors of London for those
years. |
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31. Resolution made at a Chapter holden by the Office of Arms, at
the Embroiderers Hall, in London, as to crests and cognizances to be
borne by heiresses, either maids, wives, or widows. |
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32. Account of the rental of the manor of Farsett, co. Huntingdon,
with summary of the customs and privileges of the manor. Lat. |
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33. Extract from the Court roll of the manor of Farsett, of the
lease granted to Rose Henson, and Richard Henson and Agnes his
wife. Lat. |
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34. Mr. Tamworth's declaration of the names of such persons as
have not paid their farms and tenths due at Michaelmas, in the county
of Lincoln. Lat. |
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35. Note of armour and ammunition wanting in certain counties,
required to be supplied from the Queen's store. |
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36. Note to the same effect, with similar requisitions for other
counties. |
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37. Estimate of prices of corslets, harquebuses, and pistolets. |
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38. A note of the prices of armour, signed by Cecill. |
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39. Duplicate of the above. |
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40. Account of debts due upon specialties in the Court of Wards and
Liveries; arranged alphabetically. |
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41. Brief abstract of the heads of the Commission for Ecclesiastical
Causes. |
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42. Copy of the above. |
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43. Indenture and Charter-party between the Queen and Thomas
Lodge, Lord Mayor, and others, citizens of London, for setting forth
two ships, the Mynyon and Prymrose, to pass, sail, and traffic in the
parts of Africa and Ethiopia. |
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44. Points of difference between the covenants last made for the
voyage to Africa and the present voyage, there being now only two
ships, the Mynyon and the Prymrose. |
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45. Note of the covenants between the Queen and the Merchants
Adventurers, trading to the coast of Africa. |
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46. Brief declaration of the value of the manors and possessions
of the honour of Leicester, in the Duchy of Lancaster. Lat. |
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47. Memoranda, in Cecill's hand, of expenses of an army of 8,000
horse and 13,000 foot. |
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48. Brief declaration of the estate of inheritance of John de Vere,
late Earl of Oxford, with limitations to various branches of his family. |
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49. Extent of Knight's Fees belonging to John de Vere, late Earl of
Oxford, in various counties. |
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50. An order, by Sir Wm. Cecill, for the exercises and studies of
Edward de Vere, the young Earl of Oxford, a minor. |
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51. Rental of divers manors and tenements in the counties of Essex,
Cambridge, Chester, Northampton, and Warwick, the jointure of the
late Countess of Oxford. |