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Sept. 1. |
24. The Council to Mr. Hawtrey. The Queen being much offended
with the Lady Mary Grey, has committed her to his custody. Directions for her treatment. |
Sept. 1. |
25. The Queen to Mr. John Vaughan. Directions to go to Setrington, and to take into his charge Charles Stuart, whose father, the Earl
of Lennox, is at present in Scotland, and his mother in the Tower of
London. |
Sept. 1. Hall, the house of Mr. Scott. |
26. Lord Cobham to Sir Wm. Cecill. Lady Cobham, although she
is with child, will attend the Lady Cecilia when she arrives at Dover.
Requests to know where she is to be lodged at Canterbury, his own
house there being altogether unfurnished. |
Sept. 2. Sir Thomas Kempe's house. |
27. Same to same. Has heard of the arrival of the Lady Cecilia, at
Calais, and therefore purposes to repair to Dover to receive her. Fears
his wife will be unable to meet her. |
Sept 3, Windsor. |
28. The Queen to Sir Henry Crispes, Sir Chr. Allen, Tho. Walsingham, Lady Hart, Lady Finch, Lady Norton? Lord Cobham, Sir Tho.
Kemp, Sir Tho. Kempe, Tho. Wotton, Warham St. Leger, Richard
Baker, Tho. Scott, and N? St. Leger. Commanding them to attend
the Lady Cecilia on her arrival in England. |
Sept. 14. At my pore Croft. |
29. Sir James Croft to Thomas Lovell. Desires him to speak with
Mr. Sakevyle concerning the parsonage of Kynsland? |
Sept. 15. |
30. Wm. Humfrey to Cecill. Desires the commission for working
mines, &c. may be in the name of himself, Christopher Shutz, Thomas
Smyth, Wm. Williams, and Humfrey Cole, and that the privilege for
the battery works may be kept secret for eight months. |
Sept. 16. Wyntney. |
31. Sir John Masone to same. Has received sundry letters from
Sir Edward Warner since he went beyond sea. Incloses, |
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31. I. Sir Edwd. Warner to Sir John Masone. Vast quantities of
corn are exported from England to those parts, especially
from Norfolk. If it be without licence, the Queen must be
greatly defrauded of her customs. Middleburgh, 5 Sept.
1565. |
Sept. 17. |
32. Answer of Mr. Offley, on the part of the Company of the Staple,
whether the Staple should be established at Calias, Emden, or within
the realm of England. |
Sept. 18. |
33. Copy of Court Roll of the manor of Heveningham Castle, of which
the Earl of Leicester is lord, for a cottage and garden in the tenure of
William Ayleston. Lat. |
Sept. 20. Keyswyke. |
34. Daniel Hechstetter, Johan Louver, and Ludwig Hans, to Cecill.
The progress of their works in the mines impeded for want of wood.
Begs that Needham may be dispatched into Ireland to procure it. |
Sept. 21. The Arches. |
35. Dr. Lewes, Judge of the Admiralty, to same. To give order for
restoration of the ship belonging to Agas Zibrandson, of Amsterdam. |
Sept. 23. |
36. Marq. of Winchester to same. Transmits form of letters to be
written to Sir Tho. Gargrave and other Commissioners for seizure
and management of the Earl of Lennox's lands. Measures for repressing the exportation of corn. Jeffrey Vaughan has been sent into
Flanders for that purpose. |
Sept. 28. |
37. Sir James Croft to Thos. Lovell. Thanks him for his friendly
advertisements. |
Sept. 29. Leighton. |
38. Sir Robert Tyrwhyt to the Council. Certificate of the persons
who have passed through Stilton during the last week, by post; specifies
their names. |
Sept. |
39. A note of such things as Lady Margaret Lennox has for her
apparel and furniture in the Tower, and of the wages of her attendants. |
Sept. |
40. Grant to William Humfrey, a Paymaster of the Mint, and
Christopher Shutz, an Almain born, authorizing them to search for
mines and smelt minerals within England and Ireland, with certain
limitations. |
Sept. |
41. Notes of certain clauses to be inserted in the above grant. |
Sept. |
42. Indenture between Queen Elizabeth, William Humfrey, and
Christopher Shutz, for working of mines and minerals. |
Sept. |
43. Grant to Wm. Humfrey and Chr. Shutz of the sole privilege of
searching mines, &c. for discovery of the stone called lapis calaminaris
or calamine, and for erecting and setting up in England the manufacture of mineral and battery works. |
Sept. |
44. Licence to Wm. Humfrey, Chr. Shutz, Tho. Smyth, Wm.
Williams, and Humfrey Cole, to dig for minerals and ores in England,
with power to impress worken, waggons, and horses. |
Sept. (?) |
45–46. Two papers of accounts of the issues and annual income of
the manors and lands belonging to the late Marchioness of Northampton;
particularly those of West and East Tansfield, co. York, and Halsted
and Stansted, in co. Essex. |