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| Oct. 18. |
1. Accompt of the full furniture of Her Majesty's ships the Lion,
the Dreadnought, and Foresight, sent to the seas on the 20th of July;
with the several wastes and remains of the said ships upon their return
the 18th Oct. 1577. |
| Oct. 20. |
2. Certificate by the Bp. of Rochester and others, of the Papists in
the diocese of Rochester who do not come to church or receive the
communion; with the valuation of their lands and goods. |
Oct. 20.
Warwick. |
3. Commissioners of Musters for Warwickshire to the Council.
Certifying their proceedings for the General Musters and in procuring
returns of the number of alehouses; and also for the encouragement of
archery. Inclosing, |
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3. i. Certificate of the General Musters for the County of Warwick. |
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3. ii. Certificate of the number of alehouses, inns, &c., within the
County of Warwick. |
Oct. 21.
Cobham. |
4. Lord Cobham to the Council. Has quieted the disorderly conduct of the inhabitants at Dover at the late Musters. Has suffered
the French mariners to depart from Rye on account of the plague
there and at Dover. Sends certificate of the Musters. Incloses, |
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4. i. Certificate of the Musters of able men and horses within
the liberties of the Cinque Ports, and their limbs [or
members]. |
Oct. 21
Ashford. |
5. Justices of Kent to same. Have been directed by the Archbp.
of Canterbury to make certificate of all such persons as refuse to
attend church, which they have done accordingly. Inclosing, |
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5. i. Certificate of recusants in the County of Kent refusing to
attend church. [Indorsed, "Certificat non-perfect."] |
Oct. 22.
Chesterfield. |
6. Justices of Derbyshire to same. Report their proceedings for
restraint of the unlawful buying and engrossing of wool. |
| Oct. 23. |
7. Commissioners of Musters for Hertfordshire to same. Transmit
certificate of the General Musters for the county. Inclosing, |
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7. i. Certificate of the General Musters for the County of Hertford. |
Oct. 23.
Bowghton. |
8. Sir Edwd. Mountagu to Bishop Scambler. An unavoidable engagement will prevent him from attending his lordship till Tuesday
next. |
Oct. 24.
Lambeth. |
9. Archbp. Grindall to the Council. Sends the certificate of Sir Tho.
Scott and Mr. Tho. Wotton, relative to the recusants within his
diocese. Desires their Lordships to be intercessors with Her Majesty
to be restored to her favour and to his liberty. |
Oct. 24.
Bishops Waltham. |
10. Bishop Horn to same. Sends certificate of recusants in the
County of Southampton, and promises the like for Surrey. Incloses, |
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10. i. Certificate of recusants in the County of Southampton, with
the valuation of their lands and goods. |
Oct. 24.
Wells. |
11. Gilbert Berkeley Bishop of Bath and Wells to same. Has not
yet been able to make certificate of recusants within the County of
Somerset. Dorset is not within his diocese. Suggests some other
of the justices may be joined in the commission. |
| Oct. 24. |
12. Bishop Cheney to same. Sends certificate of such as refuse to
attend the church; but cannot yet learn the value of their lands and
goods. Reasons of the Puritans for not attending church. Incloses, |
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12. i. Certificate of the names of certain persons who refuse to
come to church within the diocese of Gloucester. |
| Oct. 25 |
13. Tho. Cowper Bishop of Lincoln to same. Gives the names and
particulars of various persons within his diocese not coming to church. |
Oct. 25.
Guildford. |
14. Sir Wm. More and Sir Tho. Browne to the Council. Report
relative to the recusants in the County of Surrey. Inclosing, |
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14. i. Certificate of all such persons as refuse to come to church,
with the value of their lands and goods. |
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14. ii. Similar certificate, but differently arranged. |
Oct. 26.
Chesworth. |
15. Bishop Coortesse to same. States the names of such as refuse
to come to church to hear prayer within the diocese of Chichester,
with the value of their lands and goods. |
Oct. 26.
Peterborough. |
16. Bishop Scambler to same. Certifies the number of recusants
within his diocese, with the value of their lands and goods. Suggests
more information would have been obtained by a return of those
refusing to receive the communion. |
Oct. 26.
College of Windsor. |
17. John Piers Bishop of Rochester, and Sir Henry Nevell, to same.
Send certificate of all persons of Berkshire who refuse to attend
church to hear divine service. Inclosing, |
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17. i. Certificate of such disobedient persons that refuse to receive
the holy communion, with the value of their lands and
goods. |
Oct. 26.
Salop. |
18. Commissioners of Musters for Shropshire to same. Certify
their doings in the Musters. Inclosing, |
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18. i. Certificate of the General Musters for the County of Salop. |
Oct. 27.
Leicester. |
19. Mr. Francis Hastings and Mr. Adrian Stockes to same. Require a longer time to make certificate of the recusants in Leicestershire. |
Oct. 27.
York. |
20. Earl of Huntingdon, and others, to Archbp. Sandys. Have
done their best to discover the value of the lands and goods of such as
refuse to come to church. The time appointed was too short. |
Oct. 28.
Clifton. |
21. Sir John Horsey and Geo. Trencharde to the Council.
Difficulty of obtaining information respecting recusants within the
County of Dorset, as it was uncertain in whose diocese the shire was. |
Oct. 28.
Brocket Hall. |
22. Sir John Brokett, and others, to same. Certify the names of
several recusants in the County of Hertford, with the value of their
lands and goods. |
Oct. 28.
Bishopsthorp. |
23. Archbishop Sandys to same. His doings in procuring returns
of such as refuse to come to church within his diocese. Has not yet
had time to visit his diocese: they are a stiff-necked, wilful, and
obstinate people. Incloses, |
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23. i. Certificate of recusants refusing to attend the church within
the diocese of York, with an estimate of the value of their
lands and goods. |
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23. ii. Similar certificate of recusants in other bishopricks within
the province of York. |
Oct. 28.
Sheffield. |
24. Earl of Shrewsbury to Sec. Walsyngham. That he would be
favourable to his servant Sutton in his suit against the Goldsmiths. |
Oct. 28.
Newton Feres. |
25. Wm. Bradbridge, Bishop of Exeter, to the Council. Relative
to his efforts to procure returns of recusants in his diocese. Incloses, |
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25. i. Certificate of such persons as refuse to come to church in
the County of Cornwall, with the value of their lands and
goods. |
Oct. 28.
Wilton. |
26. Henry Earl of Pembroke to same. Sends certificate of recusants
in Wiltshire. Incloses, |
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26. i. Certificate of such in the County of Wilts as refuse to
attend the church, with the value of their lands and goods. |
Oct. 29.
Norwich. |
27. Bishop Freke to same. Sends certificate of recusants: many
will probably conform. Lady Paulet has left the diocese, and Lady
Jerningham, being often troubled with certain melancholy passions,
has service in English said in her own house. Incloses, |
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27. i. Certificate of recusants in the County of Norfolk, with the
value of their lands and goods. |
Oct. 30.
Ely. |
28. Bishop Cox to same. Certifies the names of the recusants
within his diocese. Has done all in his power to bring them to
conformity. Incloses, |
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28. i. Certificate of recusants in the diocese of Ely. |
| Oct. 30. |
29. Certificate of the General Musters for the Isle of Ely. |
Oct.
Guildford. |
30. Justices of Surrey to the Council. Have taken account of the
number of alehouses, &c., within their county; excepting only the
borough of Southwark. Inclosing, |
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30. i. Certificate of the number of alehouses, inns, and taverns in
the County of Surrey. |
| Oct. |
31. Certificate from the Commissioners for pirates in Essex, of
the creeks and landing-places in several Hundreds in that county. |
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32. Certificate of the number of innholders, taverners, and alehouse
keepers within the County of Southampton. |
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33. Certificate of the General Musters for the County of Southampton. |
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34. Certificate of the number of inns, taverns, and alehouses within
the borough of Boston. |
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35. Names of the towns, hundreds, officers, and freeholders in
Cheshire, in the time of John Warren, Esq., being Sheriff. |
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36. Certificate of Musters of horses, able men and arms, of the
clergy of the diocese of Chester. |
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37. Certificate of the just number of all the inns, taverns, and alehouses within the Counties of York, Durham, Cumberland, and
Westmoreland. |
Oct. ?
Westmoreland. |
38. Causes moving the poor inhabitants of Lancashire, Richmond,
Westmoreland, Cumberland, and the bishoprick of Durham, to make
petition to the Queen's Highness, to have licence and dispensation for
the buying and selling of wools. [Signed, John Byron, K.] |
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39. Declaration of Christopher Baker of the names of the iron
works and furnaces, and the places where they are planted, and names
of the proprietors. Also lists of all the landing-places, ports, and
creeks in England and Wales. |
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40, 41. The personal answers of John Vassall and Richard Stapers
to the articles or positions ministered on the behalf of James Jellee
and Martin Simondson, touching the detention of Captain Simondson's
ship at Plymouth, and its subsequent wreck on the Goodwin Sands.
[Two papers.] |
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42. Certificate of General Musters of able men, armour, weapons,
wheelwrights, smiths, &c. for the whole County of Wilts. |
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43. Certificate of the Musters within the city of New Sarum.
[Probably transmitted with the above.] |
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44. Similar certificate of General Musters for the County of Derby. |
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45. General certificate of Musters of able men, armour, weapons,
horses, &c., for the whole County of Somerset; amounting to the
number of 6,500 men. |
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46. Similar certificate of General Musters for Shropshire. |
