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Dec. 2.
Chekers. |
37. Lady Mary Gray to Cecill. Entreats him to continue her
friend, and to obtain for her the Queen's mercy. |
Dec. 5.
Keswick. |
38. Tho. Thurland to same. Has received his letters, and conferred with experienced persons concerning the earth brought out
of Scotland from Crawford Muir, which they assert is very rich in
gold. |
| Dec. 11. |
39. Winchester to the Council. Transactions relative to grain in
the North. Seven ships have been laden with corn in Norfolk. Has
commanded that no corn be shipped, except for Berwick. |
| Dec. 12. |
40. Preamble to the Bill for the subsidy. Corrected by Cecill. |
| Dec. 12. |
41. Another copy, with further corrections, by the same. |
| Dec. 13. |
42. Wm. Humfrey to Cecill. Diversity of opinion among the Lords,
touching the privilege for mines. Has caused the Bill to be divided,
and has placed the battery and calamine works separately. |
| [Dec. 14.] |
43. Petition of the Archbishops and Bishops to the Queen, praying
that the Bill for Uniformity in Religion, which had passed the Lower
House, and been read once in the Upper House, and there stopped by
Her Majesty's order, might be allowed to pass, and that she would
give her Royal assent thereto. [This is signed by the two Archbishops
and thirteen Bishops. The Bill was read a first time in the House
of Lords on the 14th December 1566: which date has been assigned to
this petition.] |
| Dec. 19. |
44. Bill extending the privileges of the Fellowship of Merchant Adventurers of England, and re-enacting the Act 12 Hen. VII. |
| Dec. 20. |
45. Wm. Humfrey to Cecill. The Bill for the manufacture of latten
has been again disapproved. Reasons why it is disagreeable to some of
the Lords. |
| Dec. 21. |
46. Archbp. Parker to same. Requests the loan of the Book of
Articles. The Queen is displeased with the Bishops, and laments much
the neglect of prayer and fasting in her Court. |
| Dec. 21. |
47. Tho. Keys to same. Complains of ill usage by the Warden
of the Fleet, who keeps him close prisoner, under severe restrictions.
Incloses, |
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47. i. Statement, by Thomas Keys, respecting his having been supplied with a rib of roast beef for his dinner which had been
immersed in a liquid wash prepared for mangy dogs. His
illness thereon, &c. |
Dec. 21.
Dover Castle. |
48. Wm. Lord Cobham, Constable of Dover Castle, and Admiral
of the Cinque Ports, to the Mayor, &c. of Folkstone. Precept to levy
the assessment made on the inhabitants of Folkstone, according to the
schedule. Lat. |
| Dec. 21. |
49. Observations on the Clothworkers' Bill, with objections thereto,
and answers to the said objections. |
| Dec. 21 (?) |
50. Answer, by Sir Wm. Garrard and others, to the bill of complaint made by the Clothworkers, with respect to exportation of
Kentish cloths. |
| Dec. 22. |
51. Edmond Gheast, Bishop of Rochester, to Cecill. Is sorry for his
ill health. Supposes he has heard of the Bishop of Gloucester's
objection to the adverb "only" being placed in the article respecting
the Holy Sacrament. |
| Dec. 25. |
52. Account of the tenths due by the clergy at Christmas. |
| Dec. 28. |
53. Wm. Humfrey to Cecill. The Earl of Worcester insists on
having the lease of the ground for the erection of wire works drawn
by his own officers in Wales. Objects to certain clauses. |
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54. Questions in theology, natural and moral philosophy, law, &c. to
be argued at Oxford. |
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55. Another paper of questions propounded at Oxford. In Cecill's
hand. |
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56. List of questions, arranged after the manner of Bellarmin; to
be discussed at Oxford. |
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57. Observations whether or not it be convenient for the Company
of Merchant Adventurers, at their first return into the Low Countries,
to repair to Antwerp. |
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58. Notes, in the hand-writing of Sir Wm. Cecill, of the inconvenience of extending the power of bringing more wines into the
realm. |
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59. Answer on behalf of the town of Shrewsbury to the petition
on the part of West Chester to have a staple of the cottons and friezes
made in North Wales, to be settled at that city. |
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60. Certificate of Sir Christopher Draper, Lord Mayor of London,
of the assessment of certain foreigners to the first payment of the
subsidy granted to the Queen. With attestation of John Mershe,
Gov. of the Merchant Adventurers, as to exemption of the Company in
Flanders. |
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61. Extract from an old book in the Exchequer, containing certain
notes relative to customs, scavage, and other duties, payable by
strangers. |
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62. Abel Sylvius to Cecill. Compliments him on his virtues, and
solicits his patronage. Lat. |
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63. List of the Judges and principal officers in several Courts of
Law. |
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64. Note of the rents of Thomas Robinson, son and heir of William
Robinson, deceased, at Alvecote, in the county of Warwick. |
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65. Orders to be observed in the Office of Ordnance, as appointed by
the Earl of Warwick. |
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66. Warrant for releasing such persons as have been deprived for
non-conformity, from payment of first fruits of promotions to dignities
and offices ecclesiastical. |
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67. A treatise on the well government of a Commonwealth, under
the head of Faith, Concord, Order, and Discipline; showing chiefly
that encouragement of husbandry and education of the lower orders,
were the principal elements of prosperity. |
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68. Account of the Bailiff and Collector of the manor of Howton,
in the county of York, late parcel of the possessions of the Monastery
of St. Oswald. |
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69. Grant to Hugh Councell and Ambrose Earl of Warwick, of
certain revenues from concealed lands, which have been forfeited to
the Crown under attainder, or as having been appropriated to superstitious uses. |
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70. Commission by the Queen to, for taking up money for
her service. |
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71. Reasons to move the Queen that orders may be appointed for
the redress of many things concerning the Posts. |
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72. Ordinances for the order of the Posts and hackneymen, between
London and Dover. |
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73. Table of the wages of the Posts northwards, as they have continued from the beginning of the Queen's Majesty's reign to the present, 1566. Indorsed by Randolph. |
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74. Wages of the Posts from the Court to Berwick. |
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75. Petition of artificers and labourers to the Parliament, praying
that the exportation of leather and raw hides be restrained. |
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76. Notes in Cecill's hand. Definition of the term "vagabond;"
and draft of clauses against exporting grain; and for preservation of
woods. |
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77. Effect of the Act prohibiting any one to use any trade or art
unless he has been apprenticed to the same. |
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78. Re-grant to Robert Earl of Leicester (the original grant being
9th June 1563) of the manor and lands of Cleobury Mortimer, as
well in the county of Salop as of Worcester, parcel of the possessions
of the late Earl of March. |
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79. "Allegations in the behalf of the high and mighty Princess, the
"Lady Mary, now Queen of Scots, against the opinions and books set
"forth in the part and favour of the Lady Katharine [Grey] and the
"rest of the issues of the French Queen, touching the succession of
"the Crown." |
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80. Petition of the inhabitants of St. Katherines, near the Tower, to
Sir Wm. Cecill, for his aid and assistance in resisting the attempts of
Doctor Willson, Master of the Hospital, to sell the liberties and royalties of the same to the Lord Mayor of London. |
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81. Petition of Leonard Bates, of Welbury, York, to Cecill; showing
that he held the manor of Welbury from the late Wm. Lord Dacre,
on condition of marrying Margery, the widow of James Kyrton, and
bringing up his son, an infant, which he had done; but was now
troubled by one Bennet Chomelly for the possession thereof. Prays
that he may have undisturbed possession during the minority of
George Lord Dacre. |
