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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James II, 1687-9. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1972.

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June 1687

(Except where otherwise noted all the letters etc. are dated at Whitehall)



1 June 1. Windsor.	The King to the Warden, Master Worker and Comptroller of the Mint. Warrant to give order for engraving a Chancery seal for the counties of Denbigh and Montgomery according to the draft annexed.
	The draft is reproduced in the Entry Book.
	S.P. 44/70, p. 276
2 June 1. Windsor.	Report of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the petition of Henry Savile stating that Henry Coventry had two several grants under the Duchy seal to him, his executors, etc., of the offices of Ranger, Woodward, Steward and Bailiff of the King's chase of Enfield, parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster; that the first dated in May, 27 Car. II is a good and legal grant for 31 years, but the second, dated May 3, 32 Car. II, for the like term from the expiration of the former grant, is not so firm in law, by reason that the letters patent provided that if they were not enrolled within one year they were to be of no effect in law. By the neglect of Mr. Coventry's solicitor they were not enrolled until March 10, 2 Jas. II, which was near six years after the date of the letters patent, so that they are entirely in the King's grace, but that he sees no prejudice like to accrue by permitting Lord Lisburne to pass a grant for the term unexpired in both patents. May 30, 1687.
	To be transmitted back to the Chancellor of the Duchy to prepare a warrant for a grant of the offices mentioned to Viscount Lisburne for the term of years unexpired by the two patents notwithstanding the second was not enrolled with the Auditor of the Duchy.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 344
3 June 1. Windsor.	Grant of the petition of Philip Smith of Sturry, co. Kent, Viscount Strangford in the Kingdom of Ireland, defendant, against John Symonds, plaintiff, for a writ of error.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 346
4 June 1. Windsor.	Commissions to George Carpenter to be cornet of the colonel's troop in the regiment of horse commanded by the Earl of Peterborough; and to William Tatton to be lieutenent and George Old to be ensign of Capt. Cyriack Cornwall's company in the regiment commanded by Col. Henry Cornwall.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 399, 402
5 June 1. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland — after reciting that the Duke of Ormond consented that the King should continue to hold to his own use the duties of prizage in Ireland belonging to the Duke for one year from Dec. 25 last for the sum of £2,000 to be paid by the Receiver General of Ireland quarterly—to issue his order to the Receiver General to pay or cause to be paid to the Duke of Ormond, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, by virtue of his receipt of the duties of prizage for the year aforesaid, the sum of £2,000, viz., £500 forthwith for the quarter ended March 25 last, and £500 on June 24, Sept. 29 and Dec. 25 next.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 188
6 June 1. Windsor.	Warrant to the same to order the Receiver General to pay an allowance of 12d. per diem to Hugh King out of the yearly sum of £4,500 set apart in the Civil List of Ireland for payment of extraordinaries by concordatums, to commence from June 1, 1687, and to be quarterly during pleasure.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 189
7 June 2. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of Ester de Civilles for payment of £1,000 with interest lent by her to Philip Warwick, late Envoy in Sweden, out of his arrears, the Earl of Rochester, late Lord Treasurer, having reported it a just debt and his Majesty in Council having ordered it to be paid.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 346
8 June 2. Windsor.	Commission to Major John Huitson to be captain of a company in the Regiment of Foot Guards called the Coldstreamers, with the rank of youngest lieut.colonel of foot. Minute.
	Memorandum: Like commissions to the rest of the captains of the Regiment, viz., John Miller, Anthony Markham, William Wakelyn, William Cholmly, Charles Cotton, Richard Pope, Heneage Finch, James Bridgeman, Henry Cope, Thomas Belasyse and Capt.-Lieut. John Hope. Dated consecutively from June 28 to July 8.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 408
9 June 2. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. I have acquainted Lord Melford with what you writ, who has given you our answer at large, so that I have nothing to say but that his Majesty would have Huson and Wilson seized, if it can be done.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 237
10 June 3. Windsor.	Commission to Sir Thomas Stradling to be captain of the King's company in the First Regiment of Foot Guards, with the rank of youngest lieut.-colonel of foot.
	Memorandum: Like commissions to the rest of the captains of the regiment, viz., Ralph Delavall, Edmund Reresby, Major Knyvett Hastings, Henry Savile, William Selwyn, Thomas Throgmorton, Arthur Corbett, John Seymour, Sir Francis Wheler, Lenthall Warcup, Charles Progers, William Parsons, George Hamilton, Sir William Booth, William Mathews, Edward Rouse, Major William Stewart, Charles Robinson, Henry Sandys, Charles Haira, Anthony Hastings, Duncan Abercromey, James Yarborough and Capt.-Lieut. George Villiers. Dated consecutively from June 4 to June 27.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 406–7
11 June 4. Windsor.	Bill of extraordinaries incurred by Thomas Baker during the time of his residence as Agent and Consul in Tripoli, amounting to £651 11s. 6d.
	At the foot: His Majesty being well satisfied with the good services of Mr. Baker, his late Consul at Tripoli, is graciously pleased to refer it to the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to consider what allowance is fit to be made to him upon account of the above-mentioned extraordinary expenses. Sgd. Sunderland.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 282–3
12 June 4. Windsor.	Bill of extraordinaries of Charles, Lord Lansdowne, Envoy Extraordinary to Spain, from 1 May, 1686 to 1 February, 1687, amounting to £ 656 16s. (fn. 1)
	At the foot: Most of the extraordinary expenses having been made before his Majesty's late regulation I allow the same, except the second and last articles which are left to the consideration of the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. Sgd. Sunderland.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 284–5
13 June 5. Windsor.	The King to the Attorney General. Warrant, after an inquisition ad quod damnum, to Sir Henry Moore, bart., and his heirs of two fairs to be held yearly at Great Fawley, co. Berks, for buying and selling all manner of cattle, goods, wares and merchandizes, one to begin on November 1, the other on April 23 and both to continue three days with the tolls and profits thereof.
	S.P. 44/70, p. 275
14 June 5. Windsor.	Reference to the Committee for Trade and Plantations of the petition of John Kirwan of Galway, merchant, Mayor of Galway, showing that Capt. St. Lo, commander of one of his Majesty's ships, seized his ship the Good Invention on pretence she was foreign built, that the Judge of the Admiralty has decreed possession to the petitioner on proof she is English but that Capt. St. Lo has arrested her going out of London on pretence of seamen's wages, and praying to be admitted to appeal from a judgement given against her in the West Indies and that, upon security, she may be permitted to proceed on her voyage.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 347
15 June 5. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of the Corporation of Merchant Taylors in Exeter for a new charter.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 347
16 June 5. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of Thomas Eyre for a grant of some arrears due for reserved rent and nomine poenae out of a parcel of land in co. Derby called Millhey or Milmore by Richard Nevill and John Low in lieu whereof he will pay £200.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 348
17 June 5. Windsor.	Warrant to George, Lord Dartmouth, Master General of the Ordnance, to provide and cause to be made ready a train of artillery with all necessary stores, munition and equipage, to march to the rendezvous at Hounslow Heath on June 15 then to be disposed of as he shall judge best; and to cause such officers, gunners, bombardiers and other ministers as he shall judge fitting to attend the said train, fieldpieces and mortar-pieces during the time of the encampment, causing their pays to be defrayed out of the moneys assigned to the use of the Ordnance Office according to the pays in a list of the train last established.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 397
18 June 5. Windsor.	Warrant to the same to cause to be issued for service in Ireland two mortar-pieces of 14½ inches with 200 shells of 14 inches diameter, two mortar-pieces of 10 inches with 200 shells of 9¾ inches and two mortar-pieces of 7¼ inches with 200 shells of 7 inches, with carriages and other necessary equipage, causing delivery thereof to be made to the Master of the Ordnance in Ireland and his indenture to be taken thereupon.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 399
19 June 5. Windsor.	Warrant to the Governor of Pendennis Castle—after reciting that a Dutch pink of about 80 tons had lately been forced into Falmouth by stress of weather, which pink was a prize taken by the Algerines, and that the Turks and Moors on board her had been secured and several barrels of powder and other things taken out of her—forthwith upon receipt hereof to set the ship, Turks and Moors at full liberty and take care they be well used; and also to cause to be carried on board again all powder and other things taken out of her and that the Turks and Moors be put into possession of the ship and goods and permitted to carry her away without any disturbance or molestation.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 283
20 June 5. Windsor.	Warrant to the Justices of Assize etc. for co. Norfolk—after reciting that Anne Bennett was at the last Assizes held at Norwich found guilty of felony for and concerning the death of her bastard child and had sentence of death passed upon her for the same—for inserting the said Anne Bennett in the next General Pardon.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 284
21 June 7. Windsor.	The King to the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, to be communicated to the Senate. Requiring him (all dispensations requisite being first granted) to confer on Samuel Rich, M.A., the degree of Doctor of Divinity by accumulation, he performing the requisite exercises or cautioning for the same.
	This letter was corrected by another of Sept. 10. See no. 344 below.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 168
22 June 7. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of John Power to be forgiven a fine of 500 marks set on him in the King's Bench on an information of conspiracy and misdemeanour, being unable to pay it.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 348
23 June 7.	Warrant—after reciting that the officers of the Navy had contracted with Sir John Shorter and other merchants for bringing masts from New England—for naturalising the ship called the Black Cock, now in Holland, in similar terms to that of May 21.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 285–6
24 June 7.	Warrant to the Justices of Assize etc. for the Western Circuit, to insert Joseph Standerwick of Ilminster, clothier, in the next General Pardon for all treasons etc., without any condition of transportation.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 286
25 June 7.	Pardon to John Harper of Yeiveley, co. Derby, yeoman, of all treasons etc.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 286
26 June 7. Windsor.	The King to the Prince of Orange. I find by yours of the 10 (N.S.) that the Duke of Berwick had been with you. I am glad you are so well satisfied with him and hope he will not deceive your expectations, and thank you for seeing him so kindly as you did. I had had an account before I received yours that there had been one Algerian seen between this and Holland, but do not hear any more of them having been met with in those seas, nor above one has been heard of in the Channel. When Sir Roger Strickland was at Algiers with some of my frigates last year, they promised to come no more into the Channel. It seems the new governor did not think himself obliged by what the old one had promised. For aught I see they are like to break with me, but I must observe my treaty with them till they do it. In the meantime am preparing myself for it. I have revived the Order of the Thistle in Scotland, which had been suppressed by those rebellious people who drove my Great-Grandmother, Queen Mary, out of that country. The people of quality of that Kingdom have long desired to have it restored. [There] are to be twelve Knights in number. I have not yet named them all, but intend they shall all be Scots noblemen.
	Postscript: Since writing this Mr. Citlers tells me there have been six Algerians on your coast who had done much mischief. I am sorry to hear it.
	Holograph. S.P. 8/4, no. 41
27 June 17.	The Prince of Orange to the King—unable to concur in the King's proposal to abolish the Tests. (fn. 2)
	Holograph. French. S.P. 8/4, no. 78
28 June 7. Windsor.	The King to the Lord Deputy and Council of Ireland. Having seen your letter of May 2 to the Earl of Sunderland signifying you had dispensed with several provisos or clauses contained in the Act passed in the late Parliament of that Kingdom for settling the subsidy of tonnage and poundage on the late King, his heirs and successors, we cannot for divers weighty reasons approve of the said dispensation and therefore our pleasure is that you forthwith revoke and annul it and that, to the intent we may be more fully informed of the whole matter, the Deputy transmit to us the copy of the petition presented by the merchants and of the order of dispensation and all other papers relating to the matter.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 237
29 June 7. Windsor.	Commission to Viscount Dillon to be captain of the company whereof Capt. James Eastland was captain in Col. Anthony Hamilton's Regiment of Foot. Minute.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 238
30 June 7. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to give directions for payment of £1,160 6s. (still remaining due to complete the sum of £14,000 which by quarterly payments in six years time was by grant of the late King to be paid to Thomas, late Earl of Ossory, deceased) to Amelia, Countess Dowager of Ossory, or her assigns out of such money as shall be recovered from any of the persons who were farmers of the revenue of Ireland in the lease made to Sir James Shaen and partners, or from any of their estates, and shall be brought into the Treasury or to the Receiver General there.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 190
31 June 7. Windsor.	Warrants to the same—after reciting that several cities and towns formerly corporate in Ireland have been by reason of their several misdemeanours during and since the late rebellion forfeited, and that the late King for encouragement of trade empowered the chief governor by letters patent to grant new charters to such corporations as he should think fit, and against such as should not make applications for renewing their charters to issue quo warrantos for avoiding their former charters; that being informed that but very few corporations have laid hold on the favour intended them the King directed the Lord Deputy to cause writs of quo warranto to be brought against them; and that writs issued accordingly and judgments are thereupon given against most of the cities and towns and suits are depending for the rest—to cause new charters by the advice of the Attorney General or in his absence of one or more other of the counsel learned in Ireland to be passed under the Great Seal of Ireland to all such cities and towns as he, the Lord Deputy, shall think fit; constituting them cities and towns corporate in such manner and by such names as he shall think fit, granting them in succession all or such and so much of the lands and hereditaments formerly belonging to them and of the liberties, franchises, immunities and other advantages formerly enjoyed by them as he shall think fit in such manner and with such additional franchises and liberties or restrictions as he shall judge most conducing to the King's service and their better support; and further empowering him in the charters so granted to name the first Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Sovereigns, Portriffs, Provosts, Aldermen, Burgesses, Common Councilmen, Recorders, Town Clerks and other officers, and to limit for each city and great town a certain number of Aldermen, Common Councilmen and Burgesses and for each lesser town or borough a certain number of Burgesses; and giving full power and authority to the chief magistrates, Aldermen and Common Councilmen and their successors for ever in the cities and great towns and to the chief magistrates and Burgesses and their successors for ever in the lesser towns and boroughs to choose by majority of votes all the magistrates and other officers of their corporations on such days as the Lord Deputy shall appoint, and on the death, removal or other vacancy of any of their chief magistrates, Aldermen, Common Council or Burgesses to choose another in his place, and at their discretion to admit and make freemen; and granting full power and authority to the Mayor or other chief magistrates, Aldermen or Common Councilmen in the cities and great towns and to the Sovereign, Provost, Portriff or Burgesses in the lesser towns or boroughs by majority of votes to choose two persons to serve in each Parliament which shall for ever after be held in Ireland; and in such charters as the Lord Deputy shall think fit he is to reserve to the chief governor of Ireland such power and authority for approving or rejecting the magistrates and other chief officers, and that in such manner as he shall judge most conducing to the King's service; and he is also to cause a clause to be inserted in the new charters reserving to the chief governor power to remove any magistrates or officers by Order of Council and a clause that all magistrates, officers and freemen shall besides the usual oaths take the two oaths following, viz.: 'I do hereby acknowledge, profess, testify and declare in my conscience before God and the World that our sovereign lord King James is lawful and rightful King of this realm and all other his Majesty's dominions and countries, and I will bear faith and true allegiance to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and him and them will defend to the utmost of my power against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoever which shall be made against his or their crown and dignity and do my best endeavour to declare and make known unto his Majesty, his heirs and successors or to the Lord Deputy or other chief governor or governors of this Kingdom for the time being all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which I shall know or hear to be intended against his Majesty or any of them, and I do make this recognition and acknowledgement heartily, willingly and truly upon the true faith of a Christian. So help me God, etc.'; 'And I do also declare and believe that it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take arms against the King, and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person or against those that are commissioned by him, so help me God, etc.'; and the charters to be as aforesaid granted and every grant, concession, liberty, franchise, power and privilege there inserted shall be as good and effectual in law as if the several cities and towns to be incorporated and the several chief magistrates and other officers were by these letters patent expressly named, limited and appointed, and as if every liberty, franchise and other concession were in them expressly specified, limited and contained; and in all charters are to be inserted all such beneficial clauses and non obstantes as shall be desired or thought requisite for strengthening and making them good and effectual in law.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 196
32 June 9.	Tho[mas] Leeke to Sir Joseph Williamson. Sir Robert Vyner is willing to pay your arrears, viz. £72, which I will see paid upon demand if you will discharge the action. Your interest will be paid as it grows due.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 189
33 June 9. London.	Tho[mas] Gray to Sir Joseph Williamson. Please order the payment of £8 to Tho. Lewis at the East India House toward the payment of the relations of the seamen belonging to the ship George for your 1/32 part without fail.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 192
34 June 9. Windsor.	The King to the Master and Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Recommending William Allen of that hall, LL.B., for the first vacant fellowship there.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 168
35 June 9. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney General, to hear the parties concerned, of the petition of George Etkins, John Standerbrooke and William Marchant showing that a verdict has been given against them for diverting a highway near Gravesend, though they have laid out a nearer and better one.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 348
36 June 9. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Sir Thomas Barnardiston showing that he was ordered by a decree in the Court of Exchequer to pay the King £2,000 with interest, several of his messuages and lands being mortgaged for so much to Sir Samuel Barnardiston, who for some misdemeanour was fined £10,000, and praying that, he being unable to get the deed of mortgage into his custody, the decree may be rectified so that he may not be subject to process therein.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 349
37 June 9. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of Michael Tempest to be commissioner for collecting the revenue of the vacant bishoprics in Ireland, there having been one heretofore but none at present.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 349
38 June 9. Windsor.	Warrant to George, Lord Dartmouth, Master General of the Ordnance, to give order to the principal officers of the Ordnance to cause the metal of the defective and unuseful guns mentioned in the annexed to be cast into new brass mortar-pieces or other ordnance.
	Annexed
	Account of unserviceable brass ordnance returned into the stores of the ordnance from Chatham and Woolwich.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 400
39 June 9. Windsor.	Commission to Anthony de St. Ange to be captain of the company of grenadiers whereof Capt. Thomas Cheek was late captain in the regiment of fusiliers commanded by Lord Dartmouth. Minute.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 401
40 June 9. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to give order to the Chancellor of Ireland to grant to David Roch, Viscount Fermoy, Richard Butler, Viscount Mountgarret, Arthur Magenis, Viscount Iveagh, Pierce Butler, Baron Dunboyn, Robert Barnwall, Baron Tremleston, Mathew Plunkett, Baron Lowth, William Bourke, Baron Castle Connell, Theobald Butler, Baron of Caher, Connor Maguire, Baron of Enniskillin, and Brian Fitzpatrick, Baron Upper Ossory, whose ancestors were outlawed in the rebellion in 1641, writs of error in order to the reversal of their outlawries and attainders, and to direct the Attorney General of Ireland to admit them to have copies of the indictments and outlawries and to require the judges of the Court of King's Bench there and the Attorney to admit them to reverse the said outlawries upon errors appearing in the records and the attainders thereupon, any law, statute, custom or order to the contrary notwithstanding.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 191
41 June 10. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland—after reciting that the Lord Deputy has by his order of April 25 last appointed that for the future the assizes, general gaol delivery and sessions for the county of Tyrone shall be held in the town of Omagh as being the most convenient place for the King's service and for the inhabitants of the said county to meet in, and suit having been made for confirmation of the said order— to cause letters patent to pass appointing that the assizes, general gaol delivery and sessions for co. Tyrone shall be held in Omagh and not elsewhere.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 195
42 June 11.	Warrant to Captain Clowdisley Shovell, Commander of the Anne,or in his absence to the Officer-in-Chief on board the said ship riding at anchor in the Hope— after reciting that by warrant dated 8th day of this instant he was directed to detain the ship James and Mary, Wm. Phipps, commander, and to put such seamen on board as judged necessary for securing her and preventing the taking out or other disposal of any of the plate on board her—forthwith upon receipt to take off the said guard and leave the said ship and cargo in the custody and charge of the said William Phipps, notwithstanding any former order to the contrary.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 287
43 June 11. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. I have yours of May 28 and two of June 1. His Majesty is not displeased with what was done concerning the duty of iron, but would for the time to come that no such thing should be without his command, as you may see is necessary by the orders he has sent contrary to the sense of the Council of Ireland. He would have the trials concerning lands upon titles of the Acts of Settlement discharged, because he hopes when a Parliament meets all those matters will be composed.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 238
44 June 11. Windsor.	The King to Sir Charles Murray, bart. Appointing him Quartermaster General of the army in Ireland.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 238
45 [June.]	Commission to James Barrett to be ensign of Sir Maurice Eustace's company in Sir Thomas Newcomen's Regiment of Foot in Ireland. Minute.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 239
46 June 12.	Warrant for William Miller to be a gunner in the Castle of Sandgate. Minute.
	S.P. 29/359, p. 219
47 June 12.	Like warrant for Alexander Devereux to be a gunner in the Castle of Sandgate. Minute.
	S.P. 29/359, p. 219
48 June 12. Windsor.	The King to the Dean and Chapter of York. Requiring them to admit Henry James, D.D., one of the King's chaplains in ordinary, to whom he has granted the prebend of North Newbald in the metropolitical church of York, a residentiary of that church.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 169
49 June 12. Windsor.	Warrant to Henry Howard, Commissary General of the Musters, his deputy or deputies, to allow and pass John Cunningham as major of the regiment of horse commanded by Major-General Robert Werden in the musters during his absence, he having been given leave to go abroad in order to the recovery of his health.
	S.P. 44/164, p.401
50 June 12. Windsor.	Like warrant on behalf of Sir John Parsons, captain in the Royal Regiment of Horse, with his servants, he having been given leave to go into France and remain there for six months.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 405
51 June 12. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of the East India Company for permission to ship sea coals custom free to the English plantations in the East Indies, it being necessary to send some to Bombay and Fort George and the officers of the customs scrupling to pass it in regard it has not been used to send sea coal to those parts.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 350
52 June 12. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of the Whitepapermaker's Company to be granted a fine of £500 wherein Theodore Janszen was condemned in the King's Bench at their prosecution for injuries done them.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 351
53 June 12. Windsor.	Reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster of the petition of Sir Simon Degge and other freeholders in the manor of High Peak, co. Derby, who have right of common in the wastes there, to be granted a moiety of those wastes that they may improve them, the other moiety having been granted by the late King to Thomas Eyre.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 351
54 June 12. Windsor.	Reference to the Earl of Tyrconnell, Lord Deputy of Ireland, of the petition of James Bingham for some employment in Ireland.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 352
55 June 12. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to give order for allowing [Nicholas] Netteville, Viscount of Douth, outlawed in the rebellion in 1641, to sue out writs of error for reversing his outlawry and the attainder thereupon, in the same terms as that in favour of Viscount Fermoy, etc. (see no. 40 above).
	S.O. 1/12, p. 193.
56 June 13. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Sir William Smith, bart., showing that having purchased three orders payable out of the hearth money, part of two of them, being £808, belonged, though unknown to the petitioner, to John Wadlow, who was indebted to the Crown. He ordered his servant, who received the interest for him, to leave Wadlow's part of it with one Carew, a goldsmith, for those who had right to it, but Wadlow's wife and son pretend to discover that £808 more had likewise belonged to Wadlow and by order of the Court of Exchequer it is referred to trial at law. The petitioner prays that the examination may be referred that his Majesty may be informed what belongs to him and that the petitioner may not be put to the charge of other proceedings.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 350
57 June 13.	Warrant to the Attorney or Solicitor General to prepare a bill to pass the Great Seal constituting Sir Edward Hales, bart., as Lieutenant of the Tower of London, in the place of Thomas Cheek, and granting him a dispensation to hold the said office without being required to take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, etc.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 287–9
58 June 14. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Mayor of Yarmouth. His Majesty, being informed that two small Dutch fisher-boats laden with fish have lately come into Yarmouth, would have you permit the masters to dispose of what fish they have on board.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 374
59 June 14. Windsor.	Reference to the Earl of Tyrconnell, Lord Deputy of Ireland, of the petition of Patrick Sarsfield, sen., of Lucan, to be granted the rectories of Carnow, Hacketstowne and Gilbertstowne in cos. Wicklow and Caterlaugh [Carlow], the preceptory and parish of Tully, the tithes and rectories of Fryerstowne, Rathbrid, Thomastowne, Moortowne, Lipstowne, Blackhall, Calvarstowne, Rosbery, Killbelan, Killcorkey, Davidstowne, Duneny, Balligreeny, Rathmucke, Fenor, Balliknag and Ballinecallach, all in the parishes of Tully, Nurny, Connell, Ballysonan, Carne, Davidstowne and Doneny in the baronies of Offally, Old Connell, Kilcullin, Kilcolly, Noroch and Reban in co. Kildare, and all the petit canon land in Lucan in the parish of Lucan and barony of Newcastle, co. Dublin, all part of the estate of his uncle and father and in the King's disposal.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 352
60 June 15. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to Mr. Pepys. The King would have you give order either for the Henrietta or Katherine yacht to attend the Prince. If they are both arrived out of Holland, the Prince desires to have the Henrietta. His Majesty would have you bring or send the orders tomorrow that he may sign them tomorrow night, the Prince intending to go away on Friday.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 375
61 [June 15, recd.]	Memorial from the merchants of Jersey and Guernsey to the King, complaining of the seizure and confiscation of their moneys in France and imploring protection and justice. French.
	Annexed
	A translation of the same.
	Rough draft of a report on the same, incomplete and merely summarising the terms of the memorial.
	S.P. 47/1, nos. 164, 164 (i), 164 (ii)
62 June 16. London.	John Rooke to [Sir Joseph Williamson or Lady Catherine O'Brien]. Mr. Gibbs told me that after you were gone out of Court yesterday, Mr. Solicitor came in and moved the business against Etkins, and the tipstaves were ordered to take him up wherever they found him. Mr. Gibbs will take out attachments against Brown, Marshall and Greeke. He will take care to hasten the judgment and execution.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 193
63 [1687] June 16.	The Bishop of London to the Prince of Orange. It is not only for your near relation to the Crown that you are so much prayed for here, but for your usefulness to it. For if the King should have any trouble come upon him, which God forbid, we do not know any sure friend he has to rely upon abroad besides yourself. (fn. 3)
	Holograph. S.P. 8/2, pt. 2, fols. 24–5
64 June 16. Windsor.	The King to the Prince of Orange. You say you are against persecuting any for conscience sake, and yet that you cannot be for taking off all those laws and the Tests which are so very severe and hard upon all Dissenters from the Church of England. You will find that he, M. Dykvelt, has not taken right measure of affairs here.' (fn. 4)
	Holograph. S.P. 8/4, no. 42
65 June 17.	—to the King. Mons. de Dyckvelt arrived shortly after the departure of the last Courier and brought me the letter which your Majesty has done me the honour of writing to me. He told me also of your Majesty's Kindness to me and I hope I may be allowed to repeat that no one could be more opposed than I am to all sorts of religious persecution, but that I could not do anything against the interests of the religion which I profess. I hope that your Majesty will understand my motives, especially when in every other matter no one could be more attached to your interests or more anxious to service you.
	Copy. S.P. 8/4, no. 78
66 June 18. Windsor.	Reference to the Lord Chancellor of the petition of Helen Wright, sister of Edmund Harbin, deceased, for a commission of review about her brother's estate.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 353
67 June 18. London.	James Sloane to Sir Joseph Williamson at Cobham Park near Gravesend, co. Kent. When your enemies are awake I hope never to be asleep. The day after you went, Etkins, to prevent being taken into custody as I heard, intended to give some slight bail. I went to Justice Halloway to caution him to be sure of good bail. Mr. Harcourt went to the rest of the judges, and he has been before Allibon kept to £2,000 bail upon condition to appear the first of next term. His Majesty has been a little indisposed of the gout, and the Prince is going for Denmark attended with Lords Scarsdale and Cornbury. The treasure of the ship being divided comes to above £200,000. Yesterday we carried the great cause of Mr. Powell against Lord Dorsett upon his mother's will.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 194
68 June 19. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to give order for allowing Randolph Fleming, Baron of Slane, outlawed in the rebellion of 1641, to sue out writs of error for reversing his outlawry and the attainder thereupon, in the same terms as that in favour of Viscount Fermoy, etc. (see no. 40 above).
	S.O. 1/12, p. 194
69 June 20.	John Rooke to Lady Catherine O'Brien, Baroness of Clifton, at Cobham Hall near Gravesend, co. Kent. I waited on Mr. Slone this afternoon. He told me he had been at Mr. Attorney's, who told him that he would not stop a distringas against Etkins, but could not but stop a capias pro fine.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 191
70 June 20. Windsor.	The King to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Warrant to grant a dispensation to Dr. Thomas Watson, Bishop-elect of St. David's, that together with the bishopric he may retain the rectory of Burgh, co. Cambridge, in the diocese of Ely, and also hold any two dignities in his own gift or otherwise in his own diocese, with a clause of permutation of the said rectory for any other of the like nature, provided he hold no more than two benefices with cure at any and the same time, all the premises to be held by him in commendam during his life.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 169
71 June 20.	Grant of denization to Joseph du Livier, Ursin Allard, Nicholas Moisy, Gerard Martin, Laurence Darreche, Joseph Pertuys, Anthony Deligny, Peter de Billy, Gilbert Gaudiat, Peter de Vihario, Peter Marquet, John Forbert, Joseph Chomat, Floris Nagron and Raymond Roudey.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 290–1
72 June 20.	Warrant to Mr. Robert Scott, the King's Bookseller and Stationer. A catalogue of books required by Dr. Johnston for constant use.
	At the foot: Mr. Scott. The King would you deliver the books mentioned in this List to Dr. — Johnston and place them to his Majesty's account. Sgd. Sunderland.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 292–3
73 June 20. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Being informed that the present quartermaster of Lord Clancarty's troop is aged and infirm and incapable of executing that place, I desire your favour that Mr. Cornelius Murphy may succeed him, he being, as I am told, very well qualified.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 239
74 June 21. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. I have received your letters of the 5th, 6th and 11th inst., whereupon the King commands me to let you know that although he has granted liberty of conscience in that Kingdom he does not yet think it convenient to allow of any great number of persons to meet at night in conventicles, nor that anything should be preached against his person or government. He leaves it to you to begin the necessary orders.
	I send you his letter for renewing the charters of incorporation. He has added a clause reserving to his chief governor the power of removing any officer or magistrate.
	On what you wrote to Lord Belasyse and Lord Dover he commands me to tell you that he would not have you mind any of those foolish reports, for which there is no ground at all, his Majesty being entirely satisfied with your conduct, so that it is not in the power of any person to hurt you; and I must needs say in justification of Mr. Petre that he does everywhere do you all the good offices in his power, and I will be answerable he will do so for the future.
	The King thinks it very reasonable you should issue a commission to some particular persons to govern the city of Dublin as soon as their liberties shall be seized into his Majesty's hands, and would have you choose good and impartial men.
	Having seriously considered the address and representation of the Committee of Trade, the King does not approve of it and therefore would have nothing more done in it, since the good it may do in one place will not countervail the hurt it will occasion in another, so that he would have all thought of it wholly laid aside.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 240
75 June 21.	James Sloane to Lady O'Bryan. Just as I was going this afternoon to attend Mr. Attorney about his late order, your commands came to me; so I delivered him your letter and told him how surprised we were at it. He said that it was a thing of course upon a reference to him to stop proceedings till he could make his report. I informed Mr. Solicitor this morning of the stop and showed him Mr. Attorney's order. Mr. Solicitor much wondered, and so he might well do considering the precedent circumstances and the caution Sir Joseph had given. I send this by a speedier way, as Mr. Rooke tells me, than the post, that if you intend to speak with Mr. Attorney you may come on Wednesday; from Thursday I hear he goes into the country.
	S.P. 31/3, fols. 201–2
76 June 21. St. Bartholomew's Hospital.	Ben[jamin] Edwards to Sir Joseph Williamson. You are desired to meet the President, Treasurer and several of the Governors of the Hospital on Thursday next at 8 o'clock in the morning in the comptinghouse, to take a view of the house and dine together.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 190
77 June 21. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to cause to be paid to Sir Charles Murray, bart., appointed Quartermaster General of the forces in Ireland, or his assigns the salary of £365 per annum during pleasure, the same to be inserted in the military list on the establishment of Ireland and to commence from June 11 inst.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 200
78 June 22. London.	Lady Catherine O'Brien to Sir Joseph Williamson, at Cobham Hall near Gravesend, co. Kent. With speed. Thank God we got safe to London and found Mr. Slone at a tavern. He went with me to Mr. Attorney's, who was very civil but said he could not grant a capias pro fine. After I came from Mr. Gibbs I sent Rooke to see if he had got the warrant signed by Mr. Attorney, which he had not done. We went to Mr. Attorney's house and got it signed. You forgot to give me the keys of the houssall [household] linen trunks and I forgot to ask for them. Pray send them up tomorrow. The harness maker cannot make the harness do for the callash. I will speak to him tomorrow. Have a care you overheat yourself and make yourself sick.
	S.P. 31/3, fols. 199–200
79 June 24. Friday, 3 o'clock.	Mr. Tilson to Mr. Rooke. Mr. Wallenger informs me that there is an inquisition returned this morning into the office of £1,400 per annum found to be the late Duke of Richmond's estate in co. Kent. Process will issue if care be not taken, and the tenants will be disturbed and the estate torn to pieces by the Under-Sheriff. I was in hopes Mr. Wallenger's fees had been paid and the quietus passed. Something must be done to stay process before the Barons go out of town, otherwise you will find a great charge to the estate. Pray acquaint Sir Joseph and Lady O'Bryen with it.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 203
80 June 24. Windsor.	Grant to Sir Richard Allibon, one of the Justices of the King's Bench, his heirs and assigns, of a yearly fair and a weekly market at Chatham in a place where formerly kept called Fair Field.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 292
81 June 24.	Approbation of Simon Harecourt of the Inner Temple to be Recorder of the borough of Abingdon.
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 293–4
82 June 24. London.	Lady Ca[therine] O'Brien to Sir Joseph [Williamson]. This morning Rooke served Etkins with the writ of execution. He was very angry and said he was to pay nothing and had paid it to Sir Charles. I have sent Rooke to Mr. Best to make affidavit of what he said. Now comes in this letter from Tilson [see no. 79 above]. I will go immediately about it, but if you would come tomorrow or Sunday we might go together.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 177
83 June 24. Friday, 3 o'clock.	Mr. Tilson to Mr. [John] Rooke, at Sir Joseph Williamson's house, Jarmin Street. Mr. Wallenger informs me that there is an inquisition returned into the office of 1400s. per ann. (sic, see no. 79 above) found to be the late Duke of Richmond's estate in co. Kent, upon which process will issue if care be not taken. I was in hopes that Mr. Wallenger's fees had been paid and the quietus passed. Something must be done to stay process before the Barons go out of town. Pray acquaint Sir Joseph and Lady O'Brien with it.
	S.P. 31/3, fol. 176
84 June 24. Windsor.	Commissions to Oxenbridge Horwood to be ensign to Capt. George Littleton, to Edmund Yarburgh to be captain of Sir Thomas Cutler's company, to William Pearson to be captain-lieutenant and to James Man to be lieutenant to Capt. George Rook, all in the Hereditary Prince of Denmark's Regiment of Foot; and to William Delavall to be ensign of the colonel's company in the regiment of foot commanded by the Earl of Huntingdon. Minutes.
	S.P. 44/164, pp. 401–2, 404
85 June 24. Windsor.	Warrant to the Lord Deputy of Ireland to give order, in case Ferdinando Davys of Lisgoole, co. Farmannagh, who is to be tried for the death and killing of James Somerell late of that county, be found guilty, for suspending the execution of the sentence passed on him until the Lord Deputy shall have made a report to the King of the judges opinion concerning the matter and the King shall have signified his further pleasure.
	S.O. 1/12, p. 202
86 June 27. Windsor.	The King to the Bishop of Lincoln. Whereas by a certificate under your hand and episcopal seal dated 28 April last to Lord Jeffreys, our Chancellor, it appears that the church of St. Peter's, Wadingham, co. Lincoln, in your diocese, is so ruinous that it cannot be repaired without taking down and rebuilding the same, which will cost £700 or upwards, that the whole estate of the parish amounts not to above £50 per annum and consequently that the parishioners are not able to sustain so great a tax, and that within seven yards of the said church there is another church called St. Mary's, Wadingham, capacious enough for the inhabitants of both parishes; and whereas you have certified that it is necessary and convenient to grant a licence for taking down the church of St. Peter's and with the material thereof to repair and beautify St. Mary's, we therefore, being undoubted patron of both, give our consent to the taking down of St. Peter's and selling and disposing of the material thereof to repairing and beautifying St. Mary's and to such other public and pious uses as you shall direct; and it appearing by your certificate that it is necessary and convenient to have but one parish church in Wadingham, and the profits belonging to the church which is to be taken down being too small to maintain a clerk, we consent that the church of St. Peter's be united to St. Mary's and that the parsonage house, barns and outhouses of St. Peter's be taken down and employed to repairing the parsonage house, barns and outhouses of St. Mary's. And for so doing this shall be your warrant.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 170
87 June 27. Windsor.	The King to the Clerk of the Signet Attending. Warrant for a grant for the restitution of the temporalities of the bishopric of St. David's to Thomas Watson, D.D., he being duly consecrated bishop of that See.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 172
88 June 27. Windsor.	The King to the Clerk of the Signet Attending. Warrant for a revocation of the letters patent granting the presentation of John Savage, clerk, M.A., to the rectory of Secton, co. Rutland, in the diocese of Peterborough, alleged to be void by simony which the Lord Chancellor having examined the matter found not proof sufficient to make out, and a presentation of William Peake, clerk, to the said rectory adcorroborandum titulum ejus.
	S.P. 44/57, p. 172
89 June 27.	Commission to James Nicolson to be adjutant to the regiment of foot whereof Sir Edward Hales is colonel. Minute.
	S.P. 44/69, p. 208
90 June 27. Windsor.	Report of Sir Richard Nagle, Attorney General in Ireland, on the petition of Daniel Macarty Reagh, stating that he finds that Charles Macarty Reagh, the petitioner's father, was seized of an estate of very considerable value, part whereof was chief rents and duties from other men's freeholds and inheritances, that he was dispossessed by the late government and ever since kept out of the same, that he faithfully served Kings Charles I and Charles II, and followed his late and present Majesties' fortunes in foreign countries.
	Referred to the Commissioners of the Treasury.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 353
91 June 27. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of Sir John Boynton of Rawcliffe, Serjeant-at-law, for a market at Rawcliffe in the West Riding of co. York every Tuesday for all manner of commodities and four fairs in the year there, on the first Tuesdays in May, August, November and February, for horses, beasts, sheep, swine and all manner of cattle.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 355
92 June 27. Windsor.	Warrant to George, Lord Dartmouth, Master General of the Ordnance, to provide and cause to be made ready four brass sakers each 6½ foot long of Mr. Fawcett's invention to be added to the train of artillery ordered for Hounslow Heath by warrant of June 5 (see no. 17 above), with all necessary stores, munition and equipage, and to deliver four small three-pounders of brass for the use of the two battalions of Guards with the necessary equipage.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 403
93 June 27. Windsor.	Warrant renewing the licence granted by the late King to John Russell to practise in physic and chirurgery (see Calendar of S.P. Dom., Charles II, 1667, p. 431).
	S.P. 44/337, pp. 294–5
94 June 28. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Recommending, at the command of the King in Council, the case of Mr. Lionel Herne of London, merchant, who by his petition has represented to his Majesty that for several years he has had considerable dealings with Robert Hill of Amsterdam, merchant, who became indebted to him in the sum of £700 and upwards and failing about two years since got himself so protected by the States General that the petitioner could not have justice, but being retired into Ireland, his native country, the petitioner caused him to be arrested, and he is now in custody; that he is informed Hill is making application to the Lord Deputy for protection under pretence of being a Dutch consul, which employment he has taken with intention to defraud the petitioner and other creditors; whereupon the petitioner, being going for Ireland, has prayed a letter to the Lord Deputy that Hill, before he be discharged of the petitioner's suit, may be compelled to pay his demands or otherwise be left to law.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 241
95 June 29. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to Mr. Pepys. In case a yacht be appointed to carry Mr. Savile to Dieppe, the King would have it stay there five or six days to bring Madame de Bouillon over. Let me know whether any yacht be ready and when she is like to sail.
	S.P. 44/56, p. 375
96 June 29. Edinburgh.	Sir George Mackenzie to the Prince of Orange. But, Sir, your great virtue and exemplary firmness obliges me to assure your Highness that there is none in the Isle of Britain more devoted to your service. (fn. 5)
	Holograph. S.P. 8/1, pt. 2, fols. 134–5
97 June 30. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of John Aston, for a lease of 31 years of the herbage and pannage of Marwood Hagge, parcel of the lordship of Castle Barnard in co. Durham, the free chapel or hospital of St. Nicholas in or near Richmond, co. York, the rectories of Esher, co. Surrey, and Thorp Mundefield [Manderville], co. Northampton, and the tithe of Willesey, etc., with the arrears, he being at the charge to recover it from the detainers, and that a mistake may be rectified in a former grant by the late King.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 355
98 June 30. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of John Savage of Warwick, George Burroughs, Thomas Price Price [sic] and William Hooper to be discharged of a recognizance wherein they were engaged for William Savage, who is to be inserted in the next general pardon.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 356
99 June 30. Windsor.	Reference to the Commissioners of the Treasury of the petition of William Probert for the place of Surveyor of South Wales, from which Bevis Lloyd has been suspended.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 356
100 June 30. Windsor.	Reference to the Attorney or Solicitor General of the petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and commonalty of Penzance, co. Cornwall, for confirmation of their charter.
	S.P. 44/71, p. 356
101 June 30. Windsor.	Warrant to Henry Howard, Commissary General of the Musters, his deputy or deputies, to allow and pass Piercy Kirke as ensign of Capt. Henry Trelawney's company in the Queen's Regiment of Foot with his servant in the musters during his absence, he having been given leave to go as a volunteer in the King's Service at sea for some time.
	S.P. 44/164, p. 409
102 June 30.	Warrant to Isaac Cotton, messenger, to apprehend John Butler of Barnewell, co. Cambridge, clerk, and to bring him before the Earl of Sunderland to be examined concerning a high misdemeanour whereof he stands accused.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 295
103 June 30.	Pardon to Charles Forster, of and for the death and felonious killing of George Aldridge.
	S.P. 44/337, p. 297
104 June 30. Windsor.	The Earl of Sunderland to the Lord Deputy of Ireland. On yours of the 4th inst., the King's mind is not altered as to the dispensation with several clauses in the Act for Tonnage and Poundage which he ordered to be revoked, and he would have it done without any further delay. To any merchants concerned, which can be but few, it having been so lately done, you must give reasonable satisfaction according to their several cases.
	I have already told you all I have to say concerning trials for lands upon titles of the Acts of Settlement.
	I have acquainted the King with what you wrote concerning Regulars going in their habits, which he thinks very decent and that there can be no harm in it and therefore leaves it to you to do therein as you shall think fit.
	S.P. 63/340, p. 242