Catalogue ofthe Stowe manuscripts in the British museum

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CATALOGUE

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STOWE MANUSCRIPTS

IN THB

BEITISH MUSEUM.

VOLUME I.
Text.

PBINTED BY OEDEB OF THE TEUSTEES.

SOLD AT THS BBITI8H MUSEUM;

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PEEFACE.

The Stowe MSS. were collected early in this century by George
Temple Nugent-Grenville, Marquis of Buckingham, and derive their
name from having been kept at Stowe, his seat in Buckinghamshire.

The majority of them belonged at one time to Thomas Astle,
Keeper of the Becords in the Tower. Astle, who was a zealous
collector, died on the 1st December, 1803; and, having been under
obligations to the Orenville family, he directed in his will that the
Marquis of Buckingham should have the first olBfer of his library of
MSS. for the nominal sum of £500, the next option of purchase on
the same terms to be given to the British Museum, of which he was
a Trustee. Unfortunately for the Museum, the Marquis exercised his
right of pre-emption, and the Astle collection was consequently trans-
ferred to Stowe in 1804.

The MSS. which formed part of it relate mainly to the history
and antiquities of this country ; and, among other matter of interest,
they include the valuable series of Anglo-Saxon Charters, Sir H.
Spelman's eleventh century Latin Psalter with an Anglo-Saxon Gloss,
the eleventh century Begister of Hyde Abbey, a number of English
Chronicles and Monastic Chartularies, a volume of Homilies in
English of the thirteenth century, a fourteenth century MS. of Lives
of Saints in English verse, a Wardrobe-book of Edward XL, and
Inventories of plate, jewels, etc., of Queen Elizabeth ; together with
the Hanover Papers, and several other series of state papers and
political and private correspondence, and the historical, antiquarian,
and miscellaneous collections of Sir Boger Twysden, John Anstis
and Philip Morant.

An important addition was soon after made to them by the
purchase of the collection of Iri»h MSS. and MSS. relating to
Lreland formed by Charles O*(.'onor, of Balanagare, co. Bos-
common, who died in 1791. O'Conor's giandson, Dr. Charles

iv PBEFACE.

O'Conor, also became Librarian at Stowe, and compiled the Cata-
logue of the Stowe MSS. which was privately printed in 1818-19.*

In 1808 the Marquis of Buckingham further obtained from the
Earl of Essex the papers and other MSS. of his ancestor, Arthur
Capell, the first EarL Among tbem were comprised not only the
official correspondence of Lord Essex, as Lord Lieutenant of Lreland
from 1672 to 1677, but the so-called « Down Survey " of 1677, which
recorded the distribution of forfeited lands in Lreland under the Acts
of Settlement and Explanation.

Besides these collections of Astle, O'Conor and Lord Essex, other
acquisitions of less extent were made from time to time, both by the
Marquis himself and by his son and successor, Bichard, first Duke
of Buckingham and Chandos. The most important of these were
an ancient Irish Missal in a metal case, with other Irish MSS. ; the
valuable diplomatic oorrespondence of Sir Thomas Edmondes, Ambas-
sador at Paris and Brussels, 1592-1633; the military collections of
Generals Jacob, John and Michael Bichards, relating to wars on the
continent, etc., 1685-1714; and the correspondence of the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough with James Craggs, Secretary of State,
1711-1718.

The MSS. brought together by these means remained in the
library at Stowe until 1849, when they were in the possession of the
second Duke of Buckingham and Cbandos. In the spring of that
year an announcement was made of their approaching sale by
auction, and a catalogue of them was printed with that object,
divided into 996 lots. The auction, however, never took place.
Negotiations having been opened for disposing of the collection
privately, the authorities of the British Museum endeavoured to
secure it for the nation; but the matter had hardly come under
discussion when a definite offer for the whole was made by the late
Earl of A^hburnham and promptly accepted.

At A^hbumham Place, in Sussex, whither it was removed, the
collection was still kept distinct, forming one of the four which
together made up the splendid MS. library of Lord Ashbumham,
the other three being known as the Barrois MSS., the Libri MSS.,
and the Appendix. In 1879, the year following Lord Ashburnham's
death, his entire library was offered for sale to th^ British Museum

* BiNiotheca MS, SitnoenM, A Descriptive Catalogue of Hie MSS. in the Stotoe
Library. By the Rev. Charles O'Cotior, D.D. Two volumes, 4to.

PBEFACE. V

l>y his 4snoce88or, the preeent EarL From the conditions imposed,
nothing then came of this offer ; bnt the negotiations were re-opened
early in 1883, and in the oonrse of the year the purchase of the
Stowe HSS., apart from the others, was proposed by the Govern-
ment to Parliament, and fands were voted for the purpose.

After it had thus become the property of the nation, the collection
was no longer kept intact as before. The bulk of it was ordered by
the Government to^be deposited in the national library, but the
MSS. written in the Irish language, together with others relating to
Ireland, such as the sixteen volumes of the " Down Survey," were
relegated to the Library of the Boyal Irish Academy in Dublin.
The particular MSS. so detached, according to their numbers in the
catalogue of 1849, may be seen in the comparative table on p. 813.
It must be understood therefore that the present Catalogue does not
comprise all the MSS. formerly at Stowe, but only that part of them
which came to the Museum. The few Oriental MSS., which are in
a different Department in the Museum, are also excluded.

When acquired the MSS. were still known by the numbers given
to them in the sale-catalogue of 1849. Owing, however, to the gaps
caused by the removal of so many to Ireland, and to the fact that
one number in some cases comprised a long series of volumes and in
others only a single letter or paper, it was impossible to retain the
old numeration. The collection in the Museum has accordingly been
re-numbered throughout, the total of volumes as now catalogued
amonnting to 1085, together with 646 charters separately enumerated.
As, however, the MSS. have been frequently referred to since 1849
under the old numbers, a table of the latter with the corresponding
new numbers is given on p. 813. At the same time, advantage has
been taken of the re-numbering to arrange the MSS., so far as was
practicable, in classes. A list of these classes, twenty-five in number,
will be found on p. vii.; Glass IV., that of History, being further sub-
divided into six sections. In most cases the question of proper
classification presented little or no difficulty ; but where a volume is
made up of several articles on more or less different subjects, it has
been assigned to that class to which the major or more important part
of its contents seemed naturally to belong. Any inconvenience that
may thus arise from the remaining articles being out of place will be
obviated by the index. Occasionally also it has been necessary to
make a choice between two classes for other reasons : thus the MS.

▼1 PKEFACE.

of Engliah metrical Lives of Saints (No. 949) has been placed among
poetry, and not with the prose Lives in Class III. The principles of
cataloguing followed are in the main the same as those of the sex-
ennial catalogues of *' Additions to the MSS. in the British Museum."
The descriptions, however, are generally fuller, and the collections of
historical correspondence and papers in particular are treated in more
detail. The index, which has been made as comprehensive as possible,
will be contained in a second volume.

The compilation of the catalogue has been the work of the Depart-
ment generally, Messi-s. Jeayes, Bickley, Herbert and Eenyon having
borne the greatest share. For the Anglo-Saxon Charters and the
Hyde Register Mr. Birch is responsible. The revision has been done
by Mr. Warner, Assistant-Keeper, and I have myself revised the
descriptions of the Charters.

Edward J. L. Scott,

Keeper of MSS.
6 June, 1895.

TABLE OF CLASSES.

PAOS

I. — ^BiBLE, WITH Bible Histories, Gospel Harmonies, etc.;

Nob. 1-9 1

11. — ^Liturgical Books; Nob. 10-30 7

III. — ^Theology, with Lives of Saints; Nos. 31-53 20
IV. — History : —

Sect. I. — General and Miscellaneous ; Nos. 54-67 . 32

Sect, n.— English ; Nob. 5^-83 39

Sect. III.— Foreign ; Nos. 84-103 .... 52

Sect. IV.— Ecclesiastical ; Nos. 104-131 ... 69
Sect. V. — State Papers, Diplomatic and Poutical
Correspondence, and Historical Collections;

Nob. 132-267 70

^ Sect. VI. — ^Political Tracts, Collections, Caricatures,

ETC. ; Nob. 268-310 343

v.— Bevenus; Nob. 311-328 364

VI. — ^Parliament ; Nos. 329-377 373

uVn.— Law; Nob. 378-426 389

VIII.— Navy; Nos. 426-437 410

IX.— Army; Nob. 438-488 414

X. — ^PuBUC Beoords ; Nos. 489-562 427

XI. — ^Boyal Household, Wardrobe Accompts, Inventories,

ETC ; Nob. 65a-667 447

Xn. — Offices of State, Establishments, etc. ; Nob. 668-577. 453

XIII.— Ceremonl^ls ; Nob. 678-588 467

XrV.— Peerage, Order of the Garter, sTa ; Nob. 689-597 . 472

XV. — ^Visitations and Pedigrees ; Nob. 598-660 . . . 478

XVL — ^Arms and Heraldic Collections ; Nob. 661-742 . . 489

XVn. — ^Private Correspondence, etc. ; Nob. 743-760 . 511

XVin.— Biography, and Personal; Nob. 761-786 . . 663
XIX. — Geography, Topography and Local History; Nob.

787-923 670

XX. — ^Monastic Chartularies, etc.; Nos. 924-946 . . 610

viii TABLE OF CLASSES.

TAG*

XXL— Poetry, and Prose Drajma; Nos. 947-980 . . . 632
XXII. — ^Prose Works, Philological, Moral, Philosophical,

ETC., WITH Literary Collections and Commonplaces;

Nos. 981-1016 652

XXni. — Antiquities, with Collections on Antiquarian and

Kindred Subjects, Catalogues and Extracts of MSS.»

ETC. ; Nos. 1016-1063 . . .660

XXrV.— Science, including Medical and Cookery Becipes;

Nos. 1064-1080 685

XXY.— Miscellaneous; Nos. 1081-1086 . . . .692

Stowb Charters; Nos. 1-646 695

Table of Numbers in the Sale Catalogue of 1849, compared

with those in the Present Volume . • • . 813

CORRECTIONS.

82. p. 61, art. 13. F<yr Broneben (?), read Col. B[obert] Venables.

145. p. 109, 1. 9. For 1509, read 1586.
p. 110, 1. 41. Far 1609, read 1669.

146. p. 116, 1.'IO. For gabrilles, read gabuUes.
150. p. 127, 1. 4. For the same, read Sir H. Ferrers.
154. p. 137, 1. 7. For Christian, read Charles.

168. p. 171, L 17. ^

p. 178, artt 18, 26. f For Earl of Arundel, read Lord Arundell of
p. 174, artt. 30, 36. [ Wardonr.
p. 176, artt. 40, 41. J

169. p. 181, art. 16. For 1601, read 1607.
172. p. 211, art. 46. For 1611, read 1611.
178. p. 220, artt. 68, 60. For 1612, read 1613.

182. p. 263, artt. 21, 22. For 1668, read 1671. See MS. 180, art. 23.
184. p. 267, 1. 19. For 1651, read 1663.

p. 269, art. 17. For Keane, read Eeame.
191. p. 276, art. 11. For 1617, read 1671.
2(38. p. 343, 1. 22. For 16th oent., read 17th oent.
307. p. 862, art. 11. For f. 360, read f. 250.

401. p. 397, 1. 20. For 1613 [4], read 1613.

402. p. 397, art. 1. For 161}, read 1613.

690. p. 499, 1. 4. For Woodward, read Woodard.
696. p. 601, 1. 28. For 2nd, read 3rd.
799. p. 677, art. 18. After July, add 1693.
975. p. 660, 11. 1, 6. For Absolom, read Absalom.
979. p. 660. For Jonsonn, read Jdnsson.
Ch. 85. p. 716. For Seka, read Leka.
Ch. 94. p. 716. For Ondely, read Ondeby.
Ch. 114. p. 720. For 4th, read 2nd.

/

CATALOGUE

OF THE

STOWE MANUSOEIPTS.

CLASS I.

BIBLE, WITH BIBLE HISTOBIES, QOSFEL HABMONIES, sra

1. The Biblb, in LaHn : Yulgate yeraion. Preoeded by the Epistle
of Jerome to Paulinns (f. 1, " Frater AmbrosiiiB "), and by his prefaoe
to tibie Pentateuch (f. 3). All the books after the Pentatenoh have
prefaces prefixed, except Judges, Bnth, Psalms, and Song of Songs,
-while Job, Joel, Jonah, Matthew, and Luke have two prefaces (in the
oase of Luke one is the author's own preface, which precedes the
other), and Amos and Maccabees three. The arrangement of books
is regular, except that the Prayer of Manasses is attached to
n. Chronicles, without break or division; and Ezra and Nehemiah
are joined as the 1st book of Esdras, while the 1st (apociyphal)
Esdras stands as the 2nd. In the New Testament the Acts of the
Apostles stands between the Pauline and Catholic Epistles. At
the end (f. 426) is a table of Hebrew names with their meanings,
•c. Bede's Interpretationei Namiwm Sehraicorum (Beda, Opera, ed.
1688, YoL iiL pp. 371-480), and some explanatory notes on each
book (arranged in a different order), entitled " glose divinorum
librorum " (f. 466). The text in the Gospels in many cases agrees
with the readings of the Oorrectorium Yaticanum [Veroellone N«
Wordsworth cor. vat.], which is of the 13th cent.

Yellum ; £ 478. In double columns of 54 lines, xmth cent.,
probably written in France. The initial letter of each book is
ornamented with a small, but finely executed, miniature, and larger
initials extending the full height of the text are on ff. 1, 3 b, 342 b ;
initials of chapters are in red and blue. On the last leaf is written

B

2 STOWE MSS., 2-4

a bequest of the yolome by John Ohevxot de Polignae, Bishop of
Tonrnay [1437-1460], to his godson John, son of Peter Falqnerins,
dated 1458, and attested by the signature '* De Butoville." Below
is the signature " Le Gh>uz/' as subsequent owner, and on f. 1 is
the inscription " dono et liberalitate DD. Le Ooux (mc), fratrum,
haeredum Domini de Yallepelle Patris, in supremo Burgundiae
senatu Adyooati Generalis [Guillaume Le Gh>uz, Seigneur of Yelle-
pesle and Qurgy, near Auxerre, appointed Advocate (General to the
Parlement of Burgundy in 1586, cf. Palliot, Porfemenl ie Baurgogne^
p. 840], anno 1615, 1 octob." Small FoUo.

2. Psalter, in Latin of the Yulgate version, with interlined Saaon
glosses. At the end of each psalm a prayer is added, identical
with those in the similar and contemporary Cotton MS. Tib.
0. vi. The Psalms are followed by the Canticles (f. 168 b),
which are incomplete, two leaves having been cut out at the end.
The glosses appear to be contemporary with the Latin text.

Yellum ; ff. 180. zitb cent. English half-uncials ; the titles of
the Psalms in red rustic capitals. One large ornamental initial
letter, at the beginning of Psalm i., closely resembling the oorre-
sponding letter in Tib. C. vi. ; elsewhere plain coloured initials.
In the margins ritual directions and antiphons have occasionally
been added in a 15th-oent. hand. On f. 9 is written the name of
«*Eateiyn Budston," in a 16th-cent hand. The MS. belonged to
Sir Henry Spelman, whose autograph is on ff. 1 and.180 b, and the
text of it was published by his son, Sir J. Spelman {PsaUerium
DavidtB L(Uin(hSaxanicum veto, a Johanne SpeUnanno D, Hen, JU.
editum^ e vetustiarimo exemplari M8. in Ubliotheca ipgiua Henrici^ ei
cum trtbua aliia non minus veUutis eolkUum^ Londini, 1640). The
of&cial imprimatur for this edition, on behalf of the Bishop of
London, is at the end of the MS. (f. 180 b), dated 17 May, 1638.
Subsequently the MS. belooged to T. Astle, who refers to it (as
"King Alfred's Psalter") in his Origin and Progress of Writing,
p. 86, and plate xix. no. 6, and erroneously assigns it to about the
year 880. Bound in leather (17th cent.), with tooled borders.
Small Polio.

8. The Poub Oospkls, in Latin : Yulgate version. Preceded by the
prologue "Plures fuisse" (f. 9), and the Epistle of St. Jerome to
Pope Damasus, '* Novum opus facere " (f. 10). Each Gospel is pre-
ceded by its usual argument (*'Matheu8 ex iudea," etc.), and by
a "breviarium" or table of chapters; but while St. Mark and
St. Luke are divided into the usual number of 46 and 94 chapters
respectively, St. Matthew and St. John are divided into the smaller

Gl. L BIBLE,]BTa S

number of 28 and 14 ohaptera, a dmsion whioh is fiyimd in the
Codex Cayensis (C) alone of those quoted in Wordsworth's edition
(Oxford, 1889): cf. Tommasi, O^a^ vol. i. pp. 319, 346, ed. Yezsosi,
1747, where other examples are qnoted. The Ammonian sections
are marked in the margin. The Eusebian canons are rarely noted ;
bat under each of the Ammonian sections is given the number of
the oorreeponding section in the other Gospels. The text appears
to be not of the first class, generally differing in doubtful passages
from the Codex Amiatinus and kindred MSS. At the end is a
Lectionary, entitled **capitulare euuangeliorum de anni ciroulo"
(C 216-224).

Yellum; £ 224. xth cent Probably written in Germany. At
the beginning (£ 2 b) is a full-page miniature of St. Matthew
writing at a desk; and on ff. 3-8 are the usual columns and
arches for the Eusebian canons, whioh, however, are not inserted.
At the beginning of St. Matthew (f. 15) the first two letters of
'* Liber" are illuminated in green and gold, within an arch of
the same colours, and the unoccupied part of the page is washed
with purple, the white vellum, however, being left within the
interlacings of the LI. This was done after the leaf had been
gimimed to the next; and, as they are now separated again,
ff. 15 b, 16 are blank and the text of the Gospel begins on f. 16 b,
the first verse being written at the top of the page in a different
band. A blank page (f. 72 b) was left for the first verse of
St. Mark, and a design has been partially outlined upon it. This
is the case also with two large initials in St. Luke, i. 1, 5
(ff. Ill b, 112), and with the first verse of St. John (ff. 172, 172 b).
Bound in wooden boards, recently covered with morocco. Li the
upper cover are inserted three plaques of carved ivory, partly
gilt, the work of a Byzantine artist of the 13th century. The
subject of the central one is the Virgin and Child, with an in-
scription in red paint, MP KY [M^n/p Kvptov] ; that on the left
represents a saint whose name is almost entirely efiiaced [St.
Theodore?], with the Archangel Michael above, and that on the
right another saint, also with partially effaced inscription [St.
Gtoorge?], with the Archangel Gabriel above. Folio.

4. Pvnti CoHBSTOBis (ofr. 1179) Historia Scholastica: a Bible-histoiy,
with insertions from profane authors, concluding here with the
Ascension, and not carried on to the end of the Acts of the Apostles,
as in Migne's edition, Pairologia^ vol. cxcviii. (see below, no. 5).
The first two leaves are lost, the volume beginning *' habet pro
super ferebatur" (Gen. ch. ii., Migne, col. 1057). At the end
(ff. 267-272) is a chronological digest, beginning with the Flood

B 2

4 8T0WB M8S., 6-4.

and flmnmarising the cliFonology of the prmoipal natioiui of ui-
tiqoity ; it {hen giyes lists of the Soman emperors down to John
Oomneniis [1118-1148], of kings of Franoe to Louis YI. [1108-
1137], and of Saxon emperors to Lothair IL [1125-1138], followed
by lists of the kings of Aqnitaine, of the Yandals, Yidgothsy and
Ostrogoths, the dnkes of Normandy and kings of England to
Henry the younger, son of Henry II. [1170-1183], and the dukes
of Normandy in Apulia. After these oome genealogies of the
Maooabees and the Herods, and miscellaneous lists, e.g. of the books
of the Bible, the plagues of Egypt, the cities of Sodom, of towns
(ancient and modem), and of writers of history ; and the volume
breaks off incomplete, while dealing with the prophets of Israel,
with the words " significantur vii prophet» qui pronunciaverunt.**
Yellum ; ff. 272. Early xiiith cent. Titles and initial letters of
chapters in red. In the margin of f. 130 is the name of John
King, 1647 ; and on a paper fly-leaf (f. 1) the inscription **Bibli(>-
theoa Palmeriana Londini, 1 747." With book-plate of arms of Balph
Yemey, Ist Earl Yemey (oft. 1752), whose mother was Elizabeth,
daughter of Balph Palmer, of Little Chelsea. Quarto.

6. PffTRi GoMESTORis Historia Scholastica. Begins with the epistle
dedicatory to William [do Champagne], Archbishop of Sens
[1168-1176, afterwards of Beims, and Cardinal], and is complete
to the end of the Gospel history, with a continuation covering the
Acts of the Apostles and ending with the martyrdom of St. Peter
and St. Paul; by Petrus Pictaviensis [Chancellor of the Cathedral

. and UniTersity of Paris, o&. 1205 ?], entitled ** Incipit commentum
magistri Petri Pictaviensis super Actus Apostolorum" (f. 166 b).
This is printed by Migne, vol. cxcviii., 1645, as by P. Comestor
himself. Appended also (ff. 191-195 b), in a somewhat later hand,
is the story of Barlaam and Josaphat, from the Legesda Aurea of
Jacobus de Yomgine (oh. 1298).

Yellum; ff. 195. xinth and (ff. 191-195 b) early xivth centt
In double columns of 44 lines. The initial letter of each book

. contains a miniature in gold and colours. That at the beginning
of the epistle dedicatory represents the author presenting his work
to the Archbishop of Sens, with a scroll containing the first words
of the epistle, '* Beverendo patri et domino sue Willelmo dei g^tia
Senonensi archiepiscopo Petrus servus Christi presbiter Trecensis
vitam bouam et exitum beatum." Titles of chapters in red, and
initials in red and blue. Folio.

6. Stj6bn (t.6. <* a steering ") : a Biblical Paraphrase of the historical
books of the Old Testament, in Icdandic. Begun by order of

Cl. I. BIBLE, ETC. 5

Hakon V., King of Norway, circ. 1300, but completed, from Exodus,
ch. XX. onwards, by adopting the earlier GySinga S6gur (" Sagas
of the Jews") of Brand Jonsson, Bishop of Holar (o5. 1264): see
Gudbrand Vigfusson, SturJunga Saga, Oxford, 1878, Prolegomena,
p. cxxxv. The later compilation is partly based on the Historia
Scholastioa of Pefcrus Comestor (oh 1179) and the Speculum His-
toriale of Vincent de Beauvais (oh. circ, 1264). The whole was
edited by Carl Unger, Ohristiania, 1862.

Paper; flf. 376. An xvmth cent, transcript of a MS. in the
library of the University of Copenhagen. Folio.

7. BiBLiA Paupbrum, consisting of rudely executed and coloured
drawings representing the typical events of Old Testament History
and their corresponding fulfilments in the Life of our Lord, with
appropriate texts from the Vulgate. There are in addition
numerous drawings of heads of prophets, kings, etc. Beneath each
principal drawing is a descriptive Latin hexameter. The texts
and lines correspond with those in King's MS. 5.

Vellum ; ff. 56. xvth cent. On f . 2 are the words " Orate pro
anima Qeorgii Plompton, sacerdotis" (16th cent.); and the follow-
ing names occur as those of owners: — Christopher Staynforthe
(15th cent.), f. 54 b ;— Thomas Smythe (16th cent.), f. 22 b;—
William Cockerd, 1652. f. 41 ;—F. Lodman, Bobert Bourgh, and
Henry Brough (17th cent.), f. 20 b. The fly-leaves (ff. 1, 64, 65)
consist of three leaves containing portions of ordinances (in IVench)
relating to wool merchants and others, early 15th cent. Quarto.

8. Zachabias CHBYSOPOLrTANUS in unum ex quattuor sive de concordia
Bvangelistarum : the Concordance to the Gospels, with commentary,
of Zacharias of Chrysopolis [variously supposed to be Goldborough
in Yorkshire and Be6an<;on in France]. He has recently been
identified with Zacharias, "duotor scholarum" at the church of
St. Jean de Besan9on in 1134 (U. Bobert, in the Btbl de r:6cde des
Charies, vol. xxxiv., 1873, p. 880). Printed in Migne, Patrologia,
vol. dxxxvi. In this MS. ff. 3 b-9 contain the table of *< capitula,"
i.e. the first words of each of the Ammonian sections, with the
number of the section and the Eusebian canon to which each
belongs. Then follow the table of Eusebian canons (ff. 9 b-13)
the "preaeries Zacharie crisopolitani in unum ex quattuor'*
beg. "De excellentia evangelii" (ff. 14^21); the preface (the
second in Migne) "Matheus cognomento Levi" (f. 21); another
prefSftce (the third in Migne) " Unum ex quatuor " (f. 21 b), with
an additional paragraph, which looks as if it should rather have
belonged to the first preface, beg. " Cuique evangelistarum sunt

6 STOWE MSB., 9-U.

quattaor faoieB " and ending ** comminacioneB qne malos torrent ** ;
a third preface, being the paragraphs which in Migne follow the
table of chapters (ooU. 45, 46), beg. *' Notum faoimns lectori '* and
ending ^'hncusqne Hieronymns" (f. 22) ; the prologue of St. Lnke
with the commentary of St. Ambrose and Bede, and the colophon
** explicit preseries " (f. 22 b). The table of chapters of the first
book follows, omitting the **admonitio lectori" prefixed to it in
Migne (" Sicut ex oreaturis . . . corrigere velint*') ; and the text
of the Qospels, with the commentary, begins on f. 23. It concludes
with the words '* ad diem asoensionis sue," omitting the last clause
given in Migne. At the end is a table showing where to find the
lessons for the various church festivals (f. 190), and a glossaiy of
the proper names and other ** barbarous " words used in the Gkxspel
(£l91b).

Vellum; £ 194. xvth cent In double columns of 50 lines.
Initials in red and blue ; references and titles in red. At the end
of the Concordance (f. 189 b) is given the name of the scribe, Boger
Albon, a Carmelite. Folio.

9. OoKOOBDANGB or Harmouy of the Oospels, in LaHn^ the four
narratives being combined into one by selection of passages from
each. Begins with John i. 1, "In prindpio erat Verbum," and
ends with the last words of the same Gospel, " qui scribendi sunt
libros," followed by the colophon, " Explicit sanctum evangelium
domini nostri lesu Cristi secundum quatuor evangelistas Matheum
Maroum Lucam et lohannem." A table of contents, with refer-
ences to folios, is added at the end. References are placed in the
margin at the beginning of each section, and initial letters are
in red.

Paper ; ff. 172. End of xvth cent. The fly-leaves (ff. i., ii),
which were fastened to the old binding, are fragments of a Latin
lectionary on vellum, of the 14th cent The stamped leather of the
original binding is now laid down inside the modem covers.
Duodecimo.

CLASS 11.

LITUBOIOAL BOOKS.

10. '* MissAiiB seonndnm nsam Bomane eoolesie/' Written apparently
for a Franoisoan house in Northern Franee. Preceded hy a
calendar (£fl 1-6).

Yellnm; ft. 263. XTth oent. (after 1450, St. BemardinuB, the
Franciscan, canonized in that year, being included in the calendar).
In double columns; with a fall-page illumination of the Crucifixion
fiusing the **Te igitur" (f. 113 b), and a few illuminated initials.
Bound in blue morocco. Folio.

11. MissALE Bom AJfruM , executed at Lisbon for the rectification of the
services of the Portuguese Church, by order of John III., King of
Portugal [1521-1557], and completed after his death under the
patronage of his wife, Queen Catherine, and his brother Henry
[Cardinal and Begent during the minority of King Sebastian]. A
pre£EU)e (f. 6) by **Diegus Sygeus Toletanus senior,*' addressed '*ad
regalium sacrorum decanum dignissimum ac reliquum Sacerdotium,
de Missali recens emendate," states that it was undertaken at the
suggestion of Antonius Pignerius [Antonio Pinheiro, Bishop
Buooessiyely of Miranda and Leiria, 6b, 1585], and was begun in
1557 and completed in 1563. Described on the title-page (f. 2) as
** Saoerdotale Yolumen ad ritum san : Bomanae Eoclesiae scriptum,
in quo habentur CXL. Misssd : quibus Portugal : Beges interesse
solenniter consuevere praeter Epistolas et Evangelia quae separatim
sunt de industria excripta, ad &ciliorem Subdiaoc: at Diaconor:
usum, emendata omnia exactiss: pientiss: lohannis IIL Begis
ductu atque imperio, Olyssip : anno salutis mdlyii." A table of
contents is given on ff. 3-5. There is no calendar, and the
Temporale (f. 7b) is immediately preceded by the office ''Ad
aquae benedictae aspersionem." The Commune Sanctorum is also
absent.

Vellum; ff. 173. In double columns, with gold borders. Pro-
fusely ornamented with illuminated initials, the larger of them
containing miniatures. A leaf, which probably had a full-page
miniature, has been cut out before the *'Te igitur" (f. 74).

8 STOWE MSS., 12, 18.

Belonged in the 18th oent. to the Abb6 Gkmier, ohaplain to the
French factory at Lisbon. Bought by George Spencer GhnrbhilU
Marqnis of Blandford [aft. Duke of Marlborough] in 1812. Bound
in red morocco with gold tooling. Folio.

12. Bbeyiabium, of Sarum use adapted to Norwich (see below). The
contents are : —

1. Froprium de Tempore. Imperfed at the beginning, apparently
a whole quire being lost. The first page begins near the end
of the rubrics for the first week in Advent, followed by " Feria iL"
f. 1.

2. Brief notes of English history, chiefly relating to the births and
deaths of kings, from the death of Edward the Ckmfessor [1066] to
the coronation of Edward 11. [25 Feb. 130|]. f. 155.

3. Brief notes of events, chiefly in ecclesiastical history, from 1064
to the execution of Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, 22 March [132]^],
entitled ** gesta tercie revolutionis sequentis tabule," referring to
the cycle described in the article which follows, and especially
recording events connected with Norwich and the neighbouring

' dioceses. £ 156:

4. Table of the Paschal Oyde of 532 years, formed by multiplying
together the solar qyde of 28 years and the lunar of 19 years.
£157.

5. Calendar. £ 158. Among the entries are: — 3 Mar. **ScL
Wynewalei [Winwaloc] non Sarum " ;— 8 Mar. ** ScL Felicia
episcopi et oonfessoris non Sarum'*; — 17 June, *<ScL Botulphi
abbatis non Sarum"; — 22 July, "Memoria de S. Wandregesillo
abbate " ; — 5 Aug. " Sci. Dominici con£ non Sarum " ; — 1 Oct.
^Transl. S. Thome Herford. episcopi" [Thomas de Oantelupe,
d. 1282, can. 1320] ;— 4 Oct " Sci. Francisci con£ non Sarum " ; —
8 Dec. ^ Sd. Birini episcopi et conf. ix leotiones secandum Sarum.'*

6. Psalter, Oantioles, Litany (in two forms), Benedictions, ele.
J«pei/., wanting the first leaf, the text of PsaJms L and IL being
supplied in an early 17th-cent. hand on the preceding page.
£ 165.

7. Froprium sanctorum* Jntpei/., wanting the first leaf. £ 223.
Among the references to Sarum use are : — ^F. of St. Oswald and of
St. Dominic [5 Aug.], ^'Tamen secundum Sarum nichil fiat de
8. Dominioo sed totum fiat de S. Oswaldo." £ 290 ; — '' In ootava
S. Marie [15 Sept., as in the Calendar here] festum reliquiarum
apud Sarum celebratur." £ 299 b;— F. of St Francis [4 Oct.],
'*Euangelium de communi unius oonfessoris et pontificis cetera
omnia de communi Sci. Francisci oonfessoris secundum Sarum de
eo nichil fiat" £ 308 b ;— F. of St Edmund [of Pontigny], arch-

Cl. II. LITUEGICAL BOOKS. 9

bishop [16 Nov.], *'In redeundo [dioitnr antiphona] de 8. Maria,
Seoandnm Sanun hoo modo fiat de 8. Eadmimda" t 329.

8. Gonmrane sanotonmu f. 388. At the end (£f. 854 b-^57 b) is
added in a later hand (with the initiale not filled in) the Service
for the F. of the Transfiguration, 6 Aug.

9. Ordinale. f. 358. This artide is in a different hand, and did
not oziginally form part of the same volnme as the rest. The
illuminated border round the first page also differs in style. In

. the initial letter are the arms as. a bend or, a label of three points
org., being those of Scrope of Masham. In the central point of
the label is an indistinct charge, gvles. These arms perhaps refer
to Biohard Scrope (drd son of Henry, 1st Lord Scrope of Masham),
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 1386-1398, Archbishop of York
1398-1405. In a rubric on p. 377 b is a mention of the year 1383
as future ('' quod erit anno dnL m'^coo'^lzxziiio ").

Fine vellum; ff. 395. Artt. 1-8 were written between 1322
(c/1 art. 3) and 1325, John Scdmon, the last Bishop of Norwich
mentioned in art. 3, having died in the latter year. Art. 9 must
have been written before 1383 (see above). The missing leaves
v^ere presumably cut out for the sake of the illuminations.
Elaborately executed initials in gold and colours, often enclosing
miniatures, at all the large divisions of the offices (see especially
ff. 16 b, 23 b, 109, 150 b), with coloured initials (red and blue) at
the smaller divisions, the initials being in all oases extended so as
to form marginal ornamentations for every column. In the margin
of f. 68 is a curious grotesque drawing. On f. 164 (a leaf left blank
after the calendar) is a note, extracted from the enrolments of Mich,
term, 18 Edw. III. [1344], of a receipt given by Philip de Mounde-
Tille and Walter his brother to William de Cusance [Cusans],
Treasurer of England, for 100 pounds sterling due on a bond, at
London, 18 July, 1343, and acknowledged by the said Philip in
Court, 5 Dec. [1344]. On f. 375 b is a recipe for making ink, in
a l5th-oent hand, with another, dated 28 Dec. 1626, in Sir
B. Twysden's hand. Small Folio.

IS. Makual, with musical notes ; entitled (in a later hand) " Bituale
secundum usum Sarum." The contents are:— (1) Benedictio
sails et aquae, f. 1 ; — (2) *' Ordo ad catheouminum faciendum."
f. 5 ;--(3) Eitus baptizandi f. 19 ;— (4) " Ordo ad purificandum
mulierem post partum." f. 24b; — (5) ''Ordo ad faciendum
sponsaHa." f. 25b; — (6) "Ordo ad servicium peregrinorum."
£ 36 b ; — (7) " Ordo ad visitandum infirmos." After the end of
this office as giTcn in Maskell's Mammenta Bitudlia (vol. i p. 99)
some additional matter is appended (ff. 47 b, 48), including

10 STOWE MSS., 14, 15.

Bome qnestioiis and reBponses in Engliah, attribated to St.
Anselm. f. 41 ; — (8) De extrema Unotione, with the Commen-
datio animanun. Some leayeB have been oat out at the end of this
o£Soe. f. 48 b;— (9) Yigiliao mortaonim. f. 62;— (10) Inhnmatio
defanctL f. 102; — (11) ''IfLsaa pro mortalitate vitanda, qnam
dominuB papa Clem ns institnit cum omnibus oardinalibuB et
concefisit omnibus prediotam missam audientibus duoentos et
sexaginta dies indulgende." At the end of the office (t 115)
is a rubric mentioning an indulgence granted on 19 July, 1411,
by Bobert [Hallam], Bishop of Salisbury, '*in oastro suo de
Sdhirbom/* £ 113 ; — (12) *' Ad missam de nomine lesu officium.'*
£ 115 b ; — (13) '< Missa de sancta Maria per adventum." £ 119 b.

Yellum; ff. 120. xvth cent. In vellum binding, with a small
oval stamp of the Crucifixion in the centre. Belonged to Thomas
Astle, who gives a facsimile of a portion of it in his Origin and
Progreaa of Writing, pL xxviii. no. 15, p. 153. 18mo.

14. " Cebemokiale ad usum Canonioorum S. Crucis, domus Parisien-
sis " : the ceremonies and order of the church service throughout
the year. Begins, ** Incipit ordinarium. De pulsationibus. Quando
fratres debent," etc The title is written in a later hand on the
fly-leaf. With a table of chapters at the end.

Vellum and (ff. 69-90) paper ; ff. 90. The text on the vellum
leaves is written in several hands of xvith cent. ; the remainder,
according to a note at the end, by Egidius Hunault, " conventus
Parisiensis," and finished 12 June, 1610. At the beginning (f. 3 b)
is a roughly executed miniature, unfinished, representing a seated
figure, witi^i landscape in the background. On f. 2 is the note
"Conventus Sanctse Crucis, 1684," and in handwriting of tbe
same time the name " Franoiscus de Prime." Above is the entry
" donn6 par le prbe. Martin Cordelier le 28 May 1703." On f. 1 b
is the title repeated by Tho. Astle. Large Octavo.

16. Lessons from tbe Four Gkwpels, in Xa<tn, containing the narratives
of the Nativity, Baptism, and Passion, from the Synoptists, and
the whole of the Gospel of St. John except the portion from
ch. XX. 19 to the end, which is lost.

The Lessons occupy seven quires and one leaf of the eighth,
which is imperfect (ff. 26-84), and are written in a hand
of the late 12th century. They are preceded by five quires
(some imperfect) and followed by one quire, containing mis-
cellaneous notes and records, chiefly relating to the business of
the Exchequer : etc. (1) Notes of oonunittal of sheriffs' attomeyB

Cu n. LITURGICAL BOOKS. 11

and others, for debts due to the Exchequer, and of their release,
dated in the reigns of Henry YL, Edward IY«, and Henry
YIL fL 3-5, 8, 88. With a mandate of Edw. I. on the subjeot,
26 Nov. a*" 32 [1303]. 1 19 b;— <2) Notes of dues from varions
oonnties, and of the yalne of various quantities of '^snmmoni-
tiones." fL 6 b-7, 15b-18, 86;— (3) The oath of fealty to
King Henry YIIL and the heirs bom to him and his queen Jane
(two copies, the name " Jane *' in the second being written over
an erasure of " Anne"), ff. 8 b, 9; — (4) Hymns for the vigils
of the Ascension (" Eteme rex altissime "), St. Katherine (*' Dis-
putando vicit virgo ")» <uid St. Nicholas (" Sospitate dedit egros"),
in a hand of the 15th cent. ff. 9 b, 10 b, llb;-<5) Extracts
from the Sed Book of the Exchequer, ff. 13-15, 83-^ b;—
(6) Contemporary notes of the capture of Berwick, 30 March, 1296,
the departure of Edward IIL from Harwich on 16 July, 1338, and
bis return on 20 Feb. 13Jf . f. 19 ;— (7) Calendar, in a 14ih-cent
hand, with additions, among which are notes of the marriage of
Anne of Bohemia to Sichard 11., 20 Jan. [1382], the days on which
Easter fell in various years of Bichard II. and Henry YI., a great
earthquake in London, 21 May, 1382, obit of S[imon,] Archbishop of
Canterbury [killed by rebels], 14 June, 1882 [should be 1381], the
fight with the followers of Cade [described as '^capitaneus
Kantiae"] on London Bridge, 5 July, 1450, coronation of Bichard
IIL, 6 July, 1483, obit of William Laysyngby [Lasingby, Chief
Baron of tiie Exchequer], 2 Aug. 1419, obit of Blanche, Duchess
of Lancaster, 13 Sept. [1369], coronation of Henry VI., 6 Nov. 1428
[should be 1429]. ff. 20-25.

Vellum; ff. 92, including two leaves lining the cover and
containing fragments of a theological treatise of the 14th cent
Yt 2, 9 are modem paper leaves, xiith-xvith centt. Bound in
thick oak boards, covered with leather; brass comer-pieces,
stamped with fleurs-de-lis. To the lower cover is attached a
crucifix, bronze-gilt. The volume may be the '* little booke with
a crucifix" moDtioned in Powell's B^periaire of Beeorda, 1631,
p. 123, as preserved in the chest of the King's Bemembrancer, at
the Exchequer, and was probably used for administering oaths.
A note (f. 2) by John Ives, dated 18 Oct 1772, states that T. Hadox
[author of the Hitiary of the Exchequer] told T. Martin that he
believed it *' was used to take the Coronation Oath upon by all our
Kings and Queens till Henry VIII. " ; but there does not appear to
be any evidence of this. The book belonged to Bichard Hodgis in
1545 (f. 12 b); to Thomas Martin of Palgrave, the antiquary
[1697-1771] ; to John Ives in 1772 [<*. 1776]; to John Jackson in
1779 ; and to T. Astie [1735-1803]. Ootavo.

12 STOWE MSB., 16-19.

16. HouBS of the Virgin, ete.^ in LcUin. The contents are: —
(1) Calendar, f. 3;— (2) Office of the Virgin, f. 9;— (3) The

. Penitential PsalmB and FsaImB of DegreeB, with Litany, f. 48; —
(4) Office of the Dead. f. 72;— (5) Hymn to the Virgin, beg.
" Salve virgo Tirginmn stella matntina." f. 120; — (6) Fiayera to
the Virgin, imperfect at beginning, f. 124; — (7) Miscellaneotis
prayers and hymns, f. 128 b.

Vellum ; ff. 152. Early xvth cent. Executed in England ;
with good illuminated initials and borders at the beginning of
each office, and a few miniatures. The calendar contains the
following additions : obit of Henry VIL, 21 April, 1509 ; *' sayntt
Fremunde Fayre att Dunstabyll," 11 May; obit of John Rotheram,
9 Aug. 1492 ; obit of Boger Botheram, doctor of laws, 26 Aug. 1477
(cf. f. 149 b). On two fly-leaves at the beginning (ff. 1 b, 2) is a
prayer, entitled '* The glorious Inuo[ca]cion of our saviour Jesu,*'

. in English^ apparently in the same hand as the calendar, and with
the name of the writer given as Eichard Wanton. At the end
(ff. 150 b-152) are additional prayers of the 15th cent., including
a commemoration of '' Sex Henricus pauperum et ecclesie defensor,"
etc. (f. 151), with the litany *'ora pro nobis, beate serve Dei,
Henrice," and a prayer beg. '' Deus qui beatum Henricum Segem
tuum sanctum miUtem, ecclesie defensorem et pauperum amicum,
in omnibus adversis (?) perfecte caritatis amore decorasti," etc.
On f. 1 are the names of Oeorge Botheram [15th cent., see
also f. 150], Eichard Thompson [Dean of Bristol, ob. 1685], and
Walter Harte, who bought the MS. from the widow of Dean
Thompson, in 1686. Three leaves have been replaced in facsimile
(ff. 29, 75, 78), and a leaf is missing before f. 124. Bound in red
velvet. Octavo.

17. Hours of the Virgin, 6to., in Latin and French. The contents
are: — (1) Calendar, in French. Among the saints are: — 30 Jan.
" Adegou le virgene " [Aldegonde, Abbess of Maubeuge] ; 17 Mar.
" Gertrus" [Gertrude, Abbess of Nivelles] ; 18 April, " Ursmart"
[Abbot and Bishop of Lobbes] ; 23 April, Albert [Bishop of liege,
patron saint of Maestricht] ; 28 Apr. Transl. of St. Lambert [Bishop
of Maestricht] ; 30 Apr. '' Quitin " [Quentin, patron of Hasselt] ;
13 May, Servais [Bishop of Maestricht], red letter; 23 May,
Wibert [Guibert, Abbot of Gembloux] ; 8 June, Medart ; 1 July,
**Monegou'' [Monegonde, of Tours]; 25 Sept " Aman *' [Amand,
Bishop of Maestricht]; 30 Sept. *'Folhin" [Folcuin, Abbot of
Lobbes]; 3 Oct. Hubert [Bishop of Maestricht and Li6ge];
23 Nov. *' Tron " [founder of St. Trond]. Listead of their usual
Humes, the months June and July are called "Besailh'' and

Ol. IL LITUBCHCAL books. 13

^ Fenas '' (ef. Qoieboy, DieL de Vcm. langue Frami^dM^ $. tv. reMolle,
fenal). f. 2 b ;— <2) Office of the Virgin. £ 18;--<8) The Peni-
tential PsalmB. f. 140 ;— (4) The Faalms of Degrees (Pb. oxx.-
cxxxiv.). £ 168 ;— <6) Litany. £ 172 b ;— (6) Office of the dead.
f. 188 ;— <7) PrayeiB. Frmck. £ 256.

Telltim; ff. 273. xinth-xiYth cent. From the names of saints
given above, the ICS. was evidently exeonted in or near Maestrioht.
The calendar is followed by five fdll-page miniatures, and there are
similar miniatnres at the beginning of each office ; and the borders and
margins of every page are illustrated with well-executed grotesque
and other designs. The titles of the offices are not given. 16mo.

18. HouBS of the Virgin, etc., in Latin. The contents are: —
(1) ^'Orationes dicende in corporis Ohristi elevatione," etc A
later insertion. £ 1 b;— <2) Calendar. £2;— (3) "Hore sancte
craois." £ 14; — (4) " Antiphona de beata Maria virginis" (wc).
f. 19 ; — (5) '^ Hore beate Marie virginis secundum consuetudinem
eoclesie Bomane." £ 21 ; — (6) The seven Penitential Psalms, with
liitany. £ 60;— (7) "Vigilie mortuorum." £ 73;— (8) Miscel-
laneous devotions, in a different hand, ending with commemora-
tions of a large number of saints. £ 90.

At the end (£ 155) are records, in several different hands, of
births and marriages in the family of Zoutelande, 1523-1611 ; the
earlier ones and the last in Xa<in, the rest in Jhktok.

Vellum; ff. 161. Late xvth cent. Executed apparently in the
neighbourhood of Utrecht ; with two coarsely executed fall-page
miniatures, and ten large illuminated initials with borders in the
French style. The latter part of the MS., from p. 90, has no
ornamentation except a few coloured initials and rubrics.
BeloDged in 1762 to J. L. Van de Walle, whose book-plate of arms
is inside the cover. Bound in stamped leather, each cover bearing
representations (now nearly effaced) of St. Michael and St. John
Baptist (?), separated by four small panels, containing a stag, a
dragon, a grifSn, and a hotrnd. Duodecimo.

19. HouBS of the Virgin, eic, in Latin. The contents are:—
(1) Calendar. £ 1;— (2) '*Ad salutandam faciem Ohristi,'* beg.
with the hymn ^ Salve sancta facies nostri redemptoris." £ 18 ; —
(3) "Hore sancte crucis." £ 16;— (4) "Hore de sancto Spiritu."
£ 23 ;— (5) " Missa beate Marie." £ 28 ;— (6) " Hore beate Marie
virginis, secundum usum Bomanum." £ 42 ;---(7) " OfScium beate
Marie quod dicitur per totum aduentum." £ 97 ; — (8) Commemo-
ration of the following saints : Michael the archangel, Anthony,
Bernard, Eatherine, Barbara. £ 107 b ; — (9) The seven Penitential

14 STOWE MSS.. 20-28.

RttJmB, with Litany. £ 113 ;— (10) " Vigflie mortuorum.*' f. 134 ;
— <11) " Qraoio beate Marie virginig.'* f. 174 b.

Yellum ; £ 181. Late xviih cent With three full-page miniatureBf
and many smaller miniatnreB and illuminated borders and initialB
in Flemish style; the calendar ornamented with minute figures of
animals, flowers, insects, etc. At the end (f. 181) is the name of
Garolus de Yos, in a 16th-centnry hand, with the insoription,
*'Nomen meum hie pono quod librum perdere nolo; si perdere
Toluissem, nomen meum hio non posuissem.'' The MS. was
apparently bought by Tho. Astle from a Toumay bookseller in
1784. Duodecimo.

20. HouBSof the Virgin, eic.^ in LaHn. The contents are :— (1) Office
of the Virgin. Imperf. at the beginning, f. 8 ; — (2) " Li adventu
Domini tantum, Missa de beata Maria." f. 50; — (3) Office of
the Dead. Imperf. at the beginning, f. 98 ; — (4) The Penitential
Psalms, with Litany, f. 147.

Vellum ; £f. 170. Late xvth cent. Some additional prayers are
inserted on the flj-leaves. With coarsely executed initials and
borders, of Flemii^ style. On the inside of the cover at each end
is a coloured woodcut, the first representing the Visitation, and
the second St. Bruno (whose name, together with that of St.
Anthelm, another Oarthusian, has also been inserted in the Litany,
f. 162 b). Both appear to have been executed in the Netherlands,
the first near the end of the 15th cent, the other in the first half of
the 16th cent 18mo.

21. HouBS of the Virgin, efo., in Latin. The contents are: —
(1) Calendar. £ 5;— (2) "Hore de sancta cruce.'* f. 17;—
(8) "Hore sancti spiritus." £ 20;— (4) "Officium misse beate
marie v.** £ 23 ; — (5) " Hore beate marie virginis." f. 39 ; —
(6) " Septem psalmi penitenciales," with Litany. £76;— (7) **Vi-
gilie mortuomm." £ 92.

At the beginning (ff. 3, 4) are some instructions in Dvich^ and at
the end (flf. 104-117) Duich hymns to Our Lord, the Virgin, and
SS. Michael, Joris [ = George], Kerstoffel [ = Christopher], Anthony,
Mary Magdalene, Barbele [= Barbara], Margaret; with a Latin.
prayer for the protection of St. Macharius against the plague
(£ 110), and a Latin prayer to the Virgin (£ 117).

Vellum; ff. 118. xvth cent. With miniatures and illuminated
borders, in the French style, at the beginning of each office, small
illuminated initials elsewhere. Belonged in 16th cent, to Peter
Penneman, and in 1760 to J. L. Van de Walle, whose book-plate of
arms is inside the cover. Small Octavo.

Ol. n. LITUEGICAL BOOKS. 15

22. HouBS of the Yirgm, etc^ in LaHn. The oonteiitB are: —
(1) CSalendar. f. 1 ;—(2) ** Quindeoim orationee ad Ohristom.''
f. 13;— (3) ••Oommemoratio de sanota trinitate.*' £19; —

(4) CommemorationB of the following saints : — John the Baptist,
John the Evangelist, Christopher, George, Thomas of Canterbury,
Anne^ Mary Magdalene, Catherine, Margaret, Barbara, f. 20; —

(5) '* Here beate Marie Yirginis seonndtun nsmn Sarnm/' f. 35 ; —

(6) Hymns and prayers to the Virgin, f. 69 b ;— (7) Misoellaneous
prayers, including one (f. 82 b) entitled *' oratio Tenerabilis Bede
presbyteri/' f. 80 ; — (8) " Septem psalmi penitenoiales," with
Litany, f. 89 ;— (9) " Vigilie defanotorum." f. 105 ;— (10) " Com-
mendationes animamm." f. 126; — (11) "Psalmi de passione
Domini." f. 137;— (12) "Psalterimn sanoti Iheronimi." f. 143.

Yellum ; ff. 154. xvth cent. Executed apparently in France, but
for English use, the saints especially commemorated in the Calendar
being largely English. Fnll-page miniatures, coarsely executed,
with illuminated borders at the beginning of each office, but in
many cases the miniatures have been cut out. The name of St.
Thomas of Canterbury has been erased throughout, and rubrics
referriug to promises of indulgences have been obliterated with
ink (ff. 77, 86 b). A table of contents has been added at the end in
a late hand. With book-plate of arms of A. C. Ducarel, LL.D.
[1713-1785, Librarian at Lambeth Palace]. Octavo.

23. HouBS of the Virgin, etc., in LaUn^ with French rubrics. There
is no calendar, and the following are the contents : — (1) " Heures
de le doleur et compassion de le glorieuse viergene Marie pour
Ihesu Crist." f. 3 ;— (2) Prayei-s to the Virgin, with (f. 88 b) the
hymn " Gaude flore virginali." f. 32 ;— (3) Prayer to Christ, with
the rubric, *' quiconques dira ceste orison qui sensieult entre le
eleuation du corps nostre seigneur et le tiers Agnus dei, Le pape
Boniface [VIII., 1294-1303] a donne et ottrie deux mille ans de
pardons, A le requeste de Phelippe [IV., 1285-1314] roy de
France." f. 41;— (4) "Les viii vers Saint Bernard." f. 42;—
(5) *' Passio domini nostri Ihesu Christi secundum Johannem," with
prayers, f. 43 ; — (6) Commemorations of the following saints : —
Mii^ael the archangel, John the Baptist^ Peter, John the
Evangelist, James the greater, Nicholas, Anthony, Sebastian,
Francis, Christopher, Mary Magdalene, Margaret, Eatherine,
Barbara, Agnes, Agatha, Apollonia, Quintin, Clare, f. 46; —

(7) "Orison des iiii euangelistes." f. 61b; — (8) "Orison des vii
paroles que nostre seigneur Ihesu Crist dist estant en labre de la
croix." f. 63b;— (9) "Du sacrement de Tautel." f. 66b;—
(10) ••De saint Bethremieu" [Bartholomew], f. 67;— <11) "De

y

16 STOWE MSS., «4r-27,

(saint Franooifl et ses compaigiions/' t 67 b;-^12) ''Memoire de
. tons les wing." f. 69 b ;— (13) " De baata virgine MiMriiw" t 70 ;—
(14) "Memore de sainte Anne." f. 72;— (16) "De v sains
pievilegies," m. DeniB» George, OhriBtoplieT, Blaise, and Giles,
f. 72b;— (16) "De V saintes previlegiies," «5. Katharine, Margaiet.
Martha, Christina, and Barbara. . f. 73 b;— (17) "Les x MBserere."
f. 74 b;— (18) "0 Sapientia," eio. f. 75 b;— <19) " Trois paroles,
les queles sont de si grand vertu que on troenne en liure auctentiqne
que qnioonques les dira de coer devotement a dieu, sans aaoir
Yolente de &ire a lencontre, nostre seigneur luj pardonra tons sea
meffais." f. 77 b ; — (20) " Pour resister a la temptation de lanemi
denfer moxdt valent les remedes qui sensieuuent." f. 78.

Yellum; £f. 85. xvth oent. Executed in Franoe. On ff. 2 b,
62 are full-page miniatures, and another has been torn out after
f. 31. There are also illuminated initials and borders at the
beginnings of the principal offices, with small miniatures of the
saints commemorated. A miniature of two sainte, by the same
hand as some of those in the text, is pasted down inside the cover.
Octevo.

24. HouBS of the Virgin, sic., in Latin^ with French rubrics and
calendar. The contente are: — (1) Calendar, f. 2; — (2) Office of
the Holy Cross, f. 8 b ;— (3) Office of the Holy Ghost f. 16 b ;—
(4) Office of the Virgin, with the special offices for particular
seasons of the year. f. 23 b;— (5) The Seven Penitential Psalms,
with Liteny. f. 92;— (6) The Vigils of the Dead. f. Ill;—
(7) Commemorations of Sainte Michael, John the Baptist, Adrian,
Sebastian, Katherine, Barbara, Margaret, Apollonia, Anne, and
Mary Magdalene, and prayers to the Virgin, f. 148 b.

Vellum ; ff. 161. xvth cent Executed in France. Full-page
miniatures, coarsely executed, at the beginning of each office, with
small miniatures and illuminated borders at the chief divisions,
niominated initials throughout Belonged in 1766 to J. L. Van
de Walle, whose book-plate of arms is inside the cover. Small
Quarta

25. HoTTBS of the Virgin, ete,^ in Latin and French. The contente
are: — (1) Calendar, in French, f. 1 ; — (2) Lessons from the four
Evangelists, with prayers to the Virgin, f. 13 ; — (3) Office of the
Virgin, f. 36 ;— (4) The Penitential Psalms, with Litany, f. 120 ;
—(6) Office of the Holy Cross, f. 146;— f 6) Office of the Holy
Ghost, f. 160 ;— (7) Office of the Dead. f. 156 ;— (8) Commemora-
tions of Sainte Peter, Paul, Laurence, Clement, Martin, Nicholas,
Maurus, Dionysius, Stephen, Fiacre, with a blank space (f. 43) left

Ol. n. LITUBGICAL BOOKS. 17

for that of St. Anthony, f. 207 ;— (9) Hymn to the Virgin, in
French, beg. " 0 digne preoiosite." £ 218.

TeUmn; ff. 224. xyth cent. Executed in France. With

loimatiirea and elaborately designed borders. In some instances

the figures of men or animcds in the borders are only outlined, the

colour not haying been put in. Initials illuminated throughout.

A note at the end (f. 224) states that the volume was given to

Catharine Lecamus, by her father, that she may pray for him and

for her mother, Jehanne Fortin, who died 10 July, 1595. An

inscription in her own hand inside the cover at the beginning

repeats this statement. The father's signature, '* Lecamus, notaire,

1592," is on the inside of the cover at the end, and the binding, of

brown calf stamped with gold pimpernels, bears the name of Nicolas

Lecamua A note on the fly-leaf states that the volume was in the

library of [Henry Stuart] Cardinal York (ob. 1807). Duodecimo.

S6. HouBS of the Virgin, etc., in LaUn. The contents are: — (1)
Calendar, f.l;— (2)"Ofaciumsanctecruois." f.l4;— (3) "Offidum
de sancto Spiritu." f. 23 ;•— (4) «' Missa [de] beata virgine Maria.''
f. 30; — (5) ** Officium beate Marie virginis secundum usum
Bomanimi." f. 45; — (6) "Officium beate Marie virginis quod
dicitur per totum aduentum." f. 124; — (7) " Septem psalmi peni-
tenciales," with Litany, f. 135; — (8) *' Officium mortuorum."
1 160;— (9) "Psalterium beati leronimi." f. 214;— (10) **Oracio
devofta [de] beata glorioea virgine Maria." f. 236.

Vellum; fF. 244. xvth cent. Executed in the north of France.
With miniatures, illuminated borders round the first page of text,
and small illuminated initials throughout. Bound in red velvet.
Small Duodecimo.

27. Hours of the Virgin, etc,, in LcUin. The contents are: — (1)
Calendar, f. 3;— (2) Hours of the Holy Cross, f. 9;— (3) Hours
of the Holy Ghost, f. 17 ;— (4) Hours of the Virgin, f. 22 ;—
(5) The seven Penitential Psalms, with Litany, f. 76 ; — (6) The
Vigils of the Dead. f. 92 ; — (7) Commemorations of the following
saints: — ^Anne, Mary Magdalene, Eatherine, Barbara, Margaret,
Apollonia, John the Baptist, Nicholas, Christopher, Anthony,
Sebastian, Francis, f. 121.

Vellum; AT. 129. xvth cent. Executed probably at or near
Toumay (c/. calendar, 9 May, 1 Oct., 6 Dec., 14 Dec.). With
miniatures and illuminated borders and initials, of inferior work.
With the names, as owners, of Barbele Van de Waeterliet (f. 129),
L . . . . strymeersch, 1614 (f. 2), and J. L. Van de Walle, 1760
(f. 1). The book-plate of arms of the last is inside the cover.

//^ Duodecimo.

' C

18 STOWE MSS., 28-80.

28. Hours, of the Virgin, etc,, in Latin. The contents are: — (1)
Calendar, in French, f. 2 ;—{2) Lessons from the four Evangelists,
with prayers to the Virgin, f. 5 ;— <3) Office of the Virgin, f. 10 ;
—{4) Office of the Virgin during Advent, f. 34 b;— (5) The
Penitential Psalms, with Litany, f. 38 ;— (6) Office of the Holy
Cross. Imperfect, f. 45 b ; — (7) Office of the Holy Ghost, f. 47 ;
—(8) Office of the Dead. f. 48 b ;— (9) " De Trinitate antiphona.**
f. 64; — (10) Commemorations of Saints Michael, John the Bap-
tist, John the Evangelist, Peter and Paul, James, Christopher,
Sebastian, Mary Magdalene, Katharine, Barbara, f. 64 b.

Vellum ; ff. 67. End of xvth cent. Executed in France. The
calendar is surrounded with miniatures of saints and of the signs
of the zodiac. Large miniatures at the beginning of each office,
with smaller miniatures of the saints commemorated ; and every
page decorated with illuminated border and initials. Given (f. 1)
by '* Madame royale, Duchesse de Savoie," to M. Delaistre, her
Intendant, from whom it descended to his great-grandson, the
writer, '^ Beunie (?), procnreur du Boy au presidial de Chartres,"
who inherited it on the death of his sister in 1714. Bound in red
▼elvet, lined with light blue silk. Octavo.

29. HouBS of the Virgin, eto., in Latin. The contents are: — (1)
Calendar, f. 1; — (2) **Offioium beate Marie virginis seoondoni
consuetudinem Bomane curie." f. 14; — (3) Three psalms to be
used on Tuesdays and Fridays, f. 92;--(4) Three psalms to
be used on Wednesdays and Saturdays, f. 99 ;-— (5) Office of
the Virgin during Advent and other special seasons, f. 105 ; —
(6) **Officium sanctissime Crucis editum per papam lohannem
vigesimum secundum." f. 142; — (7) '*Mis8a beate Marie vir-
ginis." f. 153;— (8) "Missa de Spiritu sancto." £ 166 b;—
(9) The Penitential Psalms, with Litany, f. 178;— (10) "Officium
mortuorum." £ 210.

Vellum ; ff. 275. xvth cent. Executed in Italy. With a full-
page miniature of the Salutation after the calendar (f. 13 b), and
illuminated borders and miniature initials at the beginning of the
principal offices. Li the border on £ 14 are the arms of Priuli of
Venice, and at the bottom of the miniature on £ 13 b (which is
apparently by a different hand from the rest) is the coat, az. on
a bend sinister or the letters E A (?). 18mo.

80. PaiTEBS in various languages, — Oreek^ Latin, English, French,
Italian, j^ponM, Oerman, Dutch^ and Hebrew, — beautifully written
in inks of various colours, with illuminated titles and initials, for
presentation to Queen Elizabeth. The prayers are preceded by a

Cl. n. LITURGICAL BOOKS. 19

short poem in Latin elegiaos, entitled **De iUustrifisima Begina
Azigliaa certamen Deomm, FoBminam earn an Yimm nasci veUent,
an nentmm, an ntmmqne." The first page is elaborately orna-
mented, with the royal arms in the middle, and the date, 1578,
surrounded by the inscription *'Deus tueatur«£eginam Elizabeth."
Tellnm; ff. 95. Bonnd in red velvet, with the letters E. B.
sewed into the baok. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Duodecimo.

0 2

X

CLASS m.

THEOLOGY, WITH LIVES OF SAINTS.

3L Epiotlbs of St. Angnstme, St. Jerome, and St. Anselm, viz. : —

1. ^'Epistola Anaelmi archiepiscopi ad papam"; Anselm's letter to
Pope Paachal 11., asking for a dearer declaration of his opinion on
InTOstitures (Migne, Patrologia^ vol. olix. col. 110, Ep. iiL 73).
Begins (after the salutation), **In primis quantas mea potest
humilitas." f. 1.

2. " Epistola Pascalis papsd ad Anselmnm," in answer to the above
(t&id., col. Ill, Ep. iii. 74). Begins, '* Saavissimas dileotionis tose."
f. 2 b.

3. "Anselmns ad Yaleranum episcopum": Anselm to Waleran,
Bishop of Nanmburg, on the Encharist (Migne, vol. dviii. ooL
541). Begins, *' Sdenti breviter loqnor " ; ends imperfectly at the
bottom of a page (f. 8 b) " satis igitnr patet quod nee Greecis neo
nobis." f. 4.

The remainder of the volume comes from another MS., the
leaves being slightly larger and the hand different : —

4. "Epistola S. Hieronymi ad S. Augustinum" (Migne, vol. xxii.
col. 834, Ep. cv.). A leaf is lost at the beginning, the first
words here being " Hierosolimis et in Sanctis locis " ; ends '* ad me
primum fi&tias (ne) pervenire." f. 9.

5. " Epistola ejusdem ad eundem " (iMd., col. 916, Ep. cxii.). Begins,
*' Tres simul epistolas, imo libellos." f. 10 b.

6. "Epistola S. Augustini ad S. Hieronymum" ((bid., ooL 986,
Ep. oxvi.). Begins, " Jampridem tuae karitati." f. 23 b.

Vellum ; ff. 37. xiith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Octavo.

32. " LiBEB Pastoralis Cure beati Gregorii [episcopi] urbis Rome ad
Johannem Bavennatem " ; with the dedicatory letter, beg. " Pasto-
ralis cure me pondera," addressed to John, Bishop of Bavenna
(Migne, PcOroloffia, voL Ixzvii.). At the end (f. 61 b) is added a
letter from Innocent III. to King John of England [23 Jan. 1209],
exhorting him to submission, beg. "More pii patris" (Migne,
vol. ccxv. 1535).

Yellum ; ff. 62. Early zmth cent. In double columns of 82
lines, without divisions or titles to chapters; coloured initiala

Cl. m. THEOLOGY, etc 21

On the last page are some scribblingB and doggrel Latin lines,
inrith the dates 1305 and 1318. Bound in oak boards, covered
-with white kid. On f. 1 is the signature " Br. Stapleton " [? Sir
Brian Stapleton, of co. Suffolk, oh. 1519]. Quarto.

33. Anselmi Epistolsd occczvii. : a transcript of Cotton MS. Claudius
A. zi., containing the complete coUection of St. Anselm's letters ;
made in 1670 under the inspection of Sir Boger Twysden, who
certifies its correctness in an autograph note at the end. A table of
titles of the letters is prefixed.

Paper; ff. 268. Inserted at the end (f. 268) is a petition to
Sir Boger Twysden from Margaret Snode, widow of Thomas
Snode, complaining of the suppression of her Tun or Alehouse at
Great Chart, co. Kent, belonging to the church of Canterbury.
FoUo.

84. Short Homilibs on the various virtues and vices, in English.
The beginning is wanting; the titles of the paragraphs which
now stand first are "Of Sorinesse" [Sorrow] and " Of Asolknesse,
Unlust*\[Sloth].

Yellum; ff. 49. Early xuith cent. With a strongly marked
dhange of hand at f. 39. Bound in crimson morocco, tooled, of the
18th cent. On the last leaf is the autograph of William fletewood
[Becorder of London, 1571-1591], and at the beginning is that of
Thomas Astle. Small Quarto.

S5. De Cobfore kt Sanguine Dei : a treatise on the Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper by B[aldwin], brother of the Abbey of Ford [in
Devonshire, afterwards Abbot of Ford in 1168, Bishop of Worcester
in 1180, and Archbishop of Canterbury 1184-1191], dedicated to
B[artholomew], Bishop of Exeter [1159-^1172]. No title; begins
with the dedicatory epistle ^' Amantissimo domino et patri B. dei
gratia Exoniensi episcopo frater B. fordensis monasterii servus
etemam in domino salutem." Unfinished, ending with the words
'^memoriam habundantie suavitatis eius eructabunt" (Tissier,
p. 157, col. 2, 1. 5); a few blank pages remain, which have been
ruled with lines for the completion of the work. Printed in
Tissier's Bibliotheea PcOnm Oisterciefuium, vol. iv. (1662), pp. 103-
159 ; and in Migne's PcUrohgia, vol. cciv. 641.

Vellum; ff. 103. Early xmth cent. Large coloured initials;
titles of chapters in red. Belonged to Waltham Cross Abbey ; and
in 1800 to Thomas Bryan Bichards, who has left some notes on the
inner cover. It also contains the book-plate of [Bev.] Osmund
Beauvoir [D.D., 6b, 1789], and the name of Charles Fotherby, to

22 STOWE M8S., 88-89.

whom the volnine was given by his uncle Oharles Fotherby. At
the end is the name of William Bottorend, Canon of Waltham.
Bonnd in boards oovered with (modem) leather. Octavo.

86. Eight Sermons '* de Morte,*' and eleven ** de Passione" Christi, in
Latin, A short introdnction is prefixed to the first series, beg.
'^Gnm propriam imperitiam," and each sermon begins with the
words ^^Omnes morimur." The second series begins, "Sorantes
sanguine lacrimas " (f. 29 b). The end of the volume is lost. The
author's name is given at the beginning of each work as Guibertas ;
and in a MS. at Douai containing the sermons '' de Morte " he is
called Guibertus Tomacensis, i.e. Guibert de Toumai, who died in
1270. In the Hiatoire LiUSraire de la France, vol. xix., pp. 141, 142,
two treatises are attributed to him, entitled *' de morte non timenda '*
(in MS. at Toumai) and " de verbis Domini in cruce " (in MS. at
Li^ge). The Douai cataloguer believes the former MS. to be
identical with that now at Douai (of. Oatahgue QSn6r<d des M88.
des Bibliothkques PtMiquea des D^rtements de France, voL vi.,
p. 209). Guibert was also the author of several volumes of
sermons.

Yellum; ff. 62. zmth cent. In double columns, of 34 lines.
Initial letters in red, blue, and green. A few marginal notes in a
later hand. Small Quarto.

87. " Hengheridiom Magistri Alani [de Insulis] de Conquestione
Natnrae": a treatise against immorality, in mixed prose and
verse, beg. " In lacrimas risus, in luctus gaudia verto." Printed in
Migne, Patrologia, vol. ccx. 429-482. At the end, in a somewhat
later hand and on two leaves which originally formed part of a
dififerent volume, are: — (a) a poem, containing a philosophical
discussion of the nature of the world, beg. '' Declarare fidem qnis
ait vos detrahit error,'' ending '* Omnipotens opifez opus ammirabile
mundi | Fecit et archetipon tribuit qui sensilis esset.'' f. 35 ; —
and (b) Bhyming verses (written as prose), beg. ''Omne datum
optimum et donum perfectum | Apud patrem limiinum nil est in-
perfectum," and ending '^ Ergo sancta trinitas, deus tam mirabilis, |
Himianata deltas, simplex ineffabilis, | In die iudicii sis nobis
placabilis." f. 36 b.

Yellum; ff. 36. Written in France, in the xnith cent; with
illuminated initials. Octavo.

88. ** A TBETis pat suffisi]) to echo cristen man and wominan to lynen
]7eraftir," beg. '* This tretis oompilid of a pore caitif," and henoe
commonly known as •* The Poor Caitiff." The authorship has been

Ol. in. THEOLOGY, mo. 28

attributed to Widif, but see Shirley, Fasdculi Zizaniartm^ ^868,
p. xiii. n. 3. The headings of the different sections of the work
are as follows :—(!) the bileeve; (2) of J?e ten heestis ; (3) Pater
nobter ; (4) the connceil of Crist ; (5) of virtnons pacience ; (6) of
temptadomi; (7) ohartir of hevene; (8) hors eifir armer of
hevene; (9) the name of Jesus; (10) desir of Jesus; (11) of verri
mekenesse ; (12) the effect of wille ; (13) actif lijf and contem-
platif lijf; (14) myrrour of ohastite ; (16) of glorious virgynyte.
The colophon runs, ''Here eendi}? piB blessid tretis p^ is coun-
ceilour of wrecchis . deo gratias." At the beginning of the volume
is a calendar, of which the last leaf, containing Not. and Dec, is
missing.

YeUum; ff. 161. xvth cent. Initials of months in the calendar
and of chapters illuminated. On the first fly-leaf (f. 1 b) are rules
for ascertaining the date of the moon's changes, in a 16th-cent.
hand ; and at the end (f. 159) are some doggrel rhymes concerning
one Bentley of Cheveley [Cheveley, co. Cambr., or Chieveley,
CO. Berks?], in a similar hand. The last leaf (f. 161) is from a
moral treatise of the same character as that contained in the
body of the volume, and of the same date, the passage being
explanatory of Cant. Oantt. i. 2. On f. 159 b are the names, as
owners, of Denis Beke and Isabella Beke [16th cent]; and on

ff. lb, 158 the name of John Bridges (o6. 1724), "ex done

Bickman." Large Octavo.

89. 1. The Abbey of the Holy Ghost ; an allegorical treatise, generally

ascribed (e.g. by Bale, Pits, and the biographical dictionaries) to

John Alcock, Bishop successively of Bochester, Worcester, and

Ely, and founder of Jesus College, Cambridge (ob. 1500). This is

certainly wrong, as the treatise occurs in a MS. of the xrvth cent.

[Add. MS. 22,283, f. 165], as well as in the present one, which

belongs to the first half of the xvth cent. Begins, " My dere syster,

I se p9kt many wuld be in religyon, bot psi may noght *' ; ends

**God graunt it so to be r^ Amen, Amen, pro charite." In the

printed edition of Wynkyn de Worde this beginning is found at

the foot of p. 3, and from there to p. 12 the narratives are the same.

In other MSS. [Harl. 1704 and 2406, Add. 22,283] the portion

contained in this MS. forms a separate part by itself, the rest of

the contents of the printed edition (both that which precedes and

that which follows the portion above defined) forming a second

part with a distinct introduction. The two pages following the

end of the story (fif. 8 b, 9) contain rude coloured drawings of the

foundation of the Abbey of the Holy Ghost, the persons mentioned

in the allegoiy , etc.

24 STOWE MSB., 39, 40.

2. The Desert of Beligion ; a aeries of drawings of tiees representiiig
the various yirtnes and vices, explained by short desoriptionfl in
English verse, together with portraits of various saints, also
described in verse. On the first page is a picture of the Virgin
and Child. The poem is headed *' Elongavi fugiens et mansi in
solitndine," and begins : —

** David psi prophet was sjt^ Jnpe santer boke pxiB here we say.
Fleand I fled fro more to lesr^ And duelled in herd wyldemee."

There are 22 full-page drawings and the same number of smaller
ones ; and the poem ends : —

" Vnto fe whilke ioye he us bryng:^ pat for cure sake on rode
gun hyng :
J)ore to duell w* holy men:^ W* outen ende. Amen. Amen.'*

On the last leaf is a representation of Death, armed with a spear,
confronting a knight, a king, and an archbishop, with verses
appropriate to each ; those belonging to Death run thus : —

•'Be je wele now warre w* me
My name ]K>n is ded
May ye none fro me fle
J)at any lyfe gun led
Eynge kaser pen. no knyght
Ne derke pat can on boke rede
Beest ne foghel ne o]>er wyght
Bot I sal make ]7am dedde."

Another drawing of similar character occupies the reverse of the
leaf. The letter p is throughout written as a dotted y.

A second copy of this poem exists in Cotton MS. Faustina B. vi.,
part 2 ; and the authorship of it is ascribed in the table of contents
prefixed to that MS. to Hilton the anchorite, t.e. presumably Walter
Hilton, a Carthusian monk who flourished about 1440 and was the
author of the '' Scala Perfectionis " and other moral works. If this
ascription is correct, both this and the Cotton MS. are contemporary
with the author ; but Sir F. Madden in a note at the beginning of
the work in the latter MS. expresses his belief that it is without
authority, and due to a confusion with Hilton's prose treatise on
the Contemplative Life (sc. the Scala Perfectionis).

Vellum; flf. 34. First half of xvth cent. With illuminated
initials. Belonged successively to the Bev. — Gastrell, Eichard
Greene, apothecary, of Lichfield (1756), whose book-plate it bears,
and The. Astle (1767). On a loose sheet at the end is a glossary

Ol, III. THEOLOGY, etc. 26

of TFords, aDcl at the beginning, in Astle's liand, a biography of
Biahop Aloock, the supposed author of the oontents of the volume.

40. **Ds SACBO Jesu Christi triumpho habito Lauduni adversus
daemonem mulieroulae oorpns agitantem compendibsa historia " : a
nairatiYe, in Latin, of certain miracles alleged to have occurred at
Ijaon in 1565 and 1566, edited by Jean Boulaese, priest first of
Chartres and then of Laon, professor "literarum sacrarum et
hebraicarum," and "pauper collegii mentis acuti" [Montagu
College] at Paris. Several versions of the affair are given, the
contents of the volume being as follows: — (1) Narrative of
Christopher de Hericourt, Dean of Laon, entitled as above, and
preceded by a letter from him to Pope Pius V., dated 19 March,

1569, some verses addressed to the author by Claude Boillet, Canon
of Laon, and a letter from Boulaese to the reader, dated 28 Oct.

1570, introducing De Hericourt's work as well as his own four
narratives which follow ; at the end is the certificate of approba-
tion of the Paris faculty of theology, f. 5 ; — (2) Various letters
to and from Boulaese in 1565, 1568, and 1569, testifying to
his character, f. 20 ; — (3) First narrative of Boulaese, entitled
^ Summa victories per corpus Christi contra Beelzebub, Launduni,
1565, habitso historia," dedicated to the Pope [Pius Y.] and
oardinals, and attested at the end by the signature of Boulaese,
dated 28 Oct. 1570. £ 25 ;-— (4) Second narrative of Boulaese,
bearing the same date at the end, entitled *' Ejectio principis huius
mundi et dadmoniorum Beelzebub," and dedicated to the Cardinal
[Charles] of Lorraine, Archbishop of Beims. .f. 37;— (5) Third
narrative of Boulaese, entitled '* Manuale victorias corporis Christi,"
and dedicated to Cardinal Hieronymus de la Souchidre, Abbot of
Clairvaux ; it is attested by the signature of Boulaese, with the
same date. f. 51;-^ 6) Fourth narrative of Boulaese, entitled
«* Thesaurus historiaa victorise corporis Domini contra Beelzebub
habitsB." f. 92. The last is much the most complete version,
containing a comparison of the narrative of De Hericourt with the
third of Boulaese, and giving an account of the public investiga-
tion into the matter and the depositions of the witnesses. The
signature of Boulaese recurs at the end. An engraved plate is
inserted (f. 30), giving representations of several incidents in the
narrative, and an explanation of it is given in the first three
narratives of Boulaese.

At the beginning (f. 1 b) is the certificate of approval granted to
the book by Jean [de Bours], Bishop of Laon, 5 Nov. 1570;
together with an attested record (f. 3 b) of the opinion of the two
theologians appointed to examine the work, 30 Oct. 1570. The

26 STOWE MSS., 41-49.

narrative was written originally in French and snbeequently in
Latin, the former as well as the latter being by Bonlaese, as stated
on f. 104. The former was printed at Paris in 1575.
Paper ; £f. 228. Small Folio.

4L Translation of the dialogue entitled '^Octavins,'* in defence of
Ohristianity, by M. Minuoins Felix. The following note is
appended : *' Translated by my selfe at Pyrton in the Intervalls
of my Hunting & Hawking times, Anno 1632 : I dare not say well,
but as I oonlde. Ignoscat Leotor. Henry Enappe."
Paper; fF.37. Folio.

48. ** XYI. BsvELATioNS of Divine Love shewed to a Devout Servant
of onr Lord, called Mother Juliana, an Anchorite of Norwich : who
lived in the days of King Edward the third." By H[ngh] Creasy,
Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, in 1625, who became a Boman
Catholic in 1646 and died in 1674 (cf. Wood, Athenm OxonieMcSy
vol. iiL coll. 1011-1015). The work is dedicated to Lady Mary
Blount of Sodington, widow of Sir George Blount, and was printed
in 1670.

Paper ; ff. 96. Book-plate of John Hadden Hindley. Small
Quarto.

43. " The Light in Daeenbss, or The True Beligion long sought, at
last found out, amongst all the religions of the world here men-
tion'd, by Martin Brethon, a true prozelyte to the Church of
England, Aug. 26, 1685"; consisting of a dictionary of churches,
sects, and religious opinions, in alphabetical order, concluding
with a *' CoroUarium," in which the author declares his adhesion
to the Church of England, ** where is to be seen idolatry nor
superstition, purgatory nor indulgences, pretended miracles nor
supererogations, beads nor pilgrimages, invocation of saints nor
transubstantiation, infallibility nor universality, human tradi-
tions nor ceremonies are boasted of as articles of faith or divine
institution against divine institution." Under the heading *^ Pope "
is a vigorous attack on the Church of Bome, and under that of
'* Puritans " a reference to Monmouth's rebellion and " our incom-
parable monarch James the Second."

Paper ; ff. 55. Belonged to Thomas AstLe. Small Quarto.

44. Beliqious Meditations and Bible Texts, written by Margaret
[Penn], wife of Anthony Lowther ; with a list of her family, and
an account of the last illness and death of her eldest son, Bobert
Lowther, in Jan. 169^. The last entry is of the death of her
eldest surviving son. Sir William Lowther, 6 April, 1705.

Paper; £f.dO. Folio.

Cl. ni. THEOLOGY, etc. 27

4tf. Two SxBMONS or treatises, on Prayer (Ps. xxxiv. 17) and on the
Sacsraments. The beginning and end of the latter are lost. At
the head of the former is the name *' Mr. Ewens."
Paper; ff. 49. Early xyuith oent. Duodecimo.

46. Diuprs of, and notes for, sermons, by the Bev. Philip Moiunt,
Beotor of St. Mary's, Colchester (6b. 1770).

Paper ; fL 66. Folio.

47. *^ The Famous Book intitled De Tribns Impostoribns, translated
from the original Latin into French, and now faithfully Englished,
with a preface, annotations, and additions by the French trans-
lator " : an English version of the work published by Pierre
Fr^ddric Arpe in 1716, which professed to be a French translation
of the book De Tribus Impostoribus [Moses, Christ, and Mahomet],
often referred to in the Middle Ages, but never seen and in all
probability never existent^ Arpe pretends to have made his
translation from a MS. of the original Latin which had been
stolen from the Munich Library by a German officer after the
battle of Blenheim, and which he had had in his possession for a
short time. The contents sufficiently prove that it was written at
the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18 th century, instead of
in the 13th, the date assigned to the original, which Arpe asciribes
to Peter des Vignes, secretary to the Emperor Frederic II., about
whose time the imaginary original is first mentioned. There is
also extant a Latin version, professing to be the original, and
bearing the date 1598, but believed to have been really printed in
1753 from MSS., of which one is known to have been bought at a
sale in 1716. This differs wholly from the French version of
Arpe (see De Tribtu ImpostoribuSj texte Latin . . . par Philomneste
Junior, Paris, 1861). The preface to the present translation differs
in some of its contents from that of the French version, but the
story of the acquisition of the pretended original MS. is the same.
The contents are a criticism of Deism, Beligion in general, the
lives and religions of Moses, Christ, and Mahomet, and a discussion
of *' certain rational and evident truths" from a vague Deistic
standpoint.

Paper ; ff. 69. Late zvmth oent. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Quarto.

48. GsmALOGT of Christ from Judah son of Jaoob; in the hand-
writing of Thomas Astle.
Paper roU. xvmth oent.

48. Leosnda Aurea, by Jacobus de Yoragine, Archbishop of Genoa
[1292-1298]. The prologue, '' Universum tempus prsasentis vit»,"

28 STOWE MSS., 60-62.

€U.f IB headed " Incipit prologue super legendas sanctoram qttas
oompilayit frater JaoobnSy naoione Jannensis, de ordine fettrom
prsedicatomm/' and is followed by a table of contents. The work
ends with the legend 'Me dedicatione Eccleeiad," and with the
words (slightly different from the usual text), **qnod ipse nobis
prsBstare dignetnr nt ipse onius iste liber est et ipsius proonxator
ipsinsqne scriptor et omnis in ipsnm cemens et legens aut aliqnod
verbxim quod in eo continetnr devote intelligens vitam perducat
sempitemam et leticiam indeficientem ; Qui yiyit et regnat cnm
Deo Patre in imitate Spiritns Sancti Dens, per omnia seonla
secalorum. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen." As in other early
copies {e.g. Add. 11,882), the lives of SS. Sophia, Fabian, Apollonia
and Boniface are absent ; while the titles of two lives (" de Sanctis
Felioissimo et Agapeto '' and '* de sancto Tybnrtio ") are inserted
in the table of contents, but have nothing corresponding in the
text. The name of the scribe is given in the following lines at
the end : —

^Qni non sum canus scripsi qui dicor Alanns,

Sed niger in toto per corpus dente remoto.

Exoro Christum, librum qui cemit in istum,

Ne quin invadat fine repente cadat."

Yellum; ff. 245. Early zivih cent. In double columns of 53
lines. With initials in red, blue, and green ; and grotesque drawings
in pen and ink in the margins of several of the pages. An inscrip-
tion at the bottom of f. 2 states that the book was presented to the
Chapel of St. Stephen, Westminster, by Sobert de Elmham, canon
of the same, who died there 8 March, 1365 [6]. Bobert de Elmham
received a canonry of St. Stephen's in 1358 (Newcourt, Bepertoriwm
EcdeduuUcum, vol. i. 745). On the last leaf is a memorandum by
Sir Boger Twysden, that he bought the volume from Stephen
Potts, a bookseller of Aldersgate Street, London, about 1626.
SmaU Folio.

60, 61. La Leoende DoBtE : the French version of the Legenda Auiea
of Jacobus de Yoragine, made by Jean de Yignay, circ. 1340,
including the additional Lives given by De Yignay for which
there is no original in Jacobus. There are in all 236 narratives,
including those which refer to Festivals as well as the Lives of ihe
Saints. Begins, without title, with the rubric ^*Cy comenoe le
prologue de lacteur de ce liure," etc,, which introduces the trans-
lator's prefetce, beg. '' Monseigneur saint iherome." The author's
preface follows, beg. " Le temps de ceste presente vie," f. 1 b. The
table of contents begins on f. 2, and the text of the work on f. 4.
In two volumes. The last Life is that of St. Aubin [Albinus],

Cl. m. THEOLOGY, mc. 29

fwncKTig with the words '* dn benoit saint le peie le filz et le saint
esperit. Amen/'

This MS., or one Tery closely resembling it, appears to be the
original from which the oopy 1275 h. 3 in the British Mnsenm
[undated, described in the Catalogue as 1480?] was printed. They
agree in omitting the names of SS. Sebastien, Losmer, and Donat
from the table of contents, thongh their Lives are given in the text.
Affcer the Life of Ste. Wandmt, with which the first volume of the
MS. ends, a blank space of nearly a leaf is left in the printed oopy,
so as to begin the next Life at the beginning of a new leaf.
Further, the water-mark of the paper of the MS. [a shield bearing
three fleurs-de-lis, with a cross pendant below] is identical with
that of the first 77 folios of the printed copy.

Paper, except vol. i., flF. 1 and 10, which are vellum. Two vols. ;
ff. 242 and 282. Late xvth cent. The original foliation is continuous
through the two vols., from i. to v«xxx. ; but in vol. i. AT. 77-86
are misplaced between ff. 20 and 21, and in vol. ii. ff. 409-528
are misplaced between ff. 529 and 530, with which the volume
ends. In double colunms of 43 lines. The first page is orna-
mented with a miniature and decorative border. On the last page
of vol. ii. is the name of Jacques Losien as owner, in a 16th-cent.
hand. Polio.

68. " VrrA beati ThomsB archiepisoopi et martiris " : the Qaadrilogus,
or compilation by E[lias ?] of Evesham, from the four Lives by
John of Salisbury, Herbert of Boseham, William of Canterbury,
and Alan, Abbot of Tewkesbury. The prologue begins "Post
summi &voris dote vestitos," and the Life itself "Thomas
Londoniensis urbis indigena." It ends (f. 64 b) " dies sues non
dimidiarent." Printed in the Bolls Series, MateriaUfor the History
of ArMnskop Thomaa Beckett vol. iv., the present MS., however,
not being mentioned.

The following documents are appended to the Life (as in Harl.
MS. 2, Lupus' printed edition, ete.) : (a) " Cathalogus eruditorum
beati Thomad," omitting the jiaragraphs concerning Herbert de
Boseham and Edward Orim, and ending with the words " patronos
oonquisivit " (Bolls ed., voL iii p. 529, § 60). f. 64 b ;— (b) " Causa
exilii et martirii beati Thomas martiris,*' viz. the Constitutions of
Clarendon, f. 66 b ; — (c) " Aliae constitutiones . . . quas constituit
rex Henricus in Normannia, proscripto beato Thoma " [Michaelmas,
1169] : ef. Bolls ed., vol. vii. p. 147. f. 67 b ;— (d) " Epistola missa
archiepiscopo super hiis " : the letter of a friend, giving the tenor
of the king's orders [Michaelmas, 1169]: ibid.,^. 146. f. 68;—
(e) " Litterao de canonizatione beati Thomaa,'' &om Pope

30 STOWE MSS., 68.

Alexander til. to the Chapter of Canterbury [12 March, 1173] :
ibid,, p. 545. f. 68 ; — (f) Letter of Pope Alexander on the same
subject to the clergy and people of England, on the same date :
tbid., p. 547. f. 68 b ; — (g)*Letter of Pope Alexander annoancing
the canonization to [Walter] Bishop of Aversa : ibtd.j p. 549. f. 68 b.

At the bottom of the first page of the Life are three hexameter
lines, giving the names of Becket's murderers, in a hand of the
early 14th cent. ; and on the last page, in apparently the same
hand, are nine hexameter verses, beginning ^' Balsamns et manda,"*
containing the manner of oonstructing a symbolical " Agnus Dei "
(c/. Harl. MS. 2406, f. 10). At the beginning are three leaves
(flF. 1-3), and at the end four (ff. 70-78), taken from a 13ih-oent
MS. of the Decretal of Gratian (completed in 1151), Part HL,
CausfiB xiL-xvi. (ef. Migne, Pairologioy voL olxxxvii ooU. 903-992).
The " palesd " are absent, and many sections which are given in
Migne are omitted.

Yellum; ff. 73. xmth cent. Li double columns of 38 lines,
except in the first two leaves and a half, which are in a better
and slightly larger hand, with 29 or 30 lines to the column. InitiaLB
of chapters in red and blue ; titles in red. Belonged (see f. 4) to
Laurence Nowell [Dean of Lichfield, etc.,o6. 1576]. Small Qnaxto.

63. '* The Lives of Women Saints of our Contrie of England; also
some other lives of holie women written by some of the auncient
ffathers.'* A compilation of the early 17th century, including the
following Lives, for some of which the sources are quoted : —
SS. Helena (from Baronius). f. 21 b ;— Ursula (from H. FUen
[Hermann Fleien, whose work was published in 1594], Dean of
St. Cunibert, cfo., "in our age"), f. 25b;— Keyna. £ 27b; —
Brigide. £ 28; — Dympna (from Peter of Cambray). f. 30; —
Edburge. £ 34 b ;— Eanswide. £ 36 ;— Ethelburge. £ 36 b; —
Sexburge. £ 38;— Hilda. £ 39 b;— Ermenilde. £41b;— Wer-
burge. £ 42 ;— Milburge. £ 43 ;— Mildrede. £ 44 b;— Ebbik.
£ 46 b; — ^Etheldred or Audrie (from Bede). £ 48; — ^Einesburge,
Kineswide and Tibbe. £ 51 b ;— Ethelburge. £ 53 b ;— Hildelitha.
£ 55 ;— Cuthburge. £ 56 ;— Withburge. £ 57 b ;— Inthwaie.
£ 58 ;— Frideswide. £ 58 b ;— Walburge. £ 60 b ;— Wenefeide
£ 65 b;— Modwen. £ 68;— Ositha. £ 72 b ;— Maxentia. £ 74;
-^Oswen or Osman. £ 75;— Elflede. £ 76;— Edith. £ 77 b;—
Wulfhilde. £ 79 ;— Margaret. £ 82 b ;— Mectilde (" out of a verie
good author that lived a little after, to weete, 1238 "). £ 86. In
the second part are contained the Lives of SS. Monica (from
St. Augustine). £ 91; — ^Agnes (from St. Ambrose). £ 114; —
Oorgonia (from St Gregory Nazianzen). £ 124 b ; — ^Nonna (from the

Cl. III. THEOLOGY, etc. 81

same). £ 139b;— Jnlitta (from St. BasU). f. 149;— << A Ghristian
maide captive in Iberia." f. 152 b ; and Maorina (from St. Gregory
of Nyssa). f. 155 b ; — ^with a miracle by St. Macrina's grandfather,
f. 178. To the whole is prefixed (f. 3) an essay entitled " Why
God hath provided in his Ohristian Gentries some famons Saintes
above the common sorte " ; with a note on Scotch and Irish saints,
and extracts from the Fathers on the excellence of virgins and
widows. Indices are given to both parts.

Paper; ff. 181. Early xviith cent. On the first fly-leaf is the
name of llio. Astle, with a note by him that the MS. has not been
printed, and that the Lives in it differ from those published in
Britannia Sancta. Small Quarto*

CLASS IV.

HISTORY.
SECT. L— GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

64. Les livres des Histoibes du oommencement du monde : a nnWersal
history in French from the time of Lains of Thebes to b-c. 60.
Begins, " Un Roy estoit adono en thebes " ; ends, " quil nen estoit
nnlle qui grament fast grevable par trestont le monde. Et oe fn
Ian quil ot sept oens ans que la cite de Rome avoit este oomenciee a
jGaire." The contents are as follows : — The story of Thebes, from
the birth of QBdipus to the capture of the city by Theseus (ff. 2—25) ;
the story of Hercules (flF. 26-30); the foundation of Troy, the
story of Jason and the Oolden Fleece, the siege and capture of
Troy by Hercules and Jason, and the deaths of these two heroes
(flF. 31-45) ; the second siege of Troy, told at great length " sicomme
dient ditis et daires poetes," t.e. Dictys Cretensis and Dares
Phrygius (ff. 46b-21l3; the return of the Greeks (f. 212). with
the adventures of Pyrrhus (f. 221 b), and the death of Ulysses
(f. 226) ; and the life and exploits of Landomatha, son of Hector
(f. 228 b). Then follows the story of -^neas (ff. 231 b-263) ; after
which comes the history of the kings of Assyria, Media, and Persia,
including the wars with Greece, down to the death of Xerxes, with
a short summary to Artaxerxes Mnemon (ff. 263 b-266). Next
comes the history of Rome, from the birth of Romulus to the
return of Pompey from his eastern campaigns (S, 266 b-414), where
it ends abruptly.

The first portion of the work, relating to Thebes and Hercules,
is identical with the Fleur des Histoires of Jeban Mansel. All
that relates to IVoy, from the mission of Jason to the death of
Ulysses, is a dose paraphrase in prose of the Roman de Troie of
Benott de Sainte-More, into which the author has interpolated
paraphrases of several of the Heroidum Epistolae of Ovid, without
much reference to their appropriateness to the context. Cf. A.
Joly*s BenoU de Sainte-More et Ze Boman de Troie^ Ist part, p. 424.
The episode of Landomatha is taken from the continuation of Benoft
found in some MSS. The author then returns to the Fleur des
Histoires, the story of ^neas following the ^neid closely, with an

Cu IV. HISTOBT. 33

exonrsns on the Trojan origin of the kings of Franoe. The
remainder of the work is taken from the same source, the portions
relating to the Oriental kingdoms being, however, grouped together
before the commencement of the story of Home, while those which
deal with scriptnral history and l^e history of Alexander are
omitted altogether; the history of Bome running on continuously,
with only a digression to show the descent of the Bretons from
Brutus the first consul of Bome. The end coincides with that of
the first part of the Fleur des Histoires.

Another copy of this work is contained in Boyal MS. 20 D. i.,
and there is one in the Biblioth^que Nationale, no. 801 (formerly
6925) ; c/. Joly, I. e. The title given above is quoted from these
copies, there being none in the present MS.

Vellum ; £P. 414. xvth cent. Contains 4 full-page and 2 half-
page miniatures (ff. 30 b, 83, 185 b, 203 and ff. 82 b, 206 b), with
31 of smaller size, 2 being inserted in the text and 29 on the lower
margin of the page ; nearly all are near the beginning of the MS.
Two columns to the page, of 38 lines each. Titles of chapters in
red, and initial letters of paragraphs in red, blue, and gold. On
£ 1 b are the arms (16th cent.), paly of six, argent and gules, of
the seigneurs d'Esgreville [given in Add. MS. 26,693, f. 488, as arg.
three pallets gu.] ; and on the last page is the device of a basket
encircled with a crown and suspended on a thorn branch, with the
motto on a scroll "E non plus." Over this is written in a
16th-centw hand ** Four la librairie d'Esgreville." Bound in pigskin,
stamped with the arms of Jean Jacques Charron, Marquis de
Mdnars (6b. 1718). Folio.

S5. *' Chbonologia tum Sacra tum profana et Bomana," from Sulpicius
Severus, Justinus, Cornelius Nepos, Florus, Paterculus, ete. It
begins with the Creation, and was intended to be carried down to
the death of Augustus, but actually ends in B.C. 354, which is
given as a.m. 5098, 01. cvi. 3, and a.tj.0. 401. Compiled by John
Beynolds, M.A., Fellow of Eton College [1745-1758], Canon of
Exeter, and Master of the Grammar School at Exeter.
Paper; ff. 32. Small Folio.

66. A CoLLEcriON of historical and romantic works, in LcUin^ viz. : —
1. **Historia de lehrusalem," in three books, with a Prologue, by
** Baldricus, Burguliensium fratrum abbas, postea vero . . . Dolensium
arohiepiscopus " : the Histoiy of the First Crusade, 1095-1099, by
Baudri, Abbot of Bourgueil (1079) and Archbishop of Dol (1107,
06.1130). f. 2.

See the Becuail de$ Historiens des Groisades^ voL iv. Paris, 1879,

D

M STOWE MSB., 86.

pp. 9-111. As there printed, the pennltiinate sentenoe of Baudri's
work ends, ^* Ohristianitafl ubiqne terrarom, Deo gratias, ezaltata
eet** (p. 110). In the present oopy (£ 46) these words are followed,
without a break, by " Sic itaque nostri trinmphantes et deo gratus
agentes, spoliis eonun et armis et tentoriis onerati, ad castra regreasi
sont," and the history is continned down to a.d. 1106. This
oontinQation agrees with chaps, xxziz. (mid.)-lxzii. of the anony-
mous *'Gesta Francorum ezpngnantium Ihemsalem" printed in
the BecueUy vol. iii., 1866, pp. 518 D-54d, including the verses at
the end, 'Yenerandus Fodiensis Aimarus episcopus," eie. These
lines are here followed (f. 59) by ten others, beg. " Gontigit in
nostris quiddam, Taruenna, diebus," referring to the first two kings
of Jerusalem, Godfrey and Baldwin (ob. 1118), and the first two
Latin patriarchs. The names of the latter are given in the last
two lines : —

*' Primus Euermams sedit patriarcha sepulcri ;
Post huno Amulfos, oriundus uterque dikes."

Properly speaking, Daimbert was the first Patriarch (1100);
Ebremar, who was a native of Cickes in T^ouanne, succeeding on
his deposition in 1103-4, and being himself succeeded by Gibelin
(1107-1111). Amoul de Eohes, who followed (1111-1118), was
thus the fourth Patriarch. The same lines, with fourteen others
in addition, are printed by Mart^ne and Durand, VeU, SeripL
ampUmma CoUedio, 1729, v. col. 539.

2. Brief summary of Norman history down to the accession of
Henry I. of England, abridged from the work of William of
Jumi^ges and its continuation, f. 59.

Begins ; ** Tempore Ludouici cognomento * Nihil fecit ' et Karoli
simplicis filii eius." Ends : *' sicque cum Anglia etiam Normanniam
optinuit."

8. The History of the Trojan War, by Dares Phrygius ; said to have
been translated &om Ghreek into Latin by Cornelius Nepos.
f.64.

The introductory epistle has the rubric: *'Incipit epistola
Oomel^ ad Crispum Salustium in Troianorum historia, que in
gieoo a Darete hystoric^rapho facta est*' The History is headed :
**Incipit hysteria Daretis Troianorum Frigii . de greco translata
in latinum a Comelio Nepote." The text is divided by coloured
ipifiiLitt into 38 sections, including the two supplementary sections,
**Quis Troianorum quem Greoorumocciderit " and *' Quis Grecorum
quern Troianomm ocoiderit." See the Catalogue of Bomances m ike
BriiUk MuBewn^voLL p. 12.

J

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 36

4. Apolloninfl of Tyre: snppoBed to be a tranfilation of an early
Greek romance, f. 75.

Title : " Incipit historia Appollonii Begis Tyrii." The text is
not divided into obapters or sections. Begins : ** Fnit quiddm rex
Antioohns nomine." Ends : ** et duo nolumina fecit, nnnm Diane
in templo Ephesiorum et aliud bibliothece sue." The riddles
propounded by " Tbarsia" to Apollonius (f. 86) are only seyen in
nnmbery viz.: 1. IJnda; 2. Navis; 3. Balneus; 4. Spongia;
5. Spbaora; 6. Speculum; 7. Soal». See the Cat, of Bomancea^
▼oL i. p. 161.

5. " Hysteria de Alexandre rege magno Macedonum " : the abridg-
ment of the Latin work of Julius Valerius, translated by him from
the Greek of Pseudo-Callisthenes. f. 87 b.

See the Oat. of Bomancei, vol. i. p. 106. Not divided into
ohapterB. Begins : " Egipti sapientes fati (bc. sati) de genere
divino primi feruntur." Ends : " uino et ueneno superatus atque
extinctus occubuit."

6. The letter of Alexander to Aristotle on the Marvels of India,
usually appended to the abridgment of Julius Valerius, as above,
f. 99 b.

Title : ** Incipit epistola Alexandri regis magni Macedonum ad
Aristotilem magistmm suum de itinere et situ Indie." Begins:
** Semper memor tui etiam inter dubia bellorum nostrorum." Ends :
**animo et industria, optime Aristotile, sponde." See the Oat. of
BomaneeSf voL L pp. 108, 131.

7. Letters between Alexander and Dindimus, king of the Brahmins.
£ 106 b.

The first letter is headed : " Incipit epistola Alexandri ad
Dindimum regem Bragmanorum"; and thesecond: ''Prima responsio
Dindimi regis Bragmanorum contra Alexandrum regem magnum
Macedunum." The letters severally begin : 1. Alex., '* Sepius ad
aures meas fando peruenit." f. 106b; — 2. Bind., " Desideranter
(-tem), Alexander, te scire*" f. 107 ; — 3. Alex., " Si hec ita sunt,
ut asseris." f. 110 ; — 4. Dind., " Nos, inquit Dindimus, non sumus
incole huius mundi." f. 110; — 6. Alex., "Tu nunc ideo beatum.*'
£. 110 b. The text agrees with that of the letters as printed by Sir
Edw. Bysshe, Pdlladius de Gentibus Indim^ etc., Loudon, 1665, p. 85.
See also the Oai. of Bomanoes, vol. i. p. 137.

8. Historia regum Britanni», by Geofirey of Monmouth. In ten
books, with the prologue ** Cum mecum multa," etc. f. Ill b.

Divided into chapters, without numbers, by initials in red.
Bk. L IB headed " Incipit Brittanice hystorie liber primus^" The
prolc^^e to the Fropheoiea of Merlin, and the epistle to Alexander,
Bishop of Linooln, are at the end of Bk. vi. (f. 149 b), Bk. vii.

D 2

1

\

86 STOWB MSS., 57.

beginimig the FropheQies, with the words " Sedente itaqne XJorte-
gimo." See the Oat, ofBomancea, vol. i. p. 203.

Yellam ; ff. 185. Abont a.d. 1200. In double oolunms of 34
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67. " Scutum Bkde. CollectiwB Gaufridi de Vfford " : a ooUeotion of
Laiin treatises, moral, grammatical, and historical, in mixed prose
and rhyming verse, tfiz. : —

1. List of vices, tabulated in four classes, with the reason why each
should be avoided, e.g, *'Irascere noli Quare? Quia ira uiri
iustitiam del non operatur." Followed by ten lines of verse, beg.
" H^c figura scutum dicta Bede r^ in partes octo piota." The article
is not the same as the " Scutum Bede " in the Bodleian Library
(Bernard's Catalogus, no. 1953, now no. 630). f. 1 b.

2. Exhortation to the study of letters, f. 2.

Beg. : *' Noli mi fill monitum mispendere vili

Gipus erit laudis, si qug pater edocet audis."

Ends : *' Hinc alphabetis primis insisto dietis,

Quo mage soriptura tali pateat mihi cura."

After this follow (£ 3) tables of the Hebrew, Oreek, and
Latin alphabets, numerals, etc., together with (f. 3 b) **Litterg
Norm[ann]orum qu$ dicuntur run-stafee " {9c. runes), and (f. 4)
**Caraoteres l^thyci phylosophi" (c/. H. Wuttke, Gosmograpkia
Mhid, 1853, p. 85)..

3. Explanation of certain signs of notation, as the asteriscus, obelus,
etc ; in verse, with glosses in prose, chiefly from Isidore's Etymo-
logiarum lib. i. cap. 21 (Migne, IxxxiL col. 96). f. 4 b.

Beg. : ** In quibusdam laborare Sensum excedentibus
Uisum quasi delirare Est discretis mentibus."

4. Instructions for the pronnnciation of letters, beg. '^Annotatifl
superius quamndam gentium quibusdam alphabetis et scripturarum
notolis." f. 5.

This and the two preceding articles apparently form one work.
6. Abstract of Bible History, etc., with continuations including a
Ghronide of England to 1154. f. 5 b.

Begins with a prologue explaining the author's intentions in
undertaking the work, beg. : —

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 87

<' Tot et tanti traotauere De raptis temporibns,
PreoellenieB qui fdere Et uerbis et morilus.

Sed me oatiB§ oommouere FrinoipaleB gemin^.

Quod, si mentem ezeroere Uellem nerbi 86mine»

Plus liceret Ids studere, Uiri quis et feming

Ad ezemplum refulsere Diffidente nemme,

Et ut miclu manualem Librum hino oonficerem

In quo summam mox annalem Dubitans oonspicerem."

Tbe prefEMse begins on f. 6 b, with the words " Infra remm huma-
narum Tarios nobilesque circuitus/' The materials of the work
are so arranged as to show the influence of the number seven
('^septenarii numeri mysterium/' f. 7 b). It opens with a state-
ment of the nature of the Trinity, beg. '* De conditione creaturarum
verba prolaturus " (f. 8 b), which is followed by an account of the
Creation. Then, as a preliminary to the narrative of the pro-
ceedings of man on the earth, comes a dissertation on the seven
liberal arts (f. 15). The Bible narrative follows, prose and verse
being intermixed in it,following the order of the books, andinoluding
an abstract of the Mosaic law ; the period of the kings is described
very summarily (fF. 19 b-74 b). A short note by the author (f. 76)
introduces the account of the Captivity and of the interval between
the Old and New Testaments, with which are joined lists of the
kings of Assyria, Media, Persia, Sicyon, Egypt, Argos, Athens,
Thebes, LacedsBmon, Corinth, Macedonia, Lydia, and Babylon
(fL 75-87). After a fresh metrical prologue, beg. " Decantaturus
nova carmina, postpositurus Pristina " (f. 88), and a list of heresies
(f. 88 b), comes a short abstract of the New Testament history and
the spread of the Gospel, and the persecutions under various
emperors to the fall of the Western Empire (ff. 90b-100). The
subjects now become historical, including lists of the kings and
emperors of Bome, the kings of France from their origin from
Antenor of Troy to Louis YL [1108-1187], and the dukes of the
Lombards (ff. 100-108). The author then introduces a geographical
description of the different parts of the earth (ff. 108 b-113), taken
from Orosius and other authorities, and concludes the whole of this
part of the work with some rhyming verses on death, beg. " Morte
munt quf uiua fluunt sub culmine celi " (ff. 113 b, 114). A fresh
preface follows (£ 114 b), with references to the remaining contents
either of this MS. or of one from which it is copied, beg. *' Ad id
usque temx>oris" ; to which is added a verse address to the reader.
Then comes a list of the popes (f. 116 b), which is very incomplete ;
the last names, apparently in a later hand than the rest, are

38 STOWE MSS., 67, 68.

Engenius [?IIL, 1145], Adrian [?IY., 1164], Iimooent [a mistake],
and Alexander [?IIL, 1159-1181]. After a Uank page comes a
verse prologue to a chroniole of England (f. 119 b), beg. :

'* Triom gentnm generamen Edioturus brextiter
Ut earam lineamen Intendatnr leniter
Brittf , Angl^, Normann^qne, Ft^ualentis c^ris,
Scripta seqnor lands §qn^ Fonderantis neteris.*'

The chronicle begins (f. 120) "Dardanus ex Jove et Eleotra." It
indndes a list of the Heptarohic kings, and ends abruptly with the
coronation of Henry U. [1154] ; in a list which follows, the names
of **Henricus filius H. ii.," Bichard and John are added in a
different hand. At the end are the following lines (£ 144) : —

" Explicit Anglorum series Britonumque priorum,
Attigit Henrid qu^ tempera pads amici
Begis in hac gente, Stephano prius antra tenente,
Edita quam breuiter, ut pateat leuiter."

6. ** libellus de Yirtutibus et Yitiis/' in verse of various metres.
£145.

Begins : '* Yirtutum formam vitiorum monstra notando."

Preceded (f. 144 b) by some introductory lines, beg. : —

** Motus morum uitg signum Gestorum indicium.^

7. " De Natura Jumentorum, Bestiarnm, et cunctorum Animalium,"
including lists of names of animals (with the Anglo-Saxon or
Norman names sometimes added in another hand), precious stones,
trees and plants, f. 156. Begins, *' Omnibus animantibus Adam
prius uocabula indidit." Preceded (f. 155 b) by some introductory
lines, beg. : —

** Post volumen consignatum ante ceu putauimus
In cor uenit commutatum hoc quod ezarauimus
De naturis bestiarnm uolucrum et uermium
Lapidumque et herbarum arborum et piscium.*'

8. ** Medicin^ quas probaverunt Tpocras, Aristotiles, Paulus, Plato,
Gosmas et Damianus " : various medical recipes, beg. " In primis
ad capitis dolorem.'* f. 166 b.

In the margin of the last page is a redpe in verse, '*De plaga,"
beg.:—

** n^c est curandg ualidissima potio plag§."
The colophon of the whole work runs : —
" Hie ooUectiuus doctrin^ per looa rinus
Explidt, intentos satians, renuens male lentos."

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 89

Witb regard to the title '* Scatam Bede ** (see above, p. 86), Leiand
(De SeripicrUms BrUanmicUj p. 118) mentions a grammatioal work
called ''scatnm Bedse" among the works falsely attributed to
Bede. This title, however, would apparently apply only to the
grammatioal extracts on ff. 1-5 ; but the name of the author,
Geoffrey de Ufford, probably applies to the whole volume. The
work must have been originally compiled early in the reign of
Henry 11. The text is aooompanied throughout by a great
quantity of marginal and interluxear glosses, apparently in the
same hand, in which various authorities are quoted, including
Hugo de S. Yictore (f. 14), who died in 1142.

Yellum ; fif. 166. Oirc. 1200. Initials ooloured and ornamented.
Leaves have been cut out between ff. 1 and 2, 53 and 54 (two),
86 and 87, 118 and 119 (two), 162 and 163. The volume contains
the autographs of Thomas Hatcher (1611) and Thomas Martin of
Palgrave (1729). Small FoHo.

SEOT. n.— ENGLISH.

58. ** LiBBB Abbathiad de Hyde juxta Winton ** : a chronicle of the
affidxs of England, from the settiement of the Saxons to the reign
of Cnut, with copies of charters, eto., relating to Newminster, after-
wards Hyde Abbey, Winchester, where the work was compiled.
Printed in the BoUs Series, 1866 (ed. Edw. Edwards), from an
early 15th cent. MS. belonging to the Earl of Macclesfield. The
present copy, which does not appear to have been known to the
above editor, is imperfect, beginning in the middle of ch. vii. (Bolls
ed., p. 14), and ending in the middle of ch. xix. (tbid.y p. 192). The
arrangement of the latter portion of the MS. differs considerably
from that of the printed edition. There is another copy (from the
Maodeefield MS.) in the hand of John Stow, 1572, in Lansdowne
MS. 717.

Paper; ff. 70. xvith-xvnth cent. Belonged to Peter Le Neve,
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in 1786 it was purchased by Thomas Astie (f. 2). Liside the covers
is also a second book-plate of arms, viz. : org. a bull passant sabU^
armed or, within a bordure m. bezanty (Cole ?), quartering chequy
or and ^. on a chief az. a bar wavy arg. (Bayley ?), surmounted
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60. ^* Stephani regis yita" : extracts, chronologically arranged, from
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Huntingdon, and other chronicles, chiefly taken from printed

. editions. With a few marginal notes by Sir Boger IVysden
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marginal notes by Sir Boger Twysden.

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63. HiSTORiA Anqlobum, to 1198, by William of Newburgh. In five
books, each with a table of chapters ; preceded by the author's
dedicatory letter to Emaldus, Abbot of Bievaulx, headed " Epistda
Willelmi uiri religiosi canonici de nouoburgo prefacionalis opens
sequentis et apologetica ad abbatem Bieuallis.'* The text was
used as the basis of the editions of T. Heame, 1719, and B. Hewlett,
Bolls Series, 1884, being probably copied from the author's rongh
draft.

Owing to the loss of a quire (of 8 leaves) after f. 67 and two
leaves after f. 100, Bk. iiL oh. 5-15 and Bk. iv. ch. 10-12 are wanting.
The matter has been supplied by Sir Boger Twjsden from MS. 73
in the Lambeth Library (ed. Heame, vol. i. p. 269, note 2).

At the end, in a later hand of the 13th cent., are : (a) '* Omelia
super cum loqueretur lesus ad turbas," w. Luke xi. 27. f. 169 ; —
(b) •* Sermo de trinitate." The first column only, the following quire
bein^ lost. f. 166 b ;— (c) ** Sermo de sancto Albano." The latter
. portion only. f. 167. These titles are from a list of contents, of
the same date, on f. 2 b. The homilies are printed at the end of
Heame's edition of Will, of Newburgh (voL iii. p. 817), the missing
portions being supplied from the Lambeth MS. as above.

Vellum; ff. 174. CHre. a.d. 1200. Written in double columns

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Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 41

oontents (13ih oent.) and at the top of f. 3 (14tli cent.) is inBoribed
•« Liber sanote Marie de Nono Burgo," sc. Newburgh Priory, co.
York, of which house the author was a canon. The following names
of owners also occar : — John Wells, 16th cent (f. 2) ; — [Sir] Henry
Spelman, « empt. 16 Aug. 1633, predum 16s." (f. 2 b) ;— [Sir] Boger
Twysden (inside the cover). At the date of Heame's edition the
M& belonged to Sir Thomas Sebright, Bart (6b. 1736). Small
PoUo.

83. The Chronicle of Walter Hemingburgh (al. Hemingford, oZ.
Walter de Gisbume), from the Conquest to 1312, in Latin. The
first leaf has been cut out; the second begins with the words
•• Normannie clam direxit " (ed. Hamilton, vol. i. p. 6). Ends " terra
fliluit et quievit " (ibid., vol. ii. p. 296). After the history are three
appendices, one entitled '*Begna Britannic sibi deinceps succe-
dentia," giving a list of the successive governments of England,
and a description of the seven kingdoms of the Heptarchy (f. 177) ;
the second, " de episcopis maioris Britannie sive Anglie et eorum
sedibus positis et translatis " (ff. 178-180) ; the third, a list of the
nine principal rivers of England (f. 180 b). Colophon, " Scrip tum
manu mea Bogeri Dalyson olim hie scholastici gremialis," 1533
(? Boger Dallison, Fellow of St John's Coll., Cambridge, 1523,
Canon of Lincoln 1564, o6. 1566). On the fly-leaf (f. 1 b) is an
index to the beginnings of reigns, and in a later hand the title
**Oualteri Heffiyngford canonici Gisbumensis Historia Begum
Anglorum a Gulielmo I. usque ad annum 6 Edw. II., viz. ab
an. 1066 ad an. 1312." The Chronicle has been edited by Gkle
(1687), with completion by Heame (1731), and by H. C. Hamilton
(English Historical Society, 1848), but without mention of this MS.
Yellum ; £f. 180. a.d. 1533. With titles and initials of chapters
in red. On f. 1 b is the inscription (16th cent.) **Edm. Hayes
Emptns apud Windsor novam " ; and on f. 2 is the name of Sir
Henry Spelman, which is repeated on the inside of the cover with
the addition " precium zz'.'* Quarto.

64. Thb Poltchbonioon of Banidph Higden, in seven books, continued
to 1377. No title, the first leaf of the index (which precedes the
text) and the first two leaves of the text [from ** Post praeclaros
artium scriptores ** to '* Veritas non vacillet," cd. Babington and
Lumby, Bolls Series, vol. i. p. 16] being cut out and supplied in a
hand of the 1 6th cent The text, after the Prologue, begins (f . 12 b)
** Ex senatus consulto,'^ and the sixth book ends (£ 201) " manus ei
dederunt.'* The seventh book is in 51 chapters ; the continuation
from 1342 begins in the middle of ch. 46 (f. 239 b), '' die S. Nicholai

42 STOWB MSB., 66-67.

obiit papa OlemeiuB YI.," and ends with the preaching of Wiclif
at Oxford in 1377, **palam in eornm sermonibns praedicanteB."
This oontinnation is identical with that contained in MS. 82 at
Cains College, Cambridge [B in the Bolls Series edition], with which
this MS. corresponds generally in text throughout (though including
the section on Brabant, in bk. i. c. 28, which is wanting in B).
There is no colophon or break at the year 1327, nor at 1342 ; but
opposite the end of 1360 (f. 240) is written, in a later hand
[apparently that of Ethelbert Burdet, see below], ^'hic finitur
policronicon compositum per Banulphum monachum cestrensem et
continuatur hec historia per Jobannem Trevisam per 55 annoe,"
with a quotation from the 1557 edition of Bale's Scriptorum lUusbrmm
MajorU Britanniae CaialogWy p. 518, on which the reference to
Trevisa is apparently based, stating that the 55 years covered by
the continuations are from 1342 to 1397.

Vellum ; ff. 243. Early xvth cent. Initials of chapters in blue
and red; titles of chapters and references to authors in red;
45 lines to the page. In the margin are dates and occasional notes.
Belonged (see f. 2) to Ethelbert Burdet, Fellow of All Souls
College, Oxford, 1546, Canon of Lincoln 1565 (Foster, Akmmi Oxom^
vol. i. p. 211), " ex done M"* Anthonii Masonii." Folio.

66. The Poltchronioon of Banulph Higden, translated into English
by John Trevisa; in seven books. With three prefaces, the first
beg. '^Aftir solempne and wijse writeris of artis and sciencia"
The text does not agree completely with that of any of the MSS.
collated for the edition in the Bolls Series. The following passages
are supplied in a modem imitative hand : — Bk. i. ch. 5 (f . 4), *' and
wryte and certyfye" (ed. Babington and Tjumby, Bolls Series,
vol. i. p. 43) — ch. 15 (f. 10 b), "with moneye and grete" (ed. dL
L 125);— Bk. i ch. 22 (1 14), "sholde take yonglynges" (ed. ciL
i. 183)— ch. 28 (f. 21 b), " in the northe the " (ed. eiL i. 295) ;—
Bk. iv. ch. 16 (f. 103), "to wedde his vessels" (ed. cU. v. 31)—
ch. 29 (f. Ill b), "Macharies one of Egypte" (ed. cit. v. 189),—
Bk. vii. ch. 4 (f 170), "The kynge of Fraunce scorned" (ed. eiL
vii 311)— ch. 8 (f. 173 b), "the fende had hym offce" (ed. cit. vii.
377);— Bk. vii. ch. 44 (f. 399), "the kynges brother of Naueme"
(ed. cU. viii. 350)— end. The text of the portions thus supplied is
largely taken &om Caxton, including the false date 1357 [for 1387]
at the end. l?he Chronicle is followed by other translations, eic.,
by Trevisa, ffiz.: — (a) "Dialogus inter dericum et miHtem": a
IMalogue on the spiritual and temporal power, beg. " Ich wondere,
sore noble kni3t," translated from the Latin of William Occam,
f. 202; — (b) "Sermo dni archiepiscopi Armacani [Bichard Fits-

Cl. IV. mSTOBY. 48

Balph] fitotns Amnione 8^ die menais Nonembris, anno dni.
1358^ *' : a sennon against the mendioant orders, on John viL 24,
^ I>eme)? nojt by )?e face*' f. 205 b ;— (o) " Dialogue inter dominum
•t derumm ** : a dialogue in English on translation, as an introduc-
tion to the Polychronioon, beg. *' 8epye )?at Babel was buld."
£ 217 ; — (d) Letter by Trevisa, on his translation of Higden, to
hiB patron, Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (ob. 1417), beg.
*^ TVel]?e and wersohip to my wor)?i and wersohipful Lord sore
Thomas lord of Berkeleye, I John Trevisa," eie. Printed by
Caxton, with the Dialogue on translation, in his edition of the
Polychronioon, 1482 (c/. Bolls ed., vol. i. p. hd). f. 218 ;— (e) Alpha-
betioal table of contents of the Folyohronioon. f. 218. All these
articles are found in most MSS. of the Folyohronioon, but usually
precede it; but the Latin index, which is found in addition in
other MSS., is not present here.

Yellum ; ff. 222. Early xvth cent. Li double columns of 49 lines.
Tnitials of chapters in red and blue. With illuminated borders
at the beginning of the several books. On the last page is an
aoquittance to Edw. Glere [of Blickling, Sheriff of Norfolk in 1567]
for rent of a tenement ^ in Saynt Edmondes in Norwiche, in old
tyme Sir Nicholas Goldwell," 24 Nov. 1559. FoUo.

86. 1. Form of resignation of the crown by Bichard IL [29 Sept.
1399], followed by the ** protestacio regis Bicardi ante reeig-
nacionem," the challenge of the crown by Henry, Duke of Lan-
caster, and his speech after election as Henry lY. The first two
artidea in Latin^ the others in English, See BoL Pari, vol. iii
pp. 416,423. f. 1.

2. Two pieces in verse : the first, of four lines only, beg. '* Sic
deuB humani libravit tempera cursus ] Yt viuens nunquam mel
sine felle bibat " ; the second, of twenty lines, headed '' Yersus in
laudem Anglic," beg. **Anglia terra feraz et fertilis angulus
orbis." ff. 2, 2 b. The latter piece (for another copy of which
see Add. 11,983, £ 46 b) has been attributed to Bichard of Gluny,
Alfred of Beverley, and Henry of Huntingdon.

Yellum ; & 2. xvth cent. Duodecimo.

67. " Gbonica bona et compendioea de Begibus Anglic • • . a tempore
Noe usque ad tempus Heurioi quarti . • • et de Sanctis interim in
Anglia coram temporibus ezistentium." Begins *' Noe fuerunt tres
filii*'; and ends in the 2nd year of Henry lY. [1401] with the
expostulatory letter of Philip Bepingdon, or Bepington, Abbot of
Leicester, to the king, on the state of the kingdom, beginning
** niustrisaime princeps et serenissime domine dignetur vestra

44 STOWE MS8., 88-70.

oelntado/' ete., a&d ending **YeBtre si plaoeat ceLdtadiniB
indignns servnloB Philippns predicator vester assiduus." Rep-
ingdon was formerly a eupporter of Wiclif, then OonfesBor to
Henry [before the date of this letter], Ohanoellor of Oxfcxi
University in 1400, Abbot of St. Mary de Pr6, Leicester [1393-
1404], Bishop of Innooln [1405-1414], Cardinal [1408], and died
1434. An aneodote illustrating his relations with Henry lY. is
inserted in the Leicester Abbey Register, Cott. MS. VitelL F. xvii^
f. 42 b (ef. Tanner, Bibl Britannico-Hibemiea, p. 622). The letter
is printed in the Correspondence of Bekyngton, Bolls Series, toL L
p. 151, and is also found, without the writer's name, in the
Chronicle of Adam of Usk, ed. E. M. Thompson, p. 68. After the
letter is added a table of kings, with the length of their reigns,
from William L down to Henry VI., whose regnal years, *• zzzxviii
annis et ultra," are added by a later hand ; and the -volume oon-
cludes with two hexameter yerses containing the same names.

A shorter form of this chronicle, in which little is given ezoept
the bare chronology, exists in Cotton MSS. Nero D. vi. (ff. 7 b-15 b),
Tib. E. viii. (ff. 220-226), and other MSS. in the British Museum.
All these end with the accession of Biohard II. in 1377 (correspond-
ing with f. 64 of this MS.). Mr. Churchill Babington (Higden's
Polychronieon, Bolls Series, vol. i. p. xii. note) mentions a copy at
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, ending in 1367, and one at
Winchester College, ending in 1377. The title to the Cottonian
copy Tib. E. viii states that the chronicle was "conscripta a
Banulpho Higdeno Cestrensi monacho, qui vixit anno gratiae
GIG . ill . Lvni." If this ascription is correct, the present longer
version may be also in part the work of EEigden, but moie
probably it is by a later writer expanding the shorter ohroniole
with the assistance of the Polychronicon. There are several refer-
ences to the latter in the course of the work (e.g. f. 15 b, " oetera
gesta aluredi regis vide in cronica cistrensi, li® 6^, 1® 2^ et iii®
capitulis "), which may suit either hypothesis. In any case the
later portion of the work cannot be by Higden, who probably
died in 1363, and certainly not later than 1377.

Yellum ; ff. 71. 25 to 28 lines to the page, xvth cent. Belonged
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the end of 15th cent. ; *• liber Joannis Twyni ex dono Joannis Twyni
(Wood, AA. Oxon.^ voL i., col. 463) patris sui, 1578 " ; bought by
J, Lowes in 1771 at an auction of the books of P[hilip] C[arteret]
Webb (6b. 1770). Small Quarto.

68. CuBomcLE OF THS Bbute, in English. Begins with the mbrio
*^Here may a man here hou England," e<c., and proceeds

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 46

** In the noble lend of Sirrie " ; breaks off imperfectly in the year
1356, ending with the words "hit was told and certified to the
king." Several leaves are missing just before the last two. The
last chapter is numbered 229, and begins with the sea-fight against
the Spaniards off Winchelsea.

Yellnm ; ff. 189. Middle of TVih cent. Titles of chapters in
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1625, etc. Small FoUo.

69. CHBomcLE OF TBS Bbuts, in English. Begins with the rubric
**Here may a man here," proceeding "In the noble londe of
Sirrie." Ends in the middle of the description of the siege of
Bouen in 1418-19, with the words " and manfully countred with
onx Englisch men." At the end (f. 192) are four leaves which
contain a brief chronicle extracted from the chronicle, especially
relating to London, and one torn leaf (f. 19>6) on which are written
some stanzas on the kings of England ; those relating to William I.,
William IL, Henry IL, and Bichard I. now alone remain. They
are attributed to Lydgatp (c/. HarL MS. 5251, f. 2 b).

Paper, with occasional vellum leaves ; ff. 197. Middle of the
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70. Ghbohiclb of the Brute, in English. Has the two introductory
paragraphs, beginning " The first inhabityng of J^is lande," and
proceeds "Some tyme in Jtc lande of Surre." Ends with the
siege of Bouen in 1418-19, but with words slightly different from
the usual ones, "and putte pe toxm in gouvemaunce and reule
and cried his peace amonges the dtezeins." The last chapter is
numbered 238, beginning with the accession of Henry Y. The
language is somewhat modernised, and the arrangement of chapters
altered; e,g. between Arthur and Conan there is only a single
chapter, which is a confased version of the four that usually stand
there.

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of the 16th cent. Small Folio.

46 STOWB MSS., 71-76.

71. Ghboniglx of the Brute, in EngUsh. This oopy is of the flame
dafls as those oontained in Harl. 1337 and 6251 ; it does not agree
entirely with them, but all thiee differ considerably from other
versions of the Bmte. The title in the first mbrio is '^Here
bigynneth the Boke of the Cronycalez of the kinges of England."
The prologue begins, " This boke tretith and telleth of all kynges
and priDcipall lordis that ever were in this lande." Then follows
the history, beg. '* Sumtyme in the nobyll londe of Snrre.** Breaks
off inoomplete in the account of the siege of Bouen, with the words
**whiche was byfore the forest of leonez." The four chapters
between Arthur and Conan are omitted, also the prophedes of
Merb'n concerning Henry III. and Edward II. [c/. Sir F. Madden
in Notes and Qtieries, 2nd Ser., vol. i. p. 1, 1856]; but that oom-
ceming Edward I. is inserted near the end of the reign of
Edward 11.

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with the date 1576, f. 2 b) and Christopher Davye (f. 86), at the
end of the 16th cent. ; and on a slip of paper (formerly used as a
marker) pasted down on the last leaf (f. 87) are notes of the birth
of Helen Bromley, 25 July, 1583, and Elizabeth Bromley, 5 Nov.
1584. Small Folio.

72. Genealogical Chronicle, in Zoltn, of the kings of England to
Edward lY., tracing their descent from Adam through the Trojan
kings ; with the genealogy of Christ in a parallel column. Beg.
*' Yeterum cronicorum de successione regum anglie ordo hio
insequitur." An English copy, slightly imperfect, is in Stowe 73,
probably written by the same scribe.

Yellum roll, 14 ft. by 8]^ in. xvth cent. With initials in gold,
blue and red.

73. Genealogical Chronicle, in English, of the kings of England to
Edward lY., tracing their descent from Adam through the Trojan
kings ; with the genealogy of Christ in a parallel column. Begins :
*' Consideryng the greet desire of many men that wold haue know-
lege of olde cronicles." Imperfect^ wanting certainly one leaf at
the end, as well as one near the beginning (see the complete Latin
oopy in Stowe 72).

Yellum; ff. 48, but originally in form of a roIL xvth oenl
With names, as owners, of Edward Bowe Mores, 1750 (f. 3), and
Thomas Astle, 1779 (£ 1). Quarto.

Cl. IV. mSTOEY. 47

74. Oenbalogical HiffrosT of the Sovereigne of England, from
Egbert, a.d. 801, to Elizabeth. Latin. With arms in trick.

Paper; ff. 39. xvuth cent. At f. 38 the writer has insoribed
in the margin ''deoimo tertio die NoTembris anno 1612. hie
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afterwards Gktrter King of Arms, dated 9 Oct. 1781, states that
the book was given to him by William Conyngham (late Burton),
Teller of the Exchequer in Ireland. Folio.

75. 1. EpiToms of English history, from 1066 to the accession of
mizabeth. f. 4.

2. Genealogy of the Saxon kings, from Egbert to Edgar the iBtheling ;
with arms in oolours. f. 18.

3. Genealogy of the royal house of England, from William I. to
Philip and Mary; with arms in colours. Continued, in a 17th-
oent. hand, to 1671. f. 22.

4. '* The alliauuce betwext the kingdomes of England and Fraunce.
Wberby the tytle of England to the crowne of Fraunce appereth."
f. 36.

All the articles, except the continuation of art. 3, were written
in 1592 by M[organ] Ool[man] : see ff. 3, 16. At f. 2 are the arms
of Queen Elizabeth ; and at f. 3, after the table of contents, is a
dedication to Lord [Burghley ?]. Colman, who in the latter part
of Elizabeth's reign petitioned unsuocessfully for a place in the
College of Arms (see Noble's OoUege ofArmSj London, 1805, p. 189),
was in 1588 in the service of Burghley's eldest son, afterwards 1st
Earl of Exeter (see Lansdowne MS. 99, f. 141).

Paper and (ff. 2, 22) vellum ; ff. 38. Given (see f. 1) to Thomas
Aatle by Sir B[ichard] W[orsle]y (?), 26 June, 1779. Folio.

76. ^* G£3TA BRrrANNiCA, prsesertim Anglorum, adjectis aliquot ob-
servationibus, maxime in iis quas ad eoclesiam a temporibus retro-
aotisad jld. mdcxlviii [Jan. 164f] spectant." The work, which
is apparently autography is divided into ten books, the last three
(ff. 211 b — 362) containing the reigns of James I. and Charles I.
The author states (f. 261 b) that he began the reign of Charles,
**luctuosam banc historisB partem," on 18 June, 1660; and at
the end of the index (the greater part of which is torn out) is the
colophon "Finis, Deo gratias, April 28, 1664, anno aatatis 70."
From marginal notes on ff. 227 b, 228 b, it may be inferred that
he survived the fire of London in 1666. His name is not given ;
but he caUtf himself (f. 242) a native of Cheshire, and he was
ordained priest by the Bishop of London on 31 May, 1618 (f. 245).
He mentions (f. 268 b) '' nostra ecolesia de Shoreditch," expresses

48

STOWB MSB., 76-79.

hifl gratitude (f. 262) for his preservation in the plague of 162^,
*' licet ad ooetus et sepnlchra ratione ofSoii prsBaentem/' and quotes
from memory (f. 327 b) a speech by Land, as Bishop of London,
to his clergy on the subject of the Eucharist. He gives also
(f. 314) a full account of the imprisonment by the Parliament of
John Squire {6b. 1653), Yioar of St Leonard's, Shoreditch, in 1642,
styling him ''amicus sinoerus, cum quo multam »tatem con-
sumpsi"; and he incidentally refers (f. 342) to his own release
from confinement in the house of Lord Petre, where his place
was taken (30 Sept. 1643) by Dr. Daniel Featly, Beotor of
Lambeth, with whom he was on intimate terms. From the list
of priests ordained on 31 May, 1618, contained in the MS.
ordination-books of the diocese of London, preserved in St. Paul's
Cathedral, he may be identified with Soger Ley, or Lea, M.A.,
of Jesus College, Cambridge, who is described as '* natus apud
Crewe, in com. Cestrie, annorum etatis 24 aut eo circiter, oonsti-
tutus ad curam sci. Leonardi in Shorediche." He was the author
of two sermons preached at St. Paul's Cross and published in
1619 and 1622. Although events of general history are recorded,
a large proportion of the work deals with questions of doctrine
and church discipline. Many of these are discussed at consider-
able length, such as the Hampton Court Conference, predestination,
the observance of the Lord's Day, the innovations of Laud, the
agitation against episcopacy, etc. The writer complains bitterly
of the treatoient of the clergy and the desecration of churches
during the Civil War, describing, e.g.^ as an eye-witness (f. 228 b)
the condition of St. Paul's Cathedral. Several chapters at the end
of each reign contain notices of bishops, divines, and scholars,
among whom are the following : —

George Abbot, AichbiBhop of Canter-
bury, f. 249b.

Bobert Abbot, Bishop of SallBbury,
f.244b.

Lancelot Andrews, Bishop of Win-
chester, f. 246b.

Gervase Babington, Bishop of Worces-
ter, f. 242b.

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans,
f. 258.

Bichard Bancroft, Archbishop of Gan-
terbury,f. 242 b.

William Barlow, Bishop of Lincoln,
f.243b.

Thomas Bilson, Bishop of Winchester,
t24Sb.

Sir Thomas Bodley, f. 257.

John Buckeridge, Bishop of Ely, f. 249.

William Camden, f. 257 b.

George Garleton, Bishop of ChicheBter,

f. 248>
Bichard Gierke^ Canon of Ganterbmy,

f.341b.
John Cowell, Master of Trinity Hall,

Cambridge, f. 257.
John Dayenant, Bishop of fialisbozy,

f. 888.
Martin Day, Beotor of St Faith, f. 843 K
Marc' Antonio de Dominis, Ardxbishop

of6palatio,f:2G0b.
John Donne, Dean of St Pai]l's»

t 252 b.

Ol. IV. mSTOBT.

49

<3eorge Downham* Bishop of Deny,
f.S50b.

Daniel Featly» Bector of Lambeth,
f. 841b.

FzmnciB Godwin, Bishop of Herefoid,
1245.

Joaeph Hall, Bishop of Norwich,
f.338b.

Sir John Hayward, f. 257 b.

Bichard Holdswortb, Master of Em-
manuel College, Cambridge, f. 843.

Matthew Button, Arohbishep of York,
f.242.

John King, Bishop of London, f. 442 b.

Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and
WeUs, f. 245 b.

William Laud, Archbishop of Canter-
bury, f . 825 b.

Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of Tork,
f.249.

James Montague, Bishop of Win-
chester, f. 244 b.

Thomas Morton, Bishop of Durhum,

f.341.
Sir Henry Savile, f, 259.
Kichard Benhouse, Bishop of Carlisle,

f.248.
Josias Shute, Bector of St. Mary Wool-

noth, f. 844.
Nathaniel Shute, Bector of St. Mildred's,

Poultry, f . 844.
Edward Simonds, or Symmons,' Bector

of Bayne, co. Essex, f. 842 b.
Miles Smith, Bishop of Gloucester, f. 249.
Sir Henry Spelman, f. 260.
John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St.

Andrews, f. 331.
Ephraim UdaU, Bector of St. Augijs-

tine's, London, f. 844.
James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh,

f. 331b.
Biohard Yaughan, Bishop of London,

f. 242.
Sir Henry Wotton, f. 259.

Milton is mentioned oq f. 301 b (^^ Miltonas quidam laioas,
postea regis insignissimns ad versarins ") as the aathor of an anti-
episcopal pamphlet in answer to Ussher [in 1641].

Paper; ff. 364. Folio.

77. "Behemoth, or the Epitome of y« Civill Wars of England,"
1640-1660; by Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbnry. At the end
(f. 65), in a different hand, is an exposition (incomplete) of the
statute " 22 and 23 Car. 2^ cap. 10°, An Act for the better
settling of Intestates estates."

Paper ; ft 68. Late xvnth cent. Folio.

78. " An alphabetical Memorandum-Book or Index, whereby several
remarkable passages in Bapin's History of England (to the
Bevolntion) may be easily tam'd to. Continued to the end of
King William's Eeign from another History, etc," With dedica-
tion by Charles Gibbon, 1 Mar. 1733 [4], to William, Duke of
Oiunberland.

Paper; ff. 52. Small Quarto.

79. Notes on Bapin's History of England by Philip Morant [1700-
1770], the historian of Essex, consisting of references to, and
extracts from, the earlier chroniclers illustrating certain passages.
In two volumes, bound in one, the first relating to British and
Saxon times, the second to the reign of William the Conqueror.

Paper; £ 45, 28. Quarto.

50 8T0WE MSS., 80-83.

80. Oatalooub, made by Humphrey Wanley (cib. 1726), of those
chronicleB and historieB of England in the Cotton Collection which,
at the time this catalogae was made^ had not been printed ; followed,
on f. 25, by a similar list, made by the same, of chronicles already
printed. Copy 9 apparently in the hand of Tho. Astle.

Paper ; £ 37. xvmth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Quarto.

81. The Annals of Ireland in the time of Henry IL, by Sir James
Ware. With some verbal alterations, the matter agrees with the
work first printed in 1705 nnder the title of The Annals of Ireland
from the first Conquest by (he English in the reign of King Henry 11^
etc. Imperfect', ending abruptly with the chapter for 1180. At
the end (f. 41) are added a few notes relating to the years 1170,
1171, " taken from a manuscript written by Sir James Ware."

Paper ; ff. 41. xyiiith cent. Small Quarto.

82. " The Hktory of the Execrable Irish Rebellion., trac'd from
many preceding Acts, to the grand Eruption, the 23. of October,
1641, and thence pursued to the Act of Settlement, mdclxii." The
printed work, with its appendices, by Edmund Rorlase, M.D., pub-
lished anonymously in 1 680 ; with numerous autograph and other
corrections and additions. A note on f. 2 states that the MS. of
the work was submitted in 1679 to Sir Roger L'Estrange, Licenser
of the press, who erased many passages unfayonrable to the King
and his party, but that they are supplied in this copy by the author
under his own hand. The additions are not included in the
2nd edition, published in 1743. Among them are : —

1. A letter from Sir Roger L'Estrange to the author, on alterations
in his MS. ; 20 Feb. 167f . Copy. f. 1.

2. The answer of Sir George Radcliffe to the Remonstrance of ihe
Irish House of Commons against the Earl of Strafford; 9 Jan.
164J. Copy. I 28.

8. Proclamation by Sir Phelim O'Neill and Rory Maguire **to all
Catholiques of y* Romish party, both English and Irish, within the
kingdome of Ireland," reciting the pretended commission to them
from Charles I., under the Great Seal of Scotland, dated at Edin-
burgh, 1 Oct. 1641, to act against the English Protestants in
Ireland, etc. ; '• from our camp at Newry," 4 Nov. 1641. Copy.
f. 50.

4. *< Mr. James Sail of Cashel, Serjeant at Law, his advice tendied
unto the Confederates at Kilkenny, June 20, 1644." f. 136.

5. Arthur Annesley, Earl of Anglesey, to Dr. [Andrew?] Sail,
common ting on Dr. Borlase's book, and remarking that he had
copied in places from a MS. of " A short view of the State of

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 61

Xreland from the yeare 1640 to y* yeare 1662'* [written by Lord
ClfLrendon] ; Drury Lane, 22 Mar. 1679 [80], C^y. f. 161.

6. Correepondenoe of the Earl of Olanricarde and Gerald Fitz-Gerald
with the English Farliameutary OommiBsioners in Ireland, for a
settlement of affairB ; Galway, Garrench, Dublin, 14 Feb. — 15 Mar.
1651 [2]. Printed, f. 227.

7. " Mercurins Publicne," No. 17, for 25 Apr.— 2 May, 1661. FrirUed.
Imperfect, f. 244.

8. John Davis to Lord , relating to the examination of Sir

Nicholas Flunkett by the Privy Council and the passing of the
Act for the Settlement of Ireland; London, 16 Mar. 1661 [2].
f. 324.

9. Boyal warrant in favour of the Marquis of Antrim ; Whitehall,
11 Aug. 1663. Copy. f. 326.

10. Richard Tennison to Henry Jones, Bishop of Meath, with details
of murders by the Irish at Trim, co. Meath, in 1641 ; Trim, 13 Apr.
1674. f. 327.

11. Evidences of cruelties committed by the Irish in cos. Cork,
Kerry, efc., in 1641. f. 329.-

12. Extract from " The Polititians Catechisme " [by N. N., printed at
Antwerp, 1658], relating to Ireland, f. 331.

13. Broneben (?) to Dr. Borlase, in Chester, with corrections for

his history; 30 Sept. 1679. f. 333.

14. Notes of festivals and lives of Irish Saints, from 27 Apr. to
2 May : a fragment, f. 336.

Paper; flF. 356 + i. End of xvnth cent. With book-plate of
Joseph Smith, LL.D. Folio.

88. ** A Short View of the State of Ireland from the yeare 1640 to y«
yeare 1652" : a transcript of a work published in 1719-20 under
the title of The History of the BebelUon and Civil Wars in Ireland^
. . . by . , . Edward^ Earl of Clarendon. On f. 114 b is copied part of
a letter (ef Stowe 82, f. 161) from Lord Anglesey to Dr. Sail on
the use of this work by Dr. Borlase in his History of the Execrable
BebeUion, etc. (1680) ; Drury Lane, 22 Mar. 1679 [80] ;— and at £ 1
is inserted a letter from Dr. Bulkeley Bandinel to the Marquis of
Buckingham on its authorship ; Bodleian Library, 4 Mar. 1820.
Another similar transcript is in Sloane MS. 3838.

Paper; ff.ll4. End of xvnth cent. With book-plate of Algernon
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84. " Pbogessus Jnstifioationis Johanne D'Aro " : an official oopy of
the proceedings in the inquiry instituted in 1455-^6, under a
mandate from Pope Galixtus III., before the Archbishop of Beims,
the Bishops of Paris and Cotltances, and Jean Brehal, one of the
inquisitors for France, in order to rehabilitate Joan of Arc, and
annul the sentence under which she was condemned in 1431. Xolia.
Three official copies of the proceedings were made, as is stated in
the preface by the two clerks, Dionysius Comitis [Denys le Oomte]
and Franciscus Ferrebouc, to whom the work was entrusted. Two
of these are now in the Biblioth^que Nationale in Paris, one known
as No. 5970, the other as Nutre Dame No. 138, having formerly
belonged to the library of Notre Dame. The present MS. is the
third official copy, and takes rank with the Paris 5970, the Noire
Dame oopy omitting to repeat several treatises of which use was
made in the proceedings. The writers themselves say in the latter
MS., '* Tracti^tus de quibus in hoc octavo articulo fit mentio Bolum
sunt inscripti in duobus magnis processibus propter eorum prolizi-
tatem," which is in fact considerable, occupying about a third of
the whole work. This, therefore, is one of the "duo magni
processus." There are some differences of text and an-angement
between it and the Paris 5970, in which the Notre Dame MS. agrees
wit]i this ; and as the two fuller versions were made first, it follows
that the editors, in preparing the third, preferred this text to that
of the Paris 5970. {Cf, Quicherat, Proces de Candamnation ei de
Behabilitatian de Jeanne d^Arc^ . . . ptibliSs . . . d'aprda lea Manu9criis
de la Biblioih^que BaydU, Paris, 1841-9.) Each page is signed, as is
the case with all the three official copies, by one or other of the
clerks, Comitis signing the verso and Ferrebouc the recto. On the
last page is the final attestation by the two clerks, with their
signatures in ornamental designs, and a statement by them of the
number of leaves in the volume, which is wrongly given as 163.
The Latin poem given at the end of the Paris 5970 is not found
here, and is, of course, not a part of the official record.

Vellum; flF. 182, measuring 20^ inches by 12J. The volume
thus corresponds almost exactly in size ¥dth the Paris 5970, and is
slightly larger than the Notre Dame volume. Modern binding of
purple morocco. Large Folio.

86. Copy of the diplomatic correspondence, with instructions, of
Godefroy, Cerate d'Estrades, including his missions to England in
1637 and to Holland in 1638-1650, etc. ; 1637-1657. With a letter

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 53

fh>in the Comte to Louis XI V., dated 17 June, 1672. i^rench.
The contents a,gree closely with Egerton 2071, ff. 1-64, and gener-
ally with the Afnba89ades et Negotiations de Jtf. le Comte d^EBtrades^
Amsterdam, 1718.

Paper ; fL 59. Late xvnth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle, to
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86. " Etat actuel des affaires g^n^raUes concemant les Finances du
Boyaume de France " : a tabular statement of the finances of
France, drawn up in or about 1762, and including statements (1)
of the ordinary revenue, (2) of the ordinary expenditure, (3) of
the extraordinary sums raised in 1755-1762 for the purposes of the
war, and (4) of the moneys raised annually for the Pope, the
ChuToh, the nobles, etc, ; with a table of contents prefixed.

Paper; £ 78. Small Quarto.

87. *' D^AiL g£n£eal et sp^cifique sur toutes les parties des Finances
du Boyaume de France; seconde partie, 1766": an ennmetation
and discussion of the taxes and imposts existing in France at this
period, ending with an attack on the heaviness of the burdens and
the maladministration of the finances. The first part is lost, and
this is paged from 139 to 251, with a table of contents prefixed. It
is not a continuation of the preceding volume, No. 86, which is in
a different hand, and paged up to 150.

Paper; £ 60. Small Quarto.

88. 89. " Some Aocount of the affairs of France since the disgrace of
the Due de Ghoiseul [1771] to the year 1776 " : a minute narrative
of the Ck)urt intrigues of tbe period, with characters of the
principal persons concerned, viz, Madame du Barry, the Due de
Ghoiseul, the Due d'Aigmllon, Maupeou the Chancellor, Abb^
Terray, the Due d'0rl6ans, the Due de Bichelieu, and several
others. Two volumes. The narrative proceeds continuously to
the end of 1773 : after that there is, at some interval, an account
of the death and character of Louis XV. ; a journal of the course of
afl&drs in Paris, written at different times in 1771 ; and memorials
on the affairs of France in Oct. 1775 and (on some loose sheets)
Dea 1776. The author's name is not given, but he was evidently
an Englishman of high position with extensive French connections ;
perhaps (from a note in vol. i. f. 18) Bobert d'Arcy, Earl of
Holdemesse, previously Ambassador to Holland and Secretary of
State, who died in 1778. The MS. is written in different hands,
some parts being in the hands of Thomas Astle and his wife; and
the date of the narrative is evidently 1777,

64 STOWB MSS., 90^6.

Paper; ff. 22, 55. Bound in crimfion moroooo, nobly tooled, the
patterns on the two Yolumes (whioh differ slightly in measnrement)
being quite distinct. On the coyer of vol. iL the arms of Tho.
Astle have been inserted. Small Quarto.

90. Fapebs relating to the French army in 1790-92, cofimfltjng of
several statements and estimates for establishment and maintenance
of the yarious branches. They chiefly form portions of several
plans formed by, or bubmitted to, the '^ Comte de Latour da Pin '*
[Jean Fr^^rio de la Tour du Hn, Comte du Paulin], Minister of
War (1789-90), but are incomplete. A memorandum accompanying
the papers (£ 1) states that they were left with Earl Temple by the
Comte de Jamac, 30 Jan. 1807. At the end (f. 114) are ** Quelques
notes sur le regime des Colonies fran9ai6es pendant la Monarohie,
applicables en grande partie aux Colonies anglaisee"; endorsed
"Notes for the Earl Temple from the Comte de Jamao, March,
1806."

Paper; fL 117. Folio.

91. '* Beultion oiroonstanci^ d'un voyage &it en Eooese par la com-
pagnie des cadets gentilshommes de la marine de France," who
sailed from Dunkirk 11 June, 1746, in the brigantine "Bien
Trouv^," commanded by Captain Anguier, in quest of the Pretender,
Charles Edward. Written by P. J. C. ETupont, one of the officers.
French. The narrative tells how, after waiting some weeks off the
north of Scotland, they were compelled on 3 Aug. to surrender to
Captain *'Loyde," commander of the English frigate ''Glascou."
Dedicated to [Francois] Bart, *' commandeur de Tordre militaire
de Saint Louis, Chef d'eecadre," etc., and therefore written not later
than 1750, when Bart was promoted from the rank of Chef d'escadre
to that of Lieutenant-g6n6ral des arm6es navales (see Almanadi
Boydl).

Paper ; ff. 86. Quarto.

92. 93. '' Inventairb chronologique et detaill6 de toutes les chartes qui
se trouvent dans les archives des Comtes de Flandre, depoeees dans
I'ancienne chambre des comptes du Boi k Lille." Compiled by
Denis Joseph Gk)defroy, Keeper of the Archives de la Chambre des
Comptes at Lille. In two volumes, comprising respectively the
periods 706-1240 and 1241-1270. The title-pages are dated 1784
and 1785; and in the preface to vol. i. (f. 7) the compiler states
that the work, a great part of the expense of which was borne by
Louis XYI., was begun in Jan. 1782.

The work has been printed, as revised by K de Ooussemaker, by

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 65

the Sooi6t6 Imp^riale des Sciences, etc.y de Lille, under the title,
Invenktire AmUytique et Chranologique des Arehinea de la Ckambre des
Ckmpiea a lAUe, Paris and Lille, 1865.

Paper ; ff. 353, 318. Parchased hy Thomas Astle 24 May, 1793,
at the sale of the lihraiy of M. de Calonne, Prime Minister to Louis
XVL (see voL L f. 1). Folio.

94. ^' CoMMENTAiBB ou diumal de I'expedition de Thunes faiote par le
tresaugiiste et tresvictorieux Empereur Charles oinqiesme": a
narrative by an eye-witness of the expedition made by Charles V.
in 1535 against Ehair al addin Barbarossa, Dey of Algiers, to punish
and suppress piracy, in which Tunis was captured and plundered.
In a contemporary hand.

Paper ; ff. 79. xvith cent A note by Thomas Astle (f. 1) states
that the volume was bought by him at Lisle in 1774. Octavo.

96. " A MEMOEiALL of a disoourso vsed by the late worthy Bmperour
Charles the Vth vppon the resignement of his gouermente and
stats [in 1556] to his sonne [Philip XL] the now kinge of Spaine" :
a translation from the Spanish by Lord Henry Howard [cr. Earl of
Northampton, 1604], with pre&ce addressed to Queen Elizabeth
(see below, no. 161, art. 1). For other copies see Harley MSS. 836,
1056, and Cotton MS. Titus C. xviii.

Paper ; ff 25. xvnth cent. With signature of John Gybbon on
the fly-leaf, and a note of books "lent to Mr. Gunton, Feb. 16,
1648 [9]" on f. 2. FoUo.

96. Belazioni and other papers relating to Italy and Spain ;
1620-1634 :—

1. Memoir on the Venetian republic, addressed to Philip IV. of Spain
in 1620 by Don Aloiso Cueva, Spanish Ambassador in Venice,
dealing with (a) the possessions and dependencies of Venice,
fb)its revenues and expenditure, (c)it8 land and sea forces, (d) the
constitution, administration, and general character of the state.
Italian, ff. 3-^5.

2. " Belatione di Roma," made to the Senate of Venice, 22 Nov. 1623,
by Bainiero Zeno, dealing with the character and position of the
new Pope, Urban VIIL, and his relatives and the officials sur-
rounding him, and his relations with various princes. Itaiian,
ff. 46-84.

3. ** Belatione della Corte di Boma e di Biti da osservarsi in essa,
e snoi Magistrati e Offitii con la loro distinta giurisditione " ;
ctrc. 1630. Italian, ff. 85-124.

4. Account of the Papal residences, ceremonial, etc., with short sketch

66 STOWE MSa, 96-«9.

of the oharacters of Urban YDI. and his nephews; etre. 1630.
Italian, ff. 125-130.

5. ** Belatione di Spagna," made to the Bepublio of Yenice in 1629
by Lnnardo Moro, Venetian Ambassador in Spain, dealing with
(a) the territories under the Spanish crown, (b) its revenues and
expenditure, (o) its land and sea forces, (d) its government and
relations with other princes. Italian. flF. 131-207.

6. List of the nobles of Spain, and an enumeration of their houses
and the value of the same, with a list of revenues of the Crown
from various sources; 1626-1627. Spamtih. ff. 208-223.

7. Letter from Giovanni Francesco Biondi to [Victor Amadens I.]
Duke of Savoy, discussing his proposed assumption of the title of
king; London, 16 Sept. 1634. Italian, ff. 224, 226.

8. Information of a plan of campaign proposed in Holland for a
combined attack on the Elector of Bavaria and the Catholic League,
and the overthrow of Duke [aft. Emperor] Ferdinand; dre. 1619.
Latin, ff. 226, 227.

9. Memoir on the disputed succession to the duchies of Mantua and
Montferrat, after the death of Duke Vincenzo II. in 1627 ; written
by the Abbate Giulio Cesare Bracoini [in 1628 ?] in support of the
claim of Charles de Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, to whom the
succession was ultimately assigned by treaty between France and
Austria in 1631. Italian, ff. 228-256.

10. Correspondence between Duke Charles, Louis XIII. of France,
the Emperor Ferdinand 11., etc.^ with reference to the duchy of
Mantua, with other papers on the same subject ; eirc. 1628. ItaUan
and Latin, ff. 257-265.

11. Letter of Cardinal Prince Maurice of Savoy to the Papal Nuntio
at Turin, declining to accept the title of Eminence which Pope
Urban VIIL had commanded all Cardinals to assume ; 1630.
Italian, ff. 266-273.

12. Letter of the ambassador of the Duke of Savoy at Bome to all
the Cardinals, with reference to the same subject, 15 June, 1630;
with a copy of the decree of the Consistory declaring the new title,
10 June, 1630. Ital. and Lat. ff. 274-279.

13. Instructions from the Court of Bome (drawn up by Cardinal
Ludovifli) to [Francisco Sforza, Caidinal] Duke di Fiano, appointed
commissioner to take over possession of the foi-ts in the Valtelliua
on behalf of the Holy See, in accordance with an arrangement made
with the King of Spain, with a resumd of the whole question of the
possession of that pass ; 1623. Italian, ff. 280-295.

14. Instructions from the Court of Bome to Mens, de' Massimi, Bishop
of Bertinoro, Nuntio to Spain, with reference to the negotiations

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for a dispensation for tlie marriage of the Infanta to Prince Charles
of Wales [Charles I.], with considerations on the advantages which
the Catholic Beligion might derive frum the marriage ; 23 April,
1623. Italian, ff. 296-303.

15. Protest of Cardinal Borgia, on behalf of the King of Spain, against
the backwardness of the Pope [Urban VIII.] in supporting the
Catholic princes against Gustavus Adolphns ; [1631]. With adverse
criticisms on the protest. Latin, ff. 304, 305.

16. Letter of Cardinal Pasmanni to Cardinal Francisco Barberini
[nephew of the Pope], complaining of the Pope's refusal to accept
him (as being a cardinal) as '' legate " from the Emperor to ask for
8iipix)rt in the war in Germany ; [1631]. With snmmary of a reply
to him. Latin, ff. 305, 306.

17. *' Ezemplnm Prophetisd Beatee AgathisB Bomansa anno 1490 editsB,"
referring to the invasion of Italy by Charles VllL, and the si^b-
seqnent events. LcUin hexameters. S. 307, 308.

18. Discourse on Government, with suggestions for the improvement
of that of Eome ; 1629. Italian, ff. 309-323.

Paper; ff. 323. On the fly-leaf (f. 1), in the hand of Sir Roger
Twysden, ^' Ex libris fratris mei Gulielmi Twysden, BathonisB
defuncti, 1641." Small Folio.

97. " Belation ou Joumalier du Si^ge de Turin," giving a minute
account, written by one of the garrison, of the progress of the siege
of the fortress by the French in 1706, from 18 May to the relief of
the town by the victory of Prince Eugene on 8 Sept. French,
Printed at Amsterdam, 1708, without the author's name ; but the
introduction is different, and also the condusion, from f. 56 to the
end, the printed copy giving an account of the battle of Turin,
while the MS. gives a narrative of the previous operations of Prince
Eugene's army, and refers to a preceding volume for an account of
the battle.

Paper; & 66. Folio.

M. " Abdication du Roi Victor Amad6e de Sardaigne" : a contemporary
account of the abdication of Victor Amadeus in 1730, and of his
attempt to recover the throne in 1731 ; [by the Marquis de Trivia,
previously envoy of King Victor at the English court]. At the
end is a copy of the Act of Abdication. French, Printed at
Turin, 1734, and in London, with some additions and the author's
name, in 1772.

Paper; ff. 28. xvmth cent. Small Quarto.

99. " BELAzxosrE del sistema politico, ecconomico e militare di S. M.
Sarda " : report of an ambassador from the Venetian Bepublic on the

58 STOWE MSS., 100-104.

kingdom of Bardima, inoloding a sketch of the history of the
House of Savoy, a description of the existing condition and policy
of the kingdom, and a character of the reigning king, Charles
Emannel III. [1730-1773]; with a table of taxes and impoets.
Italian,
Paper ; ff. 74. Small Folio.

100. Tables of the strength and expense of the Sardinian aimy,
circ. 1751. Three tables, in French, SmaU Quarto.

101. Papers relating to the House of Savoy and the kingdom of
Sardinia, in Italian^ viz. : —

1. Eecord of the Princes of the House of Savoy who have acquired
territories for it, with a list of the territories thus acquired, and of
the manner of acquisition, arranged geographically ; 1755. ff. 1, 18.

2. Tables of revenue and expenditure of ^ the kingdom of Sardinia,
with an account of the various taxes and imposts, and the revenues
of the various religious bodies ; temp. Charles Emanuel III. £ 42.

3. List of places belonging to the Marquisates of Anoona and Finale,
and at one time under the government of Genoa, claimed by the
King of Sardinia, with a statement of the title of the House of
Savoy to the same ; post 1761. f. 58.

4. Settlement by Charles Emanuel III. of an appanage on his second
son, the Duke del Chiablese (Chablais), with a table of the
revenues attached to it, Feb. 1765; with a further settlement on
him of the fief of Aglie, in March, 1765. ff. 81, 91.

Paper; ff. 99. xviiith cent. Folio.

102. AcoouNT of the political position in Malta and Sicily, with a
description of the character and administration of Malta ; [1806].
Perhaps by [George Annesley,] Lord Yalentia, whose name is on
the cover ; but the contents are not in his hand.

Paper ; ff. 23. Small Folio.

103. 1. ^^AsRiQt de FEstat present de TEmpire Ottoman'': an
account of the various officials of the Turkish government and
army, with a list of the administrative divisions of each province,
dated Paris, 1709. French, ff. 1-37.

2. Privileges bestowed on English merchants, travellers, eic,^ by
Sultan Mahomet IV., by treaty with Charles II., in 1672, in con-
firmation of previous similar treaties; with index. Copied hj
Giovanni Crutta, first dragoman to the British nation in Cyprus,
Feb. 1741, N.8. Itaiian, ff. 40-^3.
Pa^*er ; ff. 63. Small Folio.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 69

SECT. IV.— ECCLESIASTICAL.

104. 1. Bedae Veneeulbilis Ecolesiastica Historia. f. 1. The pro-
lo^e and table of chapters of the first book are wanting. The
other books have a table of chapters prefixed. In the table of
chapters of book iv., chapters 14 and 15 are omitted, but in the
text they are given together as chapter 16; ch. 12, ** Qnartus
occidentaliam," having been divided into two, and ch. 13,
*• I^Ieus est," being numbered 14. The chapter following, 16, is,
however, numbered 13 (c/. Introduction to the English Historical
Society edition, p. xxxiv). At the end of the work (after the
-words '' ante faciem tuam ") is added, as in many other MSS., the
last paragraph of the prologue, beginning '* Propterea omnes," and
ending " fructum pie intercessionis inveniam. Amen."

2. '* Epilogium de transitu venerabilis Bede ** : the epistle of
Cuthbert [afterwards Abbot of Jarrow] to Cuthwine, describing
the death of Beda, including the Anglo-Saxon verses which are
omitted in most MSS. (c/. Eng. Hist. Soc. ed., Introd., p. xv).
f. 112 b.

8. Sixteen Latin hexameters, beg. "Dux Augustinus precellit in
ordine primus," containing the names of the archbishops of
Canterbury from Augustine to Nothelm and Lambertus [? Jaen-
berht, A.D. 766]. f. 113 b.

4. Three chapters and a half of the Ecclesiastical History of Beda,
relating to St. John of Beverley, Archbishop of York 706-718,
which are omitted from their proper place (c/. f. 89), beginning
in the middle of bk. v. ch. 2, <* dicenda illi proponere " (Eng. Hist.
Soc. ed., p. 336), and ending at the end of ch. 6, '* perhibet esse
relatum " (tb. p. 340). f. 114. To these are added (f. 1 16 b) some
sections from the life of St. John of Beverley by Folcard of
Canterbury (cf. Acta Sanctorum^ ed. 1680, vol. xv. 7 May, p. 168
aeq,)t viz. §§ 16, 17, *' Magnificavit Dominus ilium . . . cum eius
gratia" (op. eit. p. 170), §§ 23, 24, "referebat etiam . . . inhabita-
tionis suae" (ib. p. 172), and §§ 18, 19, " audite quaeso . .. . coram
hominibus in terris " (ih. p. 171).

5. " Vita sancti Edwardi regis Anglorum " : the life of Edward the
Confessor, by Aelred, Abbot of Eievaulx (1150-1166). f. 118. To
the Life itself are prefixed (a) table of chapters ; (b) epistle
dedicatory to King Henry II., beg. ''Multis veterum Btudio
fniiise " ; (c) epistle to Laurentius, Abbot of Westminster, who had
persuaded Aelred to undertake the work, beg. '*Dilecto et dili-
gendo." The Life itself begins, "Gloriosi ac Deo dilecti regis."
Printed by Sir Eoger Twysden, HUt. Angl Scripiores Z, 1652,

eo STOWE MSS., 106-109.

p. 870, and elsewhere. At the end are fonr Latin hexameteiBy
beg. " Gloria samma Deo, qui boIub inre trinmphat"
6. Prologue with part of oh. 1 of a treatise " De Virginitate sancto
Marie.'* The author*8 name, as appears from the prologue (whioh
is addressed *• ad Walterum pontifioem "), is Hugo, and the work
is generally ascribed to Hugo de S. Victore (o6. ctVc. 1142), bot
not without some doubt (c/. Migne, FcUrologiaj clxxv. col. cxzi).
Begins, " [San]cto pontifici 6. Hugo servus vestre beatitudinis" ;
ends, " tarn impudica et nugaci loquacitate " (Migne, clxxvi. ooL
857, 1. 27), the rest being lost. f. 149 b.

Vellum ; ff. 149. iiith-mith cent. Thirty-two lines to the page.
Initials decorated in red, blue, and green. There are marginal
notes in a 15th-oent. hand. Small Folio.

106. " HiSTORiA Angliae, maxime in iis quae ad eoclesiam spectant " :
the original MS. of part of the Historia Anglicana Ecclesiastica of
Nicholas Harpsfield, Fellow of New College, Oxford, Begins Pro-
fessor of Greek 1546, Archdeacon of Canterbury 1554, imprisoned
under Elizabeth for refusing the oath of Supremacy till his death
in 1583. Latin. The whole work extends from the foundation of
the Church in Britain to the end of the 15th century, the first six
centuries of the Christian era forming one book, while each of the
succeeding centuries occupies a book by itself. In the present MS.
the first book and 68 leaves of the second are wanting, the text
beginning in the middle of the 26th chapter of the 7th century ;
and it ends with the close of the 11th century. It is written in
two or three hands, and a large number of additions, corrections,
and references are made in what is apparently the author's own
hand (in one case, at the end of ch. 6 of the 11th century, a
passage of some length is added, which does not appear in the
printed text). The portion of the original MS. containing the
first book and 58 leaves of the second exists in Arundel MS. 72.
A corrected copy from the beginning of the work to the end of the
10th century exists in Eoyal MS. 13 C. ix. What is apparently
the original MS. of the book containing the 15th century is in
Arundel MS. 73, and fair copies of the 14th and 15th centuries
together in Stowe MS. 106 and Eoyal MS. 13 C. xiii.

Paper ; fif. 357. Belonged to John Anstis, Garter King of Arms.
Folio.

106. '* De sabculis xiv. et xv., de Bomanis pontificibus, de Begibus
Angliie ab Ed. 2 ad Hen. 8 " : the last two books of Harpsfield's
Historia Anglicana Ecclesiastica (ef. description of Stowe 105).
This is a fair copy of the books containing the history of the 14th

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 61

and 15th oentnries. With the Bignatore of John Lnmlej, Baron
Lnmley (ob. 1609), on f. 1 ; and afterwards No. 77 of the MSS.
of John Anstis.

Paper; ft 106. Folio.

107. ^ Annals of Ghnrch affaires happening vnder the reigne of king
Henry the second, king of England, and of the contemporary
outlandish Princes, togither with other famous oocurrents of that
time, delinered in the words of the ancient authors themselnes
who writ the senerall passages. Wherein (among other things)
will appeare what courses were continued against the Ghospellors,
who were then the visible professors of that religion which is now
called Protestant, and allso what was the generall and most
receiued doctrine of the Church of Borne at that time. Collected
by T. Hoarding, Batchelour in Diuinity." Imperfed, ending in the
year 1175.

The Introduction is apparently autograph; together with the
marginal notes, etc., and the following note on the fly-leaf
(£ lb), "The effect of this booke is to demonstrate cheifely
how God hath defended, euen in those days, the GhospeUors . . •
agaiubt the might, spight and slights of the Deuil and all hiB
Instruments."

On the back of the title-page (f. 3 b) is a licence for printing
from the Committee of the House of Commons '' for examinacion
of boukes," etc,^ 6 Apr. 1641, signed by Sir Edward Bering. The
work, however, does not appear to have been published. .

Paper; ff. 104. Cire. 1640. Belonged to [Sir] Anthony Irby
[Knt., 6b. 1670], and Thomas AsUe, 1764. Folio.

108. " The Apology of the Church of England *' : a translation ot
the *' Apologia pro Ecclesia Anglicana" by John Jewel, D.D.,
Bishop of Salisbury, first printed in 1562.

Paper; ff. 65. a.d. 1727. Belonged to George Bridges. Quarto.

109. '' A PEACEABLB SUBYBIWB and examination of the doctrine of
the Huguenotts : proyinge against the rigorous Catholickes of our
time, and perticulerlie against the answere made to the Catholicke
Apologie, that wee, which are members of the Catholicke Apo-
stolicke and Bomish Church, ought not to condeme the Huguenotts
for heretiques vntill farther proofe be made." Apparently a trans-
lation from a French tract, written soon after the murder of
Henry HI. in 1689.

Paper; ff. 47. Late xvith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle,
Small Quarto.

62 STOWE MSS., 110-U8.

110. Brief Analysis of Hooker's Eccledagtical PoUty^ books i
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111. " A DisoouRSE conoeming Puritans " : a pamphlet written hj
Henry or Bobert Parker, and published anonymously in 1641, to
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the name as a term of reproach. The author declares himself
not to be Puritan in any party sense. The MS. wants the intro-
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112. The Parson's Law, or a view of Advowsons, by William Hnghea,
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same subject at the end (ff. 100, 101).

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deplorable consequences followed and proceeded from the unlawfull
marriage of Einge Henry the 8th with Ann Bulleine, even such as
vtterly ruined the Church and her libertyes, mightily wronged
the Crowne and her prerogatives, and vtterly prevaricated the
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table of chapters (f. 108), the first of which treats of " the lawfolnes
of y« marriage of King Henry y« 8th with Queen Catharine, and
y« severall impediments that annulled y^ same with Anne BoUen,
the true cause of the English schisme and y« reformacion there-
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Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 63

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117. CoLLKCTiOKS relating to Ecclesiastical Synods, Councils, and
Convocations in England, to the year 1707. The chief contents
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1377 anil in 1671. f. 1;— (2.) List of Convocations from 1689 to
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118. *' LiBEB taxationum omnium beneficiorum in Anglia anno 20"^
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copy by John Ecton, with the note by him (f. 4), " This book is
taken from a copy made by Mr. [Stephen] Hurman, B.D. [1692],
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Library formerly S'. H. Spelman's .... and examined with the
said Bodleian book and agrees therewith, September 20, 1722."
See Taxatio Ecdesiastica, Becord Commission, 1802. With a few
notes at the begiDuing and end by John Ecton and Tho. Astle.

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64 STOWE MSS., 119.

119. MiBOKT.TiANBOPB PAPEBs, ohiefly relating to eocleBiaatical matten,
vix.: —

1. ** Extract of what past 'between the Greeks and LatuiB at the
Councils of Ferrara and Florence held in the year 1438/* etc £ 1.

2. " A breif note of such matters as weare agreed vpon by the Kinges
Majestic, his Lordes of the Gonncell, and Cleargie, to bee refoimed
in the gouerment of the Church " ; 19 Jan, 1603 [4]. t 9.

3. ^'Observations concerning y« modell of the royall visitation":
copy of a letter, addressed "My Lord," on the subject of con'rooa-
tion, the writer praying that his name may be concealed; cire.
1628-30. f. 11.

4. "Instructions for ... . George [Abbot], Lord Archbishop of
Canterbury, concerning oertaine orders to be observed and putt
in execution by the several! bishops in his province"; 12 Jan.
1629 [30]. f. 13.

5. Bobert Hyde, on behalf of the Mayor, etc, of Macclesfield, to the
" Committee for removing obstruccions," praying for the stay of
the sale of certain rents in cos. Lincoln and Chester pending a
petition for a pension to the preacher of Macclesfield ; [1655].
£15.

6. Proclamation of Charles II. against the prosecution of " any person
or persons whoe, assemblinge themselves for the worship of God,
doe not publish and maintayne any blasphemous opinion or breake
the peace," etc. ; endorsed " Will. Howards declaracion." f. 18.

7. Grant from Charles II. to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
of £60 yearly " for the preaching ministers of the Savoy " ; 5 Jnly,
1675. f. 20.

8. Notes on the position of "the adventtirers in Ireland"; ctrc
1680-90. f. 22.

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11. " 23 artides in the education of the young ladys at St. Cyr";
late 17th cent. f. 27.

12. Boyal " commission to the Convocation," 30 Nov. 1689 ; fiallowed
by the Boyal Message, and addresses from the two Houses of
Convocation, 4 Dec. 1689. f. 29.

18. "Serjeant [Sir Francis] Pembertons argument pro episoopo"
[Exoniensi], for the ejection of Dr. Arthur Bury from the rector-
ship of Exeter College, Oxford ; [1690]. f. 39.

14. Speeches in the House of Commons " when the state of the Nation
is debated," on the danger of the Church ; drc. 1693-4. f. 45.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 66

15. ** The Archbiahop of Ganterbniy 's peoaliar jnrisdictionB '' ; cire.
1700. f. 49.

16. Note oa the grant, <€i»p. Hen. VIII., of the rectory of Sherborne,
CO. Oxon, to Leonard Ghamberlaine ; 1701. f. 51.

17. ** Copie of y* minnte made by order of Lord Treasurer [Godolphin]
relating to y* parish church of Aldgate " ; 9 Jan. 170f . f. 53.

18. " Peticion and Breviatt " of [Zachary ] Wells and Chambers in

a cause against Dr. [White] Eennett concerning the right of nomina-
tion to a curacy [at St. Botolph's, Aldgate ?]; ciro. 1704-5. f. 55.

19. Protest of the Dean, Senior, etc,, of the " Academia Julia " of
Hehnstadt repudiating, for themselves and Johann Fabricius, the
authorship and doctrine of a pamphlet, Besponswn sen camilium de
lieUo a religione Lutheranorwn ad CathoUcam tranaUu ; 7 Sept. 1708.
LaL Signed by Jo. Fabricius D. Decanus, Jo. Andr. Schmidt
D. Senior, Ghristoph. Tob. Wideborg D., and Fridericus Weise.
With«»Z. f. 59.

20. *' A vindication of y* Church of England, or an Essay upon an
Essay call'd Faults on both sides"; [1710]. Endorsed *'S' £. C.
Essay," etc. f. 61.

21. Letter from Thomas [Tenison], Archbishop of Canterbury, to '* y*
Sachim" of North America; 29 May, 1712. Autograph copy,
f. 73.

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Cantrell," Vicar of St. Alkmund's, Derby, concerning Easter
offerings, with depositions, etc. ; 1715. ff. 74-92.

23. Proposal for the augmentation of the curacy of Blurton Chapel,
in Trentham, co. Stafford; 7 Sept. 1717. Signed by Benjamin
Astbury, of Blurton, John Greatbatch, of Cockenage, and John
Lowe, of Blurton. With copies of endowments in 1633 and 1702.
ff 93-104.

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hand of Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield [1721]; drc 1700.
f. 105.

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ecclesiastical concord between those of the Augustan Confession
and the other of the Beformed Churches"; early 18th cent,
till.

26. Privy Council warrant farther proroguing Convocation to
4 April, 1722 ; 14 Dea 1721. With seaL f. 117.

27. List of " Ecclesiastical benefices [and their recipients] disposed
of by Lord Chancellor Macclesfield," 16 July, 1718—18 May, 1724.
tll9.

28. *'Case relating to the right of presentation to Simondsbum in
Northumberland," by William Moore ; cire. 1720. f. 136.

F

66 STOWE MSS., 120-124.

29. Memorial of [Henry Vane], Earl of Darlington, to the Treawny
oonoeming the reotory of Middleton in Teesdale, oo. Darham;
17 Sept. 1762. t 138. With a letter to Lord Darlington from
Henry Eooke, 26 April 1763. £ 140.

30. Letters from Thomas [Seeker], Archbishop of Canterbury, to
George Grenville, First Lord of the Treasury, chiefly oonoeming
French Protestant refagees; 9 Apr.— 80 June, 1763. ff. 142-161.

31. "The deplorable case of near three hundred Protestant Pala-
tines"; London, 18 Aug. 1764. In the hand of John Henry
Hampe, M.D., physician to the Princess of Wales, and signed
by him and H. A. Butjenter, German Chaplain to the King,
f. 162.

32. ** The names of the Committee who were appointed in 1777 to
consider of the establishment of episcopacy in America." In the
hand of Tho. Astle. f. 164.

Paper ; ff. 164. xvnth — ivrath oentt. Folio.

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and tenthes, with the yearelie value of cache bushoppricke, deanery,
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ing of copies of letters from James Craggs, Secretary of State, to
[James] Earl Stanhope, Secretary of State, on negotiations between
Dr. [Thomas] Strickland and [Thomas Howard] Duke of Norfolk,
together with a letter from the Duke to Sec. Craggs, and the terms
of the proposed agreement.

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122. AcooMPTS of John Hill, clerk. Prebendary of Canterbury, as
receiver-general for the Dean and Chapter, for the two years
ending at Michaelmas, 30 Eliz. [1588], and Mich., 36 Eliz. [1594].
Latin. The first accompt is signed by Bi[chard Bogers, suffiragan-
bishop of] Dover, Dean of Canterbury, and Andrew Peerson, John
Bungay, J[ohn] Wynter, Nicholas Sympson, and Biohard Golfe,
prebendaries.

Paper ; ff. 24. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 67

123. ** An Epitome of the Begisters of the eee of Oanterbury, pre-
served in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth; beginning
with the first register called Peckham, which commences jld. 1279,
and ending with that of Archbishop Tennison in 1710." By
£jdward Bowe Mores, F.S.A. Followed (at f. 228) by a catalogue
of rolls in the Lambeth library " which were sorted, tyed up in
bundles and labelled" by him "in November 1754"; and (at
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134. '^Cataloous chartamm miscellaneamin tredecim voltuninibns
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letters, etc., referring principally to ecclesiastical matters, and
preserved in the Archiepiscopjd Library at Lambeth (see Todd's
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The contents of the several volumes catalogued are as follows : —
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and confirmatioDS of ecclesiastical offices, privileges, ete,;
papers relative to tithes, church revenues, etc. ; temjfp. John
—Charles 11.
VoL m. Inquisitions, leases, and grants of property in Can-
terbury and elsewhere in Kent ; iempp. Bdw. I. — Charles I.
Yol. ly. Briefs and Collections for Christian captives in
Algiers, bonds of recusants for good behaviour, etc. ; tempp.
Eliz.— Charles II.
Yol. y. Charters of grants of land, efc., in Kent; tempp.

Henry TIT. — James I.
Yol. YL Documents relating to the Plague, collections for the

poor infected, etc. ; 1665-1667.
Vol. VII. *' The state of the several Parishes of London with
an Ace* of their Fees or Duties for burying, christening,
marrying, etc." ; 1635.
Vols. VIII., IX. Assessments, petitions, and other documents

relating to Tithes, Church Bates, etc ; 13th — 17th centt.
Vol. X. Grants to Churches, Hospitals, etc ; tempp. Hen. IIL—

Elizabeth.
Vol. XL Boyal Charters of privileges to the Church of Can-
terbury, with other deeds concerning Church property in
Kent ; tempp. Henry L — ^Elizabeth.
Vol. XTT. Lists of Clergy in various dioceses, charters of
liberties to the churches of Canterbury, Carlisle, Worcester,
etc; tempp. Edw. IV. — Charles I.

F 2

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126. ''Statutes for the government of the Metropolitan Cathedral
Church of Canterbnry," made by Archbishop Laud, and confirmed
by Charles I. by letters-patent dated Westminster, 3 Jan. 1636 [7].
At the end is a letter from Laud to the Dean and Chapter ; Lam-
beth, 26 Jan. 1636 [7]. Copies.

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vooato Doome-Booke Ecdesiad Cathedrali Sanctad Trinitatis Nor-
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Notarium publicum." Apparently extracted from the *' Norwich
Domesday Book " (see Historical MSB. Commission^ Ist Heport,
1870, App. p. 87, and cf. No. 9635 of the MSS. of John Moore,
Bishop of Norwich [1691-1707], CcUalogi Manuscriptorum AngUm,
1697, vol. ii. p. 373). The volume begins (f. 3) with copies
of statutes of (a) Bishop Everard (ob. 1149), instructiiig all
Deans, ete.^ of the Diocese to warn their parishioners to visit the
mother church of Norwich once yearly, and to have collectiaitf
made in each parish and paid to the Sacrist of the Cathedral ; and
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chaplains to visit the mother church "with solemn prooeasion"
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Deanery of Lynn, with the taxation of all tithable goods and
ecclesiastical values arranged under parishes. Under Walpole St
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Walpole, in temp. Edw. L (cf. Blomefield's History of Norfolk, 1808,
vol. ix. pp. 117, 119; Add. MS. 23,021, ff. 62, 63). The values
also of these rectories as given by Blomefield for temp. Edw. L
agree with those in the MS. Under Hillington (f. 17) the names
of Balph Sursy and John Blome appear. The above-quoted
authority gives them as Ralph Cyrezy and John Blomes, Eectors
of the two moieties of Hillington in temp. Edw. I. At the end

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. C9

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an index at f. 70), to have been written by Bichard Peade, Proctor
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been called the ♦♦ Carleton MS."

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whom the volume appears to have descended (see f. 1) to Thomas
Martin, of Palgrave.

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70 STOWE MSS., 132.

SECT, v.— STATE PAPERS, DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL COBSE-
SPONDENCE, AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.

132-137. Teansgrepts of despatoheBy instructions to atnbafisadatB,
negotiations, treaties, etc.y chiefly relating to the general histoiy of
Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Six volumes, VoLIL
has on f. 2 an engraved portrait, " W. Delff soulpsit," of Sir
Dudley Carleton, Ambassador at Venice and the Hagae, etc
(ob, 1632), and on f. 1 the book-plate of Bichard, 1st Duke of
Buckingham and Ghandos. All the volumes bear the book-plate,
dated 1701, of Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex.
Paper; xvuth oent. Folio.

The contents of the several volumes are as follows : —

132. Yol. I. (ff. 300). Anglo-Galuca, or negotiations and treatieB
between England and France; 1359, 1525-1654.

1. " Traict6 entre le Boy de France et le Boyaume d'Esoosse pour la
delivrance du Boy d'Esoosse, prisonnier en Angleterre ** ; Pazis,
July, 1359. £ 4.

2. Treaty of peace and alliance between Henry Vlll. and Francifl L ;
20 Aug. 1525. f. 11.

3. Treaty between the same " pro piraticis et depredationibus ooer-
oendis et evitandis " ; 30 Aug. 1525. f. 26.

4. Treaty of Qu. Elizabeth with Henri II., Francis the Dauphin, and
Mary, Queen of Soots; Chateau-Oambresis, 12 March, 1559. f. 51.

5. ^'Tractatus Cameracensis," between Henri II. and Elizabeth, on
the subject of Calais, etc. ; 2 April, 1569. f. 57.

6. " Lettres de Naturalite accordees aux Escossois"; 11 July, 1558,
31 July, 1599. ff. 55, 141.

7. Treaty of Francis II. and Mary, of France and Scotland, with
Elizabeth ; Edinburgh, 6 July, 1560. LaL f. 66.

8. Treaties of Elizabeth with Charles IX.; Troyes, 11 Apr. 1564.
f. 77 ;— Blois, 29 Apr. 1572. ff. 88, 100.

9. " Memoire de ce que a propose, et fut respondu au 8' de Smith
[Sir Thomas Smith] venant de la part de la Beyne d'Angleterro,
k St. Maure des fosses" [St. Maur-des-Foss^s] ; 27 April, 1567.
f. 83.

10. Qu. Elizabeth to Henri lY. on his changing his religion; [12
Nov. 1593]. f. 104.

11. Treaties of Qu. Elizabeth with Henri IV. ; 1594. f. 105 ;— 1596.
ff. 119, 122, 129-133.

12. Instructions to English Ambassadors in France, viz. Sir Heniy
Cobham, 10 Oct. 1579. f. 110;— Sir Boger Williams, 1 Sept

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 71

15«5. f. 112;— [Gilbert Talbot,] Earl of Shrewsbury, [1696],
£. 139.

13. **Sominaire de rinstraotion envoide par Mees™ [Henri] de
CouiUon et [Nioolas de Harlay] de Suioy k Mons' [Panl de
Clionart] de Bnzenyal pour inviter lea Estats k entrer en la ligne

. . . aveo le Boy [Henri IV.], et la Eeyne d'Angleterre " ; May,
1596. f. 114.

14. ** Difloours pour faire oondesoendre la Royne d'Angleterre h une
Xjigue . . . centre le Roy d'Espagne" [Philip 11]; 31 May, 1596.

r. 115.

15. Oath and letters of acceptance of Henri IV. on his receiving the
Garter; 20, 23 Oct. 1596. S. 126, 128, 136.

16. '^ Capitulation toucbant les Forces envoy^s au secours du Roy
[Henri IV.] par la Reyne sous le oommandement de Mons' [Sir
John] Norrejs, 1596 " (see title on f. 1 b). f. 134.

17. Commissions by Henri IV. "pour cognoistre des depredacions
faites sur les subieots de la Reyne d'Angleterre'*; 1599.
ff. 143, 145.

18. "Articles traiot^s et acoord6s aveo le Roy D'Angleterre et
lyEBooBse par le Sieur [Maximilien de B6thune] Marquis de
Soeny," Ambassador Extraordinary from Henri IV. to James L ;
19 July, 1603. I 146.

19. Account of English merchandize carried into France; 1604.
f. 148.

20. "Articles de divers Traictez concemans le Commerce"; ctrc
1600. tl52.

21. Treaty between Henri IV. and James I. ; 24 Feb. 1606. f. 156.

22. Treaty between Louis XIII. and James L; 19 Aug. 1610.
£163.

23. Confirmation by Louis XIII. of privileges to Scotch Merchants ;
1612. f. 183.

24. Papers relating to the exemption of English Merchants from the
"droit d'Aubeine"; 1615, 1635. ff. 192, 286.

25. Correspondence of [Edward Conway, Baron] Conway, Secretary
of State, with [Jean Varignies] de Blainville, Ambassador in
London, on the latter's behaviour to Charles I. ; 7 Feb. 1626.
ff. 196,196 b.

26. Louis XIII. to Charles I. on the same subject; 13 March, 1626.
f. 197.

27. Papers connected with the treaty of marriage between Charles I.
and Henrietta Maria; 1624-1625. ff. 198-218.

28. Instructions to [Fran9ois de] Bassompierre, Ambassador Extra-
ordinary to England, with account of his negotiations; 1626.
ff. 219-274.

72 STOWE MSS., 188.

29. Articles of peaoe between France and England; 24 April, 1629.
f. 275.

80. ArticleB for restitution of prises taken since the treaty «f
24 Apr. 1629 ; 29 March, 1632. f. 277.

81. " Articles . . . ponr la liberty de commerce '* between Franoe anl
England; 29 March, 1632. f. 281.

82. Lonis XIII. to Charles L ; St. Qermain-en-Laje, 2 Deo. 1635.
f. 288.

83. Charles L to the Qneen Mother of France [Marie de Medids,
widow of Henri IV.], to Louis XIII. and Anne of Austria, Qoeea
of France ; 15 Dec. 1630. ff. 290-293.

34. Complaint of English merchants to Parliament on the decay of
trade with France ; 5 Jan. 1460 [1]. f. 298.

35. ''M. [Fran9ois?] deBas, French Ambassador in England, to
Cardinal [Jules] de Mazarin" ; June, 1654. f. 800.

188. Vol. n. (ff. 820).. Anglo-Bbloica, or state-papers relating to
afiairs between England and the Netherlands, many of which refer
to the trade of the two countries to the East Indies ; 1585-1659.

1. Treaties of England with the United Provinces, viz. : 1585. ff. 12,
19, 34-42 ;— 1608. ff. 53-63 ;— 1622. f. 95 ;— 1624. f. 114 b;—
1625. f. 117.

2. *'Les Ofires de Mess» les Estats k sa majest6; 30 Aug. 159&'*
f. 17.

3. " Tractatus cum ordinibus Belgii " ; 16 Aug. 1598. f. 28.

4. " A note of debtes drawen out of the Originall Bondes, w«*» the
States general of the Lowe countries are owing to the Queene*;
circ. 1600. f. 43.

5. " Traits d'associacion des Estats generaux en la ligue offensive et
defensive faite entre le Boy Henry 4" et la Beyne Elizabeth centre
le Boy d'Espaigne " ; 31 Oct. 1596. f. 49.

6. '* Beplie of the States Ambassad" to the answere deliuered unto
them from his Ma**« by the Lords " ; 28 Feb. 1620. f. 64.

7. " Trait6 fait pour 15 ans entre le Boy de Suede et les Estats du
Faysbas touohant la liberty de leur commerce et trafficq " ; 5 April,
1614. Dutch, f. 70.

8. '* Articles du Premier Traite fait entre la Compagnie dee Mai^
chants Anglois et celle des Hollandois traffiquants ea Indes
Orientales" ; 7 July, 1619. f. 75.

9. Correspondence c)f the States' and the English Ambassadors [Sir
Dudley Carleton, Sir William Boswell, and others] relating to the
affairs of the Palatinate, the Greenland fisheries, the East India
trade, etc; 1622-1635. ff. 122-132, 169, 163-172, 184-188, 247-
250, 261-267, 269, 281-284.

Ol, IV. HISTORY. 73

XO. Correspondenoe of the States with James I. ; 1623. ff. 133, 138,

154, 155.
H. The Lords of the Oonncil in Sootland to James I.; Edinbnrgh,

7 May, 1623. f. 142.
X2. "The prooeeding in the bnsinefls of the Spanish Shipps besieged

in liieth [Leith] and Aberdine [Aberdeen] bj the Hollanders";

1623. f. 149.

13. ** Project of the States Obligation for aooompllshment of their
Treatie with his Ma^ " ; 1624. f. 161.

14. Treaty between Denmark, Qreat Britain, and the United Pto-
^^rinoes; 9 Deo. 1626. ff. 173-181.

15. ^'Memoiredes Pertesetdommages qne lesSnjettsdnBoyde laG.Bre-
tagne ont recens de oenx des Provinoes XTnies" ; April, 1627. f. 189.

16. Papers relating to the Dutch East India Company's differences
"ovith the English, including the affairs of Amboyna, and of John
Peterson Ooen, GfoYemor General of the East Indies; 1627-1628.
m 191-237, 251, 266.

17. Besolntion of the States General concerning ships and goods of
Nentrab, ete. ; 1630. f. 259.

18. Warrant of the Lords of the Oonncil for levy of volnnteers to
serve the States General ; 4 Ang. 1632. f. 268.

19. Order of the States General to the West India Company for a
peaceable trade with the English in Guinea; 7 Sept. 1632. f. 273.

20. Memoir, etc.^ on the capture of three ships of Dtinldrk taken by
the Dutch at Deal ; 1633-1634. ff. 276, 278.

21. '* Le present estat de la Oompaignie des Indes OccidentaleB du
Fays-bas " ; 30 July, 1633. f. 277.

22. " Bemonstrance de Chlr. Boswell [Sir William Boswell] k
Mess" les Estats touohant les marchands Adventuriers " ; 10 April,
1635. f. 279.

23. Charles II. to [Willem] Boreel, the Dutch Ambassador, asking
for some ships which he would command in person against his
English subjects in rebellion ; Paris, 6 March, 1653. Fr. f. 280.

24. *' Proposition des Ambassad" de Mess" les Estats Generaux des
Ptovinces ITnies, prononc^ devant le Boy h Whitehall " ; 4 Dec.
1639. f. 285.

25. Petition of the Merchant Adventurers of England to Parliament
oomplaining of the Dutch ; etrc. 1640. f. 289.

26. ^*A Liste of the disposing of the [Dutch] horse comp*" into
Begiments as they are ranged " ; n. d. f. 293.

27. Articles of the Treaty of Marring between the Princess Mary
and William, Prince of Orange ; 15 March, 1 640 [1 ]. f. 295.

28. EliBabeth, Queen of Bohemia, to the States General ; 16 Dec.
1657. £.297.

74 STOWE MSS., 184.

29. The States General to Oliver CromweU; Hague, 19 Fob. 165i
f. 298.

30. The King's speech to Parliament on the intended mazriage of
Princess Mary with William, Prince of Orange ; [10 Feb. 1640].
f. 299.

31. Articles presented to Charles L on the affairs of the Palatinate^
with the proceedings of the House of Lords thereon; 164CL
ff: 302-306.

32. Treaties between Oliver Cromwell, Protector, and the United
Provinces ; 1654, 1659. ff. 307-313, 316 b-320.

33. Genealogical notes on the House of Nassau, ff. 314 b, 315.

184. Vol. III. (ff. 271). Germanioa: negotiations and treatieB
between the powers of Germany, France and Sweden, and the
various Electors and States of Germany, with special reference to
the parts Gustavus Adolphus and his successor Queen Christiu
took in the thirty years' war against the Emperor Ferdinand and
the Catholic League; 1630-1644, 1656.

1. " Articles de confederation acord^s entre [Gustavus Adolphufl] k
Boy de Su^de et [Boguslav] le Due de Pomeranie"; 10 July, 1630.
f. 2.

2. Gustavus Adolphus to the Emperor Ferdinand ; Stralsund, 31 Oct
1630. Lea. f. 8.

3. Power to Gustav, Count Horn, Swedish Field Marshal, to treat
with Ercole, Baron de Chamac^, French Ambassador to Sweden;
12 Jan. 1631. Lot. f. 12.

4. "Traits d' Alliance entre le Boy [Louis XIII.] et le Boy d«
SuMe"; Berwald, 13 Jan. 1631. ff. 13, 19.

5. Henri [de Bourbon,] Bishop of Metz, to the Emperor Ferdinand ;
Paris, 8 Feb. 1631. Lat. f. 15.

6. ** Acceptation faicte par [Philip Christoph von Sotem, Aidi-
bishop] TElecteur de Treves de la protection du Boy [Louis XHL]
pour ses Estatz " ; 21 Dec. 1631. ff. 17, 18.

7. *' Obligation pass6e par le S' [Josias] Glazerus, Procureur de la
ville de Strasbourg, pour cinquante mil livres prest^es par le Boj
[Louis XIIL] ^ ladite ville" ; 30 Aug. 1631. f. 20.

8. Treaty between Louis XIII. and [Maximilian] Elector of BaTwria;
Munich, 8 May, 1631. f. 23.

9. *' Foedus pro conservatione sacri Bomani Imperii et Oonfoedenr
torum"; Vienna, 17 Feb. 1632. f. 24.

10. Treaty of neutrality between Gustavus Adolphus and the Arch-
bishop Elector of Treves ; Munich, 20 May, 1632. ff. 28, 81.

11. "Points proposes par Mons' le Chancelier [Axel] Oxenstiomen
la Diete de Hailbronn " [Heilbronn] ; ^ March, 163f . f. d5.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 75

lioms Philip, Duke of Simmem, to Louis XTTT, on the death of

Fredeiic V^ Elector Palatine; U Deo. 1632. With reply, 14 Feb.

1633. ff. 37, 38.
3L3. **Nentialit6 propose par le Boy de SnMe h la ligne Catholiqne

d'AUemagne"; [1631]. f. 39.
:X^ Treaties between Louis XIIL and Christina, Queen of Sweden,

viz.: Heilbronn, 9 Apr. 1633. f. 43 ;— Compi^gne, 28 Apr. 1636.

f. 180;— Wismar, i% March, 1636, 26 Nov. 1637. ff. 200, 234;—

Hamburg, 6 March, 1638. f. 237.
:1.5. Treaty of Confederation between Qu. Christina of Sweden and

the Protestant States of Germany against the Emperor Ferdinand

and the Catholic League; Heilbronn, 13 Apr. 1633. f. 49.
X6. ** Capita Conventionis inter Coronam Suede et Dominum Eleo-

tofrem Palatinum de restituendis recuperatis in Palatinatu loois " ;

Heilbronn, 14 April, 1633. f. 59.

17. ** Bemonstranoe de la part du Boy [Louis XIII.] . . . k Mess" de
Francfort touchant lee Catholiques Bomains " ; Frankfort, 14 Aug.

1632. f. 65.

18. *' M^moire de Mons. [Manasses de Pas, Marquis] de Fe[u]qui^res,
Ambassadeur du Boy [Louis XIII.] . • . presents a TAssembl^e de
Francfort" ; 27 Aug. 1633. f. 68.

19. "Promesse du Due Julius [Friedrich, Duke of Wurtemburg-
Brenz], Administrateur et Tuteur des Princes et pais de Wirtemberg
et Montbeliard, de remettre ladite ville et chateau entre les mains
du Boy " [Louis XIII.] ; 28 Aug. 1633. f. 70.

20. ''Traite de Neutrality entre M' [Ferdinand] TElecteur de
Cologne et M' [Axel] Oxenstem et ses Confeder6z pour estre fait
par la mediation du Boy"; ^'Au Camp devant Nancy," 8 Sept.

1633. f. 71.

21. Treaty between Louis XTTT. and the Elector of Cologne ; 15 Sept.
1633. f. 73.

22. ** Acte de 1' Ajonction " of G^rge William, Elector of Brandenburg,
to the alliance of Louis XIII. ; Hayelberg, 18 Oct. 1633. Lot. f. 78.

23. Batification of the treaties of Heilbron and Frankfort between
Louis XIIL and ^'les 4 cerdes de la Haute Allemagne"; St.
Oermain-en-Laye, 16 Not. 1633. Lai. ff. 82, 86.

24. ** Articuli Confederationis transmissi in Galliam " ; 1629. f. 91.

25. ** Esorit sign6 de la part du Boy [Louis XIII.] aveo M' [Denis
de Poitiers] le Baron de Fenff en suite du trait6 du viii^ Septembre
dernier " ; Buel, 18 Nov. 1633. f. 99.

26. Articles proposed and settled at the Assembly of Protestant States
at Frankfort; March— June, 1634. ff. 101-161.

27. ^ Liste des Princes et Estats Assemblez en la ville de Hailbroun "
[Heilbronn] ; A March, 1633. f. 162.

76 STOWE MSS., 134, 186.

28. Traits entre la France et les Confeder^z; Frankfort, ^ Sepl
Paris, 1 Nov. 1684. flf. 163, 174.

29. Declaration by George William, Elector of Brandenburg, of bis
claim to the Duchy of Pomerania; Cologne, 6 Oct. 1634. LaL
f. 165.

30. '' Traits entre la Conronne de France et celle de Snede tonchaoit
la protection ponr les places de T Alsace " ; 9 Oct. 1634. £ 169.

31. Treaty for the protection by Lonis XIII. of the town of Colmar;
27 Oct. 1634, 1 Ang. 1635. flf. 171, 194.

32. Louis Xni. to the Emperor Ferdinand; St. Germain-en-Laye,
6 Jan. 1635. f. 178.

33. '* Articles touchans le Depost de la Forteresse de Philippsbnrg
entre les mains du Eoy " [Louis XIII.] ; [1635]. f. 181.

34. " Articles du Traits de paix entre I'Empereur Ferdinand et [John
George] le Due de Saxe"; Prague, 30 May, Budin, 8 June, 1635.
ff. 184, 190.

35. Treaties between Louis XIII. and Duke Bernard of Weimar;
St. Germain-en-Laye, 26 Oct. 1635, Paris, 17 Apr. 1637. ff. 196,
225.

36. Treaty between Louis XIII. and William V., Landgrave of Hesse-
Cassel; Minden, 12 June, 1636. ff. 204-211.

37. Reply of Qu. Christina of Swedeo to the proposals of Louis XIIL
concerning the Treaty of Wismar; Stockholm, 6 Feb. 1637- LaL
f. 212.

38. Proposals made to Ladislas lY ., King of Poland, by Louis XIII. ;
1637. ff. 213-224.

39. Will of Duke Bernard of Weimar ; 8 July, 1639. Fr. f. 226.

40. " Accord fait et passe entre les Estats de la Gomt^ d*Oost Frise et
son Altesse Guillaume, le Landgrave de Hesse"; 23 Sept. 1637.
f. 228.

41. Batification of the Treaty of Wesel between Louis XIII. and
William VI., Landgrave of Hesse ; St. Germain-en-Laye, 18 Oct
1637. f. 233.

42. " Traict^ faict par le Eoy [Louis XIII.] avec les Direoteurs et
Officiers de TArm^e du feu Due de Weymar pour ladite Armee et
les Places conquises par ledit Due " ; 9 Oct. 1639. f. 241.

43. " Confederatio inter Galliam et Sueciam " ; 1644. f. 253.

44. Genealogical notes of the Eoyal Families of Spain, Germany, etc;
16th— 17th centt. ff. 256 b-257 b, 260 b-263 b, 266 b, 267 b, 268 b.

45. ^'Lettre du Grand Cham de Tartaric k [Frederic William]
I'Electeur de Brandbenburg " ; Baccassereij [? Bokhara], 20 March,
1656. f. 264.

46. Table of precedence of the Electors and Princes of Germany,
f, 269.

Ol. IV. HISTOET. 77

136. YoL ly. (jEL 318). Italiga : treatieB and negotiationB illustrating
tlie histoTj of the Italian Bepublios, and especially of the Duohy
of Savoy, many of them referring to the quarrels of Savoy with
Spain, arising from the latter's occupation of Milan, and to the
ixitervention of France in the war for the succession to the Duohy
o£ Mantua in 162&-1 630; 1610-1652.

1. rFreaty between Henri lY. of France and Charles Emmanuel L,
Xhike of Savoy ; Brusol, 26 April, 1610. flf. 2, 9.

2. ^Negotiations for the marriage of Elizabeth, eldest daughter of
SEenri lY. of France, to Victor Amadous, Prince of Piedmont,
Afterwards Duke of Savoy ; 1610, 1611. ff. 12, 14.

3. Trealy between Louis XIII. and Charles Emmanuel, Duke of
Savoy; Turin, 9 May, 1611. f. 17.

^ It'arrative of events in the Duchies of Savoy and Milan subsequent
to the treaty of Asti [1615] ; dre. 1617. f. 18.

5. Account of the quarrel of Charles de Blanchefort, Due de Cr^ui,
French Ambassador at Bome, with the Papal Court ; dre. 1634.
-FV. f. 22.

6. Beeum6 of events in Mantua and Montferrat arising from the
Peace of Batisbon ; [1630]. Fr. f. 27.

7. Proposals made to the Duke of Savoy by William Parkhurst,
English Ambassador; May, 1613. f. 50.

8. Negotiations between the Duke of Savoy and the Marquis d'Ineiesa
[Hinojosa], Governor of Milan ; 1614. fF. 52-69.

9. Negotiations between France and Savoy ending in the Treaty of
Asti, with other documents relating to its execution ; 1615-1617.
fL 60-101.

10. Contract of marriage of Victor Amadous, Prince of Piedmont,
with Christine, 2nd daughter of Henri lY. of France; 15 Oct.
1618. f. 102.

11. Discourse of the State of Italy, by Sir Isaac Wake; etrc. 1625.
Printed as a pamphlet in 1655. f. 107.

12. Pardon by Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, to Comte Annibal
de Bueil; 1 July, 1620. f. 113.

13. Francois de Bonne, Due de Lesdigui^es, Conn^table de France,
to Gregory XV. on his election as Pope ; 1621. f. 114.

14. '* Traits de Ligue entre le Boy [Louis XIII.], la Bepublique de
Yenise et le Due de Savoye pour le recouvrement de la Yalteline*' ;
1623, 1624. flf. 115, 120, 125.

15. Articles, e<c., relating to the attack on Genoa by Louis XIII. and
the Duke of Savoy ; 1624-1628. ff. 119-133.

16. Annibal d'Estr^es, Marquis de Coeuvres, to Sir Isaac Wake;
Tirun [Tirano], 25 Jan. 1625. f. 131.

17. Treaty between Louis XIII. and the Duke of Savoy, Suze>

78 STOWE MSS., 185, 136.

11 March, 1629 ; with siibBeqnent negotiations on the affidrs of
Mantua and Montferrat. £f. 136-152.

18. Treaty between Louis XIII. and [Charles I. (}onzaga, I>ao da
Nevers] Duke of Mantua; Suze, 11 May, 1629. f. 163.

19. "Demi^re oommination " of the Emperor Ferdinand against the
Duke of Mantua ; Vienna, 26 Sept. 1629. Lat. f. 156.

20. Declaration by Gongales de Cordova, Gk)yemor of Milan, acting
for Philip lY., King of Spain, concerning the Duchy of Mantoa;
March, 1631. Two copies, ff. 158, 191.

21. Articles between the Emperor Ferdinand and the Dukes of
Savoy and Mantua; [1630]. f. 161.

22. Articles for the surrender of Porto by Charles I., Duke of Mantua,
to the Emperor ; 18 July, 1630. f. 164.

23. " Trait6 de suspension d'armes en Italic " ; Sept. 1630. £ 166.

24. " Traite de Paix fait ^ Katisbon le 13 Octobre 1630, awe les
troubles d'ltalie." f. 168.

25. '' Traits faict devant Casal " between the generals of the French
and Imperialist armies ; 26 Oct. 1630. f. 176.

26. Treaties between Louis Xm. and the Duke of Savoy for tiie
delivery of Pinerol, etc., to the former ; Querasque, March — ^May,

1631. Fr. flf. 178-193, 203, 212, 216-228.

27. Treaty between Louis XIII. and the Emperor Ferdinand;
Querasque, 6 Apr. 1631. lUd. With ratification, 25 Apr. 1631.
Fr. flf. 194-202, 205, 211.

28. Treaty of peace between Savoy and G^noa ; 27 Nov. 1631. S^^osl
f. 229.

29. " Trattato et aocorde stabilito in Parma tr^ il Be . . . . di Franda
et il Duca Odouardo Famese Duca di Parma e di Piaoenza";
7 June, 1633. f. 235.

30. " Pouvoir de M'^ le Due de Mantoue au S' Priande son Eesident
en France d'accepter en son nom une ligue defensive entre le Key
[Louis XIII.], la Republique de Yenise et ledit Duo " ; 15 Jan.

1632. f. 237.

31. *' Traits entre la Bepublique de Yenise et les Estats Qeneraux
des Provinces Unies des Pays-bas " ; 18 Apr. 1620. f. 238.

32. Odoardo Famese, Duke of Parma, to Alfonso Carandini, hia
Eesident at Eome ; dre. 1630. f. 241.

33. Articles of the league between France, Savoy, Mantua, and
Parma ; Rivoli, 11 July, 1635. f. 244.

34. *' Extraict des Ambassades et negotiations de Mens' de Perron
[Card. Du Perron] k Bome pour Tabsolution du Roy Henry lY."
[1595-1605]. f. 246.

35. Genealogical notes of the Dukes of Savoy, Mantua, and Tuscany,
ff. 247 b-252.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 79

BG. ** BagugUo della fortnna del Card. Ginlio Mazarino . • . e dell'
origine della sua oasa" ; 1652. f. 254.

37. ^Diaoonrs pour raooommodement de Yenize et de Savoye";
w. d. f. 256.

38. ^ Des oeremonies et oomplimena que lea Amb" de France font et
xeocnvent en Italie." f. 263.

39. ** Propoaitions consented nnto att Venice concerning the Engliah
Marohands traffick atte Zant " ; cire. 1635. f. 266.

40. *' An information of the late and present estate of the Islands of
Geffiilonia and Zant, a.d. 1636." t 266 b.

•^1. ^* Disconrse of Mons' Pelignigni to the Dnke of Savoy " concerning

trade relations with England ; n. d. f. 267 b.
•42. " Ambasciatori de prencipi come si raooolgnano cio6 li Sesidenti."

n,d. £271.
AS. ''Fnneral d'nn Orator Catholico" [Diego Guzman de Silva];

1677. f. 280.

44. Pieces concerning the govemment of Venice, ff. 283-288.

45. Particular account, by Card. Bapaccioli, of the Conclave on the
death of Urban VIII., resulting in the election of Innocent X. ;
[1644]. Ital. f. 290.

136. Vol. V. (ff. 227). HELVimcA : papers relating to the general
history of the Swiss from the earliest times to 1635, but particularly
to that of the West and Central Cantons, and consisting chiefly of
alliances with successive kings of France.

1. •* Chronologie des Ligues de Suisse " : a history of Switzerland from
the earliest times to 1621, by Fran9ois de Bassompierre, mar6chal
[French Ambassador to Switzerland in 1625, etc.]. ff. 3-20.

2. ^Prindpales Itoutes et Passages considerables dans le Pays de
Suisse." £21.

3. "Premiere alliance des Suisses avec la France sous Charles VIE.";
4 Apr. 1453. flf. 23, 25.

4. Batification of the same by Louis XI. ; Abbeville, 27 Nov. 1463.
fL 27, 28.

5. Treaty of alliance between Louis XI. and the Swiss against
Charles, Duke of Burgundy ; 1470, 1474. & 30, 31.

6. "Foedus et obligatio inter Begem [Louis XI.] et Helvetios";
26 Oct. 1474. fiF. 33, 35.

7. Treaty of alliance between Charles VIII. and the Swiss ; 4 Aug.
1484. With confirmations, 24 Nov. 1484, 1 Nov., 8 Feb. 1495.
fL 37^7.

8. ** liigne her^ditaire entre les maisons d' Austriche et de Bourgogne
avec les ligues des Suisses " ; 1511. f. 48.

9. Collection of treaties between France and the Swiss, viz.: Fribourg,

1

80 STOWE MSS., 186, 187.

7 Deo. 1616;— 8 March, 1561;— 20 Nov. 1661;— 11 Oct 1549;-
22 July, 1666 ;—6 Deo. 1682 ;— 6 July, 1696. fL 56-69.

10. *'Traict6 d'allianoe et oonfederation entre le Boy FraxLQaii L,
Boy de Franoe, et les OantonB SuisseB et lenrs Allies"; liuoeina,
7 May, 1621. Lai. f. 71.

11. ** Combonrgeoisie entre les villes de Berne, Friboorg, et G^dj^^';
Berne, 20 Feb. 1626. With oonfirmation, eic., 17 Aug. 153S,
16Deal648. flf. 79, 84, 88.

12. Treaty of allianoe between Henri II. of France and the Swin;
Soleure, 7 Jnne, 1649. With ratification, 12 Jnly, 1550. JV.
ff. 91, 96.

13. '* Oombonrgeoisie entre Berne et Q6n^ye"; Berne, *Me aeoood
dimanohe [9 Jan.] apr^ le premier jour de Tan 1658." £ 96.

14. Treaty of alliance between Oharles IX. and the Swiss ; Fribonigi

7 Dec. 1664. Fr. f. 106.

16. Treaty between Henri 111. and the Cantons of Berne and
Solenre for the protection of Geneva; 8 May, 29 An^. 1579.
ff. Ill, 117.

16. Treaty of alliance between Henri III. and the Swiss; Solenie,
22 July, 1582. f. 123.

17. "Alliance Perpetuelle entre Zurich, Berne et G^n^ve*' ; Zurich,
30 Aug. 1684. f. 130.

18. " Traict6 d'allianoe entre le Boy d'Bspagne [Philip 11.] et les
Cantons Gatholiques Suisses"; Lucerne, 12 May, 1687. With
confirmation, 28 Apr. 1604. ff. 136, 184.

19. Henri IV. to the Bepublic of Berne; 18 Aug. 1689. £ 146.

20. '* Extraict des Begistres du Gonseil d'Estat," relating to Qenevs;
1694. f. 148.

21. Treaty between Henri III. and the Bepublic of Qeneva ; 15 May,
1689. Fr. £ 160.

22. Declaration of Henri lY. to include Geneva in the Trealy of
Yervins, Monceauz, 4 Nov. 1699; and in the Treaty of Lyon,
St. Germain-en-Laye, 13 Aug. 1601. & 154, 166.

23. Treaty between Henri lY. and the Swiss; Soleure, 31 Jan. 1602.
ff. 161-173.

24. "Droiot de Naturalit6 confirm^ aux Suisses," by Henry lY.;
10 March, 1603. f. 174.

26. **Lettre de Henri 4» aux Seigneurs de Odn^ve apr^ resoalade";

8 Jan. 1603. f. 178. *

26. Treaty between [Gharles Emmanuel L] Duke of Savoy and the
Bepublic of Geneva ; Turin, 26 July, 1603. f. 180.

27. Declaration by the Canton of Zurich of adhesion to the treaty
between Henri lY. and the Cantons of Berne and Soleure for the
defence of Geneva; 28 Aug. 1606. f. 187.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 81

28. Declarations of the Cantonfi of Fribonrg and Underwald of
adhesion to the treaty of 31 Jan. 1602 between Henri lY. and the
Swiss; 20 Sept. 1605, 15 Jan. 1606. flf. 189, 191.

29. "Lettre dn Canton d'Ury k W. [Enstache] de Eefuge" [French
Ambassador in Switzerland]; 23 Nov. 1610. f. 196.

30. " Traitt6 entre Savoye et Berne"; 23 Jnne, 1617. flf. 197, 201.

31. Speech of Alphonso Casate, Spanish Ambassador, to the Catholic
Cantons assembled at Lnceme ; 23 Jnly, 1629. Fr. f. 206.

32. Speech of Fran9oi8 de Bassompierre, Mar^chal, French Ambassa-
dor, to the Deputies of the 13 Swiss Cantons assembled at Soleure ;
March, 1630. f. 208.

33. *• Ahscheidt (sic) de la Diete en la ville de Soleure par les treize
Cantons," etc. ; March, 1630. f. 212.

34 Louis XTTT. to the Bepublic of Geneva; Paris, 8 Jan. 1631.
£216.

35. *' Benonvellement d' Alliance entre le Eoy d'Espagne [Philip IV.]
et les Cantons Catholiques Suisses " ; 30 March, 1634. f. 218.

36. "Lettera Heversale fatta dal Canton d'Altorf a favor della
France " ; 10 July, 1635. f. 221.

37. Grenealogical notes of the Boyal Families of Sweden and Poland.
ff:223b-227.

187. Yol. YI. (ff. 217). Bhostica : negotiations and treaties of the
Orisons with France, the Bepublic of Yenice, etc.; 1509-1637.
The latter part of the volume refers exclusively to their alliance
with Louis XIII. in defence of the Yalteline against the designs
of Leopold, Archduke of Austria, and Philip lY. of Spain in
1621-1637.

1. Treaties between France and the Grisons, viz, 4, 17 July, 1509.
fL 3-8 ;— 24 Dec. 1515. f. 11 ;— 5 Feb. 1523. f. 18.

2. *' Declaration du Boy Henry 2® par laquelle les Orisons sont
repute pour trois Cantons des Ligues Suisses"; 12 July, 1550.
f. 20.

3. Negotiation of de Liverdier, French Ambassador, with the

Grisons; 1579-1582. Fr. flf. 22-41.

4. Negotiation of [Pedro Henriquez de Toledo y Azevedo] Conde de
Fuentes, Governor of Milan, with the Grisons ; 1603, 1604. Fr.
5142-48.

5. " Ordonnance des Trois Ligues Grises centre le Sieur [Gregorio]
Barberigo, Ambassadeur de la Bepublique de Yenise'*; 11 Jan. 1614.
£49.

6. Treaty of alliance between Yenice and the Grisons ; 1617. Fr. f. 60.

7. " Baisons pour lesquelles les Grisons ont renonce k I'alliance de
Yenise"; 1617. f. 53.

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82 STOWE MSS., 188-140.

8. Negotiations and treaties between Louis XIIL of Viaam^
Philip IV. of Spain, Leopold, Archduke of Austria, P^
Urban Yin., and the Orisons on the snbject of the Yalteline;
1621-1637. ffl 67-190.

9. Short account of affairs in the Grisons ; n. d. Itcd. f. 198.

10. " Manifesto public par les YalteUns " : a remonstranoe againrt
their treatment in matters of religion, etc., by the Gzisosfi;
[1620-1630]. f. 200.

11. *' Proposition de Mens' Leon [? L6on Brulart], Ambassadenr di
B07 Tres-Chrestien, auz Oantons des Suisses " ; drc. 1629. £ 2&i

138. Catalogue of treaties of peace and commerce between Engliffil
and the various powers of Europe, from the 12th century to 1607,
contained in the Chapter House at Westminster. Made in 1611 bj
Arthur Agard and George Austen, Yice-Chamberlains of the Ex-
chequer, by order of Eobert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, Lord Tretp
surer. A memorandum at the end of the volume states that after tins
catalogue was made very many of the documents were dami^ed
by mice and damp, and some of them completely destroyed. At
the end (f. 79) is added a list of twenty-two ancient chartezs
''engraven at the expence of the late Dr. Eichard Bawlinson"
(06. 1765).

Paper ; ff. 82. Purchased by Thomas Astie (f. 2 b) from Jobi
Millan in 1764. Folio.

189. " List of Treaties between y* severall Princes and States of
the World," arranged chronologically under the various oountiui,
as follows :--(l) England, 1442-1681. ff. 19-35b;— (2) Prance.
1438-1679. ff. 36-44, 86 b-91 ;— (3) Holland, 1441-1678. ff. 44b-
61b;— (4) Sweden, 1614-1681. ff. 62-67;— (5) Germany. 1495-
1673. ff. 68-75;— (6) Denmark, 1621-1679. ff. 76-82;-
(7) Poland, 1657-1667. ff. 82b-83b;— (8) Spain, 1647-1668.
ff. 84, 85. Preceded by an alphabetical index, and at f. 7 by the
Eeport of the '' Committee appointed to consider of the manner of
signing Publique Treaties by Ambassadors, <fea," 30 May, 1668,
having special reference to the treaty with Spain lately negotiated
by the Earl of Sandwich.

Paper; ff. 91. a.d. 1693. With a few additions in a later
hand. The name of John Brand, 1800, is on the fly-leaf. Folio.

140. Historical collections, chiefly relating to the reigns of
Edward III. and Richard II. ; copied by a single hand. The
contents are : —

1. " De pace Francio et Anglie " : the articles of the peace of
Bretigni, a^s amended at Calais, promulgated by Edward III. and
Edward, Prince of Wales, with an additional order concerning the

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Ol. IV. HIBTOEY. 83

exchange of lennnoiatioii of claims and ratification of the treaty ;
Calais, 14 Oct. 1360 (c/. Eymer's Fcedera^ ed. Holmes, yoL. iii.
pt. 2, pp. 3-7). To this are appended Edward's confirmation of
Ids renunciation of his claims, other than those conceded in the
treaty, dated Calais, 24 Oct. 1360 (pnd„ p. 17). f. 10 ;— a decree by
Sdward concerning the release of the French prisoners taken at
Poiotiei8(t&u2., p. 27). f. 14; — decree for the restitution of Church
property, f. 14 b ; — the letter of renunciation (ibid,^ p. 12). f. 15 ; —
and other instruments on the part of the King of England of the
same date and place connected with the peace of Bretigni. Fr. ;
^with Xal. titles to each article and instrument, ff. 1-46 b.

2. Acceptance by Edward III. of the plan proposed for the settle-
ment of the dispute concerning Belleville, with permission to the
Dae de Berry and Comte d'Alengon, then hostages in England, to
go to France till Easter, 1368; Westminster, 1 Feb. 1366 (cf.
Bymer, I. c, p. 107). Fr. flf. 46 b-49 b.

3. Agreement by Edward lU. to appoint commissioners to meet
those of France, to arrange disputes concerning the town of
Monstreul [Montreuil] and other lands held by John d'Artois,
CJomte d'Eu ; [1366]. Fr, f£. 49 b-50 b.

4. Appointment of Edward, Prince of Wales, as Prince of Acquitain ;
Westminster, 19 July, 1362 (c/. Rymer, /. c, p. 66). Lat, AT. 50 b-^2.
Together with the King's proclamation of this grant, reserving the
sovereignty (Rymer, Record ed., vol. iii. pt. 2, p. 669), at same
place and date ; and the King*s inspeximus of the Prince's
acknowledgment of his sovereignty, 20 July, 1362 (Rymer,
ed. Holmes, vol. iii. pt. 2, p. 68). Fr. flf. 52 b-64b.

5. Grant by Edward III. to the Prince of Wales of power to appoint
judges in Acquitain; Westminster, 23 May, 1365 (Rymer, I. c,
p. 97). Fr. fif. 54b, 55.

6. I/etter of Edward III. to the inhabitants of Acquitain, commanding
their homage and obedience to the Prince of Wales ; Westminster,
19 July, 1362 (Rymer, /. c, p. 68). Fr. flF. 55 b, 56.

7. Grant by Edward III. to the Prince of Wales of power to receive
homage and confirm privileges in the lands ceded by the King of
France ; Westminster, 10 July, 1362 (Rymer, I c, p. 66). Fr. f. 56.

8. Letters promissory of John, King of France, for the final ratifica-
tion of the peace of Bretigni, as amended at Calais; Calais,
24 Oct. 1360 (Rymer, I. c, p. 7). With his renunciation of all
wars against England {ibid., p. 22) ; his promise not to procure
anything at Rome contrary to the treaty (ibid,, p. 32) ; and other
instruments on the part of the King of France, of the same place
and date, relating to the peace of Bretigni (cf. art. 1 above). Fr.
ft 57-90 b.

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84 STOWE MSB., 140, 141

9. Batifioation by John, King of Franoe, of the treaty xnaie ai
London, in Nov. 1362, for the release of the Dukes of Qdeaaii
Anjon, Berry, and Bonrbon, BelloTille and other pkoes being girea
in exchange ; Avignon, 15 March, 136f (ibid., p. 71). With Ik
oaths of the four Dnkes, on being allowed to return to Fnaoe
before the completion of the obligations for whioh they were held
hostages ; [1363]. Fr. flf. 90 b-93 b.

10. Treaty between Alfonso [IV.] of Castile and Henry III., whereby
the former cedes Yasoonia [Navarre] to the latter ; 22 April, 1291
[Spanish era, = 1254 a.d.]. Confirmed by a second grant fna
Alfonso to Edward, Prince of Wales, 1 Nov. 1254 (c/. BynMc,
Becord ed., vol. iii. pt. 2, p. 671, for an inspezimus of these treadei
on 1 Aug. 1362). Also the treaty of Edward III. with Pedro of
Castile, dated Westminster, 1 Feb. 136f (Rymer, ed- Holma,
vol. iiL pt. 2, p. 73) ; with his appointment of plenipotentiaries to
exchange confirmations of the treaty, 8 Feb. 136f (t&ui.), and hii
final confirmation of the treaty, 1 March, 136f (ibid,, p. 74). Fr.
fp. 94-100 b.

11. Treaty of Edward III. with Scotland for the ransom of David
de Bruys, King of Scotland, for 100,000 marks, payable in ten
years, and for a truce during that time; Berwick, 3 Oct. 1357
(t&«2., pt. 1, p. 151). With memorandum naming the hostages. IV.
ff. 101-105 b.

12. *' Processus factus ad Coronacionem Regis Bicardi secnndi post
Conquestum " : a statement of the ceremonial of the coronafion,
detailing the claims to various duties in connection with it, on the
part of the Seneschal, Constable, and Marshal, Robert de Yero,
Earl of Oxford, John Wiltshere of London, the Earl of Warwick,
John de Argenthem, " miles," William de Fumivall, Anna, widow
of John de Hastings, Earl of Pembroke, John, son and heir of fbe
said late Earl of Pembroke, Richard [Fitz-Alan], Earl of Amndd,
the citizens of London, John Dymmok [Dimock], "chevalier,"
William de Latymer, and John, son and heir of John Mowhnj
of Chisholm, William Bardolf, Richard Lyons, the Barons of the
Cinque Ports, John Fitz-John, and Nicholas Heryng ; with the
decisions arrived at on their respective claims. Then follows a
description of the ceremonial itself, on 15 July, 1377. LaL and
Fr. flf. 106-117.

13. " Modus tenendi parliamentum." Lot. ff. 118-124.

14. *' Chronica bona et compendiosa de Regibus Angliae tantum, a Noe
usque in tempore Ricardi secundi " (c/. description of Stowe 67).
This is the shorter version of the chronicle. Begins " Noe fuenmt
tres filii " ; ends with the accession of Richard II. in 1377, **-aimo
aetatis suae undecimo.'* LaL ff. 125-135.

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Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 85

15- " Modus faciendi duellum coram domino Eege," temp. Richard n. ;
begins " Premierement lea quereles et billes." Fr, fF. 136-141.

16. "Officium Marescalli": grant of the office of Earl Marshal by
Bichard 11. to Thomas [Mowbray], Earl of Nottingham, 12 Jan.
1386 ; followed by a treatise on the duties of Earl Marshal, entitled
** Cy ensuiuant (sic) les usaiges que Thomas de Brotherton [Earl of
Norfolk, 1312, and Earl Marshal, 1315], filz du Eoi, clamait a user
per I'office de la Mareschalsee." Lot. ff. 142-147 b.

17. ** Cy ensuyvent lez estatutes ordennanoes et coustnmes a tenir
en Ihost, ordonnes et faites par Ion advisement et deliberacion de
notre tresezcellent et souveraigne seigneur le Eoy Eichard et
Jehan, Duo de Lancastre et Seneschal dangleterre," etc, ; Durham,
16 July, 1385. Ordinances for the expedition into Scotland in that
year, with a detailed order of battle. Fr. ff. 148-161.

18. Account of the expedition of Edward I. into Scotland in 1296,
beginning "En Tan xxiii"* du Eoy Edward dangleterre." Fr,
ff. 152-153 b.

The volume concludes with a full table of contents, in a different
hand (ff. 154-156). The whole of the articles, in somewhat
different order, and with some additions, are contained also in
Add. MS. 32,097, of the 15th cent. The volume contains a few
MS. notes in the hand of Thomas Astle, and has the name
" Arundel " written on f. 1.

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with the arms of Henry, Prince of Wales, in the centre, and with
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Folio.

14L Oeioikal pafebs, warrants, official and private letters, etc.;
ternpp. Hen. IV. — James I. Included are several letters from
Abbots of monasteries before the Dissolution, the reports to the
Privy Council of Commissioners appointed to take account of
Church goods in 1552-1553, and other historical documents. The
contents are as follows : —

1. Warrant from Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Derby, afterwards
King Henry IV., to William Loveney, Clerk of his Wardrobe, to
supply Jak Davy with cloth for a gown for Davy's father, in
addition to gowns already allowed for himself, his mother and his
wife; Hertford, 13 Aug. [1380-1397]. French. Holograph; with
signet seal, surrounded with a wisp of plaited grass, f. 3.

2. Thomas Clare, Chancellor of Oxford University, to the Privy
Council, in favour of John Bathe, a scholar of the University,
accused of assaulting Thomas Coule, a burgess of Oxford ; n. d.
[141^1418]. f. 5.

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86 STOWE MSS., 141.

3. InstrnotionB from [Richard], Duke of York {6b, 1460), to " Johi
Grave, John Gibland, Thomas Barbour, John Copdoo, and to tk
Eemenant of the Jnree empanelled upon an assise betwen tk
lord Ferieres [Ferrers] of Groby and Thomas Ferieres aquier a
CO. Essex," praying them " to appere and ioyne in the saide enqiuK
for ])e deliuerance of J^e same assise at ]>e day aforesaide withoot
any longer delay " ; " at onre Castel of Sandhalie '* [Sandal, (a
York], 17 Sept. b. a, f. 6.

4. William, Abbot of Stratford [co. Essex], to the Abbot of BordesI^,
advising him to pay the subsidy " of dubble contributions to be
paid of all monasteryes .... for diverse considerations concenDjnf
the weale of our religion and defence of our privileges " ; Stratf<jrd,
" Mydlent Sonday," 8. a. [ctrc. terop. Hen. VII.]. f. 7.

5. Note of the Grant by Henry VIII. to Walter Deverenx, Banm
Ferrers (of Chartley), of the office of Steward of various lordshipi
in the Welsh Marches, and of the Crown lands in cos. Stafibri,
Salop, and Chester, late belonging to Edward [Stafford], Diik&
of Buckingham; 21 March, a<' xiii'' [1522]. f. 8. Addressed to
William Brewerton, Groom of the Privy Chamber.

6. " T[horaas Euthall], Bysshop of Duresme [Dnrbam] to [Thomu
Grey,] Baron Ferrers of Groby," commending to him his suit
against John Nyghtyngale, of Leicester, chapman, for the price of
certain beasts and sheep, the defendant pleading that he bad
already paid ; York, 6 Sept. [1609-1523], f. 9.

7. "Articles to move the Eynges grace of, against th'abbot of
Chester"; [circ, 1628-1529]. Among other matters, the abbot is
accused of refusing to render accompt to the auditor of goods he
had received from certain monks who had died in the monastenr
of St. Albans and from BedbourDc Priory, although often calkd
upon to do so, " whiche he in no wyse wold do, but contynuallr by
craffty dryftes draweforth the tyme, myndyng w* his fayre and
flateryng wordes alweyes to have overcomme the said auditor."
He is also charged with continuing in bis service Thomas Hewes,
ah Sibbethome, who had "stroke oon William Leyoetour, gent,
also servaunt to the said abbot, in the bed w* a dagger, upon tlie
whiche strooke he dyed." f. 10.

8. Oliver [Adams], Abbot of Combe [co. Warw.], to the Beoorder of
Coventry, reporting the result of an inquiry by Dr. [Thomas?]
Lee and others, into certain disputes between the Abbot and
Convent of Yale Boyal, co. Chest.; 21 Jan. [circ, 1529^-30].
f. 12.

9. Henry YIII. to the Abbot of Bordesley concerning his treatmont
of Humfrey Androwes, servant of the Princess [Mary], quartered upon
the abbey on tbe dissolution of the Princess's household in Wales;

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 87

** yenen onder onr signet with the said coanBaill [of the Prinoess],
at Ludlow Castle, 19 Nov. a*» 23 " [1531]. f. 13.

10. Acquittance from Lord Leonard Grey to the Abbot of Bordesley
for four marks " for two yeres fee"; 8 June, 26 Hen. VIII. [1534].
Signed, f. 14.

11. William Wise to Sir John Bussell on the state of Lreland, the
following passages being included: ''If the Kinges grace help not this
laud or cristmas, we ar al like ether to fle or alter our allegeaunce,
and of trouth it is so litel that it may be sone lost. . . . O nele
-w^ b1 his power, o conor & o rely w*^ al ther affynyte, ar redy to
invade thenglishry, which if they so do, xx" U. shal not reduce it
to thys estate again" ; cire, 1534. f. 15.

12. W[illiam, 4th Baron] Mountjoy to his father-in-law. Sir William
Say, asking for venison, etc., for the wedding of William Uvedale,
his servant, with Jane Dansey, his wife's gentlewoman, with the
postscript, " Syr, I requyre you, as shortely as you convenyentley
n^yo* you wyll certefy me what nomber of men I shalhave owte
of Hertefordshyre, ande what personages they be, ande howe many
bowesandehowemany bylles"; Greenwich, 6May, [ante 1535]. f. 16.

13. [Sir] Bichard Byche, [Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations,]
to [Thomas] Myldemay, Commissioner for the Suppression of
Monasteries, directing him to dissolve the nunnery of Cheshunt
and deliver the same to Anthony Denny, Esquire; London,
27 May, [1536]. f. 17.

14. Letters to Sir William Brereton, Steward of the Holt [».e. Welsh
Marches] and Chirkland (1527-1536), Chamberlain of the Palatinate
of Chester (1531-1536), Groom of the King's Privy Chamber
(beheaded 1536), from the fullowing : — (a) Bobert Acurs ; B^kes-
well Park, 19 Dec., «. a. f. 18 ;— (b) " John [Touchet, 8th] Lord
Audelay " [Andley], complaining that '* oon Cooke being Begester
to my lord of Wynchestre and Keper of the Forest of Bear " had
obtained a royal warrant for 100 deer to be drawn from the New
Forest, and chiefly from the walks of his brother James [Touchet] ;
Wade, 16 Nov. «. a. f. 19;— (c) " Gylbert Godbehere, dwellyng
Jn the Abbay of Chester," asking for protection against his ill-
treatment by the Abbot; Chester, 16 June, 8, a. f. 20; —

(d) Bichard Leftwiche, Constable of the Holt ; ». d. f. 22 ;—

(e) Leyson Thomas, Abbot of Neath, giving a report of his
enquiry made at the request of [Henry Fitzroy], Duke of Bich-
mond (pb. 1535), "at hys monastery of Vallys Crucis in Fale"
[co. Denbigh], into the alleged malpractices of the Abbot there ;
"flciyblyd at Vallis Crncis," 17 Feb. 8. a. t 23;— (f) John
Norbery, desiring him *'to sonde to the Whitt Hynde withoute
Cripylgate in London for the Abbot of Neyth and speke w* hym

88 STOWE MSS., 141.

to appoynte a daye to come to the Abbey of Vala Cmcis," rfc-;
26 June, 8. a, f. 24;— (g) [Sir] William Pole [Sheriff of on
Chester, 1527], in favour of a suit of James Eetill, his VinsmMi,
etc. ; Pole [Poole, oo. Chester], 31 Oct. 8. a. f. 25 ; — (h) John
Puleston, Seijeant-at-arms, Constable of Caernarvon, ete., conoeming
the o£Gce of Sheriff of Caernarvon, and oomplaining that '* John ap
Madoc ap Hoell, which ys deputye to Sir Hugh Yaghan, doyi
impaneUe theffes & wreches to yndite my servants and baillifas " ;
Caernarvon, 9 July, «. a, f. 26 ; — (i) The same, on the state dt
CO. Merioneth, of which he is Sheriff; Caernarvon, 21 Oct,
12 Nov., 8. a. Two letters, ff. 27, 28 ;— (k) Edward Smytting,
on money matters in connection with a **fBiulse pryest and h^
broder," etc., and begging him to procure him the king's proteo-
tion ; Chester, 3 Mar., Westminster, 28 Nov., Chester, 13 Apr., ao.
Three letters, ff. 29-31 ;— (1) Hugh Starky ; Darley, St. Bartholo-
mew's Day, 8. a. f. 32 ;—(m) W. Walsshe to " his brother Wylliam
Brereton," asking for his interest with the King for his brother
Sir Edward Walsshe, '*whiche ys a priste and stewdythe at
Cambryge," when the living of Hanworth should become vacant;
». d. f. 33 ; — (n) " All y* Kyuges true tenaunts of Kenlleth and
Moghnant in Chirkland" to the "Master Stuard of Chirkland"
[t.e. William Brereton], complaining that "thay be dayly and
nyghtly robbyd and thare goodes and catelles stoUyn . . • and all
in defawte of good officers," etc. ; ». d. f. 34.

15. John Salomon to "my Lord Abbot off Borslay" [Bordeeley];
22 Jan. 28 Hen. VIH. [1537]. f. 35.

16. Declaration of eight of the Bishops of the Church of England
recognising the jurisdiction of Christian Princes in ecclesiastical
matters; [1538]. Signed by T[homas Cranmer, Archbishop of]
Canterbury; Cuthbert [Tunstall, Bishop of] Durham; John
[Stockesley, Bishop of] London ; Jo[hn Clerk, Bishop of] Bath and
Wells; Thomas [Goodrich, Bishop of] Ely; Nicholas [Skaxton,
Bishop of] Salisbury; Hugh [Latimer, Bishop of] Worcester; and
J[ohn Hilsey, Bishop of] Rochester. Printed in Burnet's JEGaforf
of the Beformation, ed. 1715, Bk. iii , Records, p. 167. f. 36.

17. Notes of one of the Commissioners for the Visitation of
Monasteries, on the condition, etc,, of certain Houses in co. Linoola,
viz. at Grimsby, Lincoln, Grantham, Stamford, Boston, and
Bardney; drc. 1638. The note on Bardney is as follows: "To
know all so what shalbe done w* the bells, lede, & soperflooe
byldynges of bardeney, wyche hathe stoud hole thys xii monthys,
& as I tak it to no purpos; yt ys nether fayre nor howlsome
and the fennys buttes one yt; the lede ys letyllysse worth© than a
thowsand marke." f. 37.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 89

18. Thomas Cromwell [Baron Cromwell, 1636, Earl of Essex, 1539],
SecTetary of State, to the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports,
requesting him to take steps to apprehend certain pirates ; London,
1 April, B.a. [ante 1539]. Signed, f. 38.

19. William Poulet [Marquis of Winchester, 1561], Lord High
Treasurer, to Bandolph Brereton, with certain directions on the
part of the king, ^* and in case you breke with me in theise thinges

1 shal surely take another order that wil discontent you " ; London,
10 Mar. «. a. [ante 1539]. f. 39.

20. [Sir] Oliver Wallop, keeper of Ohristchurch Castle, co. Southt.,
to Sir John Gates, Yioe-Chamberlain to Henry VIII., to whom the
king had granted the castle, with the chase of Stourfield ; Farley,

2 Jxdj, [post 1542]. f. 40.

21- William Latymer, Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford, to the
Abbot of Bordesley ; Oxford, 29 July, [anie 1545J. f. 42.

22. Charles [Brandon, Duke of] SuflFolk, to Walter Walsche, Groom of
the Privy Chamber, agreeing to the appointment of Henry Wing-
field, as Comptroller of Ipswich, vice Sir Edward Echingham;
Bntley, 14 July, [1514-1645]. Signed, f. 43.

23. Hairy Wyn^eld to Walter Welche on the proposed appointment
of the former to the Comptrollership of Ipswich; Ipswich,
15 July, 8. a. f. 44.

24. John Bakere and John Pakyngton to the Duke of Norfolk,
sending an award between Lady Brereton and her younger
sons and Banulph Brereton, her eldest son ; London, 28 July, 8. a.
f. 45.

25. Harry Bywatter (?) to his " oosyn Sir Thomas Arundell, Knyght";
». d. f.47.

26. Henry [Grey, Marquis of] Dorset, to his "cosyn Arundell" [Sir
Thomas Arundel (?)], lamenting the decay of his "game and
plesur " in Porlock, co. Som., and requesting Arundel to see " that
hit schalbe schortly in sume better sorte and order " ; Westminster
Palace, 27 Jan. [1530-1551]. f. 48.

27. Eobert Fenne to Sir William bay, begging that he may have his
money, " as ye knowe well is due to me by your bille " ; " Stapel-
ford Tany at moder in lawes maner in Essex, uppon Se3rnt Peter
Evyn," 8. a. f. 49.

28. Katharine Heneage [wife of Thomas Heneage, Gentleman of the
Privy Chamber] to Sir Thomas Arundel, desiring him to deliver
to Heneage's chaplain "all suche evydences and wrytynges as
dothe apperteyne to Se3mt Mary Magdalene in Hollowey besydes
Bathe " ; Westminster, 18 Feb. «. a. f. 50.

29. Sir George Holford [Sheriff of co. Chester, 1524] to Sir
Bobert Southwell, as examiner of " recognysances made for fynes

90 STOWE MSS., 141, 142.

of outlawres," beseeching him to "be good master to me, for
so bit was that I was outlawde oppon a feynyde acdon in
the kynges dais that dede is " [Henry VIL] ; 26 Aug. [dre. 1610].
f. 62.
30, 31. Bobert Smyth to John Ferrers, of Tamworth, oouoeming (1)
the presentation to the benefice of Stock, and (2) with news of
the expected arrival of Philip of Spain, etc. ; London, 16 Feb. «. a.,
21 June, [1664]. ffl 63, 64.

32. William Thynne [Master of the King's Kitchen] to [Walter]
Walshe [Groom of the Privy Chamber], acknowledging his
interest on behalf of one Bobert ap Baynold, **wherfor eftsones
I hertyly thancke you " ; Windsor, 16 July, a. a. f. 66.

33. Bryan Tuke [Treasurer of the Privy Chamber] and Sir Bichard

Lyster [Attorney General] to , agreeing that a lease be made

to William Brereton of certain manors, lands, etc,, recovered to the
king's use against Sir John Savage; London, St. Andrew's Day,
[circ. 1625]. f. 66.

34. John Wyndors (?) to Sir Thomas Arundel, concerning a debt due
to him from the Abbot and Prior of Cliffe for com and cattle; n. d.
f. 57.

36. Beports to the Privy Council of the Commissioners appointed to
take account of Church goods, viz. (a) John Prise, George Cornwall,
and Thomas Domsey, Commissioners for co. Hereford, reporting on
the plate, etc.^ in Hereford Cathedral; 19 May, 1563. f 59; —
(b) Thomas Warde and Edward Barton, Bailiffs of Derby, and
Thomas Sutton, Commissioners for the town of Derby; 26 May,
1663. f 61 ;— (o) Thomas [West, 9th Baron] La Warre, and others,
for CO. Sussex, reporting only on the Bape of Bramber ; 30 May,
1563. f. 63 ;— (d) William Vavasour, Francis Frobiser, and others,
for the West Biding of Yorkshire ; 2 June, 1663. f. 66 ;— (e) Sir
Peter Carew, Sir Gawain Carew, and Anthony Harvey, for co. Devon ;
16 June, 1663. f. 67 ;— (f) Myles [Coverdale, Bishop of] Exeter,
Sir Peter Carew, and others, for the city and county of Exeter ;
16 June, 1663. f. 69.

36. Bobert Kyrkham, Commissioner for Church goods, to Sir Walter
Mildmay, reporting that he has summoned certain of the inhabitants
of Peterborough to appear before " the Kyngs Commyssyoners for
a certtyne crose of Sylver, the wyche the (sic) soldo by the consent
of the hole towne for the reparynge of ther bryge and also of ther
churche"; Fineshed [co. Northt.], 18 June, [1663]. With a note
by Sir W. Mildmay. f. 71.

37. Sir Edmund Peckham to Sir Walter Mildmay, Surveyor Greneral
of the King's lands, recommending the suit of two of his " poure
neygbours" at Bitlesden; Denham, 20 June, 1663. f. 72.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 91

38. Speech of Sir Walter Ralegh on the scaffold [29 Oct. 1618],
followed by the verses " Even such is time," etc.y said to have been
written by him the night before his death, f. 74.
At the end are transcripts of the following : —

A. Henry de Lasci, Earl of Lincoln, to Edward I.; "Gaveie snr
Creche" [Galloway], 2 Oct. [1301]. f. 76.

B. [Thomas de Hatfield,] Bishop of Durham, [William de Bohnn,]
Earl of Northampton, and other nobles attending the king in
Prance, to the Lords of Parliament ; Calais, 8 Sept. [1346]. f. 77.

C. Appointment of Thomas Wriothesley and Ralph Sadler as Principal
Secretaries of State ; [1639], f. 78.

D. Opinion of the Judges and the Privy Council concerning Lord
Dacre's lands, and other information from '' the Councill resident at
London to the Lords of the Kings Majesty's Council at the Court
[a* Dunstable] 8 July, 1641." f. 80.

E. Thomas [Cranmer, Archbishop of] Canterbury, to Henry VIII. ;
Lambeth, 11 Apr. 1633, Dunstable, 12 May, 1533. ff. 81, 82.

Paper ; AT. 86. On both covers of the leathern binding (now laid
down inside) are stamped in two panels the royal arms and the
devices of John Reynes, bookbinder to King Henry VIII. Folio.

142. Miscellaneous historical letters, etc. ; 1375-1810. In two series,
English or relating to England and (artt. 87-106) foreign.

1. Andrea Contarini, Doge of Venice, to Edward III. of England,
desiring a safe conduct for merchant-^hips about to be sent to
Flanders; "in nostro ducali Palatio," 5 Feb. Indiction xin.
[1375], Lett. Vellum. Trinted in Rymer's Fcedera^ vol. iii.
pt. iii. p. 23. f. 1.

2. Frater Conrad de Wallenrode, Master Greneral of the order of
Teutonic Knights [1391-1393], to Richard II., complaining of the
treatment of some Prussian merchants in England contrary to
the terms of the treaty made by the English ambassadors. Master
Nicolas Stocket, Thomas Graa, and Walter Sibile ; Castle of Stuhm
[in Prussia], 27 Mar. 1393. LcU. Paper. Printed in Rymer,
vol. iii. pt. iv. p. 85. f. 2.

3. The Burgomasters, Echevins, and Consuls of Bruges to the Privy
Council of England, complaining of injuries done to the citizens
of Bruges by Englishmen, specifying particularly the cases of
Paul Kengiard and John Willes ; 11 Aug. [1402]. Lot. Paper.
Printed in Rymer, vol. iv. pt. i. p. 34. f. 3.

4. Frater Conrad de Jungingen, Master General of the order of Teu-
tonic Knights [139a-1408], to Henry IV., on the sending of am-

92 STOWE MSS., 142.

bassadors to discuss differences; Marienburg, 16 June, 1403. LaL
Vellum. Printed in Bymer, vol. iv. pt. i. p. 46. £ 4.

5. The Aldermen and Jurats of the Hanse meroliants at Bruges to
Henry lY., praying that the Mayor, Jurats, and Commonalty of
Bayonne may be commanded to restore a vessel (ooqua) with its
cargo taken from Jacob Bodeker, of Stettin ; 4 April, 1404. LaL
Paper. Printed in Bymer, vol. iv. pt. i. p. 66. f. 6.

6. Henry [V. ?] to the representatives of the Count of HoUand and
Zeeland, desiring the renewal of former treaties of friendship, and
naval assistance in view of an impending renewal of the war with
France ; [1410-1414]. Latin. Contemporary copy ; the date and the
style of the sovereign being omitted. Endorsed, " Copia Utero
regiffi ad partes Hollandisd et Lorenie transmittendsB." At the
bottom are the first words of the draft or oopy of another letter.
Vellum, f. 7.

7. Henry VI. to James I. of Scotland, demanding payment of the
remainder of the ransom due from the latter for his liberation [in
1423], the hostages originally given as security for its payment
having been released on the uuderstanding that the arrears would
be promptly paid ; Westminster, 8 Dec. aP 6 [1427]. Endorsed with
a note of the decision of the king's council to send this letter to
the Scottish king, with a list of the councillors present, including
the Duke of Gloucester, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York,
the Bishops of London, Durham, Ely, and Bath, etc, Lai.
Vellum. Printed in Bymer, vol. iv. pt. iv. p. 131, where, however,
the name of the Bishop of Lincoln is substituted for that of
Durham, f. 8.

8. The Consuls of Hamburg to Henry VI., complaining of the
capture of two vessels laden with beer by a ship commanded by
Michael Scholte and Molchun Poerter, of Calais, and praying for
restitution; 24 Sept. [1436]. LaL Vellum. Printed in Bymer,
vol. V. pt. i. p. 22. f. 9.

9. Henry VI. to Christopher III. of Denmark, desiring restitution
or compensation on account of the seizure in 1441 of a ship named
the *' Catherine," belonging to Hugh Clederowe, of Kingston-on-
Hull, by the Governor of Norbeme, on the coast of Norway ; Bury
St. Edmunds, 26 Feb. ao 26 [1447]. Gopy. Lot. Vellum. Printed
in Bymer, voL v. pt. i. p. 170. f. 10.

10. Henry VII. to the Mayor, Bailiffs, Barons, efc., of the Cinque
Ports, notifying the appointment of Henry, Duke of York (after-
wards Henry VIII.), to be Constable of Dover Castle and Warden
of the Cinque Ports, and commanding them to obey him in such
manner as has been usual, ** in the days of our noble progenitour

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 93

kyng Henry the VI*» or afore"; Shene, 7 June, bP 10 [1495].
%ned**H.R." VeUum. £11.

11. Francis I. of France to [Jean Joacliim de Passano] Seignenr de
Yaux, his ambassador in England, giving reasons for his detention
in Paris, on which acconnt he desires that the journey of the
Cardinal [Wolsey] to Abbeville may not be pressed forward;
Paris, [June, 1527]. The date has rotted away, bnt v. Brewer,
Letters and Papers, foreign and domeslie^ temp. Hen. VIILt vol. iv.
pt. ii. p. 1453. Signed. Fr. f. 12.

12. Francis I. of France to [Jean Dn Bellay] Bishop of Bayonne and
the Sienr de Morette, bis ambassadors in England, giving an
acconnt, for the information of Henry YIII. and Cardinal Wolsey,
of the successes of Odet de Foix, Yicomte de Lautrec, over the
Imperialists in Italy, and of the taking of Melfi ; Ennet [Annet?],
16 April, [1528]. Signed. Fr. f. 13.

13. Henry VIII. to Sir Thomas ArundeU, Justice of the Peace for
Cornwall, censuring him and other Justices for remissness, and
threatening to "correct the lewedenes of the offendours in this
behalf." He instructs them specially (1) to search out all those
who, in spite of the usurped powers of Bome having been with
great travail and labour expelled from the kingdom, '* reteyne ther
old fonde fantasies and superstytions, muttering in comers as they
dare" ; (2) to apprehend all spreaders of rumours against the king
and the state of the realm ; (3) to punish '* all sturdie vacabundes
and valiant beggers," according to the statute lately made for that
purpose ; (4) to administer common justice to all; and (5) to have
special regard that no man use unlawful games, but that every
man apply himself to use the long bow, as the laws require.
Dated, Chobham, 17 July [circ. 1537]. Signed with a stamp
" Henry B." f. 14.

14. Circular letter of Edward YI. to the bishops, commanding them
to enforce the general use of the Book of Common Prayer, which
** divers unquiet persons " had reported would be disused since the
apprehension of the Duke of Somerset, and requiring them to order
all antiphoners, missals, grails, etc., in their respective dioceses, to
be delivered up to them and defaced, and also to admonish those
who refuse to do their share in providing bread and wine for
the Sacrament; Westminster, 25 Dec. 1549. Signed at the top
" Edward " ; and at the foot by members of the Privy Council,
including Archbishop Cranmer, Lord Chancellor Bich, Lords
St. John, Bussell, Dorset, Arundel, and Warwick, and The.
Goodrich, Bishop of Ely. f. 16.

15. Notification by Queen Mary of an authority given to the High
Treasurer and other officers of the Mint in the Tower of

94 STOWE MSS., 142.

London, "to take and retaine . . . goldBmithes, fyners, parters,
smythes, gravors, monyers, labourers, or enie other artyfioer of
what facultie or soienoe they be of," together with materials of all
kinds, and to imprison all who shall " obstinatlie disobey or refose
at enie tyme from hensforth either by daie or by night to aooom-
plishe, obey, or fulfill " the above commands. Signed ; but without
date or seal. Vellum, f. 18.

16. Warrant from PhiHp of Spain, husband of Queen Mary, as King
of England, to his Treasurer, Dominico D*Orbea, for payment of a
pension of 200 crowns, English money, to Edward Eandolf, Colonel
of Foot; London, 3 April, 1666. Signed " Philippe," and ccunter-
dgned '* Gonsaluus Ferezius." Seed. Lai. See Calendar of State
Papers, 1647-1680, p. 66. f. 19.

17. Warrant from Queen Mary to George Bredyman, Qroom of the
Privy Chamber, to pay to Nicholas Brigham, Teller of the
Exchequer, the sum of £6,000 to her own use ; ** at our mannour
of Saincte James," 6 Oct., 6 and 6 Phil, and Mary [1668].
Signed; with signet-eeal. Vellum. With a note by T. Astle,
"Presented to me June 10th, 1793, by J[ame8] W[est?], Esq'."
f. 20.

18. Sir W. Cecil [afterw. Lord Burghley] to William Maitland of
Lethington, Principal Secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, sending
letters from Tho. Bandolph, English Besident in Scotland, and
regretting having missed a meeting with him, adding, "Yester-
night whan I went from hence, I went to laye some lyme twigges
for certen woodcokes, which I have taken, y' 4 hostages, John
Bykhavlt, Captajm Berry, and a principall pylott"; [1661--3].
Holograph, f. 21.

19. Order from Queen Elizabeth to John Fortescue, Master of the
Great Wardrobe, to deliver to Boger Oliver and three otiiers,
Grooms of the Litter, specified quantities of crimson velvet for
jerkins to be embroidered with the royal letters and arms, red
"carsey" and sarcenet for hose, hoUand cloth for shirts, "ry-
bon pointes," a velvet nightcap and four pairs of shoes each;
East Greenwich, 17 July, a® 6 [1664]. Signed; with eignet-eeal.
Vellum, f. 22.

20. William Maitland of Lethington to Sir Nicholas Throgmorton,
late English Ambassador to Scotland, saying that " the mater is
now comme to soche a poynt that we must have an assured protec-
tion eyther from yow or from some other place. If yow reffuse,
then we must haiff others vpon whatsoever conditions," referring
him for the rest to the bearer; Edinburgh, 21 May, 1668 (19 days
after Mary's flight to England), f. 23.

Ol. IV. HISTOEY. ft6

21. Queen Elizabeth to [George Talbot] Earl of Sbrewsbnry, in
reference to his oomplaints of information having been given by
one of his chaplains as to his custody of Mary, Qneen of Soots,
being insufficient, excusing the chaplain as having been actuated
by patriotic zeal, and assuring the Earl that no lack of fidelity was
imputed to him, but saying that she has caused the chaplain to be
committed to prison for communicating his dealings with her to
others and " vsing speeches of vs to yow • . . contrary to the truthe,
in that the speeches in deede proceeded from him to vs " ; Green-
wich, 30 March, 1574. Signed, ** Your assured lovinge Sovendne
EUzabethK." f. 25.

22. Claude Nau, private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, to Sir
Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State, asking permission to
discharge a manservant who had lately been taken into Queen
Mary's service, but had quarrelled with and nearly killed one of
his companions, and praying for a message to Sir Amyas Paulet,
Mary's keeper, on the subject; Chartley, 15 June, 1686. f. 27.

23. Warrant from James I. to Sir George Howme [Home or Hume,
Earl of Dunbar in 1605], Master of the Great Wardrobe, for the
delivery, annually on St. Andrew's Day, to Robert Tias, Clerk of
the Wardrobe, of " foure yards of fine Puke for a gowne, thre
yards of black veluet to guard the same, one furre of budge for
the same gowne, price thereof eight pounds, eight yards of veluet
for a jaquet, and thre yards of veluet for a doublet," for his livery ;
Wilton, 13 Nov. 1603. Signed ; with aignet-seal Vellum, f. 29.
Belonged to T. Astle, 1793.

24. Arabella Stuart [dau. of Charles Stuart, Earl of Lenox] to Charles
Gosling, requesting ixiformation as to a contract of marriage
between her cousin William Candish [Will. Cavendish, 2nd Earl
of Devonshire 1625, married Christian, dau. of Edward, Lord Bruce
of Kinloss] and Margaret Chaterton; Whitehall, 28 Mar. 1609.
Signed; with holograph postscript, as follows: " Bemember the old
buck of Sherland and the rested tench I and other good company
eat so sauorly at your house, and if thou be still a good fellow and
an honest man, show it now, or be hanged." Printed in F. A.
Inderwick's Side-LighU on the Stuarts, 1888, p. 101, and in E. T.
Bradley's Life of Arab. Stuart, 1889, ii. p. 224. f. 30.

25. James L to Edward, Lord Zouch, Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports, desiring him to give orders that any person wishing to go
abroad to serve the King of Spain in the Low Countries shall be
allowed to do so without being required to take the oaths of
supremacy and allegiance, since " it is not vnknowen vnto vs that
for the most part such as shall offer their service on that side are
not perhaps conformable to the religion professed in the Church of

96 STOWE MSS., 142.

England"; WeBtminster, 28 Aug., a^ 19 [1621]. Signed; wHh
paper seal. f. 32.

26. Warrant from Charles I. to William [Feilding], Earl of Denbigh,
Master of the Great Wardrobe, for the delivery to Sir William
Segar, Garter King of Arms, for the King's "installment" in
August, of ** one Helmet of Steele wrought with bumisht gold, a
olose crowne with the creast of the Lyon to stand thereon, Mantles
of cloth of Tyssue lyned with oloth of sylver spotted Ermyn, one
swoorde, the Hylte & Chape guylte, the soabberd & girdle oloth
of gold, a greate Banner of our armes embrodered, a cushion of
Crymzon or purple veluet to beare our Roabes vppon," etc.;
Hampton Court, 10 July, 1625. Signed; with dgnei-^eal. Vellum,
f. 34. Belonged to Tho. Astle, 1793.

27. Appointment by Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I., of Thomas
Malet, of the Middle Temple [Justice of the King's Bench 1641,
o6. 1665], to be her Solicitor-General; Denmark House, 4 Sept.,
2 Chas. I. [1626]. Signed at the top, and countersigned by Ro[bert]
Aiton, Secretary. With an acknowledgment of the appointment
signed by Tho. Malet; and a certificate of his being sworn, 24 Dec.
1626. Yellum. With an ornamental headline and border. At the
foot is the note by T. Astle: "From the Philobiblian Library,
Sept'. 25»h, 1767." f. 36.

28. Elizabeth [wife of Frederic Y., Elector Palatine and King of
Bohemia] to [? Spencer Compton, Earl of] Northampton, on priyate
matters; Hague, 3 March [? 1630-1640]. Hologr. f. 37.

29. 30. John Hampden to and Sir William Andrewes, concerning

the repair of Sherrington Bridge, co. Bucks ; 3 , 1680, 21 Mar.

1633 [4]. ff. 39, 40.

31. Charles I. to the Diet of Poland, expressing his assent to the
marriage of his niece Elizabeth, daughter of the Queen of
Bohemia, to Ladislas YII. of Poland; Westminster, 27 Jan. 163^.
Signed *' Yester benevolus amicus, Carolus B." ; with paper seal.
f. 42.

32. Original return of the names of those refusing to pay Ship-money
in the parish of Great Kimble, oo. Bucks, with the amount of their
respective assessments ; 9 Jan. 1635 [6]. The list contains thirty-
one names, headed with that of " John Hampden, Esquier, xzxi".
vi**. " ; and it includes the names of Peter Aldridge and Thomas
Lane, who were themselves the assessors, f. 44.

33. Privy Council Warrant to *' the present high sheriff and the late
high sheriff of the County of Buc[kingham]," to levy the arrears
(£330) of Ship-money assessed upon the county ; Croydon, 25 Aug.
1636. Signed by Archbishop Laud, Lord Keeper Coventry, WilL
Jozon, Bishop of London, the Earl of Salisbury, Lords Newburgh

Ol. IV. HISTOBY. 97

and Cottmgton, Seo. Windebank, Sir Tlio. Edmondes and Sir Dadley
Oarleton. With $eal. Much injured by damp. f. 46.

84. Sir Edward Hyde [Earl of Clarendon, 1661] to Lady Carnarvon,
jiiflt before the outbreak of the Civil War, referring to the efforts
made by both of them to secnre some important person (unnamed)
for the King : " If your advize and interest doe not prevayle with
your favour, I have no hope left ; 'tis not possible for me to say
more in the argument to him then I have, nor can I imagyne what
ill spiritt can engage him thus to venture his fortune and his £&me,
his honour and the honour of his house, in a vessell where none
but desperate persons have the government." He proceeds: — "I
know not what argument they have at London for their confidence
but truly they seeme to have very few frendes in these partes, and
I doe not thinke ther oondicion is much better in other places."
Dated, Nottingham, 22 July, [1642]. The person alluded to is
probably Lady Carnarvon's father, Philip Herbert, Earl of
Pembroke (cf. Clarendon State Papers^ ii. pp. 144-149). Endorsed
in the hand of Richard Grenville, "Del. to me ult: No: 1642,
being taken in a trunke of Lady Caemarvons, w^ was searched by
CoU. Goodwine." f. 47.

35. John Hampden to Col. Bulstrode and others commanding Parlia-
mentary troops: "The army is now at North Hampton, moving
every day nearer to you. If you disband not, wee may be a mutual
snocour each to other ; but if you disperse, you make yourselves and
your country a pray"; Northampton, 31 Oct. [1642]. Printed in
Lord Nugent's MemoriaU of J. Hampden, f. 49.

36. The same to the same, enclosiog the above letter, which had
been delayed : " We cannot be ready to march till to-morrow, and
then I beleeve wee shall. • • . You shall do mee a favour to certify
mee what yoa heare of the Kings forces, for I beleeve your
intelligence is better from Oxford and those parts then ours can
be"; Northampton, 1 Nov. 1642. f. 61.

37. Bequest of Charles L, by the advice of the members of both
Houses assembled at Oxford, for a contribution of £20 towards a
loan of £100,000, " to resist and suppress all such of our subjects of
Scotland as have in a hostile manner already entered or shall
hereafter enter into this Kingdom " ; 14 Feb. 1643 [4]. Printed
form, with the amount in writing. Sigined at the head; and at
the foot are signatures of Sir Edward Littleton, Lord Keeper, and
Sampson Eure, Speaker of the Commons at Oxford. Addressed
to Bobert Drae, of "the Devizes," Wilts, and endorsed with a
receipt for the £20 signed by Sir John Penruddock, Sheriff of
WatB. f.53.

98 STOWE MSB., 142.

38. Similar, request for a loan of £40, addressed to [Bichard]
Wise, of Totnes, Devon, Esquire. Signed, as above. With re-
ceipt, 18 Apr. 1644, signed by Sir John Aoland, Sheriff of Devon.
t64.

39. Oliver Cromwell to Bichard Maijor, Esq., of Hnrsley, on the
subject of the marriage of Bichard Cromwell to Dorothy, daughter
of the latter, explaining that he had not been able to be with them
before, for ^* truly my aged mother is in such a condition of illneoBo
that I could not leave her with satisfaction," but tmsting to come
on the following Monday, to be present for the sealing of the deeds.
'' My occasiones cause theise affaires to goe in such a hunye
unbefiUiDge the wayte of them." Dated 28 April, 1649.
Holography signed ** your affectionate freind and servant, 0. Crom-
welL" f. 66.

40. Oliver Cromwell to Major Butler, " att his quarters in Northampton
sheire or elsewhere," desiring him to detach a troop for service in
Ireland, including in it, in agreement with Capt. Stirke, *' soe many
of both your troupes as are most willinge for Ireland," and to
march with his own troop into Suffolk to take command of CoL
Harrison's regiment, which is to stay in England. Dated 31 May,
1649. Holography signed ** your very affectionate freind, O. Orom-
weU." f. 68.

41. Warrant from Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, to Oualter Frost,
"Treasurer for the Councells Contingencies," for the payment of
salaries to certain officers, for the quarter ending 31 Dec. 1664;
Whitehall, 1 Jan. 1654 [5]. Signed " Oliver P." Followed by a
list of the officers with the amount due to each, and their
signatures, in a tabulated form, for the receipt of their salary,
13 Feb. 165f . Among the recipients are John Thurloe, Secretary
of State, £200; Gualter Frost, £100; John Milton, Latin
Secretary, £72 4$. 7^.; and Philip Meadowes, Latin Secretary,
£60. ff. 60, 61.

42. Charles II. to John Dormer, of Lee Grange, co. Bucks, requesting
a loan of £100, " which I will repay to you as soone as I am able " ;
Antwerp, 1 Aug. 1668. Signed, '* Your affectionate frinde Charles
B. 7; with eignet. With acknowledgment by Major Nicholas
Armorer of receipt of this sum on behalf of the king, 20 June,
1669. f. 62.

43. Warrant from Bichard Cromwell, Lord Protector, to the Com-
missioners of the Treasury for the payment to Gualter Frost,
*' Treasurer for the publique contingencies," of £3000 *' on aooompt
for our affaires in Flaunders"; n. d. [30 Dec. 1668 — 6 Jan. 166|].
Signed " Bichard P." VeUum. f. 63.

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 99

44, 45. Wanants from the ''Parliament of the Oommonwealth of
England " appointing Edmund Ludlow to be (1) '* Commander-in-
Cheife " and (2) " Lieut. Qenerall of the Horse and Comm. in Cheife "
of the Army in beland, and ordering him to make his *' present
repaire" thither; Westminster, 9, 12 July, 1659. Signed by
W[illia]m Lenthall, Speaker. TeUum. ff. 64, 65.

46. Commission from Charles Fleetwood, Commander-in-Chief of the
Army of the Oommonwealth, appointing Col. William Botelar
" Collonell of a regiment of Horse and captaine of a troope of the
same, raised and to be raised" in oos. Northampton, Butland,
Bedford, and Huntingdon; Wallingford House, 7 Nov. 1659.
Signed; with seal. Vellum, f. 67.

47. Certificate, from Col. John Jones, of the names of the '' Com-
mission officers" elected by the Regiments in Lreland to be
«* Members of the G^nerall Councill of the Officers of the Army
and Navy "; 10 Dec. 1659. Signed; with eeal. Vellum, f. 68.

48. Commission from the Council of State (of Jan. 1660) to John
Ferrers as Captain of a troop of Militia Horse in go. Derby;
Whitehall, 20 Apr. 1660. Signed by Arthur Annesley, President
(afterwards Earl of Anglesey), Anthony Ashley Cooper (afterwards
Earl of Shaftesbury), Sir John Evelyn, etc. Printed form. Vellum.
£70.

49. Charles II. to some person unnamed, thanking him for his
devotion, and referring to the prospects of a restoration : *' You see
by my declaration how frankly I desire to proceede, and therfore I
am sure you and your frindes will have that interest in the rest,
that nothing shall be expected from me, that may not consist

with my honour I must not forbeare to tell you that

it is not possible you can be without such a manifestation of my
kindness to you, as I shall make it evident to all men that I am
very heartily your affectionate frinde, Charles B."; Brussels,
12 April, 1660. Holograph; with ngnet. f. 71.

50. James, Duke of York, to some person unnamed, assuring him of
the ** particular sense " he has of his loyalty, and hoping *' by the
help of Ood and the affection of our countrymen to be able ere
long to give you more effectual assurances of it, and of my being
your affectionat friend, James"; Breda, 19 April, 1660. Hchgr.
f. 73.

51. Mary [daughter of Charles I.] to her aunt Christina, Dowager
Duchess of Savoy, thanking her for her sympathy on the occasion
of the death of her brother [Henry, Duke of Gloucester, ob, 13 Sept.
1660], and for her oongratulations on the restoration of Charles II. ;
Whitehall, ^ Dea 1660. French. Signed, f. 74.

52. Instructions from James, Duke of York, as Lord High Admiral,

H 2

100 8T0WE MSS., 142.

to Horatio, Lord Townshend, Yioo- Admiral of oo. Norfolk, relative
to the impreBBment of seamen ; Whitehall, 6 Jan. 166^. Signed.
f.76.

53. Charles 11. to Charles Emannel II., Duke of Savoy, acknow-
ledging the polite messages sent hj the latter on his (the dnke's)
marriage (in May, 1665), and expressing his affection to him and
his honse; Oxford, 30 Nov. 1665. Signed; with eigne^-eeoL
£78.

54. Order of Charles 11. to Horatio, Lord Townshend, as Lord
Lieutenant of the city of Norwich, directing him, in accordance
with an address of both Houses of Parliament, to cause all Popish
Becusants to be ** so disarmed as to remove all apprehensions of
their possibility to disturbe the publique peace"; Whitehall,
24 Nov. 1666. Signed, f. 80.

56. Order of Charles II. to Sir Stephen Fox, Paymaster General of
the Forces, to pay certain sums to Bichard Kent, for money dis-
bursed by him for the cleaning of Scotland Yard, etc. ; Whitehall,
24 Sept. 1670. Signed, f. 82.

56. Charles 11. to Sir George Downing, Minister at the Hague,
censuring him for following his own private opinions instead of
his instructions, and indicating his policy with regard to France
and Holland :— " I haue thought fitt to send you my last minde
upon the hinge of your whole negotiation, and in my owne hand,
that you may likewise know it is your part to obey punctually
my orders, instead of putting your selfe to the trouble of find-
ing reasons why you do not do so. ... I am entierly secure that
France will ioine with me against Holland, and not seperate &om
me for any offers Holland can make to them. . . . Upon the whole
matter you must alwaies know my minde and resolution is not
only to insist upon the haveing my flag saluted even on there very
shoare (as it was alwaies practised), but in haveing my dominion
of these seas asserted. . . . Notwithstanding all this, I would have
you use your skill so as to amuse them that they may not finally
despaire of me, and theieby give me time to make my selfe more
ready and leave them more remisse in there preparations *' ; White-
hall, 16 Jan. o.s. 167^. Hologr. Endorsed with a note by T. Watkina
that it was found among ** Mr. Bichards' Papers • . . after his death.*'
f. 84.

57. The Privy Council to Horatio, Lord Townshend, Lord Lien-
tenant of Norfolk, calling upon him to take steps for impressing
seamen; Whitehall, 14 April, 1672. Signed by Lord Keeper
Bridgeman, the Duke of Ormonde, the Earls of Bridgewater»
Craven, Sandwich and Carlisle, and others. £ 86.

58. Order from James, Duke of York, Lord High Admiral, to Horatio

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 101

Lord Townshend, Vice- Admiral of Norfolk, to impresB five hundred
men from that county; St. James's, 9 June, 1673. Signed,
t 88.

59. Cliarlee 11. to the guardians and trustees of Sir Boger Oave,
requiring them to pay, out of the proceeds of the monthly tax
collected by Sir Thomas Cave, deceased, as a deputy Lieutenant
of CO. Northampton, the sxmi of £245 to Viscount Oullen, in com-
pletion of a sum due to him for expenses incurred in the king's
service; Whitehall, 7 June, 1676.' Signed; with jpoper «eaZ. f. 90.

60. Order of Charles 11., giving leave to Lord Wharton, prisoner in
the Tower, to go to his house in Buckinghamshire, on account of
his health, till 21 May, and then to return, *' in order to give the
House of Peeres such satisfaction as they shall thinke fitt " ; New-
market, 20 April, 1677. Holograph, signed " C. B." f. 92.

Enclosed in a letter from Henry Thynne [Clerk of the Privy
Seal] forwarding it to the Earl of Northampton, as Constable of
the Tower, " who, I presume, will give your commands according
to the signification of his Majesty's pleasure, which is written
all with his own hand, and I suppose will be thought by your
Lordship as authentique as if it had been more in forme " ; White-
hall, 21 April, 1677. f. 93.
61- John Graham, of Claverhouse [Viscount of Dundee, 1688] to
[Qeorge Livingston] Earl of Linlithgow, Commander-in-Chief in
Scotland, giving an account of the skirmish with the Covenanters
at Drumclog, and ending, ** What theses rogues will doe next I
know not, but the oontry was flpking to them from all hands.
This maybe counted the begining of the rebelion in my opinion " ;
Glasgow, 1 June, 1679. Holograph. See Sir Walter Scott's Old
Mortality, chap. xvii. f. 95.

62. The Navy Commissioners to the Executive of the Ordnance
Office; Navy Office, 10 Feb. 1701 [2]. Signed by Daniel Purzer,
Surveyor, Charles Sergison, Dennis Lyddell, Sir Cloudesley Shovell,
and others, f. 97.

63. Queen Anne to the Marquis of Tweeddale, Lord High Com-
missioner for the Scotch Parliament of 1704, referring to the
refusal of that parliament to accept the Protestant succession in
England: '<I am sory to heare by yours of the 18th the dis-
apointment we have mett with in the settlement of the Protestant
succession, which I had soe earnestly recommended to the parlia-
ment of Scotland ; ... in case they delay " the Cess " or dogg it
with any unreasonable demands, I think, as you seem to do, that it
will be best to adjourn them till they shall be in a better temper " ;
Windsor, 24 July, 1704. Holograph, signed " Anne B." £ 98.

64. [Heniy Howard, Earl of] Bindon, Deputy Earl Marshal, to Peter

102 STOWE MSS., 142.

le Neve, Norroy King of Arms, on matters oonneoted with his
office; Shitfield, 14 July, 1707. f. 99.

66. S[idney] Gbdolphin, Governor of Soilly, to , recommending

Thomas Smith for the office of Master Gunner there ; YHiitehaU,
4 May, 1714. f. 100.

66. Commission from George I. to John Barnes as Major of a regiment
of Invalids commanded by C!ol. Edmund Fieldiog ; HenenhanBen,
6 Sept. 1720. Signed. Yellnm. f. 101.

67. Warrant from George I. to Thomas Parker, Earl of Maodesfield,
LordChaDcellor,to affix theGreatSeal to four Instruments containing
the ratifications of a treaty with Prussia signed at Oharlottenbnrg,
10 Oct.; Gdhrde, 14 Oct. 1723. Signed; withaeal. Counterngned by
[Charles To wnshend, Viscount] Townshend, Secretary of State. f.l03.

68. Sir Eobert Walpole to ^ in favour of Bichard Plummer,

elected in the following month M.P. for St. Mawe's, Cornwall;

4 Apr. 1734. f. 104.

69. Frederick, Prince of Wales, to [William Anne Eeppel] Earl of
Albemarle, Colonel of the 29th Foot, etc., recommending an offioer,
and concluding, "Of few people I should like to receive an
obligation, but I should like to receive it of one whom I love as
well as Lord Albemarle" ; Kensington, H Sept. 1736. Holograph,
f. 105.

70. Attestation by Ministers of State, nobility, and bishops of the
marriage of Princess Mary, fourth daughter of George II., to
Prince Frederic of Hesse Cassel (represented by the Duke of Cum-
berland as proxy), solemnised in the royal chapel of St. James's^
8 May, 1740. Signed by Jo[hn Potter, Archbishop of] Cant[erbury] ;
[Philip Yorke, Baron] Hardwicke, C[hancellor] ; [Spencer Compton,
Earl of] Wilmington, P[resident of the Council], and very many
others. Vellum, f. 107.

71. Warrant from Prince James Edward Stuart, son of James IL,
to Waters for a payment of £300 to Colonel Obryen ; Bome,

5 April, 1743. Signed " James E. " f. 109.

72. Passport from Elizabeth, Empress of Bussia, for John Owen,
carrying despatches to Prince Scherbatow, Russian Minister in
England; Moscow, 26 Aug. 1744. Signed by Alexander, Count
Bestucheff Bjumin; with imperial teal. Buananj with Oerman
translation, f. 110.

73. Warrant of Field Marshal George Wade for payment of wages
to Bichard Thompson, Provost Marshal ; Newcastle, 30 Dec. 1745.
f. 112.

74. William, Duke of Cumberland, to Sir John ligonier, acknow-
ledging the present of a sword, and referring to the battle of
Culloden [on 16 April]: "Would to God the eiiemy had been

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 108

worthy enough for our troops. Sure never were soldiers in such a
temper. Silenoe and Obedience the whole time, and all onr
manodnyres were perform'd withont the least confasion. I must
own that [you] have hit my weak side when you say that the
honour of our troops is restored; that pleases beyond aU the
honours done me." The rest of the letter refers to the sending
of troops to Flanders. Dated, Inverness, May, 1746. Holograph,
f. 113.
76. William, Duke of Cumberland, as commander-in-chief of the army
in Holland, to the Earl of Albemarle, probably referring to a
threatened attack on Breda : — " In case there should be the least
likelihood of the town's being besieged, you should immediately
move out all the British troops into the field to camp, but not
leave one single man of His Majesty's troops for the defence of the
town"; Hague, 6 April, n.s., 1748. Signed, f. 115.

76. Lieut.-(5eneral G[eorg] W[olrath] von KrScher, Prussian Ctover-
nor of Gelderland, and others, Oouncillors of War, to Lieut.-6eneral
the Earl of Albemarle, complaining of damage done by English
troops in Gelderland; Gueldres, 7 May, 1748. Fr. Signed, f. 117.

77. Note by [Frederick, Prince of Wales] to "Mr. Nugent," with the
endorsement ''concerning Coll. [Charles] Powlet [Paulet], now
M[arquis] of Winchester, being made his Groom"; [1745-1761].
Holography unsigned, f. 119.

78. Licence from George IE. to the Earl of Albemarle, though in
commission as Lord Justice, to be absent from the Kingdom during
the royal pleasure as ambassador to France ; St. James, 26 March,
1762. Signed ; with eeal. f. 120.

79. George 11. [to Lord Albemarle?], referring to a proposal to
bring some person into his service, who must be declined on
account of his religion; St. James, 27 March, 1763. Fr. Hologr.
f. 122.

80. Frederic 11., of Prussia, to George II., announcing the marriage
of the Princess Frederica Dorothea Sophia, daughter of Frederic
William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, with Prince Frederic
Eugene of Wtirtemburg (Duke in 1796); Berlin, 30 Nov. 1763.
Signed, f. 123.

81. Specimen of one of the stamps which were to have been used in
America in accordance with the Stamp Act of 1766. f. 126.

82. George lU. to [John Montagu] Earl of Sandwich, Secretary of
State [Sept. 1763 — July, 1765], approving of alterations proposed
in the treaty with Eussia, and on other subjects ; n. d. Holograph.
E. 127, 129, 130, 131.

83. Beoommendations for Scotch appointments, signed by T. S.
Mackenzie, Olerk to the Privy Seal for Scotland, with a note

104 STOWE MSB., 142.

by the Earl of Sandwich that the buBixieBB must be dispatched
withoat loBS of time, and an answer by George m., saying that
" having been blooded, this box is but just delivered to me," and
commanding the necessary documents to be prepared; March, 1765.
f. 133.

84. Charles [Nicholas Alexander, Connt d'Ontremont], Prince Bishop
of Li6ge, to the Earl of Sandwich, EngUsh Secretary of State,
calling his attention to the memoir presented by Sienr de Boussel
his minister, praying for payment for the supplies furnished by
the Li6geoi8 to the British troops during the war terminated by
the Treaty of Aix-la-Ghapelle in 1748; Li6ge, 2 June, 1765.
Signed. Fr. f. 134

85. Princess Amelia, daughter of George 11., to Lady Sophia Egerton
[daughter of Henry Grey, Duke of Kent] ; Gunnersbury, 25 Aug.
[1768]. Holograph, f. 136.

86. Bobert Murray Keith, Ambassador at Oopenhagen, to [Adolf Sieg-
fried, Graf von der] Osten, Danish Secretary of State, on the health
of the Queen of Denmark [Caroline Matilda, sister to George III.,
wife of Christian YII.] ; Copenhagen, 24 Jan. 1772 [{.e. 6 days
after her condemnation to imprisonment at Zell]. Fr. f. 137.

87. Passport from Louis XYL for an English ship (name left blank),
in virtue of the preliminaries of peace ; Versailles, 6 March, 1783.
Signed ; with seal. On the back is a printed mandate for obser-
vance, tigned by L[ouiB] J[ean] M[arie] de Bourbon, [Duo de
Penthi^vre], Admiral of France, f. 139.

88. George III. to [Francis Gk)dolphin-Osbome] Duke of Leeds,
acknowledging a note, and authorising an appointment; Windsor,
28 April, 1789. iSi^ii^i " G. E." f. 140.

89. Louise de Stolberg, Countess of Albany, widow of Prince Charles
Edward Stuart, to Thomas Astle, thanking him for his kindness;
[24 May, 1791]. Followed by a genealogy of the house of
Stolberg from Thomas Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury, 1685-1741, derived
(according to a note in Astle's hand) from a herald at Brussels,
1792; and a* genealogy of Prince Charles Edward, through his
mother, from John Sobieski, king of Poland (o6. 1696). ff. 141, 143.

90. Princess Amelia, daughter of George III., to Mrs. Bingley, in
reference to the illness of Miss [Amelia] Goldsmith ; [1807-1810].
f. 145.

91. Edward, Duke of Kent, to the Earl of Banbury [i.e. Gen. William
Knollys, claimant of the earldom], in reference to his claim before
the House of Lords; Kensington Palace, 12 June, 1810. Signed.
f. 147.

92. Louis XIY. to his undo [Charles de Lorraine], Due d'Elbeuf,
Governor and Lieut.-General in Picardy, Artois, efo., announcing

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Cl. IV. fflSTOBY. 105

the release of the Seigneur de Beaumont Haranoour from the
Bastille, and desiring that he may be re-established in his castle
ofSnrfontaineinPieardy; Paris, 19 Feb. 1644. Signed. Fr. f. 148.

93. [Ginlio], Cardinal Mazarin, to Bernard Dn Flessis Besan^on,
Frenoh Ambassador at Venice, on the journey of Cardinal Antonio
[Barberini ?] to Modena and Florenoe ; Paris, 3 Jan. 1658. Signed.
Fr. I 149.

94. Warrant from Lonis XIV. to de Besmauz, Ctovemor of the

Bastille, to allow the Conntess de Bnssy access to her husband,
Boger, Connt de Bussy-Babutin, a prisoner, and also to permit his
servants to attend him ; Paris, 9 Jan. 1666. Signed. Fr. Endorsed :
** Taken at the demolition of the Bastile and sent to Mr. Townley,
and by him presented to me. T. Astle." f. 151.

95. Acquittance from Jean Baptiste Colbert [Marquis de Seignelay],
French Secretary of State, for a quarter's salary ; Paris, 19 Nov.
1671. PrinUd form ; 9igned " Colbert." Vellum, f. 152.

96. [Jean Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de] Seignelay, French Minister

of State, on behalf of Louis XIV., to de Besmaux, Governor

of the Bastille, asking for a daily report of the conduct of the
Chevalier Louis de Bohan and his accomplices : St. Germain[-en-
Laye], 21 Nov. 1674. Hologr. Fr. f. 153.

97. Warrant from Louis XIV. to de Besmaux, Governor of the

Bastille, to admit the commissioners and others charged with the
execution of the sentence on the Chevalier Louis de Bohan
[executed 27 Nov.]; St Germain-en-Laye, 26 Nov. 1674. Signed.
Fr. f. 155.

98. Mandate from Louis XIV. to the Sieur Sature, advocate at Mont-
auban, to betake himself to Clermont in Auvergne and remain
there during the king's pleasure ; Versailles, 10 Dec. 1701. Signed.
Fr. f. 156.

99. Signatures of Louis XIV. and of [J6rdme] Phelypeaux, [Comte
de Pontchartrain]; Versailles, 31 Dec. 1712. f. 168.

100. Leopold [Joseph Charles, Duke of Lorraine], to [William Anne
Keppel] Earl of Albemarle ; Luneville, 3 July, 1718. Fr. f. 169.

101. Louis, Due d'0rl6ans, to [Jacques Philippe Auguste de la Tour],
Maiquis de La Charce; Paris, 21 Jan. 1746. Fr. * Signed, f. 161.

102. Signature of Louis XVL; Versailles, 3 Jan. 1778. f. 162.

103. Signature of WiUiam V., Prince of Orange; 1787. £ 163.

104. Extract from the Begisters of the Committee of Public Safety,
directing [Louis Antoine] St. Just and [Philippe Fran9ois Joseph]
Le Bas to repair to the Army of the North ** pour y suivre les viies
du Comite de Salut PubHc"; 10 Flor6al, an 2 [29 April, 1794].
Signed by [Jacques Nicholas] Billaud-Varenne, [August Bon Joseph
de] Bobespierre, and [Bertrand] Bardre [de Vieuzac]. ISr. f. 164.

106 STOWE MSB., 148.

105. [Napoleon] Bonaparte, as First Oonsul, to [G^eneral Alexandre
Berthier], Minister of War, asking what battalion has recentlj
embarked for San Domingo; Saint Clond, 16 Frimaire, an 11
[7 Deo. 1802]. Fr. Signed. £ 166.

106. Ferdinand M[arie], Dnke of Bavaria [?80in of the Meotor

Maximilian, b. 1699, d. 1738], to Lord ; 16 Man, n.d. Fr.

f. 166.

Paper ; ft 166. xivih-xixth oentt. Folio.

143. Miscellaneous oolleotion of papers, tracts, copies of letters, eie.,
16th — 18th oentt., written in many different hands, as follows : —

1. List of State Papers and Letters relating to England and her
dealings with the Netherlands, France, eta, iem^. Hen. YIL —
Hen. yill., contained in Cotton MSS. Qalba B. ii., iii., iv.,

. Galigala D. vi., and Tiberins E. viii., in the British Museum,
f. 1.

2. List of EoUsand Beoords, iempp. Hen. YL — Jas. L, preserved in
the Chapel of the Bolls, f. 9.

8. Three leaves from a lawyer's commonplace book, containing
extracts from statutes, etc. f. 11.

4. List of Constables and Lieutenants of the Tower from temp. Stephen
to 1603. f. 14.

5. List of the Admirals of England, tempp. Hen. HI. — ^Eliza. f. 18.

6. Transcripts of Charters, 13th — 16th centt., relating to the families
of Beauchamp, Esturmy, and Seymour, f. 29.

7. " Love and Loyalty, or Truth and Honesty. Presented to Both
Houses of Parliament by Bobert Penwame " : a tract on the tin
trade in Cornwall and Devon, with dedicatory letter from the
author, dated Penwame, 1 Aug. 1704. f. 41. Followed at f. 66 by
'* Propositions for her majesty's farming the Tin of the Tinners of
the countjB of Cornwall and Devon," by the same, with dedicatory
letter to Qu. Anne dated 26 Feb. 170|.

8. Extracts from Francis Mason's Vindicm Ecdesim Anglicanm^ etc.,
otherwise De miniiterio Anglicano, London, 1 626. f. 69.

9. Beply of Charles, Prince of Wales, to the further marriage propo-
sitions of the King of Spain made by Gaspar de Guzman, Conde de
Olivares ; [June, 1623]. f. 61.

10. Transcripts and extracts of letters addressed to Sir Francis
Walsingham by Henry, King of Navarre, William, Prince of
Orange, and others, relating to the French Protestants, etc. ; 6 Apr.
1680 — 20 Aug. 1682. ff. 67-79. Included are : a letter to the same
from Francis, Due d'Anjou, pressing his suit with Qu. Elizabeth ;
3 4Lpr^.l683. f. 74; — and letters from the Queen to the States

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Cl. IV. HISTORY. 107

(General and the Prince of Orange on the departure of the Duo
d'Anjou for Flanders ; [Feb. 168^]. fF. 78 b, 79.

1 1. " Rules of Order observed by the Body of his Majesties Infantry
enoouniring with the Enemy in the Day of Battle " ; late 17th cent,
f. 80.

12. Account of the trial by court-martial of Arthur [Herbert], Earl
of Torrington, held on board the Kent in the R. Medway, 10 Dec
1690. f. 90.

13. Three letters from Jean Nau [Secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots],
perhaps to Burghley, asking for his favour in procuring a passport
for his brother-in-law M. de Ruisseau, travelling into France. The
first letter is dated 7 May, 1582. In the same hand as art. 10.
f. 98.

14. Advice of Lord Burghley to his son Robert CecU. Printed in
Peck's Denderata Owriosa and elsewhere, f. 100.

15. *^ Mr. George Wharton's challenge to Sir James Stewart before
they fought," with the latter's reply; [Nov. 1609]. f.* 106.

16. Sir Francis Walsingham to [Sir John Maitland], Ohancellor of
Scotland, dissuading James YI. from making war on England;
[1587]. (See also Add. 12,520, f. 62 b.) f. 107.

17. Sir Edward Dyer to Sir Ohristopher Hatton, advising him as to his
behaviour towards the Queen ; 9 Oct. 1582. (See also Add. 12,520,
f. 85 b.) £ 115.

18. Sir Thomas Fairfax to Ralph Hopton, Lord Hopton, inviting his
surrender; 5 March, 164f. f. 118.

19. Order of Parliament in case of the King's coming to London ;
31 March, 1646. (See Gobbett's Parliamentary History, vol. iii.
p. 452.) £120.

20. Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lenox, to Mary, Queen of Soots,
on the murder of his son. Lord Darnley ; Howstone, 17 March,
156J. (See also Add. 12,520, £ 40 b.) £ 120 b.

21. ** A copye of the Contract for Marriage made between y« Queen
& Earl Bothwell"; 5 April, [1567]. (See also Add. 12,520,
£42.) £122.

22. Nathanael Hooke to [Robert Harley, Lord Oxford], on his transla-
tion of a Life of F^nelon, etc ; 17 Aug. 1722. £ 125.

23. Four love-letters from Henry VIII. to Anne Boleyn; [1528].
«« Transcribed from a copy taken from the originals in the Vatican."
Printed in Earleian MisceUany, vol. i. £ 126.

24. A[aron] Hill to Lord , sending a sample of his newly dis-
covered Beech-oil; Great Russell St., [London], 12 Apr. 1714.
Copy. £128.

25. Lord Burghley to Qu« Elizabeth on his losing her favour ; [1588].
ImperfecL (See also Add. 12,520, £ 76.) £130.

108 STOWB MSS., 144, 146.

26. Richard IH to the Mayor of Windsor; WoBtminster, 6 Dec.
[1483 or 4]. (See also Add. 12,620, f. 2.) f. 182.

27. Qn. Elizabeth to Bnrghley, whom she addresses as '* Sir Spiritt " ;
8 May, 1683. Printed in Strype's AnnaU, iii. p. 166. f. 182 b.

28. Heniy, Earl of Biohmond, " before he was King, to hiB Freinds
here in England from beyond ye Seas, &a" ; [1486 ?]. (See alao
Add. 12,620, f. 8.) f. 133.

Paper; ff. 183. zynth-zvmth centt Sm. Qnarto.

144. MiscELLAKEOus historical papers, viz, : —

1. Notes on the early history of France, flfl 1, 2.

2. Examination taken before John Cristmas and George Seyer,
" bailliez," and Bobert Leche and others, aldermen [of Colchester],
of witnesses concerning scurrilons statements made by Nicholas
Fox, tailor, about the first acquaintanceship between Qneen
Katharine, widow of Henry V. and grandmother to Henry VIL,
and Owyn Tedder [Owen Tudor], her second husband; [March,
1496]. fF. 3, 4, 100-102.

3. Proclamation of Bichard Francke, Sheriff of Essex, for the appre-
hension of William and Patrick Buthen [Buthven], brothers of
the Earl of Qowrie, for complicity with his plot to murder King
James I. ; 1603. With part of rough draft of the same. ff. 5, 6.

4. Speech of Lord Lucas in the House of Lords, before Charles IL,
on the expenditure of the nation, and advising a reduction of the
supplies voted by the Commons; Feb. 167f. This speech was
printed and published, and was ordered to be burnt by the common
hangman, ff. 7-10.

6. Betum of ships of the royal navy ordered to be built in 1677 and
1690, with details as to number of workmen, materials, ete.j and
computation of cost of building and fitting ships of each different
class, ff. 11 b, 12.

6. Papers relating to the period of the Popish Plot, especially to the
episode of Fitzharris [1681], including an abstract (of which the
first part is lost) of the course of events connected with the plot,
with the proceedings connected with Fitzharris at greater length ;
letter to Dr. [Francis Hawkins, Chaplain of the Tower, who
received Fitzharris' confession] from a friend, criticising his conduct
in the matter ; four copies (one complete, and one a draft with
several corrections) of Dr. Hawkins' public vindication of his
conduct ; considerations on the security of the Protestant religion
and preservation of His Majesty's person, with miscellaneous
incomplete notes on these and kindred subjects, ff. 13-88.

7. Draft of a Bill of Indulgence to Dissenters ; [1679-1686].
ff. 89-42.

v^

. Cu IV. HISTOBT. 109

8. «* A Oateohism Chronological and Hisiorioal/' 1698, divided into
fleotions, on the Babylonish, Persian, Oreoian [t.e. Macedonian], and
Boman empires ; with a Latin treatise on the chronology of the
Boman empire, ff. 48-99.

Paper; fF. 102. xvth-xvmth centt. Polio.

145. Collection of political tracts, state letters and papers relating
to Home and Foreign affairs, chiefly in the reigns of Qn. Elizabeth
and James I., many of them having been transcribed from original
documents; 1509-1628. Other copies of artt. 2, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16,
and 18 are found in Cotton MS. Titus C. vii.

1. The Lords of the Council to James I., on the state of his finances ;
[1628-1624]. f.7.

2. Henry Cuffe, Secretary to Bobert, Earl of Essex, to Lord Burghley ,
** declaring the effect of the instructions framed by the earle of
Essex and delivered to the ambassador of the kinge of Sootts
touching his title to the crowne of England " ; [1601]. " Written
after Cuffe's condemnation." f. 12.

3. Sir William Maitland, of Lethington, to Sir William Cecil, on the
title of Mary, Queen of Soots, to the Grown of England ; Stirling,
4 Jan. 1566. f. 15 b.

4. Articles between England and France for the marriage of Prince
Charles to Henrietta Maria; [1624]. Engl and Latin. ff.23,28b.

5. ** Articles of peace between England and France according to the
French ooppie " ; ctrc. 1625. f. 32 b.

6. ** Advertismentes of a LoyaU Subiect to his gratious Soveraigne
[James I.], drawne from the observations of the peoples speeches " ;
ctrc. 1603. f. 84 b.

7. [Gteorge Abbot,] Archbishop of Canterbury, to James I., "upon
the Princes [Charles] going into Spaine " ; [1623]. f. 39 b.

8. Speech in the name of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex to
James I., by Biohard Martin, of the Middle Temple ; [1603].
f. 41.

9. Directions by Queen Mary to her Council " touching the reforming
of the Church to the Boman Beligion " ; [1554.] f. 46.

10. Queen Elizabeth to James YI. of Scotland, increasing his pension
from £3000 to £5000, and on other matters ; Greenwich, 11 May,
1601. f. 47.

11. The same to the same, dissuading him from receiving an
Ambassador from Spain, etc. ; 4 Jan. 1602 [3]. f. 51 b.

12. "The examination of S' Anthony Browne touching the Lady
Mary's submission to Kinge [Henry] the Eight her Father";
[13 June, 1536]. f. 53.

13. Negotiations at Boulogne for a treaty of peace between England

110 STOWE MSS., 146, 146.

and Spain, with an aooonnt of the dispnte between the Spanidi
and English Ambaflsadors for preoedency ; June— July, 1600.
ff. 56-65.

14. Questions propounded by Qn. Mary to the Gonnoil, with replies,
" touching the oontinnanoe of a treaty " made by Henry VUUL with
the Emperor Oharles Y. and the King of France [Francis I.] in the
event of a war between France and Spain ; ctVe. 1554. f. 66.

15. Proposals by the Treasury for economies in the King's expenses
on the marriage of the Princess Elizabeth with the Elector
Palatine; 1613. f. 69b.

16. ''The danger wherein the Kingdome now standeth and the
remedie, written by Sir Bobert Cotton." Printed in 1628. f. 72.

17. " A Treatise of baile and maineprise written at the request of Sir
William Heydon, Kt, by Sir Edward Cooke " ; temp. Jas. I. f. 80.

18. " A Discourse of the Queenes [Elizabeth] marriage [with] the Duke
of Anione [Anjou], drawne out as it is thought by the Lo. Keeper
S' Nicholas Bacon"; 1570. f. 100.

19. " Ordinances for the Courte of Starre-Chamber " ; 1598. £ 108.

20. Prince Charles to [John Digby,] Earl of Bristol, Ambassador at
Madrid, on the Spanish Match ; [3 Sept. 1623]. f. 116.

21. Correspondence between James I. and the Earl of Bristol, on the
same subject; [1623]. £ 116-118.

22. '' The reason of the house of Commons to breake of as well the
treatie of the Spanish matche as of the Palatinate" ; [1623].
f. 118 b.

23. Two letters of news from Brussels on the affairs of the Palati-
nate; 1621. ff. 119 b, 125.

24. [John Digby,] Earl of Bristol, after his committal to the Tower,
to Charles I. ; 17 Aug. 1626. f. 126.

25. William Davison [Secretary of State] to [Robert Devereux] Earl
of Essex; 1596. f. 132.

26. *' A godly admonicion" from Bobert, Earl of Essex, "after hee

was condemned and in the Tower," to his cousin, the Earle of

[perhaps Roger Manners, Earl of Rutland] ; [1601]. f. 134.

27. Sir Henry Docwra to Secretary Davison ; Derry, 18 Nov., 21 Dea
1600. f. 137.

28. Sir Richard Bingham, Governor of Connaught, to ; ctro.

1586. f. 138 b.

29. '* A Brief discourse of the Traitorous attempts and practises of
the Earles of Northumberland and Westmoreland and other
Traytors . . . 1509." f. 141 b.

30. Robert, Lord Cecil, to Sir Thomas Parry, Ambassador in France,
on " the misellection of S' Frauncis Goodwyne to bee Knight of
Buckinghamshire," and other matters; 14 Apr. 1604. f. 148.

n:

Ol. TV. HISTOKT. Ill

81. Treatifle on the Law of NationB with respeot to Repriaals.
f. 160 b.

32. [FranoiB,] Lord Norreys, to James L on his killing a servant of
Lord Willonghby *'npon a qnarrell Taysed betwene the two
Lordee"; 1615. f. 164.

33. ''Of Knightee and matters incident to the Degree of Knight-
hood." f. 166.

34. James VI. of Scotland to Qn. Elizabeth on behalf of his mother,
Mary, Queen of Scots; Holyrood Honse, 26 Jan. 1686 [7]. 0x1 a
separate leaf and in a different hand from the rest of the Tolnme.
f. 179.

Paper ; ffl 179. Early xvnth cent. With the signature " Bio.
Tichbone" at the top of f. 1 and at the end [? Sir Richard
Tichbome, 2nd Bart., 6b. 1667]. Sm. Folio.

146. Obiginal orders, warrants, ete,^ chiefly by Henry Vlll. and
Thomas Wolsey, the King's Almoner; 1612-1616. They are
mostly addressed to John Daunce, Treasurer for War, for pay-
ments to English and foreign merchants for yictualling the army
in Spain, and for supply of cables, anchors, stuffs, and other goods
for the Bong's service ; to the Bong's gunmakers, armourers, and
others, for manufacture and repair of guns and armour, the
painting of streamers, colours, ete,; and to various officers for
wages. Included also are returns of ordnance made for the Navy,
an account of the King's offerings at home and abroad, etc. Witii
a few earlier and later documents.

1. Petition to Henry VI. and the Privy Oouncil, by William Lund,
praying for confirmation of his appointment of chaplain to the
Hospital of St. Nicholas, Beverley. Fr. With signatures below of
H[enry Chicheley, Archbishop of] Canterbury, P[hilip Morgan,
Bishop of] Ely, J[ohn Stafford, Bishop of] Bath and Wells, [Walter
Hungerford, 1st Baron] Hungerford [Lord Treasurer], [Balph de
Cromwell, 4th Baron] Cromwell, [John le Scrope, 4th Baron]
Scrope [of Masham], and [John de Tiptoft, Baron] Typtot [Tip-
toft]. The endorsement states that the petition was granted
" xxyj die Julii A** iiij*®. [1426] apud fratres predioatores, London."
Vellum, f. 1.

2. Petition to Henry VI. by John Hamond, ••Serviteur" in the
Privy Seal Office, praying for an annual pension which [Balph
Hamme], Abbot of Abingdon, "a cause de sa nouelle creation
serra tenuz de faire auoir a vn de yoz clercs qi vous luy ferrez
nomer." Fr. With signatures below of H. [Chicheley, Arch-
bishop of] Canterbury, H[umphrey, Duke of] Gloucester, J[ohn
Kempe, Archbishop of] York [Lord Chancellor], and others. The

112 STOWE MSB., 146.

endoTBement states that the petition was gianted at Westminster,
lJnly,"ao6"[U28]. VeUnm. f. 1.
8. Petition to Heniy YL by Thomas Marohinton, derk of the Eing^s
chapel, praying for the pension whioh had fallen to the Grown on
the death of the Abbess of Barking. With signatoree, as above,
of the Duke of Glonoester, the Archbishop of Canterbnry, the
Bishops of Ely, and Bath and Wells, and others. The endorse
ment states that the petition was granted 20 Jan. '* a^ 11 " [1433].
Yellnm. f. 2.

4. Declaration made to Henry Vm. by Sir John Gntte, Under
Treasurer of England, of the fees and annnities paid at the
Exchequer, for the year ending Michaelmas, 24 Hen. YII.
[1508]. f. 3.

5. Payment by John Dannce [Treasurer of War] of IO0. to a
messenger to the King's Council from certain ^'shippes and
craiers ladyn with malt for the vitailing of CcJais, and dryven
into the haven at Bye " ; Baynard*s Castle, 22 April, 4 Hen. YIEL
[1612], f. 11.

6. Betums by Comelis Johnson, the Eing^s Gunmaker, of the supply
and repair of ordnance in the Navy, including the manu&cture of
** serpentiDS," ''long Spannysh slings," ''stone gonnys," ete,<, the
purchase of timber " for the stocking of the Kinges gonnys," the
carpenters* and sawyers' wages, etc, ; 1 Aug. — 10 Feb. 4 Hen. YIIL
[1612, 1613]. fF. 12, 26, 41.

7. Memorandum by Edward Hattedyff [Clerk of the Signet] of the
delivery at " the passage of Gypoecoa" [Guipusooa, in Spain] by
Martin de Yera of malvesey wine for "diverse capitaines and
shippes for thair vitaiUing into England " ; 20 Oct. 4 Hen. Yni.
[1612]. CoufUerngned by T[homas, Lord] Howard, and [Sir]
William Sandys. Followed by two similar memoranda of the
same date. ff. 18-20.

8. Bill of John Haimond [Eong's Gunner] for ammunition for the
"Kinges shippe called the Mary Jamys " ; 24 Dea 4 Hen. YIII.
[1612]. With order from Thomas Wulcy [Wolsey, Kinges Almoner]
for the payment, and the receipt, f. 21.

9. Bill of exchange drawn by Leonardo Frescobaldi and Co., in
Bruges, on William Johns, of London, for a payment to Giovanni
and Lucha Spinola ; 1612. Ital. f. 22.

10. Warrant from Henry YIII. for payment to Thomas Sutton for
victualling the army " lately in the parties of Biskaye " ; Green-
wich, 3 Jan, efi 4 [1613]. Signed; with «eaZ. With receipt,
16 Jan. [1618]. Vellum, f . 28.

11. Contract hy Robert Bolte, of London, mercer, for the supply of

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Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 118

harness for 3000 footmen; 15 Jan. 4 Hen. VIIL [1618]. Signed
by the King. Vellum, f. 24.

12. Acquittanoe from William Johns, mercer, of London, to Leonard
Fresoobald "and the oompayiney of Biyges [Brnges] in Barow'*
[Bergen op Zoom] for £403 16«. 8d. paid by order of John Oleflford,
" governor of the yengellyshe nayoeon " ; 15 Jan. 1512 [3]. f. 25.

13. Warrants from Henry VIII. for payment to Sigismond Foyte for
supply of guns, with his receipts ; Greenwich, 26 Jan., 14 March,
2 May, [1513]. Signed; with teah. Vellum. & 35, 47, 56.

14. Acquittances from William Gonson and John Ysham for payment
for supply of ropes and cables " for the carake " ; 31 Jan. 1512 [3].
ff. 36-38.

16. Acquittance from John Lytyllcott to John Daunoe for wages of
40 men under the command of Bichard Weston, Captain of
Guernsey, at 6d. a day ; 5 Feb. 4 Hen. VIII. [1513]. t 39.

16. Acquittances from Sir Nicholas Vans, Knt., Captain of Guisnes
Castle, to the same, for wages of his men, at 6d. a day ; 6 Feb.,
15 March, 4 Hen. Vni. [1513]. ffl 40, 48.

17. John ClyfTord, Goyemor of the Merchant Adventurers in
Flanders, to [John] Daunce, relating to the shipment, 0<c., of
copper '' pannys and ketelles," etc,^ for the King's use ; ** Barowe,"
[Bergen op Zoom], 3 March, 1512 [3], Antwerp. 9 April, 1513.
£ 45, 53.

18. Acknowledgment by John Dawtrey to [Leonard?] Fresoobald,
of the delivery of cables "out of Italy," for the King's ships;
11 March, 4 Hen. Vin. [1513]. f. 46.

19. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Leonard Frisohobald,
merchant, of Florence, of £108 6«. Sd. for 500 oz. of "dammask golde,''
delivered by Sir Charles Brandon, Knt., to John Milner "cure
Brawderer " ; Greenwich, 19 Mar., a<^ 4 [1513]. Signed ; with eeal.
With receipt by Alexander de la Fava on behalf of L. Frisehobald,
17 April, 1513. f. 49.

20. Warrant from the same for payment to John Westow [Master
Gunner] for supply of hand-guns; Greenwich, 21 March, a^ 4
[1513]. Signed; with seal. With receipt, dated 16 April, 1518,
by William Huxley, Clerk of the Ordnance, f. 50.

21. Acknowledgment by John Blewberey, for Edward Gylleforde,
master of the Eling's armoury, of the supply by Leonard Fresco-
bald, ^ marchant strawnger," of 4,500 harness for footmen ; 31 Mar.,
4 Hen. VIII. [1513]. f. 51.

22. Payment to Thomas Warde, King's Harbinger, for himself and
William Cresswelle for ** makinge of harbygage for our souueraigne
lordes Armye Boyalle sent by sea " ; 1 April, 4 Hen. VIII. [1513].
f. 52.

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114 STOWE MSa, 146.

23. Warrant from T. Wnloy [Wolsey] to J. Dawnoe for payment to
fonr Harbingers going into Kent for " makyng of loggyngea for the
Kynges Army by land.'' Signed. Witb reoeipt, 20 April, 4 Hen.
Vni. [1613], signed by John Stanbanke. f. 54.

24. Petition from Adam Fenyngton, Under Sheriff of Linoobi, to the
Privy OoTinoil, praying for payment of his expenses in conveying
three felons, Kobert Hill, Greorge Courtenay and Bobert Gargrave,
from Lincoln to London. At the foot is the order by T. Wnlcy
for the payment, with the receipt, dated 21 April, 4 Hen. VIII.
[1513]. f. 55.

25. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Lord Leonard Grey
[son of Thomas, 1st Marquis of Dorset] for his wages as «* Spere " ;
5 May, a^ 5 [1513], Signed. VeUum. With receipt, 13 May,
1513. ff. 57,58.

26. Warrant from T. Wnlcy for the repayment to [Thomas] Lord
Howard, of £9 6g. 8d. paid by him to Petre Seppeo, " of the Beame
of Poyle " [Poland], for two months' wages ; 18 May, 5 Hen. VIII.
[1513]. f. 59.

27. Beceipt by Edward Gyldeforde, Sqnire of the King's armouiy,
to John Cavolcante, *'marchant straunger," in the name of
Bobert Bolte, of London, of 1700 harness for footmen ; 18 May,
5 Hen. VIII. [1513]. f. 60, *

28. Beceipts by Bobert Bolt, of London, mercer, for payment for
snpply of harness, at the rate of 16«. a suit; 20, 24 May, 5 Hen.
VIIL [1513]. ff. 61, 62.

29. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to William Gnrre, the
King's Armonrer; Greenwich, 26 May, a** 5 [1513], Signed;
with seal. With receipt. Followed by the Armourer's bill.
Vellnm. ff. 63, 64.

30. Warrant from the same for payment to Johan de Castro, mer-
chant, of Spain, of £24, for *' foure score hande gonnes, with
homes"; Greenwich, 26 May, a® 5 [1513]. Signed; with seat.
With receipt, 6 June, 1513. Vellnm. f. 65.

31. Beceipt from Leonard Freschobald, merchant, of Florence, to
J. Dannce for payment for 4500 harness for footmen, at the rate
of 16«. a suit; 10 June, 5 Hen. VIII. [1513]. f. 66.

' 32. Beceipt from Edward Gnldeforde, Sqnire of the King's Body,
to Leonard Fryscombald, for delivery of cables "of Saven"
[Savona?]; 11 June, 5 Hen. VIIL [1513]. f. 67.
33. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Gnydo Portynaiy
for the supply of ^*thre score hagbusshes," at 13«. 4d. a piece;
Greenwich, 11 June, a^ 5 [1513]. Signed. With receipt, 16 June,
1513. Vellum, f. 68.

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Ol. IV. HISTOBY. ' 116

34. Wairant from the same for payment to Leonard Fresohobaldy,
" Gentilman Ussher of onre cliambre," for supply of '' gilt halbardes
with our armes," gilt axes, hand-guns, etc. ; Greenwich, 12 June,
a<> 5 [1613]. Signed; with sedL With receipt, 20 June, 1613.
f. 69.

35. Warrant from the same for payment to Robert Dobbys, of
London, haberdasher, for " poldavys " and " Normandie white " ;
Greenwich, 13 June, a« 6 [1613]. Signed. With receipt, f. 70.

36. Beceipt for wages from William Legh and William Cotton, '* the
Kynges Sperys," at 3s. 4d. a day ; 13 June, 6 Hen. VIII. [1513].
f. 71.

37. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Walter Ohampyon
** for two grete gunnes of iron with foure chambers and two ankres" ;
Greenwich, 16 June, a^ 6 [1513]. Signed; with seal. With
receipt. Vellum, f. 72.

38. Beceipts from Antonio de Vivaldis, merchant, of Genoa, Henry
Everard, Secretary to the Lord Treasurer, for John Qrenewey,
of London, merchant, Anthony Carteleye, of London, draper,
John Brugg, Alderman of London, John Kene, of London, mercer,
Francis Bawdewyn and Bichard Beynold, of London, for payments
for supply of malvesey wine fpr the captains of the army in
Biscay; 18 June, 5 Hen. VIIL [1513]. flf. 73-78.

39. Beceipt from Leonardo Freschobaldi for payment for supply of
cables, cfc., " of the making of Savona" ; 20 June, 6 Hen. VUL
[1613]. f. 79.

40. Beceipt from the same for cost of " ketylles, pannys and other
implements for the Kinges biere bowses at Fortosmouth " ; 20
June, 6 Hen. VIII. [1513]. f. 81.

41. List of the King's offerings at Canterbury, Calais, Toumay, eie.;
21 June, 24 July, 5 Hen. VIIL [1613]. f. 82.

42. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Elys Hilton, Yeoman
of the Ordnance, for receiving the ordnance at Plymouth and
Southampton, on return of the army from Spain; Canterbury,
27 June, b9 5 [1613]. With receipt. Vellum, Followed by
Wolsey's instructions to J. Daunce for the payment, ff. 83, 84.

43. Warrant from the same for payment to John Thurston, Master of
the King's Barge, for " carryeng of our garde from Grenewiche to
Feversham by water"; Canterbury, 28 June, a® 6 [1613]. Signed;
■with seed. With receipt. Vellum, f. 86.

44. Warrant from the same for payment to Lord Bichard Grey for
his wages as " Spere," at 3«. 4d. a day ; Calais, 2 July, a** 6 [1613].
Signed. With receipt, 14 July, 1513. VeUum. f. 86.

45. Warrant from the same for payment to Bichard Fermour for
supply of " hames and artillary " ; '* Our Feld besides Guysnes,"

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116 STOWE MSS., 146.

24 Jxdy, efi 6 [1613]. Signed ; with seal. With receipt. Vellum.
f* 87.

46. " Oblaciones Domini Regis extra Mare Anno v**' " [1513] ; paid to
William Atwater, Dean of the Chapel Eoyal, 14 Mar. 1614. £ 88.

47. Miscellaneous payments hy J. Dannoe, 1 Aug. 5 Hen. VHL
[1613]. Stoned at the foot by T.Wulcy. f. 89.

48. Bill of William Botham for shipment of cables, etc., with receipt;
16 Aug. 6 Hen. VHI. [1613]. f. 90.

49. Aocompts of moneys owing to Roger Dell for ««sderag and
cranag offtheKynges gabrilles at Botoll warflfe [Botulph wharf ],
with his receipts for payment; 16 Aug. 6 Hen. VIII. [1613], 7
Nov. 6 Hen. Vin. [1614]. flf. 91, 131.

60. Bill of Richard Smythe, Yeoman of the King's Robes, for carriage
of the King's Robes from London to Sandwich, Calais to St Thomas,
etc ; with receipt for the payment, 19 Aug. 6 Hen. Vm. [1513].
f. 92.

61. Payments by J. Daunce, 26 Aug.— 20 Sept 1613, viz. :— "to the
trumpettes of themperours " [Maximilian I.] ; — " to Antony Bemarde,
Comptroller of the Artillary to the Emperour," for spades, ete.^
for the use of the King's wars ;— " to Lewez Baraton, Secretary to
the Lady Margarete, Duches of Savoy " [dau. of Maximilian I.,
wife of Philibert II., Duke of Savoy] ;— " to the Stradyottes for his
costes and in Rewarde " ; — ^and ** to th'emperours maieste for certeine
provysyon of artyllaiy." Signed in three places by Wolsey. f. 93.

62. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to " Charowchon,'*
merchant, of Florence, for " thre peaces of cloth of gold " ; " At our
Feld at Gyngate " [Guinegate], 1 Sept. ao 6 [1613]. Signed. With
receipt, 17 Sept 1613. Vellum, f. 94.

63. Warrant from the same for payment to Sir John Carre, Knt., for his
wages as " Spere"; "Our Feld besides Turwyn " [Terouenne], 2 Sept
ao 6 [1513]. Signed. With receipt, 8 Sept 1613. Yellum. f. 96.

64. " Mony by way of Reward dely verd by John Daunce to thoflBloeTS
of my ladies house at the Eonges furst beyng at Lile " [Lisle] ;
11 Sept 6 Hen. VIII. [1513]. Signed by Wolsey. f. 96.

66. Two receipts from Richard Smythe [Yeoman of the Robes] for
cost of " purpuU velvet," " tilsent," damask, etc. ; 7, 8 Oct 5
Hen. VIII. [1613]. fL 97, 98.

66. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Sir William Parr,
Knt, for his wages as "Spere"; Toumay, 10 Oct a** 6 [1513].
Signed. With receipt, 12 Oct 1613. Vellum, f. 99.

67. Warrant from the same for payment to John Prynce, Yeoman of
the Guard ; Toumay, 11 Oct a® 6 [1513]. Signed. With leceipt
f, 100.

68. Warrant from the same for payment to Sir Edward Guldeford for

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Cl. IV. HISTORY. 117

^'makyng the Tyltys and Justyng plaois, skaffoldis, and other
necessaries ajenst oure Byall Jnstes made at Tomey," etc. ; Toumay,
13 Oct. ao 6 [1613], Siffned. With receipt, f. 101.

59. Acknowledgment from Sir Bobert Wyngfeld, Knt., for £100
assigned to him by the King " in Bewarde " ; 14 Oct 1513. f. 102.

60. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Lord Edward Grey
« as of onr reward " ; Toumay, 15 Oct ao 5 [1613]. Signed. With
receipt Yellnm. £ 103.

61. '* Bewards gyven by the Kinge .... to my Ladies officers, at
the Einges seconnd beinge at Lile " ; 17 Oct. 5 Hen. YIII. [1513].
Signed by Wolsey. f. 104.

62. "Bewards yeven by the Einges grace at Caleys"; 20 Oct 5
Hen. YUL [1513]. Signed by Wolsey. f. 106.

63. Warrant from the King's Oonncil to the Warden of the Fleet
Prison charging him with the custody of *• iiij brytons Prisoners " ;
Bichmond, 12 Nov. [1513?]. Signed by William [Warham, Arch-
bishop of] Canterbury [Lord Chancellor], Bichard [Fox, Bishop of]
Winchester [Lord Privy Seal], T[homas Howard, Earl of] Surrey,
[Sir] C[harleB] Somerset [K.G., Baron Herbert, Lord Chamberlain],
[Sir] Thomas Lovell [Chancellor of the Exchequer], and Thomas
Wulcy. f. 106.

64. Warrant from Henry YIII. for payment to Leonardo Freschobald
for cost of " twelve gonnys called the twelve apostelles," and for
cables, ete.^ '' upon taking of oure grete Garracke in Flaundres " ;
Windsor Castle, 10 Dec. ao 6 [1513]. Signed. With receipt, 16
Dec. f. 107.

66. Warrant from T. Wulcy for payment of the wages of 40 men
tinder Bichard Weston, Governor of Guernsey ; n. d. Holograph,
i. 108.

66. Warrant from Henry YIII. for payment to Thomas Bolton for
supply of armour " of Milleyn makyng " and " Milleyn towche " ;
Greenwich, 9 Mar. a^ 5 [1514]. Signed; with seal. With receipt
of Petro Corso, merchant, of Florence, 3 June, a** 6 [1514]. Yellum.
f. 109.

67. Warrant from the same for payment to Thomas Jenyns, ** Ser-
geaunt of our Pellatrye," for supply of fars; Greenwich, 13 Mar.
ao 5 [1514]. Signed; with eeal. With receipt, 9 Apr. 1514.
Yellum. f. 110.

68. Acknowledgment by William Gonson, Captain, of the supply by
John Brown, Painter to the King, of 6 banners for the King's ships ;
8 Apr. 6 Hen. YIH. [1514]. £ 111.

69. Lists of banners, 6<c., made by ''John Brown, the Kinges
peyntour, for the Kynges Boyall shipp callid the Henry Grace a
Diew •' ; 10 Apr. 6 Hen. YIII. [1514], n. d. flf. 112, 114,

118 STOWE MSB., M6, 147.

70. Payment to Wflliam Villers, Warden of the Fleet, " for the horde
of iiij Bretona prisonerB " ; 12 Apr. 6 Hen. VIH. [1614]. f. 116.

71. Warrant from Henry Yin. for payment to Thomas Salter, Sewer
of the Eing^B Chamher, of £20 " hy waye of oure rewarde ** ; Green-
wich, 14 Apr. ao 6 [1614]. Signed. With reoeipt, 21 Apr. 1614.
f. 116.

72. Warrant from the same for repayment to Sir Edward Ghildeibrd
of moneys expended in the making of a ** newe hrige and Towre
for the defense of the Gamhre [harbour] besides Wynchelsee ** ;
Greenwioh, 16 Apr. a*" 6 [1614]. Signed; with^eo^. With receipts.
VeUnm. f. 117.

73. Acknowledgment by Sir E. Gnldeford, master of the King's
Armonry, of the delivery by Gwydo Portenarij, merchant stranger,
of 100 " Myllyn hames " for footmen ; 27 Apr. 6 Hen. VIII. [1514].
Signed, f. 118.

74. Receipt by George Boyyyle of the wages of men engaged in
the defence of GnisneR Castle under Sir Nicholas Vans, Captain ;
1 May, 6 Hen VIH. [1614]. f. 119.

76. Accompt of John Wodlas, of Harwich, for conveying the King's
ships *' throwth the blacke depys," etc. At the foot is the order to
J. Dannce for payment, in the hand of, and signed by, T[homa8
Wolsey, Bishop of] Lincoln. With reoeipt, 2 May, 6 Hen. VHL
[1614]. I 120.

76. Warrant from Henry Vlli. for payment to Guydo Portynary,
merchant, of Florence, for the supply of 100 •* MiUeyn hamesse "
for footmen; Eltham Manor, 3 May, ao6 [1614]. Signed. With
receipt, 1 June, 1614. Vellum, f. 121.

77. Warrant from the same for payment to Sir William Fitzwilliam,
Kni, of 200 marks ; Eltham Manor, 6 May, a^ 6 [1614]. Signed ;
with eeal. With receipt, 7 May, 1614. f. 122.

78. Warrant from the same for payment of wages to William Cotton
and William Lee, dl. Legh, ** Speres " to the King ; Eltham Manor,
6 May, a« 6 [1614]. Signed ; with eeal. With receipt, 7 May, 1614.
Vellum, f. 123.

79. Accompt by Vincent Vulp, Volpe, or Pox, Painter, for " stremers
and baners " for the King's ship " Heniy Grace de Dieu." With
receipt, 2 June, 6 Hen. VDI. [1614]. f. 124.

80. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Paul ran Vreland,
Harness-gilder to the King ; Eltham Manor, 16 June, a^ 6 [1614].
Signed. With receipt, 3 July, 1614. f. 126.

81. Sir Edward Guldeford to John Daunoe, requesting him to pay
£160 to John Asheboumeham for his expenses in " the makyng
and fynysshyng of" a Tower and Bridge at Winchelsea Harbour ;
Guisnes, 30 June, 6 Hen. VIIL [1614]. 1 126.

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Cl. IV. HISTORY. 119

82. Beoeipt by T[homa8 Howard, Earl of] Surrey, ^* greate Admyralle
of Englond," for a month's pay at tlie rate of 20«. a day, and for
his men's wages, etc,; 17 Aug. 6 Hen. VIII. [1514]. Signed.
f. 127.

83. Payment of £100 to [John de Selya,] President of Normandy;
28 Aug. 6 Hen. VIII. [1514]. Signed "T. Lincoln post Ebor."
[Thomas Wolsey, Bishop of Lincoln, aft. Archbishop of York].
f. 128.

84. Warrants from T. Wolsey for payments to William ViUers,
Warden of the Fleet Prison, for board of four prisoners [c/. No. 70] ;
n. d. [Feb.— Sept. 1514]. Signed " T. Lincoln," and " T. Lincoln
post Ebor." The second with receipt, 27 Oct. 1614. flF. 129, 130.

86. Warrant from Wolsey for payment to [Thomas] Magnus [Arch-
deacon of the East Biding], *' whom the Kyng sendyth north-
warde for dyvers hys causes." Signed " T. Ebor." With receipt
by Peter Langfelow, chaplain to the Archdeacon, 27 Deo.
6 Hen. VHL [1614]. f. 132.

86. Charles [Brandon, Duke of] Suflfolk, to Wolsey, requesting him
to pay the " poer men of Dover " for the hire of ships for con-
veying the Duke from Dover to Calais, on his embassy to France ;
Calais, 21 Jan. [1615]. With receipt, 11 Feb. f. 133.

87. Warrant from Henry VIII. for payment to Peter Fevers, Ar-
mourer to the King, for the supply of armour, ** as curettes, vambras,
leghemes, queflfes and seniles " ; Greenwich, 24 Feb. a<> 6 [1515].
Signed. With receipt, 2 Mar. Vellum, f. 134.

88. Promise by the same to repay to the inhabitants of Colchester a
loan for *' the maintenaunce of our Warres against Fraunoe and
Scotland " ; 28 April, ao 15 [1523]. Vellum, f. 135.

89. Warrant from the Earl of Surrey to John Browne, for delivery
of streamers and standards to John Baven, Purser of the ** Qaber^
Byall " [Gabriel Boyal] ; n. d, [1514-1524J. f. 136.

90. John Scudamore to [Bobert] Norwich, Serjeant-at-law ; n. d.
[1523-1530]. f. 137.

91. Copy of instructions from Henry VIII. to Francis [Talbot],
Earl of Shrewsbury, Sir William Bassett, Ent., Sir James Foljambe,
Ent., Sir G^rge Gresley, ete.^ Commissioners for a subsidy in co.
Derby; 16 May, ao 38 [1546]. ff. 138-143.

92. James SheflTeld to "Doctor Brerton"; Coventry, St. George's
Day [23 Apr.], a. a. f. 144.

VeUum and paper ; flF. 147. Folio.

147. Transcripts of English State papers and letters; 1522-1571.
They consist chiefly (1) of the oorreepondence of Cardinal Wolsey
with Secretary Pace and the English Ambassadors at the Papal

120 STOWE MSS., 147.

and Imperial Courts during the years 1522-1525, relating to the
Oardinal's designs on the Popedom on the death of Adrian YL, and
to the Frenoh war ; and (2) of the oorrespondence of Sir Franois
Walsingham, Ambassador at Paris, with Qu. Elizabeth, Lord
Treasurer Burghley, Lord Leicester and others, relating to the
negotiations on the proposed marriage of the Queen with the Duke
of Anjou, 1570-1571.

All the letters in the latter series are printed, in a more oorrectly
ohronologioal order, in The Compleat Amhassador^ by Sir D. Diggea,
1655. In the printed volume, however, the negotiations come to
an end with the recall of Walsingham in March, 1572; whereas
in the present MS. the correspondence breaks off in September,
1571. The earlier series are generally included in Brewer's
Letters and Papers of the Beign of Henry FiJZ, vols. iiL and iv.
(1865-1876).

The origbialB are mostly in the Public Becord Office, but copies
of many of the letters are also to be found in the Harley and
Cotton collections in the British Museum. The contents are as
follows : —

1. Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal, Archbishop of York, to [John Clerk],
Bishop of Bath, Bichard Pace, Secretary to Henry YIIL, Dean of
St. Paul's, and Thomas Hannibal, Master of the Bolls, Ambassadors
at the Court of Bome ; [22 Dec. 1523, 25 Mar. 1524]. ff. 3, 19.

2. Henry VIIL to the Bishop of Bath ; n. d. [circ. 1523]. f. 9 b.

3. Thomas Wolsey to Bichard Sampson, Dean of Windsor and of
the Chapel Boyal, and Sir Bichard Jemingham, Ambassadors to
Charles V.; 31 Aug., 6 Nov. [1523], 13 Jan. [1524]. ff. 14,
95 b, 101.

4. The same to the Bishop of Bath ; [16 Jan. 1525]. f. 31 b.

5. The same to B. Sampson; [13 Feb. 1525]. f. 42. .

6. The same to the Bishop of Bath and T. Hannibal ; [28 May, 1524].
f.54.

7. Sir B. Jemingham to T. Wolsey ; [3 July, 1523]. f. 60.

8. B. Pace to Heniy YIIL and to Brian Tuke; [26 Jan. 1525].
ff. 66, 67.

9. Instructions to [Cuthbert Tunstall] Bishop of London and Sir
Bichard Wingfield, on their special mission to the Emperor
Charles V. ; [26 March, 1525]. f. 67 b.

10. Henry YIIL to the Bishop of London, Sir B. Wingfield and
B. Sampson; 8 Sept. [1525]. f. 86.

11. The same to Sir Thomas Boleyn, Treasurer of the Household, and
B. Sampson; [10] Jan. [1523]. f. 107.

12. Instructions to the same, on their mission to Charles Y. ; [Deo.
1522]. f. 116 b.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 121

13. Instmotions to William Eoight, LL.D., on his mission to
Margaret of Savoy, Arohdnohess of Austria, Gt)TemesB of tlie
Netherlands; [June, 1623]. f. 119.

14. T. Wolsey to R. Paoe; 1523-1624. ff. 128-163, 172 b.

15. Instmotions to the same, on his mission to Venice; [2 Sept. 1622].
f. 159 b.

16. Instructions to the same on his mission to Switzerland; [19 Mar.
1523]. f. 166.

17. The Lords of the Council to Edward VI., against the Duke of
Somerset ; 6 Oct. 1549. f. 177.

18. [William Paget, 1st] Baron Paget, Lord Privy Seal, to Qu. Mary;
Brussels, 25 Apr. 1656. f. 178.

19. Sir William CeoiL to [John Bussell, 1st] Earl of Bedford ; 2 Aug.
1560. f. 180 b.

20. Sir Henry Norris, Ambassador at the French Court, to Qu.
Elizabeth; 1567-1568. ff. 185b-212.

21. The same to Charles IX. of France ; 6 Oct. 1567. Ft. f. 199 b.

22. Instructions to Sir Francis Wakingham, Ambassador to the
French Court; 11 Aug., 9 Dec, 1570. ff. 214b, 230.

23. Correspondence of William Cecil, Baron Burghley, Lord Treasurer,
with Sir F. Walsingham ; 1570-1571. ff. 21 6 b-336 b pauim.

24. Qu. Elizabeth to Sir F. Walsingham; 1570-1571. ff. 217, 220b,
256, 277, 285 b, 305 b, 316, 322.

25. Correspondence of Sir F. Walsingham with [Bobert Dudley]
Earl of Leicester ; 1570-1571. ff. 219-338 passim.

26. Qu. Elizabeth to Sir Henry Norris ; 23 Feb. 1569 [70]. f. 221.

27. Sir F. Walsingham to Sir Walter Mildmay, one of the Privy
Council; 1571. ff. 232 b, 244 b, 255.

28. Sir H. Norris and Sir F. Walsingham to Qu. Elizabeth; 29 Jan.
1671. £233.

29. Sir W. Ceoil to Sir H. Norris and Sir F. Walsingham ; 28 Jan.
1571. f. 247.

30. Summary of Qn. Elizabeth's answers to the French Ambassador
[Bertrand de Salignac de la Mothe F6nelon] and Mens. L'Archant ;
[July, 1571]. f. 324.

81. Sir F. Walsingham to ^' Mods. Cretoy, Principall Secretarie of
France " ; n. d. [1571-1572]. f. 338 b.

Paper ; ff. 341. iSlrly xvuth cent. Inside the co^er is inscribed
"Gilb[ert] Barrell [of Clifford's Inn], 1627"; and on the fly-leaf,
"Stamford, 1693," and " Thomas AsUe, from Bobert Gray Esq',
June 5th, 1798." Small Folio.

122 STOWE MSB., 148-180.

148. A snoLAB ooLLBcmoN of transoriptB, but oontaming only the
first part of the preoeding MS., 919, the correspondence of Oardinal
Wolsey; 1622-1626.

Paper ; ff. 282. Early xvnth cent. With book-plate of Algernon
Oapell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Small Folio.

149. Transcrifts of letters of Cardinal Wolsey to Richard Pace,
Ambassador to the Court of Venice, with instructions for his
mission, as well as for his speda] mission to Switzerland ; 1623-
1624. Other copies are found in the two preceding MSS., 147, 148.

Paper; flF.69. ivnth cent. Polio.

150. Collection of historical and other letters, Privy Council orders,
efc., including correspondence of Sir Humphrey Ferrers, of Tarn-
worth, Knt., with his brother Thomas, Esquire of the Body, ete.,
to James I., and other members of Sir Humphrey's family; 1626-
1623. Several of the letters throughout the volume relate to
CO. Norfolk, and are addressed to Sir Nathaniel Bacon, of Staffkey,
Knight in 1604, M.P. for Norfolk in 1684, 1693, etc. The names
of all the writers are given in the Index, and the more important
of the contents are as follows : —

1. [Sir] Edward Guldeford, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, to
John Coupledik [Copledike] and Thomas Wrake, instructing them
of his intention to be at Shepwaye [Shipway in Maidstone], there
to take his charge "according to the auncient custome," and that
provision be made for his visit, " and also in eny wise that the bere
be layde in at Saltewod in the later ende of the halydayes, ij pypes
and a boggished of thre halpenny bere, and that every thing be put
in a redynes" ; Halden, 3 June [1626]. f. 1.

2. Thomas Smyth, late Bailiff of Bomney Marsh, to the Lieutenant
of Dover Castle, concerning the examination of Thomas Thaochar
for appropriating wreckage at Dimchurch ; temp. Hen. VIIE. f. 2.

8. Privy Council to [William Brooke,] Lord Cobbam, Lord Warden
of the Cinque Ports, instructing him to see that the fishermen of
the Cinque Ports apply themselves more to their trade, " so as more
store may be brought to the cyte of London and other marketts,
both for the famyture of the Wenisdayes and other fyshe dayes,
and therby also their fisshe soldo at lower pryces, wherunto they are
the rather to be perswaded considering the Statute for eating fysshe
on Wenisdaies was especially made for their benyfyte and profl^t ";
29 Oct. 1664. Stained by the Earls of Noi^ampton and Leicester,
Lord Clinton, Sir W. Cecil, and others, f. 3.

4. Charles Wednester to Humphrey Ferrers, as High Sheriff of
CO. Warwick ; Eowington, 28 July, 1666. fc 6.

Cl. IV. HTSTOBT. 128

5. Biohard Assheton to [John Pawlet,] Marquis of WinoheBter, Lord
Treasurer, and Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
on the examination of the accompts of the Bishop of Carlisle's lands
during the "vacation" of the see ; Whalley, 21 Apr. 1667. With
note at the foot by Sir W. Mildmay. f. 7.

6. William Deveroux, Edward Aglionby, Foulke Grevyle, and Cle.
Throkmerton, Commissioners for Musters for oo. Warwick, to John
Ferrers, of Tamworth; 24 Aug. 1673. f. 9.

7. B[oger North, 2nd Baron] North, to Bichard Cox, Bishop of Ely,
expostulating with him on his refusal to give up his palace at
Holbom, on the Queen's request, to Sir Christopher Hatton, and
advising him to yield to the Queen's wishes, etc. ; 20 Nov. 1676.
Copy. Printed, with a few omissions, in Froude's History of Eng^
land, od. 1870, vol. z. p. 321, note. f. 12.

8. B[obert Dudley, Earl of] Leicester, to Humphrey Ferrers, respect-
ing a violent seizure of Harcott's Park and the killing of one of
Ferrers' men on the attempted recovery of it; 12 Apr. [1578].
Holograph, f. 13.

9. Bichard Parmoure, al. Paramoure [Secretary to Lord Leicester], to
the same, on the same subject, etc. ; London, 16 Sept., 26 Dec. 1678.
ff. 15, 17.

10. Loid Leicester to Thomas Trentham, Humphrey Ferrers, and
others, instructing them to take possession of estates at Drayton
Basset and elsewhere, which he had purchased from B. Paramoure,
etc. ; " From y* Court," 5 May, 1579. Signed, f. 19.

11. Privy Council to Edward Bashe, Surveyor of Victuals of H.M.
Navy, ordering him to victual a pinnace belonging to Henry
Sackforde, ordered to join the fleet under Adm. Sir John Perrott;
21 Aug. 1579. Signed by Lords Burghley, Lincoln, Sussex, and
others, f. 21.

12. The same to the same, for the victualling of five ships under
Adm. Sir J. Perrott at Bristol ; 24 Aug. 1579. Signed by Lord
Chancellor Sir Thomas Bromley, Lords Burghley, Leicester, and
Hunsdon, and others, f. 23.

13. Humphrey Ferrers to Dr. Thomas Byckley, Chancellor of Lich-
field; London, 16 Apr. 1581. With reply, at the foot, dated
Lichfield, 19 April, 1681. f. 27.

14. William Cave to Edward Holte, asking for his interest with his
brother-in-law Humphrey Ferrers for the writer's brother lately
discharged from his vicarage of Allestree, oo. Derby ; Witharley,
6 Oct. 1683. With reply at the foot, dated Duddeston, 7 Oct 1683.
f. 29.

16. Ftivy Coxmcil to the Bailiffs of Colchester, relating to the

124 STOWE MSS., 160.

examination of Devill; 23 Feb. 1583 [4]. Signed by LordB

Bnrghley, Bedford, and Hunsdon, and others, t 33.

16. Qu. Elizabeth to the City of London, on behalf of the town of
Nantwioh, oo. Chester, lately destroyed by fire ; 9 Maich, 1583 [4].
Copy. f. 35.

17. Privy Council to the Sheriff and Justices for oo. Essex, to the
same effect ; 22 March, [1584]. Copy. f. 36.

18. Instructions of the Privy Council for Bobert ^ appointed

mnster-master for viewing, etc,y the trained bands of co. Essex ;
Greenwich, 1 May, 1684. Copy. f. 38.

19. [Sir] T[homas] Bromley, Lord Chancellor, to Sir Thomas Soott,
Knt., Thomas Wotton, William Cromer, and Thomas Pludd, as
arbitrators in a chancery suit between Bichard Bearing [Dering]
and Daniel Bretnam [Brettenham] ; London, 15 Sept. 1584.
Followed by their reports, 15 Sept. ff. 40-45.

20. Privy Council to the Mayors, Sherifib, e<c., "neere unto her
Highnes Castell of Camber in Sussex," instructing them not to
appoint the soldiers and retinue of the Deputy Captain of Camber
" to any other service then theire service of watche and warde in
the sayd Castell accordinge to theire Priviledge," followed by a list
of the Privileges of the garrisons of the Cinque Ports ; Richmond,
25 Oct. 1585. Copy. f. 48.

21. Sir Philip Sidney to [Lord Burghley?] on the condition of
his garrison of Flushing and the importance of the place to the
Queen : '' If we be turned over to the States it is as good as nothing,
and it shall be no loss to her ma^^ to have som store under an officer
of her own, whom it shall pleas her, not to be spent but nppon
urgent necessity. The garrison is weak ; the people by thes cross
fortunes crossly disposed ; and this is y^ conclusion : if these 2
places be kept, her ma^ hath worth her monei in all extremities ;
if thei shoold be lost, none of the rest wold hold a dai"; Flushing,
14 Aug. 1586. f. 50.

22. Qu. Elizabeth to Sir Amyas Paulet; 30 Oct. 1586. Copy. Printed
in Strype's Annals, ed. 1824, iii. p. 525. f. 53.

23. Privy Council to the Sheriff and Justices of co. Norfolk, enjoining
that the orders previously given for fasting in Lent and on other
prohibited days shall be *^ car^ullie and diligentlio observed, the
rather in respecte of the late gref^i mortalitye of shepe and other
kinde of great cattel generallie," etc.; 10 Feb. 1586 [7]. Signed
by Jo[hn Whitgift, Archbishop of] Canterbury, Lords Burghley,
]>erby, Buckhurst, and Cobham, and others, f. 55.

24. G[ilbert Talbot, 6th Earl of] Shrewsbury, to Humphrey Ferrers,
complaining of waste, etc., in Neodwood Forest ; Sheffield Lodge,
18 June, 1587. £57.

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 126

25. Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor, to Sir Moyle Finch,
Thomas Pelham, William Lenin, and William Heigham, arbitrators
in a snit between Biohard Deering and Daniel Brettenham; Ely
Place [Holbom], 8 March, 1687 [8]. f. 63.

26. [Sir] Powlke Qrevyle, Sir Thomas Lncy, and Sir John Harring-
ton, to Humphrey Ferrers, Sheriff of co. Warwick; Warwick,
11 Apr. 1688. f. 66.

27. [Sir] John Petre, [Sir] Thomas Mildmay, and Henry Graye to
the Bailiffs of Colchester, instructing them to enforce the Privy
Council order for '* the restrayning of kylling and eating of flesh
in the Lentt seasons " ; London, 13 Feb. 1688 [9]. f. 67.

28. [Sir] Francis Walsingham to Nathaniel Bacon, as Collector of
the Loan in co. Norfolk ; Bichmond, 29 Sept. 1689. f. 69.

29. Privy Council to the same, respecting the repayment of the
Loan ; Greenwich, 7 Feb. 1689 [90]. Signed by Lord Chancellor
Sir Christopher Hatton, Lords Burghley, Hunsdon, and Cobham,
and others, f. 71.

30. Privy Council to the [Lord Lieutenant of co. Warwick], for the
levy of 160 footmen for service in Normandy, and for a general
muster of *'men, armour, horse and famiture"; Greenwich,
25 June [1691]. Copy. f. 73.

31. [Sir] Humphrey Ferrers to Gilbert Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury,
respecting the felling of timber in Needwood Forest for the repair
of «' Her Ma»*«» mylnes and wayres " ; Walton, 28 June, 1691. f. 76.

32. Privy Council to [William Brooke,] Lord Cobham, to report
what proportion of the men levied in Kent in 1689 for service in
France under Lord Willoughby returned, and the state of their
arms, etc.; Greenwich, 6 July, 1691. Copy. f. 77.

83. Privy Council to the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, Sir
Henry Ferrers and others, Commissioners to enquire what lands
in CO. Derby are held by Hospitals, " and to see how some relief
might therby convenyentiLy be had for the sustentacion and
comfort of maymed souldyors"; Greenwich, 31 Deo. [1694].
Copy. f. 83.

34. [Bobert Devereux, Earl of] Essex, to Sir Humphrey Ferrers,
requesting his influence in aiding the levy of troops in cos. Staf-
ford and Warwick for Her Majesty's service ; London, 27 March,
1696. f. 86.

36. [Sir Humphrey Ferrers] to , on a quarrel between his son

Walter and Jermain Poole, and the latter's challenge to the former
to fight a duel ; Walton, 3 Dec. 1696. Draft, f. 96.

36. [Sir] Thomas Egertou, Master of the Bolls and Lord Keeper,
to Sir H. Ferrers; "At the Bolles, loaiij^ of Febr." («c), 1696.
196.

126 STOWB MSS., 160.

37. John Biograye and Henry FanAawe, " Auditor," to Sir H. Ferreis,
relating to "the spoyle of Her Ma*«^ tymber and woodee" in
Needwood FooroBt, and summoning him to the Duohy [of Lan-
oaster] Court to answer for his oonduct ; London, 29 Feb. 1596 [7].
f. 98.

38. John Harpur to his cousin Sir H. Ferrers, on the quarrel referred
to in art. 36 ; Swarkeston, 6 Apr. 1697. f. 100.

39. Privy Council to Nathaniel Baoon, as Collector of the Loan for
Norfolk; 8 May, 1697. Signed by Lord Keeper Egerton, Lords
Burghley, Essex, and Hunsdon, Sir B. Cecil and Sir J. Fortescne.
f. 102.

40. George Hyde to his father-in-law. Sir H. Ferrers : " Newes here
is none, but that all our lande soldiers are cassierd and such
service as is nowe to be done wilbe uppon the Kinge of Spaynee
Fleet, which will not be longe a doinge, so please it Qod that the
wynde serve us"; Plymouth, 26 Aug. 1697. £ 104.

41. Henry [Brooke, Lord] Cobham, Lord Lieutenant of Kent, to
Sir Thomas Wilson and Thomas Fane, Deputy Lieutenants,
instructing them to muster, etc,^ forces against a Spanish invasion ;
Dover, 31 Oct. 1697. Copy. Followed by a copy of a letter from
Sir T. Wilson and T. Fane to Thomas Peyton, and other CaptainB
of Companies, to the same effect; Dover, 1 Nov. 1697. f. 108.

42. Nathaniel Bacon to his brother-in-law [Sir William Peryam],
Chief Baron of the Exchequer ; Stiffkey, 20 Jan. 1697 [8]. f. 110.

43. Thomas Ferrers, late Deputy Governor of the merchant adven-
turers at Stade, to his brother Sir H. Ferrers, reporting his arrival
from Stade and his joining the service of Lord Essex : '* Since my
koming her ma^^ haith used me verry grasiousley, and I hope some
good will ensewe. Li the meane tyme the Queene haith assynd me
to my good lord of Essex, of whom I doe attend dayley towe daies
past. Good newes is come from Ixland, that th'erlle Tirone will
come in and be subiect to her ma^*^, w<^ God grawnt. Owt of
France no newes, nether doe I expect aney good from thence " ;
London, 31 March, 1698. f. 112.

44. The same to the same, containing general news (e.g, ''Owt of
Italy ytt is wryttin that Sir Anthoney Sherley, that went owt of
Englfioid the last winter, w^^ giving owt that he wold serve th'
emperor against the Turke, but nowe sett downe that he dothe serve
the Turke against th' emperor, and so he is torned from a Christian
to a Turke, w<* is most monstrus. No dowt, yf ytt be so, the
Lord will punishe the same," e<c.), and giving an account of a duel
between ** M^ Secritary Davison's eldist Sonne and M^ Thomnelles
Sonne, being all he had," in which the latter was killed ; London,
19 July, 1698. £. 114.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 127

45. Thomas Fane, lieutenant of Dover Castle, to [Henry Brooke,]
Lord Cobham, Lord Warden, on the summoning of a Shipway
Court, etc. ; Dover CasUe, 24 Sept. 1598. f. 118.

46. Thomas Ferrers to the same, giving general news &om France,
Spain, Denmark, etc., and enclosing copy of a news-letter of 14 Nov.
from Poland ; London, 8 Dec. 1598. f. 121.

47. Gilbert [Talbot, 7th Earl of] Shrewsbury, to the same ; Sheffield
Lodge, 27 Deo. 1598, 13 Jan. 1598 [9]. ff. 123, 125.

48. Zaohaiy Babington, LL.D., Prebendary of Lichfield, to Sir H.
Ferrers ; Carborow, 24 Sept. 1599. f. 136.

49. John Savile, Baron of the Exchequer, and John Brograve to the
same, respecting the rights of Gilbert BoUeston to timber from
Needwood Forest for repairs to his house, by decree of the Duchy
of Lancaster; 18 Nov. 1599. f. 138.

50. Penelope [wife of Bobert Bich, 3rd Baron] Bich, to the Queen, on
behalf of her brother, the Earl of Essex; 1 Jan. 1599 [1600].
Oapy. f. 140.

51. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, on family alOfairs, and giving
an account of the fate of the Conspirators in Lord Essex's plot;
16 March, 1600 [1]. f. 159.

52. T[homas SackviUe, Baron] Buckhurst, Lord Treasurer, to Francis
Gawdy, Justice of the Queen's Bench, and Nathaniel Bacon,
appointed to examine into the alleged abuses of Dr. Burman in his
office as Judge of the Vice- Admiral's Court for Norfolk ; Sackville
House, 30 June, 1601. f. 161.

53. Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Keeper, to Sir Miles Corbett and
Nathaniel Bacon; York House, 17 June, 1602. f. 166.

54. All Mc Harty to [Secretary Cecil], on the movements of the

rebels in Lreland ; 31 Aug. 1602. f. 170.

55. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, on affitirs in Ireland, Luxem-
burg, the Netherlands, etc.; London, 1 Dec. 1602. f. 172.

56. The same to the same, on similar subjects : '* Ytt apeareth
that some trebles wilbegine againe in France, for the King, as
the newes is here, haith apoynted all his men of ware to
be in redines. . . • Owt of Irland nothing but good newes. Tiron
haith sent unto her Ma^^ his submission, under his hand and
sealle, and in the same doth desier to come in, and to submit
himselffe, yf he male enioye his liffe," 6to. ; London, 18 Jan.
1602 [3]. f. 174.

57. John Manners, of Haddon, J.P., to Sir Ff[ancis] Fitzherbert, High
Sheriff of co. Derby, and others, enclosing a copy of a Privy Council
letter of 16 Mar. to Lord Shrewsbury, Lord Lieutenant of the
oounty, e<c., instructing them "to take some extraordinary care at
this tyme . • . both for the suppressyon of all inoertayne and evill

128 STOWE MSS., 180.

rumors oonoeminge the state of her Majestys health or of ought
elfl thenmto aperteyninge, and for the prevencion and redresse of
all nnlawMl aasemblies, aooions or disorderly attempts that snohe
rumors may breede there in the country about yow/' ete. ; Haddon,
20 March, 1602 [3]. Copy. f. 178.

58. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving an aooount of the death
of Queen Elizabeth and proclamation of James I., *< letting you
know that as the Queene went to her nakid bead uppon Sondaie
night last, and slept five oweres uppon Mondaie towardes night
she begane to be verry ill, and then begane to be hart sioke, and
so continewed, sicker and sicker, untill Thorsdaie morning, betwixt
3 and 4 of the olocke, att which tyme ytt pleased God to oawlle
her to his merde ; who maid a most godlie end, to the ioye of all
the beholders, the Lord Arsbushope of Canterbury and the rest, for
his Lordship was with her untill the last gaspe," etc.; London,
26 March, 1603. f. 180.

69. Privy Council to the Sheri£f, ete., of co. Derby, on the death of
the Queen and proclamation of James I.; 26 March, 1603. Oopy.
f. 182.

60. [Sir] John Fopham, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, to
Nathaniel Bacon, on the committal of one Thomas Lrelande, and
'* on the riotous pulling downe of oerteine the inolosures of Bice
Gwynn, esquire, in Fakenham " ; Serjeants Inn, 27 May, 3 June,
1603. flF. 184, 186.

61. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving news of the Court:
** The King haith apoynted therlle of Buttland to goe Ambasodor
to the King of Denmarke, who did invite cure King to be god-
father to a Sonne w<^ God haith sent the queene of Denmarke,''
and stating that he (the writer) has been "swome the Kingea
servant, and an esquier of the bodie," and has been appointed to
accompany the Earl to Denmark, eic, ; London, 27 June, 1603.
f. 188.

62. Henry Michell to the same, on the creation of Knights by the
King, the preparations for the coronation, and the spread of the
plague: '* The certefioate of the plage the last weeke was dviii
within the freedome of the dtie, and the Kyng (haveing informa-
cion of more) sent to my lord mayor for a true certificate, who
ceitefied viii c and od in the citie and suburbes. It is so dis-
persed as that fewe places are free, and such ill orders that it
cannot be knowne where it is, and where it is knowne ; it is not
shunned by the neighbours, as my self can witnes, seeying them
goe in and out where it was said some lay dead and some were
dyeing"; Clements Inn, 4 July, 1603. f. 190.

68. [Sir Humphrey Ferrers] to Penelope, Lady Bich, asking her

Cl. IV. HTSTOET. 129

influence at Court to prooore for him the title of Baron, as it is
reported that the Eang ''is very willing to restore or to greatt
[create] sntch whose annoestors have byn Erles or barrens";
9 Jnly, 1603. Draft, f. 192.

64. Privy Council to Sir Thomas Enyvett, Master of the Mint,
instructing him to deliver £16,000 "of the newe standerd of
Ireland to the use of Sir Qeorge Cary, Treasnrer-at-War for
Ireland, for payment of the forces there ; " 30 Jnne, 1604. Sealed ;
and signed by Lord Chancellor Ellesmere, Lords Northumberland,
Shrewsbury and Dorset, and many others, f. 194.

65. Thomas Ferrers to Sir H. Ferrers, giving news of the surrender
of Ostend to the Spaniards under Spinola, the condition of Slnys,
the creation of Barons by James I., etc. : " ytt was there said that
some men did offer 2000Z. and some 3000Z. to be maid Barrens, but
the King will maike no more," etc. ; London, 6 Oct. 1604. f. 196.

66. Alexander Bediche to his father-in-law Sir H. Ferrers, on family
matters, and on the King's proclamation : " There is greate sute
made for a ToUeration of poperie, and flftye thowsande poundes per
annum is offred unto the Einge for the same " ; London, 28 Oct.
1604. £ 198.

67. [Sir] Julius Caesar, Master of Bequests, to Sir Christopher
Heydon, Sir Nathaniel Bacon, and Sir Henry Sydney, Com-
missioners to consider the petition of John Barwick; Whitehall,
17 Feb. 1604 [6]. f. 200.

68. [Sir] Edward Coke, Attorney General, to Sir Nathaniel Bacon,
instructing him to arbitrate in a quarrel between Thomas Fairfax
and John Bust; The Temple, 17 Feb. 1604 [6]. f. 202.

69. T[homas Sackville, Earl of] Dorset, Lord Treasurer, to the
Justices of CO. Norfolk, ordering them to stay any further export
of com, to report on the price of com, etc,; 27 Feb. 1604 [5].
f. 204.

70. [Sir] John Popham, Lord Chief Justice, to Sir Nathaniel Bacon
and John Palgrave, Justices for co. Norfolk, ordering them to
examine into a quarrel between Thomas Fairfax and Sir Henry
Sydney; Serjeant's Inn, 17 May, 1606. f. 208.

71. [Sir] Henry Sydney to [Sir N. Bacon], giving an account of the
above-mentioned quarrel ; Walsingham, 24 May, 1606. f. 210.

72. [Sir] Julius Csesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Thomas
Flemyng, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Sir John Savile, and
Gkorge Snygge, Barons of the Exchequer, to the Auditors for
CO. Wilts, instructing them to value certain lands in the county ;
30 Jan. 1606 [7]. f. 215.

73. [Charles Howard, Ist Earl of] Nottingham, Lord High Admiral,
to Sir Nathaniel Bacon, reprimanding him for his frivolous suits

K

130 STOWB MSS„ 161.

against poor fishennen, etc., oontraiy to the Lord High Admiral's
jurisdiction ; The Court, 20 Feb. 1607 [8]. f. 218.

74. B[obert Cecil, Earl of] Salisbury to Sir Nathaniel Baoon and
Sir Charles Corawallis, M.P.'s for oo. Norfolk, instructing them
to nominate collectors for fifteenths according to the Statute;
Whitehall, 30 June, 1608. f. 220.

75. Instructions from [Henry Howard, Earl of] Northampton, as
Lord Lieutenant, for a general muster in Norfolk ; The Court, at
Holdenby, 13 Aug. 1608. Copy, t 222.

76. [Sir] Christopher Heydon, Knt., to Sir Nathaniel Baoon;
12 March, 1608 [9]. f. 224.

77. Copies of two letters from Lord Northampton to the Justices
of 00. Norfolk, enclosing two Privy Council orders of 17 Mar.,
24 Apr., relating to compounding for Purveyance ; 22 Mar., 10 May,
1611. f. 226.

78. [Sir] Fr[anciB] Bacon to : " Notes of myne own I wanted

tyme to sett down. I send you Copies of both the E's projects and
of the Act of recognition " ; n. d. f. 228.

79. [Sir] Chr. Heydon and Sir Nath. Bacon to Sir Sydney Mountague,
Master of Bequests ; Hoult, 11 Oct 1617. f. 230.

80. [Sir] Thomas Southwell, Knt., Vice-Admiral of Norfolk, to
William Neve, concerning the goods of some Dutchmen wrecked at
Sherringham, with Neve's report of their seizure ; 31 Oct. 1621.
Followed by depositions of ^e witnesses of an alleged assault
arising out of the same seizure, 2 Nov. 1621 ; and by letters of
Sir T. Southwell to Sir N. Bacon and Sir Augustine Palgrave;
Bising, 4, 7 Nov. 1621. ff. 236-241.

81. [Frederic Y.] King of Bohemia to James L ; The Hague, 30 Dec.
1623. Copy. f. 244.

Paper; flF. 247. Folio.

151. Transcripts of historical letters, political tracts, and other
papers, viz, : —

1. Qu. Anne Boleyn to Henry VIII. ; " From my dolefall Pryson in
the Tower," 6 May, [1536]. " Founde amonge Cromwell's Papers.'*
Printed in Cabala, London, 1691, p. 1. f. 1.

2. Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Keeper, "his letter of advice*' to
Bobert [Devereux, 2nd] Earl of Essex, followed by the latter's
reply; [16, 18 Oct. 1698]. Printed in Cabala, pp. 216, 217.
flF. 2b,4b.

3. [Jean du Gayllard de St. Bonnet, Seigneur de] Toiras, *' Captayne
of the Forte in the Isle of Bh6e," to the Duke of Buckingham,
"generall for the Einge of England att the Seidge thereof, 1627.**
f. 7.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 181

4. A B to ** a Ladye in the Gourte/' asking for her inteieflt

with the Queen ; n. d. t 7 b.

5. [John Graham, Earl of] Montrose, to the Earl of Essex, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland ; [1699]. f. 9.

6. A B to his wife; n. d. f. 10.

7. Lord Ohanoellor Ellesmere to James I., "desireing him to bee
pleased to discharge him of his Place " ; 8 Feb. 1615 [6]. Printed
in (7a5aZa, p. 219. f. 10 b.

8. The Great Mogul to James L, <* about Amilye and Frindshipp" ;
n. d. f. 11.

9. Christopher Blunt to [Biohard de Burgh, 4th] Earl of Clanricard,
on the Pope's partiality to the French; 7 March, 1624 [6].
f. 12.

10. Henri [de Bohan], Due de Bohan, to James L, on the cause of the
Huguenots; 12 March, 1628. f. 13b.

11. The Council "to the Justices in the Contrie, consceminge the
Assessemente of the Subsidie "; — March, a. a. f. 16 b.

12. *' A progreese into Scotland, with the varyetie of the countrye, or
Anonimoe " : a satirical account of the manners and customs of the
Scotch ; " From Leith, neere Edenborough, the x^ June, 1617."
Ascribed on f. 23 b to Sir Anthony Weldon, but printed in 1649
as by James Howel. f. 18.

13. Sir William Pelham, Lord Justice of Ireland, [Thomas Butler],
Earl of Ormonde, and £[dward] Waterhouse, to the Lords of the
Council in England; Waterford, 29 Jan. [1580?]. f. 24.

14. Sir William Pelham on the state of Ireland, addressed as follows :
—to Lord Treasurer Burghley ; Waterford, 29 Jan. [1680]. f. 27 b;
—to Secretary Walsingham ; Waterford, 29 Jan. [1580]. f. 29 b ;
— ^to Sir William Morgan, " to proceed in any attempt with the
adviae of S' James Fitz-garrett [i.e. FitzGerald] and the Captaynes " ;
Waterford, 30 Jan. [1580?]. f. 30 b ;— to Qu. Elizabeth; Water-
ford, 31 Jan. [1580 ?]. f. 31 b ;— to the Council in England ; Water-
ford, 3 Feb. [? 1580]. f. 33 ;— to Lord Burghley, " touchinge the
BuyneofhirMat««HowBes"; Waterford, 4 Feb. [1580?]. f.34b;
— to [Gerald FitzGerald, 11th] Earl of Kildare; Waterford, 4 Feb.
[1680 ?]. f. 35 ;— to Sir James FitzGarrett, ''touching the Burthen
of the Seese consideringe the tyme of wante " ; Waterford, 5 Feb.
[1580 ?]. f. 37 ;— to " Surleye Boye [i.e. Sorley Boy McDonnell] ;
Newcastle, 20 Jan. [1680?]. f. 38;— to Lord Ormonde; Arklow,
21 Jan. [1580 ?]. f. 40 ;— to the Lords of the Council, in favour of
Bice ap Hugh, Provost Marshal ; Tintem, 25 Jan. [1580 ?]. f. 40 b ;
—to the CouncU in Dublin; Waterford, 26 Jan. [1580?]. f. 41b;
—to Lord Burghley; Waterford, 26 Jan. [1580 ?]. f. 43 ;— to " Mr.
Attorney, for himself, the Beoorder, and Stephen White, to

K 2

182 STOWE MSS., 162.

enoouiage all men to provide"; Waterford, 26 Jan. [1580?].
£44b.
16. Lord Ormonde to [Sir W. Pelham]; Cdonmel, 3 Jan. [1580?].
f.40.

16. Sir Hugh Oreighley [U. O'EeiUy] to Sir W. Pelham ; Mollagli,
16 Jan. [1680?]. f. 42 b.

17. " Lord Chancellor Bacon's Opinyon touching the imployemente
of M'. Sutton's Charitye [t.e. the Charterhouse] delivered unto
Einge James " ; ctrc. 1620. f. 46.

18. " The Lord Digby's Deposicions oonceminge the matche t^
Spaine"; [1624]. f. 62.

19. " A Discourse touching the Peace, or rather agreem* supposed to
have bin offered unto Qu. Eliza : by y« Kinge of Spaine Anno 1598,
w^ Plotts howe to ourbe the Spanishe Kinges greatnes." f. 74.

20. "Howe the Dukedome of Burgundy came into y« Howse of
Austriche and the Eingodome of Spaine with the Earledome of
Plaunders." f. 97.

21. " The Issue of John of Gaunte." f. 98.

22. «* The Discents of the Kinges of Scotland," £rom James IV. to
James VI. f. 99 b.

23. " Three monethes observation of the Lowe Countries, especially
Holland," enclosed in a letter signed J. S., dated "iBgipt this
22 Januar." f. 101.

24. " The charge delivered by the Earle of Essex . . .-«^inst y«
Viscount Wimbledon [Edward Cecil], General of the l^st Cales
[i.e. Cadiz] voyage," followed (f. 132) by the latter's " inswere,
conteyning a fall Belation of the defeate of the same voyage " ;
[1626]. f. 113. '

26. **A Treatise of Exchange a^d of the King's Ma^ Boyall
Exchangers office in his eminent place of dignitie," by Vf^Uiam
Sanderson; 1607. f. 149.

26. Tract showing how '* The Kings of England have support^ and
repayred theire Estates." f. 186.
Paper; ff. 214. xvnth cent. Folio.

162. Collection of political and other papers, chiefly contempor^L
transcripts, with a few originals and modem copies, the majority^'*|
relating to the events of the 17th cent. Included are : — \

1. Petition to Bichard II. from Margaret, dau. and heir of the late
Thomas de Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk, concerning the grajit of
lands to the latter by Edward 11. ; 6 Bich. II. [1381-2]. Modem
copy. f. 2.

2. *'The Inventary of the goodee of Thomas Halseneth"; 12 Jan
28 Hen. VIIL [1637]. f. 3.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 133

3. Papers relating to the office of Sheriff of cos. Norfolk and Snffolk,
inolnding " Fees perteynyng to y« Sheryffe " (f. 8), " The pro-
vysion for the Juggys [Judges] att Bnrye " (f. 9), and " Chargis
perteyning to the Shryvewyke " (f. 10) ; tempp. Hen. VIII. —
Edw. VL ff. 7-10.

4. Form of oath of " An Exohetour in the Exohequyer '* ; midd.
16th cent. f. 11.

5. Letters from the Privy Connoil and others, relating to the King's
proclamation for bringing grain, bntter, etc,y to the markets;
16 Nov.— 10 Deo. 1650. f. 12.

6. *<A copy of Qaeen Elizabeth's Proclamation prohibiting the
Destruction of Monuments or the defacing of Images in Churches
and other places " ; [19 Sept. 1560]. f. 18.

7. " Artykles drawen owte of the Queues Ma^^ letters concemyng
the restraynte of grayne " ; 15 Oct. 3 Eliz. [1661]. f. 21.

8. '* The copie of a Letter which was found amongst some Jesuits
that were lately taken in London, and addressed to the father
Sector at Brussells " ; [1628 ?]. f. 23.

9. "A Gracious and religious Epistle of a sonne to his father," beg.
'* In children of former ages it hath beene thought soe behovefull ; "
[by Eob. Southwell, S.J.]. In an early 17th-oent. hand. f. 25.

10. Speeches of the King and Lord Keeper, Sir Thomas Coventry,
on the opening of Parliament ; [17 Mar. 1627]. ff. 29, 31.

11. Address delivered to the authorities of [Eochelle] by [Sir William
Becher], sent by the Duke of Buckingham; [13 July, 1627].
See Calendar of State Papers, 1627, p. 252. f. 33.

12. The Petition of Eight ; [1628]. f. 35.

13. Account of the debate in the House of Lords on the Petition of
Eight being sent up from the Commons ; [May, 1628]. f. 37.

14. Eemonstranoe of the Commons to the King on the Bill for
Tonnage and Poundage ; [20 June, 1628]. f. 38.

15. Petition of Sir Eobert Heath, Attorney General, on the prosecu-
tion of Sir Eobert Cotton and others implicated in the publication
of the proposal "to bridle the Impertinency of Parliament";
— Nov. 1629. f. 40.

16. Papers relating to the grant from the Crown to Edmund
Wyndham and others of "the Office of Pleas upon Writs of
Error"; 1632. f . 44.

17. " Judge Crooke [Sir George Croke, Justice of King's Bench] his
Argument in the Exchequer Chamber in the Cause of Mr. Hambden
[»c] touching Shippmony" ; Easter, 1 638. Preceded by the opinion
of the other Judges on the same subject, 7 Feb. 1636 [7]. £f. 54, 56.

18. The '^Yowe and Covenant to be taken by the Armies and
Kingdomee"; etrc. 1641. f. 66.

134 STOWE MSS., 168, 164.

19. "Proposition for a Fishing Trade to bee set np by y« En^ish
Nation " ; 18 Jnne, 1649. f. 67.

20. "The humble Petition of the Officers and Sooldiers of the York-
shire and Northeme Forces " ; [1649-1653]. f. 69.

21. ''Baanah and Beohab, Ancient Britons of Wales": a poem in
praise of Oliver Cromwell, beg. "Terror of Eorop, Oaasar of y*
west, Protector of y« ancient faith profest." f. 72.

22. Petition of " M'. [Patrick] Manle " to the Parliament, for satisfac-
tion for loss of his offices of Surveyor-General of the Customs of
Ireland and Chief Banger of Eltham Park " ; eirc. 1650-63. f. 74.

23. Examination and submission to the Parliament of Thomas Acton,
of Aldonham, co. Salop; 30 June, 1652. f. 76.

24. Petition of Lawrence Coles for the lease of certain ground
"adjoyneing to the greene and blew muses" at Whitehall, in
satisfaction of debts due to him from the Crown ; with reference,
30 Nov. 1660, and report of Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor,
21 Dec. f. 78.

25. Papers and letters relating to CoL Christopher Copley; 1648-
1660. £ 79.

26. Patent of James, Duke of Ormonde, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland,
21 Feb. 1662; followed by "Propositions" in Council for the
government of Ireland, 22 June, 1662, and " The Civil and Military
Establishment of Ireland in 1662." ff. 91, 94 b, 97.

27. " Lord Craven's [William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven] notes for
prevencion of the plague" ; ciVc. 1666. f. 112.

28. " Places in the Lord Chamberlain's Disposal which pass the Great
Seal"; 27 Apr. 1697. f. 114.

29. Beport from the Yictualling Office on Adm. Bosoawen's complaint
of the Provisions served to the Navy ; 27 Jan. 1758. Copy. f. 118.

30. Beport of the Society of Antiquaries to the Treasury on the
publication of Domesday Book ; n. d. f. 133.

31. *'The manner of burienge great persons in ancient tymes."
f. 135.

32. " An account of Pictures in the Private appartments at Windsor
Castle." f. 137.

Paper; S. 138. zvith-xvmth centt. Folio.

168. Miscellaneous Papebs, chiefly political ; 1540-1629.

1. **Certaine articles put forth vnto the Bishoppes ... by the
kinges maiestie in Juine, a,^ Do. 1540 [concerning Sacraments], to
make an answeare vnto by ther leaminges." See Strype, Oranmer,
ed. 1840, i. p. 108, ii. p. 744. f. 1.

2. *' The appointments of the Circuits, Oomissaries, Pzeaohera, and

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 136

BegisterB for the kinges maiesties yisitatioii in Attgnste, a^ 1647."
See Stiype, MemoriaU, ed. 1822, ii. p. 72. f. 2.

3. Original Tetums by residents in the parish of St. Nicholas,
Colchester, of wearing apparel of themselyes, their families, and
servants; n. d. [cire, 1660]. f. 3.

4. Notes of state-trials, efc, from 27 Jtilj, 1663, to 22 Jan. 1664.
f. 24.

5. Coloured shield of arms of Ratcljff [Badoliffe], of Ordsall, oo.
Lane, with notes of the marriages and issne of Sir Alexander
Eadcliffe (6b. 1648), Sir William his son (oh. 1668), and Alexander
his grandson (6b. 1668). f. 26.

6. Papers relating to the negotiations between England and Spain
held at Boulogne in 1600, consisting of contemporary copies of
correspondence between the Commissioners, 24, 26 May, 4, 7 June,
of a letter from the English Commissioners to the Queen, 2 June,
and of a letter from the Privy Council to the English Com-
missioners, 2 June. f. 27.

7. Letter from Edward Yelverton to Sir Henry Yelverton, Solicitor
Qeneral, concerning the purchase for the latter of the manor of
Yelverton, co. Norfolk; Apleton, 4 Nov. 1616. With the inner
sheet covered with moral reflections, f. 37.

8. Notes in Sir Henry Yelverton's hand " touching the power and
jurisdictions of Courtes and Commessioners which are estableshed by
the common lawe" ; temp. Jas. I. (post 1612). f. 39.

9. Application by Sir Robert Heath, Attorney General, and others to
the King for a writ in the Star Chamber against Sir Robert Cotton
and others for circulating '*a false, seditious and pestilent dis-
course," entitled "The Proposition for your Maiesties Seruice . . .
to secure your state aud to bridle the Impertynence of Parliaments,"
etc.; [1629]. See S. B. Gardiner, Hist, of England, vii., 1886,
p. 138. f. 41.

Paper; S. 47. Small Folio.

154. Teanscripts, facsimiles, and drafts of English and Foreign State
letters; 1549-1765. A few of them have memoranda in the hand
of Thomas Astle, and are copies of letters that have since been
acquired by the British Museum. The contents are : —

1. Henry II. of France to [Con Baccach] O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone,
accrediting envoys ; Compi^gne, 11 Oct. 1549. Copy. f. 1.

2. James VI. of Scotland to "the Laerd of Philorth," asking him
to give him a '* gyir falcon q^ is esteamit the best halk " in all
Scotland, ** seing halkis are but gifting geir and na utherwise to
be accompted betwixt" them; Perth, 1 March, 159f. Cbpy,
17th cent. With a note stating that *' this letter is our King James

136 STOWE MSS., 164, 165.

ye 1 original mantifioripty and oam out of y* Ma8»nm Ashmoleanum

at Oxford." f. 2.
8. Henry IV. of Franoe to Qa. Elizabeth, thanking her for her letters

on the oonspirapy of the Dnc de Bouillon, the Mar^chal de Biron,

and others; Fontainebleau, 5 May, 1602. TranBlaiian. f. 4.
4 The same to the same, renewing his offers of assistance, '* if by

what may be deemed a general calamity " the peace of England

should be interrupted; Montauban, 10 Sept., s. a. TraneiaUon.

f.4b.

5. The same to *' M'. le Chancelyer," relating to the sentence passed
on '* La Dame de Vermont " ; 13 April, s. a. FacaimUe, £ 5.

6. The same to James I., congratulating him on his escape from
the Gunpowder Plot; Paris, 18 Dec. 1605. Copy. Followed by
translations of the same, and of a letter from Qu. Marie de' Medici
on the same subject, 20 Dec. f. 6.

7. James I. to the Uniyersity of Cambridge; n. d Copy. Lai.
f.9.

8. Charles I. to the Earl of Kingston, requesting the loan of £5,000,
and asking him *'to performe this courtesy without anie noise**;
Nottingham, 9 Sept. 1642. Copy. f. 10.

9. Oliver Cromwell to Oliver St. John, on his need of money for the
payment of the troops; 11 Sept. [1643]. Fctcnmile. The original
is in Add. 5015*, ^ 6, and it is printed in Carlyle's CromweUCB
Letters and Speeches, 1846, Supplement, Letter 7. f. 11.

10. The same to "Mr. Hich" [Hitch], concerning the ''Quier
Service" of Ely Cathedral; 10 Jan. 1643 [4]. Copy. Printed by
Carlyle, op. cit.^ Supplement, Letter 8. f. 12.

11. Charles 11. to Lady [Catherine] Shirley, condoling with her on
the death of her husbcuid Sir Bobert Shirley, Bart., in the Tower ;
Brussels, 20 Oct. 1657. FacnmOe. f. 13.

12. The same to the Earl of Clarendon on the insolence of Sir Harry
Vane, who was executed a week after the date of the letter;
Hampton Court [June, 1662]. Copy. The original is now in
Lansdowne MS. 1236, f. 132. f. 14.

13. The same to the same, advising him and others not to interfere
in his appointment of Lady Castlemaine as Lady of the Queen's
Bedchamber; [Hampton Court, 1662]. Copy. The original is now
in Lansdowne MS. 1236, f. 128. f. 16.

14. Order of Charles IL forbidding the transporting of Scotch
soldiers into France; Whitehall, — Jan. 167|. Copy. f. 17,

15. [Simon Eraser, 13th Baron Lovat,] to [Duncan Forbes, Lord
President of the Court of Session in Scotltmd] ; Beaufort, 30 Oct.
1745. Copy. Printed in the CuOoden Papers, 1815, f. 239, where,
in a footnote, the last pari^raph is stated to be a forgery, f. 19.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 137

16. Maiy, dan. of George II., wife of Frederio 11., Landgrave of
Hesse Gassel, to George GrenviUe, Secretary of State; Celle,
18 Aug. 1762. Copy. f. 21.

17. George III. to [Frederic Christian Leopold, Elector of Saxony],
on the death of his father, Frederio Angastns 11., King of Poland ;
St. James's, 26 Oct. 1763. Copy. f. 23;— to [Charles William,]
Dnke of Brunswick Wolfenblittel, and to his son Christian William
Ferdinand, on the marriage of the latter with Princess Augusta,
the King's sister ; St. James's, 9 Dec. 1763. DrafU. ff. 24, 26 ;— to
Yladislas, Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland ; 23 March,
1764. Draft. Lot. f. 28.

18. Mary, Landgravine of Hesse Cassel, to George III., on her
husband's attempting to deprive their sons of the Province of
Hanau, which had fallen to them on the former's embracing the
Boman Catholic religion; Hanau, 2 May, 1764. Copy. With
drafts of the reply and of a letter to the Landgravine from [Geo.
GrenviUe?], 16 May. ffl 30, 32, 34.

19. Frederic, King of Denmark, to Geoi^e HI., asking for the hand of
Princess Caroline Matilda, the King's youngest sister, for his son
Christian [Christian VII., in 1766]; Friedensburg, 17 Aug. 1764.
Copy. With draft of the reply, — Sept., and a copy of a letter to
George HI. from Prince Christian, 22 Jan. 1766. ff. 36, 38, 44.

20. Stanislas Augustus, King of Poland, to G^rge HI.. on his election
to the throne of Poland, with the Song's reply; [1764]. Copies.
f. 40.

21. Charles [Nicolas Alexandre d'Oultremont], Prince-Bishop of li^ge,
to George IIL ; Li^ge, 31 Oct. 1764. Copy. f. 42.

22. William, Prince Hereditary of Hesse, to George IIL ; n. d. [Feb.
1766]. Copy. f. 46.

23. [Secretary Grenville?] to Pr. William of Hesse; Whitehall,
— Feb. 1766. Draft, f. 48.

24. George m. to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
nominating John, Earl of Glasgow, as his representative, etc.; n.d.
f.49.

Paper; ff. 60. xvmth cent. Folio.

166. Collection of State papers, letters, and misoeUaneous documents,
many of which relate to the Civil War and the affairs of the
Commonwealth; 1664-1760. The letters at the end relate to
literature and kindred subjects, and several of them are addressed
to Dr. John Hill, Apothecary, etc.^ who acquired notoriety as a
playwriter and literary critic. The contents are : —

1« ^ A List of severall Consultations amongst the Cardinalls, Bishops

138 STOWE MSS., IM.

and others of the Beverall orders of Borne now a oontriyeing and
conspireing against her Gracious Majesty and the Established

Chnroh of England " ; preceded by a letter from E. Dennnm to ,

enclosing the same for Qxl Elizabeth, dated Venice, 13 Apr. 1564.
f. 2.

Found, according to the heading, *^ amongst several Memorials
of the L' Cecills («c. Burghley's) transcribed out of a Booke of his,
being lent unto mee by John King, Minister and Deane of Tnam,
Anno 1656"; and the present copy was ''extracted from a
manuscript in the hon^^^ M^ Bridges Library («c. James Brydges,
cr. Earl of Carnarvon 1714, and Duke of Chandos 1719), London,
May 8th, 1712." The MS. referred to is now Brit. Mas. Add. M3.
4784, one of the collection of Sir James Ware, which subsequently
belonged to Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, and to the above
Duke of Chandos. The original is in the hand of Eobert Ware,
son of Sir James ; and the paper was printed by him in Foxes and
Firebrands, 2nd Part, Dublin, 1682, p. 49. It was probably con-
cocted by himself, though purporting to be an extract made by his
father, and inserted by him among the latter's papers to give it
more authenticity.

2. " A memorandum taken out of S' Henry Sidney his Book called
y« Bomish Policies, numb. 6, Pa. 37, in fol. a MSS. with ArchV
Usher " : relating to overtures from Calvin in 1549 for union with
the English Church, f. 9.

Taken from Bridges MS. xliv. (now Brit. Mus. Add. 4791,
f. 38), 12 Sept. 1712, and of the same origin as the preceding art.,
being printed in Fogaea and Firebrands, 2nd Part, p. 11.

3. Warrant from Qu. Elizabeth to John Fortescue, Master of the
Great Wardrobe, for delivery to Edward Wyngate, " Clerk of the
Checque of our Garde," of £219 for "provisyon of cloathe for
Watchinge Lyveryes," to Sir Christopher Hatton, Gentleman of
the Privy Chamber and Captain of the Guard, and to 205 yeomen
grooms and pages of the Chamber, whose names are given ; " At
our Honor of Hampton," 6 Nov. 1574. Signed at the top by the
Queen, and at the foot by Edward Wyngate ; with poj^ signet.
VeUum. f. 11.

4. [Sir] Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State, to Edward Balshe,
"generall surveiour of the Queues mat", victualles for the sea
causes," directing him that besides victualling '* for two monthes
for ix«. men in The Eevenge, The Dreadnought, the Swiftsuer, and
the Foresight," he is to victual for 50 men one of the Queen's
pinnaces called the Achates; Greenwich, 11 Aug. 1579. Signed,
f. 13.

5. Thomas Ferrers to his brother Sir Humphrey Ferrers, of Walton,

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 139

giring an aoootmt of the operatioiis of Oonnt Maurioe in Flanders,
and his defeat of the Ajrohdnke Albert's forces at Nieaport, with
news from Ireland, Franoe, and Spain; London, 27 June, 1600.
Added is a list of prisoners taken by Count Maurioe, and of the
principal officers slain at the battle of Nieuport, 1 July. ff. 15,
16.

6. Cardinal Amand D'Ossat to Henry lY. of France, on the designs
of Spain and the Pope for marrying Card. Famese and Lady
Arabella Stuart, and securing to them the succession of the
English crown on Qu. Elizabeth's death; Borne, 26 Nov. 1601.
Translation, Imi^f. The original is printed in Letires du Card,
lyOucd, Amsterdam, 1708. f. 18.

7. Orders concerning the Church of Ireland, its free schools, endow-
ments, eic,; 3 Feb. 1623 [4]. f. 39. See Calendar of State Papers
reL to Irdandy 1615-1626, pp. 416, 458.

8. Christian lY. of Denmark to Sir John Coke, Secretary of State, in
favour of Pallas Bosencrantz, Ambassador to England ; Copenhagen,
28 Oct. 1628. 8ign^ Lai. f. 49.

9. Warrant from Henry, Duo de Montmorenci, Admiral of France,
etc.y for John Johnson Mol, as Captain of *' the Hope," to sail to the
East Indies under the direction of a French Company licensed
by the King of France, with the name of "the Fleete of
Montmorancy"; [1614-1632]. Translatum. f. 51.

10. Transcripts of State papers relating to the government of
Ireland, taken " out of a folio in the Kings Paper Office indorsed
in gold letters Instructions No. 7," viz. (a) Instructions for Adam
[Loftus], Yiscount Loffcus of Ely, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and
Bichard [Boyle], Earl of Cork, as Lord Justices of Ireland ; Oat-
lands, 10 Aug. 1629. Two copies, and conclusion of a third.
£ 56; — (b) List of the Army, Horse and Foot, in Ireland, viz.
names of the commanding officers and numbers of the men; [1629].
f. 68 b ; — (o) Instructions of the Commissioners of Ireland to Hugh
Peter to arrange at Liverpool and other ports for the transport and
viotualling of troops for Ireland, etc.; Chester, 2 Nov. 1646.
f. 69 b.

11. Thomas Leveson, Sheriff of co. Stafford, to the Constables of
Burton-on-Trent and Tatenhill, ordering them to raise 24 men for
the King's service; 17 Jan. 1643 [4]. Copy. f. 71.

12. Beport by the Deputy Lieutenants for oo. Chester to the Com-
mittee for Sequestrations, on the case of Henry Yemen, of
Haslington, an alleged delinquent; Nantwich, 15 Mar. 1644 [5].
Copy. £ 72.

13. Articles agreed upon by Sir John Gtell, Parliamentary Governor
of Derby, and Lt.-Ool. Peter Eniveton, Boyalist Gbvemor of

140 STOWE MSS., 166.

Tutbury Castle, "tonohinge the deliverie of Tutbnrie Castle'*;
Tutbnry, 6 Apr. 1646. f. 73.

14. " The Committee of both Kingedomee*' to Sir William Brereton,
objectiiig to the articles made by Sir John Gell and CoL P.
Eniveton for the surrender of Tutbnry [«. preo. art.], and com-
missioning him and three others to treat with Eniveton ; Derby
House, 10 April, 1646. Copy. f. 76.

15. Articles agreed upon by Sir W. Brereton and his fellow Com-
missioners with CoL Eniveton for the surrender of Tutbury;
19, 20 April, 1646. Copy. fF. 77, 79.

16. Ordinance of the Parliament for settling the form of Church
Government in England and Ireland; [Aug. 1648]. Printed in
Scobell's Acts and Ordinances^ London, 1658. f. 80.

17. Order for the sequestration of four-fifths of the estate of Timothy
Startin of Uttoxeter; 23 Jan. 1650 [1]. Signed by [Sir] J[ohn]
Danvers and John Peirce, for the Commissioners for sequestrations
for 00. Stafford, f. 86.

18. Summonses to Henry Yemen, of Haslington and Hilton Hall, to
appear before the Commissioners " for securing of the peace of the
Commonwealth " for co. Stafford ; 1653-1655. ff. 87-90.

19. Petition of Henry Vernon of Haslington to the Lord Protector ;
n. d. Draft f. 91.

20. Letters to the Bev. Edward Yemen, Rector of Bedmile, co. Leic,
from : — Jo[hn Hough, Bishop of] Oxon; Magdalen College, Oxford,
24 Sept. 1696. f. 92;— E[dward] Chandler, Prebendary [aft.
Bishop] of Lichfield; Whitehall, 20 Feb. 1699 [1700], f. 93;—
John- Potter [D.D., Bishop of Oxford 1715, Archbishop of Canterbury
1737] ; Lambeth, 5 Aug. 1707. f. 95 ;— E[atherine, widow of John
Manners, Duke of] B[utland] ; n. d. f. 102.

21. [Sir] Samuel Garth, M.D., to [? Jacob Tonson]; n. d. On the

other side is a letter from Jacob Tonson to , 22 Nov. 1715,

relating perhaps to the translation of Ovid*s Metamorphoses by
Dryden, Garth, and others, f. 97.

22. Lines to Sir S. Garth, on his being made Physician to the Eing,
beg. "Thou British Prince of soft harmonious lays"; 1716.
Attributed, in another hand, to Bev. Edward Yemen, Bector of
Bedmile. f. 98.

23. [Rev.] E[dward] Vemon to Hon. Elizabeth Noel, forwarding
" Verses upon a Enot " ; Walcot, n. d. f. 100.

24. Thomas Heame, antiquary, to Bobort New, of the Middle Temple,
thanking him for the gift of some fragments of old MSS. and
printed books from the collection of Peter Je Neve, Norroy, with
remarks on .Trogus Pompeius; Edmund Hall, Oxford, 3 May, 1731.
£ 103.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 141

25. Thomas Carte» historian, to ^ on the binding of his MSS.,

etc ; Winohmore Hill, 1 Aug. 1786. f. 105.

Followed by notes in Carte's handwriting on early British
History, and a letter relating to him from Andrew Lnmisden,
Edinburgh, 13 March, 1739 [40]. S. 107, 109.

26. Jo[hn Hough, Bishop of] Worcester to ; Hartlebury,

25 July, 1742. f. 111.

27* [Charles Lennox, Duke of] Bichmond, to Dr. John Hill; Good-
wood, 26 Nov. 1742. f. 112;— to the same, thanking him for the
promise of his vote and interest at the Westminster election, "'Tis
the honest old Whig cause I recommend to you in oposition to the
Jacobite schemes, and I make no doubt butt you will agree with
me in it"; Whitehall, 15 June, 1747. f. 116.

28. [Capt] Thomas Coram, Founder of the Foundling Hospital, to
the Steward of the Hospital, to admit a visitor; [4 May, 1747].
f. 114.

29. H[enrietta] Cavendish Holies [wife of Edward Harley, Earl of]
Oxford, to her servant Joseph Lockwood; 19 Oct. 1748. f. 118.

30. [John Boyle, Earl of] Orrery, to Paul Vaillant, bookseller, on
a review of his Letters of Pliny; Leicester Fields, 25 Apr. 1751.
f. 119 ;— to Dr. John Hill ; n. d, f. 121.

31. [John] Henley, " Orator," to the same, as Editor of The Inspector;
n.d. f. 123.

32. [Sir] John Fielding, Knt. [to the Editor of The Inspector], on the
benefits of the Universal Begister Office, of which Fielding was one
of the proprietors ; 10 Nov. [1761 ?]. f. 124.

38. Spranger Barry, actor, to Dr. [John] Hill; 11 Nov. 1751.
f. 126.

34. John Boberts, secretary to Henry Felham, 1st Lord of the
Treasury, [to Dr. Hill], saying that Mr. Pelham declines to hayehis
name prefixed to a volume of Hie Inspector ; 26 Jan. 1763. f. 127.

35. W[illiam] Warburton [Bishop of Gloucester, 1769] to [Dr. Hill],
to the same effect; 28 Jan. [1763]. f. 129.

36. Theophilus Gibber, actor, to [? Dr. Hill], asking him to write a
Prologue for his benefit, when he will represent the play " The
Careless Husband," and '^ to recommend it to the good nature of
the Town, etc. "; 14 June, 1763. f. 130.

37. Sentence pronounced agaiiist Augustine Mayans and others at
Minorca; 16, 22 Sept. 1758. Lat. Authenticated copy, with seal
of State, f. 132.

38. [William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of] Portland, to Joseph Lockwood,
relative to an appointment in the British Museum; Bulstrode,
10 Jan. 1759. f. 134.

39. Notarial instrument relating to a contract between Anthony

U2 STOWE MSS.. 156.

Wapperom, stonecutter, and Johann Ecksteyn, Bcolptor; Hague*
24 Apr. 1760. DiUck. £ 135.

40. J[ohn] Banks to ; New College, Oxford, 26 June, t. a. f. 138.

Paper ; ff. 139. On the ooTors are stamped the amis of Cotton,
of the family of Sir Eobert Cotton, founder of the Cotton Library,
the leather having been stripped from an earlier yolume. Folio.

156. Transcripts of State papers and politioal tracts; cire. 1565-1629.
The contents are : —

1. A conference between William Axton, minister of Morton-Corbet,
00. Salop, and [Thomas Bentham] Bishop of Lichfield, Thomas
Bickley, Chancellor of Lichfield, and others, on the use of the
surplice, the practice of the signing of the Cross at Baptism, etc,
followed by Azton's examination before the Bishop and Chancellor
in the Consistory at Lichfield on 22nd November; ctrc. 1565. L 3.

2. Proceedings in Council on the question of the Eiog's right of
granting Commendams; 6 July, 1616. See Spedding, Worhs of
FraneU Bacon, etc., 1872, xii. p. 357. f. 29 b.

3. Eeport of the Council on the case of Sir Edward Coke, 6 [26] June,
1616; followed by the King's decision thereon and the penalties
imposed on Coke, 30 June, 1616. Printed in Peck's Demderaia
Ouriosa, Lib. vi., nos. vi. vii. £ 39 b.

4. Proclamation against Popish Becusants in co. York; circ. 1604.
f.44.

5. Letter from James YI. of Scotland to [ Hai^bleton], asserting

that, '* howsoever it shall please Ood lawfully to possesse " him
with this crown of England, he will ^^ not only mainteyne and
continew y« profession of y® Gospell there, but w^ all not suffer or
permitt any other Beligion to be professed" ; [1600-1]. f. 44b.

6. Warrant for the setting at liberty from the Tower of [Henry
Wriothesley] Earl of Southampton and Sir Henry Neville, Ejit,
imprisoned for participation in Essex's Bebellion; Holyrood House,
5 Apr. 1603. f. 45.

7. Speech of the Lord Chancellor [Thomas Egerton, Baron Ellesmere]
to Sir Henry Mountague, on his appointment as Lord Chief Justice
of the King's Bench, 18 Nov. 1616 ; with Sir Henry's reply, f. 46.

8. Letter of Matthew [Hutton, Archbishop of] York, to Kobert Cecil,
Viscount Cranbome, in answer to the Council's letter for suppres-
sion of the Puritans and on the increase and confidence of the
Papists; Bishopthorpe, 18 Dec. 1604. Printed in Strype, Life of
WhUgifi, iii. p. 420. f. 50.

9. G^rge Blaokwell, Archpriest of the English Catholics, to his
Assistants, Priests, and Catholics in England, condemning the
Gunpowder Plot ; 28 [Nov.] 1605. f. 51 b.

Ol. IV. HISTOEY. 148

10. Henooh Olapham, imprisoned on a charge of increasing the panic
cansed bj the Plague, to Henry, Prince of Wales ; let Jnne [1604],
** being y« 29**^ weeke from my first commitment." f. 52 b.

11. The same to [Bichard Bancroft] Bishop of London, accusing him
of injustice in committing him to prison, and of leniency towards
the Papists : " Tour proceeding with Papists is noted generally to
be wonderfully much easy, and nothing so harsh as with paynfull
prechers of y« Qospell " ; " Gate-house," 29 Apr. [1604]. f. 56 b.

12. James I. to the United Provinces, concerning the Arminians;
Hitchingbrooke [Hinchinbrook], 20 March, 1617 [8]. f. 57 b.

13. Account of a voyage by James Barker, gent., and four others,
who sailed from the Summer Islands '* in a Boate made of cedar. . .
of 2 tons " on 27 July, 1617, and landed on the coast of Ireland
13 or 14 September, f. 59.

14. " A mistery of the Jesuits " [«. f. 1 b], printed under the title of
The HeUish and horribble Councell prcictiaed and used by the JetuUes
. . . when they toould have a man to murther a King, etc., London,

1610. Compare also The Black Box of Borne, 1641. A note by
the transcriber at the end of the tract runs, '* Translated out of y*
French coppy. This incouragement was given to y* Jesuite who
killed y« King of France " [Henry IV.], 1610. f. 60.

15. Instructions to Sir John Digby to treat with Spain for a marriage
between Pr. Charles and the Infanta Maria; 16 Apr. 1617. f. 61.

16. Speech of the Lord Keeper [John Williams, Bean of Westminster,
afk. Bishop of Lincoln] " at y« meeting of y« L«. and other Com-
missioners for y« subsidies at Guild-Hail " ; 30 July, 1621. f. 62 b.

17. Letter concerning y« Protestants in France leaving their country,
" written per Mr. Salsbury " [f. lb]; 12 Dec. 1621. f. 66.

18. "A short view of y« Heigne of King Henry y« third" by Sir
Bobert Cotton, Bart. ; temp. Jas. I. Printed in Lord Somers' Second
Collection of Tracts, and elsewhere, f. 68.

19. Belation of the negotiation for the marriage of Pr. Henry with--_.
" y« elder daughter of Spain and afterwards w*** y« yonger," said on

f. 1 b to have been written by Sir John Digby to the Lord Fenton ;

1611. Printed in Gutch's Collectanea Curiom, where, however, it is
attributed to Sir Charles Comwallis and addressed to Sir John
Digby. f. 80 b.

20. James I. to his son-in-law, Frederick, Elector Palatine, King of
Bohemia; 20 Nov. 1623. £ 95. Followed by Frederick's reply;
Hague, a Dec. 1623. f. 97.

21. Speech of Sir Benjamin Budyerd to the House of Commons, on
the Spanish treaties for the marriage and the restoration of the
Palatinate ; [March, 162|]. Cf Gardiner, History of England,
V. pp. 189, 190. £ 102 b.

144 STOWE MSB., 167, 168.

22. Letter from [Philip lY.] King of Spain to [Oaspar de Otizman]
CJonde de Olivares, with the latter's reply, on the marriage of
Pr. Charles with the Infanta Maria ; [1623]. f. 106.

23. *'Eobert Ihidlej, Erie of Leicester, hiB life and govemment,
commonly called his Common Wealth, 1684." £ 109.

24. Petition of Sir John Eliot, '* prisoner in y« gatehouse, concerning
the Loane " to the King ; 1627. f. 206.

26. Speech of Sir Francis Seymour in Parliament, in the Debate on
public grievances ; 22 March, 1627 [8]. f. 207 b.

26. " The dangers wherin y« BLingdom now standeth and y« remedies
therof," by Sir Eobert Cotton, Bart.; temp. Jas. L Printed in
Cotton's Potaiwna. f. 209.

27. Proceedings in Parliament related to the King at the Council,
4 Apr. 1621, with the Duke of Buckingham's speech to the King,
f. 215.

28. Speech of Francis Bouse in the House of Commons against Popery
and Arminianism ; 26 Jan. 1628 [9]. f. 216 b.

29. Speeches of Sir John Eliot and John Selden in the House of
Commons against Popery and Arminianism; [2] March, 1628 [9].
Of. Gardiner's History of England, vii. 71, 72. f. 218.

30. Bill exhibited by Sir Bobert Heath, Attorney General, in the
Star Chamber agcdnst the Earls of Bedford, Somerset, Clare, and
others; Nov. 1629. Imperfect, f. 219.

Paper; fF. 236. xvnth cent. Small Quarto.

167. 1. '* Orioii^al Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, to James, Earl
of Both well " : a transcript of eleven love-letters so entitled, each
having a short explanatory introduction. They are not identical,
either in number or contents, with the " Casket Letters " generally
so called. Letters 1-3 relate to the projects of the Queen's mar-
riage with Damley or Leicester; letters 4 and 6 belong to the
period immediately after the marriage with Damley ; the remainder
refer to the murder of Damley and the seizure of Mary by Bothwell,
and imply that Murray and Morton were privy to both schemes.

The same series, together with the introductory headings, was
printed under the title Hie Oenuine Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots,
to James, Earl of BothweU . • . TrandcUed from ihe French originala
by Edward Simmonds, etc., Westminster, 1721, 2nd ed. 1726, and
was re-edited by Hugh Campbell, The Love Letters of Mary, Queen
ofScoUy etc., London, [1824]. ff. 1-13.

Followed (f. 14) by extracts from Buchanan's Berum Scoticarwn
Eistoria, lib. 18, and De Thou's Mist. UmverseUe, liv. 40.

2. "Observations on a Kcture representing the Cenotaph of Lord
Damley " : Sk printed desoription (pp. 13-28) of a picture professing

Ol. IV. HISTORY. 146

to have been painted by order of the Earl of Lennox, Damley's father,
in 156{, of which one copy was in the possession of the Earl of
Pomfret, the other in that of the Duke of Richmond. It represents
a tomb of Damley, with his father, mother, and son [James I.]
kneeling by it, with medallions showing the manner of the mnrder,
and in one comer a representation of the battle array of Carberry
Hill, and the surrender of Mary to the confederate Lords. [1786-
1760.] f. 16 b.
Paper ; ff. 30. ZYmth cent. Small Quarto.

158. MiscBLLANBOus ooLLEGTioif of papers relating to the history of
Scotland, and more particularly to the Jacobite risings of 1716 and
1745:—

1. Award " concerning sundry disputes " between William, Bishop
of Orkney and Shetland, and Haco Johnson; Earkwall, F. of
St. Urban, Pope [26 May], 1369. Trandation. f. 1.

2. Marriage contract of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James [Hepburn,
Earl of Bothwell], Duke of Orkney; 14 May, 1567. Copy.
f. 3.

3. "Talk between the Scottish Queene and J. So&er [Sir John
Somers] ryding from Sheffeld to Wingfeld," 2 Sept 1684. Printed
in Sadler's SUxte Papers, 1809, ii. p. 389. f. 7.

4. Papers relating to the establishment of Mary, Queen of Scots,
when a prisoner at Tutbury Castle; November, 1684 — ^March, 168J.
Copies, ff. 11-20.

5. Instructions for Sir Amyas Paulet on taking charge of the Queen
of Soots at Tutbury ; [Feb. 168 J]. Copy. f. 21.

6. " The present State of Scotland [in 1686] with their (sic) particular
Dispositions." Copy. f. 23.

7. '* Persons commended by the Regent as most meete to be inter-
teyned with pencions," followed by (a) " Persons not commended
by the Regent, and yett by other thought meet to be interteyned,"
and (b) *' The Names of such as are to be intertayned in Scotland " ;
etVe. 1686. Copies, f. 28.

8. ''Copy of a letter to be written from her Ma^7 to the King of
Scotts promising that nothing shall bee done against his pretended
Title to the Crown " ; circ. 1590 (?). f. 30.

9. James YI. of Scotland to Lady Arabella Stuart ; Holyrood House,
23 Dec. 1591. Copy. f. 31.

10. The Sonnet by Mary, Queen of Scotts, *' Que suis je helas, et de
quoy sert ma vie?" C^. With a translation by "a Scottish
Lady," made in 1792. f. 32.

11. *' Monie paid out of the Receipte to the King of Scotts use, from
the yeare 1586 till 1594.'' Copy. f. 33.

146 STOWE MSS., 168.

12. " A briefe Beplicaoion to the Aonswere of the Obieotions againaf
the Union " ; circ. 1603. In a contemporary hand. f. 34.

13. " AdYertisementes of a loyall Subieot to his grations Sovereigne
drawne from the obeervaoion of the peoples speeches " ; [1603]. In
a contemporary hand. Printed in the Somers TraetSf 1809, ii. p. 144.
f. 40.

14. Two forms of oath " required of those that were in the Army at
Berwick " ; [1639]. In a contemporary hand. f. 44.

15. " Dangerous positions concerning the King's power in matters
civil oontain'd in the late libel entitled ' Ane Apologeticall Narra-
tion/ followed by a similar paper on the Eang's power in churdi
affairs in relation to the same Libel"; [1666]. See Wodrow,
ed. 1829, ii. p. 7. ff. 46, 47.

16. " Dangerous positiones by which the late Apologistes, under pre-
tence of maintaineing that which they call Scotlandes defensive wane»
labour to stirr up unto the like courses" ; [1666]. Endorsed " Bee.
from the Archbishop of St. Andrewes [James Sharp] 16 May." f. 49.

17. '* Beasons against the Abolition of the Fenall Statutes in Scotland
against Papists " ; 1686. Formerly belonged to John Warburton
{6b. 1759). f. 51.

18. Proclamation of James IL, commencing '* James the Seventh • • •
King of Scotland, England," etc., dispensing with laws against the
Catholics; Whitehall, 12 Feb. I68f. Printed, f. 59.

19. '*■ His Majestie's [so. James II.] Letter to sundry of the Lords and
others . . . calling them to be Witnesses of the Queen's Labour " ;
Court of St. Germain's, 2 Apr. 1692. Printed, f. 61 .

20. Draft warrants for " preventing Depredations in the Highlands " ;
cite. 1700. ff. 62, 65.

21. "Overture of ane act for the security of the Kingdome"; 1704.
f. 67.

22. " Considerations on the state of Scotland in the year 1708." £ 69.

23. " Case and Queries to be laid before the Attomy Generall " on
the Scotch Act of 1701 " for preventing wrongous Imprisonments
and undue delay in Trials," in Scotland, and of the effect upon it
of the Act of Union in 1709. f. 91.

24. Lists of Prisoners in Carlisle " that have confess'd themaelves
guilty of High Treason," and of those " discharged. . .by proclama-
cion"; 27 Dec. 1716. f. 95.

25. "Considerations concerning an intended Commission of Justiciazy
in y« Highlands " ; circ. 1717. f. 96.

26. Copies of letters and papers relating to the forfeited estates in
Scotland; 1717. ff. 101-112.

27. Papers relating to the trials of Jacobite Rebels in Scotland;
Sept. and Oct 1718. ff. 113, 128.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 147

28. Proclamation by James Staart, the old Pretender, as " James , • •
King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland " • • • to all his
" Loving Subjects," inviting all Peers to attend the lying-in of his
wife Maria Clementina; Borne, 10 July, 1720. Printed, f. 151.

29. Declaration by the same on the subject of his Bestoration ; Borne,
10 Oct. 1720. Printed, f. 152.

30. Beport of the Attorney- and Solicitor-General on a judgment
given by the Lords of Session against admitting Patrick Haldane
to be an Ordinary Lord of Session ; 11 Jan. 172^. Copy. f. 154.

31. Order in Council for electing a Peer of Scotland in Uie place of
John, Earl of Bothes, deceased ; 28 June, 1722. With seal f. 158.

32. '' Informations " at the trial of Col. Bobert Monro of Fowlis, John
Forbes of Culloden, and others, for misdemeanours at an election at
Dingwall; 3, 5 Mar. 172f PHnied. ff. 159, 165.

33. '* Memorial concerning the case of Appeals ... to the House of
Lords from the Court of Delegates in Scotland," with respect to
the forfeited estates; 7 Mar. 172|. f. 169.

34. *' Beport . . . relating to the Sale of the Estate of James
[Badcliffe], late Earl of Derwentwater " ; 1732. Printed, f. 173.

35. Transcript of correspondence relating to the two Pretenders,
James and Charles Edward Stuart; 1734-1746. ff. 187-192.
Amongst the writers are: (a) [James Francis Fitz-James, 2nd]
Duke of Berwick, to his brother [James], Due de Fitz- James;

Gaeta, 7 Aug. 1734. f. 187 ; — (b) James Stuart to , on the

subject of his restoration ; 25 May, 1741. f. 188 ;— (c) " Ireland,"
"Scotland," and "England," to "Charles St. George"; 21 Jan.,
30 Jan., 14 Feb. 174f. ff. 189, 190, 191;— (d) "Copy of the
Pretender's letter on his Betreat from Scotland"; 1746.
£ 192.

36. Declaration of James Stuart, as James TIT., King of England, etc. ;
23 Dec. 1743. Printed, f. 193.

37. John Murray, Secretary to the Young Pretender, to the Provost
of Linlithgow, ordering him to bring in the town's contribution
«* for his Highness's use " ; Holyrood House, 20 Sept. 1745. With
etan^ped signature. With an impression of the Pretender's seal
" presented [to T. Astle] by Mr. Chalmers." f. 197.

38. "The Prince of Wales's [«c. Charles Edward Stuart] Answer
to the Gentlemen who were sent Deputies from the City of
Edinburgh, with a letter from Gen. Guise threatening that, unless
the communication betwixt the City and Castle was opened, they
would fire upon the City"; Holyrood House, 30 Sept. 1745.
Printed, f. 199.

39. " The Caledonian Mercury," 14 Oct. 1745, containing a declara-
tion of Charles, " Prince of Wales." Printed. L 200.

L 2

148 STOWB MS8., 168, 169.

40. [William Anne Eeppel, 2nd Earl of] Albemarle, to [the Duke of
Newcastle], on the movements of the troops against the Bebels ;
Aberdeen, 17 Mar. 174f. f. 202.

41. [Thomas Felham-] Holies, [Duke of] Newcastle, to the Duke
of Cumberland, relating to one Broadstreet, who is setting out
for the rebel army, and will send him ''constant aocoants, by
the name of Oliver Williams''; Whitehall, 1 Dec. 1745. Chpy.
t 203.

42. Examination at Whitehall of Dr. Archibald Cameron [executed
for High Treason, 7 June] ; 17 Apr. 1763. Chpies. f. 203 b.

43. "Eelation of the Battie of Culloden," 16 Apr. 1746, "said to
have been drawn up there [at Taymouth Castle] by the officers of
his [the Duke of Cumberland's] staff "; followed (f 215) by an
engraved plan of the battle, f. 21 1.

44. "Copy of the Declaration of Miss [Flora] Mac Donald, Apple
Cross Bay, July 12^ , 1746," on the escape of the Young Pretender
after CuUoden. f. 217.

45. ** Declaration of Capt. Foelix O'Neille, Fort Augustus, August T*"*,
1746," on the same subject. Copy. f. 220.

46. Lord Albemarle to tibie Duke of Newcastle, on the same subject ;
Edinburgh, 4 Sept. 1746. Copy, f 222 b.

47. Copies of letters, etc., written by [Arthur Elphinstone], Baron
Balmerino, after his committal, viz, (a) to his wife ; 29 July, 1746.
f. 223;— (b) to the Duke of Newcastle ; 30 July. f. 224;— (c) to
the Duke of Cumberland; 12 Aug. f. 224b;— (d) Declaration
read on the scaflFold; 18 Aug. 1746. f. 225.

48. Dying declaration of Charles Badcliffe, Earl of Derwentwater ;
" In the Tower," 8 Dec. 1746. f. 227.

49. Letters and petitions, chiefly to the Duke of Newcastle, relating
to George Mackenzie, Earl of Cromartie, and his son John, Lord
Macleod, prisoners in the Tower, among the writers being (a)
Isabel, Countess of Cromartie; n. d, 22 Dec. 1746; — (b) Lord
Cromartie ; 7 July — 31 Dec. ; — (c) Lord Macleod, 26 July, 26 Aug.,
n. d. With two petitions ;— (d) Sir John Gordon, brother of Lady
Cromartie ; 29 Sept. — 19 Dec. ; — (e) Samuel Chandler, Presbyterian
minister; 19 Dec. 1746. Chpies. ff. 228-246.

50. Declaration of Henry Stuart, Cardinal York, claiming the right
of succession to the Crown, in case of the death of his brother
Charles Edward; 27 Jan. 1784. Fr. Copy. Followed by a cutting
from the " Public Advertiser " of 2 May, 1788, containing a letter
from David Hume to Sir John Pringle, M.D., 10 Feb. 1773, relating
anecdotes of the Toung Pretender, ff. 247, 248.

51. Two cDgraved Jacobite caricatures, entitled ''The Agreeable
Contrast," the latter bearing date 26 Sept. 1749. ff. 250, 251.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 149

Paper; ff. 251. xvnth-xvinth oentt. Belonged to Thomas Astle
(for wliom the oopies of papers seem to have been made), and
bonnd by him in old corers bearing the arms of Henry, Prince of
Wales (6b. 1612). The leather has now been stripped off and laid
down inside the new covers. Folio.

109. A ooLLEcmoN of miscellaneous political and other tracts, eie.^
in different hands ; 1572-1635.

1. Star Chamber cases, viz. : — (a) Judgments against Thomas Howard,
Earl of Suffolk, late Lord Treasurer, Catherine, his wife, and Sir
John Bingley, for taking bribes, ete.; 12 Nov. 1619. f. 3; —
(b) Information against Francis BusseU, Earl of Bedford, Bobert
Carr, Earl of Somerset, John HoUes, Earl of Clare, Sir Bobert
Cotton, Bart., John Selden, and Gilbert Barrell, for circulating
" a false, seditious, and pestilent discourse " [by Sir Bobert Dudley] ;
[1629]. f. 16;— (c) Information against Sir Henry Yelverton,
Attorney-General, and Bobert Heath, Becorder of London ; 20 Oct.
1620. f. 28 ;— (d) " Censure " on John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln ;
11 July, 1637. f. 38; — (e) Proceedings against William Prynne
and Michael Sparkes, concerning the Histno-Mastix ; 15 Feb.
1633 [4]. f. 46.

2. " The coppie of a letter supposed to be written to Sir Edward
Cooke [Coke] in the time of his treble " ; [1616]. See Calendar of
Stale Papers for 1611-1618, p. 415. f. 79.

3. *'The whole manner of the proceedinge agaynst the Scotyshe
Queue," at Fotheringhay, 12-15 Oct. 1586; with copies of the
correspondence between the Queen and Ant. Babington, etc. f. 87.

4. *'A trewe noate of the deathe and executyon of the Queue of
Scottes," eU., 8 Feb. 1586 [7]. " This is the reporte of my brother
Edward Capell, who was an eye-wyttnes of these thinges, and
"^ftyghted vpon the Earle of Shrewesbury at that tyme." Followed
by two copies of the Dean of Peterborough's prayer, f. 108.

5. "A relation of the proceedings against ambassadors whoe have
miscarryed themselves and exceeded their commission ... by
Sir Bobert Cotton;" 27 Apr. 1624. See Cottoni Posthuma, 1651,
p. 1. f. 112.

6. ** A collection out of the booke called Liber. Begalis remayneing in
the treasurie of the Chureh of Westminster, toucheing the corena-
tion of the king and queene togeather." f. 119.

7. The Bishops' articles for the regulation of the Church, in 1584;
with observations on the same by F. N. and D. H. The articles
vary in order and form from the copy in Cardwell's Documentary
Afmala of the Reformed Church of England, 1839, vol. i. p. 411.
ff. 128, 129, 135.

150 STOWE MSB., 169, 160.

8. '* Artyoles whearonto Mr. Deereinge [Edward Dering] was vrged
to subeorybe"; with his exoeptions, dat. 16 Deo. 1573. t 142 b.
See Strype, AnnaUy 1824, vol. ii. part i. p. 415.

9. ^' Certayne poyntes whearein a dootor of Divinyty oaled Dootor
Soame [Bobert Some, D.D., Master of Peterhonse, Cambridge, in
1589] is desyms to be resolued befoare he yeld a generall snb-
Boryptyon to my Lo. of Canterbnry's artyoles ** ; n. d, f. 145 b.

10. " The satysfaotyon of the Bushop of Lynoohie [Thomas Oowper,
1571-1584] to the mynysters of his dyooes " oonoeming objeotionB
to the Book of Common Prayer; n.d, £ 151.

11. *' The Bnsshopps Artyoles '* for the regulation of the Chnroh, in
1584. Varying in order, etc., from the oopy as above, art. 7. f. 154^

12. ** The Scottes petition to the Lordes of the Connoell against the
booke of Common Prayer*' ; 1637. f. 157.

13. *' The meditacion of the hermite Valerian," etc. ; a politioal satire
on the state of France in 1621, chiefly directed against the Dae de
Lnynes ; translated from the French (see the BecueU des pieces le§
plus curieuaes qui ont esti faites pendant le regne du eannetiable M, de
Luynoy 1628, p. 808). f. 161.

14. *' A boocke towcheinge the state of Ireland " : a report addressed
to Qn. Elizabeth in 1581 by Sir John Perrott, President of Monster,
f. 181.

15. *'The league betweene England, Spaine, and the Ardhdoke
[Albert, Governor of the Netherlands], 1604." Lai. f. 194.

16. *' The ooppyes of the two commissyons for the condnsyon of the
peaoe betweene England and Frannce, together with the severall
articles of the same peaoe, in anno 1610." Lat f. 200.

17. *' Considerations vpon the treatieof marriage betwene England
and Spaine," followed (f. 226) by " a letter touching the marriage
of England and Spaine," beg. " Sir, the charge which I hold,*'
and by other papers on peaoe with Spain and on the Palatinate ;
temp. Jas. I. ff. 218-275.

18. '* The coppie of a letter sent out of the Lowe Countries by a
gentieman entertayned by the Kinge of Spayne in pendon to a
younge gent, his kinseman in England " : a tract, written in 1589,
intended to deter English Catholics from entering the service of
Spain, giving examples of their treatment in the Netherlands and
a general account of the condition of the country and of the Spanish
monarchy. In the margin are notes in another hand, supplying
additional names of Englishmen who had suffered ill-treatment,
f. 276.

19. A traot on law, and especially the laws of England, written
apparentiy at the end of the 16th cent. The first chapter treats
** of lawes generally, whence lawes corned first" t 303.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 161

20. OrdinanoeB of Thomas, Lord Coventry, Lord Keeper, Mich, term,
1635, *' for the redresse of sundry errors, defaultes, and abuses in
the high Court of Chaunoery." £ 327.

21. A dialogue on the ease of Mary, Queen of Scots, between
" Historagraphus " (jric) and " Folitious " ; apparently written in
1572 (see the sixth paragraph), f. 341.

22. '* A breife and a true discourse of the late honorable voyage vnto
Spaine and of the wjnninge, sackinge, and buminge of the famous
towne of Cadiz there ... by Doctor Marbecke [Boger Marbeck,
M.D.], attendinge vpon the person of the right honorable the Lo.
highe Admirall of England all the time of the said Action " ; 1596.
f. 353. Of. Sloane MS. 226, f. 1.

23. " The oopie of a letter wrytten by Mr. Baphe Lane of the pro-
ceadinges of their Portugall voyage, &o. " [under Sir John Norris
and Sir Francis Drake]; Caske Cales [Cascaes], 2 June, 1589.
£370.

24. Sir Francis Walsingham to Bich. Martyn, Lord Mayor of London,
enclosing *' aduertizementes from Cask Cales, in the riuer of Lish-
bome, the vth of June, 1589 " ; 29 June, 1589. Oojnf. £ 372.

26. Andrew Willett, rector of Barley, co. Hert£ [1598-1621], to Sir
Arthur Capel, Ent, enclosing ** a fruitfuU exhortadon to a sicke
person to be prepared i^ainst his end " ; Barlye, 4 Jan. 1614.
£ 375.

26. '' A meditation of fiuthe;" on Ephesians vi. 16. £ 384.

Paper; ff. 386. xvith and xvnth oentt. With book-plate of
Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, etc., 1701. Folio.

160. Lettebs of the Privy Council of the reign of Elizabeth. Copies.
The first part (ff. 3-85) is apparently arranged in chronological
order, covering the period from the last months of 1578 to March,
1580; but the exact dates are rarely given. The rest of the
volume is not arranged chronologically; the letters are all dated
and mostly belong to the years 1579-1581, but among them is one
dated 29 May, 1574, relative to the guarding of the coasts (£ 112 b),
another of 7 May, 1577, concerning uniformity of religious rites
(£ 116), a letter of the Duke of Alva to the Pope, 21 Aug. 1656
(f. 116 b), and a paper of '* Listruotions touching the dealing with
the French E. for Ma : Queen of Scots or for Elizabeth his daughter
to marry with £. Ed: the 6," to which is appended a note on
French and English dowries in former times (f. 141b). The
latest lettets in the volume are two of December, 1582. Most of
the letters in the second part refer to the affiurs of Lreland ; and
very few of those in either part are mentioned in the Calendar
of SkUe Pqpen. Introductions, conclusions, signatures, etc.^ are

152 STOWE MSa, 161, 162.

omitted, only tiie bodies of the letters being given, with headings
desoribing the contents. A table of contents is placed at the
end.

Paper; ff. 169. xvnth cent. Belonged successively to John
Anstis (f. 2), and to Tho. Astle, who has added a note (ff. 1 b, 2)
on MSS. in the Gottonian and Harleian collections and in the
State Paper Office containing proceedings of the Privy Connoil,
tempp. Bich. II. — Ohas. I. Folio.

161. Historical tracts and papers ; tempp, Elizabeth and James L

1. '* A coppie of the last instructions which y« Emperour Charles the
yth gave to his sonne Phillipp before his death. Translated out of
Spanishe " [by Lord Henry Howard, cr. Earl of Northampton 1604].
This is followed by the translator's letter presenting his work to
Queen Elizabeth, in the hopes of obtaining a return of her favour.
The original Spanish was published by Sandoval in his Life of
Charles Y. in 1634 ; the translation has never been printed, but
other MS. copies (with some verbal variations) exist in Stowe
MS. 95, and Harley MSS. 836, 1506 (incomplete), flf. 3, 24.

2. "The Revolucion of the five periods of 500 yeares": a short
treatise showing that important crises have occurred about the
end of each cycle of 500 years, beginning from Brute the Trojan
(circ, 1000 B.C.) and ending with the reign of Elizabeth, f. 28.

3. Memoir, for consideration of the Queen and her Ministers, on the
proposal that she should accept the offer of the sovereignty of the
Low Countries, advising that no such decisive step should be taken ;
[1584^1585]. f. 32.

4. " The coppie of a letter sent from the great Turok [Amurath m.]
to y® Queene's Maiestie in an® : 1590," stating that he has abandoned
his intended attack on Poland at her request, and is prepared to
join in attacking Spain, f. 35.

5. " The suddaine and evill digested opinions of some, whoe are
committed to the censure of farr more worthie spiritts, touching
the peace, or rather agreement, supposed to have bin offered unto
hir Ma^^ by the king of Spaine " : a memoir on the state of the
war, especially with reference to the Low Countries, and advising
the continuance of it; [1597-1598]. Perhaps by Sir Bobert
Sydney, Governor of Flushing, f. 37.

6. " An Answer made by command of prince Henry [of Wales] to
certain propositions of warr and peace, delivered to his highnes by
some of his millitary servants," the writer urging the disadvantages
of war in general; [1603-1612]. In the same hand as the pre-
ceding, and paged continuously with it. f. 65.

7. ** Fragmenta Begalia, or Observations on Queene Elizabeth, her

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 163

t3rm66 and fayoTites," by Sir Robert Nannton. Written drc, 1630,
and first printed in 1641. f. 157.

Paper; ff. 211. With book-plate of Algernon Oapell, Earl of
Essex, 1701. Folio.

162. Catalogue of MSS. and State Papers in the possession of Sir
Francis Walsingham [Secretary of State, 1673-1686], both "at y«
Study in London" and " at y« Court." They relate chiefly to Ws
negotiations as Ambassador to the Low Countries in 1578, to
France in 1581, and to Scotland in 1583 ; and to his official transac-
tions as Secretary of State. The MS. is in the hand of Thomas
Lake, his PriYate Secretary [Secretary of State in 1616], and from
a note on f. 3 b appears to have been written in 1688. The con-
tents are : —

1. ** A Note of all the written bookes in the Chests or abroad." £ 1.
Arranged under the heads of (1) " France and Flanders," including
" The great book of Treaties," " The Register of Intercourses,"
" The Lowe Countrie negotiation, by y« L[ord] Cobham and mee
[Sir F. Walsingham], 1678," etc, A list of the contents of some of
the MSS. is given on ff. 74-111. (2). " Scotland," including " All
Mr. Bandolphes letters of his negotiation into Scotland . . . 1680,"
** A booke of Scotland," etc. A list of the contents of some of the
MSS. is given on ff. 36-44, 65-73. (3). "Ireland," including "A
book of Plotts and discourses " (e^ainst which entry is the note,
perhaps in the hand of W. Davison, Secretary of State 1686-1696,
"S^ E. Cecill hathe it of me, 1596"), "A Reporte of S^ Henry
Sidneies severall service in his time of government," etc. The list
of contents is given on ff. 46-62. (4). " Books of Home Matters."
The list of contents is given on ff. 6-37. (6). " Books of Diverse
Matters."

2. ** Tables of matters " contained in the various MSS., followed, in
most cases, by a catalogue of loose papers, said to be " in y« Study
at London " or " remaining at y« Court," on the following subjects :
— (1). Musters, f. 6 ;— <2). " The navie and sea causes." f. 13 ;—
(3). "Fortes and castles." f. 23;— (4). "The office of the ordin-
ance." f. 27;— (6). "The office of the Armorie." f. 28;— (6).
** Piracies." f. 29 ;— (7). " Recusants." f. 32 ;— (8). " The North,
and borders against Scotland." f. 38 ; — (9). " Plotts and discourses
touching the state and reformation of Ireland." ff. 46, 47; —
(10). "Instructions and letters for the L. Presidents and Counsell
of Mounster and Connaught," 156^1570. f. 51;— <11). "The
L. Deputies Provincial Journeies." f. 55; — (12). " Defraiments
and other Accounts " [Ireland], f. 66 ;— (13). " Cesse and vituall-
ing." £58.

154 STOWE MSS., 168.

3. ** Bepertorie of matters conoeming the Ide ' of Gansey and
Jarsey." f, 46.

4. ••Matters oonoerning Ireland." f. 63,

5. " Bondels of Scottish matters." f. 66.

6. "Begister of paroels of sondrie negotiations and other matters
towching Sc[oiland]." f. 68.

7. *' Matters concerning the Sc[ottish] Qu[een]." f. 71.

8. ** Bepertory of matters conoeming France." f. 74.

9. " Bepertorie of paroels concerning negotiations and other matters
touchinge Spaine and Fortingall." f. 78.

10. '* Bepertorie of parcels concerning negotiations and other matters
tonohing Flanders." f. 80.

11. •' Matters concerning the Lowe Countries." f. 87.

12. '• Bepertorie of matters concerning certaine negotiations had -with
Germany." f. 92.

13. •' Bepertorie of parcels touching Embden." f. 99.

14. " Bepertorie of matters concerning Polonia." f. 101.

15. " Bepertorie of matters concerning the Hanses." f. 104.

16. •* Bepertory of parcels of sondry negotiations yv^^ Denmark and
other matters." f. 107.

17. '• Bepertorie of matters towching the proceedings betweene her
Ma*y and y« K. of Swethen." f. 109.

18. " Bepertorie of matters concerning Moscovia." f. 110.

Paper; ff. 112. Bound in red tooled morocco (18th cent),
lettered on the side '^ Walsingham's Table Book." Belonged to
Tho. Astle. Small Octavo.

163. Collection of miscellaneous historical, topographical, and other
papers; 1360-1807.

1. Proceedings at, and list of princes attending, the Imperial Diet at
Augsburg in June — August, 1582. Oerm, fF. 1, 3.

2. Edict of Gebhardt, Archbishop Elector of Cologne, granting
toleration to the Protestants ; Bonn, 19 Dec. 1582. Oerm. Copy, f. 5.

3. The Council of the States General to [Bobert Dudley], Earl of
Leicester, Governor-General of the United Provinces, complaining
of the misapplication of moneys contributed by them; Utreoht,
2 Sept. 1586. Fr. Copy. f. 7.

4. "Appostilles responsives [of Gerard Proninck or Prouning, aL
Deventer] sm Texposition de la lettre du 4« de Pebvrier, 1687 "
[from the States General to Lord Leicester], touching the latter'a
authority, and other matters, f. 9.

5. '^ Letter drawen by M. Deventer to be sent from his Excellency
[Lord Leicester] to the Particular Provinoes"; Middelbuig,
14 July, 1587. Fr. f. 13.

Cl. IV. mSTOBT. 156

6. Propositions of Jaoob Yalok and Joost de Menin, Fensionaiy of
DoTt, made by direotion of Lord Leicester to the States of Holland
assembled at the Hague, 2 Sept. 1589. With a memorandum at
the foot in the handwriting of Bobert Beale. Itcd. Cf. Mjotley,
HUiory of the Untied Netherlands, 1869, vol. ii. p. 810. f. 19.

7. Orders by Lord Leicester on the taking of musters in the United
Provinces, under the superintendence of Thomas Digges, Master-
General of the Musters; Dordrecht, 4 Sept. 1587, The Hague,
— Sept 1587. Fr. ; with Engl transl. Copies, ff. 21, 25,

8. Letter of Lord Leicester to the United Provinces and their chief
towns; Dordrecht, 9 Sept. 1587. Copy. f. 23.

9. *' Besponoe aux articles present^z k son Ibccellence [Lord Leicester]
par les sieurs de Eillegre [Sir Henry Eilligrew] et [Bobert] Beale
pour oeux de la ville dee Flissingues " ; [1587]. Fr. f. 27.

10. Order of the Privy Council to William Lower, " Yioe-Admiral of
Cornwall," to set at liberty four ships in the service of the Prince
of Orange, detained at Falmouth ; circ. 1580-1600. Draft, f. 28.

11. Paper relating to the state of commerce in the Netherlands;
dre. 1580-1600. Oerm. Imperf. f. 30.

12. Declaration made by Sigismund, King of Poland, to the Provincial
Deputies of Poland, at Warsaw ; 28 Sept. 1592. Qerm. Copy. f. 34.

13. Bepreeentations made by the State Council of Poland to their
King at the Diet at Warsaw ; — Sept. [1592]. Oerm. f. 38.

14. " De PoloniaB Regni Comitiis Warsauiensibus " ; [1592 ?]. f. 42.

15. Articles of the Hanse Towns made at Lubeck concerning com-
merce, etc. ; 1598. Qerm. f. 44.

16. Icenia, or • topographical description of Norfolk, by Sir Henry
Spelman. The first three leaves are missing. Marginal notes in
the hand of Peter Le Neve refer to the printed edition by Edmund
Gibson, 1727. ff. 50-63.

17. Transcripts and extracts from Chronicles, Domesday Book,
escheat rolls, and various other records relating to Norfolk,
ff. 64b-100.

18. Portion of the " Vita iElfredi Magni," by John Spelman, viz.
Book i. §§ 26-52, with the Epilogue ; Book ii. Preface, and §§ 21-
46, 56-64. Damaged by damp. ff. 101-129.

19. Miscellaneous notes on the History of England in Saxon times,
ff. 130-139.

20. Parts of the Apocalypse, chap. i.-iii, in French verse of the
13th cent. (?). Copied, apparently from a MS., in the 18th cent.
a 140-145.

21. " Tract of my Lord Chief Justice [Matthew] Hale's concerning
Naturalization," with a supplement ; in a hand of the 17th cent It
is not given in the various lists of his woriou £ 146.

166 STOWE MSB., 164.

22. Papers relating to the office of Secretary of State, partly in the
handwriting of Br. Andrew Goltee Dnoarel (ofc. 1786), includ-
ing (a) lists of holders of the office, temp. Bioh. I.-1660. £f. 160.
164;— (b) table of fees. f. 168;— (c) copy of the ordinance of Henry
Ym. for the establishment of a Second Secretary, f. 170.

23. '' Observations on my voyage to Canada [from Boston] made in
July, 1682," by John Nelson, f. 172.

24. " Sir Bichard Temple's first speech upon S^ John Fenwicks Bill " ;
Nov. 1696. It differs very considerably from the Beport in the
Parliamentary History. £ 174.

25. ''Beadings upon Stat 22 and 23, Car. II., for settling Intestates
Estates." f. 178.

26. List of applications to, and recommendations by, the Treasury
for appointments, pensions, «(c., from May 1762 to October 1763.
f. 185.

27. Notarial instroment recording the emancipation of Peter, son of
Andriolus de Yentolanis, of Brescia, from parental control; 3 Jan.
1360. Copy, 18th cent. (cf. Stowe Ch. 531). f. 217.

28. Fragment of letter of Bmlart de Sillery, Chancellor of France,
on his proposed resignation of his office; 8 Feb. 1616. Engl.
translation, f. 218.

29. ^< Inscription or trophe painted in the greate Church at Breda,"
on its capture by the Spanish under Spinola in 1625. Lai.
f. 221.

30. Order of C[harles] Seymour [2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge,
1664], for the restitution of arms taken from Gabriel Martin, of
XJpham; Marlborough, 1 Oct. 1661. f. 222.

31. Schedule of "Papers inclosed in my L^ Deputys will" [Henry
Capel, Baron Capel, Lord Deputy of Ireland, 6b. 1696]. f. 223.

32. Catalogue of the Becords in the " South East Closet in Wakefield
Tower," within the Tower of London ; 20 Sept. 1788. f. 224.

33. Letter from [Bev.] Henry J[ohn] Todd to [John William Egerton,
Earl of Bridgewater], giving a list of the MSS. used by him in his
History of the CoUege of Bonhommea at Ashridge, co. Bucks ; 14 Feb.
1807. f. 226.

Paper; & 229. rvith-mth centt. Folio.

164. Miscellaneous historical and other papers; 1588-1721. With a

table of contents in the hand of Thomas Astle.
1. Part of the book of the CommissioneiB for the Sequestration of

delinquents' estates in co. Essex; 31 Jan. 1645 [6]-17 Apr. 1646.

f. 2.

Morant, in his Hist, of Essex, i., 1768, p. 421, refers to this book

as being in his possession; it seems therefore to hare passed at hia

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 157

death, with the lest of his library, to his son-in-law Tho. Astle
(see Diet. o/NcU. Biog., ii. p. 204).

2. Papers relative to the schemes for stopping Dagenham Breach;
etre. 1715. See Moranf s Easex, L p. 11. f. 23.

3. ^^Inventorie of suche stnffe and implements of houshould [of
Philip Howard, Earl of Amndel, attainted Apr. 1589] as remayne
at Howard House hoc ao Elizabethe Begine xrxP^ 1588." f. 38.

4. '* A note of all such soms of mony as is reoeyved by mee John
Owles for the use of my master Sir Boger Tounshend, knight, and
William Dyz, esqnier, for the payment of the detts [of] the Erie of
Arondle," 1 Feb. 1588 [9}-24 Mar. 1590 [1]; with aooompts of
payments made by Owles, and of **debtes due by specialtie for
which Mr. Towneshend and William Dyx do stand bounden." f. 56.

5. Aooompts of Thomas Cole, Collector of the tenths and fifteenths
in CO. Suffolk; 1606. f 67. Preceded (f. Q6) by extracts from
Domesday Book, and from the ''Norwich Domesday Book,"
relating to Suffolk.

6. Articles against John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol; [1 May, 1626].
See Bushworth, i. p. 249. f. 79.

7. Articles of the treaty between England and France, ratified
30 Aug. 1596. f. 83. The substance of this treaty is in Camden's
Hist, of Qu. Elizabeth {A Complete History of England^ vol. ii.,
London, 1719, p. 594).

8. "Arguments for and agaynst the peace [with Spain], 1598,
entred in the blacke booke " (c/. Camden, as above, p. 606). f. 85.

9. Narrative (by one who took part in the expedition) of the taking
of Cadiz (" Cales ") on 20 June [1596] ; with a list of the knights
made by the generals (cf. Camden, p. 592). f. 90.

10. "A breife note of such matters as were agreed by the lordes of
his m**« Counsaile and by the clergie to be reformed in the govern-
ment of the church, Jan. 18, 1603 [4]." f. 92.

11. Two papers concerning the projected match between Prince
Charles (afterwards Charles I.) and the Spanish Infanta, viz. a
summary of the negotiations "as well before y« Princes goinge
over as since," and the text of the articles concluded 20 July, 1623
(for the latter see Arthur Wilson's Life of James I., in A Oomplete
Hist, of England, ii. pp. 757, 769). ff. 94, 96.

12. Opinion of several Dutch lawyers as to the interpretation of the
Marine Treaty of 1674 between England and the United Provinces,
on a point arising from the case of "the Nightingale Gaily";
22 Aug. 1713. Dutch orig., with translation, f. 98.

13. Boyal charter of the Charitable Corporation ; 22 Dec. 1707. Copy.
f. 104 b. Preceded (f. 103) by a petition from W. Higgs on the
part of the Corporation to Lord ; 1721.

168 STOWE MSB., 165, 166.

14. Exemplifioation of an Ezoheqner decree oonoeniiiig the repair of

bridgee at Sunning (now Sonning), 00. Berks; 18 Nov. 1669. Oopjf.

f. 110.
16. Proceedings of a oonrt of the Forest of Dean, oo. Gloao., held at

Painswick, 21 May, 10 Oar. 1. [1634]. f. 138.
Paper; ff. 144. xvith-xvinth centt. Belonged to Rev. Philip

Morant and Thomas Astle (see art 1). Folio.

165. List of contributors in the several counties of England to a loan
raised in 1689, for the defence of the realm, by royal warrant (see
f. 2) dated 16 Jan. 1688 [9] ; with the amounts of their respective
contributiona

Paper; ff. 31. xvith cent. Belonged to T. Astle (see notes by
him, ffl 1, 2). Folio.

166-177. (ToLLBcnoN of State Papers and correspondence of Sir Thomas
Edmondes, Ejit; 1692-1633. A few earlier and later papers are
included in the last volume. Edmondes was English Agent at
Paris, 1692-1699 ; Ambassador at the Archduke Albert's court at
Brussels, 1606-1609; Ambassador to France, 1610-1617; Comp-
troller of the Household, 1616 ; Treasurer of the Household, 1618 ;
and died in 1639. Twelve volumes. Paper. Folio.

The collection includes original letters of English ambassadors
to France and Spain, and at Brussels, the Hague, Venice, eic, the
correspondence of Edmondes with statesmen and others at home,
the instructions of Elizabeth and James L to their ambassadors,
reports of negotiations, etc The letters of Edmondes himself are
all either drafts or copies, partly in his own hand, and are chiefly
addressed to successive Secretaries of State, and, on the death of
the Earl of Salisbury in 1612, to the King in person. Except in a
few instances, they do not appear in the following descriptions,
but all the other letters and papers are noticed, preceded by a
summary of the events which the contents of each volume
illustrate.

The collection has been successively in the possession of Secretary
John Thurloe (pb. 1648); Lord Chancellor Somers (ob. 1716); and
Hon. Philip Yorke (2nd Earl of Hardwicke, 1764, ob. 1790), in
whose hands it was when Thomas Birch used it for his Historieal
View of the NegotiaiwM between Oie Courta of England^ France^ and
Brusids from the year 1692 to 1617, London, 1749. The contents
of the several volumes are as follows : —

166. Edmondes Papebs. YoL L (ff. 306). 18 June, 1692—16 May,
1696. Li addition to the letters desoribed below, the volume

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 159

oontainB nmneroiui drafts of Edmondes's despatoheB to Lord
Burghlej, the first dated 18 June, 1592, and the last 31 Dec 1595,
dnxing the whole of whioh time he was Agent at the French
Conrt. His letters give a minnte aoGonnt of the contest of
Henry lY. with the Oatholic Leagne, as weU as of the aggressions
of Spain in Brittany, Rcardy, and Normandy. Henry having re-
course to Qa. Elizabeth for succour, in 1591 the Queen engaged
by treaty to send into Brittany and Pioardy 3000 men, who were
commanded by Sir John Norris and Sir Koger Williams. Henry,
however, not only left the English to bear the brunt of the Spanish
attacks, while he employed his own forces to consolidate his position
in the rest of France, but failed to fulfil his contract to pay the
English troops ; and new treaties were constantly being made in
1592 and 1593, with the same results.

1. Instructions from the Privy Oouncil to Edmondes to farther the
suit of John Dowdall, merchant, of Drc^heda, for restitution of
goods of which " one La Fleur, captain of a shipp of Deipe," had
robbed him on the Spanish coast ; Greenwich, 2 July, 1592. Signed
by Lords Burghley, Hunsdon, Howard [of Effingham], Buckhurst,
and Cobham, John Puckering [Lord Keeper], [Sir] Bo[bert] Cecyll,
and others, f. 7.

2. W[illiam Cecil, Lord] Burghley, Lord Treasurer, that the Queen
is daily expecting an answer from the King of France as to the
conditions of her sending money and troops into France ; Nonsuch,
8 Aug. 1592. f. 15.

3. The same, that, on receipt of the ratification of the contract, the
Queen had sent 4000 men into Brittany ; hopes in a few days to
obtain from Sir Henry TJnton a cypher, whereby he may write
matters he dare not '^committ to open writing "; Oxford, 26 Sept.
1592. f. 27.

4. The same, complaining of the French King's conduct with respect
to the English troops : *' Theise and such like disapoyntments of
promises hath bene the cause to provoke her Ma^** to withdrawe
her people, which have bene more wasted in 2 or 3 yeares ih
France for lacke of releif and places of retreit then hath bene in
any open warre these many yeares paste"; Windsor Castle,
23 Sept 1593. f. 64.

5. Privy Council, instructing Edmondes that Sir Edward Brooke has
been commanded, ^ all directions or commandments theare of the
Frenche Kinges sett a part," to prepare to embark with his forces
for defence of Ostend, *' in danger to be besieged with a mightie
Annie of the Ennemies"; Windsor Castle, 24 Oct. 1593. Signed
by Lords Burghley, Essex, Howard, Hunsdon, and Cobham, and
Sir B. Cecil, f. 67.

160 8T0WE MSS., 166.

6. Sir Bobert Ceoil, Seoietary of State, enolosmg an answer to the
propositions of the Ring of Franoe ; 13 Nov. 1593. £ 72.

7. The same, notifying that Sir Robert Sidney [Gtovemor of Flnshing]
is appointed Ambassador at the French Court ; Windsor, 4 Deo.
1693. f. 78.

8. Lord Bnrghley, mentioning his absence from Court through iUness
as the reason why his son answers his letters; 5 Dec. 1593.
Holograph, f. 80.

9. Oeorge Gilpin, Besident at the Hague, proposing a oorrespondenoe,
and remarking that the French Besident there, [Paul Chouart,
Seigneur de] Buzenval, '* little favoureth and aocounteth our
Nation " ; Hague, 29 Dec. 1593. f. 88.

10. The same, on Sir Francis Vere's arrival at the Hague, and the
operations of his forces in conjunction with Pr. Maurice agamst
the attempts of Francisco Yerdugo, S{>anish Oovemor of Friesland,
upon Coeworden and Groningen ; Hague, 7 May, 1594. f. 89.

11. Privy Council, on the seizure of the vessel of Henry Fawkener,
merchant, of Chichester, by *' souldiers of Bullein," who moreover
''did stripp him and all the rest of the marjners of all their
apparrell " ; Greenwich, 25 May, 1594. Signed by Lords Burghley,
Essex, Howard, Hunsdon, Cobham, and Buckhurst, and others,
f. 95.

12. Lord Burghley, on the state of affiedrs in Brittany, and the
jealousies of the French and English commanders; Greenwioh,
10 Aug. 1594. f. 115.

13. Privy Council, instructing Edmondes to request the release of
certain English prisoners taken by the Governor of Blois ; Green-
wich, 16 Sept 1594. Signed by Lords Burghley, Buckhurst, and
Cobham, etc. f. 128.

14. [Sir] J[ohn] Norris, reporting the capture of Morlaix and Marshal
d'Aumont's refusal to cany out the agreement to give it up as a
place of retreat for the English troops, ete. ; Morlaix, 19 Sept. 1594.
f. 130.

*15. Sir B. Cecil, on the same subject, and notifying that the Queen
has remonstrated with the King of France '* concerning Maritime
Spoiles daylie commytted, one uppon y« necke of another, without
ever the restitucion of any thing which is demaunded " ; The Court,
26 Sept 1594. f. 136.

16. Qu. Elizabeth to Henry lY., asking that Morlaix may be given
up to her according to agreement, etc. ; Greenwich, 27 Sept. 1594.
Copy. f. 138.

17. Sir B. CeoU, asking that, **if any pamplettes be put in piynt
there w<^ conoeme matters of state," he would send them ; The
Court, 27 Sept 1594. f. 140.

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18. Lord Burghlej, saying that the Qaeen ia satisfied with Edmondes's
^'resolnt maimer of dealyng with the Eyng ther in aoerteaning
hym y\ if he shall send no more foroes into Brytann to joyne with
hir Ma^ for y« recovery of the Spanyardes fort at Brest, she hath
charged S^ Jhon Norryoe to retom*'; Westminster, 6 Oct 1694.
Hohgraph f. 144.

19. C[harle8, Lord] Howard [of Effingham, Lord High Admiral], on
the depredations by the French npon English vessels; Nonsaoh,
7 Oct 1694. f. 146.

20. [Sir] J[ohn] Norris, complaining further of Marshal d'Anmont,
and threatening to lay down his command '* yf hir Ma^ doe not
revoke her forces " ; '* The Campe before the fort *' [Brest], 11 Oct.
1594. f. 148.

21. Sir B. Cecil, asking Edmondes to explain to Henry lY. that the
Queen's reasons for sending Sir Thomas Wilks to the Archduke
Ernest, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, are the discovery of
a Spanish plot for her assassination by poison by [Boderigo] Lopez,
her physician, at the instigation of Philip 11. ; Biohmond, 30 Oct.
1594. f. 151.

22. Sir J. Norris, giving an account of the siege and capture of
Croyzon^near Brest, and his qnarrels with D'Anmont; Croyzon,
12 Nov. 1694. Followed by a copy of the same letter, with a diary
of events at Morlaix, Oroyzon, eto., since his arrival in Brittany,
viz, 1 Sept. — 11 Nov., witii lists of killed and wounded. Among
the latter is Sir Martin Frobisher, who died soon after. £ 167,
169.

23. Lord Bnrghley, on the Queen's satis£Etction at the French king's
treatment of the Protestants, on the movements of Sir Francis
Yere and the Due de Bouillon in the Low Countries, and on Sir
Thomas Parry's intended departure as Ambassador to the French
Conrt ; «« From my howse in the Strand," 27 Nov. 1694. , f. 166.

24. The same, sending a book ** come newlie from the presse " of the
** horrible treasons lately practized against her Ma^^^ person by
Lopez and others"; Strand, 28 Nov. 1694. f. 167.

25. Qn. Elizabeth to Henry lY., on behalf of certain English
merchants; 8 Dec. 1694. Fr. Copy. f. 171.

26. Sir B. Cecil, on the same subject ; Somerset House, 11 Dec. 1694.
f. 177.

27. Privy Oonncil, demanding redress for the plunder of an English
merdiantHship by *'certaine Ligueurs of Crotoy, in Piccardy";
Somerset House, 12 Dec. 1594. Seined by Lords Bnrghley, Essex,
Howard, and BnckhniBt, Sir J. Fortescue, and Sir B. Cecil,
f. 179.

28. T. Edmondes to Lord Burghley, giving a particular account of the

162 STOWE MSS., 166.

attempted assafisination of Henry IV. by Jean Ghastel, a Jesntt
Paris, 17 Dec. 1594. f. 181.

29. Privy Council, on behalf of English merchants plundered at sea
by Frenchmen ; Greenwich, 18 Jan. 1594 [5]. Signed by Lords
Burghley, Howard, Hunsdon, and Buckhurst, Lord Keeper
Puckering, etc, f. 189.

30. Lord Burghley, acquainting ISdmondes that the King of Franoe,
through his Ambassador, has declared '^ his ernest determinaoion
nowe to make sharpe warre uppon the K. of Spaine, and praieth the
Queue to enter into confederacion thereof howe she may ooncurre
with him"; complaining of B'Aumont's conduct in Brittany, and
his withholding of Morlaix from the English by a clause secretly
inserted in the articles of capitulation '* that noe person should
remaine in that towne but such as should professe openlie the
Catholicque Bomaine Beligion," and expressing surprise that
Edmondes has found out nothing of a secret treaty between France
and Scotland ; The Court. 23 Jan. 1594 [5]. f. 193.

31. Sir B. Cecil, on the departure of the French Ambassador from
London " with Her Majesty's good flsbvour, as one whose carriage
here hath wonne him selfe reputacion," etc,j and enclosing com-
plaints made by Marshal D' Aumont against Sir J. Norris ; Lam-
beth, 20 Feb. 1694 [5]. f. 201.

32. Lord Burghley, on the French Ambassador's departure ; West-
minster, 20 Feb. 1594 [5]. f. 204.

33. Sir B. Cecil, in favour of Mons. Chovin; The Court, 9 Mar.
1594 [5]. f. 210.

34. Lord Howard of Effingham, on redress for English merchants
plundered at sea ; Whitehall, 9 Mar. 1594 [5]. f. 212.

35. Privy Council, on the same subject; Whitehall, 12 Mar. 1594 [5].
Signed by Lords Burghley, Essex, Howard, Cobham, and Buckhurst,
Sir J. WoUey and Sir B. Cecil, f. 214.

36. Sir B. Cecil, on the ransom of an English prisoner [Mr. Qorges]
in France; The Court, 21 Mar. 1594 [5]. f. 218.

37. Privy Council, demanding the restitution of a London ship and
cargo seized by Frenchmen; Whitehall, 3 April, 1595. Signed
by Lords Burghley, Essex, Howard, etc. f. 220.

38. The same, on the similar case of Anthony Powlett^ Captain of
Jersey ; Whitehall, 27 Apr. 1595. Signed by Lords Burghley,
Howard, Cobham, etc. f. 226.

39. [Robert Devereux, Earl of] Essex, on the operations of the troops
in the Low Countries ; Hague, 29 Apr. 1595. f. 228.

40. Sir B. Cecil, enclosing a petition of Adrian de Porter, Merchant
Adventurer; The Court, 13 May, 1695. f. 233.

41. Privy Council, on behalf of Thomas Jones, merchant, of Ply-

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moath; Greenwioh, 20 Jnly, 1595. Signed by Lords BturgMey,
Howard, Cobham, etc. f. 250.

42. Sir B. Cecil, on the departure of the French Ambassador [Henri
Anguste de Lomenie de Brienne], and enclosing a letter from the
Queen (see f. 268) to Henry lY., defending herself against a
charge of Inkewarmness against Spain ; Nonsuch, 8 Oct. 1595.
f. 264.

43. " The principall points" of the French king's complaints; [Oct.
1695]. f. 266.

44. Sir B. Cecil, explaining that it is no fault of the Queen's that the
French Ambassador has been unable to procure a vessel to carry
him to France, and alluding to "his sower and sullen carriag
here " ; Bichmond, 14 Nov. 1595. f. 276.

45. The same, on the Queen's unwillingness to credit a pamphlet
" out of Italie " containing articles between Henry I Y. and the
Pope, '* amongst which theyre is one pryncipallie bynding l^im
to declare himself to be an enemy to the Queene of England,"
with news that the Earl of Tyrone and O'Donnell have submitted
to Sir J. Norris in Ireland ; Whitehall, 27 Nov. 1595. f. 280.

46. "The humble submission of Hugh, Erie of Tyrone, unto the
Q[ueen3"; 18 0ct.l595. Copy. f. 282.

47. Lord Burghley, notifying the appointment of Sir Henry ITnton
as Ambassador to France ; Bichmond, 18 Dec. 1595. f. 285.

48. Edmondes to Lord Burghley, stating that the King of France
denies the agreement alleged in the Italian pamphlet, but has
told him that an Envoy from the King of Scotland has been on a
secret embassy to the Pope, the Yenetians and Florentines, offering
" to enter into common league with them either against her Ma^
or the E. of Spayne and to make himself a Catholique" ; La Fere,
20 Dec. 1595. f. 289.

49. Frederic, Count Palatine of the Bhine, to Qu. Elizabeth,
expressing his devotion and offering his services; Stuttgart, 27
Jan. 1596. Signed and sealed. Fr. f. 294.

50. Sir B. Cecil to Sir H. TJnton, demanding redress for English
merchants; Bichmond, 17 Mar. 1595 [6]. Fr. f. 297.

51. The same to Edmondes, defending the Queen against the King
of France's charges *' that her majestic provideth an armie for
places more remote, to bring her private utility, and doth therby
abandone him to the ennemies violence," etc. ; Bichmond, 81 Mar.
1596. f. 299.

52. Treaty between France and England; Ghreenwich, 16 May, 1596.
t 301.

53. Qu. Elizabeth to Edmondes (?), on the negotiations between
England* Francoi and Brussels ; n. d. Imperfect, f. 803.

M 2

164 STOWE MSS., 167.

167. Bdmondes Papees. Vol. 11. (fF. 371). 26 Oct 1597—10 liar.
1604 [5]. Edmondes oame to London at the end of 1596, and his
first letter after his return to Paris is dated 28 Oct. 1597. With
the exception of one or two short visits to England, he stayed
abroad till Jnne, 1599, when he was recalled. In Dec. 1599 ho
was sent to the Archduke Albert, Gk)vemor of the Netherlands,
with instructions to treat for peace, and was one of the com-
missioners at the Boulogne Oonference in May — July, 1600. On
his return he was appointed Olerk of the Privy Council, and,
beyond two short journeys to France in 1601, he remained in
England till April, 1605, when he went to Brussels as Ambassador
to the Archduke. He was succeeded at Paris by Balph Winwood,
whose original letters form the bulk of the latter half of this
volume. Winwood was, however, sent in a similar capacity to
the Hague, on the death of George Gilpin, in Jan. 1602 [3], and
his last seven letters are written from that place.

The principal events touched on in this volume are : — (1) The
intrigues of Henry lY. for a separate accommodation with Spain,
which ended in the Treaty of Vervins [2 May, 1598];— (2) a
project between the ** Legatt and the Englishe" to encourage the
King of Soots to allow the Boman Catholics in Scotland a tolerar-
tion; — (3) the rumours, at the end of 1598, of the latter king's
inclination to Popery, and the attempts to injure him in the eyes
of Elizabeth ; — (4) the designs of Lord Bothwell on Berwick, etc. ; —
(5) the intention of Philip III. to assist the Irish Bebels against
England; — (6) the Boulogne Conference in 1600; — (7) the mili-
tary operations in the Netherlands, the sieges of Ostend, Grave,
Sluys, etc. ; — (8) the Conference on depredations on English mer-
chants by the French, at which Edmondes was a Commissioner ;
— (9) the proposals of President Bichardot for peace between Spain
and England in 1602, etc.

By embracing, at the end of 1593, the Boman Catholic &Aib
Henry so materially strengthened his position that in January
1594 [5] he was able to declare open war against Spain, again
having recourse to Elizabeth for co-operation, as she had recalled
her forces on the pretext of defending Ireland from an impending
revolt. The volume ends with remonstrances from the Queen
at his charges against her of lukewarmness against their common
enemy. The contents are : —

1. Sir B. Cecil, giving as a reason for the recall of the English troops
from Picardy, that " this very day advertysement is come to the
Queene of the Fleet of Spaine, which is issued from FeroU and
the Groyne, the viiith of this moneth, beinge 120 sayle, w^ 10,000

Cl. IV. BOBTORY. 166

sonldyers, 2000 marynerB, and many Mylles for Corne," etc.;
Whitehall, 26 Oct. [1597]. f. 1.

2. Priyy Connoil, on a suit of B. Kelley, merchant, ^'oonceminge
a lyoense for the hringinge into that realme the quantity of 200
tonnes of AUam"; 6 Dec. 1597. ^gned hy Lords Nottingham,
Bnckhnrst, and Hnnsdon, Lord Keeper Egerton, etc. f. 10.

3. Sir B. Cecil, on the embassy of de Hnrault, Seigneur de Masse,

to England, and the proposed conference for a general peace;
31 Dec. 1597. f. 14.

4. Thomas Bramley, on behalf of certain English traders to
iarseilles; London, 12 Jan. 1597 [8]. f. 16.

Sir B. Cecil, writing on his way to Paris on a special embassy ;
Dieppe, 18 Feb., Magny, 28 Feb. [1698]. flF. 26, 30.
d. The same, on a suit before the French Privy Council between
two English merchants, Bich. Eelley and Ottowell Smith ; Green-
wich, — Aug. 1598. f. 36.

7. The same, that ''my L. of Southampton's comming hither
[secretly] is knowen, and what he hath done (viz. his marriage with
Elizabeth Vernon, Maid of Honour), for which the Queene is much
oflFended " ; Greenwich, 3 Sept. 1698. f. 38.

8. Warrant of Qu. Elizabeth to T. Edmondes, to charge the Earl
of Southampton *'to return presently uppon the sight hereof";
same date. Signed, f. 40.

9. Sir B. Cecil, giving news of the Earl of Ormonde in Lreland, and
of the capture of Porto Bico in the West Indies by the Earl of
Cumberland ; " From the Court,*' 3 Oct. 1598. f. 50.

10. The same, entreating Edmondes to procure for him some Spanish
gloves for the Queen, '' of the same perfume " as those which he
sent to Sir John Stanhope for her : " For of all y* gloves y* ever I
saw come out of Spaine these ar y® most delicate and do y« most
please y* Q[ueen], as I believe Mr. Stanhop will shortly write
unto you, for she is much pleased that an English man (as she
sayih) had the witt to gett any good thing from a French man " ;
[Oct. or Nov. 1598]. f. 66.

11. The same, on the reception of the French Ambassador [Thumery
de Boissize], the Queen's intention to send " Mr. Hary Nevyle, a
gent, well languaged and of a Noble House," as Ambassador to
France, the rebellion in Ireland, the attempts on the Queen's

life by Edward Squire and Stanley, etc. ; Bichmond, 6 Nov.

1698. f. 60.

12. The same, on the case of Otwell, or Ottowell, Smith (c/. art. 6) ;
Bichmond, 10 Nov. 1698. f. 63.

13. T. Edmondes to Sir B. Cecil, concerning one Fhilipp Tompson,
a Priest, enclosing "particular relations" by the latter on Jesuit

166 STOWB MSB., 167.

intrigaes in Spain, France, England, and Flanders ; 12 Nov. 1598.
Copy. f. 65.

14. Privj Counoil, in fEtvonr of John Foster, merohant, of DnUin,
whose ship had been captnred by a Frenoh man-of-war; 24 Nor.
1598. Signed by Archbishop Whitgift, Lords Essex, Hnnsdon, and
North, liord Keeper Egerton, etc, f. 75.

15. Qu. Elizabeth to Edmondes, in reply to an oflFer by Patrick Gray,
Master of Gray, to keep her informed of plots against her in Spain
or the Netherlands (c/. f. 71) ; 4 Dec. 1598. Signed, f. 77.

16. Sir B. Cecil, on the same subject; same date. Two letters.
flF. 79, 81.

17. T. Edmondes to Sir B. Cecil, that ''the lord Bothwell hath
ben latelie seacretlie here from Bmssells accompanyed with one
Andrewe Clarcke, a most pemicions instrument, . . . their errand
being to seeke to drawe all those that they oould assemble of their
nation, both of Captens and others to follow the said Earle in an
enterprize . . . The lord of Weymes telleth me that he thincketh
one of their desseings is to attempt the surprizing of Barwicke,"
etc.; Paris, 12 Dec. 1598. f. 83.

18. Qu. Elizabeth, on the Spanish preparations by sea, and on a
suggested understanding between France and England as to trading
yessels, etc. ; Westminster, 20 Jan. 1598 [9]. Signed, f. 85.

19. Sir B. Cecil, on the appointment of the Earl of Essex as Lord
Deputy of Ireland, on overtures from Spain, etc.; Bichmond,
24 Mar. 1598 [9]. f. 87.

20. The same, relating a conference of the Privy Council with the
French Ambassador on the subject of a trading treaty; ctre.
1598 [9]. Imperfect, f. 89.

21. The same, on the restitution of goods taken in a Venetian vessel ;
26 Mar. 1599. £ 91.

22. The same, recommending " Mr. Lock, whome I do much desire
to use in the frontiers between Spayne and France, especially to
this intent, y^ he may be hable to advertise me of the state of
shipping and preparations in the portes of Biscay, w^ are the
portes from whence any forces for Ireland must most properly
goe'*; Bicbmond, 27 Mar. 1599. f. 93.

23. Sir B. Cecil, on the articles agreed upon between France and
England relating to trading vessels; [Mar. or Apr. 1599].
f. 97.

24. T. Edmondes to Sir B. Cecil, on the death of [Gabrielle d'Estr^es]
Dnchesse de Beaufort, the Ring's mistress, and the King's inten-
tion to marry *' within six monethes "; on the Edict of Nantes, and
the state of religious parties ; and on '* a notable practise to subome
a woaman to pretend to be possessed with a dyveU, to th'end by

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the curing of her to geine their relligion the anthoritie & oreditt
of doing myraolefl"; Paris, 13 April, 1599. f. 99.

25. The same, on advioee from the Master of Gray that the Spaniards
have ** changed their resolution " to send troops into Ireland and
are again resolved to employ Lord Bothwell, " with whom they
were before distasted," by sending him into Scotland to seize the
havens of Taymouth, Leith, eie. ; and reporting a speech of the
Bishop of Qlasgow, that '' the King of Scottes must of necessitie
be forced to range himself to the partie of the Catholickes, first
for that they are the strongest and best able to assist him of
forraine allyes, and seoondlie for that the protestants in England^
having ben the instrumentes of his moUiers death, wilbe ever
irreooncilliable to him" ; Paris, 13 Apr. 1699. f- 101.

26. Correspondence of Qu. Elizabeth with Philip III. of Spain,
Henry lY. of France, the Archdukes Andrew and Albert, and
others relative to the appointment of Commissioners to negotiate a
peace; June, 1599— Feb. 1600. Copies, flf. 105-162.

27. ** Instructiones form Mr. Edmondes, being sent to the Archduke
Albert"; Eichmond, 11 Mar. 1699 [1600]. Signed "Elizabeth B."
f. 163.

28. Copies of memorials, despatches, etc., referring to the same subject,
including (f. 189) a full relation of Edmondes's negotiation;
March— April, 1600. f. 168.

29. Beports of the English Commissioners at the Boulogne Con-
ference; 20, 29 May, 1600. ff. 207, 220.

30. Commissions by Archduke Albert to negotiate a peace with
England for the Low Countries; 20 May, 1600. if. 212, 214.

31. "A lettre intercepted of the K. of Spayne to the (Jovemor of the
Groyne " ; 4 Jan. 1601. f. 222.

32. Balph Winwood, English Beeident at Paris, to Edmondes (in
London) : . . . '' We say here that the E. of Spayne doth come
this spring into Italy. His preparacions are great both by land
and sea. . . . The Princes of Italy doe beginne to quake, and
this King to lay his hand on his conscience, for the Spanish
doblons are verie current in Province, Beame and those parts w<*
have nearest afifinitie w^ Spaine," etc. ; Paris, 6 Jan. [1601]. f. 224.

33. The same to the same: *'I am sure you are become a good
Chaucerist and therefore I speake unto you in his language and
say that, yf all the earthe were parchemin soribable, all water inck,
and all trees pennes, and so the rest in proportion, yet were there
noe meanes fully to declare the contentment which I doe enioy by
the happie tydinges of the late defaict w^^ those rebells receaved in
Ireland," etc. ; 12 Jan. 1601. f. 226.

34. The same, on rumours " of mightie preparacions for Spayne in

168 STOWB MSB., 167.

Italy, Germanie and Spayne yt selfe . . • ; assuredly yt is verie
likely that this wilbe a oritiqiie yeaie of that wane, for both
sydes are brought to a low ebbe " ; Paris, 23 Jan. [1601]. f. 228.
85. The same, on the assistance given by France to the States
against the Archdnke and Spain ; Paris, 25 Jan. [1601]. f. 230.

36. The same, on the preparations of Spain, and " a mutinie in the
oampe at Ostend, and a purpose to seaze on the person of the
Infanta and Archeduc, senoe w^ tyme he [the King of Spain] is
fidlen, as he was saying his prayers, into ao Epilepsie and in danger
to loose those poore sences and understanding he has " ; Paris,
3 Feb. [1601]. f. 236.

37. The same, on the journey of the Duo de Nevers and the Yidame
de Ohartres to England, and the former's intention to visit SootLand,
which he fears will be displeasing to the Queen ; Paris, 27 Feb.
[1601]. f. 238.

38. The same, on the conference concerning the depredations on
English merchants, the death of the Due de Meroodur,'' etc. ; Paris,
17 Mar. [1601]. f. 239.

39. The same, on the movements of the French king, the siege of
Ostend, Spinola's '* desseigne upon the Isle of Wight," etc. ; Paris,

28 Mar. [1601]. f. 241.

40. The same, on the King's departure for Blois, the death of Mar6chal
de Betz, ete.; Paris, 20 Apr. [1601]. f. 243.

41. Correspondence of Edmondes and Robert Beale with [Jean
Orusset] Bichardot, President of the Spanish Council at Brussels ;
June, 1601. ff. 247-266. Bichardof s letter on f 251 is auiogra^

42. Qu. Elizabeth to Henry lY., on the ill-treatment of English
merchants; 26 June, 1601. Fr. Copy. f. 267.

43. Gaspar Carre to , giving intelligence of the despatch of

Spanish troops to Ireland, ete. ; [1601]. Fr. f. 268.

44. Sir B. Cecil, on the Queen's satisfaction with Winwood's senrices ;

29 June, 1601. f. 270.

46. G.Carre to President Bichardot; Calais, 16 Aug. 1601. Fr. f. 274.

46. B. Winwood, on the siege of Ostend, the proposed oonferenoe on
depredations, the despatch of a French Ambassador to Scotland,
etc. ; Paris, 20 Aug. [1601]. f 276.

47. The same, on the Bishop of Boulogne's [Claude d'Ormy] animosity
towards Edmondes; [1601]. f. 278.

48. Qu. Elizabeth to Heniy IV., on the oonferenoe on depredations ;
22 Aug. 1601. Copy. f. 279.

49. B. Winwood, on the siege of Ostend, ete. ; 1 Sept. [1601]. f. 281.
60. The same, announcing the birth of a French Ptinoe [Louis XIIL],

and begging for an order for his ** ordinarie provision " ; Paris,
^1 Sept. [1601]. f. 283.

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51. The same, on the '* affectnouB remembrance " that Mrs. Eillegrew
has of him, eU. ; Grenoble , 23 Sept. [1601]. f. 285.

52. Aooonnt of the negotiationfl for the re-opening of the Conference
of Boulogne, broken off on a dispute of the English and Spanish
GommissionerB as to preoedenoy ; Sept 1601. f. 287.

53. £. Winwood, on his n^otiation with the King of France, the
conference on depredations, etc,; Paris, 15, 22 Oct. [1601].
flF. 291, 293.

54. The same, complaining that he cannot live npon his allowance
'* like nnto her Majesty's mynister," and notifying the birth of a
son to the Marqnise [Henriette de Balzac d'Entraignes, Marquise
de Vemeuil, the King's mistress] ; Paris, 29 Oct. [1601]. f. 295.

55. The same, on the relations between the King and the Marquise ;
Paris, 8, 17 Nov. [1601]. ff. 297, 299.

56. William de Viok; Guernsey, 21 Nov. [1601]. f. 301.

57. B. Winwood, that he has '* sollicited the King againe for mony,
and now he doth acknowledge his promise," and that the Queen
shall " w**»out faile or delay " receive by his Ambassador " what
his Estate will permit" ; Paris, 22 Nov. [1601]. f. 303.

58. The same, relating to the suit of [Thomas] Philipps and his son
against M. de St. Luc, in France ; [1601]. f. 305.

59. The same, that M. de Beaumont is to be the Commissioner at the
conference on depredations instead of M. de Messe; [Dec. 1601].
f. 307.

60. Henry lY. to Qu. Elizabeth, announcing that he has appointed
MM. de Boisize et de Beaumont, Commissioners at the above
conference; Paris, 11 Dec. 1601. Signed, f. 310.

61. Proposals of President Bichardot for a peace between Spain and
Enghmd, eie. ; 2 Mar. 1602. /^a». ff. 312, 320.

62. Reply of Edmondes to the above proposals; 28 Mar. 1602.
Fr. f. 318.

63. Qu. Elizabeth to Henry lY., the Constable of France, and the
Due de Bouillon, in favour of Sir Thomas Parry, her Ambassador ;
[April, 1602]. Three letters. Fr. Copies. flF. 326-329.

64. The same to the States-General, in favour of Lord Qray ; [April,
1602]. Fr. Copy. f. 330.

65. B. Winwood, on the execution of Marshal Biron, the siege of
Orave by Prince Maurice, etc. ; 21 July, [1602]. f. 331.

66. Qu. Elizabeth to the States-General, in favour of Sir Bobert
Sidney, her Ambassador; Greenwich, — July, 1602. Fr. Copy.
f. 335.

67. The same to the same and to Prince Maurice, on the operations
against the Spanish in Flanders; 13 Aug. 1602. Copiei. ff. 337,
340.

170 STOWE MSS., 167, 168.

68. R. Winwood, asking to be recalled : ** I must intreat your fitTonr
to hasten my retume. Yon may remember what I sayd once in
jest, that I would runne away. I speake in earnest; I must
return, thoughe to retume. I am here unprofitable to God and the
world" ; Paris, 22 Aug. [1602]. f. 344.

69. Qu. Elizabeth to the States-Qeneral and Prince Maurice, on the
capitulation of Grave [18 Sept.]; —Sept. 1602. Oopieg. ff. 346,
348.

70. B. Winwood, repeating his request to be recalled, " for what dee
I here but wast out myselfe gaigning nether witt nor wealthe, and
now we are soe dead in this dull season that we shortly shall grow
wearie of ourselves," and mentioning a report that he [Edmondes]
is to go to Holland as Ambassador ; Paris, [17 Oct 1602]. f. 350.

71. Dudley Carleton, Secretary to the Embassy at Paris, on the
arrival and reception of the Swiss Ambassadors, on the Comte
d'Auvergne's and the Due de Bouillon's complicity with Marshal
Biron, and on the mutiny in the Archduke's army, adding, ^ The
Count Maurice, we heare, hath putt up his pipes for this yeare . . .
They say here of his summers service, as was sayde in Esops fiibles
at the sheering of hoggs, ' A greate deale of one for a little well'";
Paris, 18 Oct. 1602. f. 362.

72. B. Winwood, on the movements of the Dutch and Spanish
armies, the occupation of Bois-le-Duc by the Archduke, etc. ; Hague,
16 Oct. [1603]. f. 364.

73. The same, on the same subjects; Hague, 6 Feb. [1603-4].
f. 366.

74. The same, on the operations at Ostend and Sluys : '* Ostend Is
not soe fortunat as to be relieved, thoughe you see yt hath beene
admirably defended ; yt is the modell of the spiritt of this state,
which will never yeald, but rather choose not to be, then not to be a
full and absolut state " ; Hague, 27 June, [1604]. f. 368.

76. The same, on the expected capitulation of Sluys ; Hague, 1 Aug.
[1604]. f. 360.

76. The same, on the reported sending of Edmondes as Ambassador
to Brussels ; Hague, — Sept. [1604]. f. 362.

77. The same, on the continued closing of the Dutch ports to
English merchants, ete. ; Hague, 16 Nov. [1604]. f. 364.

78. Louis Verreycken, Spanish Envoy, and Auditor of the Spanish
Council at Brussels, on the ratification of the treaty between
Spain and England ; Brussels, 16 Nov., 26 Deo. 1604. ff. 366,
370.

79. St. Sauveur, on the death of M. de la Tremouille, etc. ; ** Dn

logis de Mens. L'Ambassadeur," [Paris], 14 Dec. 1604. Fr. f. 368.

80. E. Winwood, on the report that Spinel a is to command the

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Spanish in the Netherlands, who '*wi11 more avanoe th' arch-
dukes aflEajres then any hath done senoe Parma's tyme* for,
ihoughe his sword be not so sharpe as a Spanysh blade, yet his
pnise is heavier and his oreditt can command the bancs of
Europe"; Hague, 10 Mar. [1606]. f. 374.

81. St. Sauveur, on the relations of Henry IV. with the Marquise

de Vemeuil, and the latter^s conspiracy in conjunction with the
Seigneur d'Entraigues, her father, and the Comte d'Auvergne;
[1604-6]. Fr. Imperfect, f. 376.

168. Edmondbs Papers. Vol. HI. (ff. 385). 21 Feb. 1605—22 Mar.
1606, N.S. Edmondes started for Brussels on 19 April, 1605, and
his first letter here is dated 3 May, containing an account of the
Marquis Ambrosio Spinola, the newly-appointed Spanish General
in the Low Countries. The principal events treated in the volume
are (1) the military operations of Spinola and Prince Maurice ; —
(2) the levy of British troops for the Archduke's service under the
Earl of Arundel;— (3) the attack on the Spanish fleet in the
Straits of Dover by the Dutch, and the protection given to the
Spaniards by the guns of Dover Castle ; — and (4) the Gunpowder
Plot. Edmondes in his letters to Salisbury in the autumn had
already called attention to the practices of the Jesuits and English
fugitives in the Low Countries, and Sir T. Parry in October
wrote in a similar strain from Paris, their letters making it clear
that the conspirators designed that Arundel's English Begiment
should, as Edmondes expresses it, *' serve for the seconding of their
enterprizes after the execution thereof." The letters in the latter
part of the volume chiefly refer to the harbouring of Owen,
Baldwin, and other suspected conspirators by the Archduke.

1. Louis Verreycken, congratulating Edmondes on his appointment
as Ambassador to the Archduke; Brussels, 21 Feb., 23 Mar., 1606.
Fr. ff. 1, 2.

2. B. Winwood, reporting a rumour of the death of the Emperor
[Budolph II.], . . . '* He could not have chosen a fitter tyme then to
accompanie the Pope, whose entercession he may use to St. Peeter
for his entrance into heaven " ; Hagne, 31 Mar. [1605]. f. 6.

3. L. Verreycken, on the arrangements for the reception of Edmondes
and the Earl of Hei*tford, the latter sent on a special embassy
to take the Archduke's oath to the Peace ; Brussels, 13 Apr. 1606.
Fr. f. 7.

4. Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, and Sir T. Edmondes to
[Bobert Cecil] Viscount Cranbome, on the former's reception at
Brussels, etc. ; Brussels, 3 May, 1606. Copy. £ 13.

5. Bobert Cecil, Earl of Salisbniy, on sending some presents of deer

172 STOWB MSS., 168.

and a Hobby to the Comte d'Arenberg ; Greenwiob, 4 May, 1605.
Signed ** Sarisbury." Cecil was cr. Earl of Salisbury on this same
day. His other letters are signed '* Salisbury." f. 15.

6. The same, on the levy of troops in England, Scotland, and Ireland,
for service with the Archduke, on trade and the Dutch ports, the
contemplated siege of Antwerp by the States, etc,; Greenwich,
11 May, 1605. The second letter holograph, ff. 17, 19.

7. The same, with a present of horses, e/c., from ihe King to the
Archdukes [Albert and Clara Isabella], and enclosing a copy of the
King's letter; Salisbury House, 16 May, 1605. f. 27.

8. James I., referring to Edmondes the case of Will. Lyndsay, an
English merchant, plundered by " Captain Derickson, serving the
Archdukes " ; Greenwich, 29 May, a*^ 3 [1605]. Signed ; with ]^o^
signet, f. 88.

9. Sir Thomas Parry, Ambassador at Paris, on affistirs of the French
Court ; Paris, 1 June, 1605. f. 40.

10. Lord Salisbury, on the attack on the Spanish fleet by the Butch
in the Straits of Dover, and the complaints by the Spanish and
Dutch Ambassadors ; 12, 28 June, 1605. ff. 48, 56.

11. Sir Charles Comwallis, Ambassador at Madrid, on the reception
of [Charles Howard] Earl of Nottingham, on his special mission to
the Spanish Court. ..." A booke ys sayd to be in hand under-
takyng to prove that y* E. oui' Maystre & hys domynyons receyve
more good by thys conclusyon of peace then the K. of Spayne &
hys. I shall as easyly be perswaded that yt ys better to have a
redd nose then a one of a well tempered colour." ..." Our Irysh
people that creepe abowt in these parts lyke the Froggs of Egypt
are upon theyr dyspatch for y"" low contreys. The Erie of Tyrons
Sonne, who was to be a great leader emongst them, ys (as I heare)
oowntermawnded by hys father " ; Yalladolid, 24 June, 1605.
f. 50.

12. Sir T. Parry, on his contemplated recall and Sir (leorge CareVs
appointment in . his place. ..." The Einge is very fisivourable
and gratious, yealdinge to all reasonable motions in course of justice
and equitie, but the wheeles that carry th'affaires of the state
under him are subiect to as many countrecourses as the oelestiall
spheres," etc. ; Paris, 30 June, 1605. f. 58.

13. Sir Henry Wotton, Ambassador at Venice, on Italian and Hun-
garian affairs, of the murder of Arthur Poole at Home, eie. . . •
" Ther is nothing yett so oertayne of the Pope [Paul V.] as that he
loveth mony very well, and therfore we conclude he must love
Spayne, for France yeildeth him nothing " ; Venice, 8 July, 1605.
f. 62.

14. Sir T. Edxnondes to [Thomas Howard] Earl of Suffolk, an a

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oommiflsion for the manufaotoTe of some hangrngs at Braseels for
the King; Brussels, 10 July, 1605. f. 69.

15. Sir H. Wotton, on the '* Eang of Spayns arming in the lower sea
all the Qalies of his Kingdomes within the streights besides those
of G^nna and Malta," and that *' the Pope also and the Great Dnke
desire to come into the action " ; Venice, 13 July, 1605. f. 71.

16. ''Mr. Winwoodes proposicions to the States to permitt the
Spanyardes which were put into Dover to passe into Flanders
without their interruption" ; 19 July, 1605. Fr. f. 73.

17. Lord Salisbury, in favour of a claim of Andr6 Bachelor and
Anthoine de Launay ; Theobald's, 22 July, 1605. f. 76.

18. K. Win wood, on the movements of Pr. Maurice and Spinola, and
a rumour that the Earl of Arundel is to command the English in
the Archduke's service . . . " yf yt be see, this kynd of proceeding
will inforce thease provinces to resolve of strange courses";
Hague, 27 July, [1605]. f. 82.

19. James L to Win wood, on the Dover affair and the satisfaction
demanded by the Dutch for losses sustained from the English
cannon, etc, ; — July, 1605. Copy. f. 87.

20. Sir H. Wotton, on the quiet state of Venice, and the departure
of the Spanish fleet from Messina ; Venice, 2 Aug. [1605]. f. 93.

21. Charles, Sieur et Due de Croy et [Due] d' Aerschot, . to James L,
communicating his approaching marriage with his cousin' [Dorothee
de Croy d'Havre] ; Brussels, 4 Aug. 1605. Fr. f. 95.

22. Sir T. Parry, on the proposed regulations for trade between
France and England; Paris, 5 Aug. [1605]. f. 97.

23. St. Sauveur, giving a full account of the interview

between Qu. Marguerite de Valois, first wife of Henry IV., and
Marie de* Medici, his second wife, with other news ; Paris, 5 Aug.
1605. The signature has been obliterated, f. 99.

24. [Conrad Schetz van Grobbendonck] Baron de Hobocqne [Hoboken],
Ambassador from the Archduke in London ; Stepney, 6 Aug. 1605.
Fr. £103.

25. Lord Salisbury, on the objections of the States to the transporting
of the Spaniards, in England since the Dover affair, to Flanders,
or the despatch of British troops to the Archduke under the Earls
of Hume and Arundel, etc. ; Bockingbam, 12 Aug. 1605. f. 107.

26. B. Winwood, on the same subject, and on the military movements
in Flanders; Hague, 16, 24 Aug. 1605. ff. 112, 117.

27. Answers of the Archduke to the propositions of James I. **for
the openinge of the trade by the Biver of Antwerp, & for
disarming shippes in the Narrow Seas " ; n. d. f. 114.

28. Sir C. ComwalLis, on ihe endeavours of France to supplant
England in the favour of Spain ; — Aug. 1605. f. 123.

174 STOWE MSS., 168.

29. The Bame, notifying the axrival in Spain '' of a yonng gallant of
Ireland, the yonnger sonne of the Earle of Tyrone, with hope to
have the place of a Corronall ther," and nrging his recall **a8
a yonng fellow danngerouse to be continued longer in a Spanish
conversation " ; Valladolid, 4 Sept. [1605]. f. 125.

80. Lord Salisbury, on the transporting of the Spaniards in England
to Flanders, and on the conduct of the Earl of Arundel, who,
contrary to the King's commands and promise to Sir Noel Caron,
the Dutch Ambassador, had left England under the protection,
though without the knowledge, of [Juan de Taxis] Count de Villa
Mediana, the Spanish Ambassador, to take up a command in the
Archduke's army; Salisbury House, 12 Sept. 1605. f. 127.

31. The same, on behalf of Matthew Brownrigge, an English
merchant, whose vessel '* was surprised by a Dunkerker " and plun-
dered; Whitehall, 12 Sept. 1605. f. 130.

32. Sir. H. Wotton, on the defeat of the Turks by the Persians at
Van, Hungarian affairs, the Pope's dispensation for the marriage
of the King of Poland with his late wife's sister, etc.; Venice,
16 Sept. 1605. f. 139.

33. Sir C. Oomwallis, on the Spanish Indian Fleet, and the intended
despatch of 36 sail " to round England, Scotland, and Ireland for
avoyding the encounter of y^ Hollanders, and to take the way of
Friesland" ; Valladolid, 18 Sept. [1605]. f. 141.

34. Dudley Garleton, giving an account of his visit to Spain with the
Lord Admiral, his arrival in France, and the state of religious
afihirs there, with gossip of the French Court ; Paris, 21 Sept. 1605.
f. 143.

35. Pros. Eichardot, asking Edmondes to obtain the King's pardon
for the Earl of Arundel [cf. art 30] ; 2 Oct. 1605. f. 153.

36. E.Winwood, on Brownrigge's case [cf. art. 31] ; — Oct. 1605. f. 155.

37. The same, on the disputes between Pr. Maurice and the town
of Embden, the defeat of the Dutch by the Spaniards at Mulheim,
the death of Count Trivulzio, Spanish Oenend, and others, in the
engagement, etc ; Hague, 6 Oct. 1605. f. 157.

38. Sir George Carew, on his impending departure as Ambassador to
France; Lothbury, 9 Oct. 1605. f. 159.

39. Sir T. Edmondes to Lord Salisbury, on the engagement at
Mulheim, and on the malpractices of the Jesuits and other English
fugitives in the Low Countries, of whom he writes, '* All their
studdie is uppon everie occasion that is offired to deprave the
actions of his Ma^ state, whereof their vyperous Tounges doe
make the prooeadinges to be so odious and desperatt as they
propound nothing lesse for remedie then the excommunication of
the Kinges MaV etc ; Brussels* 9 Oct. 1605. f. 161.

Ol. IV. HISTORY. 176

40. Lord Salisbnr J, on the Earl of ArnnderB oase and the appoint-
ment of Sir Oriffin Markham (oondemned for treason in 1603) as
his Lientenant Colonel, and ezpressmg bis own and the King's
apprehension at the designs of the Jesuits in the Low Countries ;
Whitehall, 10 Got. 1605. f. 166.

41. H[enry Howard, Earl of] Northampton, on the snbjeot of the
Earl of Arondel and Sir G. Markham, the preparations for opening
of Parliament, etc.; 10 Got, 1606. f. 169.

42. Sir T. Parry, with news of the French Court, and of an attempt
to ** stirre up y^ Catholiques to a new massacre," and saying of the
Jesuits that '*Our Priests are very busy about petitions to be
exhibited to y« E" Ma^ at this Parliament, and sum further
desseigns uppon refusal," etc. ; Paris, 10 Oct. 1606. f. 171.

43. Dudley Garleton, on the affairs of the Due de Bouillon, who is
still out of favour with the King for his complicity in Biron's
conspiracy, etc. ; Paris, 10 Oct. 1606. f. 173.

44. St. Sauveur, on the reported project for a general massacre of

Protestants, and enclosing a copy of the *' affiche " addressed to the
students, etc.^ of the University at Paris ; [Paris], 10 Oct. 1606.
Fr. f. 176.

46. Sir H. Wotton, on the Emperor's campaign in Hungary against
the Turks, the quiet condition of the Italian States, etc. ; 14 Oct.
1606, f. 179.

46. Lord Salisbury, on *' the insolencies of the Priests and Jesuites,"
on Edmondes's election to Parliament, etc.; Whitehall, 17 Oct.
1606. f. 181.

47. R Winwood, stating that letters had been found on Sir Eobert
Drury from the King of Spain recommending him to the Archduke
and Spinola, and that the States deprecate this active support to
Spain from a neutral power, etc. ; Hague, 19 Oct. [1606]. £ 183.

48. Sir H. Wotton, with news of the surrender of Strigonia [Oran, in
Hungary] to the Turks ; Venice, 21 Oct. 1606. f. 186.

49. Sir William Browne, Governor of Flushing, on the surrender of
Waohtendonck to Spinola ; Flushing, 1 Nov. [1606]. t 203.

60. Sir H. Wotton, on the Turkish successes in Hungary and Persia ;
Venice, 4 Nov. 1606. f. 206.

61. Sir T. Parry, on the effects of the King's '* voyadge to Limoges,"
etc. ; Paris, 8 Nov. 1606. t 211.

62. Lord SaUsbury, giving a long account of the Gunpowder Plot,
and enclosing a copy of the letter to Lord Monteagle ; Whitehall,
9 Nov. 1606. For an account almost identical, addressed to Sir C.
Comwallis, see Winwood's Jlfemortob, 1726, vol. ii. p. 170. f. 213.

63. The same, on the same subject, and instructing Edmondes to
inform the Archduke, and *' to putt him to the tryall of the sincerity

176 STOWB MSS., 168.

of his extraoidinaiy profeflsions towards his Ma^/' by requiring
him to apprehend one Owen, residing in the Low Oonntries, sospeoted
of oomplicity in the plot; Whitehall, 10 Not. 1605. A postscript
mentions that the '' traytors, haTing betaken themselfs to the house
of one Littleton for their owne defence, were pursued by the Sheriff
of Worcestershire, who fired the house. Oatesby at the iBBuing
forth is shiyne, Percy sore hurt and taken, Grant his eyes burnt out
by gunpoulder, and the rest either slaine or taken.'' f. 218.

54. The same, enclosing a copy of '* The Examination of Ouy Fawkes,
taken the 8 of Nov.," and stating that he has directly accused Owen
of complicity, that the Archduke will be required to deliver up
Owen, and that at the Archduke's entreaty the King will dispense
with Lord Arundel's return; Whitehall, 14 Nov. 1605. £ 221.

55. Dudley Carleton, reporting, irUer aUa^ that the King of France ** is
framing a severe Edict against duels and bandyngs of privat
persons," and that '*old [Theodore] Beza shooke hands w^ the world
for goode and all the 23 of the last [month] " ; Paris, 15 Nov. 1605.
f. 225.

56. St. Sauveur, giving news from the French Court, eU.;

Paris, 17 Nov. 1606. f. 227.

57. News-letter endorsed " From Sir Edward Hoby," on the late
occurrences in England, and the participation of Lord Monteagle
and other nobles ....*' If this Earle [Northumberland] should
be found hereafter any wise privy thereto, it cannot be but that
Beaumont [the French Ambassador just '* departed toward France,
having lefte behind him a resonable distaste "] his hand was in
the Pye " ; 19 Nov. 1605. f. 230.

58. Sir T. Edmondes to Lord Salisbury, in reply to the lattor's letters
on the Plot, and on his interview with the Archduke and Sichardot
as to Owen, etc. ; Brussels, 19 Nov. 1606. f. 236.

59. The same to James I., on the latter's happy escape from the
Plot; 19 Nov. 1605. f. 241.

60. Sir H. Wotton, on the levies for Hungary, the illness of the Doge,
ete. ; Venice, 25 Nov. 1605. f. 253.

61. Sir C. dornwallis, on the Gunpowder Plot : " Much greeved is
y« E. and estate here, y* being Athists and Divells in theyr
inward parts they should paynt theyr outside w^ Catboloscysme.
Gladly they would have understood y^ amongst them they had a
mixture of Purytanes," etc. ; VaUadolid, 25 Nov. 1605. £ 255.

62. Pres. Bichardot, notifying the arrest of two prisoners and the
seizure of their papers ; 26 Nov. 1605. f. 257.

63. [Charles Howard, Earl of] Nottingham, Lord High Admiral,
asking for redress to English merchants; Whitehall, 30 Nov. 1605.
£259.

Cl. IV. mSTORT. 177

64. D. Carletos, on his sommons to England " by a particnlar letter "
from the Conndl ....*' The stile of it was that they had use of
me for his Ma*'^ servioe, bnt» hearing of my L^ of Northumberlands
committing to y« B. of Oanterbnries, though I see nothing to be
feared, timeo tamen "; Calais, 1 Deo. 1605. f. 261.

65. Lord Salisbary, oonoeming Owen, Baldwin, and Sir William
Stanley, who are still under the Archduke's protection, and on the
complicity of the Earl of Northumberland in the Plot ; Whitehall^
2 Dec. 1605. f. 263.

66. Sir H. Wotton ; Venice, 2 Deo. 1606. £ 267.

67. James I. to the Archduke, for the delivery of Owen and Baldwin ;
Westminster, 2 Dec. 1606. Fr. Copy. f. 269.

68. Sir H. Wotton, announcing the death of the Doge [Marino Qrimani]
and the probable election of Leonardo Donate; Venice, 23 Dec.
1605. f. 283.

69. " Coppie of &ther Cotton, Jesuite [Peter Cotton, confessor to
Henry IV.], his demands of the devills heerein mentioned. Duly
proved against him, and in the end confessed"; [1605]. Fr.
Followed by a Latin translation. £f. 289, 291.

70. '^Bequeste presentee au Boy de France pour le payement de
Eentes de la Ville [de Paris] "; n. <2, f. 293.

71. Correspondence between the Archduke and Pros. Biohardot; n. d.
f. 295.

72. Sir H. Wotton, notifying the election of Leonardo Donate aa
Doge, ^ a wise and beaten man in the world, eloquent, resolute,
provident," with an account of the quarrel between Paul V. and the
Bepublic : *^ The causes of the breach have been denyal of Decime,
prohibition of immovable Legaoyes to holy use and the lyke ; but
especially the laying of secular hands uppon men of the Clergie, as
on an Abbot accused of many foule crimes," etc, ; Venice, 20 Jan.
1606 [6]. f.299.

73. Lord Salisbury, on the imputation cast upon him [Edmondes] by
the Jesuits of his ** extraordinary partialitye against their Beligion
in the pursuite of the matter against Baldwin," and instructing
him to require Capt. James Blount to repair to England to answer
charges; 22 Jan. 1605 [6]. f. 301.

74. Sir W. Browne, mentioning that **my lord of Salisbury hath
lately published a little booke as a kynd of aunswer to som secrett
threatning libelling letters cast into his chamber"; Flushing,
28 Jan. 1605 [6]. £ 308.

76. News-letter [from Sir Edward Hoby] giving a journal of pro-
ceedings in Parliament and the afGftirB of the Courts etc., from
21 Jan. to 8 Feb. ; 10 Feb. 1605 [6]. £ 820.

76. Lord Salisbury, further on the Gunpowder Plot, and the pre-

178 8T0WE MSS.. 168, 169.

valent belief *' of those EngliBh troupes whioH seire the Arohdnkes
to have been destined for the seoonds of this treason," mentioning
also the exeoation of Digby , Gnj Fawkes, and six others, and the
captnie of [Henry] Gamett, the Jesnit; Whitehall, 12 Feb.
1606 [6]. f. 324.

77. Gilb[ert Talbot, Earl of] Shrewsbury ; Whitehall, 12 Feb. 1605 [6].
f. 327.

78. [Sir] Thomas Smith [Olerk to the Conndl] ; 12 Feb. 1605 [6].
£1829.

79. Sir G. Carew, on " the oonspiracy of England," which " they doe
here nndonbtedly attribute to the Oatholiqnes d'Espagne," and on
^ a like oonspiraoy against those of the religion in the cnntrey of
Yalais, the ohief author thereof being a Capnohin," eic, ; Paris,
14 Feb. 1605 [6]. f. 332.

80. Sir H. Wotton, on the dispute between the Bepublic and the
Pox>e, and the defeat of the Turks by the Persians ; Venice, 17, 24
Feb. 1605 [6]. f£. 384, 843.

81. Sir W. Browne; Flushing, 17 Feb. 1605 [6]. f. 336.

82. B. Winwood, on the preparations for the next campaign in the
Low Countries; Hague, 24 Feb. 1605 [6]. f. 345.

83. Lord Salisbury, on the refusal of a licence to levy Catholic troops
in England and L:eland for service in Spain and the Low Countries ;
Whitehall, 27 Feb. 1606 [wrongly dated for 160f]. f 347.

84. Sir G. Carew, on Father Cotton's protestations of the innocenoe
of the Jesuits in the Gunpowder Plot, and on the Due de Bouillon's
affidrs ; Paris, 28 Feb. 1605 [6]. f. 349.

85. Sir Griffin Markham, Lieut.-Col. of the English Begiment under
the Archduke, describing a conversation with Capt. James Blount
on the Gunpowder Plot, and the design of employing the English
Begiment to second the execution of the Plot ; 1 Mar. 1605 [6]. f. 851.

86. Lord Northampton, on general English news: "Because my
leisur serves me not to write often, I have bene content to doye
your stomach in such sorte at one swallowe with a masse of crude
and undigested lumpes as for a good while after you will take no
great delight to taste any thinge that comes out of my cookery " ;
2 Mar. 1605 [6]. f. 352.

87. Sir G. Carew, on a question of precedence between Sir Thomas
Parry and the Spanish Ambassador at Paris ; Paris, 3 Mar. 1605 [6].
f. 354.

88. Clement Edmondes, on the doings of Sir Francis Yerein the Low
Countries, etc ; 6 Mar. 1605 [6]. f. 356.

89. News-letter [from Sir Edward Hoby] containing an account of
occurrences in England from 11 Feb. to 4 March ; 7 March, 1605 [6].
f. 862.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 179

90. Lord Salisbury, on the lanBoming of Sir Heniy Oarey, a prisoner
in the Low Countries, with a holograph postscript, ^ F. Walley is
guilty ex ore proprio, this day confessed, of y* Onnpowder Treason,
bnt he sayth he deyised it not, only he concealed it, when F.
Orenway alias Jesmond dyd impart to him all particnlars, and
Catesby only y generall '* ; Whitehall, 8 Mar. 1606 [6]. f. 366.

91- Sir G. Carew, on the probable reconciliation between Henry IV.
and the Duo de Bouillon, the appointment of Antoine Le Fevre de
la Boderie as Ambassador to England, etc. ; Paris, 12 Mar. [1606].
£370.

92. Declaration by Gapt. Boger Orme of a conversation with Sir
William Winsor on the Gunpowder Plot ; 14 Mar. 1605 [6]. Copy.
f. 372.

93. Privy Council, for redress to English merchants ; 20 Mar. 1605 [6].
Signed by Lord Chancellor Ellesmere, the Earls of Lenox, Suffolk,
Nottingham, and Salisbury, and others, f. 377.

94. Lord Salisbury, on the levy for the Archduke, the surrender of
Capt James Blount, and on ^e opening of the English ports to the
Spaniards equally with the Dutch ; Whitehall, 21, 22 Mar. 1605 [6].
flf. 379, 381.

95. Sir C. Comwallis ; ValladoUd, 22 Mar. 1605 [6]. f. 383.

169. Edmohdbb Papebs. Vol. lY. (ff. 309). 29 March, 1607—
16 March, 1607 [8]. A gap of a whole year occurs between this
and the preceding volume. The latter part of 1606 had been
taken up by the secret negotiations of John Key, Commissary
General of the Friars Minor, on behalf of the Archduke, for a
cessation of hostilities in the Low Countries, which resulted in a
trace for eight months being made in April, 1607, subject to
ratification by Spain. This was not obtained till July, and as it
omitted the paramount clause that the United Provinces should be
treated with as a '* free and independent state," the latter would
not accept it. The difficulty was partly surmounted by November,
when the preliminary negotiations for a general peace began. The
French Deputies, President Jeannin, Buzenval, etc., had reached
Holland as early as April ; the English Deputies, Sir Balph Win-
wood and Sir Bichard Spencer, in August. Spinola and the other
Spanish representatives arrived in February, 1607 [8], when the
conference formally began at the Hague. Li the previous month
France had formed a defensive alliance with the United Provinces.
The first point, namely, the admission of the United Provinces to
the conference as a free state, was somewhat unexpectedly granted
by Spain ; but the second, as to the rights of trading to the Indies,
caused great discussion and delay, in the midst of which the

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180 STOWE MSB., 169.

yolnme ends. Among other matters treated may be noticed the
flight of the Earl of Tyrone and his fellow rebels from Ireland,
their being allowed to i>a8B through Franoe, and their reoeption
and entertainment at Brussels by the Arohdnke.

1. Sir O. Carew, referring to the traoe between Spain and the States,
and to the Protestant Synod at Gap, where it was oonclnded '* that
the Pope is a sonne of perdition, and the Antichrist spoken of in
the Scriptures," etc. ; Paris, 29 Mar. 1607. f. 1.

2. Sir H. Wotton, on the progress of the quarrel between the Yenetiana
and the Pope ; 30 Mar. 1607. f. 3.

3. B. Winwood, on the negotiations of the Archduke with the States ;
Hague, 2 Apr. 1607. f. 7.

4. Sir G. Carew, on the reception of the news of the truce in France,
and on Henry lY.'s intention to "undertake a great enterprise
against the financiers of this kingdome, to have them criminally
researched for the deoeipts conunitted by them agaynst him";
Paris, 7 Apr. [1607]. £9.

6. Lord Salisbury, on the truce : " His Majesty finds it strange in the
States to have proceeded to a conclusion before his Ma^ had any
notice of it " ; Whitehall, 10 Apr. 1607. f. 13.

6. Sir G. Oarew, on the birth of Gaston, Due d'Orl^ans, whereon the
King is reported to have said, " My wife and I are both delivered
on a day, she of [a] sonn and I of the peace of Italy, whereof I was
nine moneths great, and receaved this day the newes of the con-
clusion thereof," and on the despatch of I^ident Pierre Jeannin,
Buzenval, and De Boussy to Holland as Deputies to assist in the
peace negotiations ; Paris, 24 Apr. 1607. f. 18.

7. Sir H. Wotton, on the agreement arranged by the French
Ambassador [Card, de Joyeuse] between the Pope and Venice;
[April, 1607]. ff. 20, 22.

8. Sir C. Oomwallis, on the publication by the " factyous Jesuytes "
in Madrid of '* a feyned & rydyculows myracle supposet to be
done by the blowd of Gamett a Jesuyt," and on the King of
Spain's displeasure at the truce, and his intention to despatch
Idego de Vara [Ybarra] "eyther to amend or to refuse yt";
Madrid, 1 May, 1607. f. 27.

9. Lord Salisbury, on the French king's intentions in sending
Deputies to the peace negotiations ; Whitehall, 13 May, 1607. f. 33.

10. Sir G. Carew, on the anxiety of the Archduke for peace, and his
oflFers to the States ; 16 May, 1607. f. 36.

11. B. Winwood, on the truce, the machinations of Ney at Delft, and
the arrival of the French Deputies ; Hague, 16 May, [1607]. 1 38.

12. Sir H. Wotton, on the conclusion of the quarrel between the Pope
and Venice ; Venice, 18 May. 1607. f. 40.

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 181

13. Sir G. Carew, on the action of the Commission on the French
financiers (c/. art. 4) ; Paris, 19 May, 1607. f. 44.

14. Dudley Garleton, on the proceedings of Parliament, the expected
arrival in England of " the States Deputies *' and of Winwood, etc. ;
London, 23 May, 1607. f. 46.

15. Sir C. Gomwallis, on the dislike of the truce in Madrid, etc. ;
Madrid, 30 May, 1607. f. 60.

16. Sir H. Wotton, on affairs of Venice, Milan, the Grisons, etc. ;
Venice, 1 June, 1601. f. 62.

17. Sir G. Carew, on the journey of D. de Ybarra from Philip IIL to
the Archduke, to disavow the truce, etc. ; Paris, 3, 12 June, 1607.
S. 66, 68. .

18. B. Winwood, writing on the eve of his departure for England ;
Hague, 16 June, [1607]. f. 60.

19. Sir H. Wotton, on the reception of the Venetian Ambassador
at Bome, etc. : *' Touchinge the fleet of the Great Duke
(principally adorned with English pirats) the opinions are two . . .
The one that it is to fetch the Holy Sepulchre, the other, to
attempt the He of Cyprus, and thereby (though hee should but
hold it for a day) to invest himself of the Begal tytle" ; Venice,
22 June, 1607. f. 64.

20. Sir G. Carew, on the sudden despatch of the Marquis de
Guadalista to Brussels, which *^ doth give an opinion here as if in
Spayne they were resolved to holde a more strict hand over the
Archdukes"; Paris, 23 June, 1607. f. 66.

21. Sir H. Wotton, on the reception of the Papal Nuncio at Venice;
Venice, 29 June, 6 July, 1607. ff. 70, 72.

22. Sir C. Comwallis, on Spanish naval preparations, etc. ; Madrid,
6 July, 1607. f. 74.

23. Sir Henry Nevill; London, 7 July, 1607. f. 76.

24. Lord Salisbury, on the arrival and reception of the States'
Deputies in London ; London, 9 July, [1607] f. 80.

26. Sir B. Winwood, on the same subject, etc. ; Whitehall, 9 July,
1607. £82.

26. D. Carleton, on the perversion of Toby Matthew, etc ; London,
11 July, 1607. f. 84.

27. Sir G. Carew, on the negotiations, etc. : '* And indeed if this
treating continew long, it is greatly to be feared least the over-
much care of particular good doe overthrow the generall and lessen
the force of that state, which consisting like a fagot of mauy
stickes, when you have drawen out one, the rest doe easily follow
after," eU. ; Paris, 16 July, 1607. f. 86.

28. The same, on the Commission on the French financiers ; Paris,
22 July, 1607. f. 90.

182 STOWE MSS., 169.

29. Sir C. Comwallis, reporting the Spanish opinion of the truce
and proposed peace, and that the Jesiiits there say '* there is noe
feare to he had of onr Eynge, who hath neither pennye in his
purse nor love of his people " ; Madrid, 24 July, 1607. f. 92.

30. Sir H. Wotton, on affairs between Spain and the Orisons, etc. ;
Venice, 3 Aug. 1607. f. 96.

31. Sir G. Carew, on the proposed imminent despatch of the English
Deputies to the Hague; Paris, 5 Aug. 1607. f. 100.

32. Sir H. Wotton, giving an account of the unsuccessful attack by
the Grand Duke on Cyprus, e<c. ; Venice, 10 Aug. 1607. f. 102.

33. Sir G. Carew, on the ratification of the truce by Spain, eic, ;
Paris, 18 Aug. 1607. f. 106.

34. Sir C. Comwallis, on the return of Friar Ney to the States with
'' ample powers to the Archdukes to prosecute and conclude the
business," etc. ; Madrid, 22 Aug. 1607. f. 110.

85. Sir B. Winwood, on his journey to the Hague ; Middleborough,
24 Aug. 1607. f. 112.

36. Sir H. Wotton, on a new controversy " boylinge " between Venice
and the Pope, the death of Richard Cave at Padua, etc. ; Venice,
31 Aug. 1607. f. 114.

37. Sir G. Carew, on a reported attempt by the soldiers of the
Archduke to seize Calais, the apprehension of the French at the
levies in Spain by sea and land, and an interview between the
Archduke's Ambassador and the French King, etc. ; Paris, 3 Sept.
1607. f. 118.

38. Lord Salisbury, on the departure of the English Deputies and
the death of Buzenval, one of the French Deputies, and enclosing
(1) ''a copie of the forme for the Eong of Spaines aggreation,
conceaved by the States Generall," and (2) '* the summe of the
States answere upoif both the propositions of Vereyken " ; London,
13 Sept. 1607. f. 122.

39. Sir G. Carew, on the deaths of Buzenval and of the Chancellor
M. [Pomponne] de Beli6vre, the departure of Card. Barberini,
Papal Nuncio, &om France, etc. ; Paris, 16 Sept. 1607. f. 128.

40. Sir C. Comwallis, enclosing a copy of his complaint to the
Spanish Council of State of his treatment by an Alcalde of the
Spanish Court ; Madrid, 18 Sept. 1607. f. 130.

41. Sir G. Carew, on the amours of Henry IV., and the latter's
conferences with a special envoy from Savoy; Paris, 28 Sept.
[1607]. f. 187.

42. Sir H. Wotton ; Venice, 29 Sept. [1607]. f. 139.

43. Lord Salisbury, on the flight of the Earls of Tyrone and
Tyrconnel, etc»^ to Spain, with a list of the principal fugitives;
Hampton Court, 30 Sept. 1607. f. 141.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 183

44. T[lioma8 Saokrille, Earl of] Dorset ; Dorset House, 6, 14, 23 Oct.
1607. ff. 147, 160, 174.

45. Sir H. Wotton, on the attempted assassination of Yrk Paolo [ue,
Pietro Sarpi] ; Venice, 12 Oct. 1607. f. 162.

46. Sir G. Carew, on the landing of Tyrone in Normandy, and the
licence granted him to pass through France into Flanders ; Paris,
13 Oct. 1607. f. 164.

47. D.Garleton, on the great resort in the Fleet Prison to Toby Matthew,
" who is now so peremptorily and snperstitiously Popish that I give
him for gon without recovery"; London, 14 Oct. 1607. f. 168.

48. Lord Salisbury, instructing Edmondes that, if the Ldsh fugitives
are received by the Archduke, he is to require the latter to detain
them, and that he " may make it knowen, that of themselfes his
Ma^ esteemeth them noe otherwise than as silly wormes of the
earth, unless they be assisted by any forraine power," etc. ; London,
16 Oct. 1607. f. 162.

49. Sir G. Carew, on the same subject and on the delay in the peace
negotiations, etc; Paris, 16 Oct. [1607]. f. 164.

50. Lord Salisbury, recommending the employment of the bearer to
acquire information *' of y« practises in y« Irish Begiment " ;
[Oct. 1607]. f. 166.

51. Sir H. Wotton, on the attempt on Fr& Paolo, and the capture by
the Grand Duke of " two English ships with Turks in both of
them*' ; Venice, 19 Oct. [1607]. f. 168.

52. Unsigned letter to William Trumbull, Secretary to the British
Embassy at Brussels; 20 Oct. 1607. Fr. f. 169.

53. Sir William Browne, on the peace negotiations and the move-
ments of the Earl of Tyrone ; Flushing, 31 Oct. 1607. f. 182.

54. Sir C. Gomwallis, on the ratification of the truce by Spain and on
the L-ish fugitives : ** I thinke they have plonged ^emselves into
such a depth of doubts as they know not before what sainte to sett
their candells to interceade for their saffe arrivall in that haven of
rest whereunto both their desires and necessities doe enforce
them " ; [Oct. or Nov. 1607]. f. 184.

56. Sir n. Wotton, on the favour shown by the Poi>e to those who
attempted the life of Fr^ Paolo ; Venice, 1 Nov. [1607]. f. 186.

56. James I. to Heury IV., on behalf of two English merchants ;
Westminster, 3 Nov. 1607. Copy. f. 187.

57. Sir G. Carew, on the peace and its possible result in the
*' ioyning of the United States to the body of the Empire,'' and on
the hopes entertained by the Catholics of the Due de Sully, " for,
besides the argumentes that [Card.] Peron shall use for his con-
version, they propose to carry him pieda ei paings lyia into the
Bomane Church, it being sayd that this King wHl bynd his hands

184 STOWE MSB., 169.

wiih the girdle of tbe OonstableB sword, and the Pope will tye his

feet with the stringes of a oardinals hatt*' ; PariB, 4 Nov. 1607.

f. 193.
58. The same, on the movements of the French King and Conrt ;

Paris, 14 Not. 1607. f. 199.
69. Sir H. Wotton; Venice, 16, 30 Nov. 1607. ff. 201, 208.

60. Lord Salisbury, on Tyrone's reception by the Archduke and a
Declaration of the King to Foreign Princes and States on the
subject, and giving the King's opinion on a proposition of the
States *' for a League defensive to be made betwixt his ma^ the
French and them before they come to treate with th' Archdukes " ;
WhitehaU, 18 Nov. 1607. f. 202.

61. Sir B. Winwood, on the arrival of Friar Ney and his proposals
to the States General concerning the Peace ; Tlague, 21 Nov. 1607.
f. 210.

62. Sir 0. Gomwallis, on the truce and Friar Ney's propositions,
which, he says, " were accordinge to his garments, too large for us
of the shorte roabe to putt on " ; Madrid, 24 Nov. 1607. f. 212.

63. Sir B. Winwood, on the peace negotiations ; Hague, 29 Nov. 1607.
f. 216.

64. Sir H. Wotton, on the increase of the " distasts " between the
Pope and Venice, etc. ; Venice, 30 Nov. 1607. f. 218.

65. Sir O. Garew, on the treatment of Tyrone and the Irish Bebels
by the King of France, who, however, disclaims sympathy with
them, and contrasts his own behaviour with that of the Archdukes,
who have shown them particular favour, and have given them
6000 crownes " towardes theyre voyage into Italy," etc. ; Paris,
3 Dec. 1607. f. 223.

66. Sir C. Comwallis ; Madrid, 6 Dec. 1607. f. 225.

67. Sir H. Wotton, on the arrest of Cavaliere Angelo Badoero for
holding a secret conference with the Papal Nuncio, and a '' straung
tale from Milane of a tart that was presented to the Jesuites there,
which is sayd to have poisoned fourteene of them and that they
are dead " ; Venice, 21 Dec. [1607]. f. 229.

68. Sir G. Carew, on news &om the Spanish Secretary " that the
King his maister had sent worde to Tyrone that he would not
have him to come into any of his Dominions," etc. ; Paris, 23 Deo.
1607. f. 233.

69. The same, on the negotiations, the severe winter, the betrothal
of the young Due d'0rl6ans, etc.; Paris, 6 Jan. 1607[8].
f. 240.

70. Sir C. Gomwallis, complaining of communications between the
Jesuits in England and Spain by means of the Spanish Ambassa-
dor; Madrid, 10 Jan. 1607[8]. f. 242.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 186

71. Sir H. Wotton, on the affair of Oav. A. Badoero (c/. art. 67), and
on the report of a leagne between the Emperor, the Pope, and the
Dnke of Florence against the Tnrk ; [Jan. 1608]. f. 245.

72. D. Oarleton, describing the great frost, '' the Thames having bin
long frosen up and no passage for botes not of long season," giving
also accounts of the Christmas sports at Gonrt, '' concluded with
the Qnenes maske on Sonday last," and how " on twelf eve there
was great golden play at Court, no gamster admitted that brought
not 300" at least," with mention of " S' Bobert Carre, a young
Scot and new favorite "; London, 13 Jan. 1607[83. f. 247.

73. Lord ifeJisbury, giving an account of a conference between the
Council and the Archdukes' Ambassador on a request that the
English Deputies would support the Archdukes rather than the
Dutch; Whitehall, 14 Jan. 1607[8]. f. 261.

74. Sir G. Carew, on the reported secret marriage of the Due de
Guise and the Marquise de Yemeuil ; Paris, 18 Jan. [1608]. f. 257.

75. Lord Salisbury, enclosing a letter from himself under the
pseudonym of James Brokesby, with instructions to an English
agent at the Hague, whom he calls " Henry Bichardson," for his
journey into Italy ; Whitehall, 21 Jan. 1607[8]. f. 259, 261.

76. Privy Council, on the detention in the Low Countries of Mary,
daughter of Beynold Copcot, a Merchant Adventurer, of London,
contrary to his last will; 22 Jan. 1607[8]. Sigrted by Lord
Chancellor Ellesmere, the Earls of Nottingham, Suffolk, Northamp-
ton and Salisbury, and Sir Julius Caesar, f. 267.

77. Sir H. Wotton, on the severe winter at Venice, " insomuch as the
affections of curiositie and harkeninge after newes are turned
rather into counsayles of necessitie and harkeninge after meate,"
on the death of Sir Julius CsBsar's son and heir at Padua, 6<o.;
Venice, 25 Jan. [1608]. f. 269.

78. Sir C. Comwallis, on the arrival of an Ambassador from Persia to
the King of Spain, to incite him, as is supposed, to an enterprise
against the Turk; Madrid, 5 Feb. 1607[8.] f. 279.

79. Sir H. Wotton, giving some account of the Imperial Diet at
Batisbon; Venice, 9 Feb. 1607[8]. f. 281.

80. Sir G. Carew, on the conclusion of a league between France and
the United Provinces, ete. ; Paris, 14 Feb. 1608. f. 291.

81. Sir B, Winwood, reporting the Archduke's Commissioners have
granted the first demand of the United Provinces, promising " not
only to declare these provinces to be a free estat, but never here-
after to beare the title or th' armes of them," which, the writer
adds, is much more than was expected, but that the second point,
namely, commerce to the E. Indies, is causing much discussion ;
Hague, 15 Feb. 1607[8]. f. 293.

186. STOWE MSS., 170.

82. Sir B. Spencer and B. Winwood, on flie same Bubjeot; Hague,
16 Feb. 1607[8]. f. 295.

83. Sir G. Carew, with gossip of the French Conrt; Paris, 18 Feb.
[1608]. f. 297.

84. Sir C. Comwallis, Madrid, 22 Feb., 9 Mar. 1607[8]. ff. 299, 310.
86. Francis Cottington to William Trumbull, secretary to Edmondes ;

Madrid, 22 Feb. 1607[8]. f. 301.

86. " Intelligence out of Germanic " on the Diet at Batisbon, etc^
translated from the Dutch ; 28 Feb. [1608]. f. 305.

87. Sir B. Winwood, on the progress of the negotiations ; Hague,
1 Mar. 1607[8]. f. 306. •

88. Sir G. Carew, on the doings of the Dutch and Spanish fleets in
the East Indies, the a&irs of Savoy, the death of the Due de
Montpensier and the extinction of that branch of the blood royal ;
Paris, 1, 16 Mar. 1607[8]. ff. 308, 314.

170. Edmondes Papers. Vol. V. (ff. 385.) 28 Mar. 1608—23 Mar.
1608[9]. This volume is principally taken up with the Peace
Negotiations at the Hague. Ney was sent to Spain at the end of
March to procure ampler instructions on the disputed points, viz.,
the sovereignty of the Provinces and trade to the Lidies; and
during his absence the commissioners met only at intervals, the
truce being extended till May and subsequently to July. In the
meantime the question of a defensive league between England and
the States was much discussed, and a league was signed on 26 June.
No reply came from Spain up to the end of July, but Pedro de
Toledo and Fernando Girono had been despatched to France and
England respectively, to induce Henry IV. and James to desert the
States and form secret alliances with Spain. These attempts
having failed, Philip, in August, at length sent his ultimatum, to
the effect that he would give up the sovereignty of the Provinces,
but only on condition that the Boman Catholic religion be
tolerated there ; and in return for this concessioo he expected the
States to desist from any claim to trade to the Indies. The States
peremptorily refused these proposals, and the Spanish Commission-
ers withdrew. England and France now strove to persuade the
States to agree to a long truce, and though some of the States,
notably Zealand, were unwilling, ultimately, at the end of
December, they agreed to the re-opening of the negotiations.
The Commissioners met at Antwerp, and in April a truoe for
twelve years was concluded, which will be more fully referred to
in vol. YI. The last letter of Edmondes, dated 22 Iforoh, alludes
to the death of John William, Duke of Cleves and Juliers, and
gives the names of intending claimants to the succession.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 187

1. Sir H. Wotton, on the impending difTerenoes between the Emperor
Budolph n. and his brother Matthias with reference to freedom of
oonsoienoe in Hnngary, etc. ; Yenice, 28 Mar. 1608. f. 1.

2. Sir R. Winwood, on the departure of Friar Ney to Spain [see
above], on the third point demanded by the States, viz., intercourse
of commerce in the Low Countries, and on the prolongation of the
truce ; Hague, 29 Mar. [1608]. f. 3.

3. Sir G. Garew, on the despatch of M. de Yaucelas to Savoy, etc. ;
Paris, 1 April, 1608. f. 7.

4. Sir C. ComwaUis, on the opinion in Spain of the Dutch claims ;
Madrid,ie April, 1608. f. 9.

5. Sir G. Carew, on the French opinion of the peace negotiations, viz.,
that " the intention from the beginning on the Spaniardes side was
but deceypte, partly by the length of the treaty to geve a little
respite to the confusion of theyre affayres, and partly to practise
the disunion of them at home and to interrupt theyre corre-
spondence abroade," with a reference to the discovery of a silver-
mine in Scotland, etc. ; Paris, 9 April, 1608. f. 11.

6. Sir H. Wotton, on the relations between Venice and the Pope, and
the general affairs of the Italian States; Yenice, 11 April, 1608.
f. 13.

7. Lord Salisbury, on the proposed defensive league between Great
Britain and the States; Whitehall, 13 April, 1608. f. 15.

8. Sir G. Carew, on the reception by the Eang of Sir Heniy Guen-
terrode, and the arrival of Lord Wemyss and Toby Matthew, etc. ;
Paris, 14 April, 1608. f. 19.

9. Sir B. Winwood, on the deadlock in the negotiations, and the
objections of the Archdukes' Deputies to the league between Gt.
Britain and the States ; Hague, 16 April, [1608]. f. 21.

10. Privy Council " to the officers of the Ports, for the remandinge
of all suche x>ersons beyond the seas as shall refuse to take the
oath of Allegeance '' ; [1608], /St^n^ by Lord Chancellor Ellesmere,
the Earls of Nottingham, Northampton, Suffolk, Shrewsbury,
Worcester and Salisbury, etc. f. 26.

11. Sir C. Comwallis, on the arrival of one Mac Ogge with letters for
the rebel Irish Earls, " but they have had very cold acceptance,"
though ** our Irish here have not lost their hopes (before Christmas
next) to treade uppon their owne soyle and recover their ould
possession," ele. ; Madrid, 30 April, 1608. f. 28.

12. Sir G. Carew, with news of the French Court: '«The King hath
now resolved to give his last sonne the title of Anjou and not that
of Navarre (though he himself were the another thereof) upon the
advise of his Counsell, who wished that he would leave that
pretence on him who shoulde have the most power to reclayme it,

188 STOWE MSS., 170.

if hereafter the occasion should present itself," etc., with mention
also of Swiss a&irs and of a proposal " to have all the Catholike
Cantons league themselfs entirely with the Spaniarde, and the
other to remayne to the French " ; 3 May, 1608. f. 80.

13. The same, on the delay in the negotiations at the Hague, etc;
Paris, 6 May, 1608. f. 35.

14. Sir K. Winwood, on a report from "tow Priests'* lately come
from Home, " that there Tyrone is acknowledged King of Ireland,"
and asking that " Mr. Sanford may goe to Antwerp to treate with
Moret the Prynter about certayn greeke characters, whereof he
shall have use for the prynting of Chrisostoms workes " ; Hague,
7 May, [1608]. f. 37.

15. Lord Salisbury, notifying his appointment as Lord Treasurer,
remarking of the proposed establishment of Jesuits near St.
Omer, that it can only be " out of a sett purpose from thence the
easyer to disturbe the quiett of his ma*^ gouvemement," and attri-
buting a fresh outbreak of rebellion in Ireland to the protection
afforded to " Tyrone and that Crewe " by the Spanish at Milan ;
Greenwich, 18 May, 1608. f. 39.

16. Sir G. Carew, on the peaceful condition of France, and on the
projected marriage of the Due de Yendosme with Mdlle. de
Mercoeur, etc. ; Paris, 21 May, [1608]. f. 43.

17. Sir B. Winwood, on the extension of the truce and Spinola's
desire for a rupture of the negotiations : '' There is a purpose to
assyst Tyronne not only in Spayne but likewise in Italic, and some
speaches are cast out -as thoughe Sir Bob. Dudley should be em-
ployed in thys service by the D. of Florence " ; Hague, 28 May,
[1608]. f. 47.

18. Lord Salisbury, on conferences in London respecting the pro-
posed defensive league between Gt. Britain and the States ; White-
haU, 31 May, 1608. f. 49.

19. Sir G. Carew, on the continuance of the truce, the reported
despatch of Don Pedro de Toledo from Spain on a special embassy
to France and Germany, eic., and the suggested election of a King
of the Bomans : " It is here thought that all the brethren are of
consent for the declaring the Emperour incapable of gouverment " ;
Paris, 2 June, [1608]. f. 55.

20. Sir B. Winwood, on Toledo's embassy and the departure of
President Jeannin for France : *' He bad not the manners to bydd
us farewell . . . We are all here au bout de nostre Latin to pick out
the construction of thys irregular proceeding, which doth portend
some strange practise, which now is proiected between France and
Spayne," etc. ; Hague, 11 June, [1608]. f. 59.

Ol. rv. HISTORY. 189

21. Sir H. Wotton, on the naval preparations of Spain in the Italian
seas, etc. ; Venice, 13 June, 1608. f. 61.

22. Sir G. Carew, on Fres. Jeannin's return to France, and Toledo's
embassy ; Paris, 15 June, 1608. f. 63.

23. Sir C. Comwallis, on the Spanish disclaimer of any approval of
the entertainment of Tyrone, etc.^ at Home, and on Toledo's
mission to arrange a marriage between the Danpbin and Philip
m.'s second daughter : " If this sei-ve to none other ende, yet will
it not be amisse to engealous the Hollanders of Fraunce and to
worke a countermine to what the Einge labours there. Much
descant might be made uppon tbis playue songe, but to a musician
of soe much skill I shall neede neither to give olyffe nor tune " ;
Madrid, 26 June, 1608. f. 71.

24. Sir G. Carew, on the same subject, with news of the French
Court; Paris, 27 June, [1608]. f. 73.

26. Sir R. Win wood, on Toledo's mission, etc.; Hague, 1 July,
L1608]. f. 77.

26. Sir C. Comwallis, on the peace negotiations : " To continue the
warre ... we [«c. Spain] have noe meanes. Neither are we
likelie to encrease them, the heade of this estate havinge (as here
the publique voyce reportes) lost latelie at playe to the Marques of
Languna and others . . . above 600,000 ducatts. Our sea forces
were never soe lame, and for land services we were never worse
furnished," etc. ; Madrid, 3 July, 1608. f. 79.

27. H[enry Howard, Earl of] Northampton : ** Tour archdukes seame
to digest with some difficulty the Einges princely intermediation
to doo them good . . • But I call to minde that Chancers nunne
was desirouse of the chickenes liver, but with a merciful condition
that no creatur might bleed for her," etc.; 6 July, [1608].

f. 81.

28. Lord Salisbury, on a further conference with the Archdukes'
ambassador on the proposed league with the States, and notifying
an increase in certain customs, and in the duties on '' such com-
modities as wee would be content to be lesse transported out of
this realme, because of the dearth and scarsitie of them at home,
such as tynne and lead, the later whereof we shalbe constrained
ere long to forbidd absolutely to be transported"; Whitehall,
7 July, 1608. f. 83.

29. Sir G. Carew, on Toledo's arrival in France, and his marriage
proposals; Paris, 9 July, [1608]. f. 87.

30. Sir B.Winwood, on the delay in the negotiations owing to the con-
tinued stay of Friar Ney in Spain : *' The States doe peremptorilie
resolve, yf he come not or send not satisfaction to the demands
for the matter of trade to the Indies without longer attendance.

190 STOWE MSS., 170.

to breake of thys treatie," etc. ; Hague, 9, 21 [Jnly, 1608]. ff. 89,
109.

31. Sir H. Wotton, on the end of the strife between the Empeior
Bndolph and his brother the Archduke Matthias; Yenioe, 11 July,
1608. £ 93.

32. Lord Salisbnry, on the rebellion in Ireland : " All Tirone is now
the Kinges, so is all Tireoonnell, Odogherties conntrey, called
Ennisowen, is also his, and in effeote those prinoipall men that
heretofore have bene comannders of oonntryes are ether now in
the dnste or in the castle of Dublin"; Whitehall, 18 July, 1608.
f. 103. With an abstract (t 106) of a letter from the Lord
Deputies of Ireland enclosed.

33. Sir G. Carew on Toledo's reception in France ; Paris, 21 July,
1608. f. 111.

34. Sir 0. Oomwallis, on the dislike in Spain of the league between
Gt. Britain and the States, on Toledo's mission, etc, ; Madrid, 22
July, 1608. f. 113.

85. '*Belation of the entertainment of Don Pedro de Toledo** at
Fontainebleau, July, 1608. f. 117.

36. Sir G. Carew, on the same subject, Jeaunin's return to the
Hague, etc. ; Paris, 31 July [1608] f. 119.

37. Lord Salisbury, in reply to a letter notifying the arrest of
Thomas Wilfourd, in the Low Countries, charged by Owen and
Baldwin, the Jesuits, with practising with Salisbury to compass
Owen's murder : " I protest before the Maiesty of Almighty God
... I am farre from any soch dispositions, and consequentlie
free from practise with Wilford and all other, for matter of that
nature : alas, Sir, what were Owen's death to the state ? Tirone's
were of an other manner of importaunce. I think you will easely
beleeve that I am not without day lie offers to have my choice of
them cutt of, if I were so blooddilye disposed " ; Holdenby, 10
Aug. 1608. f. 127.

38. Statement for the defence of Thomas Wilfourd (see art. 37) ;
«. d. Lot. t 130.

89. Sir G. Carew, on Toledo's mission, which is to persuade the
French Eling " that he would take a resolution more strictly to
observe the treaty with Spain and abandon the protection of the
Hollanders," on Jeannin's return to the Hague, and on the French
King's inclination to continue his protection to the States ; Paris,
14 Aug. [1608]. f. 132.

40. The same, on Bichardot's visit to Pans and return to Brussels ;
Paris, 16 Aug. [1608]. £ 134.

41. The same, on the intrigues of Toledo and the Papal Nunoio at
Paris, and a report that ** Spinola has receaved the King of

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Spayne's last reeolution, which is that he will aooorde no sou-
▼eraygnty without exeroise of the Bomishe religion and that the
ibtatee doe qnitt* the traffique of the Indies"; Paris, 19 Aug,
[1608]. f. 136.

42. Sir G. Oomwallis, on the distrust of Friar Ney in Spain : *' Some
there are who have putt him and S^ Anthonie Sherlie in a
payre of oouples and given them both the name and office of
impostures and coosseners," etc. ; Madrid, 20 Aug. 1608. f. 138.

43. Sir R. Winwood, upon the imminent rupture of the peace
negotiations consequent on the Spanish demands, and on the
probability of a new truce ; Hague, 27 Aug. [1608], f. 144.

44. Dudley Norton [? secretary to Lord Salisbury], giving a detailed
aocount of affairs in Ireland, the execution of many of the rebels,
the imprisonment of Sir Neill O'Donnell al. Neill Garuey, etc. ;
Salisbury House, 31 Aug. 1608. f. 147.

46. Sir R. Winwood, on the proposed new truce for seven years :
" I think th'issue of all thys business will be yet another surceance
for the next yeare, which the president Jennin doth profess to
favour, who sence his last retume from France is so transporte4
with violent passion that he hath lost in thys place all credit and
reputadon and is deeply suspected to be towched with the mettall
of Perou," etc.; Hague, 3 Sept. [1608]. f. 153.

46. Sir H. Wotton, with news from Vienna, Florence, etc. ; Yenice,

5 Sept. [1608]. f. 165.

47. Lord Salisbury, defending himself from the charge of inciting
Wilfourd to murder Owen, and on the proposed truce ; Salisbury
House, 14 Sept. 1608. f. 159.

48. Abstract of the English Commissioners' letter, on their efforts
to persuade the States to accept the Archdukes' proposal for a truce
of " 2 or three yeares or (if the States did desire it) for seven " ;

6 Sept. 1608. £ 163.

49. Sir 0. Oomwallis, on the relations between Spain and Savoy, the
depredations of **our pirattes, Hollanders, and EngUshe," and
the failure of the Spanish " great disseigne by sea," which " ended
onlie with makinge an approache and takinge a vewe of AUerache.
Oominge thether they founde the sea soe distempered and the
Moores soe forious as, havinge shott of a cannon of peace, they
founde themselves immeditelie aunswered with three of warre,
whereuppon thinkinge not good to approache nearer they turned
themselves homewarde," etc. ; Madrid, 17 Sept. 1608. f. 165.

50. Sir G. Carew, on the declaration of the States " that they would
treate no fsurther with the Spanish OommissionerB," etc; Paris,
17, 19 Sept. 1608. ff. 167, 169.

61. Sir B. Winwood, on the attempts of the English and French

192 STOWE MSS., 170.

CommissioneiB to mediate between the States and Spain ; Hague,
19 Sept. 1608. f. 171.

52. Sir H. Wotton, on disputes with the Nuncio, etc. ; [Yenioe], 25
Sept. [1608]. f. 177.

53. Sir G. Oarew, on the progress of Toledo's mission, the arrest of
Col. Simple [Sempill] near Calais, efc. ; Paris, 26 Sept. 1608. f. 179.

54. Sir B. Winwood, asking Edmondes to persuade Pres. Riohardot
" without further shufBing to send in his last mjnd " on the
conditions of the truce, eic. ; Hague, 29 Sept. 1 Oct. [1608]. ff. 187,
189.

55. Sir H. Wotton, on the feilure of the Spanish fleet, the " new
distaste " with the Pope, eic. ; Venice, 3 Oct. 1608. f. 191.

56. Sir O. Carew, on Toledo's proceedings in France, etc.; Paris,
6 Oct. [1608]. f. 195.

57. Dudley Norton, enclosing an account of the suppression of the
Irish rebellion under Sir Cahir O'Dogherty; Salisbury House,
6 Oct. 1608. f. 197.

58. Sir B. Winwood, on the resolution of the Archdukes to treat in
the name of Spain, as well as for themselves, and the probability
of a truce; Hague, 10 Oct. [1608]. f. 201.

59. Lord Salisbury, complimenting Edmondes on his management
of the Wilfourd affair, and acquainting him with the progress of
the negotiations at the Hague, etc.; Salisbury House, 13 Oct.
1608. f. 203.

60. " Copies of the Informations made to the Emperor by the Spanish
Ambassador against the trade of the English merchants to Stode "
[Stade, on the Elbe] ; 1608. f. 207.

61. Sir C. Comwallis: "We are here nowe in outward showe
altogether resolved uppon the warre, but in the inwarde of our
hartes (as I suppose) not soe martiallie inclined, if yet by this
littie sparke of hope that is left by meanes of the mediation of
the Einges there may be anie moderation founde in the States
demandes," etc. ; Madrid, 15 Oct. 1608. f. 210.

62. Sir G. Carew, on the meeting of Protestants at Gorgeau, etc. ;
Paris, 20 Oct. 1608. f. 216.

63. Sir H. Wotton, on the marriage of the eldest son of the Grand
Duke of Tuscany ; Venice, 24 Oct. 1608. f. 218.

64. The same, on the reception of the Patriarch, and the arrival of
" il Signore Fuggero, one of that pecunious race of Augusta," in
Yenioe, intending to reside there for the Emperor but " uppon his
owne charge," having brought his whole family, *' for his wife is
sayd to have with her some twenty woemen, which, according to the
auncient proverbe, is bringing of owles to Athens," etc. ; Yenioe,
31 Oct. 1608. f. 224.

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65. Sir G. O^rew, on the negotiations at the Hagne : ^* Here they
doe by reports and all other demonstrations seeke to mayntayne
the opinion of the sway which this Einges anthority hath with
those people" [the Dutch], etc. ; Paris, 3 Nov. 1608. f. 226.

66. Sir E. Winwood, that six provinces are resolved to enter into a
treaty of truce, but that Amsterdam and Delft and the province
of Zealand, ** wherin the C. Maurice dothe rule . the rest, will not
as yet be intreated so muche as to harken to a treatie," eic. ; Hague,
6 Nov. [1608]. /. 230. ^

67. Sir C. OomwalliS, on the Spanish preparations for renewal of
the war, and on Sir William Stanley and Sir James Lyndesay,
*' suing but not speeding" at the Spanish Court, and Lord
Bothwell, ** who with his handekershife and his teares and other
deiected gestures performed this other daie before the Seo^ of
Estate here the partes of a childe, to drawe and move compassion
for the releiffe of ihe necessities of his nowe ripe age," etc, ; Madrid,
12 Nov. 1608. §. 234;

68. Sir H. Wotton, on the arrest of eleven Venetian gentlemen,
" accused to have lasciviously hanted the Nunnery of St. Anna,"
etc. ; Venice, 14 Nov. 1608. f. 236.

69. Sir E. Winwood, on reports "that the archdukes have not
power to treate in the name of Spaine unless libertie of relligion
may be grawnted," etc, and that " Pasquin at Eome hath made the
King of Spaynes testament, wherin the King bequeatheth his
bodye aux dames, his soule aux Jesuistes, his braines a Tltalie,
his state au due de Lerma, and his honor aux estatz d'HoUande " ;
Hague, 20 Nov. [1608]. f. 245.

70. The same and Sir Eichard Spencer, on the progress of the
negotiations ; 20 Nov. [1608]. f. 247.

71. Sir H. Wotton, on the case of the nuns (cf. art. 68), and the
accusation of certain other gentlemen " by one Celestina Semitecala,
a gentlewoman, sister of the Nunnerie of St. Anna, who hath
beene this weeke very severely tortured uppon the corde, a rare
example without the case of treason, wherewith the Nuntio is
much scandolized by cause the whole processe is formed by the
civil arme" ; Venice, 21 Nov. 1608. f. 260.

72. Sir Gt. Oarew, on the execution of an Italian, *<who named
himself Bartholomeo Borghesi," accused by the Nuncio of repre-
senting that he was *^the Pope's nephew or sonne," on the
constancy of Sully in the matter of religion, and on the
proceedings of Don Pedro de Toledo, eic. ; Paris, 24 Nov. [1608].
£ 254.

78. Sir B. Winwood, on the state of the negotiations; Hague,
27 Nov. [1608]. f. 266.

194 STOWE MSS., 170.

74. Sir H. Wotton, on the sentenoee upon the debauohero of nuBB, and
on general Italian news; Venioe, 28 Nov. 1608. f. 258.

75. Sir C. Comwallis, on the negotiations : ** For mine owne parti*
cnlar, I honld still my first opinion that, although both parties, and
espeoyallie we here, doe stande in extreeme neede of it, yet most the
peaoe or trnoe that shall suoceede be such as will appeare strannge to
the world, and almost exoeede mans nnderstandinge. Some short
time will open the locked coffers of secret intentions"; Madrid,
10 Dec. 1(508. f. 264.

76. Sir B. Winwood, on the treaty : " I make no dowbt bnt we shall
come to a treatie, bnt yf before the beginning of Marche, thease men
mnst mend much their pace " ; with remarks on the report of M. de
Ft^anx, sent by the French and English Commissioners on a special
mission to the Archdnkes; Hague, 11 Dec. [1608]. f. 266.*

77. Sir H, Wotton, on the flight to Bome of the Patriaich's Vicar,
Eibetta (ef. f. 278), etc. ; Venice, 12 Dec. 1608. f. 268.

78. Sir Gt, Carew, on the negotiations and the quarrel between M. de
Balagni, ^ a gentlemen of great reputation for his valour in duell,*'
and [Henri de Lorraine] Duo d'Aiguillon; Paris, 14 Dec 1608.
f. 270.

79. The same, on P. de Toledo's behaviour, and on the Papal Jubilee :
'* It seemeth that it was not embrased with so great devotion as it
was set on foote with eamestnesse and endeavour by the authors,
who sought as much as they could to render the people by this
occasion uncommimicable with the Protestants"; Paris, 16 Dea
[1608]. f. 272.

80. Sir H. Wotton, on a projected league of the Pope ** with diverse
Princes of his Churche, great and small, for the sustentation of the
Gatholique fayth, as they call it"; Venice, 19, 26 Deo. 1608.
ff. 274, 278.

81. Lord Salisbury, giving a full account of the negotiation of Don
Fernando Gyrone [Girono], sent on a special mission by Philip III.
to James I. ; Whitehall, 31 Dec. 1608. f. 280.

82. Sir G. Garew, on Toledo's prolonged stay in France and Girono's
employment in England, and enclosing (f. 288.) " a little eschan-
tillon of the verses, with which this towne doeth swarme, of
Bartholomeo Borghesi's death. The partisans of Boome doe now
very commonly blaze abroad, that this Bartholomeo was suborned
by the Venetians to rayse a scandale to the Pope to geve himself out
for his Sonne" ; Paris, 4 Jan. 1608[9]. f. 286.

83. Sir B. Winwood, announcing the ** gladde tydings . . • . that
the States now at lengthe are resolved to treate even according to
the proiect which the President Biohardot himself did oowche," and
that the English and French Commissioners have been entreated

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 195

'* to meet in oonferenoe with the Arohdukes' depntyes to under-
stand from them of all the points oontayned in thys proieot, their
last and resolut intention " ; Hague, 5 Jan. 1608[9]. f. 289.

84. The same, asking that Antwerp may be chosen for the oonferenoe ;
Hague [5 Jan. 1609], f. 291.

85. Sir C. Gomwallis, on a report that the French King impntes the
^Ekilnre of the negotiations to the King of Spain, " who soddainlie
had withdrawne his commissioners when the matter was arrived at
the greatest ripenes," etc. ; Madrid, 7 Jan. 1608[9]. f. 292.

86. Sir H. Wotton, that the Pope has bestowed the rich abbey of
Loredano on his nephew ; Venice, 9 Jan. 1608[9], f. 294.

87. Sir G. Carew, on the intrigues of P. de Toledo, the arrival of
[WiDiam Douglas] Earl of Angus in Paris " upon his bannishment
out of the Kinge's dominions,'* etc. ; Paris, 19 Jan. 1608[9]. f. 300.

88. Sir B. Winwood, on his expected departure with Sir B. Spencer
and the French Commissioners for Antwerp ; Hague, 22, 24 Jan.
[1609]. ff. 302, 304.

89. The Archdukes to the Provincial of the Jesuits, forbidding the
reception of Englishmen into the Abbey of Watten [nr. St. Omer] ;
18 Jan. 1608[9]. Fr. Copy. f. 310.

90. Sir Gt. Carew, describing a bal masqu6 at Court and a quarrel
there between the Venetian Ambassador and P. de Toledo ; Paris,
3 Feb. 1608[9]. f. 314.

91. Lord Salisbury, enclosing a copy of his letter to the English
Commissioners at Antwerp, containing an account of Don F.
Girono's proposals; Whitehall, 4 Feb. 1608 [9]. f. 316.

92. James I. to the Archduke; [—Feb. 1609]. Copy. f. 320.

93. Sir C. Comwallis, on the prospects of peace : '' If the Estates
wilbe content to admitt a toUeration of religion in all their pro-
vinces, the Einge here will give them a renuntiation in what
termes soever themselves will devise," etc. ; Madrid, 5 Feb. 1608[9].
f. 321.

94. Sir B. Winwood, on his reception at Antwerp ; Antwerp, 10 Feb.
1608[9]. f. 326.

95. Sir G. Carew, on the Duke of Florence's death, etc. : " The King
is here very much contented with the great care that was had in
England to honour his Ambassador at the Queenes Maske, and so
much the rather as it seemeth that the Spanishe Ambassadors were
rebuted therein" ; Paris, 17 Feb. 1608[9]. f. 330.

96. Lord Salisbury, recommending the letter following ; Whitehall,
17 Feb. 1608[9]. f. 332.

97. Qn. Anne [wife of James I.] to the Infanta [Isabella Clara
Eugenia, Governess of the Spanish Netherlands], on behalf of
[Henry] Hoens, merchant of Antwerp; 17 Feb. 1609. Copy. f. 384.

0 2

196 STOWE MSS., 170, 171.

98. Privy Cotmcil, in favour of Thomae Albery, engaged in a law-
Bnit before the Archdukes' Privy Council; 19 Feb. 1608[9].
Signed by Archbishop Bancroft, the Earls of Salisbury, Suffolk, and
Worcester, etc. f. 336.

99. Sir R Spencer and E. Winwood, asking Edmondee, at Pres.
Bichardot's request, not to divulge the particulars of his interview
with the Marquis Spinola at Antwerp; 20 Feb. 1608[9].
f. 338.

100. Sir B. Winwood, on the progress of the Conference at Antwerp ;
21-28 Feb. 1608[9]. Seven letters, ff. 340-354.

101. Account of an interview between Sir G. Carew and the King of
France, on the intentions of Spain respecting the treaty negotia-
tions ; — Feb. 1608[9]. f. 356.

102. Sir n. Wotton, with general Italian news; Yenice, 1 Mar.
1608[9]. f. 358.

103. Sir B. Winwood, on the controversy between [Guillaume de
Melun] Prince d'Epinoy and [Anne Marie, wife of Lamoral de
Ligne] Princesse de Ligne, concerning the restitution of certain
confiscated estates in Holland : ** The States are resolute to have
him comprised in the Treaty for restitution or not to treate, or yf
they shall treate and neglect him, the Freuche have protested they
will retire and refuse them their assistance," etc» ; Antwerp, 2 March,
[1609]. f. 360.

104. Sir G. Carew, on the prospects of a truce, etc. ; Paris, 2 Mar.
[1609]. f. 362.

105. Sir R. Spencer and Sir B. Winwood, notifying their departure
for Berghen-op-Zoom, where the States were assembled : " We carry
with us, yf we be not mistaken, full contentment to the States, who
can have no pretexte of exception to the proiect signed by the
Archdukes Deputyes, unless they will cavyU that the word Indjes
is not expressed in the article for trade " ; Antwerp, 2 Mar. [1609].
f. 364.

106. Sir B. Winwood, on the cases of the English merchants at
Antwerp and the Prince d'Epinoy ; Antwerp, 3 Mar. [1609]. f. 366.

107. Sir H. Wotton, on the relations between the Venetians and the
Pope ; Venice, 6 Mar. 1609. f. 368.

108. Sir G. Carew, that a new Spanish Ambassador is expected at
Paris, etc. ; Paris, 9 Mar. 1608[9]. f. 372.

109. Sir B. Winwood, that the truce is prorogued till the end of
March, and that the States have resolved to treat upon the project
signed by the Archdukes' Deputies, etc. ; Berghen-op-Zoom, 10, 14
Mar. [1609]. ff. 374, 376.

110. The same, further on the Prince d'Epinoy*8 claim (ef. ait. 103);
Antwerp, 17 Mar. [1609], f. 378.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 197

111. Sir H. Wotton, on the reception in Yeniee of the Dnke of Nevers ;
Yenice, 20 Mar. 1609. f. 380.

112. Sir G. Carew, on the arrival of the new Ambassador from Spain,
Don Inigo de Gardenaz, etc. ; Paris, 13 Mar. [1609]. f. 384.

17L Edmondes Papkbs. Yol. YI. (ff. 387). 28 March, 1609 —
24 March, 1610[1]. A trace for twelve years having been signed
at Antwerp on 9 April, 1609, the letters of Edmondes from
Brnssels, of Carew from Paris, of Cornwallis from Madrid, and of
Winwood from the Hague show how it was received in those
places. Edmondes was recalled from Brussels early in September,
leaving his secretary, William Trumbull, in charge of the Embassy ;
and in May, 1610, immediately after the assassination of Henry lY.,
he succeeded Sir G. Oarew at Paris. Cornwallis also left Spain
in September, 1610, Francis Cottington remaining in charge; and
Sir Henry Wotton was succeeded at Yenice by Dudley Carleton at
the end of the same year.

The chief topic, however, in this volume is the succession to
Cleves, Juliers, eic. The principal claimants were John Sigismund,
Prince Elector of Brandenburg, son-in-law of the late Duke's
eldest sister, and Wolfgang William, Elector Palatine of Neuburg,
husband of the late Duke's second sister; but, on the Emperor
Eodolph n. claiming the succession, the two agreed that the Duchy
should be jointly governed and the Emperor jointly opposed.
They were supported by France, the States General and England.
In the autumn of 1609 the Archduke Leopold seized Juliers for
the Emperor, and the Dutch, English, and French troops were on
their way to besiege it when Henry lY. was assassinated. The
Queen Begent Marie de' Medici was unwilling to support the two
Protestant claimants, and equally unwilling that the Emperor
should extend his dominions upon the Bhine. In July, however.
Marshal de la Ch&tre was ordered to co-operate with the Dutch
and English force under Prince Maurice ; but before he could arrive
Juliers had been forced to surrender, 22 Aug. [1610]. The letters
of Winwood, who was watching events at Diisseldorf, give details
of these movements.

1. Sir C. Cornwallis, on the arrival in Portugal of the King of Fez,
etc. ; Madrid, 28 Mar. 1609. f. 1.

2. Dudley Carleton, on the probability of Edmondes being sent
to France on his recall from Brussels, and on affairs of the
English Court : '* The sword cuts even now betwixt Papist and
Fuiitan, but prohibitions are beaten downe with a club, yet rise
like Hydras heads and prove the more for preaching against.
The Kings booke in defence of his Apologie (which he now

198 STOWE MSS., 171.

avowes to be his owue) is in the press, whereof I have seene part>
and therein he little spares the Pope or his partie • . • . The Kings
day passed over with the ordinarie solemnitie of running and
ringing . . . The D. of Lennox exceeded all in fethers, the Ld.
Walden in followers, and Sir Bi. Preston in a pagent, which
was an Elephant with a castle on the back," etc, ; London, 30 Mar.
1609. f. 5.

3. Sir E. Winwood, on the Princess de Ligne's case (c/. vol. v. art.
103) and on the truce : " For my part I will not sweare we shall
at lengthe conclude thys treatye, for howsoever the States were
content to treat at Berghen, yet voluntas est ambulatoria usque
ad mortem, and every day doth hatche new phantasies and
devices " etc. ; Antwerp, 1 Apr. 1609. f. 7.

4. Sir T. Edmondes to Sir E. Hoby, on the conclusion of the truce :
" I will not denye unto you but that the malledictions be as great
against it of our interessed men of warre, with whom also are
spetiallie conjoyned the Jesuittes, but they must now swallowe the
pyU " ; Brussels, 6 Apr. 1609. f. 12.

5. Sir B. Winwood, on the proclamation of the truce at Antwerp,
and the great festivities there ; Antwerp, 5 Apr. 1609. f. 14.

6. Sir O. Garew, on the succession to the Duchy of Cleves, Juliers,
cfe., stating that the King of France " will not be over hasty to
intermedle himself, unlesse he finde the matter to sway towaxdes
some of the house of Austria, and then it is thought he will
roundly step in for a contrary party"; Paris, 6 Apr. 1609. f. 16.

7. Sir B. Winwood, on the same subject, on the ratification of the
truce, etc.; Antwerp, 7, 9, 10 Apr. [1609]. flf. 18, 21, 23.

8. Sir H. Wotton, on the Cleves succession and Italian affidis:
*' The Duke of Nevers is now departed, whose reception heere was
very transcendent and is likely enough to breed envie in the
Spaniards, jealousie in the Pope, and, I thinke, some little wonder
in all wise men," etc. ; Venice, 10 Apr. 1609. f. 26.

9. Sir G. Carew, on French and Swiss affairs, etc, : " They seeme
here to be of opinion that the matters of Cleve are in a manner
come to a peaceable conclusion, and that they doe wholy incline
to the advantage of the Marquis of Brandenburg," etc, ; and re-
porting the arrest of [Louis de Comboursier, Seigneur] du Terrail
for an entreprise undertaken by him " by the avow of the Duke
of Savoy" against Geneva and other Swiss fortresses; Paris,
21 Apr. 1609. f. 81.

10. D. Garleton, on Edmondes's treatment at the hands of Winwood
and Spencer at Antwerp, the observance of Easter at Court, etc :
*' The tuesday (whereof the aftemoone was spent in beare bayting)
was as well fitted with a chaplen, one D[octor] Smith, head of a

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house in Gambrige, who so well baighted all the great ones, terming
them snfifragatores anlioos for abasing the Kings eare in prefer-
ment of sates, jadges for prohibitions, patrons for impropriations
and selling of benifices and all sort of officers for corraption in
theyr places, and that in so plaine and brawde terms that I know
not how he scaped baighting himself . . . The K. is at this
present at Tibbalds bat lookt for quickly here in towne, having now
in hand the translation of his booke into Latin," etc.; London,

26 Apr. 1609. f. 35.

11. Sir B. Winwood, on the recall of himself and Spencer, and the
report of great presents made to them by Bichardot ; Hagae*
24 Apr. [1609]. f, 37.

12. Sir G. Carew, reporting the ezecation of Da Terrail, etc. ; Paris,

27 Apr. 1609. f. 39.

13. Sir 0. Comwallis, giving the Spanish opinions on the trace, and
reporting "a great preparation of the Tarke for Sycyllya";
Madrid, 29 Apr. 1609. f. 41.

14. Sir H. Wotton, on the imprisonment of a friar " who a year since
did lend his cell to a secret coaference which passed betweene the

Nantio and the Cav^ Badoero Another has beene (as they say)

secretly drowned this weeke for practising the death of M^ Paolo " ;
Venice, 1 May, 1609. f. 43.

15. Sir B. Winwood, on the assembly of the States and his own
retam ; Hague, 4 May, [1609]. f. 45.

16. Lord Salisbury, complimenting Edmondes on his conduct at
Brussels, and enclosing a copy of a letter to Pres. Bichardot on the
truce ; 4 May, 1609. f. 47.

17. Sir G. Carew, on Du Terrail's confession (cf. artt 9, 13) that his
enterprise *' was to be undertaken by the consent of the Duke of
Savoy, the Pope, and the King of Spayne," on the claims to the
succession of Cleves, etc.; Paris, 10 May, [1609]. f. 51.

18. Lord Salisbury, on th6 King's proclamation ^'couceming the
promiscuous and disorderly fishing of strangers upon his coastes " ;
Whitehall, 17 May, 1609. f. 58.

19. Sir G. Carew, on the Cleves succession and a mission from
Henry lY. to the claimants, " to persuade them to some friendly
division of those estates among themselfs, and by consequence
thereof to make this King the XJmpier therein," etc., and on the
proposed measures for restraining duels in France, etc. ; Paris.
22 May, 1609. f. 61.

20. Sir H. Wotton, on the trial of Friar Vincentio, who was " con-
demned to close prison for ten yeares and escaped drowning by
one ball only '* ; Venice, 23 May, 1609. £ 63.

21. James L to the Archduke Albert ; 23 May, 1609. Fr. Copy. f. 65.

200 STOWB MSB., 171.

22. The same to Edmondes, mstmoting him to reoommend to the
Archduke the daims of the Duke of Wurtembiu^ to the sovereignty
of Hericonrt; Westminster, 26 May, a^. 7 [1609]. Signed.
f. 68.

23. Sir 0. Comwallis, on the Spanish Eing^s oonfirmation of the
12 years' trace and the Duke of Lerma's "wishing with great
vehemencye our Einges might come to snoh a reconciliation or
moderation at least in matters of religion as they might joyne in
allyance," etc. ; Madrid, 27 May, 1609. f. 70.

24. Sir B. Winwood, on the presents given to the GommissionerSt
etc. ; Hague, 29 May, 5 June, [1609]. flf. 72, 79.

25. Sir G. Carew, on the affair of Oleves, the edict against dnels, and
the touching by Henry IV. for the King's evil ; Paris, 2 June,
1609. f. 77.

26. James I. to the Archdnke, for the recall of Edmondes; 5 June,
1609. Fr. Copy. f. 81.

27. D. Oarleton, on the debate before the King of the question of
prohibitions, the King's zeal against abuses, his book in defence
of his *' Apologie for the oath of Allegiance," ele. : ^* This day the
King sitts himself in like manner abowt the Admiraltie, and he
threatens to looke into many other disorders of goverment,
whereof these disputes and contentions have made discoverie, and
he plainly told the lawyers he would leave hunting of hares and
hunt them in theyr quircks and subtilties, with which the subject
hath bin long abused," etc. ; London, 8 June, 1609. f. 83.

28. Lord Salisbury, sending the King's book; Greenwich, 9 June,
1609. f. 86.

29. Sir G. Carew, on the marriage of the Duke of Yendosme, the
edict on duels, the accord between Brandenburg and Neuburg, e<c ;
Paris, 21 June, 1609. f. 93.

30. The same, on the proposed appointment of Edmondes to the
Embassy at Paris, the festivities at the Duke of Yendosme's
marriage, etc. ; Paris, 3 July, 1609. f. 97.

31. Sir H. Wotton, on Italian and Turkish affairs ; Venice, 3 July,
1609. f. 99.

32. Sir T. Edmondes, on the Archduke's refusal to accept ^'his
ma**~ book .... in respect that there was so much spoken
therein against the Pope and the doctryne of their churche," eie. ;
Brussels, 5 July, 1609. f. 101.

33. Sir E. Winwood, on the projected changes among the English
Ambassadors; Westminster, 11 July, [1609]. f. 111.

34. Sir G. Carew, on the Oleves succession and the arrival of the
Archduke Leopold in Juliers, and on the departure of the French
Ambassador [Antoine le Fdvre de la Boderie] from London : " Hy

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Lord TreasQier feasted him and in his owne partionlar presented
him with six horses, and a oap of gold to his wife and a Jewell of
diamonds to his daughter *' ; Paris, 21 July, [1609]. f. 124.
36. Sir E. Winwood, on the case of Mary Copoott (c/. vol. iv. art. 76),
the recall of Sir G. Carew, the doings of the English Oonrt, and
charges against Sir Anthony Ashley; London, 22 July, [1609].
f. 126.

36. Sir H. Wotton, on the reception of James's book in Italy, ete, ;
Venice, 23 July, 1609. f. 128.

37. Lord Salisbury, on measures to prevent a rising in Ireland under
Tyrone, who had returned thither, and on the suggested dick
banding of the Irish Begiment in the Netherlands, which Spinola
favours, intending *^of purpose to licentiate them to passe into
Ireland to supporte the partie. And therefore you shall do well
in that kinde to hinder any soch matter, rather than approve yt
For they cannot bee better then where they are, though you neede
not say so, as if you had any soch direocions," eie, ; Whitehall,
25 July, 1609. f. 130.

38. Sir G. Carew; Paris, 26 July, 2 Aug. [1609]. ft 136, 141.

39. D. Carleton, on Sir B. Winwood's good services to him in London,
eie. ; London, 6 Aug. 1609. f. 143.

40. Sir H. Wotton, on the King's *^ excellent booke," and the serious
illness of the Doge, " occasioned by leaning long with his breast on
the edge of a table while he readd oertayn papers which trans-
ported his minde " ; Venice, 14 Aug. 1609. f. 147.

41. Sir G. Oarew, on the reception of Ftes. Bichardot at the French
Court; Paris, 14 Aug. [1609]. f. 149.

42. Sir G. ComwaUis, on general affairs in Spain : " I heare not of
anye determination of Tirones cominge hether, nor of resolucion
here to receave him. We can yet spare noe feathers to impe such
naked Haukes " ; Madrid, 20 Aug. 1609. f. 153.

43. Sir T. Edmondes to Salisbury, on the death of Pres. Bichardot at
Arras; Brussels, 26 Aug. 1609. f. 155.

44. Answers of the Archduke to propositions, submitted by Edmoudes
before leaviDg Brussels, relating to the support given to English
and Irish rebels and to Jesuits, and the maintenance of the Irish
Begiment in the Archduke's dominions ; — Sept. 1609. f. 157.

45. Sir B. Winwood, on Bichardot's death, the Cloves succession, etc, ;
Hague, 1 Sept. [1609]. £ 161.

46. William Trumbull, secretary to the Embassy at Brussels, on the
Cleves succession, the case of the Prince d'Epinoy, the question of
the opening of the Scheldt, the doings of Owen and other Jesuits,
etc.; Brussels, 12 Sept. 1609. f. 163.

47. The same, on similar subjects, and the Archduke's order to

202 STOWE MSS., 171.

Owen, Baldwin, and Gerrard to quit his dominions; Brnssels,
20 Sept. 1609. £ 167.

48. Petition of Oharlotte Marguerite [de Montmorency], PrincesBe de
Oond^, and of her father Henri, Due de Montmorency, Constable
of France, and of Diana, Duchesse d'Angouldme [nat. dau. of
Henry II.], her aunt, for a separation from her husband, Henri de
Bourbon, Prince de Conde ; n.d. [Apr. 1610]. Oopie$. flf. 170, 171.

49. W. Trumbull, on the " powder traytours Baldwin, Gerrard, and
Owen," and other miscellaneous news; Brussels, 25 Sept. 1609.
f. 172.

50. [Oudart Spinola] Comte de Bruay [Brouay] ; Marimont [Brussels],
9 Oct. 1609. Fr. I 175.

51. Sir B. Win wood, on the conference at the Hague concerning the
navigation of the Scheldt, and on the Cleves succession : *' Leopoldus
holdeth styll Juliers, which he fortifieth himselfe with men,
munition and monye," etc. ; Hague, 20 Oct. [1609]. f. 177.

52. W. Trumbull, on the action of Archduke Leopold and of the
King of France with reference to the Cleves succession, etc.;
Brussels, 25 Oct. 1609. f. 179.

53. The same, on the movements of the Spanish fleet and general
affairs in the Netherlands ; Brussels, 1 Nov. 1609. f. 182.

54. Sir B. Winwood, on the suppression of the conflict between the
Town and Province of Utrecht : '* So this quarrel is determined
without shedding of blood, but whether we shall have so fayre
warr in Cleveland, where I had been before thys tyme but for the
matter of XJtriche, I cannot promyse " ; Hague, 30 Mar. 1610. f. 186.

55. Sir William Browne, on the same subject; Flushing, 2 Apr. 1610.
f. 189.

56. Sir E. Winwood, in favour of " the second brother to y* D. of
Wirtemberg, who doth pass into England by order of the PP. of
the Union to informe hys ma^7® of the resolutions taken in the late
assemblye at Halle, and to induce hym to be pleased to dedare
hymselfe, yf not the head, yet a member of that partye," etc. ;
Hague, 6 Apr. 1610. f. 191.

57. The same, on the French and Dutch war preparations to support
the Protestant claimants to Cleves; Hague, 21 April, [1610].
f. 193.

58. Sir B. Winwood, on *' the horrible and lamentable parryoide *" of
Henry lY., its probable effects on the war for the Cleves succession,
etc. ; Hague, 19 May, 1610. f. 195.

59. Orders by Levinus Munck [secretary to Lord Salisbury] to Sir
B. Winwood and Sir Hutton Cheeke, relating to the Conference of
Protestant Princes at Diisseldorf on the Cleves suocession ; 19 May,
1610. f. 199.

Ol. IV. HISTORY. 20S

60. The Grand Duke of Tuscany [Goemo II. de' Medioi] ; Florence,
20 May, 1610. Signed, f. 200.

61. Copies of letters from James I. to Louis XIII., the Qneen Regent
[Marie de' Medici], and the French Princes, eto., condoling with
them on the murder of Henry lY., and accrediting Edmondes as
Ambassador ; May, 1610. ff. 202-2ia

62. Sir B. Winwood, in favour of [Comelis] van der Myle, sent by the
States to France to condole on the death of Henry lY. ; Hague,
22 May, 1610. f. 219.

63. Sir T. Edmondes to Salisbury, on his interriews with the Queen
Regent and [Nicholas de Neuville], Seigneur de Yilleroy, Secretary
of State ; 2 June, 1610. f. 225.

64. D. Carleton, on the forthcoming ceremonies at the creation of
Henry, Prince of Wales, on affairs in Parliament, and on his
[Carleton's] probable appointment to succeed Edmondes at Brussels ;
London, 2 Juoe, 1610. f. 233.

65. Sir B. Spencer, asking Edmondes to look after his two sons in
France ; London, 7 June, 1610. f. 237.

66. Sir B. Winwood, on the aid promised by France and the States
to the Brandenburg claim to Oleves; Hague, 12 June, [1610].
f. 243.

67. D. Carleton, on the creation of Henry, Prince of Wales, and
proceedings in Parliament ; London, 17 June, 1610. £ 247.

68. The same, on his dispatch to Brussels, and asking for advice;
London, 18, 19 June, 1610. ff. 249, 253.

69. Frederic lY., Elector Palatine of the Bhine, asking Edmondes
to forward a letter to James I. ; Heidelberg, 19 June, 1610. f. 255.

70. The same to James I. (c/. art. 69), announcing the arrest of
William Baldwin, the Jesuit ; Heidelberg, 19 June, 1610. Lot.
Copy. f. 257.

71. Lord Salisbury, on a message to the King from the Duke of
Guise ; 21 June, 1610. f. 260.

72. [Ludovic Stuart, Duke of] Lenox; 24 June, 1610. f. 262.

78. B[ichard Bancroft, Archbishop of] Canterbury, asking Edmondes
to deliver £30 to Isaac Casaubon for his journey to England : '* His
Ma^ hath alredy bestowed uppon him a Prebend in Canterbury,
and somewhat else wilbe shortly thought uppon for his better
maintenance," eie.; Lambeth, 26 June, 1610. With postscript:
** This must be kept close, lest he be prevented or murthered in
his iomey." f. 264.

74. Lord Salisbury, in favour of a " poore man," who has ** reoeaved
some losse by Frenchemen " ; Whitehall, 26 June, 1610. f. 266.

75. William Beoher, with general news; London, 28 June, 1610.
1270.

204 STOWB MSa, 171

76. Lord SaliBbnry, on the Empero/s arreating English ^ merohanta,
goods and persons" without warning: "There is some strange
miracle toward, seing he that bath dwelt so many yeares in a life
of a Eeoluse begins now to brave his neighbors. What wilbe the
ansnere I knowe not, but in the meanetime his Ma. shipps have
order to stay all the snbieots of the Hans Townes as they pass
through the narrowe seas " ; Whitehall, 2 July, 1610. f. 272.

77. Sir E. Winwood, on his arrival at Busseldorf, and the approach
of the Dutch troops within eight days' march of Juliers ; Dftsseldorf,

3 July, 1610. f. 275.

78. Privy Council, in favour of Sir John Watts, Alderman of London,
and Giles Fleming, merchants, who, having obtained judgment in
Paris in 1601 on a piracy " by some of Eochelle " in 1594, «* yet by
oontiDuall delayes have been hitherto deprived of the fruits thereof" ;

4 July, 1610. Signed by the Earls of Salisbury, Northampton,
Shrewsbury, Suffolk, and Worcester, etc. f. 277.

79. Sir John Watts and Giles Fleming (cf. art. 78) ; — July, 1610.
f. 281.

80. G[atherine] de Balzac [widow of Esm6, 1st Duke of Lenox] ;
Daubigny, 6 July, 1610. f. 282.

81. B[enjamin] B[uwinghaufien] de Walmerode; London, 12 July,
1610. Fr. f. 287.

82. (name torn off), tutor to the sons of Sir Bich. Smythe;

Geneva, 12 July, 1610. f. 289.

83. D. Garleton, on his impending departure for Brussels, affairs in
Parliament, etc., and giving news '*of a secret manage betwixt
my Ld. Beauchamps younger sonne and the La. Arbella [Stuart],
for which the poore gentleman doth pennance in the Tower, and
the ladies hott bloud that could not live without a husband must
be cooled in some remote place in y« countrie " ; London, 13 July,
1610. £290.

84. [Cosmo n. de* Medici], Grand Duke of Tuscany to ''Odoardo
Carvel," English Ambassador [at Florence] ; 14 July, 1610. Itol
f. 293.

85. Clement Edmondes, on affitirs in Parliament, and the secret
marriage of Lady Arabella Stuart with W. Seymour: "Andrew
Melvin [Melville] .... said that he and Mr. Semour were both
fallen upon one rocke, the one beinge committed for Ara sacra and
the other of Ara-bella ; for Melvin, you know, was first committed
for verses he made of the Candles, the Booke, and the Basins upon
the Altar in the Einges chappell " (c/. f. 308); 16 July, 1610.
f. 296.

86. D. Carleton,on proceedings in Parliament, etc. ; London, 17 July,
1610. f. 299.

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87. Sir B. Winwood, on tho moToments of the troops before Jnliers;
Diiflseldorf, 22 Jnly, 1610. f. 303.

88. Francds Cottington ; Madrid, 22 July, 1610. f. 305.

89. D. Carleton, on the change of his destination to Yenioe, on affidrs
in Parliament, etc. : " The great oonple that matoht so secretly at
Greenewich remaine still separate, the Lady at Sir Tho. Parry's
honse at Lambeth, and yong Beanohamp in the tower " ; London,
25 July, 1610. f. 307.

90. Lord Salisbury, on the oondusion of a treaty of alliance with
France; Salisbury House, 26 July, 1610. f. 309.

91. Sir B. Winwood, on the request of the French Oommander,
Mar6chal de la Chfttre, that the allied Dutch and English forces
will refrain from attacking Juliers till he can join them, and their
refusal ; Diisseldorf, 28 July, [1610]. f. 310.

92. James L, in fisiyour of Thomas Thomell, a merchant of York ;
30 July, 1610. Signed. £ 312.

93. [Antoine le F^vre de] la Boderie, on the French treaty with
England; London, 6 Aug. 1610. f. 314.

94. D. Carleton, on his approaching departure for Yenice, on ** the
adventures of our English before Julliers," etc, ; London, 9 Aug.
1610. f. 315.

95. E[dward Wotton, Baron] Wotton, on his special mission to
France, to receive the oath of the Queen Begent to the Treaty ;
[Boughton] Malherbe, etc., 10 Aug., n.d. [1610]. ff. 316, 327.

96. Sir B. Winwood, on the movements of the troops ; " Hanback,
neare the camp before Juliers," 13 Aug. [1610]. t 318.

97. Lord Salisbury, on the siege of Juliers and Lord Wotton's mission ;
13, 25 Aug. 1610. ff. 320, 324.

98. James I., in favour of James, Marquis of Hamilton, claiming the
Duchy of ChAtelherault ; Woodstock, 26 Aug. 1610. Signed, f. 325.

99. A[dam] Newton [tutor to Pr. Heniy]; Bichmond, 2 Sept. [1610].
f. 329.

100. Henry Hilton, self-styled Baron Hilton, with particulars of his
fomily ; [Bouen,] — Sept, 1610. £ 335.

101. Lord Salisbury, on the " treaty with the Princes of the Union
in Germany," the matter of Cleves, etc. ; Hampton Court, — Sept.
1610. f. 337.

102. John Sigismund, Prince Elector of Brandenburg; *<en nostre
ville et residence Eleotorale k Coulogne sur le Surue,*' 20 Oct 1610.
f. 339.

108. B[obert] Eyrkham, secretary to Lord Salisbury, on an "un«
worthie book " libelling the King ; Whitehall, 20 Oct 1610. f. 341.

104. Henri de la Tour [Due de Bouillon], announcing the death of
[Frederic lY.] Elector Palatine ; Sedan, 26 Oct 1610. f. 343.

206 8T0WE MSS., 171, 172.

105. Thomas Lodge, H.D., the poet, thanking Edmondes for his
favonrs, informing him that *^ Oliver the physition is dead, and
Goriate the Fooles Booke [Ooryata Crudities, 1611] is uppon the
press," and promising to send him his own translation of Seneca as
soon as published [se. in 1614] ; 17 Jan. 1610 [1]. £ 352.

106. Lord Wotton, on the character of the French people and the
arrival of a French Ambassador; Whitehall, 17 Jan. 1610 [1]
f. 354.

107. J[ohn] Packer, Clerk of the Privy Seal, with news of the Court,
etc, : " Casanbon hath (besides his Prebend in Canterbury) a pencion
out of th' Exchecquer of 300^ by the yeare. On Christmas day laat
he receaved the Communion in the Kinge's chappell, though he
understode not the language . . . . S' Anthony Ashley is still
kept in chace by S' James Creighton and others for poisoning of
a man 18 yeares agoe" ; Whitehall, 17 Jan. 1610 [1]. f. 356.

108. [William Herbert, Earl of] Pembroke, on the dissolution of
Parliament, eU. : " There is a new printed booke come out, of oxders
to the Court of Wards, which tumes the whole commodity to the
King, so gratefoll a sacrifice hath my Lo. Treazorer made of his
owne private"; Whitehall, 17 Jan. 1610 [1]. f. 358.

109. Sir Henry Wotton, on his journey to Paris ; " From a filthy
Line at the foote of the hill of Lanserre on the Loire," 4 Feb.
1610 [1]. f. 360.

110. Sir E. Winwood, on the discovery of a " dangerous conspiracy
intended to be put in exeoucion by the mutinous fisMStion against
the States " of Utrecht ; Hague, 4 Mar. 1610 [1]. f. 364.

111. Sir D. Carleton, on the designs of the Duke of Savoy against
Geneva, on the preaching of a Capuchin at Venice on the " new-
fownd opinion of the Popes temporal jurisdiction over all states and
princes, that ecclesiastical and secular authorise were inseparable,"
and on the action of '' the Counsaile of Ten, who, after many sad
admonitions, told him plainly that yf he meddled any more in
these matters they would send him to sea in a sack, which is the
justice of this place to offenders of his cote " ; on the drowning of
Laurence Michelbome, *' a poett and a passing good fellow," eie. ;
Venice, 5 Mar. 1610 [1], f. 366.

112. John Sanford, on his intended journey to Spain as chaplain to
Sir J. Digby, etc. ; London, 6 Mar. 1610 [1]. f. 370.

113. Sir B. Winwood, on the Duke of Savoy's designs on Oeneva;
Hague, 7 Mar. 1610 [1]. f. 372.

114. George Calvert, on affairs at Court, the recantation of Theophilus
Higgins, who " preached at Paules Crosse bis penetentiall sermon,"
ete. ; Charing Cross, 7 Mar. 1610 [1]. f. 374.

115. Jean Hotman, on the treaty between the Elector of Brandenburg

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and the Elector Palatine of Neubnrg ; Dlisseldorf, 12 Mar. 1611.
Fr. f. 378.

116. John Dickenson, English Oommissioner at Dflsseldorf, on the
Cleves snocession ; Dusseldorf, 16 Mar. 1610 [1]. f. 385.

117. Sir D. Carleton, on the aflGedrB of the Dnke of Savoy, on " the
Capuchin preacher (ef. art. Ill), who hath so layde abowt him all
this Lent that he hath bin followed like an Apostle, and he hath
now brought up a new fashion of catachising, standing, as his
manner is, at the high alter with a halter abowt his neck, and
asking his audience many passionat questions, to which they
answeare with a lowde and lamentable crie, sometimes * Padre, si,'
and then according to the demaund, * Padre, no,' and there can not
be imagined a more ridiculous fopperie,'' ele.; Venice, 19 Mar.
1610 [1]. f. 389.

118. Sir R Winwood, on affairs in Hungary, the Oleves succession,
etc. ; Hague, 24 Mar. [1611]. f. 392.

172. Edmondes Papers. Vol. VII. (ff. 321). 26March,1611— 30 June,
1612. During this period affairs connected with the succession of
Cleves were quiet. The two Electors were content, after Juliers
had been recaptured, to renew their engagement to continue joint
rulers of the disputed Duchies; while the Emperor was fully
occupied in the conflict with his brother Matthias in Bohemia and
Hungary, and the Queen Eegent of France in establishing her
authority over her enemies at home and elaborating her design of
a union with Spain by intermarriages. This design was accom-
plished in March, 1611 [2], and its progress, together with internal
French politics, forms the chief topic of Edmondes's letters. Sir
John Digby was sent to Madrid in June, 1611, to negotiate a
marriage between Prince Henry and the Infanta, but on his arrival
he found her already engaged to Louis XTTT., and he was instructed
instead to make overtures for a match between Philip III. and
Princess Elizabeth. Meanwhile the hand of this Princess was
desired by the Duke of Savoy for his son the Prince of Piedmont,
and Carleton in his letters from Venice has much to say on this
subject, as well as upon the affairs of the Italian States generally.
The Duo de Bouillon, however, came to England on an embassy
in April, 1612, and, while fulfilling his mission, he succeeded in
giving the finishing stroke to the negotiations for the marriage of
Princess Elizabeth with the Elector Palatine, his own nephew.
The Lord Treasurer, Salisbury, died on 24 May, 1612, and after
his death Edmondes's letters are addressed to the King.

1. John Dickenson; Dusseldorf, 26 Mar. 1611. f. 1.

208 8T0WE MSB., 178.

2. Lord SaliBbmy, on the negotiation of the Ambassador from Savoy,
to arrange marriages with Henry, Prince of Wales, and Prinoefis
Elizabeth; WhitehaU, 80 Mar. 1611. f. 3.

8. Carlo Paull; Heidelberg, 5 Apr. 1611. f. 7.

4. Lord Salisbury, on behalf of his son, asking to be famished with
a French '* escuyer," whom *' he may nse for the exercise of his
lyding"; Whitehall, 6 Apr. 1611. f. 8.

5. Sir B. Winwood, on the conflict between the Emperor and the
Archduke Matthias; Hague, 6 Apr. [1611]. f. 10.

6. The same, on the cost of maintaining the combined Dutch and
French army in the war for the Clevee succession ; Hague, 12 Apr.
[1611]. f. 12.

7. Louis Yerreycken, Audiencier to the Archdukes at Brussek;
Brussels, 20 Apr. 1611. Fr. f. 14.

8. B[enjamin] B[uwinghausen] de Walmerode; Stuttgart, 20 Apr.
1611. f. 16.

9. Sir D. GarletoD, on an interview between the French Ambassador
and the Pope concerning the military preparations of the Duke of
Savoy, etc. ; Venice, 30 Apr. 1611. f. 20.

10. The same, on the Duke of Savoy's designs for intermarriages
with England; Venice, 30 Apr. 1611. f. 24.

11. Sir B. Winwood, on the impending war between Denmark and
Sweden, etc, : " The States doe speake as thoughe they would send
an ambassage to the E. of Denmarck for th' appoyntment of the
differentz between him and Suede, for by thys warr the trade of
all the marchantz which traffick into the Balteque sea will greatly
be empaired *'; Hague, 2 May, 1611. f. 26.

12. Geoi^e Calvert, on the advancement of Bobert Carr, the creation
of the title of Baronet, and other current news ; Charing Cross,
6 May, 1611. f. 28.

13. Lord Salisbury, on ** the business of the Count Palatine," etc. ;
WhitehaU, 7 May, 1611. £30.

14. Sir B. Winwood, on the return of Count Maurice from Zealand,
and news &om Bohemia : '* The Emperor is in a most miserable
state, and yet noe man hath pyttie or compassion of him," etc ;
Hague, 7 May, [1611]. f. 32.

15. [Sir] Tho[mas] Smythe, Treasurer of the Virginia Company;
London, 7 May, 1611. f. 36.

16. [Sir] John Digby, on his arrival in Spain, as Ambassador;
St. Sebastians, 8 May, 1611. f. 37.

17. John Dickenson ; Dtisseldorf, 11 May, 1611. f. 45.

18. Carlo Paull, on the affairs of Bohemia, etc.; Heidelberg, 18 May,
1611. Fr. f.46.

19. Sir D. Carleton, on the death of the ^ Oonnestable Oolonna, a

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young prinoe of sixteen years age," and on aflBdrs of Borne, YenicOy
and Spain ; Yenioe, 14 May, 1611. f. 47.

20. Sir R. Win wood, on the piiniBliment of the XJtreoht oonspirators
(c/. vol. Ti. art. 110), etc. ; Hague, 16 May, [1611]. f. 160.

21. Antonio Foscarini, Venetian Ambassador to England, on his
reception ; 17 May, 1611. f. 52.

22. Sir D. Carleton, on Italian affairs generally : '* Wee have had here
of late many publiqne solemnities, one of the Dnkes marrying the
Sea, which is with a ceremony of throwing a ring into it, bnt as he
was going accompanied with the Senat he was surprised with a
storme, so as he conld not goe as farr as the Sea, bnt was faine to
cast the ring into the Lagona and so marryed the mayde for the
Mistres"; Venice, 28 May, 1611. f. 60.

23. Lord Salisbury, on the attempted flight into France of Lady
Arabella Stuart and WilL Seymour, instructing Edmondes to
request the Queen Regent to detain them if they should land
there: "They had so good correspondency and plotted their
escape with such cunning and secrecy as, though they were under
several custodies, Mr. Seimour being in the Tower (but had the
liberty of the Prison), and the Lady Arabella committed to S'
James Croft (who was to conduct her to Duresme), yet they found
meanes to escape much about one time, the Lady putting her self
into man's apparell, and the other disguising himself with a false
haire and beard and meane apparell''; Whitehall, 6 June, 1611.
f. 65.

24. P Gazeau (?), complaining of a suit for debts to the late

Queen of Soots [Mary]; 2 June, 1611. f. 67.

25. Lord Salisbury, on the King's dissatisfaction with the answer as
to Isaac Casaubon; Whitehall, 7 June, 1611. f. 69.

26. Jean Hotman, on the war for the Oleves succession, affairs in
Bohemia, etc. ; Diisseldorf, 9 June, 1611. f. 74.

27. Sir D. Carleton, on differences between Venice and the Pope, etc, ;
" From my house neere Venice," 11 June, 1611. f. 76.

28. Sir R. Winwood, on his interview with Bamevelt " about thys
debt which long hath been in question between his Ma^, Franco
and the States," etc. ; Hague, 12 June, [1611]. f. 79.

29. Lord Salisbury, on the capture of Lady Arabella Stuart on a
French vessel, etc.; Whitehall, 13 June, 1611. f. 81.

30. [Vincenzo L] Duke of Mantua; Mantua, 17 June, 1611. Ital.
f. 86.

31. J. Dickenson, on . the congress at Cleves, and the movements of
the Elector Palatine of Neuburg ; Diisseldorf, 18 June, 1611. f. 88.

82. Sir R. Winwood, on the state of Germany : " Th' emperor doth
resolve to quitt Ftage and to retyre to Ratisbona, whether the

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210 STOWE MSB., 172.

States of Boheme yet are in dispute yf lie shall oarry with him his
tresore, which is helde to be almost inestimable " ; Hague, 19 June,
• [1611]. f. 90.

33. Sir J. Digby, on his reception at Court, the proceedings of Sir
Bobert and Sir Anthony Sherley, etc. ; Madrid, 22 June, 1611.
£92.

34. Wolfgang William, Elector Palatine of Neuburg ; deve, 22 June,
1611. jFV. f. 94.

35. Sir D. Carleton, on the affairs of the Italian states, etc: *' I am
sorrie Mods' Cassabon (mc), or rather his wife, doth not know
when she is well. The conditions he hath in England are such
that some principal scholers of Germanic, which are as well and
better at home then he in France, would thinck themselfiB happy to
have, and so I have understoode from them since my coming hether.
Tf ever he tume his religion, we shall see him a wretched con-
temptible fellow, or else I am a false profet " ; Venice, 25 June,
1611. f. 96.

«6. Sir The. Smythe; London, 27 June, 1611. f. 102.

37. Lord Salisbury, on the answer of the Queen Regent concerning
the Lady Arabella and the debt of France to England : '« His Ma^
hath signified to the Ambassador, and requires to impart so much
to Mons' de Yilleroy, that he doth now expect to heare what
course themselves, which are the Principals, will take to give him
satisfaction " ; Whitehall, 28 June, 1611. f. 104.

88. Sir J. Digby, on the proposed match between Louis XIII. and the
Lifanta; Madrid, 28 June, 1611. f. 106.

89. [William Herbert, Earl of] Pembroke, on the relations between
the Queens of England and France; Greenwich, 1 July, 1611.
f. 108.

40. Sir B. Winwood, on the arrival of Sir Bobert Sherley, the matter
of Cleves, etc. ; Hague, 3 July, 1611. f. 110.

41. [Theodore] de Mayeme, physician to James I., " asking Edmondes
to explaine to the Queen Begent why he left France before obtaining
leave" ; London, 4, 5 July, 1611. Fr. ff. 112, 115.

42. [Philippe de Momay, Seigneur] Du Plessis, concerning his book
on the papacy [Le Myat^e d'iniquitS, Saumur, 1611], and the Prince
of Wales; Saumur, 8 July, 9 Aug. 1611. ff. 118, 156.

43. Sir D. Carleton, on social events at Venice and Florence, the
intrigues of Card. Joyeuse at Bome, and the affairs of Mantua and
Savoy; Venice, 9 July, 1611. f. 121.

44. J. Dickenson, on affairs in Upper Germany, a conflict of the two
religious parties at Aix-la-ChapeUe, the Cleves succession, etc;
rmsseldorf, 20 July, 1611. f. 128.

45. Sir B. Winwood, on the death of [Christian IL] Duke of Saxony,

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(** in whose place his brother Johan George doth sncoeede, a wyse
and sobre Prince, who hathe to wyfe the syster of th' elector of
Brandenbourg, which alliance will be able to determine the diffe-
rent for th' admission of Saxonie into possession of the conntryes
in qnestion without stroake of sworde"), on the war between
Denmark and Sweden, and the taking of Christianople by the
latter, etc. ; Hague, 21 July, [1511]. f. 130.

46. Sir D. Carleton, on the Duke of Savoy's efforts for a marriage
between his son and the Princess Elizabeth, affairs in Mantua, a
conspiracy against the Duke of Parma, etc. ; Venice, 23 July, 1611.
f. 132.

47. Lord Salisbury, on certain confessions of [Henry Percy] Earl of
Northumberland in connection with the Gunpowder Plot, etc,;
WhitehaU, 25 July, 1611. f. 136.

48. Pierre Du Moulin to de Tilloy ; n.d. Fr. Copy. f. 142.

49. Sir R. Winwood, on the Elector Palatine of Neuburg's visit to
the Hague, and his audience in the States-General ; Hague, 5 Aug.
[1611]. f. 144.

50. Sir D. Carleton, on ecclesiastical and social matters in Italy;
Venice, 6 Aug. 1611. f. 148.

51. Sir R. Winwood, on the war between Denmark and Sweden, etc.;
Hague, 7 Aug. [1611]. f. 152.

52. John Sanford, chaplain to Sir J. Digby, on the negotiations for a
marriage, etc. : '* At my fyrst Sermon in Madrid I gave warning to
the houshold of a Communion, tydings whereof being carried by
some espiall to the Cardinall of Toledo, Generall of the Inquisition,
he intreated my Lord by messadge to forbeare it, as being a thinge
that would breede greate scandall among them, that the Sacrament
shonld be celebrated after Calvins fashion," etc. ; Madrid, 7 Aug.
[1611]. f. 164.

53. Sir J. Digby, on the French and Spanish marriages, the illness
of " our Dominns fac totum [the Duke of Lerma]," etc. : " Sir
Anthonie [Sherley] hathe an increase of pension, but hathe not one
pennie neyther of the olde nor new payd him. Thei have now
newly sent him the habite of St. lago. But I thinke thei should
have done better to have sent him a suite of doathes instead of
their habitt, for he hathe scarce any to putt on his back " ; Madrid,
17 Aug. 1611. £ 157.

54. Sir D. Carleton, on an affront to the French Ambassador Card.
Joyeuse at Borne, the creation of eleven new cardinals, etc. ; Venice,
20 Aug. 1611. f. 159.

55. Lord Salisbury, on the payment of the French debt of £60,000,
the books of Du Plessis tuud Dn Monlin, etc. ; Salisbury House^
20 Aug. 1611. f. 163.

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212 STOWE HSS., 172.

56. H[enriette] de Balzao [MarqaiBedeVemeuil]; Vemeuil, 23 Aug.

1611. f. 171.

57. J. Dickenson, on the deves saocefision, and affistira in G^nnany ;
DliBseldorf, 24 Aug. 1611. f. 172.

58. [Sir] Thomas Somerset, assuring Edmondes of Pr. Henry's good
wiU ; Whitehall, 8 Nov. [1611]. f. 176.

59. [Sir] John Watts (cf. voLvi. artt. 78, 79); 6 Deo. 1611. f. 178.

60. Bo[bert Bich, Baron] Bich, thanking Edmondes for &yonrs to his
son, "a younge novice in the world"; London, 24 Feb. 1611 [2].
£186.

61. Sir B. Win wood, on the action of James L in relation to [Oonrad]
Vorstins; Hague, 26 Feb. [1612]. f. 191.

62. G[Tiillaume] Bellenden to [Ludovio Stuart] Duke of Lenox ; Paris,
29 Feb. 1612. Fr. f. 195.

68. B[enjamin] B[uwinghausen] de Walmerode ; Stuttgart, ^ Mar.

1612. jFV. f. 199.

64. [Charles de Lorraine, Duo de] Quise, to ; 10 Mar. [1612]. f. 201.

65. Sir T. Somerset, expressing Prince Henry's satisfaction at his
[Edmondes's] conduct, eic. ; London, 12 Mar. [1612]. f. 202.

66. Sir J. Digby, on the Spanish and French marriages; Madrid,
16 Mar. 1611 [12]. f. 206.

67. Sir D. Carleton ; Venice, 17 Mar. 1611 [2]. f. 208.

68. Sir B. Winwood, on the resolution of the States to expel Yorstiua
from Leyden for his heretical writings, etc»; Hague, 17 Mar.
[1612]. f. 210.

69. J. Dickenson; Diisseldorf, 21 Mar. 1611 [2]. fl 217.

70. Paul Pindar, Ambassador at Constantinople, on Turkish affidrs :
'* The Peace is concluded twixte the Persian and this Gran Sign^
which cawseth this people to wax hawtie, seeminge desirouse of
warrs with some partes of Christnedome and especiallie the
Venetians," etc. ; Pera, 25 March, 1612. f. 219.

71. Sir J. Digby, on the intended despatch of Don Pedro de ZuSiga
to England to announce the French and Spanish marriages : '* I
farther heare that, in case hee shall finde no other propositions to
farr proceeded in for the La. Elizabeth and that there may bee hopes
of her conformity and other such circumstances as thei expeote,
hee shall then upon his advertisement . . . have directions for
the demaunding of the Lady Elizabeth for the King of Spayne " ;
Madrid, 28 Mar. 1612. Partly in cypher, f. 222.

72. Sir H. Wotton, on his special embassy to Savoy, concerning the
proposed match between the Duke's son and Princess Elizabeth ;
[Amiens], 28 Mar. 1612. f. 224.

73. J. Sanford, on the mission of Zuniga, ete.; Madrid, 30 Mar.
1612. f. 226.

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74. Sir D. Oarleton, on differenoes between Venice and Ferrara, the
**bando" against the Jesuits, the league with the Grisons, etc.;
Venice, 31 Mar. 1612. f. 228.

75. James I., on the Scotch Guard in France, tbe removal of some of
their number, and the filling up of their places by Frenchmen ;
Westminster, 10 April, a^ 10 [1612]. Signed, f. 232.

76. Sir J. Digby, on "y« business for the La. Elizabeth," etc.;
Madrid, 10 Apr. 1611 {/or 1612]. f. 234.

77. J. Dickenson, on the movements of the several claimants to the
Cleves succession; Diisseldorf, 12 Apr. 1612. f. 236.

78. Sir J. Bigby, on the Marquis de Spinola's departure for Flanders,
the ill-feelings of the Duke of Lerma towards the House of Savoy,
etc. ; Madrid, 18 April, 1612. f. 240.

79. Dr. de Mayeme, on the illness of the Lord Treasurer, etc.;
London, 20 Apr. 1612. f. 242.

80. Sir D. Carleton, on the afiGGbirs of Venice, Borne, Mantua, Parma,
etc. ; Venice, 28 Apr. 1612. f. 246.

81. News-letter from Constantinople, on the war between Turkey
and Persia, the arrival of an ambassador from the States General,
etc. ; 26 Apr. 1612. f. 250.

82. Earl of Pembroke, on a correspondence with the Duo de Bouillon,
etc. ; Whitehall, 27 Apr. [1612]. f. 263.

83. Bi[chard Sackville, Earl of] Dorset, on the reception of [Philip
Lewis] Count Hanau and the Due de Bouillon in England, etc. ;
Dorset House, 2 May, 1612. f. 267.

84. Isaac Casaubon, on the King's anxiety to know if Edmondes
has received ''un livre qui a este imprime ici, c'est I'epistre ad
CD.," which he had sent him, and " si il pourroit estre divulg^
pardela, car il desire que chacun sache le jugement qu'il fait de ce
grand bouclierde la foicatholicque" ; London, 3 May, 1612. f. 269.

86. Sir D. Carleton, on the conflict between Venice and the Pope
touching the Port of Goro, on a lady pleader at Venice, '* the first
advocatrice I have heard of," etc. ; Venice, 12 May, 1612. f. 266.

86. Sir J. Digby, on the expected arrival of the French Ambassador
and the despatch of the Duke of Pastrana, ''whom wee sen^e
you in exchange," and who '' is resolved to lay his Dukedom to
pawne rather than not to exceed your Duke in galantrie," on
the mischief done by English pirates, etc. ; Madrid, 12 May, 1612.
f. 271.

87. Sir E. Winwood ; Hague, 16 May, [1612]. Imperfect, f. 276.

88. Adam Newton, tutor to Prince Henry; St. James's, 17 May,
1612. f. 276.

89. Henri de la Tour [Duo de Bouillon], French Ambassador in
London, on his reception, etc. ; London, 18 May, 1612. f. 278.

214 STOWE MSB., 178.

90. James I., on the Duo de Bonillon's negotiatioDB ; WestmiBster,

20 May, ao 10 [1612]. Signed, f. 280.

91. Sir Thomas Lake [Clerk of the Signet], on the same subjeot : " I
speake plainly to you, I thinke him a crafty man and he hath
more his own endes then the matter of religion," etc, ; Charing
Cross, 20 May, 1612, f. 282.

92. Eobert Kirkham, on the same subject, and on the negotiations
for the marriage of Princess Elizabeth with the Elector Palatine ;

21 May, 1612. f. 284.

93. Sir J. Digby, on the French and Spanish marriages : '* I finde
these people extreamely lifted up with their newe Alliance, and
thei presume so muche upon the timourousnes of y^ Queene of
France, who thei thinke will not dare in any thing to crosse or
contradicte them, that thei stick not publioquely to say that now
is the conjuncture in which thei are to effect greate things and to
advance their monarchic " ; Madrid, 23 May, 1612. f. 289.

94. Lord Salisbury, reporting an interview of the French Ambassador
with the King on the state of the Protestant Party in France,
and on the intended recall of Casaubon from England ; ». d.
Imperfect, f. 293.

95. Sir D. Carleton, on the matter of the Port of €k>ro and general
Italian news; Venice, 26 May, 1612. f. 295.

96. Pierre Du Moulin; Privas, 19 June, 1612. f. 302.

97. Sir J. Digby, on the affairs of the Spanish Court, etc : " Thei are
very muche displeased heere with our newe discoverye of the
Northe-weste passage ; but more particularly with our plantation
in Virginia, which thei stick not now to say that, yf his Ma^
will not cause jt to bee recalled, this King will be forced by a
strong hande to assay the removall of yt " ; Madrid, 20 June, 1612.
f. 807.

98. Lord Dorset, on the filling up of the Lord Treasurer's place :
** When greate men dy, such is ether there deserte or the malice
of people or both together as commonly they are ill spoken of, and
see is one that died but lately, more I thinke then ever any on
was and in more severall kindes, and his death hath wiped away
the memory of others misdeedes, and, as it were, extinguished
there faults, his beeing, if not greater, yet fresher in every mans
mouth and memorie " ; Dorset House, 22 June, 1612. f. 319.

99. Sir D. Carleton ; Venice, 23 June, 1612. £ 321.

178. Edmondbs Papers. Vol. Vin. (flf.311). 1 July, 1612—24 March,
1612 [3]. Edmondes's drafts are very numerous in this volume,
and are addressed to the King and to Bobert Carr, Viscount
Rochester. They give a very particular account of the dissensions

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in the French Court James I. took great interest in the state of
Frenph parties in so far as they affected the Protestant religion, and
his letters are devoted to this subject and to the negotiations for a
marriage between Prince Henry and Christine, second daughter of
Henry lY. Prince Henry died 6 Nov. 1612, but the negotiations
can scarcely be said to have been broken off, for three days later a
letter from Bochester expresses the King's pleasure that they
should be continued, only with the substitution of the name of Pr.
Charles for that of Pr. Henry, The King had not filled up the
Lord Treasurer's places, thinking that, with the aid of Rochester,
he could carry on the duties, at any rate of Secretary of State,
himself, and this accounts for the number of letters (sixteen)
bearing the royal signature. The more important of these are in
the handwriting of Bochester.

1. James L, instructing Edmondes how to act with regard to the
disputes among the Protestant leaders in France, and on the
proposals for the marriage of Prince Henry and [Christine]
" second daughter of France" ; Oatlands, 3 July, 1612. Signed, f. 1.

2. The same, on the divisions in the reformed churches of France,
and more particularly between Du Moulin and Tilenus; West-
minster, 10 July, a®. 10 [1612], Signed, f. 6.

3. Sir D. Carleton, on the election of the new Doge [Marc Antonio
Memmo] : " The solemnity of his swearing in St. Mark's Church,
capping of him on the topp of the Pallace Stares, and carrying him
on mens shoulders about the Piazza, where he flung money amongest
the people, was better worth the sight then the relating, it being
a true representation of the old popular goverments," etc. ; Venice,
21 July, 1612. f. 13.

4. [Sir] Thomas Lake, in explanation of the King's letter (art. 5),
and on Bochester's influence : '* The sayd lo. groweth potent in
a&ires, and therefore you shall doe wisely to respect him there-
after," etc. ; Ampthill, 23 July, 1612. f. 20.

5. James I., giving an account of his conference with the French
Ambassador, respecting the Scotch Guard (c/, vol. vii., art. 76) ;
"Hams,"23 July, [1612]. f. 22.

6. Bowland Whyte, on the proposed economies at the Court and the
filling up of the Lord Treasurer's place : " My Lo. of Bochester
keepes all the signet seales and makes daily dispatchez into all
partez . . . Yt is thought bis Honor will be one of the Principal!
Secretariez and some other that he shall like of," etc. ; " The Court
at Ashby, the L. Comptons," [Castle Ashby, co. Northt.], 30 July,
1612. f. 24.

7. Henri de Bohan [Duo de Bohan] ; St. Jean [d'Angely], 30 July,
1612. f. 26.

216 STOWE MSS., 178.

8. Henry, Piinoe of Wales, to the Duo de Bouillon; Bidbmond,
31 July, 1612. Copy. f. 28.

9. James I., on the question of the Sootoh Qnard in Franoe, and the
repayment of the French deht; Kirby, 81 July, a® 10 [1612].
Signed, f. 30.

10. Henry, P[rince of Wales], sending Edmondes a copy of his reply
to the Kin^s request for his opinion on the match with the Princess
Christine : ** I will only add one thing, which is that, if the King
and I make this match upon worse conditions then Spaine hath
done with the other, it will be very dishonorable " ; Bichmond,
31 July, 1612. HohgrapK f. 34.

11. Q[eorge Abbot, Archbishop of] Canterbury, recommending Mr.
Turville, who is " by order from his ma*y« come over [to France],
to printe certaine bookes which were formerly composed by his
Highnesse and are now done into French by this gentleman";
Croydon, 31 July, 1612. f. 36.

12. Oeorge Calvert, on affairs at Court, etc. : ** Our Secretaries no
man can tell who shalbe, but the fairest is NeviU, and some say
Wynwood also ... Of Tresorer point encore, par ce qu'il n'y a
point de tr^sor," ete. ; Charing Cross, 1 Aug. 1612. f. 38.

18. Sir D. Carleton, on the joy at Bome at the death of the Doge, on
the arrival in Venice of Friar Ney, who «* gave out that this
journey of his to Bome and Spaine was an employment from the
Archduke Albert to change the truce of the Low Countreys into a
peace," etc. ; Venice, 3 Aug. 1612. f. 46.

14. James L, instructing Edmondes to contradict the report that
Prince Henry had been promised in marriage to the sister of the
Grand Duke of Tuscany, and to assure M. de Villeroy that ^ as
yett wee had never gone farther in the bestowing of any of our
childring then by way of forecasting upon all likelihoods and
barkening what coars might prove fittest for our honor and the
establishment of our posteretie"; Apthorpe, 9 Aug. 1612. Signed.
f.48.

16. Thomas Murray [of the Prince of Wales' Household] thanking
Edmondes for his services in the matter of the Scotch Guard;
Bichmond, 6 Aug. 1612. f. 51.

16. [Sir] Thomas Smythe; London, 13 Aug. 1612. f. 60. .

17. James I., on controversial writings of [Pierre] Du Moulin and
[Daniel] Tilenus : " You shall say plainly to the Duke [de Bouillon]
and pray him so to deliver to Tilenus that wee find it a very im-
pertinent discourse. . . . Wee thinke it fitt that both the Duke of
Bouillon toward Tilenus, and you in our name to Du Moulin, do
require theire conformitie to our judgement delivered, that is, that
the question be for ever buried in silence, and neither by writing or

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preaohmg reviTed"; Newstead, 16 Aug. a^' 10 [1612]. Signed.
f. 64.

18. Sir D. Carleton ; Venioe, 18 Aug. 1612. f. 71.

19. Sir J. Digby, on the reception of the French Ambassador [Due de
Mayenne] at Madrid, the probable visit of Philip m. to Portugal,
etc.; Madrid, 21 Aug. 1612. f. 73.

20. Ro[bert Carr, Viscount] Boohester, on the King's anxiety to
conclude the match between P. Henry and Princess Christine;
Woodstock, 27 Aug., 1612. f. 77.

21. James I., on the differences between the Queen Begent of France
and the Princes of the blood : *' Wee observed that wee ressaved
your letter upon a St. Bartholme day in the mominge, which maid
mentione of a St. Bartholmoy businesse, and surely wee have too
great cause to feare that that bloodie Sainct will once againe
besturre himself in France, if it be not tymously prevented";
Woodstock, 27 Aug. 1612. Signed, f. 79.

22. The same, on the opposition of the French Ambassador to the
attempts of the States of Holland to establish a trade at Con-
stantinople, the despatch of an English Ambassador to the
Emperor, the Cleves succession, etc.; Woodstock, 27 Aug. a^ 10
[1612]. Signed, f. 83.

23. Sir D. Carleton, on differences between the Dukes of Mantua
and Parma, and between the State of Venice and the Archduke
Ferdinand of Gratz, etc. ; Venioe, 1, 16 Sept. 1612. ff. 93, 125.

24. James I., in favour of Bees Coytmore in a case of piracy ;
Theobalds, 17 Sept. a« 10 [1612]. Signed, f. 109.

25. Lord Boohester, on the King's disappointment in hearing nothing
of the marriage negotiations in Edmondes's last letter ; 8 Sept. 1612.
f. 111.

26. Prince Heniy, on the French and Spanish marriages, etc. ; Bich-
mond, 10 Sept. 1612. Holograph, f. 113.

27. James I., in answer to Edmondes's letter on the proposed establish-
ment of an English Nunnery at Paris, and the appointment of six
English priests to answer English books against the Bomish
religion; Westminster, 22 Sept. [1612]. Signed, f. 127.

28. Lord Boohester, warning Edmondes to be cautious with the Due
de Bouillon, for " thogh the King our masters curtesie toward
him and his religione inclyne him towarde us, yet the love to his
countrey and the cair to advance his owne fortune, which is a
stronge affectione in him, will prevaylle with him to sacrifice the
leaser to the greater," etc. ; Hamt>ton Court, 24 Sept. 1612. f. 121).

29. [Due de Bouillon] to Lord Bochester ; Paris, 2 Oct. 1612. Fr.
Copy, t 140.

30. James I., that he desires not to be thought over anxious for th^

218 STOWE MSS., 178.

matoh with Piinoess OhriBtine while there is the slightest ohanoe
of the matoh between her elder sister Elizabeth with the Prinoe of
Spain being broken off, etc. ; Royston, 4 Oot. 1612. Signed, f. 142.

31. The same, ooncerniDg a book by Dayid Hume, *' whereby he
endeaybnreth to satisfie the doubtfoll oonstmccion which our
adversaries make upon certaine wordes of ours in onr Apologia
conoeming the Foritanes/' etc, (cf. art. 39); Boyston, 6 Oot. 1612.
Signed, f. 145.

32. Jaim de Eettler, ** Baro de Monjoye," agent of the Elector of
Brandenburg; London, 22 Oct 1612. Fr. f. 172.

33. James I., farther on the marriage negotiations : '^ Ton shall doo
weall to draw from them as much as you can what wee may expect
in all the conditiones, especially anent the portione, for since 500
thousand crounes is farr inferiore to that which is offered to us by
far meaner princes, wee would be glade that you ooulde sucke from
YiUeroy, as farr as you can, what specialty may be expected upon
thos generall wordes of his that the Queene would not spair hir
purse in this arrande," etc. ; Westminster, 23 Oct. [1612]. Signed.
f. 174.

34. Sir D. Carleton, on Italian matters, and enclosing news-letters
from Constantinople, dated 30 Aug. and 14 Oot. ; Padova, 24 Oct.
1612. f. 178.

35. — De Plessen, on the reception of the Elector Palatine, etc. ;
Tiondon, 27 Oct. 1612. Fr. f. 182.

36. Adam Newton, on the illness of Prince Henry, etc. ; St. James's,
29 Oct. 1612. f. 184.

37. Lord Rochester, asking if reports of French preparations for
** warre against those of the Religione " are true ; [ — Nov. 1612].
f. 186.

38. J. Sanford, on the doings of the Jesuits, etc. : *' We heare that
Suarez, the great learned Jesuit at Coimbra in Portugall, is
answeannge our Kinge's booke, and that his booke is allreadie in
the presse " [sc. Francisco Suarez, Defensio Fidei Catholicae^ ate.,
Coimbra, 1613] ; Madrid, 6 Nov. 1612. f. 188.

39. D[ayid] Home [or Hume], Protestant minister in France, on his
book dedicated to James I. [Xe Contr'assiugin, 1612], and on the
hardships of French Protestants ; Duras, 6 Nov. 1612. Fr. f. 190.

40. — De Mirande, on behalf of Michel Thibault, prisoner in Ireland
for being found possessed of Spanish money of light weight ; La
Rochelle, 6 Nov. 1612. f. 192.

41. Lord Bochester, on the death of Prince Henry : " The businesse
of this is to will you to beginne the same motione for a match for
Madam Chrestine with the now Prinoe Charles, betwixt whom
thair is a fitnes of age, which disproportione betwixt the late

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prince and Idr was the only cause that maid his majesty the more
negligent in proceeding with the other. His M^^ pleasnr is that yon
sett this a foot presently as of yonr self and dealle with the same
personnes yon dealt with beforr "; Whitehall, 9 Nov. [1612]. f. 206.

42. Sir J. Digby, on the arrival of the West Indian Fleet, etc.;
Madrid, 12 Nov. 1612. f. 211.

43. Sir D. Carleton, on the great floods in Italy and the ill omens
deduced firom them, on '* the great rumors of arming generally in
all parts of Germany," etc. ; Padova, 12 Nov. 1612. f. 213.

41. Sir J. Digby, on the ''rumours of hostiUtie and of breaohe
betwixt England and Spaine," and of news from Lisbon and
Seville ** that y« Spaniards have certainly overthrowen our people
in Virginia with a fleete and an armye, which thei sent from the
Havana," etc. ; Madrid, [— Nov. 1612]. f. 222.

45. Ei[chard Sackville, Earl of] Dorset, on Prince Henry's death,
etc. : ** Of late there is on Bayly, one of the Princes chaplaines,
called before the Counsell for a sermon preached by him lately
where in he should say, as is reported, that there were some of
the Counsell that wowld heare a masse in the momeing, be
presente att noone with the Einge att an English sermon, sitt in
counsell all the aftemoone, and att night tell unto their wifes all
that had paste, who being Papists wowld relate all againe unto
there Confessors and thei send itt unto Fraunce, Spaine and Italy,"
etc. ; Dorset House, 23 Nov. [1612]. f. 224.

46. Sir D. Carleton, on differences between Venice and the Archduke
Ferdinand of Gratz, the movements of the Earl of Arundel and
Sir Tho. Glover, etc. ; Venice, 24 Nov. 1612. f. 226.

47. C[atherine] de Balzac [Duchess Dowager of Lenox], on Prince
Henry's death; n.d. Fr. f. 241.

48. Sir J. Digby, on the unlimited power of the Duke of Lerma, and
enclosing a copy of the King of Spain's letter to all his councils
that they shoiQd obey the Duke in all things : ** When this letter
of the Kings was delivered to one of the Councells heere, there
was a Councellour that replyed that for his owne parte hee meant
to obay the Duke in all things, since his predecessour did the like
when the Emperour Charles the 5^ resigned his kingdomes to his
Sonne Phillipp, when hee entered into the Monasterie of Juste, and
hee conceived what this king did now doe to the Duke of Lerma
was not of a muche inferiour nature then a totall resignation," etc. ;
Madrid, 7 Dec. 1612. f. 242.

49. Sir D. Carleton, on the great fear of the Turks, etc.; Venice,
8 Dec. 1612. f. 246.

50. Sir J. Digby, on the match between the late Prince Henry and a
daughter of the Duke of Savoy, etc. ; [Madrid, Dec. 1612]. f. 248.

220 STOWE MS8., 178, 174.

51. Charlotte de Nassan [widow of Claude, Site de la Tr^moille, Dae
de Thonars] on the death of Pr. Henry and the marriage of Ft.
Elizabeth with the Elector Palatine; London, 10 Deo. [1612]. Fr.
f. 250.

52. James I., in answer to Edmondes's letter on prooeeding with the
match between Pr. Christine and Pr. Charles: "Whairas vow
excuse yonr self of not fulfilling the directions of our last dispach
in renewing againe the motione of the match betwixt our deerest
Sonne Charles and Madam Chrestine, wee do very weall allow of
your cariage thairin, as fully agreeing with our meaning in our
former direction, thogh peradyenture sum words tharin might
cause it to be mistaken, for it had been a Teiy blunt thing in us
that yow our Minister should so soone efter such a irreparable
losse reoeaved by us have begunne to talk of mariage, the most
contrary thing that could be to death and funeralls " ; Boyston,
14 Dec. [1612]. Signed, f. 252.

53. Catherine de Parthenay [widow of B6n6, Yicomte de Bohan],
on the death of Pr. Henry; Fresnay, 10, 26 Dec. 1612. Fr.
ff. 254, 266.

54. [Sir] Oliver St. John, Master of the Ordnance in Ireland, on the
privileges and prerogatives of his office, and asking Edmondes as
to the rank, precedence, etc,^ of the Great Master of the Artillery
in France; Athlone, 15 Dec. 1612. f. 260.

55. James I., on the French debt; Westminster, 21 Deo. a® 10 [1612].
Signed, f. 262.

56. Duo de Bouillon to James I., in £a.vour of Sir T. Edmondes ;
Paris, 24 Dec. 1612. Copy. f. 264.

57. H[enry Danvers, Baron] Danvers, relating to Edmondes's wish
for change of office; 9 Feb. 1612 [3]. f. 273.

58. James L, offering to excuse the sending of a special French
Ambassador to condole with him on Pr. Henry's death and to
congratulate him on Pr. Elizabeth's marriage, '* so as to avoid un-
necessary trouble to others or expence to ourself "; Westminster,
18 Feb. ao 10 [1612]. Signed, f. 275.

59. Sir J. Digby, on the Spanish naval preparations, the establish-
ment of a Jesuit Seminary for the English in Madrid, the doings
of Sir A. Sherley, etc. ; Madrid, 18 Feb. 1612 [13]. f. 277.

60. James I., recommending M. de Plessen and M. Beuinoosen
[Buwinghausen], whom ^' the Elector Palatine (now our sonne in
law) doth send to the King and Queene there" [«& at Paris];
Westminster, 22 Feb. ao 10 [1612]. Signed, f. 281.

61. I. Casaubon, in answer to Edmondes: "C'a este ma grande
&tuit6 de penser qu'il i eust encore quelque reste de candour en
f^KCun de ceste eociete .... On m'avoit dit qu'on avoit flEdt

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impriiner oeste lettre et m^aasenie bien que, si die ne VeA en
Franoe, elle le sera en Angleterre, mais de oela je ne me sonoie
point, la reponse est praste," ete. ; London, 22 Feb. 1612. f. 287.

62. Sir D. Garleton, on preparations against the Turk, etc. ; Venioe,
2 March, 1612. f. 291.

63. Q. Calvert, forwarding Sir 0. St. John's letter (v, art 54), etc, :
" The Lo. Harrington in reoompense of his service to the La.
Elizabeth hath obtayned of the Kinge his snite for stamping of
farthing tokens of copper, to passe thronghe ont the kingdome not
for cnrrent money but to saoh as will voluntarily take them by
way of exchange, which you shall see will in tyme bring in small
copper moneys," etc. ; Charing Cross, 12 Mar. 1612 [3]. f. 293.

64. Sir D. Carleton, on afifairs in Bome, Mantua, Savoy, etc. ; Venioe^
16 Mar. 1612 [3]. f. 301.

174. Edmondes Papers. VoL IX. (ff. 368). 26 March, 16ia*~8 July,
1614. The negotiations for the marriage of Prince Charles with the
Princess Christine are continued throughout this volume, and the
letters and discussions of the proposed articles by James I. show
his eagerness for the match. Most of the letters of 1613 have
reference to this subject, and to the disturbances in Montferrat
occasioned by the death of Francis III., Duke of Mantua, leaving
a widow [Marguerite, dau. of Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy]
and an in&nt daughter. Ferdinand, the brother of Francis,
succeeding, assumed the custody of his niece, but Charles Emmanuel
claiming her guardianship made the refusal of his demands an
opportunity for reviving the old claim of the Dukes of Savoy to
the Duchy of Montferrat, which for the last eighty years had
formed part of the dominions of Mantua.

Edmondes came to England at the end of January, 1614, but
returned to his post in the middle of July. During his absence
from France, a formidable cabal was made by French Princes
and Nobles (secretly encouraged by the Due de Bouillon), of
which the Prince de Cond6, the Dues de Yendosme, Mayenne, etc,9
were the chiefs. They retired from the Court and seized Mezi^res.
The negotiations >vhich took place between the malcontents and
the Queen Begent resulted in the treaty of St. M6nehould, 15 May,
1614, whereupon some of the Princes were reconciled to the Queen.
There was, however, at the end of June, a fresh outbreak of
hostilities on the part of Cond6, who attempted to seize Poictiers,
but was successfully resisted by the Bishop. A minute history of
these proceedings is given in this volume, in the letters of John
Beaulieu, French Secretary to James I. The letters also of David
Home deal with the subject.

222 STOWB MSS., 174.

1. Sip J. Digby, on affairs of the Spanisli Court : «* Thw very
uniTersally heere in their chnrohes pray for y« uniting of the
Catholio Princes, for y« good snooesse of tiie Popes present intents,
and for y« extirpation of Heresie and Heretioks " ; Madrid, 26 Mar.
1613. f. 1.

2. Sir D. Carleton, on the oondition of Mantna on the death of Dnke
Francis III., and the disputed custody of his infant daughter;
Venice, 80 Mar. 1618. f. 3.

8. William Trumbull, recommending Edward Eustace, "of the
English Pale in Ireland, who is banished both out of Spaine and
these countryes for the good service he hath donne to the Kings
Mat<« and our State " ; Brussels, 8 Apr. 1618. f. 6.

4. B[obert Sydney, Viscount] Lisle; London, 18 Apr. 1613. f. 13.

5. Due de Bouillon, on the suppression of the theological controversy
between Du Moulin and Tilenus (cf, vol. viii. art. 17); Sedan,
16 Apr. 1613. f. 15.

6. I. Casaubon, on the progress of his work, Exercitatumea xvL
ad Baronii anncdes [London, 1614]: "Je ne'puis vous eaorire
autre chose sinon que je poursuis tousiours mon ouvrage, duquel
j'ai presque achepue la partie que je veus maintenant faire
imprimer. EUe sera assez grande, et vous asseure que ceux qui
jusques k present ont tant fait de cas de oe compileur de fables et
d'histoires ensemble [sc. Baronius] rougiront, si ils ont point de
front, voiant les fautes que j'ai observe en iceluy," etc, ; London,
20 Apr. 1613. f. 17.

7. J. Sanford, on the Jesuits in Spain, the treatment by the Inqui-
sition of Pedro Baca, etc.; Madrid, 21 Apr. 1613. f. 19.

8. Sir J. Digby ; Madrid, 23 Apr., 2, 26 May, 1613. ff. 21, 41, 61.

9. News-letter from Constantinople ; J| Apr. 1613. f. 29.

10. Sir D. Carleton, on the outbreak of hostilities between the Dukes
of Mantua and Savoy, and the designs of the latter on the Duchy
of Montferrat : " If this stirring proceede only of the D. of Savoy's
owne spirit, it will be quieted in a moment ; if it be built upon any
designes of Spain, the world hath scene the last of these quiet
times, and we shall be all in combustion,'* etc, ; Venice, 26 Apr.
1613. f. 30.

11. Lord Bochester, instructing Edmondes to continue the negotia-
tions for the marriage of Prince Charles with Princess Christine;
1 May, 1613. f. 87.

12. Sir D. Carleton, on the operations of the Duke of Savoy's army in
Montferrat and the action taken by the Gbvemor of Milan and the
Italian States in the quarrel ; Venice, 12 May, 1618. f. 47.

18. [B. B. de Walmerode] ; Stuttgart, ^ May, 1613. Fr. £ 49.

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14. [Jaoqnes] Anjorrant de Sonlly, on the affairs of Montfenrat;
Fontainebleaii, 21 May, 1613. f. 51.

15. Sir D. Carleton, on the same snbject, and the support promised to
Mantua by France, etc. ; Yenioe, 25 May, 1613. f. 56.

16. De Plessen, on the Cleves succession, the Glerman Protestant

Union, etc. ; Heidelberg, 26 May, 1613. Fr. f. 59.

17. [Ohristopbe] Justel, on the resolution of the French government
to oppose the Duke of Savoy in Montferrat, etc. ; Fontainebleau,
29 May, 1613. f. 62.

18. Duo de Bouillon, to the same effeot; Fontainebleau, 31 May,
1613. f. 64.

19. J. Anjorrant [de Scully]; Geneva, 2 June, 1613. Fr. f. 66.

20. Sir J. Digby, on the despatch of Don Inigo de Cardenas to
France, who is ordered, amongst other things, to oppose the
marriage between Pr. Charles and Princess Christine : *' It is
advertised hether that his Ma^T* uppon severall occasions should
say publickely y^ y"" Q. Begent was an undiscreete and foolish
woman, the which, for y« breeding of a greater dislike betwixt his
Ma^ and the Q. Begent, they have with good manners caused to
be insinuated unto her," etc. ; Madrid, 4 June, 1613. Partly in
cypher, f. 68.

21. James I., deprecating the active interference of France in the
affairs of Savoy and Mantua ; 7 June, a^ 11 [1613]. Signed, f. 76.

22. Sir D. Carleton, further on the affairs of Mantua, etc. ; Yenioe,
8 Jan. 1613. f. 80.

23. James I., commenting on the proposed articles of marriage;
Westminster, 9 June, 1613. Signed, f. 84.

24. Lord Bochester, forwarding the King's letter (art. 23) ; Green-
wich, 10 June, 1613. f. 89.

25. Sir George Gt)ring, on the condition of Princess Elizabeth:
** Shee hath not one with her whoe is able uppon any occasion to
advise her for the best, or to perswade or diswade. Some inferiours
have will but want wit, others wit but noe will, and a third kinde
voyed of both ; what this may grow to, I leave to your Lordships
better judgment " ; Heidelberg, 13 June, 1613. f. 91.

26. Louise Coligny, widow of William I., Prince of Orange, on the
perfections, etc., of Princess Elizabeth; Breda, 14 June, 1613. Fr.
f. 93.

27. Sir J. Digby, on the affairs of Mantua, the movements of the
Jesuits, etc. ; Madrid, 20 June, 1613. f. 100.

28. Ferdinand, Duke of Mantua; Mantua, 20 June, 1613. Ital.
£103.

29. James L, recommending James Bowey, sergeant of the King's
cellar, ordered ^ to lepaire into France to make provision of certain

224 8T0WE MSB., 174.

wines, frnites and other neoessaries " ; Oreenwioh, 20 Jnne, a<» 11
[1613]. f. 104.

30. Sir D. Carleton, on the pxogreBs of the war in Montferrat;
Venice, 4^, 1613. f. 106.

31. J. Anjorrant de Sonlly, on the same subject ; Geneva, ^^> 1613.
f. 110.

32. I. Casanbon, on his visit to Oxford, the printing of his ExercHo"
Uonea xvi. ad Barcnii annales (Lond., 1614), and the slanders against
his father in the Beaporuio ad epUtolam L Casauboni (Col. Agrip.,
1612) of Andr6 Eudasmon-Joannes : **J'ai este log6 ches Monsieur
le Doien aedis Christi, personnage de singnliere piet6 et doctrine.
J'ai grandement admir6 la grandeur et riohesse de vos colleges, et
par dessus tout I'excellente bibliotheq qui est la, dans laquelle j'ai
este enseveli tant qu'ai esi6 k Oxford et I'ai quitt^e a grand regret,'*
ete. ; London, 16 July, 1613. f. 112.

33. Jean Hotman; Diisseldorf, 8 July, 1613. f. 114.

34. [Sir] Henry Nevill, defending himself against an unjust report ;
London, 16 July, 1613. f. 116.

35. John Pory, the Cosmographer, relating a conversation he had
had at Turin with Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, on the
North-West passage, the proposed marriage of Pr. Charles and
Princess Christine, etc, : '* It were more honorable (said he) for so
great a monarch as his Ma^ of Great Brittaine to refase the
leavings of Spaine, and as by a magnanimous free ohoioe he hath
promoted a husband to his daughter so it might please him to
prefierre a wife to the marriage of his sonne, especially such a one
as should no whitt disparage his bloud, being extracted out of all
the greatest and noblest houses of Ghristendome " ; Turin, 16 July,
1613. f. 118.

36. Instructions of James I. on the marriage articles; 20 July, 1613.
Signed, f. 124.

37. James I., instructing Edmondes to further the Elector Palatine's
suit against the French crown for payment of his debt ; Famham,
21 July, ao 11 [1613]. Signed, f. 131.

38. Sir D. Carleton, on the close of the war in Montferrat, the affidrs
of Switzerland, etc. ; Yenice, 20 July, 1613. f. 133.

39. J. Anjorrant de Scully, on the marriage negotiations; G^eneva,
a July, 1613. f. 135.

40. — De Plefisen, on the theological controversy between T^sre
Gontier and the ** Theologians of the Marquis of Baden," the
Imperial Diet at Batisbon, etc. ; Paris, 22 July, 1613. Fr. f. 137.

41. B. B. de Walmerode; Urach, 28 July, 1613. f. 139.

42. Sir J. Digby, on the King of Spain's displeasure with the Duke
of Savoy's fresh overtures for a marriage between one of his

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daughters and Prinoe Oharles, for ^' a firme and neere leagae/' and
on the difierenoes between Denmark and Holland oonoeming the
Sound; Madrid, 8 Aug. 1613. f. 146.
48. — Be PlesBen, on the general affairs of Germany; 8 Aug. 1613.
Fr. f. 148.

44. [LudoTic Stuart, Duke of] Lenox, on the marriage proposals, and
on Edmondes's wishes for the post of Secretary of State, eie.;
Oranboume, 9 Aug. 1613. f. 150.

45. Daniel Fayredough [or Featley], praying Edmondes to release
him from his promise to return to Paris as his chaplain, on the
ground of the offer made to him of the Hying of North Hill in
Cornwall; London, 10 Aug. 1613. f. 152.

46. James L, instructing Edmondes to order the return into England
of George Moreton, who has **by some surreptitious meanes*'
procured licence to trayel without the knowledge of his guardian,
etc. ; Salisbury, 12 Aug. ao 11 [1613]. f. 154.

47. John n.. Count Palatine of Zweybruok, ** Administrateur dn
Palatin Electeur " ; Heidelberg, 14 Aug. 1613. Fr. f. 158.

48. Sir D. Carleton, that the Gk>vemor of Milan, the Duke of Savoy,
and the Venetians still continue in arms, that ** the Luohesi and
Modonesi hold out in their petty war," etc. ; Venice, 17 Aug. 1613.
f. 162.

49. W. Trumbull, recommending T. Shelton, travelling into France ;
Brussels, 18 Aug. 1613. f. 164.

60. [George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury], concerning one
" Withrington, an English papist, who hath publiBhed diverse
bookes in Latine in defence of the Oathe of Allegeance," and
asking Edmondes to procure the delivery to the Pope of another
book of his on the same argument lately published and dedicated
to the Pope, " so that hee is desirous that it should bee convayed
unto his un-hollinesse"; Lambeth, 25 Aug. 1613. f. 166.

51. Sir J. Digby, on a controversy between Spanish and English
merchants concerning the Whale Fishery in Greenland, etc. :
** They have here lately resolved (since they understood that our
Plantation of Verginea is likely to sinke of itself) to remove us
from the Islands of the Bermudos, so that I feare, yf fitting
preparations be not speedily made, wee shall here that all the
English there have their throats cutt"; Madrid, 14 Sept. 1613.
£170.

52. Lord Bochester, enclosing a letter to the Duo de Bouillon;
Theobalds, 20 S^pt. [1613.] f. 172.

53. James I., on the desire of the Princes of the Union that he
should persuade France to approve of certain of the Swiss Cantons
entering into the Protestant League, " a desire which you knowe

226 STOWE MSS., 174.

wee doe willingly embraoe, because that we doe esteame that the
said union is both a strength to the cause of religion and a repu-
taoion to ourself, whoe are both the author and the chief partie in
it, and do accompt that the augmentaoion of the said League is an
addioion to us in both those respects"; Hinchinbrook, 13 Oct.
ao 11, [1613]. Signed, f. 178.

54. The same, on a book of poems, which Edmondes has sent him, by
" a nephew of late Mens' du Bartas " ; Hinchinbrook, 14 Oct. a« 11
[1618]. f. 180.

55. Lord Bochester, on Edmondes's coming to England; Boyston,
17 Oct. [1613]. f. 182.

56. FraD9ois yan Aersseu, Heer van Sommelsdijk [Ambassador to
France, 1613], on the affair of Juliers, and his own relations with
the French Court; Hague, 4 Nov. 1613. Fr. f. 184.

57. Lord Bochester, as Earl of Somerset, enclosing the King's replies
to De Yilleroy's articles on the marriage, " it being his Ma^
expresse will that at this tyme you leame the utmost of thair
purposes, that he may understand in every of thos poynts what is
the furthest they will be broght to, whairupon his Ma^7 will then
resolve what to stand to, and how farr he will yeeld " ; Boyston,

25 Nov. [1613]. f. 192.

58. Frederic, Elector Palatine, announcing the birth of a son;
Heidelberg, 3 Jan. 1614. JFV. f. 205.

59. Frangois van Aerssen, Heer van Sommelsdijk, on his quarrel with
the French Court ; Hague, 3 Jan. 1614. Fr. f. 207.

60. David Home, on the Du Moulin controversy; London, 6 Jan.
1614. f. 209.

61. Frederic, Elector Palatine, asking Edmondes for his good services
in the matter of the debt owing to him by France ; Heidelbeig,
22 Jan. 1614. f. 212.

62. Due de Bouillon to James I., on matters of religion, and on the
marriage ; Paris, 24 Jan. 1614. Fr. Copy. f. 214.

63. J. Anjorrant de Scully, on the affiurs of Mantua, etc. ; Geneva,

26 Jan. 1614. Fr. f. 216.

64. [Nicholas] de Neufville [Seigneur de Villeroy] to Edmondes, on
the eve of his departure from France, enclosing him a memoir on
the marriage and asking him to confer with the King concerning
it; Paris, 27 Jan. 1614. f. 218.

65. [John Beaulieu], on the cabal of the French Princes, headed by
the Prince de Conde, against the Queen Begent, etc. ; Paris, 29 Jan.,
4 Feb. 1614. Fr. S. 222, 226.

66. James I. to the Due de Bouillon, urging '* une entiere et sincere

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 227

union** among all French Protestants; — Feb. 1613 [4]. Fr,
Copy. f. 232.

67. '* ConsideratioDB touching the discontentment of the P. of Cond6
and the other Princes and what course his Ma^ was to follow

. thenipon," by Sir T. Edmondes; [Febr. 1614]. f. 234.

68. F. D'Aerssen, in favour of M. van der Mille» sent as Dutch
Ambassador Extraordinary to France; Hague, 10 Feb. 1614. Fr.
f. 246.

69. J. Beaulieu, on the movements of the disaffected Princes, the
attack on the citadel of Mezi^res by the Due de Nevers, the
departure of the Qu. Begent and Louis XIIL with an army to the
scene of action, etc. ; Paris, 10, 14 Feb. 1614. Fr. ff. 251, 259.

70. P. Du Moulin, excusing himself from accepting the King's
invitation to England, unless the matter be urgent, etc. ; Paris,
12 Feb. 1614 and n.d. Fr. ff. 255, 257.

71. Due de Bouillon to James I., on a letter printed by the Papists,
under his [the King's] name, on divisions in the church, ete.,
stating that " c'est Mons' du Moulin qui Ta publi6e par toutes les
eglises de France, en ayant insert I'extraict dans une longue lettre
qu'il a rendue si pubUcque qu'elle est tombee es mains de ceux
qui pour en triompher I'ont faict imprimer de mot 4 mot," and on
the controversy between Du Moulin and Tilenus ; Sedan, 14 Feb.
1614. f. 261.

72. The same, on the movements of the French Princes ; Mezi^res,
22 Feb. [1614]. Fr. Holograph, f. 263.

73. [Edward Seymour, Earl of] Hertford, on the debts, etc^ of his
nephew William Seymour ; Letley, 18 Feb. 1613 [4]. f. 265.

74. J. Beaulieu, on the Qu. Eegent's attempts to conciliate the
disaffected Princes, etc.; Paris, 21 Feb. 1613 [4]. Fr. f. 267.

75. W. Trumbull, on general news; Brussels, 24 Feb., 3, 17 Mar.
1613 [4]. ff. 271, 281, 299.

76. J. Dickenson, on the disagreements between the Prince of
Brandenburg and the Elector of Neuburg, joint-rulers of Juliers,
etc. ; Diisseldorf, 26 Feb. 1613 [4]. f. 273.

77. J. Beaulieu, on the intention of sending [Jacques Auguste] de
Thou to negotiate with Oond^ at Mezi^res, the latter's manifesto
to the Qu. Regent, etc. ; Paris, 26 Feb. 1613 [4]. Fr. f. 275.

78. [Charles de Lorraine] Due de Guise on the cabal : '* Je contri-
bueray plustost comme j'ay tousiours faict par le pass6 Teaue que
rhuHe pour eeteindre le mal qui en pourroit arriver," etc. ; Paris,
28 Feb. 1614. f. 279.

79. J. Beaulieu, on De Thou's negotiations with the disaffected
Princes ; Paris, 5, 14 Mar. 1613 [4]. Fr. ff. 283, 287.

80. James I. (a) to the Due de Bouillon, in reply to his letter

Q2

238 STOWB MSa, 174, 175.

(art. 71) oonoeming Dn Moulin, eU, ; [16 Mar. 1614]. Fr.
Oopy. f. 291 ; — (b) to the National Synod of the reformed chnroheB
in France; [16 Mar. 1614]. Fr. Copy, t 293;— (o) to the
Elector Palatine, on the same snbject; [16 Mar. 1614]. Fr. Oopjf.
f. 295 ;— (d) to P. Du MonUn ; [16 Mar. 1614]. Fr. Copy. f. 297.

81. Treaty made by De Thou with the French Princes at Mezi^res ;
— Mar. 1614. Copy. f. 302.

82. J. Beanlien, on the proposed conferenoe at Soiasons to consider
the demands of the French Princes, eU.\ Paris, 27 Mar. 1614.
f. 304.

83. David Home (a) to James I. and (b) to Sir T. Edmondes, giving
an aocount of the Soissons Conference ; Soissons, ^ April, 1614.
ff. 306, 312.

84. J. Beanlieu, on the same snbject, and on the refusal to the Earl
of Tyrone of a licence to pass through France on his way to
Bmssels ; Paris, 7 April, 1614. Fr. f. 314.

86. David Home (a) to James I. and (b) to Edmondes, on the
Du Moulin controversy and the Soissons Conference; Paris,
^ Apr. 1614. ff, 317, 319.

86. J. Beaulieu, on the negotiations for ending the cabal, the in-
trigues of Bouillon, eU. ; Paris, 12, 16, 24 Apr, 1614. Fr. fL 321,
323, 326.

87. The same, on the same subjects, and the state of afiairs in.
Juliers, and enclosing a copy of the articles of agreement made at
S^ M^nehould between the Qu. Eegent and the Princes: Paris,
9 May, 1614. Fr. f. 328.

88. W. Trumbull to James I. on the S^ M^nehould treaty, etc ;
Brossels, 11 May, 1614. f. 333.

89. J. Beaulieu, on the same subject, and its immediate effect on the
attitude of the Princes, etc. , and reporting an attempt on the life
of Louis XIII. ; Paris, 22 May, 1614. Fr. f. 336.

90. Henri de Bourbon [Prince de Cond6], recommending the Sieur
de la Orange, his secretary, whom he has sent to give an account
of the late events in France to the King of England; Sedan,
26 May, 1614. £ 339.

91. J. Beaulieu, on the dissatisfaction of the Due de Yendosme with
the S^ M^nehould treaty, the reconciliation of the Due de Mayenne
with the Queen Eegent, the relations of Prince de Cond6 with
the Court, and the active intervention of the States General of
Holland in favour of the Brandenburg party for the Cloves
succession, consequent on the ^conversion to Catholicism of the
Elector of Neuburg, and enclosing a copy of the interrogatories
made to the prisoner accused of attempting to assassinate
Louis XIII. ; Paris, 1 June, 1614. Fr. f. 340.

Cl. IV. mSTOBT. 229

92. James I. to the Dao de Bouillon, on the snbstitution of Grenoble
for Oergean for the Assembly of Protestant Deputies; n.c2. [etrc.
June, 1614]. Copy. f. 346.

93. J. Home, on the Dn Moulin oontroversy, and the appointment
of Gbenoble by the Qu. Begent for the Assembly of Protestant
Deputies; Bordeaux, 9 June, 1614. f. 347.

94. J. Beaulieu, enclosing copies of letters from Louis XIII. and
the Qu. Begent for summoning the States General at Sens, and
on the general state of French affairs; Paris, 11 June, 1614. Fr,
f. 348.

95. The same, on a fresh outbreak of hostilities on the part of
Cond£ at Poiotiers, and the courageous defence of the city by
the Bishop, etc. ; Paris, 22, 25 June, 8 July, 1614. Fr. ff. 355,
363, 365.

96. Bobert Bell, on English and French trade with the East Indies ;
iLd. f. 367.

175. Edmondes Papers. Yol. X. (ff. 889). 16 July, 1614->24 Mar.
1615 [6]. The yolume opens with the instructions of James L
to Edmondes on his return to France. The latter continues to
give full details of the dissensions in the French Court, which
lasted through 1614 and 1615 and resulted in the Conference of
Loudun in Feb.-^May, 1616, at which Edmondes was present.
He seems, however, to have made himself obnoxious to the Queen
Begent in the autumn of 1615, for in a letter dated 3 Sept. his
Secretary, Woodford, then in London, reports that tha French
Ambassador had complained that Edmondes's house in Paris was
the '^ordinary ressort of all the malcontents and ill*affeoted
persons of the State." There is no letter £rom Edmondes in
reply to these charges, and indeed his letters at this time are so
few that Secretary Winwood in a letter, undated, but written
probably at the end of August, 1615, writes that the King thinks
it strange that he hears from him so seldom. The negotiations
for Prince Charles's marriage still continued.

In the beginning of 1614 the Elector of Neuburg had become
a Catholic and thrown himself on the protection of Spain. The
Dutch States had openly espoused the cause of Brandenburg, and
Prince Maurice had, on his behalf, taken possession of Juliers.
Spain at once put an army into the field under Spinola, who
seized Aix-la-Chapelle, DUren and Wesel, while Maurice retaliated
by possessing himself of Emmerich and Bees, but both generals
were careful not to endanger the truce which existed between
Spain and the United Provinces by engaging directly with each
other. A treaty of accommodation was set on foot at Santen, and

230 STOWE MSa. 175.

Sir Henry Wotton was sent thither in August, 1614, to assist in
the negotiations jointly with the French representative M. de
Beffage. Wotton's letters give an account of the oonferenoe.
The treaty was signed in December, and after some delay, owing
to his reluctance to give np Wesel, was ratified by the King of
Spain.

1. Instmctions from James I. to Edmondes on his retnm to France^
concerning the treaty of marriage, 20 Jnly, 1614. Signed^ and
countersigned by Sir Ralph Winwood, Secretary of State, f. 1.

2. Privy Council, nominating six merchants to be " Conservators of
Commerce " at Bouen, Bordeaux and La Bochelle, and instructing
Edmondes to move the Qu. Begent to appoint French merchants
to act with them, and others to be conservators at London ; 30 July,
1614. Signed by Lord Chancellor Ellesmere, the Duke of Lenox, the
Earls of Pembroke, Shrewsbury and Worcester, and others, f. 5.

3. Sir H. Wotton, on the state of affairs at his arrival at the Hague,
as Ambassador Extraordinary to negotiate an accommodation
between Brandenburg and Neuburg; Hague, 18 Aug. 1614. f. 18.

4. Anne [widow of Philip Howard, Earl of] Arundel; Arundel
House, 19 Aug. 1614. f. 20.

5. Nicholas de Neufville [Seigneur de Yilleroy], on the marriage
negotiations, and stating that M. de Beffage has been despatched
to the Low Countries to confer with Sir H. Wotton on the war in
Juliers ; Nantes, 20 Aug. 1614. f. 22.

6. J. Dickenson, ou the progress of affairs in Juliers, the composition
of the Spanish force under Spinola, the chances of an accommoda-
tion, etc. : Diisseldorf, 10 Sept. 1614. f. 33.

7. George William, Prince of Brandenburg, asking for Edmondes's
support and interest with James I. ; ^ Sept. 1614. f. 35.

8. Sir H. Wotton, on the conference with De Beffuge and Bameveld
concerning the Juliers affair, the movements of the Spanish and
Dutch troops, etc. ; Hague, 16 Sept. 1614. f. 46.

9. — De Plessen, on the general state of affairs in (xermany ;
Heidelberg, 17 Sept. 1614. Fr. f. 48.

10. Earl of Somerset, instructing Edmondes to represent to Cond6,
through the Due de Bouillon or *' sum other fitt person," that he
ought *^to intrest himself and assume that right in managing
the affayres which properly belonges [to] him in ryght of his
place, that they fall not back againe into the former absolute
government of the Queene and ministers," but that Edmondes is so
to act *' as the King may not be suspected to work in this distrac-
tion, but that the mater may be so sudgested unto the Prince as
naturally arysing out of the present state of the affayres," etc ;
Hampton Court, 27 Sept. 1614. £ 58.

Ol. IV. HISTORY. 231

11. [Fh. de Momay, Seigneur] Da Pleesis, reoommending M. de
Trefihoreye (?), late Pastor and Professor of Theology at Sanmnr ;
Saumnr, 2 Oct. 1614. f. 60.

12. The Syndics of Gleneya, thanking Edmondes for his servioes to
Sienr [? Jean] Sarazin, Deputy from Qeneva to the French Court,
etc. ; Geneva, 4 Oct 1614. Fr. f. 62.

13. Sir H. Wotton, on the negotiations for the aooommodation of the
Joliers snccession : *' In propositions, replies, rejoynders, all^ and
yennes (to the Prinoes of eache syde, whoe are equally distant),
oomplementall intervisitations, aud preparatorie conferences we
have miserably spent one weeke," etc. ; Santen, 11 Oct. 1614. f. 71.

14. Due de Bouillon; Sedan, 11 Oct. [1614]. f. 73.

15. [Ludovio Stuart, Duke of] Lenox, informing Edmondes of
changes among the officers of State, and assuring him of his good
services with the King : ** W Chancellor Cassar is Master of the
BoUes by the deathe of Philipes (whome thei say my Lord Somerset
killed with wnkindness). Sir Foulke Gravell is Chancellor of the
Excheker and Wndertresorer, my Lord EnoUes is absolut Master of
the Wardes. I know yow woulde aske me how Sir Foulke Oravell
came to this place and wther putt by it. Of aU this I can say
nothing bot only the neuse and tealles of the towne, which ar that
Sir Tomas Leakes [i.e. Lake] did belive to have bein Wndertresorer
and Chancellor as Foulke Gravell is, and that by my Lady Suffolkes
favour and meanes, besides his wiher good frends, bot his
greattest assurance wes by hir," efc. ; Whitehall, ^ Oct. [1614].
f. 74.

16. D. Home, on the reoonoiliation between Du Moulin and Tilenus;
Saumur, 16 Oct. 1614. Fr. f. 76.

17. James I., in favour of the suit of William Weemes to the
Qu. Begent ; Boyston, 16 Oct. 1614. IXffned. f. 77.

18. Sir H. Wotton, on the n^otiations at Santen : ^* We are now
come see &rre that we shall conclude within two or three days*
ou &ict, ou failly. The personall residence, which did most exercise
our braines, is accorded, namely that Cleves, Marck, Bavenstein
and Bavensberg be on the one side, and the two Dukedomes of
Juliers and Berg on the other, whereof the choise to be putt to
lott," ete. ; Santen, 26 Oct 1614. f. 87.

19. James I., on a letter from Louis XTTT. ** written in a high and
haughty stile," demanding justice for the wrongs which the
Governor of Dieppe pretends to have received, with instructions
to Edmondes to demand ** speedy and seveare justice for the in-
solency " of the said Gh)vemor : " Our pleasure is that in our name
you make the Queene knowe and the principall officers of that
Orowne that no perswations of what nature soever are so forcible

232 STOWE MSB., 176.

to induoe hb to do justioe as the love wee beare to the execution of
JTiBtioe, and therefore wee finde it strannge to heare suoh language
from a King which but yesterday did issue out of his mynoritie.
when as during the time of the Sang his father of happie memory
wee never were acquainted with words of this strayne," etc ;
Westminster, 7 Nov. 1614, Signed, f 96.

20. [De Plessen], on the general state of Germany; 30 Nov. 1614.
Fr. f. 112.

21. B. B. de Walmerode ; Bees en Cloves, 4 Dec. 1614. Fr. f. 120.

22. Francis Oottington, condoling with Edmondes on the death of
his wife, and informing him with regard to the Santen treaty, *' that
the Count Maurice refused to signe unto certaine artycles agreed
on by the Commissioners, whereuppon all ys lyke to breake of
againe " ; London, 4 Dec. 1614. f. 122.

23. John Bolton and William Gloetling, on their appointment as
Conservators of Commerce at Bordeaux, and asking Edmondes ** to
appointe some maintenaunce for the charge therof " ; Bordeaux,
8 Dec. 1614. f 126.

24. Sir Thomas Somerset, condoling with Edmondes on the death
of his wife, eic, : '* Great speach there is of a newe favorett [t.e.
George Yilliers], and that he should be sworen of the bedchamber
eare long ; for my parte when it is done, I will beleave it, yet
there is and hath bene as strange things done in our adge'';
London, 12 Dec. [1614]. f. 128.

25. The Elector Palatine, condoling with Edmondes on the death of
his wife; Heidelberg, 15 Dec. 1614. f. 140.

26. Francis van Aerssen, on the fftilure of the Santen negotiations,
and the refusal of Spinola to give up Wesel, etc. ; Hague, 15 Deo.
1614. Fr. Copy. f. 142.

27. George William, Prince of Brandenburg, on the same subject, and
asking Edmondes to continue his good services; Cleves, H Dea
1614. Fr. f. 144.

28. James I., recommending Theodore de Mayeme, his physician,
returning to France on private business; WhitehalU 11 Jan.
1615 [6]. Signed, f. 174.

29. G[eorge Abbot, Archbishop of] Canterbury, asking Edmondes to
assist John Crenshaw in his suit in the French Courts against
— Maintine, of Marseilles, who '' did violently assault the Tyger of
London and surprized the goods in the same," of which Maurice
Abbot, the archbishop's brother, was part-owner ; Lambeth, 12 Jan.
1614 [5]. f. 176.

80. Articles proposed by Louis XTTT. for the marriage of his sister,
Pr. Christine, with Pr. Charles, with statements by the Queen Begent

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. . 288

and EdmondeB» and other documents lelating to the subjeot; dre.
1614-5. (hpies. ff. 178-195.

31. The Eleotor Palatine, asking for support in his demands oft
the French King for moneys due; Heidelberg, 26 Jan. 1615.
f. 213.

32. Sir R Winwood, on the King's approval of the Duo de Mayenne's
** intended designe to imploy himselfe, his freinds and fortunes for
the sucooure and assistance of the Duke of Savoy," and on the
doubtftil fulfilment of the engagement to surrender Wesel ; Whito*
hall, 28 Jan. 1614 [6]. f. 215.

33. H[enry de Vere, Earl of] Oxenford [Oxford], on the death of
Sir Moyle Finch, etc, ; Florence, 7 Feb. 1614 [5]. f. 226.

34. [Sir] Eo[bert] Gary, thanking Edmondes for his attentions to his
son travelling in France ; Whitehall, 19 Feb. 1614 [5], f. 238.

35. T[homas Howard, Earl of] Arundel, thanking Edmondes for his
pains " in the business of the Aggate Ouppe," eie. ; Arundel House,
23 Feb. [1615]. f. 244.

86. W. Trumbull, on the war in Juliers, etc. : " This courte is filled
with a rumour that his Ma^^® should treate with Spaine for a
marriage betweene the Prince of Wales and the second daughter of
that King"; Brussels, ^ Mar., 1614. f. 263.

87. News-letter from Cologne ; 9 Mar., 1614 [5]. £ 265.

38. The Syndics of Geneva, in favour of S' de Chasteauneuf, sent as
Deputy to the French court; 17 Mar., 1615. f. 272.

39. W. Trumbull, on the war in Juliers, and giving an account of
his interview with the Archduke on the subject ; Brussels, ^ Mar.
1614 [5]. f. 274.

40. Sir B. Winwood, on the rumours of a match between Prince
Charles and a Spanish infEinta, as to which Edmondes is to inform
the French, ministers *'that this is an artifice and cunning of
Spaine, partly to magnifie and improve theire owne glory, as
though all the world were enamored of their greatnes, partly
to ingendre iealousies and distrusts between his Ma^^ and
Fraunce, thereby to recule the proceeding of the marriage which
they feare betwene our Prince and Madame Chrestienne is too fftrre
advaunced " ; Whitehall, 20 Mar. 1614 [5]. f. 276.

41. The Elector Palatine, in favour of Baron de Dohna, Ambassador
to France; Heidelberg, 27 Mar. 1615. Fr. f. 282.

42. Sir B. Winwood, on the relations of Oond^ with the Queen
Begent, e<c., the refusal of [Charles d' Angennes, Marquis de
Bambouillet], French Ambassador at Yenice, to act with Gsirleton
in the settlement between Spain and Savoy, etc.; Whitehall,
1 April, 1615. f. 290.

43. Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, in favour of Oomte de

234 BTOWE MSS., 176, 176.

Soamafis, Ambaasador to Engknd; Turin, 10 April, 1615.
f. 296.

44. Paul Fyndar, on the affaiis of Turkey and Persia; Fera, 22 April*
1615. £304.

45. Sir J. Digby, on the probable dehiy in the departure from Spain of
the young Queen of Franoe on aooount of French support promised
to the Duke of Sayoy, on the improbability of a settlement between
the Duke and Spain, etc, ; Madrid, 25 April, 1615. f. 306.

46. Sir R. Winwood, on events at the English Court : " The Eyng
hath admitted into hys bedohamber as a gentleman one named
George Yillyars, which was done upon St George hys day. The
next day he was Knighted in her Ma^^ beddchamber. The favor
the King doth shew him is extraordinary, and many hope that
therby the torrent in the course of our affaires wilbe stayed, though
not the streame turned," etc; St. Bartholomews, 26 April, [1615].
f. 310.

47. The same, on the King's promise of money towards the Duo de
Maine's expedition in aid of the Duke of Savoy against Spain, etc. ;
26 April, 1616. £ 312.

48. — De Plessen, oonoeming the embasay of Baron de Dohna to
France (c/. art. 41); 2 May, 1615. Fr. f. 324.

49. Treaty between Louis XIII. and Charles Emmanuel, Duke of
Savoy, for the disarming of the latter; Asti, 21 June, 1615. ItaL
(cf, Dumont, Corps Diphmatiguey torn. v. p. 271). f. 330.

50. Henry de Sohan, Due de Bohan ; St. Maixant, 26 June, 1615.
f. 332.

51. Sir R Winwood, instructing Edmondes to remonstrate with the
French King on the seizure by M. de Campagnoll, Governor of
Boulogne, of Etappes [Estaples] and Ardelod [Ardelot], news of
which had come to the King from the Duo de Longueville ; Gran-
borne, 9 Aug. 1615. f. 333.

52. Sir D. Carleton, on the state of affairs in Italy, consequent on the
conclusion of the peace of Asti between Spain and Savoy, on the
rumoured proposal for a marriage between Franoe and Savoy, ete.^
and enclosing a news-letter from Oonstantinople, dated 29 June ;
Venice, H Aug. 1615. f. 335.

53. The same, on the French and Spanish marriages, the proposal to
induce the Doge of Venice to enter into league with James I. and
the Princes of the Union, etc. ; Venice, 29 Aug. 1615. f. 341.

54. Sir R Winwood, informing Edmondes of the arrest of Henry
Herbert, when bearing letters from James I. to the Due de Longue-
ville, by M. de Campagnoll, Governor of Boulogne, and instructing
him to represent the matter to the King and to secure his release,
etc; [Aug. 1615]. f . 343.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 235

55. John Woodford, seoretary to Edmondefi, on ill offioes done to the
latter by the French Ambassador in England with King James,
eic; London, 8 Sept. 1615. f. 345.

56. Sir B. Winwood, on the King's motives in desiring an aooom*
modation of the differences in the French Court, and on the King's
interviews with the French Ambassador, etc, ; Windsor, 5 Sept.

1615. £ 347.

57. J. Woodford, on an attempt to extort money by an Italian for the
pretended discovery of a libel on the King of England and the
rights of Kings, and the seizure of the man and the book by the
French officials; Paris, 29 Dec. 1615. f. 353.

58. The same, enclosing letters &om Secretary Winwood, etc, ; Paris,
6 Mar. 1615 [6]. f. 357.

59. Dae de Ouise; Tonrs, 10 Mar. 1616. JFV. Unsigned, f. 364.

60. Jehan de Conrtenay, [Seignenr de] Frauville; London, 13 Mar.

1616. -FV. f. 365.

61. [Jacques] Merlin, minister at La Bochelle, " tondhant I'impression
de la demidre edition de nostre bible Francoyse"; La Bochelle,
19 Mar. 1616. Fr. I 876.

62. J. Woodford, on the Londun conference and affiiirs in England :
** It is said that Sir George Yillars shall be created a Y iconnte at
Easter ; the Heralds have beene allready consulted about the title
. • • There hath beene a constant reporte a good while of S'
Walter Bawleigh's comming out of the tower, and his going to
Guiana, yet now it is said that there is a rubbe put in his way " ;
Paris, 20 Mar. 1615 [6]. f. 378.

63. [William Herbert, Earl of] Pembroke, in acknowledgment of
letters from Prince de Condd and the Dues de Bohan and Bouillon ;
Whitehall, 24 Mar. 1615 [6]. f. 380.

176. Edmondks Papkbs. VoL XI. (ff. 296). 25 March, 1616—28 Jan.
1632 [3]. During Edmondes's absence at the Loudun Conference,
which resulted in a treaty signed 5 May, 1616, his secretary,
Woodford, reported the state of a£Eairs at the French Court. In
September of the same year Edmondes requested James I. to recall
him, and he was allowed to come home in November on the
understanding that he was to return to his post On his arrival
in England the King appointed him Comptroller of the Household,
and admitted him to the Privy Council. He resumed his duties in
France in April, 1617, and finally retired at the end of that year.
His letters continue to give full reports of the state of parties and
events in France, including the arrest of Condd and his imprisonment
in the Bastille, the arrogance and unpopularity of the Concinis,
which ended in the assassination of the Mar6chal by order of

236 STOWS MSS., 176.

LoniB XIII. and the ezeoutioii of his wife, the disgrace of Marie
de' Medid and her retirement from Oonrt, the government of the
kingdom by Louis XTTT., and the advancement of his favourite
De Lnynes, eie.

The only letter in the volume from the end of 1617 to the
beginning of 1620 is one from Oarleton, Ambassador at the Hague,
written in September, 1618.

From 1620 to 1623 the letters consist of the correspondence of
Edmondes with the Due de Bouillon and Du Moulin at Sedan,
with the town, eie., of La Bocbelle, and with the Due de Bohan
and others, relating to the persecution of French Protestants. The
remainder of the correspondence is of a miscellaneous character,
and includes letters from Lord Falkland, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, Lord de la Warr, Vice- Admiral in the Duke of Bucking-
ham's expedition against Cadiz, Sir Bobert Anstmther, Ambassador
to Denmark, and others, many of whom refer to the war in the
Palatinate.

Edmondes was sent again to France in June, 1629, as special
Ambassador to procure the ratification by Louis XIII. of the treaty
between France and England, made at Suze in the preceding ApriL
He was also Special Ambassador to the same Court in Jan. — July,
1630, as is evident from several letters of that date being addressed
to him there, but this embassy seems to have escaped the notice of
his biographers.

1. Sir B. Winwood, on *' a desperate and damnable practise intended
against his majestys person, the Queene and Prince," in which the
Earl of Arundel is said to be implicated, on the state of the King's
finances, etc. : *' I am ashamed to write what is the extreamity of
our penury, for which my greife is the greater, because I profess I
see noe remedy or releife " ; Whitehall, 26 Mar. 1616. f. 1.

2. The same, on the approaching trial of the Earl and Countess of
Somerset, a controversy between Lord Chancellor Ellesmere and
Lord Chief Justice Coke, etc.: " Now Sir John Digbye ys letumed,
we shall shortly see what proceedings the arraignements of the
greate personnages shall have; and eyther we are deceaved or
els the Countess of Sommersett wyll be arraigned before the next
terme. She hathe confessed herselfe to be guyltye of the poyson-
ning of Overbury ; but he stands stiffly upon the denyall. Greate
expectation there ys that Sir John Digby cowld charge him with
some treasons and plotts with Spayne," etc.; Whitehall, 26 Mar.
1616. f. 3.

8. J. Woodford to Beaulieu, on the seizure by the French Qovem-
ment of ** the lewd libell Chaos Anglicanum," on the insult offered
to the Marshal d' Ancre by Picard, a shoemaker, and the Mar^dhal'a

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 237

great unpopularity, and on the intention to send Lord Hay to
oongratnlate the King and the Qneen Begent on the peaoe with
the malcontent Princes ; Paris, 29 Mar., 1616. f. 5.

4. Sir D. Oarleton, on his appointment as Ambaasadpr at the Hagne
and his treatment by Sec. Winwood, on the proposed restitution
by James I. of the Cautionary Towns for a sum of money, which
he [Carleton] '^cannot conceave to be goode ether for his Ma^
or this state," eie. ; Hague, 30 Mar. 1616. £ 7.

5. Sir R Winwood, expressing the King's satisfaction at the progress
of the Conference at Loudun, etc, ; Whitehall, 1 April, 1616. f. 9.

6. The Syndics of (Geneva, in Jbyour of the deputy to the Court of
France, Sieur Anjorrant; 4 April, 1616. Fr. f. 12.

7. J. Woodford, on affairs at the French Court, the flight of Mar6chal
d'Ancre, *' stealing away from hence for feare of some outrage j&om
the people at 8 a clocke of the night, being let out by a posteme of
the Bastille upon the BuUwarke, and so passing the Ditche by a
boate, all the Towne gates being shutt," etc.; Paris, 6 April,
1616. f. 14.

8. J[ames Hamilton, 2nd Marquis of] Hamilton, begging Edmondes
to "stryke home, now or never," in his [Hamilton's] French
business; Hamilton, 7 Apr. 1616. f. 16.

9. J. Woodford, with news of events in England, the military pre-
parations at Brussels, eie. ; Paris, ^ Apr. 1616. f. 18.

10. W. Trumbull, on affairs at the Archduke's Court : " Our Councill
of Warre and the Marquis Spinola are much employed . . . Here
are lykewise great preparations nowe in hande for a newe warre,
as powder, bullettes, match and artillery, but whether they will
this yeare putt their army into the fielde or no it is very doubt-
full," etc. ; Brussels, 16 June, 1616. fc 24.

11. Charlotte de Nassau [widow of Claude, Due de la Tr^moille], on
the arrival of Lord Hay, Special Ambassador to France ; " Quintin
en Bretagne," 22 Aug. [1616]. Fr. £ 26.

12. Sir T. Edmondes to James I., asking to be relieved of his charge :
*' The broyles of this kingdome being now to the etemall honour
of your Ma^iM intervention happily composed, and the resolution
being likewise taken for the issue of the treaty of manage,
I cannot more opportunely be dismissed, after my allmost seaven
yeares service here, then in the present conjuncture," etc. ; [Sept.
1616]. Copy. f. 28.

13. James [Hay, Lord] Hay [Earl of Carlisle, 1622], writing on
his way home from his embassy to France; Dieppe, 2 Oct.
[1616]. f. 30.

14. B. B. de Walmerode, on the disturbed condition of Franoe, etc ;
Stuttgart, II Oct 1616. Fr. f. 42.

238 STOWB MSB., 176.

15. Sir B. Winwood, on Edmondes's proposed recall, and oonveying
the King's approval of his reasons for not expostulating with
the King of France and the Qneen mother on the arrest of Cond6,
eie,: '*Yt seemeth that that Kyngdom ys in the highe way to
be cantonned by the pryvat confederations which are contracted
amongst the Princes and Governors of the Provinces, which
cannot bnt prove prejndiciall to that Monarchy, yf yt be not
prevented, and as disservioeable to the state of Christendom";
Whitehall, 24 Oct [1616.] f. 46.

16. The Privy Council, on behalf of John Gerrard [factor at Bonen
to an English merchant of London], who has fled to Paris to escape
his creditors; 25 Oct. 1616. Signed by the Dnke of Lenox, Earl
of Arundel, L[ancelot Andrewes, Bishop of] Ely, and others,
f. 47.

17. Sir B. Winwood, instnicting Edmondes to return : ^^ It is His
Ma^ pleasure that you should returne into England, but not
to quitt your charge, but after a few dayes, when you have kissed
his Ma*7" hands and received such honour as he is resolved to
conferre upon you in acknowledgment of your long, painefull
and faithfoll services, then to retoume againe to resume your
charge, and there to remaine untill the affayres of that kingdoms
(which now doe hang in a slippery and uncertaine state) shalbe
better established," etc.; Whitehall, 15 Nov. 1616. f. 60.

18. Sir D. Carleton, on the consent of the King of Spain to ^ve up
the towns he holds in Cleves and Juliers, if the States will do
the same, and to ratify the treaty of Santen, on the many signs
''which doe prognosticate a warre of religion the next summer
in France," etc. ; Hague, j«^ Dec. 1616. f. 71.

19. Sir R. Winwood; Whitehall, 17 Dec. 1616. f. 73.

20. J. Woodford, reporting an interview with M. de Lu^on [i,e.
Jean Du Plessis, Bishop of Lu^on, afterwards Cardinal de Bichelieii]
on the composition of the royal army to oppose the insurgent
Princes, etc. ; Paris, 12 Mar. 1616 [7]. f. 74.

21. [Sir] Thomas Lake, Secretary of State, to Lord Hay and Sir
T. Edmondes, saying they have mistaken the King's instructions
concerning the treaty of the marriage and are to send to the
King the letters which they received when in France on the
subject; the Court, 11 April, 1617. f. 78.

22. Sir D. Carleton, on the civil war in France and the despatch
of troops from the States for the French King's service, etc.;
Hague, i% April, 1617. f. 80.

23. Elizabeth, wife of Frederic, Elector Palatine, in favour of the
Prince of Anhalt; Heidelberg, 13 Apr. [1617]. Holograph,
t 83.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 239

24. Charktte de Nassaxi, Dnohesse de la Trtmoille; Paris, 17 Apr.
[1617]. Fr. f. 85.

25. Louis XUI. to [Gaspard Danvet] Seigneur des Marets, his
ambassador in England, avowing his having oommanded the death
of Mareohal d'Ancre ; Paris, 24 Apr. 1617. Copy. f. 87.

26. G[eorge Villiers, Earl of] BnoMngham, on Edmondes's return
to France : " His Ma^ is of your opinion tonohing the Prinoes,
and holdeth it very fitt, seeing they are now like to have the
chief place and autiioritie in the carriage of business, that yon
rise higher in the valuation of his Ma^ favonr towards them,
who is very glad that, before these thinges fell out, he had
shewed in his Instmctions given yon his great care of their
preservation . . . His Ma*y® would not have yon by any meanes
omitt one whom your letter doth not mention, and that is MonS'
de Vitry [the slayer of Mar6ohal d'Anore], but would have you
lett him know how glad his Ma^^ is that he hath been an
instrument to doe his master so good a service as to deliver him
from that thraldome whereinto he was brought, and doubteth not
but as he hath had a fortunate hand in his deliverance he will
ever have a faithfall heart to his service," etc. ; " Prom y« Court
at Hezam" [Hexham], 27 Apr. 1617. Signed, f. 89.

27. Duo de Bouillon ; Sedan, 7, 27 June, [1617]. ff. 91, 101.

28. Sir T. Edmondes to Qu. Anne, on the conduct and treatment
of Marie de' Medici after the death of Mar^chal d'Ancre ; Paris,
12 June, 1617. f. 92.

29. [Charles D* Albert, Due] de Luynes to James I., thanking him
for his favour ; n.d. [drc. June, 1617]. f. 108.

30. F. Cottington, on afifairs between Spain and Savoy, the treaty
of Asti, etc. ; Madrid, 18 July, 1617. f. 114.

31. Qu. Anne, asking Edmondes to continue to correspond with her;
Nonsuch, 18 July, 1617. Signed " Anna B." f. 116.

32. The Elector Palatine, acquainting Edmondes with his visit to
the Due de Bouillon at Sedan ; n.d. [Sedan, July, 1617]. f. 118.

33. [?Hans Budolf] d'Erlach; Berne, 12 Aug. 1617. Fr. f. 134.

34. Pr. Elizabeth, in answer to Edmondes's letter warning her against
the Prince of Anhalt; Heidelberg, 13 Aug. [1617]. Holograph, f. 136.

35. Sir B. Winwood, asking Edmondes to procure the release of
Matthew Burghe, a galleynslave at Marseilles ; St. Bartholomew's,
15 Aug. 1617. f. 138.

36. The Elector Palatine, in favour of the election of the Duke
of Bavaria as King of the Bomans, etc.; Franckenthal, 21 Aug.
1617. f. 144.

87. Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, recommending I'Abb^ de
la Mante, Ambassador to France ; [Sept. 1617]. f. 149.

240 STOWE MSB., 176.

38. Isaac Wake, AmbasBador at Turin, infonning Bdmondes of the
attack on the State of Venice by the Governor of Milan and
asking him to assist the Venetians at Paris, as they have no
ambassador there, the French having detained Simon Oontarini
at Lyons; Tnrin, 5 Nov. 1617. f. 162.

39. — De Fancan, on the state of aSiEdrs in France ; Paris, 23 Nov.
1617. Fr. f. 164.

40. W. Tmmbnll, on the approaching Assembly of the Electons at
Ratisbon, whereat the Emperor proposes to ** advance the King of
Bohemia to the orowne of the Romans," etc, ; Brussels, }} Dea
1617. £ 166.

41. The same to the Archdnkes Albert and Isabella, complaining
of several libels against King James published at Donay, entitled
Juris Pontifieii Sanduariwn, Chrona Begia, Jcuxbeis, eic,^ and request-
ing that the authors and publishers may be punished ; Brussels,
22 Deo. 1617. Fr. Cofnf, f. 170.

42. Sir D. Oarleton, on his relations with the French Ambassador
at the Hague ; Hague, — Sept. 1618. f. 172.

43. P. Du Monlin, on the state of the Protestants, and a royal
declaration, ''par laquelle nostre assemblSe de Loudun est
declare criminelle de leze majesty, si elle ne se separe dans trois
semaines," ete. ; Paris, 15 Mar. 1620. f. 174.

44. Unsigned letter to the Duo de Bouillon, relating to the embassy
of Honor6 d' Albert, Mar^chal de Cadenet, to England on the
affairs of Du Moulin and the French Protestants, to the disgrace
of Sec. Naunton, brought about by the Spanish Ambassador
**pour avoir en discourant avec un Francois de la suitte dudit
mar6chal, nomm6 La Forest . . . tenu propos trop avant et sans
adveu d'un mariage avec la France," elc. ; London, 24 Jan. 1621.
Copy. f. 176.

45. P. Du Moulin, on the persecution of the French Protestants and
of himself, and stating, with reference to Edmondes's advice to
him to retire to England, ** c'est bien mon deeir, mais n'y avant
point d'eglise que me demande, ni aucune charge ni employ, ni
aucun troupeau a paistre, je penserois faire contre ma conscience
et contre le devoir que je doibs k Dieu d'achever mes jours sans
poursuivre ma vocation, et sans achever ma course en travaillant
a ce a quoy Dieu m*a appelW " ; Sedan, 28 Feb. 1621. f. 177.

46. Due de Bouillon, on the affairs of the Palatinate and the war
against the Protestants in France ; Sedan, 12 June, 1621. f. 185.

47. P. Du Moulin, on the fall of B^m, Saumur, and other Protestant
strongholds before the King's troops, etc.; Sedan, 16 June, 1621.
£187.

48. Petition of the Deputies of the Assembly at La Bochelle to

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 241

James I. to assist the Protestant cause in France by sending'
4000 men; London, 19 July, 1621. Fr. Copy. f. 191.

49. — De la Ghrange, begging that James L will not delay sending to
the French Protestants the assistance for which the Deputies
of La Bochelle have led them to hope; La Bochelle, 15 Aug.
1621. 1 197.

50. W. Trumbull, on the war in the Palatinate, the goyeinment
of the Spanish Netherlands by the Infanta Isabella, widow of
Archduke Albert, etc. ; Brussels, ^ Aug. 1621. f. 199.

51. Jean de Caumont, Marquis de Monpouillant, begging Edmondes
to use his influence with James I. for help to the French Protestants ;
La Bochelle, 16 Aug. 1621. f. 201.

52. Due de Bouillon, on the deplorable condition of the French
Protestants, and the special embassy of [James Hay] Yiscount
Doncaster to mediate between them and the French King ; Sedan,
22 Aug. 1621. f. 203.

53. P. Du Moulin, on the same subject : '* Un Carme deschaussd est
venu de Prague, qui se yante d'avoir des revelations, et s*en va
trouver le Boy pour luy declarer une revelation qu'il a de la
Yierge Marie, qui parle souvent a luy et luy a revels que dans dent.
ans il n*y aura pas un heretique en Francp *' ; Sedan, 21 Sept. 1621.
f. 207.

54. Duo de Bouillon, on the same subject, and on the war in thei
Palatinate, etc.; Sedan, 15 Nov. 1621. f. 210.

55. Complimentary letter from the University of Oxford to Sir T.
Edmondes; 24 Nov. 1621. Lat. f. 211.

56. Archbishop Abbot, on his action in the House of Lords with
respect to a complaint of Sir John Bourchier against the Lord
Keeper ; Lambeth, 7 Dec. 1621. f. 213.

57. Sir D. Carleton, on a plot against the " Pr. of Oranges person
hatched by certain Arminian Ministers, who hired a number of
assassins to murder him in his coch. Bamevelts two sonnes and
his Sonne in law Yandermile are all confessed to be of the
conspiracy"; Hague, 31 Jan. 1621 [2]. f. 219.

58. Archbp. Abbot, on the election of Nathaniel Brent as Warden of
Merton College, vice Sir Henry Savile, and on Pr. Charles's dis-
pleasure at the non-election of Sir Isaac Wake ; Lambeth, 26 Feb.
1621 [2]. f. 221.

59. Due de Bouillon, expressing hopes that James I. will send help
to the French Protestants ; Sedan, 18 Apr. 1622. f. 229.

60. Sir D. Carleton, on the resumption of hostilities between Spain
and the States General consequent on the termination of the twelve
years' truce; Hague, 18 June, 1622. f. 230.

B

242 STOWE MSS., 176.

61. W. Trambnll, on the wax in the Palatinate; BnuselB, 6 July.

1622. f. 232.

62. Henri de Bohan, Dno de Bohan, in fiGtvonr of M. de la Tonsche,
sent to England to represent the state of the French Protestants ;
Montanban, 27 July, 1622. f. 235.

63. Villars, on Swiss affairs ; Paris, 25 Oot. 1622. f. 239.

64. Dno de Bouillon, on the war in the Palatinate ; Sedan, 23 Jan.

1623. f. 248.

65. Unsigned letter to the Dno de Bouillon, on the same subject, the
treaty between England and Holland on the affairs of the East
Indies, the appointment of Sir E. Ck>nway, Secretary of State, in
place of Sir B. Naunton, etc. ; [24 Feb. 1623]. Copy. Fr. f. 244.

66. Sir Edward Conway, instructing Edmondes how to answer the
Due de Bouillon's last letter on the war in the Palatinate, the plot
on the Pr. of Orange's life, and the relief of Franckenthal, and
ending, ** This is that his Ma^ hath given mee to inform you
by of his aunsweare, leavinge it to you to apparrell, guild and
enamell according to your great abilitie and good pleasure";
Newmarket, 24 March, 1622[3]. f. 246.

67. Sir D. Garleton, on the surrender of Franckenthal to the Infanta
Isabella, and the war in the Palatinate; Hague, 12 Apr. 1623.
f. 248.

68. H[enry Gary, Viscount] Falkland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on
the state of Ireland : " The condition of this people is att this
tyme veary poore, and their nature is, when any thinge doeth
oppresse them, then they resorte to the Deputy for releefe and
pursiew him with that infinite importunity that you would wonder
att," etc. ; Dublin Castle, 25 May, 1623. f. 250.

69. [Christopher] Justel, on the death of the Due de Bouillon, etc ;
Paris, 30 Apr. 1624. Fr. f. 252.

70. Lord Falkland, inquiring as to the French treaty, etc. ; Dublin
Castle, 20 May, 1624. f. 254.

71. James I. to Sir T. Edmondes, Lieutenant of Waltham Forest, and
the other of&cers of the same, to restrain the use of guns and dogs ;
24 Sept. 1624. Copy. f. 256.

72. Sir Bobert Anstruther, Ambassador to Denmark, on the war in
Germany ; Fredericksburg, 1 Aug. 1624. f. 258.

73. [Antoine] le Conte [Governor of Sedan], in favour of [Fr6d6ric
Maurice de la Tour, Due] de Bouillon, who intends a journey into
England from Holland ; Sedan, 20 Aug. 1624. f. 260.

74. Villars; Paris, 4 Nov. 1624; Soleure, ii Feb. 1630.

ff. 262, 284.

75. The States General of the United Netherlands, recommending
[Francois van Aerssen, Heer van] Sommelsdijk, [Albert] Joachimi,

Ol. IV. HISTORY. 243

and [Bienok van] Bnrmania, special ambassadors to England ;
. Hagne, 6 June, 1625. Fr. f. 264.

76. H[enry West, Baron] de la Warr, Vioe-Admiral, to Edmondes,
his father-in-law, on the eve of the departure of the expedition to
Cadiz ; " From the good St. Gtorge," 4 Oct. 1626. f. 266.

77. The same, on the movements of the English fleet off Cadiz, the
seiznie of Fort Fnntal, etc. : *' I can say I think there was neaver
any army went out, continewed and returned with so much disorder
and ill goverment as this, and our actiones have beene according,
for we have done nothing licke souldiers or discreete men," etc. ;
" From the good ship the St. Gorge in the degree of 36," 22 Nov.
1626. f. 268.

78. The same, on the failure of the expedition, the return of the
fleet, etc. ; " Dingleroush," in Dingle Bay, 29 Dec. 1626. f. 270.

79. Sir B. Anstruther, on the Duke of Buckingham's '* noble carriage
here [t .e., at the Hagne] in the late treaty," etc ; Botenburg, 6 Jan.
1626 [6]. f. 272.

80. The same, giving an account of his journey and embassy from
Denmark to the German Princes ; Hamburg, 26 Oct. 1626. f. 274.

81. The States General, recommending Jacob Catz, who, with Albert
Joaohimi, is sent Ambassador to England, " pour remonstrer les
excessives plaintes que les inhabitans de nostre Pais font du
mauvais traictement qu'ils recoivent des subjects de sa Ma^ tant
en mer qu'en ses royaumes " ; Hague, 14 Jan. 1627. f. 276.

82. The same, recommending [Arnold van] Bandwijch, [Adriaan
Pauw, Heer van] Heemstede, and Joachimi, ambassadors to
England; Hague, 4 Dec. 1627. f. 278.

83. Sir T. Edmondes to Elizabeth, Qu. of Bohemia, on his being sent
Ambassador to France for the ratification of the treaty of Suze ;
16 June, 1629. Cbpy. f. 280.

84. Sir T. de Mayeme, physician to Charles I., concerning a suit at
the French Court ; London, 20 Jan. 1630. Fr, f. 282.

85. The Elector Palatine, on the debt owing to him from the King
of France; Hague, 26 Feb. 1630. f. 286.

86. Charles Emanuel, Duke of Savoy ; n.d, f. 288.

87. J. Anjorrant [de Soully], on the genealogy of the Swiss family
of Perrot; Geneva, 14 July, 1630. f. 289.

88. Humphrey Hooke, Mayor, and five aldermen of Bristol, respecting
the " purveyance for His Majesty's household " ; Bristol, 24 Aug.
1630. f. 291.

89. Gustavus Adolphus, of Sweden, to Charles I., announcing the
victory over Tilly at Breitenfeld ; Halle in Saxony, 13 Sept. 1631.
Cbpy. f. 293.

90. Augier; Paris, |^ 163|. Fr. f. 296.

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244 STOWE MSS., 177, 178.

177. Bdmowdeb Papers. Vol. XII. (ff. 237). Copies of treaties and
misoellaneonfi papeis relating for the most part to the oone-
spondence oontained in the preceding volumes ; 1470-1663. The
contents are : —

1. Treaties between France and the Swiss ; 1470-1579. LaL and Fr.
S. 1-30.

2. Treaty of peace between England and France made at Chateaa-
Cambr^is, 2 April, 1559. Lot. f. 31.

3. Treaty between France and Spain made at Chateau-Cambresis,
3 April, 1559. Fr. f. 35.

4. Articles of the treaty between Oharlee IX. of France and
Qu. Elizabeth made at Blois, 19 April, 1572 ; followed by copies of
correspondence between the latter and Henry lY. of France, 21 Dec.
1595—9 Feb. 1596. Lot. and Fr. f. 50.

5. Treaty of commerce between England and Spain made at Bristol,
21 Aug. 1574. LcU. f. 64.

6. Treaty for the regulation of traffic between the kingdoms and
dominions of England and Portugal, 29 Oct. 1576 ; followed by
a copy of the Queen's commission to Francis Walsingham to
negotiate the treaty jointly with Francisco Qiraldo, the Portuguese
Ambassador, Hampton Court, 25 Oct 1576. LcU. f. 81.

7. Summary of answers to complaints of Spain against England as to
intercepting of treasure, support given to Don Antonio of Portugal,
the depredations of Sir Francis Drake, etc, ; after 1585. f. 85.

8. Letter from [ ? Henry IV. of France] to the States General of the
United Provinces, on the assistance to be given by the latter
against a common enemy [ ? Spain] ; [circ. 1590-1600]. Fr, f. 87.

9. Articles of treaty of peace between France, Spain, and Savoy made
at Vervin, 2 May, 1598. Fr, f. 89. Followed (f. 99) by a
" Sommaire."

10. Proceedings in the Court of Star Chamber on the conduct of the
Earl of Essex in his government of Ireland ; 29 Nov. 1599. f. 101.

11. Commission from Archduke Albert, Governor of Netherlands, to
treat for peace with Qu. Elizabeth ; 20 May, 1600. Fr. f. 105.

12. Treaty of commerce between France and England ; [Paris, 24 Feb.
1606]. Fr. f. 108.

13. Treaty of truce for 12 years between Spain and the United
Provinces; Antwerp, 9 April, 1609. Prinied. f. 115.

14. Instructions for Edward, Lord Wotton, Ambassador to France, to
receive the oath of the Qu. Begent to the defensive league with
England ; [Aug. 1610]. f. 131. Followed (f. 136) by " A note of
instruments [1610-2611] concerning y« French Treaty."

15. ** Dialogue betweene a Councellor of State and a Justice of Peace,
the one diswadinge, the other perswadinge, the callinge of a

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 246

Parliamente " ; written by Sir Walter Baleigh, cire, 1614. Copy.
Printed in 1628 under the title of The Prerogative of Parliaments.
f. 188.

16. Complaints of the French Protestants of the non-performanoe of
certain promises made to them by the Queen [Marie de' Medici] ;
n.d. Fr. f. 171.

17. *'Some notes and observations upon the Statuts of Provisors and
Ptsdmunire," collected by [Thomas Egerton] Lord EUesmere,
Lord Ohancellor ; temp. Jas. L f. 177.

18. Beport of a commission to examine into the question of pro-
ceedings in the Court of Chancery a^r judgment at Comiiion Law,
and in cases of Prasmunire ; 1616. f. 183.

19. Notes of the chancery suit, Allen v. Glanville, before Sir Edward
Coke, whose language and conduct on the occasion afterwards
formed one of the indictments agaii^st him; [1617]. Imperfect,
f. 188.

20. Treatise by ** Mr. Benn, of the Middle Temple, concerning the
proceedings of the Court of Chancery in case of Freeholde and ....
proceedings by Bill of PrsBmunire," ete. ; 17th cent. f. 190.

21. Proceedings in the House of Commons at the trial of Sir John
Elliott and others; 1629. Imperfect, f. 199.

22. *' Apologie de Monsieur [Henri] le Due de Bohan sur les demiers
troubles de France & cause de Beligion " ; circ. 1629. f. 202.

23. Charles I. to the Shah of Persia, in favour of [William Feilding]
Earl of Denbigh travelling thither ; 1630. f. 209.

24. Speech of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, at the opening
of the Irish Parliament ; 13 June [16 July], 1634. f. 211.

25. Argument of [Bichard] Hutton, Justice of the Common Pleas, at
the trial of John Hampden in the case of ship money ; 28 Apr. 1638.
f. 222.

26. Speech of [George Digby] Earl of Bristol to the Commons in
defence of Sir Bichard Temple ; 1 July, 1663. f. 228.

27. Miscellaneous fragments, chiefly legal ; 17th cent. ff. 231-235.

178. Transcbifts from the Edmondes Papers, etc., as follows : —

1. Sir Edward Hoby to Sir Thomas Edmondes; 19 Nov. 1605. f. 1.
See above, 168, art. 57.

2. Sir Thomas Edmondes to Bobert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury ; Paris,
26 May— 8 Aug. 1610. ff. 8, 11, 20, 26, 30, 34, 36 b. See above,
171, f. 221 wg.

3. Instructions for Sir Thomas Edmondes, Ambassador to the French
Court; [May, 1610]. f. 22.

4. Narrative of events which preceded and led up to the treaty of

246 STOWE MSS., 179, 180.

peace between France and Spain, signed at Aix-la-Cbapelle, 2 Hay,
1668. f. 40.

5. Tliomas Astle to George HI., begging bis acceptance of certain
papers from tbe Macclesfield MSS. relating to the royal family;
Whitehall, 10 Deo. 1771. f. 60.

6. Biohard Dalton to Thomas Astle, returning the King's thanks for
the same; [Dec. 1771]. f. 61.

7. " Litera Henrici sexti Eegis Anglias Erico Decimo Dacin Begi " ;
1439. " Ex Antographo in Bibliotheca Thomee Astlei, Arm." fl 63.

8. Lonise de Stolberg, Conntess of Albany, widow of Prince Oharles
Edward Stuart, to T. Astle ; 24 May, 1791. For the original see
above, 142, art. 89. f. 65.

Paper ; ff. 66. xvmth cent Folio.

179. Belation of the negotiations for peace between England, Spain,
and the Archduke Albert, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands,
carried on at Brussels and subsequently at Boulogne ; Jan. 1598[9]
— Dec. 1600. The narrative commences with Sir B. Cecil's
account of the arrival in London of Geronimo Coomans, an Envoy
from the Archduke, and describes his interviews with the Queen
and himself, which lasted till Dec. 1599. This is followed (f. 14)
by copies of the correspondence between Queen Elisabeth and
Andrew, Cardinal of Austria, Governor of the Netherlands in the
absence of his brother Albert, who had gone to Spain to marry the
Infanta Isabella. Thomas Edmondes, English Agent in Fianoe,
was ordered to Brussels to arrange for a conference, and his instruc-
tions, dated Dec. 1699, are given on f. 24. Edmondes at this point
takes up the relation (f. 28) and describes his reception at BrusseLs,
and the proceedings of each day until his return to France at the
end of Jan. 1699 [1600], Then follow at f. 48 the instructions,
11 Mar. 1599 [1600], to Edmondes for a second journey to Brussels,
and the account of further interviews with the Archdukes. At
f. 63 are given the instructions to Sir Henry Neville, Ambassador
at Paris, John Herbert, Secretary of State, Bobert Beale, clerk of
the Privy Council, and Edmondes, who had been appointed com-
missioners to negotiate the treaty at Boulogne, followed by the
history of the negotiations, which, however, never passed the
preliminary stage in consequence of a dispute for precedency
between England and Spain. The arguments, etc., relating to the
dispute will be found on f. 107 aeqq. Interspersed are copies of
letters between the various powers and their secretaries, etc., of
which other copies are given above in 167 ff. 103-207.

Paper; ff. 147. xvnth cent. With bookplate of Algernon
Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

Cl. IV. raSTOBY. 247

180. CoLLBcnoN of mifloellaneons papers relating to state affidrs and
eodesiastioal, local and other matters in the 17th oentiiry ; followed
by poetical pieoes, mostly of an amatory oharaoter, but of which a
few are on political subjects. The most important are : —

1. Summary of events in the reign of Henry YIII. f. 1.

2. Petition to King [James I.] from ** the Catholiques of England" ;
[April, 1603]. Copy. f. 3.

3. Speech of [Bidhard] Martin, of the Middle Temple, made in the
name of the Sherifib of London to the King [James L] " at his first
cominge into y« realm " ; [7 May, 1603]. f. 6. For another copy,
see Add. 25,707, f. 142. Printed in J. Nichols's Progre89e8 of King
Jamei I., 1828, i. p. 128*

4. '* The Ministers peticion to the E. touching the reformaoion of
abuses in the Ghurche " ; [1603]. See Strype's Life of Arehb.
WMtgift,Bk.iv.oh.xxxL Copy. f. 7.

5. *' Sir Walter Bawleighs arguments at his Arraignment at Win-
chester,'' etc. ; [Nov. 1603]. Copy. f. 9.

6. Beply of the House of Commons to the King's objections to the
return of Sir Francis Goodwyn, Ent., as M.P. for co. Buckingham ;
[Feb. 160f]. dopy, t 11.

7. " Artidee of union between England and Scotland " ; 6 Dea 1604.
Copy. f. 13. Followed at ff. 22, 25 by two papers relating to the
commerce of the two countries.

8. " Sir Wal. Bawleighs letter to S' Bobert Carre, touching the
begging of his Lands " ; [2 Jan. 1609]. Copy. f. 26.

9. ''Mr. Stampes observacions in his voyage to Constantinople";
an account of a journey from Zante to Constantinople, and thence
back to Bagusa, July— -Sept. 1609, with a description of the Sultan,
his court, etc. f. 27.

10. [Bichard Butler, 3rd Viscount] Mountgarrett, to his father-in-
law Sir William Andrewes, Ent., on the advantage of marrying his
heir '' into some worthy and rich house," and suggesting his union
with a daughter of Lord WilL Howard; Balleyn, 13 Sept. 1613.
£32.

11. [Sir Thomas Overbury to Bobert Carr, Earl of Somerset; from
the Tower, 1613]. Copy. £ 34.

12. Letter [to Louis XIIL] probably from Nicholas Brulart de
Sillery, Chancellor of Fnmce, giving up his office, and warning
the Eing against his present advisers, "certeyne new comers
drawne out of the draggs of busines and of the people," etc. ; [drc.
1617]. Engl trantHaUon. £36. For another copy. Me Add. 22,591.
£29.

13. '*A discourse of Ireland by L. Gtomons," commencing with a
general description of the country, followed by a particular

248 STOWS MSB., 180.

aooonnt of Dublin, Waterford, Oork and other chief towns, and of
the habits, dress, etc., of the people ; iemp. James L f. 37.

14. *' An Essaye of a King," by Sir Franois Baoon ; ten^. James L
Printed in his Works, f . 43.

15. «* Sir Walter Baleighs speach at his death *' ; 28 Oct 1618. f. 47.

16. Petition of Francis Phillips to James L, for the liberty of his
broUier [Sir Bobert Phillips, M.P. for Bath] imprisoned in the
Tower; [12 Apr. 1622]. Oapy. See Oal. of State Papers, 1619-
1623, p. 374. f. 49.

17. Petition of [Luoins Cary, 2nd] Yisoonnt Falkland, to Charles L
for the liberty of his son imprisoned in the Fleet ; [Jan. 1630].
Copy. Printed in Cabala, i. p. 221. f. 54.

18. ^* The opinion of the Arohe Bishope of Armaugh [James Ussher]
tonching some things in y^ booke of common prayer and y^
jurisdictions of Bishopps " ; [1640]. Printed in 1642 [c/. Ussher's
Works, ed. G. B. Elrington, 1847, i p. 208]. f. 55. For another
copy see Add. 28,273, f. 81.

19. " The Bishopp of Exeters [Joseph Hall, 1627-1641] letter to the
howse of Commons," beg. " For Qods sake be wise in your well
meant zeale"; [aire. 1640]. Copy. f. 57.

20. "A discourse of the State of these present times, 1641," beg.
*' That it is fitt for the king to doe something extraordinary at
this present is not only the opinion of the wise, but their expec-
tation also." f. 58.

21. ** What measure ought to bee taken in religion with relation to
y« present juncture of affaires in England," beg. " Since all y« late
troubles had their rise from this " ; [? cire. 1660]. Fair copy and
draft, ff. 61, 63.

22. ''A Speech to prove this Conyention a Parliament"; [?1660 or
1689]. f. 67.

23. Letters of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (a) to James, Duke
of York, [4 Apr. 1671] ; and (b) to Anne, his daughter. Duchess of
York, 3 Apr. 1671. Copies. Printed in Clarendon State Papers,
iii, Suppl. xzxvii, xxxviii., where the date 1668 is ascribed to
them. ff. 69, 69 b.

24. Sir William Gh)dolphin, Ambassador at Madrid, to [Henry
Bennet, Ist] Earl of Arlington, Secretary of State, giving his
opinion, ** touching the cutting of Logwood in the West Indies by
some English, on the pretence that the parts whence they take the
same are not inhabited or possessed by the Spaniards," etc. ; Madrid,
^ May, 1672. Copy. f. 71.

25. Notes of incidents in the English naval action with the Dutch on
11 Aug. 1673. f. 74.

26. Speech of Dr. Joseph Spencer, of Corpus Christi Coll., Cambridge,

Ol. IV. fflSTOBT. 249

Vioe-Ohanoellor, "to the Dake of Monmontli, when made Chan-
oeUour of that University " ; [Jnly, 1674]. f. 75.

27. Satirical imitation of a speech to Parliament by Charles 11. ;
circ. 1676. f. 77.

28. Questions arising out of the election at Winohelsea in [Feb. 167|].
f. 79.

29. Papers relating to Sir Bichard Temple, Bart., M.P. for Bncking-
ham, viz, : (a) Brief of his case '* in relaoion to his father's
creditors,'' n,d. flf. 81, 82 ;— (b) His petition to Parliament on the
same subject. Printed, f. 83 ; — (c, d) Statement by the King and
report by John Vanghan, M.P. for Cardigan, and William Qarro-
way, M.P. for Chichester, on the accusation against Sir B. Temple
of sending an improper message to the King by the Earl of
Bristol; [June, 1663]. f. 84;— (e) Sir B. Temple's speech con-
cerning the Triennial Bill; [Feb. 166|]. f. 88;--(f) His "second
speech upon the third reading of Sir John Fenwiok's Bill of
Attainder"; [1679]. f. 91;— (g) "The case of Election of Bur-
gessess for this present Parliament for the Towne of Buckingham
betweene Bich. Temple and S' Peter Tyrrell " ; 7 Aug. 1679. Three
copies, flf. 93, 94, 95 ; — (h) " A mild but searching expostulatory
letter from the . . . Farmers of the neighbouring villages, to the
men of Buckingham." Two copies. Printed, flf. 96, 97 ;— (i) " The
sale of Esau's Birthright; or the New Buckingham Ballad." Three
copies. Printed and MS. & 98, 99, 100.

30. "Proclamation for the suppressing of seditious and treasonable
books and pamphlets "; 1679. Printed, f. 103.

31. General Instructions by James, Duke of York, as Lord High
Admiral, to commanders of ships in the Navy; n.d. Printed.
f. 105.

32. "Articles subscribed by severall gentlemen of the county [of
Gloucester] to prevent emulacion and unnecessary charges of High
SheriflF"; 10 Jan. 1689 [90]. f 108.

33. Draft petition of the Province of Canterbury to the King
[William III.] " in behalf of y* most Beverend y« Archbishop and
y^ Bt. Beverend y« Bishops at present under censure"; [1690?].
f. 110.

34. "Project of Col. Durand on French Hospital at Balbastro";
26 Sept. 1707. Fr. Imperfect f. 111.

35. Amos Dudge to Mr. Mist [of Mist^s Weekly cTotimaZ], giving an
account of aflfairs in Persia, sc. in England under George II., from
a Jacobite point of view ; [circ. 1730], f. 112.

36. J[ame8] Balph, political writer, to , on his pecuniary sacri-
fices since he " went into the Prince's service " ; n.d. Imperfect at
beginning, f. 115.

250 STOWE USS., 180, 181.

37. " The names of the severall yillages and tithingB within the 7
hundreds in the oonntye of Gloucester." f. 117.

38. Copy of the Boll of Oaerlaverock [1300], with arms blazoned,
temp. Geo. 1. or II. f. 119. See Cotton MS. Calig. A. zviii.

39. Lists of Earls Marshal, 1245-1601 ; and of Seneschals of England.
iempp. Edw. Conf.— Hen. VH. f. 124.

40. Pedigrees of Portman to 1661, and of Perry to 1748. ff. 126, 127.

41. Beoeipt by Katharine Lowther for portraits of Bachel, Lady
Enssell, Sir Tho. Lowther, Bart., and Sir WilL Lowther, Bart,
to be preserved as heirlooms at Holker Hall, under the will of the
last-named; 3 Sept. 1756. Oopy. f. 129.

42. Extracts from Patent Bolls, eie. ff. 131-134.

43. Brief treatises, entitled (a) "Some thoughts concerning the
Deity," (b) "Of Light," (o) "Of Meteors." flf. 145, 171, 175.

44. Biographical and bibliographical notes on historical and literary
characters, ff. 178-185.

45. " Directions for gathering and preserving seeds, diyed speoimenB
of Plants and other Natural Barietyes." f. 189.

46. " The Westchester Wonder, or the Young Man's Trance, shewing
how one John Moor fell in three several trances . . . and declared
[the] Joye and Happiness of the Bighteous," etc. Printed, t 192.
Amongst poetical pieces at the end are : —

47. Bhyming hexameter " verses [Latin colophons] at the end of MSS."
In the hand of Browne Willis, the antiquary, f. 194.

48. " The History and fall of y« Conformity Bill, being an excellent
new song," etc.y beg. "God bless our gracious Sovereign Ann."
Printed in Poem on Affairs of SUUe, 1716, iii. p. 382. £ 196.

49. " The Court (Jarland, a sorrowful new Ballad," beg. " The year
that Chartres {ob. 1732) went to hell"; and satirizing Lord
Hervey. f. 197.

50. Epitaph in Latin on Maj.-Gen. Bobert Hunter, Governor of
Jamaica (ob. 1734). Followed by fourteen hexameter lines, beg.
" En ! decus Auriacum juvenis, quem jactat alumnum," by B[ichard]
Watkins, M.A., Wadham Coll., Oxon. In Nichols's LUerary Anee-
dotei^ vi. p. 90, the epitaph is attributed to the Bev. — Fleming,
f. 198.

51. lines "to the Prince of Orange [William Charles Henry, m.
Anne, Princess Boya^, 1734] on his visiting Oxford," beg. " Beoeive,
lovd Prince, the tribute of our praise." f. 200.

52. Verses, beg. "Come listen, ye Tories and Jacobites hoo" (me),
f. 202. For another oopy, with an additional verse and explanatory
notes, see Add. 23,463, f. 45.

53. " A simple ballad made by five Witts only." beg. " Poor mexrey
man of Enfield Chace " ; [1740]. f. 203.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 261

64. ** On S' W[illiam] M[orgaii], Kt. of tto Bath [1726], tossmg Mb
Badge of the Order." f. 204.

56. " Dean Jonathan's Parody on y« 4th Chap, of Genesis," on Alex-
ander Pope, his treatment of Theobald, etc.^ beg. " It came to pass
that Pope the hatter." f. 206.

66. Lines to "Mr. Pope," beg. "^Forgive an humble, bnt no venal
Muse." f. 208.

67. Lines beg. ''As Burton and Thompson were set upon Pope."
£ 210.

68. A copy of verses made by M Lowther, beg. " When Betty

so preetty, and Jenny so witty." f. 211.

69. Verses entitled " The Pr[u]s8[ia]n Hero, a Farce, with y« comical
humours of the E[lecto]r of H[a]n[ove]r," etc., beg. " The wrath of
a desperate M[onar]ch I sing." f. 212.

60. Satirical epitaph on Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (o5. 1744),
beg. " Beneath this Monumental Bust." f. 213.

61. Poems by Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, viz. :

(a) "On a Lady's reading Sherlock on Death." f. 214;—

(b) " Advice to a Lady." %b. ;— (c) Song, beg. " When Fanny
bleuming fair." f. 216. Printed in Collection of Poems (Dodsley,
1782), vol i. pp. 362, 359, 363.

62. " Bounce and Fopp, an Epistle from a dog at Twickenham to a
dog at Court," beg. "To thee, sweet Fop, these lines I send."
f. 216.

63. "A letter to Tunbridge Poets," b^. "Ungrateful bard, who've
exercised your wit." f. 218.

64. Various amatory verses, in Engl and French, fif. 220-228.

65. Epitaph on Mrs. Gertrude Byrch. f. 229.
Paper; ff. 229. xvnth— xviiith centt. Folio.

181. HiSTOBT of the negotiations of [John Digby] Earl of Bristol for
the Spanish match between Prince Charles and the Infanta, 1611-
1626; together with an account of the charges afterwards brought
against the Earl in respect of the same. Transcripts of the
following particular documents, e^., are included : —

1. Letter from the Earl to James I, controverting the statement that
before the arrival of Pr. Charles and Buckingham in Spain " all
that had bine treated in the businesse of the match . . . was
falshood and deceipt on the part of Spaine, and without anie
intention of makinge and effecting anie such match " ; [Mar.-Aug.,
1623]. f. 1.

2. The twenty interrogatories administered to the Earl, " about the
30 of June, 1624," by the Council at the King's command, with

262 STOWE MSa, 182.

the Earl's replies. Printed in Lard Hardwicke^s 8uUe Papen, 1778,
vol. i. p. 494. f. 9.

3. The Earl's aooount of the progress of the negotiations from 1611
until the arrival of the Prince and Buckingham in Spain [March,
1623]. Printed in the Camden i/KseeOany, vol. vi, ed. 8. B.
Gardiner, f. 30.

4. " A paper sent in a letter bearing date the 2 of February, 1624,
from the Duke of Buck, to the Earle of Bristoll contayneing oer-
taine propositions in which the Duke requireth that the said
Earle would acknowledge " ; with the Earl's reply, f. 51.

5. The Earl of Bristol to Lord Keeper Sir Thomas Coventry, on
receiving an intimation from the latter not to use his writ of
summons to Parliament; Sherborne, 12 Apr. 1626. f. 53 b.

6. The same, to [Edward] Lord Conway, Secretary of State, announcing
his intention of coming to London ; Sherborne, 12 Apr. 1626. f. 55.

7. The Earl's petition to the House of Lords to be heard in bis
defence; [April, 1626]. f. 56.

8. Speech of the Lord Keeper on the Earl's petition, 21 Apr. 1626 ;
followed by the articles against the latter, f. 57.

9. The Earl's two speeches in the House of Lords, 6, 29 May, 1626;
with his detailed replies to the articles, 19 May, 1626. fil 64,
73 b, 85 b.

Paper ; ff. 127. xvnth cent. With bookplate of Algernon Capell,
Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

182. Transcripts of State Papers, 1618-1679, with other pieces : —

1. " Brief observations in Chancery Practice." f. 3.

2. Proclamation of James I. on the subject of Sunday recreation;
Greenwich, 24 May, a^ 16 [1618]. f. 4.

8. '* The grounds of unity in Beligion, or an expedient for a generall
conformity and pacification." Ascribed in the printed edition,
1679, to " A Gentleman of the Inner Temple." f. 6.

4. " The Proceedings of y« Parliment about y« King's Declaration of
Indulgence against Popery and about Greivances" ; 6 Feb. 1672 [3]
^29 Mar., 1673. f. 9.

5. Speech of George Yilliers, 2nd Dake of Buckingham, in the House
of Lords, for a new Parliament; 15 Feb. 1676 [7]. f. 18.

6. "Orders made and sett downe y« 18th of June . . . 1664," by
Lord Chancellor [Clarendon] and the Judges " for the goYemm^
of the Inns of Court and Chancery." f. 22.

7. " Predictions of y« Ld. A-Bishop of Armah " [James Ussher] of a
great persecution of the Protestant Church by the Papacy. Printed,
in part, under the title Prophecy^ etc., London, 1662. f. 24.

8. Memorial of [Carlo Emanuele d'Este, Marchese di Borgomaiiero],

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 263

Spanifih Ambassador to England, to the King, on the state of the
Netherlands, etc. ; 1677. f. 26.

9. Aoooont of the trial of [Charles Oomwallis, 3rd]. Baron Comwallis,
before the House of Lords, for murder, in 1676. Printed in 1679. f. 27.

10. "The proposallB of 24 D» in Physick to y« CoUedge of Physi-
tians, London, oonseming their admittance as Sodj Honorarij " ;
[1664?] f. 34.

11. Petition to the House of Lords by the Trustees of Charles Talbot,
Earl of Shrewsbury, relating to the "continuance, of y* wicked
and scandalous life led " by George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Bucking-
ham, with Anna Maria, Countess of Shrewsbury, mother of the
said Earl ; post 1668. f. 36.

12. " The Duke of Buckingham's [George Villiers, 1st Duke] answer
to the Spanish Ambassador's informations," 6^ ; [1624]. Printed
in The Connexum: being choice coUecHons . . . «n King James his
Beign, London, 1681. f. 38.

13. " The Earle of Shaftesbury's [Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl]
speech in the Court of King's Bench when hee was brought thither
by Habeas Corpus, June the 29th, 1677." f. 46.

14. " The Benefit of the Ballot with the Nature and Use thereof,
particularly in y« Eepublique of Venice" ; post 1673. f. 48.

15. " News f^m Germany : a congratulatory oration addressed to the
Emperour," by A — B — ; Nov. 1676. Translated from the Latin,
f. 62.

16. Two inscriptions over the gate of Philipsburg, the one in honour
of Louis XIV., made in 1667, having been replaced by another in
honour of the Emperor Leopold I., on the capture of the place in
1676. Lot. f. 55 b.

17. Debates in Parliament ; 21 May— 16 July, 1677. . £ 66.

18. Proceedings in the case of [Anthony Ae^ley Cooper, 1st] Earl of
Shaftesbury, in the King's Bench; Trinity Term, 1677. f. 67.

19. "The Quaker's Protestation or Testimony ag* Popery"; 1678.
£ 73.

20. Letters of George Eglisham, M.D., to Charles I. and the Parlia-
ment, accusing George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, of having
poisoned King James and James, Marquis of Hamilton [1626],
being a translation of Eglisham's Prodromus Vindictsa, printed
under the title The Forerunner of Benenge^ in 1642, etc. £ 76.

21. Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, to his daughter, Anne, Duchess
of York, on her rumoured conversion to the Eoman Catholic
Beligion; [1668]. £ 85. Printed in the Clarendon State Papers,
vol. iii.. Supplement, p. xxxviii.

22. The same to James, Duke of York, on the same subject; [1668].
f. 87. Printed as above, p. xxxvii.

254 STOWE MSS., 182, 188.

23. Speech of George [Digby], Earl of Bristol, to the House of Com-
mons, 1 July, 1663; followed by a letter from the same to the
King, 3 Mar. 1663 [4]. f. 88.

24. Speech of [Charles Howard,] Yisooimt Andover, to the Lords,
conoeming the Star-Chamber; 19 Mar. 1641 [2]. f. 93.

25. Speech of [Charles Lucas, 2nd] Baron Lucas, to the Lords, on the
Subsidy Bill; 12 Feb. 1670 [1]. f. 96.

26. '' A seasonable speech made by Alderman Atkins in the Bump
Parliament." Printed 20 Jan. 1660. f. 98.

27. '* A letter to Mr. S., a Bomish Priest, conseming the impossibilily
of the public Establishment of Peppery in England, May 19th,
[16]72." f. 100.

28. " A letter from a gentleman in Amsterdam to his Freind att the
Clubb att the Bull in Queen street," on the taxation and govern-
ment of Holland ; 30 Aug., 1672. f. 101.

29. Letters from a gentleman to a lady, forwarding twenty-eight
love-letters which he had written as "Amintor" to "Valerie,"
a Spanish Lady, when engaged in active service in Flanders,
preceded by a short essay in Love. f. 108.

Interspersed throughout the volume are the following poetical
pieces : —
80. Lines by G — E — " to his honoured freind John Awbrey, Esq.,
in imitation of Mr. Greaves's verses, &c.," beg. "If thou, my
dearest friend." f. 33 b.

31. " An Epistolary Essay from Mr. M. G. to 0. B., Esq., uppon their
mutuall Poems," beg. " I heare this Town doth soe abound." f. 35.

32. A beggar's song called " Kent Street," beg. " I am a blade of the
mumping trade." f. 37.

33. Song, beg. "Of Catesby, Faux and Garnet, a Story I'll you tell
a." f.47.

34. " A mournful! Elegy uppon K. James [I.] his death," beg. " Can
Christendom's great Monarch sinke away." f. 74.

35. "A defence of Satyre in immitation of Horace, Lib. Sat 4,"
containing political allusions, beg. " When Shakespeare, Johnson,
Fletcher, rul'd the Stage." f. 94.

86. "A Bachinalian Eapture," beg. "Let y^ rough souldier arme
when trumpets sound." f. 142.

37. Epithalamium to Nicholas Grioe, married to Anne Bedingfield,
"of y« Lute and tun in Ludgate Street," 25 June, 1698, beg. " The
Paphian prince with his indearing charmes." f. 142 b.

At the end, reversing the volume, are : —

38. " An Epitaph on a woman," beg. " She that doth rest within this
tomb." f. 161.

39. Ode by T— O— "to the memory of Mis. Elizabeth Searles,

Cl. IV. HISTOKT. 256

daughter and heir of Mr. Boht. Searles, of London, merchant,"
died 23 Oot., 1674, aged 12 ; beg. *' I'th bloBsom of her apring
'twas seen.** f. 160 b.
40. Precedents of Bills in Chancery, in the form of petitions to Sir
Orlando Bridgeman, Lord Keeper [1667-1672]. f. 159 b.

Paper; ff. 161. xvn — ^xvmth cent. Liside the cover are the
initiiJs of Thomas Martin, of Palgrave (ob. 1771), who inserted a
list of contents (f. 1). Sm. Folio.

183. ** A B00£E of the coppies of letters, speeches, and papers " ; Nov.
1622 — Ang. 1625. Li a nearly contemporary hand.

1. Letter from James L to the Elector Palatine, 10 Nov. 1622, respect-
ing the negotiations for his restoration to the Palatinate ; with the
Elector's answer, 30 Dec. [N.S.]. ff. 3, 4. Printed in Oabala,
pp. 245-248.

2. Speeches of the King and Lord Keeper Williams at the opening of
ParUament ; 19 Feb. 162}. ff. 10, 15 b.

3. Speeches of Sir Thomas Crewe, on being presented as Speaker
of the House of Commons, of Lord Keeper Williams, and the
Speaker again, and of the Lord Keeper in reply ; 21 Feb. 162|.
ff. 16 b— 24 b.

4. Letter from Philip IV. of Spain to Cond6 de Olivares, with the
answer of Olivares, on the snbject of the Spanish Match ; 5 and
8 Nov. 1622, (shonld be 25 and 28 Nov., ef. Gardiner's History of
England, iv. 391-393). ff. 24 b, 25. Printed in Cahata, pp. 314-316.

5. Speech of the Dnke of Buckingham to Parliament, 24 Feb. 162|,
giving an account of the Spanish expedition of Prince Charles
and bimselfl f. 29. Followed by copies of the following letters on
the subjects which were quoted in the speech : — (a) Prince Charles
to the Earl of Bristol, from the coast, on his return from Spain,
with reference to his fear that the Infanta might enter a monastery ;
[3 Sept.?] 1623. The original (in the Sherborne MSS.) contains
additional matter, f. 45 ; — (b) James I. to Bristol, telling him to
press the King of Spain on the subject of the restitution of the
Palatinate; 8 Oct. 1623. f. 45;— (c) Three letters from Bristol
to James L, urging the danger of withholding the proxy for the
Prince's marriage when it should be asked for; Oct.-Nov. 1623.
With the King's answer, commanding him to make the delivery of
the proxy conditional on the restitution of the Palatinate, 16 Nov.
1623. ff. 45 b, 47 ; — (d) Sec. Conway to Bristol, instructing him
to threaten to leave Spain unless he receives a categorical answer ;
16 Nov. 1623. f. 47 ;— (e) Final answer from the King of Spain,
refusing to take up arms to recover the Palatinate ; 5 Jan. 162|.

256 STOWE MSS., 183, 184.

f . 47 b. The article concludes with an account of the decision of
the House after hearing Buckingham's speech.

6. Beport of a conference between the two Houses, 2 March, 162j, on
a proposal by the Lords to condemn the Spanish treaties ; with
speeches by Lord Keeper Williams, Sir E. Coke, and [George Abbot]
Archbishop of Canterbury. £ 49 b.

7. Speech of the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of a deputation
from both Houses to the King, condemning the Spanish treaties, at
Theobalds, 5 March, 162}. With the King's answer, ff. 54 b, 55 b.

8. Speech of Prince Charles to a committee of both Houses, explain-
ing the King's speech and urging the necessity of liberal supplies ;
10 March, 162|. f.60b.

9. Speech of the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of a deputation
of both Houses to the King, professing readiness to find any
necessary supplies if the treaties are dissolved; Whitehall, 14
March, 162|. With the King's answer, ff. 62, 63 b.

10. Speech of the Duke of Buckingham to a committee of both Houses,
reporting a conversation with the King on the proposal for a
French match; 15 March 162|. f. 68.

11. Short speech of the Duke of Buckingham, undertaking that the
King shall follow the advice of Parliament, if it will grant his
desires; 17 March, 162f. Followed by a statement of reasons by
the House of Commons in support of their advice for the dissolu-
tion of the treaties, ff. 70, 70 b.

12. Speech of the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of a deputation
of both Houses to the King, presenting a remonstrance against
further delay in dissolving the treaties, and promising a supply of
three subsidies and three fifteenths; 23 March, 162|. With the
King's answer, accepting their advice and offer, ff. 72, 75.

13. Petition from both Houses to the King, for the enforcement of
the laws against Papists, and for a promise that they will not be
relaxed in case of any marriage or treaty with a foreign state ;
10 April, 1624. With the King's answer, on 23 April, consenting,
ff. 80, 82.

14. Speech of the King to the Lords in the Banqueting House
at Whitehall, in reference to the impeachment of the Earl of
Middlesex; 5 May 1624. f. 85.

15. Speech of Charles I. at the opening of his first Parliament;
18 June, 1625. f. 90.

16. Speeches of Lord Keeper Williams and the Duke of Buckingham
to tiie Parliament at Oxford, the latter giving the King's answer to
the petition of Parliament concerning religion and defending the
foreign policy of the court; 8 Aug. 1625. With a copy of the
petition of the House of Commons on 1 Aug., protesting against

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indnlgenoes granted to Oatholios dnring the preceding reoeas.
fL 93, 93 b, 102.

Paper; fL 103. With bookplate of Algernon Oapell, Earl of
Essex, 1701. Folio.

184, 186. Miscellaneous Historical Papers, consisting of original
letters, and warrants of the varions Parliamentary Committees,
chiefly relating to the transactions of the Committee of Trustees or
Contractors for the sale of the fee-farm rents of the Crown, which
sat at Worcester Honse during the time of the Commonwealth;
1628-1660. With a few letters and transcripts of a later date, to
1746. Two volumes. Paper. Folio.

The first part of vol. i. contains the correspondence of Sir Edward
Dering, 1"* Bart. (cib. 1644), which mainly relates to the position of
his affairs on his submission to the Parliament in 1644. In vol. ii.
will be found transcripts of various official lists and other documents
relating to the Protectorate and affairs immediately before and after
the Bestoration. Among the more important of the contents are
the following : —

184. Vol. 1. (ff. 283). 1628-1661.

1. Message of the King to the House of Commons concerning liberty
of speech; [?ctrc. 1628 J. Copy (18th cent.), f. 1.

2. Privy Council to the " Chiefe officers of the Towne of Colchester,"
commanding them to assist the officers of the Customs at that Port ;
31 Mar. 1629. Signed by Sir Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper,
Lords Weston, Conway, Manchester, Carlisle, Lindsey, Arundel and
Surrey, Pembroke, Montgomery, Salisbury, and Dorchester,
William [Laud, Bishop of] London, £[ichard Neyle, Bishop of]
Winchester, etc. f. 2.

3. Proceedings in Council on the discovery in Sir B. Cotton's library
of a paper which had been sent to Charles I., entitled " The pro-
position for your Ma^^" service, containing two parts, the one to
secure your Estate and to bridle the impertinency of Parlements,
the other to encrease your Ma^^^ Bevenue much more than it is "
(ef. Gardiner's History of England, 1886, 6<c., vol. vii. pp. 138-141);
15 Nov. 1629. Copy (18th cent.), f. 4.

4. Warrant from [Henry Bich, Earl of] Holland, Chief Justice-in-
Eyre south of Trent, to the Yerderers, etc., of Shotover and Stowood
Forest, co. Oxon., requiring them to view and report on the quarries
there; 1 Apr. 1637. f. 6.

6. Sir Simonds D'Ewes to Sir Edward Dering, enclosing an account
of the foundation of Creyk Abbey, oo. Norf., extracted from a
chartulary in the possession of Henry Derham (c/. Dugdale,
Manasticon, vi p. 487); Stow Hall, 22 Apr. 1637. f. 8.

s

258 STOWB HSa, 184.

6. Sir Boger Twysden, Bart., to the same, on their religious opixiionB ;
*' I did once say there was some other cause in you for refusing to
doe so [t.e. to receive the Communion], for all y« world knwe yon
were no Purytane, which I am confident you will not take ille, y^
some tyme have made a doubt to me whether a Puritane or a Papist
were nerer heven," etc. ; East Peokham, 9 Mar. 1639 [40]. f. 10.

7. Sir Jacob Asteley, Knt., to Thomas Wentworth, Earl of StrafFord,
Lord Lieutenant of Lreland, on the state of the King's forces in the
North : " Yesterday the Sketch Army passed the Tyne at Newbime.
.... Thear must be a spedy course tacken to supply us w*"*
vituales cannon and amonitie and several other thinges. I wishe
we wear mad abell to fight or the occation tacken away *' ;
[August, 1640]. f. 12.

8. '^ A Plroclamation for the levying and payment of the Ship-Moneys
in Arreare " ; 20 Aug. 1640. Printed, f. 14.

9. Sir John Sedley, Bart., to Sir E. Dering, Bart., on election matters,
and the " malevolencye of Sir Boger Twysden " ; St. Gleers, 21 Oct
1640. f. 16.

10. Sir Boger Twysden, Bart, to the same, on the same subject ; East
Peckham, 24 Oct. 1640. f. 17.

11. Sir Richard Skeffington, of Fisherwick, 4th Bart, to the same, in
praise of his action in Parliament and praying to be commended to
his " deare freinde Mr. Pyme " ; Coventry, 23 Nov. 1640. f. 19.

12. Sir John Danvers, Ent., to the same, asking for news of the Par-
liament ; Chelsey, 23 Dec. 1640. f. 21.

13. George HauU to the same, acquainting him "how the City of
London toocke it sumthinge unkindly that they had not your
furtherance to their petition in the house of Parlament . . . They
are a wise people and the heade of our Kingdom, therefore to take
their parts wilbe honest and gett great honor to yourselfe " ; A.d.
f.23.

14. Walter Mantell to the same, asking his advice as to a petition to
Parliament for " the restitution ... in bloude " of his family
attainted in the person of his grandfather Walter ManteU, aP
1 Mary ; Horton Priory, 24 Jan. 1640 [1]. f. 26.

15. Bobert Abbott [Vicar of Cranbrook] to the same, on ecclesiastical
matters, the Brownists or Independents, etc. : *' They taulke much
of overthrowing Cathedrals. If they be turned into Colledges of
Bishops, and labouring Prebends in all the adiacent churches, it
will be a glorious work. . . . But if theire profits should work
theire utter overthrowe, I doe humbly leave it to the wisdom of the
house to consider whether it will not breed a despicable ministezy
to the undoing of Beligion " ; 15 Mar. 1640 [1]. f. 27.

16. Sir John Danvers, Ent, to the same, on public afibirs: **In the

Ci. IV. mSTORT. 269

meanelyme the monBtrous easyereoeitof Petitions att tbe Standing
Comittees makes Authority declyne and the threatning of lewd
persons to petition the parliament seeme of too great power and
enoonragement for an inundation of Beggers, become for want of
worke and orderly government," etc ; Lavington, 15 Mar. 1640 [1].
f. 31.

17. Sir Bobert Darell, Ent., to the same, respecting a petition from
the Parish of Little Chart against ** ItHt. Keane " before {he Select
Committee against Scandalous Ministers ; Calehill, 29 Mar. 1641.
f. 33.

18. Bobert Abbott to the same, recommending the bearer, a book-
seller *' engaged in the great printing businesse " ; 6 Apr. 1641. f. 35.

19. Bobert Codrington to the same, on his troubles and the hindrance
to the publication of his book of poems ; 21 May 1641. f. 37. See
Larking, Proceedings in Kenty Camden Soc, 1862, p. 49.

20. ^* Humble considerations for the two most Ho^ houses of this
present parlyment, whither all Bishopps ought to stand or fall in
this Eingdome of Englande and other his ma^ nations " ; [1641].
f. 39.

21. Nathaniel Ward to Sir E. Bering (to whom he had previously
written under the impression that he was Edward Bering, the
Divine), on the writer's theological works and opinions ; Bichmond,
n.d. Endorsed " 1641, 3 July." f. 41.

22. Bobert Abbott to the same, on episcopacy, disorders in the
Church, the Book of Common Prayer, etc,: '*But y^ which most
toucheth mee to the quick at this time is the common prayer
book. . • . They cry out against it under a three fold plea; some
say it is stinted, compelled worship, some y^ it is Popery taken out
of the mass-booke, and some y^ it is an Innovation because, since it
was established by lawe, some Linovations have crept into it " ;
5 July, 1641. f. 43.

23. John Pym to Adm. Sir John Pennington, Ent., asking him " to
suffer the shippe Hector to pass on her voyage"; ^'Exchequer
chamber," 11 Sept. 1641. f. 45.

24. Bobert Abbott to Sir E. Bering, further on church matters : *^ The
common prayer book doth so stick y^ none will please but one y^ is
for downe, downe," etc. ; n,d. Endorsed " 3 Oct. 1641." f. 47.

25. Speaker's warrant to John Hunt, serjeant-at-arms, for the appre-
hension of Sir E. Bering, Bart, Sir G^rge Strode, Ent, Bichard
Spencer and Sir Boger Twysden, Ent., to appear before the House
of Commons as Belinquents ; 28 Mar. 1642. Signed by William
Lenthall, speaker, f. 49.

26. Sir B[ichard] S[keflfington], of Fisherwick, 4th Bart., to his
brother, concerning E[dward] B[ering] ; 4 Oct. 1642. f. 51.

s 2

260 STOWS MSS., 184.

27. Order of " the Oominittee of Lords and Commons for advanoe of
Money," ete,, for repayment of £60 to Sir Henry Pratt " for Horses
and Arms he formerly imployed in the servioe of the King and
ParHament " ; 24 Mar. 1642 [3]. Signed by Miles Corbett. f. 52. i

28. Acoonnt by Sir E. Bering of the attempted relief of Beading by
the King's troops, its surrender to Lord Essex by Col. Feilding, the
acting governor, and the tatter's trial and conviction, 15 Apr.-
4 May, 1643 ; followed by a short note on the surrender of Herefozd
by Eichard Gave to Sir William Waller, on 1 May 1643. f. 53.

29. Oliver Cromwell to Oliver St. John ; 11 Sept. 1643. FacnmUe of
the original letter in Add. MS. 5015*, f. 6, presented by John
Wilmot in 1793. f. 55. Printed by Carlyle, Letten and Speeches,
1866, vol. L p. 136.

30. Order for payment to Abraham Symonds of £60, balance of £100
for making the great seal for the parliament; London, 4 Oct. 1643.
Signed by John Blakiston [M.P. for Newcastle], f. 58.

81. '* Listmctions for the Committees for Sequestracion of Delinquents
Estates " ; circ. 1643. Copy (for the original see Add. 5478, f. 46).
f. 59.

32. Letters and papers relating to Sir E. Bering's affairs subsequent
to his submission to the Parliament, etc., as follows :— {a) Sir E.
Dering to the " Committee of examinacions " ; 3 Feb. 1643. Draft,
f. 61 ; — (b) William James to Sir E. Dering, that he has presented
his " desire " to the Committee : " If you reflect uppon that
Peticion which called you its father, and which was itself the
naturall mother of our unnaturall Eebellion, you will looke uppon
the cautelous proceedinges of y« Committee as an act of prudence
.... You cannot be ignorant that your silence in not declaringe
y« reasons and motives of your retume is nothinge satisfactorye
and perchanse rayseth jealousy in y« mindes of too manye," etc ;
Knowle, 20 Feb. 1643 [4]. f. 62;— (c) Correspondence of Sir K
Dering with Capt. Augustine Skynner; 11-22 March, 1643 [4].
ff. 64, 68, 71, 76 ;— (d) The Committee [for Kent sitting] at Knowle
to Sir E. Dering : " Wee expect your promise of your Declaration,
which wee desyre noe volume, but an epitome. In which you
may declare your cominge from thence to be the same you have
confessed, that Oxford produceth noe other fruite than the effects
of Tyranny and Popery," etc. ; Knowle, 19 Mar. 1643 [4]. I^gned
by John Eivers, Anthony Weldon, William Bothby, Edward
Monins, Nicholas Miller, Thomas Seyliard, John Boys, t 69 ; —
(e) Sir Anthony Weldon, Thomas Francklin, and others of the
Committee at Eochester, to Sir E. Dering, begging him to
expedite his Declaration : *' Sir, the occasion of this second is to
putt you on to the more speed, intelligence beinge given that you

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 261

yett (with Lotts wife) looke baoke to that Sodom Oxford • . .
and it is verilj beleeved yon onely looke for the iflsne of the next
battle betweene S' William Waller and Hopton before yon will
Bnffer any manifest nnder yonr pen to appear," etc.; Booheater*
20 Mar. 1643 [4]. f. 73;— (f) Sir B. Bering in answer to the
above: *'The pamphlet yon command shall go ont sndden and
nnpolisht, though I did hope my oath given att Enoll was high
enough to supersede itt . . . I have a discourse with a Papist now
in y^ presse ; I thought by way of preface therein to have declared,
but itt shall now be a peece of a peny, fitt (as you write) for y«
vulgar/' etc.; 20 Mar. [1643-4]. Draft, f. 76;— (g) The same to
— White, sending him his declaration to read before he sends it
to the Parliament; Surrenden Dering, 22 Mar. 1643 [4]. f. 77;—
(h) T[homas] Westrowe to Sir E. Dering ; Mersham, I Apr.
1644. With draft of reply. flF. 78, 80;— (i) Sir E. Dering to the
Speaker, enclosing petition; 15 Apr. [1644], Drafts, f. 81; — (k)
" Instructions to Mr. Hanwell " by Sir E. Dering, for the petition
to Parliament as below (m); 1 May, 1644. Draft f. 83;— (1) Sir
Anthony Weldon, T[homas] Westrowe, and William Bothby to Sir
E. Dering, citing him to appear before the Oommittee at Enowle ;
Knoll, 4 May, 1644. f. 85;— (m) Sir E. Dering's petition to
Parliament ; 28 May, 1644. Endorsed, " not delivered." flF. 87, 94 ;
— (n) The same petition in shortened form ; 28 May, 1644. En-
dorsed, " delivered and read, 31 May." f. 88 ;— (o) Sir E. Dering
to the Gommittee at Knowle ; 31 May, 1644. Emended copy, ngned.
f. 90; — (p) Order of Parliament, referring the petition to the
Oommittee at Enowle; 31 May, 1644. Signed by Henry Elsyng,
Olerk to the Parliament, f. 91 ;— (q) The Oommittee at Enowle
to Sir E. Dering, granting him a fifth part of his sequestrated
estate ; 1 May [June], 1644. Signed by Edward Monins, Bichard
Hardres, John Browne, Thomas Blount, f. 92 ; — (r) Order of the
Committee of Sequestration of Papists' and Delinquents' estates at
Ashford, granting com, hops and pasturage to ITnton, 3rd wife of
Sir E. Dering; 11 Aug. 1643. With note of the above order of
1 June, 1644. Copy. f. 96 ; — (s) Sir E. Dering to the Oommittee
at Enowle; 2 June, 1644. Draft. With the Oommittee's reply;

3 June, 1644. flf. 97, 99;— (t) Becommendation by the Oommittee
at Enowle to Parliament of Sir E. Dering's petition; 3 June, 1644.
f. 101 ; — (u) Lambarde Godfrey to Sir E. Dering, forwarding an
order and £40, the estimated value of a fifth part of his estate ;

4 June, 1644. f. 102 ; — (w^ Sir E. Dering, " hopelesse and help-
lesse," to Sir H. Vane, with a petition to Parliament; 5 June, 1644.
S. 103, 104;— (x) The Oommittee at Enowle to Sir E. Dering;

5 June, 1644. f. 105.

262 STOWE MSa, 184.

33. Order from [Bobert Devereux, Earl of] Eeaez, Captain (Jeneral
of the Parliamentary Forces, to OoL William Sydenham and other
Commissioners, to take into their oharge the towns of Weymonth
and Meloombe Begis ; 22 Jnne, 1644. Signed and sealed, f. 107.

34. Certificate " npon y« Publiqne fiiith " for £60 Sa. for •* respited"
pay for three months due to Maj. Francis Bradbury; 11 Sept. 1644.
Signed by E[dward Montagu, Earl of] Manchester, Nathanicd Baoon,
Isaac Puller, and others, f. 109.

35. Sir Thomas Fairfax to Prince Bupert, summoning him to
surrender Bristol; 4 Sept. 1645. Copy. f. 110.

36. GUyer Cromwell to the Speaker [ W. Lenthall], giving an account
of the taking of Basing House ; Basingstoke, 14 Oct. 1645. Oopy.
Printed by Carlyle, LeUen and Speeches, 1866, i. p. 191. f. 112.

37. Begister of letters, etc. (mostly without the dates), of Bobert
Bich, Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral for the Parliament
(1643), Governor of Guernsey (1645), 6te., including (a) Corre-
spondence with Sir Peter Osborne, Boyalist Lieut-Governor of
Guernsey, treating of his surrender ; 31 Deo. 1645, 6 Jan. 1645 [6],
and n.d. With other documents relating to Guernsey, ff. 114-
120 ; — (b) Correspondence with Murrough O'Brien, Lord Inchiquin«
ff. 121-122 b; — (c) Correspondence of Lord Warwick and others
relating to New England, Virginia, and other Plantations; ctrc
1646-1648. ff. 123-127;— (d) Letters of recommendation and
compliment, chiefly by Lord Warwick, ff. 127 b-135 ;— (e) Ex-
tracts from letters relating to the Boyalist siege of Lyme Begis,
CO. Dorset, in May, 1644. f. 135.

38. John Harrison, who had '* resolved to serve the Parliament," to
his father Sir John Harrison, of Balls, co. Herts (for an account of
whom see Clutterbuck, Hist, of eo. Hertford, 1821, ii. p. 185), late
M.P. for Lancaster, Farmer of the Customs, etc,, a Boyalist, with
suggestions as to the disposed of his estate; n,d, (rec. 2 Nov. 1646).
With the note by Sir John, '< He understandeth how I have pro-
ceeded, and sillily hath invented this weake snare to catch me.'*
f. 136.

39. The same to his [8tep-]mother [Mary, dau. of PhiL Shotbolt],
thanking her for her pains in trying to reconcile him to his father ;
29 Nov. 1646. f. 138.

40. Warrant of the Committee of the Bevenue to Thomas Bott and
William Pargiter to take view and certify the number of deer in
Yoxall Ward of Needwood Forest, co. Staff., on the appointment of
Samuel Wardle, keeper; Westminster, 6 July, 1647. Signed by
[Algernon Percy, Duke of] Northumberland, [Philip Herbert, Earl
of] Pembroke and Montgomery, Sir Henry Mildmay, Sir William
Armyne, Cornelius Holland, Thomas Hoyle. £ 140.

Gl. IV. HISTOEY. 268

41. The Committee for Both Kingdoms to the "Committee of the
House of Commons sitting in the Queenes Court," asking for the
tetom of some secret letters "from a person employed privately
in Franoe " by the publication of which his life will be in danger ;
Derby House, 16 Deo. 1647. Signed by W[illiam Fiennes, Viscount]
Say and Sale, [Eobert Eioh, Earl of] Warwick, Sir William
Armyne, Oliver St John, Arthur Haselrige, William Kerrepont,
and Robert WaUop. f. 142.

42. Oliver Cromwell to Oliver St. John, Solicitor General, etc.;
Kna[r]esburgh, 1 Sept. 1648. Chpy. Printed by Carlyle, LeUers
and Speeches, 1866, i. p. 300. f. 144.

43. Bichard Birkhened to Sir E. Dering, 2nd Bart., on the adminis-
tration of his father's estate; 10 Oct. 1648. f. 146.

44. P — Andrew to " Mr. Williamson " [«c. Sir John Harrison] on
legal matters ; 12 Jan. 1648 [9]. Endorsed, " . • . an estate of
freehould made him according to his request and sent from Calais,
23 Jan. 1648." f. 148.

45. Facsimile of the Death- Warrant of Charles L, with the signatures
and seals ; 29 Jan. 1648 [9]. f. 150.

46. [Thomas, Lord] Fairfax, to Col. William Sydenham, to take
command of the Begiment of Foot late under Maj. G^n. Skippon,
and to march to Bristol; " Queenstreete," 13 Feb. 1648 [9]. Signed.
f. 152.

47. Papers and letters relating to the sale of fee-farm rents of the
Crown; 1649-1653. Included are: — (a) Orders of Parliament
relating to the act for '* selling the fee fieurme rents belonging unto
the Crowne of England and Dutchie of Lancaster"; 3 Apr.,
17 Jan. 1649. Signed by Henry Scobell, clerk of the Parliament.
f. 154; — (b) Maj. Gen. John Lambert to the Trustees, requesting
*' to be admitted to treat for the fee farme rents " of certain pro-
perties in CO. York ; 1 Apr. 1650. f. 164 ; — (c) Order of the Council
of State to the Trustees to use all expedition in their sales, etc. ;
Whitehall, 1 Apr. 1660. Signed^ "Jo[hn] Bradshawe, Presid*."

With seal. f. 165 ;— (d) Per Pelham to the Trustees, " on

behalfe of the toune of Hull"; n.d. f. 174;— (e) Edward Fleet-
wood to the same ; 30 Apr. 1650. f. 175 ;— (f) Eeport qf Ea—
Damall on the payment from certain fee-farm rents in Coventry
of the stipends to the Yicar of Holy Trinity and the Bablake
Hospital in that city ; 5 July, 1650. f. 185 ;— (g) William
Botterell to CoL Taylor, one of the Trustees, on the fee-farm of
Luston, CO. Heref., etc,; Ludlow Castle, 26 May, 1651. f. 230; —
(h) Lawrence Steele to his brother William Steele, Eecorder of
London; 26 Oct. 1651. f. 237;— (i; The Committee for the
Bevenue to the Trustees, asking for particulars of the lands sold

264 STOWE M8S./184,ill86.

and unsold; 29 Jan. 1651 [2]. Signed^hj Sir Harry Vane, Sir
Henry Mildmay, J — Edwardes, Nioholaa Lowe, and GomeliiiB

Holland, f. 239 ;— (k) Charlee Bowles to ; 1662. f. 241 ;—

(\) Henry Newman; Whitehall, 13 Apr. 1662. f. 242;— (m)
Edmnnd Evans to Bichard Sydenham; 7 June, 1662. f. 244; —
(n) Lt.-Col. William Orowne to the same ; Salop, 29 June, 1662.
f. 246 ; — (o) Francis Allein, Alderman of London, to Capt. Mynheie ;
17 July, 1662. f. 248 ;— (p) Col. John Dove to the Trustees, on
fee-farm rents of lands of the Chapter of Salisbury; Whitehall,
22, 29 July, 1652. flf. 250, 252;— (q) E— Dendy to the same,
relating to the Honour of Eye; 19 Oct. 1652. f. 254;— <r) The
Mayor and Corporation of Banbury to the Trustees, asking delay
till next term to make return of their rents; 13 Dec. 1652. Signed
by WilL Hawkins, Mayor, and eight others, f. 260; — (s) Sir
Qilbert Pickering to the Trustees, enclosing letter (f. 264) from
WiUiam Bristlebolt making allegation of fraud against Thomas
Hollis, Bailiff of Eingsthorpe and Collector of fee-farm rents ;
16 Dea 1652. f. 262 ;~(t) Col. William Webb to Bichard
Sydenham; 20 Dec. 1652. f. 265;— (u) William Bristlebolt to
Sir Gilbert Kckering; Northampton, 30 Dec. 1652. £ 267;—
(v) Col. Algernon Sydney to Bichar4 Sydenham ; Somerset House,
4 Jan. 1652 [3]. f. 269 ;— -(w) Humfrey Kelsall to the Trustees,
nominating Trustees for the Lancashire ministers ; 18 Jan. 1652 [3].
f. 271 ; — (x) Col. Algernon Sydney to the Trustees ; 25 Jan.
1652 [3]. f. 272 ; — (y) Francis Allein and John Downes, members
of the Committee for Inspections, to the Trustees; Whitehall,
9 Feb. 1652 [3]. With copy of reply, 22 Feb. ff. 274, 276 ;— (z)
The Committee to the mayor, etc., of Banbury; 15 Feb. 1662 [3].
Signed by Bichard Sydenham, B — Harrison, Cornelius Cooke,
Thomas Ayres, Thomas Coke. f. 278 ;— (aa) William Bribtlebolt
to the Trustees ; 7 Max. 1652 [3]. f. 279 ;— (bb) Lawrence Steele
to [Bichard] Sydenham ; 16 Mar. 1652 [3]. f. 281.

48. Debenture for arrears of pay to Crispen Phelippes, a private
trooper, at the rate of 2 sh. a day ; 24 Aug. 1649. Signed by Capt
John Beare, and others, f. 155.

49. Information of Capt. Lumley Thelwall and Will. Wenlock against

Cooke, minister of Market Drayton, co. Salop, for contempt

of the Parliament and a treasonable sermon; 25 Sept. 1649.
ff. 156, 158.

60. Sir J[ohn] Harrison to Geoffrey Coulson ; 27 Nov. 1649. Followed
by a statement by the same of his losses by sequestration, etc.,
between Aug. 1643, when he .went to Oxford, and Lady Day, 1649.
ff. 159, 161.

61. Order of Council to CoL William Sydenham, Governor of the Isle

Ol. IV. HISTOBY. 266

of Wight, to reoeiYe at OariBbrooke Castle the FrinoeaB Elizabeth
and the Dnke of Glonoester from the Earl of Leicester's oostody at
Penshnrst ; Whitehall, 27 July, 1660. Copy, " from the orig^
in the possession of Mr. Yailliant of Twickenham, Jnly 11, 1789."
f. 187.

62. Heads of letters and papers fonnd in Elizabeth Castle, Jersey,
when taken by the Parliamentary forces in Dec. 1661. The
documents are 733 in number, and dated 1647-1661. This paper
was purchased ** at the sale of T. Martin's MSS., Thursday, Apr.
29*h, 1773," by Thomas Astle. ff. 189-223.

63. OUver Cromwell to his wife; Edinburgh, 3 May, 1661. Oopy
(from the original in Add. MS. 6988, f. 233). Printed by Carlyle,
Letter$ and Speeches, 1866, ii. p. 273. f. 228.

64. Anonymous letter giving information against certain Army
officers presenting counterfeit debentures for pay, eic,; 11 June,
1661. f. 232.

66. William Lenthall, Speaker, to ''The Trustees and Contractors
sitting at Worcester House," claiming on behalf of the Corporation
of Banbury, of which town he is Becorder, certain annuities due to
the Poor there, etc. ; " EoUes," 21 Oct. 1661. f. 236.

66. Proposal to the Parliament of Sir Balthazar Gerbier, Ent., Peter
Lely, and Georg G^dorp ''concerning the representing, in oil.
Pictures of all the memorable Atohievments since the Parlament's
first sitting " ; circ. 1661. PrirUed. f. 283.

186. Vol. n. (ff. 226). 1663-1746.

1. Letters and papers relating to the sale of fee-farm rents, 1663-
1666. Included are: — (a) Order from the "Commissioners for
removing obstructions in y« Sale of the Honours, etc., of y« late
King, Queene and Prince,'' concerning the purchase of the Honour
of Higham Ferrers by Maj. Balph Knight; 12 May, 1663. Signed
by Sir William Eoberts, Robert Aldworth, Henry Pytt, Jo[sias?]
Bemers. f. 1 ; — (b) The Mayor, Aldermen, etc., of Banbury to the
Trustees ; Banbury, 3 June, 1663. Signed by Will. Hawkins, Mayor,
etc. f. 6 ; — (c) CoL Francis Martyn to the same; Ewelme, 13 Jxme,
1663. f. 7 ;--<d) Edward Cludd to the same ; Norwood Park,
2 July, 1663. f. 9 :— (e) Sir J[ohn] H[arrison] to W— Toomes ;
16 Sept. 1663. f. 13;— (f) The Committee for Public Debts, etc.,
to the Trustees, waming them not to pass the debentures of Club-
men, "whoe, though upon some approaches of the Enemy they
appeared with Clubbs and Staves and such like weapons onely, and
it may be all their time of this kinde of service would make up
a few weeks onely, have yet Debent" graunted them from 1643 till
1646 " ; 22 Sept. 1663. Signed by George [Lord] Euro, Bobert

266 STOWE MSa, 186.

Oastell and others, f. 15 ; — (g) Ool. Bobert Gibbon and Capi.
Charles Bowles to the Tmstees ; 16 Nov. 1653. £ 30 ;— <h) Bobert
Caatell to the same; Buchy Court, 24 Nov. 1653. f. 35;— (i)
Thomas [Grey, liord] Grey [son of Henry, 1st Earl of Stamford], to
the Trustees; Combe Abbey, 7 Dec. 1653. f. 38;— (k) Charles
Bowles to Clement Baker; Boohester, 15 Deo. 1653. f. 40;— (1)
John Kitohell, Beceiver for co. York, to the Trustees; 16 Dec.

1653. f. U; (m) Col. B— Thorpe to the same; 27 Dec. 1663.
f. 47; — (n) Jonathan Frickman to the same; 1663. f. 50; — (o)
The Trustees to the Lord Protector, relating to the sale of Glaston-
bury Manor; n.d, [posi Sept. 1653]. With signatures, f. 56; — (p)
Benjamin Mason to the Trustees; '*Heirford," 2 Jan. 1653 [4].
f. 57 ;— (q) Sir John Trevor to the same ; 10 Jan. 1653 [4]. f. 61 ;
— (r) A — Barrington to Bichard Barrington, on behalf of the poor
of Magdalen Hospital, Colchester ; Whitehall, 1 May, 1654. f. 68 ;
— (s) Sir John Temple, Surveyor-General of the Woods beyond
Trent, to the Trustees; 1 June, 1654. f. 77;— (t) Letters of
attorney from Maj. Balph Knight and 65 other officers and soldiers
lately serving under Col. Matthew Tomlinson, giving power to the
latter to purchase from " the Contractors at Worcester House " such
of the Crown Manors, ete., "as will be equivalent to satisfye'*
their arrears of pay ; 19 July, 1654. With signatures and seals,
f. 82 ; — (u) Clement Baker to the Trustees ; Faulkboume, near
Witham, 20 Oct. 1654. f. 86;— (v) The Committee for the Army
to the same; 3 Jan. 1654 [5]. Signed by John Clarke, Capt. Adam
Baynes, and John Hildesley. f. 88 ; — (w) Order of the Trustees to
the Sheriffs to bring in their Beprizes, ete.; n,d. Draft, f. 90;
— (z) The Trustees for the maintenance of Ministers to the same ;
1 Feb. 1654 [5]. Signed by John Thorowgood, Bichard Sydenham,
Edward Cressett, Balph Hall, Bichard Yong. f. 92 ;— (y) George
Benson to the same ; Towcester, 9 May, 1655. f. 96 ; — (z)
''Memorandum of the Auditors Certificats"; n.d. f. 119; — (aa)
<« Memorandum of things to be put into the Addioionall Act," con-
oeming the fee-feirm rents ; n.d. f. 121.

2. Correspondence of Sir John Jacob, Sir Job Harby, and Sir
Nicholas Crisp with Sir John Harrison; 2 June, 1653-16 June,

1654. ff. 3, 11, 17-23, 37, 46, 63, 66, 72, 73, 75, 79.

3. William Dickenson to Sir John Harrison ; Iiondon, 28 Oot.-17 Nov.
1653. ff. 24, 26, 32.

4. John Harrison to his father. Sir John Harrison ; 16 Nov. 1653.
f. 28.

5. Abstract of the forty-two articles of " the Government of the
Comonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland " ; [1653]. (See
Whitelock's JHemonafa, ed. 1853, iv. p. 56). f. 52.

Ol, IV. HISTOBY. 267

6. AIoubo de Cardenas, Spanish Ambassador, to the Froteotor, pressing
for the oonclusion of the trealy between Spain and the Common-
wealth; ^ Jan. 165|. I^n, With translation, ft 59, 60.

7. P[hineas] Andrew to the wife of Sir John Harrison; 20 Jan.
1663 [4]. f. 66.

8. Sir John Jacob to Fhineas Andrew; 12 May, 1654. f. 70.

9. Fetilion from Joanna Savile, widow of Jonas Qarway [of Exeter ?],
to the Froteotor ; w.i f. 76.

10. Instmotions for Cten. [William] Fenn, Col. [Eobert] Yenables,
and twelve others, for the expedition against the Spanish in the
West Indies ; 18 Aug. 1654. Signed by John Thurloe, secretary
to the Lord Frotector. f. 83.

11. "An EUegie written on the nnhappy accident w<* befell the
Lord Frotector," being thrown from his coach-box in Hyde Fark,
29 Sept. 1654. In the hand of John Nicholas, son of Sir Edw.
Nicholas, Sec. of State to Charles 11. ; with a note in the hand of
Sir Edward (cf. Nichdas Papers, ii., 1892, p. 201). f. 85.

12. "The Game at Ficqnet played at Conrt, 1655": a political
dialogue between Cromwell and other prominent FarUamentarians.
f.94.

13. Identenant's Commission to Capt. John Fennifather in Col. Eich.
Le Hunt's regiment of foot; 8 Sept. 1655. Signed by Charles
Fleetwood, Commander-in-Chief in Ireland. With seal. Vellum,
f. 99.

14. Auditors' statement of accompts of Charles Walley, Alderman, of
Chester, for " carrying on severall services relateing to the affaires
and armies in England, Scotland and Ireland for rednceing of the
Isle of Man and tryal of the late Earle of Derby, performed by
order of the . . . Councell of State" in 1649-1654; 3 Oct. 1655.
With other papers relating to the same. ff. 100-109.

15. Unsigned letter, endorsed " from Col. [John] Bamfield," agent of
Cromwell, giving an account of the projects of the Queen
[Henrietta Maria] and [Henry] Lord Jermyn for the royalist
cause, etc.; circ. 1654-5 (cf. Thurloe's State Papers, ii. p. 510).
f. 111.

16. Warrant of Henry Cromwell, Commander-in-Chief in Ireland,
to Sir John Blackwell and Bichard Deane, Treasurers at War, for
payment for the troops; 6 Aug. 1656. Signed, f. 113.

17. Eeport of the Admiralty Commissioners on Maj. John Wade*s
accompts "touching the Forest of Deane"; 6 Nov. 1656. Signed
by [Col.] Edward Salmon, [Major] Eobert Beake, [Col.] Thomas
Kelsey, Edward Hopkins, f. 114.

18. " The heads of a bill in order to the settling of a Kingly
Government'*; circ. 1657. f. 116.

268 STOWE MSB., 186,

19. Petition of " y« Farmers of y« Excise of Beere, Ale, Perry, Cyder,
Meade, and Metheglin" in England and Wales to tiie Lord
Protector; 16 Feb. 1667 [8]. With 21 signatures, f. 117.

20. Thomas Fox, M.P., to , giving an aoconnt of Cromwell's

opening of Parliament [on 20 Jan. 1658] and of his speech:
" Ther was mntoh of scripture language sheweing what God had
done for this Nacion and brought back the captivity of Judah "...
'* Yesterday the Lords sent two of the Judges to the howse of
Commons to require their ooncurrenoe in an Act for a day of
humiliacion throughout the 3 Nacions, w<^ the howse did not well
digest, and were in dispute whether to owne them as Lords or
not " ; " Sun in Fleet streete," 23 Jan. 1667 [8]. f. 123.

21. ^' A true and just relation of Major Generall Sir Tho. Morgans
progress in France and Flanders w^ the six thousand English in
the years 1667 and 1668." Printed in 1699, and since, f. 124.

22 Gen. George Monck to the Sheriff of Sutherland, announcing the
death of '* that most serene and renowned Oliver, late Lord Pro-
tector," and the accession of Bichard his son, etc. ; Edinburgh,
10 Sept. 1668. Si^ined. f. 131.

23. John [Colepeper, 1st Baron] Colepeper, to Lord Chancellor
[Edward] Hyde on the prospects of the Bestoration ; Amsterdam,
20 Sept. 1668. Chpy. f. 133. Printed in the Clarendon Staie
Papers, 1786, iii. p. 412.

24. Commission to Lt.-Gen. Edmund Ludlow to be Colonel of a
Begiment of Foot ; 14 July, 1669. Signed by William Lenthall,
Speaker. Vellum, f. 136.

26. Instructions from the Irish Commissioners to Lt.-G«n. Ludlow,
Commander-in-Chief in Ireland, to represent the state of Irish
affairs to the Irish Committee in London; Dublin, 17 Oct 1669.
Signed by William Steele, Matthew Thomlinson, John Jones, and
Miles Corbett. f. 136. Followed by (a) " An Act for Statutes
made in England to be in force in Ireland.'' f. 139; — (b) *'An
Act for the better security of Ireland." f. 140 ; — and (c) Letter of
John Santhey, Chief Justice of Ireland, to Gen. Ludlow ; Dublin,
17 Oct. 1669. f. 141.

26. Anonymous letter giving an account of Gen. Monck's entry into
London by order of the Parliament, his seizure of four aldermen,
destruction of gates and portcullises, etc.^ and ending, " Monke's in
y« citle, the streets are full of bonfires, the bells ring, and they say
their fires are to roast y« rumpe and cry out pitifully for salte" ;
10 Feb. 1669 [60]. f. 143.

27. Matthew Look to , reporting the committal of John Lambert

to the Tower, the summons of Sir Arthur Haslerigge to the Bar of
the House of Commons, etc. ; Westminster, 6 Mar. 1669 [60]. f. 144.

Ol. IV. HISTOBT. 269

28. Robert Eyre to John Ferrers on the proepeots of an election in
CO. Derby ; 23 Mar. 1669 [60]. f. 146.

29. Biohard Jenokes to , on the elections for Westminster and

Tamworth, ete. ; Inner Temple Lane, 24 Mar. 1669 [60]. f. 147.

30. The Knights, Gentlemen, etc,^ of co. Derby to Gen. Monck,
requesting him to use his efforts *' for a free and a fall Parliament
aooordinge to y® known fundamentall lawes of this nation " ; [1660].
With 29 signatures (several being by the same hand). Followed
by a duplicate, with eight of the same signatures, ff. 148, 149.

31. Petition from the Ciounty of Nottingham to General Monck, to
the same effect; [1660]. Without signatures, f. 160.

32. John Ferrers and 20 others to the Council, sending a list of the
officers of the militia for the county of Derby '* ; Derby, 30 March,
1660. Copy, f. 161.

33. E — Vernon to John Ferrers, on the escape of Lambert from
the Tower, etc. ; 26 Apr. 1660. f. 163.

34. "Oertaine remarkable passages in the changes of our late
Gk>Yemment after the death of Eang Charles the first" to the
Bestoration. f. 166.

35. Lists (copied in an 18th cent, hand) of Supporters of the Parlia-
ment (1669) as follows: — (a) "Those who received salaries for
betra3dng tiie King ... to Cromwell and the Bump." f. 166 ; —
(b) " Members of the pretended councill of State. • .who took that
famous Oath of Abjuration to renownce the line of King James for
ever." f. 166; — (c-h) Commissioners and Officers for the Militia
of Bristol, and for cos. Somerset and Warwick, ff. 167, 168, 160 ; —
(i) " Commissioners for Northumberland. . .in the business of Sir
Qeoi^e Booth." f. 161 ;— (k) Commissioners of Militia for Oxford."
f. 162; — (1) Commissioners, officers, cfc., "who were eminently
active in informing against and apprehending the Kings loyaU
subjects upon the retume of the Bump, in the business of Sir
Geo. Booth." f. 162.

36. " Copy of a Notable Letter intercepted a little before the Kings
coming in, directed to one Linwell [? LiveweU] Chapman in
Popeshead Alley, dated from Llanothen the 8th of the 2nd moneth
[t.6. April] 1660." Professing to be signed by [John] Des[borough],
President, and B. Hughes, Clerk, (cf. Cal of State PaperSy 1669-
1660, pp. 409-411.) f. 168.

37. " The State of the Non-conformists in England soon after the
Bestoration, from a MS. in the possession of Thomas Astle." f. 171.

38. Circular letter in support of [Henry Cavendish] Viscount Mans-
field, as candidate at the next election for co. Derby; [1660?].
Copy. f. 180.

39. " An abridgment of Mr. [Thomas] Scott's Confession and Die*

270 STOWE MSS., 186, 186.

oovery of his Transactions [for the servioe of the Parliament],
made immediately after the Bestoration in 1660." f. 181.

40. "A note of the Correspondents and Spyes whioh Cromwell
employed and made nse of abroade." Ooj^. f. 183.

41. list of intercepted royalist letters, 1644-1646. Copy. £ 185.

42. '* List of committees that acted from 1642 to 1659." Copy. f. 186.

43. Account of ^ Foreign affairs in Cromwell's time as given in by
[John] Thnrloe, Secretary of State " ; 1660. Copy. f. 187.

44. Decision by the Dnke of York and the Commissioners of hia
Revenue confirming to Sir William Eussell and others, as pur-
chasers, ^'certaine lands in Ireland heretofore by the Pretended
Powers lete out to Henry Cromwell"; 7 April, 1662. Copy.
f. 201.

45. '* Resolutions upon the clause in the Act for giveing noe more
costs then damages by the judges in Seijeantes Inne "; Trin. term,
1671. Copy. f. 202.

46. Unseed letter addressed to Dr. [Thomas] South, enclosing
in view of a sermon which he was to preach before Parliament, a
" copy of the Privy Seal to the Earle of Glamorgan to act what law
cannot warrant and the King will indemnify him, 12 Jan. 1644 :
found among Secretary • . • (sic) papers this 18 December, 1693.**
For arguments as to the genuineness of this commission, o. T.
Carte's Life of Ormonde^ i. p. 654, and S. R. Gardiner's " Charles L
and the Earl of Glamorgan " in the English Historical BevieWy Oct.
1887. This letter was given to Thomas Astle by Francis Russell,
of the Duchy Office, in 1765. f. 203.

47. Transcripts relating to the execution of Charles I., m. : — (a) Letter
from Rev. G. Pigott, of South Carolina, containing a confession by
John Davis al, Dixwell *'that he was the very person who did
sever the King's head from his shoulders " ; 13 Oct 1741. f. 205 ;—
(b) A similar confession by Richard Brandon, common hangman,
communicated [to the Soc. of Antiquaries?] by James West, 30
Jan. 1745 [6]. f. 207.

48. [John Montagu, Duke of] Montagu, to , enclosing a tabular

statement showing the division of England into military associa-
tions in the time of the Civil War, drawn up by Lord Sunderland
[in 1715] as a guide for a similar division, ^' if the Preston Rebellion
shall produce a war in England " ; [1746]. Copy. f. 209.

49. ** Distribution of shipps to the several shires of England and
Wales with their tonnage, number of men," 6^. ; in a hand of the
18th cent. f. 213.

50. *' A note of all such pictures as your Highness [? Charles I.] hath
at this present done by several &mous masters own hands, by the
Ufe." Copy. f. 219.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 271

61. Bxtraots from Robert Ferguson's The Interest of BeoBon in BeUgion^

etc., 1*675. f. 221.
52. Aorostio verses on the name of Sir Peter Temple [6b, 1653] by

Robert Davenport, f. 225.

186. T&AjrsGRiPTS of State Papers ; 1631-1727.

1. Arthur Hopton, English Agent at Madrid, to [Dudley Garleton]
Visoonnt Dorchester, with a relation of the discovery of New
Mexico by the Franciscans, eic. ; Madrid, 22 Ang. 1631. f. 3.

2. " A jnst character of the Lord Major and the whole Conrt of Alder-
men " : a report prepared for the King, giving a particular account
of each alderman ; 1672. f. 5.

3. '* The present state of the militia of London, with a short reflection
upon the militia of the Hamlets of the Tower " ; 1672. f. 9 b.

4. '* The present state of the Nonconformists," followed by remarks
on the Clergy of the Church of England; circ. 1672. f. 16.

5. Discourse on the state of Denmark, Sweden, and the North German
. States ; circ. 1697. f. 27.

6. Letters and papers relating to the charges against Anthony Ashley
Cooper, l"* Earl of Shaftesbury, in 1681, viz. :— (a) Samuel Wilson,
secretary to Lord Shaftesbury, to Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of
State; 10 Aug. 1681. f. 39 i — (b) Information as to the seizure
of Wilson, etc.; [20 Sept. 1681]. f. 39 b;— (c) Sir James Hay to
[Sir L. Jenkins], on the same subject; 14 Oct. 1681. f. 40; —
(d) Timothy Taylor to Benjamin Heme; 30 Sept.— 6 Oct. 1681.
Seven letters, ff. 41 b-44 b ; — (e) Liformation of Constant Oates
[brother of Titus Oates] against William Berkhead and Geo.
Kettle; — Aug. 1681. f. 46;— (f) Information of Sir James Hay
against Wilson; 15 Sept. 1681. f. 46;~(g) Sir J. Hay to Sec.
Jenkins, referring to the King's marriage with the Duke of
Monmouth's mother, etc.; 24 Sept. 1681. f. 47; — (h) Abstracts of
letters and informations from Sir J. Hay, William Bird, and others
concerning Wilson, the plots against the King's life, the firing of
London, ete., Aug. — Oct. 1681, with the opinion of Edmund
Saunders on the same, 6 Oct. 1681. f. 48 ;— (i) Letters from —
Massal to the Archbishop of Canterbury [William Sancroft] or to
his chaplain [Heniy] Maurice [D.D.], giving an account of Lord
Shaftesbury's arrival and subsequent death at Amsterdam, etc.;
Amsterdam, 8 Jan.— 9 Feb. 1683. Nine letters. Fr. ff. 51-^8 ;—
(k) " A speech lately made by a noble peer of y« realme [the Earl
of Shaftesbury]"; 20 Nov. 1680. Printed in ParliamefUary
History, iv. 1808, App. x. f. 69.

7. ^ Observation of the methods used at the Congress of Cambray for

272 STOWE MSS., 187-189.

preserving the equality between the two otrownB of England and
France, then mediators" ; drc. 1724. f. 73.

8. Daniel Finoh, Earl of Nottingham, to , on the aflGedrB of the

English Oourt, the representation of the play *' The Spanish Friar "
before the Queen, etc. ; circ. June, 1689. Followed by memoranda
of Court gossip, f. 74.

9. Papers relating to the Old Pretender and his cause in the High-
lands, viz. : — (a) Sir Hector Maclean, 5^ Bart., [John Oameron of]
Lochiel, and [Ranald Macdonald of] Glanronald to the Pretender ;
Paris, 13 May, 1726. f. 77 ;— (b) Fra[ncis Atterbury, late Bishop
of) Bochester to John Cameron of Lochiel ; n.d, f. 78 ; — (c) Beport *
of " my Lord Marquis of Seaforth [William Mackenzie, 6**^ Earl of
Seaforth] and the Captain of Clanronald [Banald Macdonald of
Clanronald] " of their conference *' on the present conjuncture of
affairs in the Highlands " ; 26 May, 1 725. f. 78 b ;-<d) " Memorial
given in to the Bp. of Bochester by Sir Hector Maclean and
Lochiel " ; Paris, 28 May, 1726. f. 80 ;— (e) The Pretender to the
Marquis of Seaforth, Sir Hector Maclean, Clanronald, and Lochiel ;
Albano, 13 June, 1726. With their reply; Paris, 2 July, 1725.
ff. 82, 83 ;— (f) [John Hay, styled Earl of) Inyemess, Seoretary
of State to the Pretender, to Lochiel; 26 July, 1725. f. 84;—
(g) Sir H. Maclean to the same ; n.d. f. 84 b ;'-*(h) Bishop
Atterbury to Sir H. Maclean, enclosing copy of letter from the
Pretender to the latter, dated Bome, 18 July, 1726. f. 84 b. These
copies were given to T. As tie by John DsJrymple, 28 Sept. 1770
(see f. 86 b).

10. Journal-narrative of the negotiations of Cardinal Fleury for a
reconciliation between France and Spain, consisting of extracts of
despatches from all the Powers settling the preliminaries of the
treaty; 13 June, 1726—20 Jan. 1727. f. 87.

Paper ; ff. 97. zvnith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

187. Negotiations of the Scotch commissioners at Westminster after
the treaty at Bipon, with oopies of documents; 19 Nov. 1640 — ^29
June, 1641. In a contemporary hand, written by a Scotchman.
At the top of the first page (f. 2) is inscribed the (partiaUy
obliterated) name '* Bobert Lines."

Paper; ff. 71. Folio.

188. Original Letters, etc., relating to military affairs, levy of con-
tributions in CO. Buckingham, eie.<, at the outbreak of the Civil
War; 1641-42. With endorsements, apparently by Bichard
Grenville, High Sheriff.

1. Sir Alexander Denton, M.P. for Buckingham, and John Hampden,

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 273

H.P. for 00. Bucks, to the High Sheriff, Justices, etc,, forwarding
an order of Parliament to restrain the gathering of forces for the
military assembly at Kingston, co. Surrey; London, 17 Jan.
1641 [2]. f. 1.

2. John Hampden and Arthur Goodwin, M.P.s for co. Bucks, to
Richard Gienville, High Sheriff, concerning a sum of £214 in the

. ; liands of Sir Alexander Denton, and relating to Sir Walter Pye ;
London, 19 Jan. 1641 [2]. £ 3.

3. John Hampden to the same; Hampden, 12 April, 1642. Endorsed
" oonoeming the occlxii^ x* ii*, being the collection of Neuport
hundred toward the Irish benevolence, which mony I paid to Mr.
Hampden at Aylesbury, xxix^ March, 1642." f. 5.

4. Three acquittances from John Hampden, Richard Winwood, and
Arthur Qoodwin, and John Walbanke^ Receiver, jointly, for three
separate contributions by Richard Grenville, Edward Lenton, and
Edward Harte to the Irish Loan ; 2 May, 1642. ff. 7-9.

6. Blank form of authority for collecting money or plate, horses, horse-
men, or arms, *' for the defence of the King and both Houses of
Parliament"; [ctrc. July, 1642]. Signed by Richard Grenville,
Thomas Sanders, Richard Ingoldesby, Arthur Goodwin, John
Hampden, and Thomas Tyrrill, Deputy Lieutenants of co.
Bncks. f. 10.

6. Warrant from Arthur Goodwin " to the keepers of the grounds in
Creslowe '* for the delivery of 40 horses, " which run in Creslowe
grounds," to Oapt. Dundas to complete his troop of Dragoons ; 26
June, 8.a. f. 13.

Paper ; ff. 14. Polio.

189. Lkttebs and papers of the time of the Civil War and Common-
wealth; 1641-1660. Included are :—

1. Answers of Charles I. to the Scotch Commissioners at London,
as to his visit to Scotland and a conformity of church-government
between the two kingdoms; 9, 11 June, 1641. Attested by Sir
John Borough, clerk to the English Commissioners (c/. Harl. 467,
f. 99). ff. 1, 3.

2. Papers relating to the raising of men and money for the Parlia-
ment in Essex, 1642-1645; consisting chiefly of orders from the
Parliamentary Committee to the Mayor and Corporation of Col-
chester, more especially in 1644. Signed by Sir Thomas Barrington,
Sir John Barrington, 'Sir Henry Holcroft, Sir Henry Mildmay, etc,
ff. 6-38.

3. Letter of military and other news from William Clarke to Lieut.-
Col. [John] Rede, Governor of Poole, co. Dorset; Windsor, 25 Jan.,
1647 [8]. f. 39. •

T

274 STOWE MSS., 189-191.

4. Papers relating to the garrison of Poole, under Lieut.-Col. Kede,
1648-1651, viz. ;— (a) Order from Fairfax to Col. Rede to repair to
Headquarters ; Colchester, 18 Aug., 1648. f. 41 ; — (b) Engage-
ment signed by the Mayor and inhabitants of Poole to support the
governor; 12 Apr. 1648. f. 43;— (c) The Council of State to
Col. Eede, notifying the resolution of Parliament as to the com-
mand of the forces [Le, Cromwell's appointment as Captain-General«
etc.] ; 27 June, 1650. Signed by John Bradshaw, President, f. 491 ;
— (d) Col. Rede to Rich. Blanchard and others, at Wimbome, com-
plaining of their *' indirect carnage in making rates " ; 15 July,

1650. f. 51 ; — (e) Copies of petitions from the Mayor and Corpora-
tion of Poole, and the inhabitants of Eaflt Dorset, to the Council of
State, with articles of complaint against Col. Rede as oppressive
and disaffected, favouring Levellers and Ranters, and cashiering
those who '* were knowne to walke as visible saints " ; 29 Mar.

1651. f. 52; — (f) Account of Col. Rede's supersession by Major
George Skutt; 23 Apr. 1651. f. 54.

5. Instructions for the ofi&cers of the Ordnance for their survey of
forts and garrisons on the south and east coasts; 11 Sept. 1649.
ff. 45, 47.

6. Certificate of Lieut.-Gen. George Monok as to the capture near
Dundee of Thomas Hepbume, son of Sir Adam Hepbume, of
Hombie, though not under arms, and recommending his release ;
23 Aug. 1652. With order aooordingly from the Committee " for
dispose of prisoners." . ff. 57, 58.

7. Copy of a petition from Colonels Saundes, Okey and Alured, to the
Protector, protesting against the constitution of the Protectorate,
as establishing a power as absolute as that which the war had
been fought to prevent; [1654]. A note adds that the petition
would have been signed by many more Colonels, "if the Lord
Protector had not, upon search of Col. AUured's chamber, taken it
away, and imprisoned him for two days, whereby any farther
subscriptions were prevented." f. 60.

8. Certificate from the Commissioners "for the hearing of poore
plundred persons," in favour of the wives of John Blake and
Robert Hide, recommending them to public charity for the col-
lection of ransom for their husbands, then prisoners in the hands
of Turkish pirates; 21 July, 1657. Printed, f. 63.

9. George Bishope, Thomas Speed and John Haggatt to Col. Syden-
ham, on behalf of certain prisoners from the island of Nevis;
Bristol, 15 Nov. 1658. f. 64.

10. Examination of Robert, Lord Bruce [Earl of Elgin, 1663, and of
Ailesbury, 1665], in reference to his complicity with the recent
rising; 15 Aug. 1659. Signed "R. Bruce." f. 66.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 275

11. Copy of agreement drawn np by tlie leaders of the Army to
regulate the government, appointing Fleetwood Commander-in-
due^ Lambert Major-General, and Desborongh Commissary-
General of the Horse, these three, along with Sir Henry Vane,
Lt.-(Jen. Lndlow, and Col. Bury, to form a Committee of Nomination
for all appointments ; [Oct. 1659]. f. 67 b.

12. Abridgment of the confession of Thomas Scott [regicide and
member of the Council of State], manager of the Intelligence
Department under the Commonwealth, enumerating the persons
through whom he procured intelligence ; made immediately after
the Bestoration [1660]. f 72.

Paper; flf. 74. Polio.

190. Letter^book of Sir Samuel Luke, Ent., M.P. for Bedford, when
in command of Newport Fagnell, oo. Bucks, garrisoned for the
Parliament; 10 Oct. 1644—12 Mar. 1644 [6].

The contents oonsist of transcripts of letters to Sir S. Luke
from his father Sir Oliver Luke, from Lt.-Gen. Oliver Cromwell,
[Bobert Devereux] Earl of Essex, [Edward Montagu] Earl of
Manchester, Sir William Brereton, Commander-in-Chief in Cheshire,
Maj. John Bridges, Governor of Warwick Castle, Col. John Fiennes,
the Committee of both kingdoms, William Lentball, Speaker, and
many others ; together with transcripts of Sir S. Luke's own letters,
which begin at the reverse end of the volume.

The correspondence affords not only a history of the garrison,
which, though never actually attacked, was often threatened
during the above period, but also minute and particular informa- '
tion concemiDg the troops under Cromwell and other Parliamentary
Generals. The movements of the King's forces in various parts of
the country, and the several important events of the campaign,
such as the siege and relief of Banbury [Oct. 1644], the second
battle of Newbury [27 Oct.], the surrender of the royalist garrison
of Shrewsbury [22 Feb. 1645], elc.^ are described in great detail.
At f. 97 b, is "An Inventory of Mr. Massam's goods at Perry
Lodge taken by Mr. Edward Harrison and Ed. Wormwell y« 4th
of January, 1643 [4]"; and on flF. 144 b, 160 b, are two letters
from Sir W. Brereton, dated 22, 27 Feb., giving an account of the
surprise of Shrewsbury garrison, with lists of the royalist prisoners.

Paper; flF. 333. On the fly-leaf (f. 1) is a photograph of Sir
S. Luke, from the picture at Adderbury Manor, co. Oxon.
Belonged to Lt.-Col. John Graves Simcoe (ob. 1806). Folio.

19L HifiTTORiCAL Papers, consisting chiefly of Instructions to Ambas-
sadors; 1651-1680.

T 2

276 STOWE MSS., 191-193.

1. Order to enforce a decree for seqneBtration of the estates of John
Bodvil on his non-payment of alimony for his wife Anne, dau.
of Sir William Russell, Bart;, of Chippenham; [1651]. Copjf.
f. 1.

2. Instructions for "Daniel" [tc. Denzil Holies], Baron Holies,
Ambassador Extraordinary to Paris ; 16 June, 1663. Copy. f. 3.

3. Instructions for Sir Walter Vane, Ambassador to the Elector of
Brandenburg; Oct., 1666. Copy. f. 6.

4. Instructions to Sir W. Holcraft, Knt., Thomas Tyte, Thomas
Farrington, John Banks, Edward Bering, Bichard Thompson and
Philip Lloyd, Commissioners ''for y^' issuing and distributing
certaine summes of money paid and to bee paid by y« city of
Hamburgh," for losses sustained by " our subjects neare y« city
of Hamburgh on y« 24th day of August, 1666." Copy. f. 12.

5. Instructions for Gabriel Sylvius, Envoy Extraordinary to the
Elector of Brandenburg; Nov. 1668. With interpolations by
Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington, Secretaiy of State, and with
the King's signature, f. 14.

6. Instructions for Sir Thomas Higgons, Envoy Extraordinaiy to
John George, Elector of Saxony, to present him with the Garter ;
[circ. April, 1669]. Copy. f. 16.

7. Letter from [Thomas Bellasis, 2^ Viscount] Fauconberg, to
[Lord Arlington], containing queries on some clauses of his
Instructions as Ambassador Extraordinary to Venice, Turin and
Florence; 13 Dec. 1669. f. 18.

8. Instructions for Martin Wescombe, English Consul at Cadiz ;
29 May, 1670. Copy. f. 20.

9. Letter from [Balph] Montagu [Duke of Montagu, 1705] to Lord
Arlington, giving an account of the death of the Eing^s sister,
Henrietta Anne, wife of Philip, Due d'Orl^ans ; Paris, 20 June,
1670. Copy. f. 22.

10. Instructions for William Beeve, Envoy to the Elector Palatine;
26 Sept. 1670. Copy. f. 24.

11. Credentials of [Eobert Spencer, 2™^] Earl of Sunderland, Am-
bassador Extraordinaiy to Madrid; [Sept 1617]. Draft. Lai.
f. 26.

12. Instructions for Sir Bernard Gascon [Gasooigne], Envoy Extra-
ordinary to Leopold I., Emperor of Germany, for negotiating a
marrii^e between James, Duke of York, and Claude Felicity dau«
of the Archduke Ferdinand Charles [wife, in 1673, of Leopold I.];
16 Feb. 1671 [2]. Two drafts (the first wholly in the hand of
Lord Arlington), and a fair copy. ff. 28, 30, 32.

13. Instructions for Sydney Godolphin, Envoy Extraordinary to
Paris ; April, 1672. Draft, f. 34.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 277

14. Instraotions for Sir Thomaa Higgons, Envoy Extraordinary to
Venice ; June, Sept. 1673. . Three copies, ff. 36, 38, 40.

15. Four qneries of [Henry Mordaunt, 2°^] Earl of Peterborough,
asking for instructions as to conduct, matters of precedence, e/c,
on his proceeding to Madrid as Ambassador Extraordinary ; Feb.
1673 [4]. With the replies in the margin, f. 42.

16. Brief of Pope Innocent XL to Louis XIV., against the extension
of the royal right over vacant sees; Rome, 29 Dec. 1679. Lai.
Copy. f. 44.

17. Allegations concerning the irregular election of Sir R[ichard]
T[emple] and Sir R[alph] V[emey] as M.P.s for Buckingham;
[?1680]. f. 46.

Paper; ff. 46. With book-plate of arms of John Towneley.
Belonged also to Thomas Astle. Large folio.

192. 1. Treaty between England and Portugal, dated 10 July, 1664.
Followed by:— (1) Powers from King John IV. of Portugal and
from Oliver, Protector, to their several commissioners to conclude
the treaty; and (2) the ratification of the same by King John,
dated Alcantara, 9 May, 1656. Copies. LcUin. This copy of the
treaty is stated to have been taken from '* one in the possession of
the Factory at Oporto." f. 1.

2. Another copy of the same treaty procured from the original in
the Seoretaiy of State's office at Lisbon by Onofrius Hardwick,
English Vice-Consul, and duly certified, 28 Feb. 1722. f. 21.

3. English translation of the same treaty and the ratification by King
John. f. 35.

Paper; ff. 61. xvmthoent. Folio.

193. Seorst Article between Louis XIV. of France and the Protector,
Oliver Cromwell, for the expulsion of Charles II. and others,
RoyalistSy from France and of certain Frenchmen from England
within forty days ; [3 Nov. 1655]. Laiin. On three single sheets
of veUum fastened together with yellow silk. On f. 1 is the article
itself, signed by [Anthoine] de Bordeaux, French Ambassador in
England. On f . 2 are the names of the eleven Frenchmen to be
expelled from England, with the sign(Uure of De Bordeaux. On
f. 3 are the names of the twenty Englishmen to be expelled from
France, the first three being " (Siarles, eldest sonne of Charles, late
BLiug of England, James, Duke of Yorke, Henry, Duke of Glocester,
after tenn yeares if required," with the signatures of the English
Commissioners, Nathaniel Fiennes, P[hilip Sydney, Viscount] Lisle
[Earl of Leicester, 1677], and Walter Strickland. The article is

278 STOWE MSS., 194-199.

printed by J. Da Mont, Corps Universd DiplomcUiquef 1728, voL vL
pt. ii. p. 123.

Vellnm ; ff. 3. A note on the back by Thomas Astle states that
the document was given to him by Dr. [Charles] Lyttelton, Bishop
of Carlisle [1762-1768]. There is a copy in Add. 4162, f. 71, in the
hand of W — Milbonme, of Armathwaite Castle, Cumberland,
who adds that the original was then, 8 Mar. 1756, in his possession.
Quarto.

194-196. Collection of transcripts of state-papers, warrants, eie.^
tempp. Charles I. — ^William III., made for use as precedents. The
binding (early 19th cent.) is lettered " Coventry's Papers." Thia
refers either to Henry Coventry, Secretary of State, 1672-1679, or
to his younger brother. Sir William Coventry, Secretary to James,
Duke of York, 1660-1667, Commissioner of the Treasury, 1667-68,
etc. ; but they both died in 1686. In three volumes. There is an
index of subjects at the end of each volume. Paper ; Folio.
The contents are : —

194. Vol. I. (ff. 187). Privy Ssixs, warrants, proclamations, commis-
sions, 6^., not arranged in chronological order, but chiefly temp.
Charles IL ; with a few papers of an earlier date interspersed.

196. Vol. II. (ff. 181). State-Docuhsnts relating to negotiations
with foreign powers, consisting of credentials or instructions to
English Ambassadors abroad, complimentary letters to foreign
Sovereigns and their Ministers, dtc., arranged chronologically ; 25
Sept. 1675—20 Apr. 1680. Lot. and Fr.

196. Vol. III. (£r. 232). Wabrants, commissions, grants of offices,
pardons, renewals of charters and patents, etc. ; 1679-1690.

197. State-letters, 1661 — temp. Anne, as follows : —

1. Sir !Bdward Nicholas, Secretary of State, to , oonceming

[ ? Capt. Laurence] Moyer [Warden of the Trinity House] ; White-
hall, 2 Dec. 1661 (cf. Cal of State Papers, 1660-1661, p. 517). f. 1.

2. [James Graham, 2°^ Marquis of] Montrose, to Lord , asking

ViiTn to "minde his Ma. to lay his commands upon my Lord
Treasurer " in relation to the customs of Glasgow, etc. ; Edinburgh,
20 Jan. 1661 [2]. f. 2.

3. [George Monck, Duke of] Albemarle, to Lord , introducing

James Gould; Cockpit, 21 Apr. 1666. f. 3.

4. William Lockhart, of Lee, to Lord , on his reception at Paris

Cu IV. HISTOKY. 279

by " my Lord Amb. Montagu " [Ealph Montagu, Duke of Montagu,
1706]; Paris, 2 Apr. 1672. f. 4.

5. The Scottish Council to Charles IL, congratulating him on his
escape from the Popish Plot, etc.; Edinburgh, 30 Nov. 1678.
Signed by [John Leslie, 6**^ Earl of] Rothes, Alexander [Burnet,
Archbishop of] Glasgow,'[ James Graham, 3^^ Marquis of] Montrose,
[Charles Erskine, 10^ Earl of] Mar, and fifteen others, f. 5.

6. [George Ross, IV^ Baron] Rosse, [Charles Erskine, 10«» Earl of]
Mar, [George Livingstone, 3"^ Earl of] Linlithgow, Sir George
McEenzie, of Tarbat, Sir Charles Maitland [3^ Earl of Lauderdale,

1682], Sir Richard Maitland [4"» Earl of Lauderdale, 1691], to ,

reporting ''on that viUanous opposition made to his majesties
authority" at Lanark, etc.; Lanark, 24 April, 1679. With 9eal
f. 7.

7. The Scottish Council to the King, expressing their pleasure at the
promised journey of the Duke of York into Scotland ; Edinburgh,
11 Dec. 1679. IXgned by Lords Rothes, Atholl, Douglas, Montrose,
Perth, and many others, f. 8.

8. Sir L[eoline] Jenkins, Secretary of State, to , summoning him^

to attend at the Court of Chancery; Whitehall, 5 June, 1680.
f. 10.

9. [Frances, widow of Jerome Weston, 2^^ Earl of] Portland, to Sir
Richard Temple, enclosing a statement of her case and claim to a
orown pension; 18 Jan. 1692. n,d. ff. 11, 15.

10. [Lawrence Hyde, Earl of] Rochester (cb, 1711), to the Duchess of

, asking her, as she " happens to be in waiting on y« Queen,"

to find out whether her majesty '* would be pleased to honour "
him "with her commands at Newmarkett " ; n,d, f. 17.

Paper; flf. 17. Folio.

198. Lettibs of Sir William Temple, Bart, written during his
embassy at Brussels in 1665-1666, translated into French in 1730
by James Newsham, being the first sixteen letters (excepting those
written originally in French) in Swift's edition of Sir W. Temple's
Correspondence^ 1700. The last letter is imperfect. This translation
is not identical with the edition published at the Hague in 1711.

Paper; ff. 85. Small quarto.

199. Obioinal Letters chiefly on Scottish affairs, many of which are
unaddressed, but were probably written to John Maitland, 2^ Earl
and (1672) Duke of Lauderdale, Secretary of State for Scotland;
1665-1720.

1. [Denzil Holies, 1"^ Baron] Holies, recommending a Scottish
merchant, who *^ hath bene ill used here " ; Paris, ^ Nov. 1665. f. 1.

280 STOWE MSS., 199, 200.

2. Alexander [Bumet, Archbishop of] Glasgow, on matters relating
to the college there, ecclesiastical appointments in the dioceses of
Glasgow and Argyle, the death of the Bishop of Argyle [ ? David
Fletcher, 6b. 1665], and the choice of his snccessor ; [1666 ?]. f. 2.

3. [William Douglas, 3^ Duke of] Hamilton, to [John Leslie, 6«>]
Earl of Eothes, Koyal Commissioner: "I thought fitt now to
show your Grace that on Sunday last within five millos of
Hamilton a hunderd cuntrie men with some few mean gentlmen
drew to gither in Armes. I imediatly went to find them out with
my Troop (which by good fortune come to me the night befor),
but they wer gone some two bourse befor I come," etc. ; Glai^ow,
18 Nov. 1666. £ 3.

4. [Alexander Home, 4^ Earl of] Home, on the Master of Ramsay's
complicity in the murder of Sir James Home ; Edinburgh, 3 Dec
1667. f. 6. For an account of the murder, v. Add. 28,126, f. 167*

5. [James Sharp, Archbishop of] St. Andrews, to [John Hay, 2nd]
Earl of Tweeddale, on the " Commission for Plantations," etc. ; St.
Andrews, 29 Dec. 1668. f. 6.

6. [Henry Bennet, 1* Earl of) Arlington, giving news from the Hague :
'* Two dayes since I had a private leter from y® Hague, which gave
us an opinion that a peace might bee quickly made to our content,
which is much confirmed by an accident of which this nights letars
give us an account of, viz. that [Jan] De Witt and his brother have
beene tome in pieces by the common people at y« Hague," etc,;
Whitehall, 26 Aug. 1672. f. 8.

7. [Anne Hamilton, Duchess of] Hamilton, [wife of William Douglas,
3«* Duke of HamUton] ; HamUton, 29 Jan. 1672 [3]. f. 10.

8. [Arthur Capell, 1"* Earl of] Essex [Lord Lieutenant of Ireland], on
*' a cause between Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Glandee, two ministers
in this country" ; Dublin Castle, 17 June, 1673. f. 11.

9. [Maj.-Gen. Sir] G[eorge] Monro [of Newmore], respecting the
promotion of an ofi&cer, that he is always ready to observe the
King's commands and his Grace's recommendationB, etc.; Leith,
4 Sept. 1676. f. 12.

10. A[nne Scott, Duchess of] Buodeugh [wife of James, Duke of
Monmouth], with thanks for favours received; Whitehall, 4 Deo.
[circ. 1677]. f 13.

11. [Sir] R[ichard] Bulstrode, Eesident at Brussels, to ; Brussels,

30 Dec. 1678. f. 14.

12. [Thomas Osborne, Earl of] Danby [Duke of Leeds, 1694], <m the
proceedings in Parliament against him, with the postscript:
'* Besides my owno conceme in this matter, I cannot but with
sadnesse reflect upon the condition of our master, if I should any
way suffer for the letters to Montagu; for hee must to y« worlds

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 281

end never blame nor expect from Secretary (or any other) to do or
write anything bnt what must first bee considered how itt will bee
approved by the Parliament " ; 2 Apr. 1679. f. 16.

1 3. [Archibald Campbell, 9"^ Earl of] Argyle, to " my Lord Haltonne '*
[Charles Maitland, of Halton, afterwards S^^ Earl of Lauderdale],
Treasurer Deputy, on an attack upon his island of Tiree by the
McLeans: *'I doe positivlie averre that they have invaded that
Island and interrupted my possessione violentlie, and have not onlie
taken £rie quarters,* hot exacted also much as my yeares rent by
unlawful stents and impositiones," etc. ; Inveraiy, 19 Apr. 1680.
Signed, f. 18.

14. E[lizabeth, 2°^ wife of John Maitland, Duke of] Lauderdale, to
the Lord Clerk Register [ ? Sir George McEenzie, of Tarbat] :
*' The King, I assure you, holds on his old kind way to my Lord,
and I doe not in the least question the continuance of itt All the
Party are dispersed, but I assure you they are not broaken, tho'
they doe make even the King beleive so, and they hope by that
means to make up more cabals by which to breake us to our Freinds,
but I hope itt shall not be in their power. Wee have had long
experience, so ifif they foole us in y« end we deserve to be treated as
they doe designe, therefore lett none of their tricks deceive any of
you " ; Ham, 8 Aug. [ ? circ. 1680-1]. f. 20.

16. H[enrietta, wife of Lawrence Hyde, l* Earl of] Rochester, on an
illness of the Duchess [of York] ; [1682-1686]. f. 22.

16. [Thomas Coningsby, Earl of] Coningsby, to Lord , thankiug

him for his ** generous and noble appearanse in defence of y«
priveledges of y® hous of lords in y® case of your injured servant
[8c. the writer]," etc. ; Tower, 12 July [1720 ?]. f. 23.
Paper; fL 23. Polio.

200-217. EssKz Papers : Royal warrants, official and private letters
and other papers addressed to Arthur Capell, Earl of Essex, while
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, followed by a register of his own
letters; 1672-1677. Eighteen volumes. Paper. Folio.

The correspondence chiefly relates to appointments to offices in
Ireland, grai)ts of lands under the Acts of Settlement and Explana-
tion, pensions, the forming of the revenues, the irregularities in
the payment of the forces in Ireland, the disabilities of the Roman
Catholics, and other public matters. A few of the letters (vol. i.
ff. 3-103 passim) are addressed to the retiring Viceroy, John, Lord
Berkeley of Stratton ; and a few later letters addressed to Essex
in 1679 are included in vol. xiii. fp. 361-368. The names of the
writers are given in the index, together with references to the
subject-matter.

282 STOWE MSS., 200-206.

Among the letters those of Francis Godolphin, William Harbord
and Sir Cyril Wich, who suocessively acted as Secretaries in
England for Lord Essex, together with those of Lords Aungier,
Annesley and Conway, are very full of Conrt news and intrignes.
Other letters are from Lords Orrery and Banelagh, the Dnke of
Ormonde, Sir Arthur Forbes [cr. Viscount Granard in 1675], Sir
William and Sir John Temple, Sir Henry Capell, Lord Essex's
brother, Father Patrick Maginn, Chaplain to the Queen, Colonel
Eiohard Talbot [cr. Earl of Tyrconnel in 1685], and the several
Secretaries of State. A selection has been printed by the Camden
Society, Essex Paj^ers, ed. 0. Airy, 1890. Among the oontenta
are: —

200. Essex Papers. Vol L (ff. 493). Jan.— Dec. 1672.

1. Warrants to send troops from the '' army of Ireland " into England,
under command of Eichard, Lord Le Power; Whitehall, 1, 3 Aug.
1672. ff. 96, 102.

2. Letters from the Bishops of Derry and Down and Connor on
disorders among the Presbyterians in Londonderry and other
places in the North ; Londonderry, Lysnegoe, 18 Sept. 4, 29 Oct.
1672. ff. 235, 301, 334.

201. Essex Papers. Vol. IL (ff. 410). Jan.— Apr. 1673.

1. Eoyal Warrant allowing the election of Roman Catholics on
corporations in Ireland ; Whitehall, 14 Jan. 167|. f. 46.

2. Letter from William, 6^ Lord Willoughby of Parham, Governor
of Barbados, relating the capture of Tobago from the Dutch, etc. ;
Barbados, 8 Feb. 1672[3]. f. 146.

3. Letters relating to a grant of the Phoenix Park, Dublin, to the
Duchess of Cleveland; 1 Mar.-26 Apr. 1673. ff. 217, 285, 303,
329, 338, 349, 386, 389, 391, 401.

8. Essex Papers. Vol. III. (ff. 339). May— Aug. 1673.

1. Minutes of Orders in Council for sending English farthings to
L»land; WhitehaU, 4 July, 13 Aug. 1673. ff. 168, 295

2. Surrenders of his several commissions by James,'Duke of York,
15 June, 1673 ; followed by the appointment of Prince Eupert, the
Earl of Shaftesbury and others to be Commissioners of the
Admiralty, 2 July, 1673. Copies, ff. 209, 211.

3. Minutes of Orders in Council on the rules for regulating Corpora-
tions in Ireland, and the election of Boman Catholics as members ;
Whitehall, 23 July, 1673. ff 241, 242.

4. Letter from Lord Chancellor Shaftesbury, for Dr, [Bobert?]

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 283

Oorge to oarry ont a survey of forfeited lands in Leinster ; Exeter
House, 14 Aug. 1673. f. 293.

5. *'An aocotint of the pnblique sohooles within the Province of
Ulster," bv James Margetson, Archbishop of Armagh ; 28 Aug.
1673. f. 330.

203. Essex Papers. Vol. IV. (ff. 341). Sept.— Dec. 1673.

1. " A relation of the French Squadron sent to his Highnesse Pr.
Bupert by Mons' de Martell, their Vice-Admirall " : an account of
the engagement of the English and French Fleets with the Dutch
on 20 Aug. 1673. f. 16.

2. Letters from Sir Joseph Williamson, one of the Plenipotentiaries
at the Congress of Cologne; Cologne, H Sept.-^-^ 1673[4].
ff. 38, 121-142, 161, 171, 180, 188, 263, 287, 316.

3. Order of the Privy Council for maintaining the Acts of Settle-
ment and Explanation^ and for disabling Boman Catholics in
Ireland; Whitehall, 26 Sept. 1673. Signed. With.a copy of the
address of the House of Commons to the King, on 26 Mar. 1673,
enclosed, ff. 64, 66.

4. Letters from Sir William Temple, on the state of parties, the
marriages of the Duke of York and Prince of Orange, etc. ; London,
10 Sept., 26 Oct., 20 Dec. 1673. ff. 17, 113, 361.

6. Warrant of Charles I. for creating Arthur, 1»* Lord Capell of
Hadham, an Earl; n.d, [circ. 1646-1648?]. Signed; countersigned
by George, Lord Digby. f. 329.

204. Essex Pii»EE8. VoL V. (ff. 366). Jan.— Mar. 1674.

1. Letters from Sir Joseph Williamson ; Cologne, -^ Jan. — ^^ 1674.
ff. 1, 11, 63, 94, 128, 147, 186, 206, 246, 279, 287, 298, 306, 339.

2. '* Articles of treasonable and other crimes of high misdemeanour
against the Earl of Arlington, Principall Secretary of State";
16Jan.l67|. f. 69.

805. Essex Papers. Vol. VI. (ff. 416). Apr.— Aug. 1674.

1. Letters from Sir Joseph Williamson; Cologne, ^^y ^ Apr. 1674.
ff. 17, 61.

2. Warrant for an audit of the accompts of Lord Banelagh and his
partners, as farmers of the Bevenue in Ireland, on account of the
non-payment of the forces there; Whitehall, 23 Apr. 1674. f. 77.

3. Letters from Sir William Temple, on proceeding as Ambassador to
Holland ; Sheen, Hague, 28 Apr., 20 June, 10 Aug. 1674. ff. 84,
264, 386.

4. Warrant for letters patent in Ireland to Prince Bupert, for " the
new arts or inventions of oonverfcing into Steele all manner of

284 STOWE MSS., 208-210.

edged tooles" and other iron goods; Windsor, 11 Jnney 1674.
f. 209.

5. Letter from --**-, on tHe movements of the French army nnder
Tarenne, and enclosing an acoonnt of the battle of Sinzheim in
Baden, on 16 June ; Nanoi, ff June, 1674. Fr. S. 226, 228.

6. Letter fr<im Thomas Price, Archbishop of Cashel, on the con-
version of Dr. Andrew Sail from the Ohuroh of Bome; CasheU,
22 June, 1674. £260.

206. Essex Papers. Vol. Vn. (flF. 338). Sept— Dec. 1674.

1. Letters from Sir William Temple, enclosing news of the campaign
between the Confederates and the French, etc. ; the Hague, 13 Sept.,
12 Oct., 13 Nov. 1674. ff. 4, 104, 106, 169, 171.

2. Warrant for payment to James Heriott, of London, jeweller, for
jewels supplied by Alexander his father to the late King ; Whitehall,
9 Sept. 1674. f. 36.

3. Letter from John Parker, Archbishop of Tuam, on appointing a
Protestant minister for Linisboffin Island ; Tuam, 20 Nov. 1674.
f. 233.

4. Letter from Lieut.-Co1. Alexander Pigott to the Earl of Orrery, on
outrages committed by Owen Oge M'carty, the Tory, in Carbery,
etc,y CO. Cork, and enclosing a threatening letter received ; Bandon,
27 Nov. 1674. f. 253.

6. Letter from Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor General, on a survey
and proposed purchase of Essex House ; 26 Dec. 1674. f. 323.

207. EssBX Papebs. Vol. VIII. (ff. 448). Jan.— May, 1676.

1. Letters from Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor General, relating to
Essex House; Strand, 9 Jan.-15 May, 1675. ff. 30, 86, 139, 165,
206, 396.

2. Letters from Sir William Temple; Hague, 22 Jan., 5 Feb., 9 Apr.
1676. ff. 36, 93, 278.

3. Opinion by Lord-Keeper Finch on the right of the Crown to relie&
and quit-rents in Ireland; 14 Jan. 1674 [6]. f. 58.

4. Beport on the state of the ordnance in Ireland by Sir Jonas Moore,
with marginal memoranda by Sir Arthur Forbes, Marshal of the
army in Ireland; Jan. 1674 [5]. f. 110.

5. Warrant for a patent to Sir Philip Lloyd, Bichard Hunt, and
John Odacio Formica, for the manufacture of " Chrystalliue Glasse,
resembling Bocke Chrystall," in Ireland; Whitehall, 29 May, 1676.
f. 437.

Essex Papers. VoL IX. (ff. 462). June— Dec. 1675.
1. Account of the quarrel between the Lords and Commons, by
Francis, Lord Aungier ; London, 5 June, 1675. f. 21.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 285

2. Warrant to andit the aooompts of Lord Bandagh and his partners,
as farmers of the Bevenne in Ireland; Whitehall, 18 June, 1675.
f. 77.

3. "An Act for prevention of Trands and Perjnryes"; JtQy, 1675.
f. 147.

4. Letters from Sir William Temple; Hague, 23 Aug., 8 Sept. 1675,
9 Jan. 167f fF. 217, 235, 448.

5. Letter from [ — Murray] to Sir Arthur Forhes, on the disturbed
state of Sootland ; [Sept. 1675]. f. 274.

6. " Bules and Instruotions " for Lord Essex, relating to grants of
money or lands in Ireland; Whitehall, 22 Sept. 1675. Signed by
Charles 11. f. 283.

S09. Essex Papers. Vol. X. (ff. 387). Jan.— June, 1676.

1. Warrant for £20,000 yearly from Ireland, to be paid to William
Ohiffinch, " to be employed in our buildings at Windsor Castle " ;
Whitehall, 15 Jan. 1676. f. 28.

2. Letters from Sir William Temple ; Hague, 10 Mar. 2 June, 1676.
ff. 99, 266.

3. Warrant for a oolleotion in Ireland for relief of Northampton,
destroyed by fire; Whitehall, 7 June, 1676. f. 327.

4. Order in Council on a report from the Committee of Trade, on the
coinage of tin farthings for Ireland; Whitehall, 28 Jime, 1676.
Copy. f. 386.

810. Essex Papers. VoL XL (ff. 442). July— Dec. 1676,

1. Letter from Sir Leoline Jenkins, Ambassador for the treaty of
Nimeguen; Nimeguen, 12 July, 1676. f. 39.

2. Letters from Dr. Andrew Sail, on the publication of his works at
Oxford ; Oxford, 14, 25 July, 1676. ff. 63, 79.

3. Letters firom Henry Savile, as agent for the Duchess of Cleveland,
on a recompense to her for surrendering her claims to the Fhoenix
Park; Whitehall, 22 July, 12 Aug., 9 Dec. 1676. ff. 65, 161, 368.

4. Answer by Lord Banelagh to the Committee of Foreign Affairs,
relating to the payment of the army in Ireland; 22 Aug. 1676.
Copy. f. 192.

5. Letter from Sir William Temple ; Nimeguen, 2 Oct. 1676. f. 261.
Enclosed are copies of letters from Sir William Oodolphin, Ambas-
sador in Spain, to Temple, relating the intention of the King,
Charles IL, to marry the daughter of the Emperor, with Spanish
opinions thereon ; Madrid, 24 Sept. n.«. 1676. f. 263 ; — and from
Abb6 Jean Fran9ois d'Estrades, French Ambassador at Venice, to
his father the Mar6chal d'Estrades, at Nimeguen, with an account

286 STOWE MSS., 211-222.

of the disorders at Yenioe and the election of Aloisio Gontarini aa
Doge ; 29 Aug. 1676. Fr. L 264.

211. Essex Papers. Vol. XII. (ff. 351). Jan.— Apr. 1677.

1. Letters from Hugh May, Comptroller of the Works to Charles U.,
on payments for works at Cashiobury House and Windsor Castle ;
Whitehall, 6, 23 Jan. 1677. ff. 3, 63.

2. Letters from James Touchet, Earl of Castlehaven, relating the
recall of Don John of Austria to Spain, and the disgrace of the
favourite Valenzuela; Madrid, London, 14, 23 Jan., 21 Apr. 1677.
ff. 22, 67, 312.

3. Letters from Thomas Otway, Bishop of Eillala and Achoniy, on
the coming of two Scotch presbyters into his diocese, and on
the capture of a baud of Tories and their execution by " chopping
of their heads" ; 22 Jan., 14 Feb., 28 Mar. 1677. ff. 46, 120, 238.

4. Letter from Sir William Temple ; Nimeguen, 8 Mar. 1677. f. 180.
6. Letter from John, Earl of Eochester, on behalf of Nell Gwyn ;

22 Apr. 8.a. f. 330.

212. Essex Papebs. Vol. XIII. (ff. 374). 1 May— 13 Sept 1677, 2 May
—9 Sept. 1679.

1. Letter from Henry Savile, on behalf of the Duchess of Olevelcoid ;
Whitehall, 8 May, 1677. f. 46.

2. Proposals of James, Duke of Ormonde, on becoming Lord-Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, for the King's service there; July, 1677. f 263.

3. " Consideracions touching the erection of a New Oolledge in this
kingdome of Ireland," by John Parry, Bishop of Ossory ; 14 Aug.
1677. f 320.

213-217. Essex Papers. Vols. XIV.— XVIII. (ff. 376, 365, 224, 324,
257). Letter-books or register of " Letters written by his Excellency
Arthur, Earle of Essex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland " ; 6 Aug. 1672
— 15 Aug. 1677. Chiefly autograph. Included are many copies or
drafts of papers relating to the revenue, the pay of the army, and
other matters. Five volumes. A transcript of vol. xvi., for 1675,
is in Add. 28,031.

218. Rough List of Manuscripts belonging to George Capel, 5**» Earl
of Essex, as offered to the British Museum in Dec. 1808, and
ultimately purchased by the Marquis of Buckingham. In the hand
of Edward Jeffery, bookseller ; and certified by r[ranois] D[ouoe],
Keeper of MSS. in the British Museum. The MSS. now form
-Nos. 200-217 above.

Paper; ff. 8. Small quarto.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 287

219, 220. Letter-Book containing oopies of the letters of James
Brydges, 8*^ Baron Cliandos, when Ambassador at Constantinople,
written to the snooessive Secretaries of State in England, the
Levant Ck>mpany, the Consols of the varions Mediterranean Ports,
and especially Gamaliel Nightingale, Consul at Aleppo, and
William Raye, Consul at Smyrna, etc. ; 30 Mar. 1681—16 July, 1688.
Most of the letters relate to the transactions and interests of the
Levant Company and to the Mediterranean Trade; but curious
details are frequently given of political matters, such as the
progress of the war in Hungary, the intrigues of the Turkish
Ministers, and the Ambassador's difficulties with the Porte. The
last letter dated at Pera is of 21 Sept. 1687, (vol. ii. f. 98 b), the
remainder being written when Lord Chandos was on his way
home and after he had reached his own house in Old Palace Yard,
Westminster. A few are in Italian. Two volumes.
Paper; fL 277, 105. Large folio.

22L Letter of James IL to the Grand Vizier Azem, announcing the
recall of [James Brydges, S^] Baron Chandos, Ambassador to the
Porte, and the appointment of Sir William Soame, Bart., to succeed
him; Windsor, 30 Sept. 1685. Sir W. Soame died at Malta on his
voyage out, and Lord Chandos continued at Constantinople till his
recall in 1688 (see above, nos. 219, 220). Signed " Your affectionat
freind James E."

Vellum sheet, 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. With illuminated borders,
containing the royal arms, etc.

222-232. Hanover Pafebs, being the correspondence and papers of

J Eobethon, private secretary (1) to William III., (2) to

George William, Duke of Zell, and (3) to George Louis, Mector
of Hanover, and George I. of England ; 2 Oct. 1692—13 Nov. 1719.
Eleven volumes. Paper. Folio. Vols. i.-x. have been re-arranged
chronologicaliy ; vol. zi., consisting of intercepted Jacobite corre-
spondenoe, remains unaltered.

At Bobethon's death the collection passed to his eldest son.
Col. Bobethon, and after the latter's decease it was sold, drc. 1752,
under an execution, to Matthew Duane, by whom it was bequeathed
to his relation, Michael Bray, of Wimbledon. At Bray's death it
was purchased by Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Becords in the
Tower, who by his will, in 1803, ofifered it for purchase to the
Marquis of Buckingham, and it thus became part of the Stowe
library. While in the hands of Matthew Duane, the correspond-
ence was examined by James Macpherson, and many of the letters
between 1702 and 1765 were transcribed for his Secret History of

288

STOWE MSS., 222.

Oreat Britain from the Bestoraiion to the Accession of ihe Souse of
Hanover y London, 1775.

In the following list of writers the names in eaoh volume aiB
arranged alphabetically. The collection deals almost exoliisively
with the fortunes of l^e Electoral House of Hanover, both before
and after its accession to the throne of Great Britain ; and, except
where otherwise noted, the letters are in French.

222. Hanover Papers. Vol. I. (ff. 526). 2 Oct. 1692—3 Jan. 1707.
The writers are : —

J— d'AJais; Hanover, 27 Nov. 1705.
f.839.

Fran9oiB d'Aozy, Gomte de Monceaux ;
Oassel, 17 Deo. 1703. f. 219.

LoaiB William, Margrave of Baden-
Baden, to the Duke of Marlborongh ;
Ra8tat[inBadeD],5 Ang. 1705. Copy.
f. 308.

M[azimilian Maria] Emanuel, Elector
[of Bavaria], to tiie Duke of Marl-
borongh ; Mons, 21 Oct. 1706. Copy.
f. 495.

[Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of]
Portland; Windsor, Zorgvliet [in
the Hague], Windsor Park, Hague,
WhitehaU, A May. [1699] — A April,
1706. ff. 26, 39, 48-51, 97, 103, 149,
176, 182, 212, 253, 278, 311, 378.

The same to George Louis, Elector of
Hanover; Hague, 9 June, 1706. f.426.

[Henry Bentinok, Viscount] Woodstock,
[afterw. 2nd Earl and 1st Duke of
Portland]; Hanover, Whitehall, 26
Pebr. 1703, 80 June, 1704. ff. 184,
255.

Mikel Borton; 18 Feb. 1706. Engl
f. 358.

Louis Francois de Boufflers, Due de
Boufflers, Marshal, to Louis XIY.;
Namur, 3 Aug. 1695. Decipher, f. 9.

[George William, Duke of Brunswick-
Lilneberg], to [Eleonora Magdalena,
widow of Leopold I., Emperor of
Germany]; 16 May, 1705. Draft
t 288.

The same to the Duke of Marlborough;
1 Aug. 1705. Draft, f. 306.

Qea. Bulow to the Duke of Marl-
borough ; 5 March. 1706. Draft, f. 359.

Ad[am] Cardounel, [Jun., secretary to

the Duke of Marlborough] ; Camp de
Tielen [Thielen in Belgium], Gamp de
Nasteden, Camp de Gros Seissen,
Languenau, Maestricht, Hague, White-
hall, Gamp de Harlebeok [in W.
Flanden], Camp de Cambron, and
St James, 6 July, 1703 — 19 Nov.
1706. ff. 206, 233, 243, 247, 294, 341b,
367, 446, 490, 506, 511.

John Churchill, Earl and Duke of Marl-
borough; Camp de Gramez, 15 Sept
1706. Fr. and Engl f. 476.

The same to George Louis, Elector of
Hanover; Creuzenach, The Hague,
Louvain, Camp de Nevelle, Camp de
Helchin, Camp de Termonde, and
Camp de Gramez, 24 May, 1705 —
24 Nov. 1706. ff. 289, 871, 402, 412,
420, 461, 471, 485, 505.

The same to Gen. Bfilow; LondoD,
26 March, 1706. f. 369.

de Chuuses; Ghent, 2 Sept 1699.

f 46.

Henry Collop ; Hanover, SO Dee. 1704.
Engl f269.

[Sir] H[anfy] D[utton] Colt, [1st Bait] ;
London, 15 Maidi, 170}. Engl t 189.

M[ary] Colt [widow of Sir William
Dutton Colt;— March, 1703]. Engl.
f. 187.

William Colt [son of Sir W. D. Colt];
Vienna, Home, 2, 18 Nov. 1705. 80
Jan. 1706. £333,338,351.

Sir William Cowper, afterw. 1st Earl
Cowper, Lord Keeper, to the Elector
of Hanover ; London, 11 April,
S.O., 1706. Engl and Fr. f. 880.

[James] Cressett, [Besidentat Hanover] ;
Hanover, Zell, 19 Aug. 1701—28 Feb.
1702. ff. 89, 95, 102, 182.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY.

289

D[aQieI Ludolph] de Danokelmon,
[CommiflBary - General] ; Berlin, 10
Oct. 1705. f. 326.

F C , [Baron de] Danokelman ;

Paris, Hague, Vienqa. 3 March, 1700
—12 Sept 1705. ff. 54-69, 75, 194,
318.

T[homa8] E[nieBt] de Danokelmann ;
Lingnen [in Hanover], 18 Sept. 1705.
f. 320.

H[enry] D'Avenant, [Envoy to Frank-
fort] ; Frankfort, 13 May, 1704. f. 229.

Cbristoffle, Comte de Dhona; EonigB-
berg. Berlin, 8 Jan. ^ Fehr. [1701].
ff. 65, 73.

J Dudley, [Mayor of Boston, Masaa-

chnaetts], to Jonathan Belcher, Go-
vernor of the Province ; Boston, 6 Febr.
1705 [6]. SngL f. 852.

[Ck)l.] J W Dnrell; London,

28Jan. 170f. f. 349.

William IIL to Christina Eberhardina,
wife of Augustus II. of Poland; 28
Febr. 1699. Draft, f. 24.

The same to Louis, Prince of Baden,
to Lothair Francis von Schonbom,
Elector of Mayence, and to George
Frederic, Margrave of Bayreuth ; Loo,
8Aug. 170L Drafts, ff. 81, 81b, 82.

The same to Baron d'Heyde ; Kime-

guen, Hague, 24 Aug.. 3 Nov. 1701.
Drafts, ff. 91, 112.

The same to [Joachim Frederic], Due
de Plon; Dieren, Hampton Court,
14 Oct, 20 Dec 1701. Drafts, ff. 109,
118.

The same to [Frederic IV.], Duke of
[Holstein] Gottorp; Hague, 7 Nov.

1701. Draft, f. 114.

The same to [John William Joseph],
Elector Palatine, Hampton Court,
Kensington, )f Dec 1701, 10 Jan.

1702. Drafts, ff. 116, 120.

The same to [Rudolph Augustus], Duke
ofWolffenbiittel;20Deo.l701. Draft,
f. 119.

The same to [Frederic William], Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin ; Kensington,
10 March ,_^« ^ . *
^p^^,n02. Draft f. 134.

J[an] van Essen; The Hague, 12 Aug.

[1701]. f. 84.
[Daniel Finch, 6th Earl of] Winohilsea,

[Envoy Extraordinary to Hanover] ;

Eotterdam, 2« May, 1703. Engl.

f:201.
Louis [XIV.] to the Marshal Due de

Boufflers; Trianon, Marly, 6 July—

10 Aug. 1695. Deciphers, ff. 5-12.
C[harle8] G[uBtave, Baron de] Frisen-

dorff ; Hanover, 25 Nov. 1704. f. 267.
[Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of] Stamford :

Hanover, 19 Sept. 1702, 2 June, 1704,

18 Nov. O.S. 1706. Engl ff. 154,

239, 509.
[Sir] B[oland] Gwynne, [formerly Page

to Princess Anne, and M.P. for co.

Brecon]; Hanover, 24 Dec 1703—

[— April, 1705]. Engl ff. 221, 225,

241, 245, 250, 280, 286.
George Louis, Elector of Hanover, to the

Earl and Duke of Marlborough ;

Hanover, Cell, Bruchausen, 21 July,

1702-14 Dec. 1706. Drafts, ff. 138,

231, 263, 293, 307, 310, 347, 366, 375,

377, 396, 414, 430, 449, 469, 475, 479,

487, 489, 501, 513, 514.
The same to [Charles Mohun, 5th Baron]

Mohun ; Herrenhausen, 2 Jime, 1703.

Draft, f. 202.
The same to Qu. Anne ; 9 April, 1705 —

20 June, 1706. Drafts, ff. 283, 332,

354,435.
The same to [Charles Mordaunt, 3rd

Earl of] Peterborough ; 18 July, 1705.

Draft, f. 298.
The same to James Cressett; Hanover,

12 Oct. 1705, 6 Aug. 1706. Drafts.

ff. 828, 455.
The same to Lord Portland; 12 Oct

1705, 20 June, 1706. DrafU. ff. 328 b,

439.
The same to [Sir Charles] Hedges,

[Secretary of State]; 30 Oct 1705.

Draft. f.331.
The same to [Adriaan van Borssele,

Heer van] Geldermalsen, [Dutch

Envoy to England]; 6 May, 1706.

Draft, f. 398.
The same to Lord Sunderland, Lord

Sommers, Lord Keeper Cowper, Lord

Orford, the Duke of Newcastle, the

Duke of Bolton, Lord Bivers, and

Lord Wharton ; 20 June, 1706. Drafts.

ff. 440-443 b.
The same to Lord Halifax; Hanover,
U

290

STOWE MSS., 222.

HerreDhausen, 20 Jalj, 19 Oct 1706.

DrafU. ff. 448, 493, 494.
The same to Lord Scarborough, 3 Sept.

1706. Dra/L f. 420.
The same to the EmpreBS [WilUelmina '

Amalia, wife of Joseph I.] ; Hauover,

11 Nov. 1706. Draft. f.503.
The same to his mother, the Electress t

Sophia; Hanover, 3 Jan. 1707. Draft. '

f. 516.
G^rge Augustus, Electoral Prince of,

Hanover, to the Dake of Marlborough ;

19 Sept. 1705, 2 June, 27 July, 1706.
DrafU. ff. 322, 418, 450.

The same to Scroop Egerton, 4th Earl,

afterw. Ist Duke, of Bridgewater ; 29

Oct. 1705. Draft f. 330.
The same to Thomas Wentworth, 3rd

Baron Baby, afterw. 1st Earl of

Strafford, Ambassador to Berlin; 8

May, 1706. Draft, f. 401.
The same to Qu. Anne; Hanover, 12

June, 1706. Draft f. 428.
The same to James Gressett; Hanover,

3 Aug. 1706. Draft f. 453.
[Caroline Wilhelmina Dorothea, wife of

the Electoral Prince of Hanover], to

Qu. Anne ; 20 June, 1706. Draft i. 437.
Walravan van Heckeren, Heer van Net-

telhorst ; Stockholm, Hague, Arnhem,

20 Febr. 1695, 18 Oct. 1698, V ^^'
170O. ff.3, 17, 52.

A[nthony] Heinsius, [Grand Pensionary
of Holland]; Hague, 18 July, 1699
—3 Oct. 1702. ff. 35, 60, 67, 130, 136,
152, 158, 160.

John Holies, Duke of Newcastle, to the
Elector of Hanover; London, 7 May,
1706. Engl.Ka6.Fr. ff. 394 b, 404.

[Camille d*Hostun, Oomte de] Tallard ;
Utrecht, Hague, London, ^ July, 23
Aug. 1699. ff. 34, 43. 45.

E[manuel] Howe, [Envoy to Hanover] ;
Holt Forest [co. Dorset], Hanover,
15 April, 13 Nov. 1705. Engl ff. 284,
336.

[Arnold Joost van Eeppel, 1st Earl
of] Albemarle; Maestrioht, Hague,
6 Sept. 1702, 9 March, 1706. ff. 145,
360.

F H de La Forest, Marquis du

Saunit: Zell, 6 Sept. 1698. f. 1.5.

[Maximilian Charles], Comte de Leuen-

stein; Irfort [Erfurt, in Saxony], 9

Aug. [1704]. f.259.
C[hristian] C[harle8, Baron] v[an] Lin-

telo, Dutch Ambassador to Fruaria;

Berlin, 2 July [1703]. f . 208.
[Richard Lumley, Ist Earl uf] Scar-

b[o]rough, to the Elector of Hanover;

22 July, 1706. Engl f. 451.
[Henry de MasBu€ de Buvigny, EarLor|

Oalway; Chateau de Dublin, Strat-

[t]on, London, Ji Jan. 169|— 30 Nov.

N.S. 1702. €22,37,156,172.
[Charles Montagu, Ist Bazon, afterw.

Earl of] Halifax, [Envoy to Hanover] ;

Hague, [London], 7 May— }f Oct 1706.

Engl ff. 899, 459, 478, 499, 500.
The same to the Electress Sophia;

Hague, [London], 2 July, J{ Oct 1706.

Engl ff. 444, 497.
The same to the Elector of Hanover;

23 Aug., 20 Sept. 1706. ff. 463, 483.
Antoine Murray ; London, [ ^ 1704],

A March, 1705. ff. 224, 282.'
Neuff ; Numberg, 14. Aug. 1704.

f.260.
[Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of] Bolton, to

the Elector of Hanover; London, 12

April, O.S., 1706. Englwa^Fr. ff.390,

395.
G[iuseppe] Pignatta, [late prisoner in

the Inquisition]; Cell [in Hanover],

6 June, 1704. f. 235.
Christian Siegfried von Pleasen ; Copen-

liagen, 12 Febr. N.S. 1701—14 Jan.

1702. ff. 69, 110, 126.
£[dmund] Poley, [Envoy to Hanover] ;

Hanover, 4 Jan. 1704. 1 228.
Bo[bert] Pringle to Lord ; Edin-
burgh, 25, 29 May, 1703. En^

ff. 203, 205.
M[atthew] Prior, [Secretaiy to the Em-
bassy at Paris]; Paris, |g, {^ Jan.

1699. ff. 19,2L
J[ohn] Pulteney, [M.P. for Hastings];

St. James', 7 March, 170}. Engl, f.228.
[Edward Bussell, Earl of] Orfoid, to

the Elector of Hanover; London, 11

May, 0.&, 1706. Enfi. and Fr.

ff.395b,40a
[Richard Savage, 4th Earl] Bivers;

Bath, 13 Sept 170L Enf^. f. 105.
The same to Gen. Billow; J^ April, 1703.

Oipy. f. 190.

Cl. IV. HISTORY.

291

The same to the Elector of Hanover;
[— May, 1706]. Engl, and Fr, ft 395,
410.

[Prince] Engenio von Savoy ; Feldlager
bey Hoohstadt, Feldlaager zwischen
Dillingen und Wittisling, Waghaus,
4, 16 Aug., 5 Sept. 1704. Oerm.
ff. 257, 262, 265.

W[illem] v[an] Schuylenbergh, Dutch
Archivist to William UL ; Hague, 20
Aug.[16]99. f.41.

Soot; London, 18 Nay, 1708. Engl

f. 198.

[John Sheffield, let Duke of) Bucking-
ham, to the Electrees Sophia; St.
James's Park, 21 May, 9 June, 1706.
Engl £416,433.

[Sir Smith] to ; [1704].

Unngned. Engl. ff. 270-278.

[John Sommers, Baron] Sommers, [late
Lord Chancellor], to the Elector of
Hanover; London, 12 April, O.S.
1706. £^2. and 2^r. ff. 383, 386.

£[dward] Southwell, Secretary for Ire-
land ; London, 7 June, 1706. t 432.

[Ezekiel, Baron] Spanheim, [Prussian
Ambassador to England]; 7 Sept.
170L f. 100.

[Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of] Sunder-
land, Secretary of State, to the Elector
of Hanover; 12 April, 1706. ff. 392,
394.

James Stanhope, [afterw. Ist Earl Stan-
hope] ; Hague, 5 Sept. 1701. f. 99.

6[eorge] Stepney, [Ambassador to
Vienna]; Vienna, 28 Sept. 1701, 11
Nov. 1705. ff. 107, 335.

[Abel Tasien] D'Allonne, [Secretary to
the late Qu. Mary]; Hague, Viver-

stein, 2 Sept. 1702—13 March, 1706.
ff. 142, 162—169, 178» 180, 186, 200,
312, 364.
[Julius Ernst, Baron von] Tettau^
Governor of Flanders ; Berlin, 14 Deo.

1700. f. 63.

Ja[mes] Tyrrell, [Secretary to the Em-
bassy at Hanover] ; Hanover, 16 Aug.

1701. Engl f. 86.

Ja[me8] Vernon, [Sen., Secretary of
State] ; London, 6 March, 1703. Engl.
f. 227.

J[ames] Vernon, [Jun., Envoy to Den-
mark] ; Copenhagen, the Hague,
Stoke near Windsor ; London, 29 July,
170Ji-17 Sept. 1706. ff. 140, 147, 170,
174, 196, 209, 214, 217, 300, 313, 362,
373, 424, 457, 473, 481.

[Francis Marquard], Comte de Warten-
berg; Tangermiinden [in Saxony],
10 April, 170L f. 83.

Everard de Weede, Heer van Dijkveld ;
Camp de Mariekerche, Brussels, Ut-
recht, Hague, 2 Oct. 1692—18 Aug.
1701. ff. 1, 13, 28, 30, 87.

Th[omas Wharton, 5th Baron, afterw.
Ist Marquis of] Wharton, to the
Elector of Hanover; 10 May, 1706.
ff. 394, 406.

J[ohn] Wicb, [Resident at Hamburg] ;
Hamburg, 7 July, 1705. £296.

[Valentin, Baron] Woit de Saltzbourg,
to M. de Goertz; Wolfenbuttel, 25
Sept 1705. f. 323.

[Johann Wentzel], Comte Wratislau,
[Imperial Ambassador to BEanover];
Hague, Vienna, 26 Aug. 1701—27 Nov.
1706. ff. 98, 291, 302, 317, 325, 334,
356, 365, 508.

Among the oorrespondenoe are the following papers : —

News of the death of William, Dake of Gloucester, 2nd son of

Prince George of Denmark and Princess Anne ; dat. Maestricht,

4 Oct. [1700]. f. 62.
. Address from the Maidstone General Quarter Sessions to the

House of Commons ; 29 April, 1701. f. 78.
. Address from the House of Lords to William III. ; [10 May, 1701].

f. 79.
. Drafts of speeches by J. Bobethon, drawn up for the use of Lord

Baby in addressing Frederic L of Prussia and Sophia Charlotte,

his Queen; 1701. ff. 122, 123.

u 2

292

STOWE MSS., 228.

6. Epigram by Matttew Prior on William Til. ; 1701. Printed in
Poems on Affairs of State, 1703, 5th edit., vol. ii. p. 241. f. 124.

6. Abstracts of letters from St. Germains to Jaoobite lairds in Scot-
land; 1 June, 19 Oct. 1703. Engl f. 216.

7. Dedicatory epistle of his '* Adventures " to the Elector of Hanover,
by Giuseppe Pignatta, late prisoner in the Inquisition; [June,
1704]. f. 237.

8. " Abr6ge des pretensions de Monseigneur rElecteur de Bavi^re,^
[Maximilian Maria Emanuel]; 21 June, 1704. f. 249.

9. " The Golden Age retrieved, or the 4th Edoge of Virgil trans-
lated"; 1704. A political satire in heroic metre. Printed in
Poems an Affairs of State, 1703, 5th edit., vol. ii. p. 422. (See
another copy in Add. 27,989, f. 70.) f. 274.

10. " Scheme for the Union of England and Scotland, 1706." f. 343.

11. " Overture for an Act for security of the Kingdom " [of Scotland ;
1706]. f. 346.

12. '' Extrait des Besolutions des Seigneurs Etats de Hollande et de
West Frise," 17 Aug. 1706. f. 465.

13. " Projet des Articles Preliminaires les quels le Boi [Louis XIV.]
oflfre, tant en son nom quant celuy du Due d'Anjou," to the Duke of
Marlborough; [Nov. 1706]. f. 604.

14. '' Procedures des Commissaires pour rUnion entre TAngleterre et
rEcoese, 1706." Engl ff. 517b-626b.

Hahoveb Papsrb. Vol. II.
1711. The writers are : —

(flf. 472). 8 Jan. 1707—9 Jan.

Bartholdi; Berlin, 26 Nov. 1707.

f. 104.
Joxia[thai]] Belcher to the Eleotress

Sophia; HanoTor, 12 Sept 1708.

Engl. f. 171.
[Hans WilliaDi Bentinck, Ist Earl of)

PorUaud ; Buletrode, Hague, 15 Jan.

170f — 19 Aug. 1709. ff. 4, 76, 147,

151, 264.
— Gomte deBeigomi, Modenese Envoy

to England ; London, 22 June, 1708.

f. 157.
[WilliBm] Blathwayt, lato Secretary at

War, to the Elector of Hanover;

London, 16 Nov. O.S. 1710. f. 421.
Antony Ulric, [Duke of Brunswick-

WolffenbiittelJ to E. Howe; Bnuu-

wick, 17 Nov. 1708. Copy. f. 178.
[Archibald Campbell, Earl of] Hay,

[attorw. 3rd Duke of Argyll], to the

Elector of Hanover ; London, 26 Jane,

O.S. 1710. £340.
[Adam] Cardonnel, [Jnn.]; Ounp de

Meldert, 80 June, 1707. TVaiiil. t

67 b.
John Chamberlayne to the Electraas

Sophia: WeBtminstor, 30 July, 1708.

Engl £169.
T. Ghard, Baron de dosen; Paris, 30

May, 1709. f. 227.
Mary Chudleigh, wife of Sir George

Chndlelgh of Aston, to the Electreis

Sophia; Exeter, 8 Oct. 1710. En^

f.898.
[John Ohorohill], Duke of Marlbofoogh ;

Camp de Meldert, Camp devant Aire,

1 June, 1707— 8 Oct 1710. ff.45,49,

59, 349, 367, 869, 385, 387.
The same to the Elector of Hanover;

Hague, St James*,Camp de Boiisaelaer»

Cl. IV. HISTORY.

293

Ounp d'Ondenarde, Gamp de Beir-
leghem, Camp de Meerlebeok, Ghent,
Gamp de Doaay, Gamp de Viler Brulin,
Oarap devant Aire, 11 Febr. [1707]—
2 Jan. 1711. ff. 14, 16, 97, 124, 134,
175, 180, 183, 189, 194, 336, 358, 360,
406, 458.

The same to Gharles, Count Piper;
Camp deMeldert, 6 June, 1707. Copy.
f . 58.

8[arah Chnrohill, Duchess of] Marl-
borough, wife of the above; Windsor
Lodge, 8 May, 1710. Engl f. 831.

W[illiam] Colt, [son of Sir W. D. Colt] ;
Lopdon, 8 Jan. 1707—1 March, 1709.
ff. 1, 159. 207..

[James] Cressett to the Elector of Han-
over; London, 4 July, 1710. f. 343.

E[hienreiGh] B[ogiBlau8 von] Creuz,
[Prussian Minister of War] ; Berlin,
5 June, 1708, 18 April, 1709. ff. 155,
214.

Cunningham; Hague, 17 March,

1710. f. 306.

[John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of] Stair;
Warsaw, Herfort [in Prussia], 29
March— 14 May, 1710. ff. 309-815 b,
319-324 b. 329.

F C , [Baron] de Danekelman,

Aulic Councillor; Vienna, Berlin, 25
Jan. 1708, 21 July, 1709. ff. 117, 263.

Henry D'Avenant, Envoy to Frankfort ;
Frankfort. 10 March, 1708. f. 132.

F[rederic] C[hristophe, Comte] d[e]
Dhona; Celle, 22 Oct, 1710. f. 401.

F[rederic] B[ogiBlaus] Dobrzensky to J.
Kobethon and his wife; Berlin, 17
Deo. 1709. f.283.

F von Donop ; Sohotmar, 3 Aug.

1709. f.256.

Joseph Dudley, Governor of New Eng-
land, to John Chamberlayne ; Boston,
1 March, 170J. Engl Copy. f. 172.

— - Du Quesne ; Hague, 14 June, 1709.
f.286.

Qu. Anne to Charles XU. of Sweden;
Kensington, 30 May, 1707. Copy.
f.61.

The same to the Elector of Hanover;
Kensington, St James', 16 Febr. 170J
—14 Aug. 1710. ff. 126, 325, 351.

Don Gabriel. Marquis et Prince d'Este,
to the Eleetor of Hanover; Modena,

Hague, 16 Aug. 15 Dec. 1710. ff. 347,
431.
F S de Fabrice, Envoy Extra-
ordinary from Holstein to Sweden,
Dantziok, Hambourg, 8 June — ^9 Oct

1709. ff. 232, 238. 247, 267.

The same to Count Bernstorff ; Bender,
[in Bessarabia], 24 Dec. 1710. Ex-
tract. f.440.

[Gen. Albert Conrad, Count] Finck
de Finckenstein ; Wousterhausen [in
Prussia], 5 June, 1708. f. 153.

[Jacob Henri], Comte de Flemming;
Langfour, p^ de Dantzig, 3 Sept

1710. f. 362.

C[harles] G[ustave, Baron de] Frisen-
dorff; Brunswick, 3 April, 1707—11
Nov. 1709. ff. 33, 269-274, 277, 280.

[Lebrecht de] Guericke, [Chamber-
Councillor]; Berlin, 23 Sept 1707.
f. 83.

Sir Rowland Gwynne; Hamburg, 23
Jan. 1709—31 Dec. 1719. Engl and
Fr. ff. 199, 250, 427 b, 444, 446.

The same to the Elector of Hanover;
Hamburg, 2 April, 1707—31 Dec.
1710. EnglasidFr, ff. 25, 192, 203.
251, 448.

B Hales ; London, Windsor, 31 May,

3 Aug. 1709. Engl ff. 234, 258.

George Louis, Elector of Hanover, to
the Empress Wilhelmina Amalia;
Hanover, 1 Febr., 24 March, 12 June,
1707. DrafU ff. 6, 23, 55.

The same to Lord Sunderland; 4 Febr.
1707. Draft f . 7.

The same to the Duke of Marlborough ;
Hanover, Herrenhausen, Le Gohre,
VMaroh, 1707—11 Jan. 1711. Drafts
ff. 21, 64, 77, 103, 128, 136, 138, 150,
177, 182, 188, 197, 198, 282, 342, 366,
371, 420, 472.

The same to [Charles Montagu, 1st Duke
of] Manchester; Hanover, 5 April,
1707. Draft, f. 37.

The same to Sir B. Gwynne ; Hanover,
12 April, 1707—9 Jan. 1710. Drafts.
ff. 40, 114, 196, 298.

The same to Jas. Scott; Herrenhausen,
20 July, 1707. Draft f. 79.

The same to Lieut-Gen. Finok ; 80 Aug.
1707. Draft f. 82.

The same to Qu. Anne; Frankfort, Han-

294

STOWE MSS.. 223.

oyer, Henenhaiuen, 26 Oct. 1707—16

Oct. 1710. DrafU, ff. 95, 137, 229,

299, 300, 332, 380, 395.
The same to the Gomte de Bechtem;

Hanover, 20 Nov. 1707. Draft, f.

101.
The same to Capt. Oeorge Murray ; 20

Nov. 1707. Draft, f. 102.
The same to P^re 0. M. Vota; 1 Deo.

1707—8 July, 1709. DrafU, ff. 106,

114, 191, 220, 249.
The same to the Prince de Fiirstem-

berg; 20 Deo. 1707. Draft, f. 109.
The same to Dampierre and the

Abb^ de L'Amspring; 17 Jan. 1708.

DrafU. ff. 110, 111.
The same to Lord Peterborough ; Han-
over, 17 Jan., 20 May, 1708. DrafU,

ff. 110, 149.
The same to Frederio William, Prince

Royal of Prussia; 25 Jan., 16 Febr.

1708. Drafts, ff. 115, 122.
The same to his mother, the Electress

Sophia; 31 Jan. 1708. Draft. f.ll9.
The same to Henri Amaud, ** Ministre,

CJolonel dee Vaudois " ; 16 Febr, 1708.

Draft f. 123.
The same to Prince William of Hesse-

Cassel; Hanover, 16 April, 1708.

Draft, f. 146.
The same to F. Weijberg, Danish Envoy

at Venice ; 19 March, 1709. Draft.

i. 212.
The same to Lord Halifax ; H[anover],

2 April, 1709. Draft, f. 218.
The same to [Florimond Claude], Gomte

de Mercy ; Herrenhausen, 2 Aug. 1709.

Draft, f. 255.
The some to Stanislas [Leczinsky], King

of Poland; Oct 1709. Draft

f.275.
The same to Lord Rochester; Herren-
hausen, 4 Aug. 16 Oct. 1710. Drafts.

ff. 340, 397.
The same to Lord Hay, and Lord

Howard [of Bscriok] ; 4 Aug. 1710.

DrafU. ff. 346, 346 b.
The same to the Marquis and Prince

D'Este; Hanover, 26 Aug. 22 Deo.

1708. DrafU. ff. 355, 438.
The same to the Duke of Shrewsbury ;

Herrenhausen, Hanover, 16 Oct 15

Deo. 1710. Drafts, ff. 896, 433.

The same to the Duke of Buddngfaam :

21 Oct. 1710. Draft f. 400.
The same to R. Harley, Chancellor of

the Exchequer; Hanover, 15 Dee.

1710. Draft f. 434.
The same to Dr. J. Hutton; Hanover,

21 Dec 1710. Draft f. 437.
The same to the Duke of Leeds; Han-
over, 22 Dec. 1710. Draft f.439.
The same to W. Blathwayt; Hanover,

2 Jan. 1711. Draft f. 457.
(George Augustus, Bleotoral Prince of

Hanover, to Qu. Anne; 4 Febr. 8

April. 1707, 6 Nov. 1709. DrafU,

ff. 8, 38, 279.
The same to Lord Raby; Hanover, 9

Febr. 1707. Draft f. 12.
The same to the Duke of Marlborough ;

Hanover, 7 Oct 1707. Draft f 89.
Caroline Wilhelmina Dorothea, wife of

the Electoral Prince of Hanover, to

Qu. Anne, on the death of Prince

George of Denmark; 12 Dea 1708.

Draft f. 185.
[Robert Harley, afterw. Ist Earl of

Oxford], to Baron Schutz; White-

haU, 4^ March, 170f . Copy. 135.
The same to the Elector of Hanover ;

London, A Nov. 1710. Engt f. 408.
The same to Sir R. Gwynne; 21 Nov.

1710. Trand. f. 427.
[Philebert, Baron d'Hervart de Hem-

ningen, English Envoy to Switser-

land]: London, 3 Nov. 0.8. 1710.

MvtUaJUd. f.414.
Guilliiume,P[rince]d'Hea8e[-Ca88el], to

the Elector of Hanover; BrusMils, 2

April, 1708. f. 142.
Heusch; Berlin, 30 July, 1707—

[12 April, 1710]. Partly cipher,

dMipkerei, ff. 80, 230, 248, 316.
Mad»* de Hoffe; Berlin, 23 Jan.

1709. f.201.
[Charles Howard, 4th Baron] Howard

[of Escrick], to the Elector of

Hanover; [— June, 1710], J^i^

f.338.
R Howe, wife of Emanuel Howe,

Envoy at Hanover; Holt Forest,

[CO. Dorset], 14 Sept [1709]. En^

f.266.
[John] Hutton, [M.D., late Physician to

Waiiam ni. and M.P. for Richmond],

Cl. IV. HISTORY.

295

to the Eleotress Sophia; Whitehall,
iT^l^Of Engl. f. 10.

The same to the Elector of Hanover;

London, 5 Sept, JJ Nov. 1710. ff.

872, 424.
[Laorenoe Hyde, 1st Earl of] Rochester,

to the El^ctzees Sophia; Gombury,

14 Sept 1707. Engl. f. 87.
The same to the Elector of Hanover;

Whitehall, 22 June, 24 Aug. 1710.

if. 834, 864.
[Gen. Lebrecht Gottfried] Jahnus

d'Eberstett; Nuremberg, 16 June,

1708. f.57.

G[harle8] G[roete8te] Lamothe, [uncle of

J.Eobethon]; 15 July, [1708]— 8 Nov.

1710. ff. 161, 167, 173, 217, 222, 240,

858, 381, 404.
The same to ; [15 July, 1708].

f. 163.
George Mackenzie, [Secretary to the

Embassy at Warsaw]; Warsaw, 11

May, 1710. f. 327.
[Charles Montagu, Ist Baron] Halifax ;

26 April, O.S. 1709. Engl, f. 221.
The same to the Eleotress Sophia

JV July, 1708. BngL f. 165.
The same to the Elector of Hanover

^ March, 170|. f . 209.
[Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of] Man

Chester; Vienna, 80 April, 1707. Engl

f. 41.
Charles Mordaunt, 8rd Earl of Peter

borough, to the Elector of Hanover ;

3 April, 1708. f. 144.
[Capt.] George Murray to the Elector

of Hanover; London, /g Oct 1707.

f.93.
Thomas Osborne, Ist Duke of Leeds, to

the Elector of Hanover; 1 Nov. 1710.

Enghaa^Fr. ff. 411, 413.
Ja[mes] Payzant [Clerk in the Secretary

of State's Office]; Ix>ndon, 17 Febr.
. 17}8. f. 301.
Stanislas Leczinsky, King of Poland,

to the Elector of Hanover; Camp

d'Opatowiec, [in Croatia], f25 Aug.

1709. f.262.

[Sophia Dorothea, wife of Frederic
William, Prince Boyal of Prussia, to
her father, the Elector of Hanover;
— April, 1709.] Copy. 1215.

D[aniel] Pulteney, Envoy to Denmark ;

Copenhagen, 22 Jan. 1707. Engl,

f. 3.
John William Joseph, Elector Palatine,

to the Duke of Marlborough ; DUssel-

dorf, 6, 27 June, 1707. EsUracU. ff.

51,67.
Marquis de Boohegude; Leipeio,

Ceel [Zell], 7 Febr., [— March,] 1708.

ff. 120, 140.
H[6nry] St Jean [St. John, afterw.

Viscount Bolingbroke] ; . Whitehall,

}J Nov. 1710. f. 418.
[Richard Savage, 4th Earl] Bivers, to

Baion Bernstorff; 24 Sept 1710. f.

378.
James Scott to the Elector of Hanover;

London, 20 June, 1707. f. 70.
[John Sheffleld,lBt Duke of] Buckingham,

to the Elector of Hanover; 29 Sept

1710. Engt9si^Fr. ff. 391, 393.
[Philip Ludwig Wentzel], Count Sinzen-

dorff, to the Duke of Marlborough;

Vienna, 4 June, 1707. Copy. f. 62.
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunder-
land; Whitehall, 30 Sept 1707. f.

91.
, Bishop of Spiga [in Mysia],

Envoy Extraordinary of the Elector

Palatine to Hanover ; Dtisseldorf,

20 May, 3, 7 June, 1707. ff. 43,

47, 48.
Samuel Stebbing, Somerset Herald;

College of Arms, London, 23 Oct 1707,

26Febr. 170}. Engl. ff. 96, 130.
Charles XIL of Sweden to Qu. Anne;

Alt Rastadt Jf June, 1707. Copy.

f. 68.
The same to the Duke of Marlborough ;

Alt Bastadt, \% June, 1707. Copy.

f. 69.
Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, to

the Elector of Hanover; 18 Aug.,

§} Oct 1710. ff. 356,402.
[Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of] Canter-
bury, to the Electress Sophia ; 29 Nov.

O.S. 1707. f. 107.
Otuardel, Marquis de Triviero, to the

Duke of Savoy ; — Sept 1710. Copy.

f 383.
[P^re Charles Maurice] Vota, [Polish

Ambassador at Vienna], to the Elector

of Hanover; Dresden, Leipeio, 12

296

STOWE MSa, 224.

Nov. 1707—29 June, 1709. ff. 99, 186,

216, 219, 245.
[Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Baron] Raby,

[Ambassador at Berlin], to the

Electress Sophia; Berlin, 14 Dec.

1709, 3 Jan. 1711. Engl ff. 285-297,

460-469.
F Weijberg, [Danish Envoy at

Venice], to the Elector of Hanover;

Venice, 15 Febr. 1709. f. 205.
[Charles Whitworth, Baron Whitworth,

Ambassador to Bussia] ; Moscow, A

Febr. 17J|^. TransL 1 302.
[Johann Wentzel], Comte Wratislaa;

Vienna, 18 Jan. 1708—7 Jan. 1711.

ff. 112, 889, 417, 435, 470.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

1. List of Peers protesting against the Union of England and
Scotland; 4 March, [1707]. f. 17.

2. Lists of Scotch Bepresentative Peers in the last and present
Parliament ; [March, 1707]. f. 20.

3. Answer of the Elector of Hanover to the Comte de Bergomi»
Modenese Envoy to Hanover; March, 1708. Draft, f. 139.

4. Address from the Houses of Parliament to Qn. Anne, 2 March,
170f ; with her answer, 4 March. In Lord Halifax's hand. ff. 211,
211 h.

5. Allusion to the league of [Ivan Stepanovitch] Mazeppa, [Hetman
of the Cossacks], with Charles XII. of Sweden, 8 June, 1709.
f. 232.

6. Belation of the audience ^f the English Ambassador, Lord Whit-
worth, with the Czar, Peter the Great, at Moscow, ^ Febr. 17^.
Trand. f. 304.

7. Address from the county of Glonc^ter to Qu. Anne and Protest
of Peers on voting in the trial of Dr. Sacheverell; [18 March,
17^]. ff. 307, 307 b.

8. Leaf from the memorandum-book of [Nicolas Faoio Duillier];
Eotterdam, 18, 19 July, 1710. Ed. f. 346.

9. Protest of Charles XII. of Sweden against the Grand Alliance;
Bender, 30 Nov. 1710. Lat. Copy. f. 423.

10. Eulogy of the late Baron Ezekiel Spanheim by C. G. Lamothe;
1710. f. 461.

11. List of Members of the New Parliament, chosen up to ff Oct.
1710. f. 453.

224. Hanover Papers. Vol. HI. (ff. 344). ^ Jan. 171f -
171f. The writers are : —

so Dk.

10 Jan.

[James Butler, 2iid] Duke of Ormonde, to
the Electress Sophia; London, 12,
18 June, O.S. 1711. ff. 88, 90.

Ad[am] Gardonnel, [Jun.]; Camp de
Jjens, Gamp de Viller Brulin, Camp
devant Bouchain, 19 July — 31 Aug.
1711. ff. 97, 107, 132. 138.

Thomas Chadleigh, son of Sir Qeotge
Chudleigh, to the Eleotreas Sophia;
Exeter, 2 Jan. 1710 [I]. Engl 1 1.

John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough ;
Gamp de Warde, Camp de Lens, Caiup
devant Bouchain, 17 May — 14 Sept.
17n. ff. 69, 73, 99, 130, 154.

Cl. IV. HISTOEY.

297

The Bame to the Elector of HanoTer;

Gamp de Lena, Gamp deyant Bon-

ohaiD, 18 Jnly— 4 Oct. 1711. ff. 101,

118, 137, 150, 152, 168.
John Dabrymple, 2iid Earl of Stair;

Hagne, 18 Not. 1711. f. 281.
Don (Hbriel, Marqnis et Prince di Eate,

to the Elector of Hanoyer; Milan,

6 Jnly, 1711. f. 92.

J 8 Fahrioe ; Bender, 25 March

1711. MfOOated. f. 57.

[Philippe de (^entila, Maiqnia de] Lan-
galerie, to the Elector of Hanoyer;
Vltien [XJelzen in Hanoyer], 14 Nov.
1711. f.224.

[Thomaa Grey, 2nd Earl of] Stamford,
to the EleotresB Sophia; Leiceater-
ahire, 8 Sept. 1711. JEn^ f. 160.

Sophia, widow of Ernest Augnstna, Elec-
tor of Hanover, to Thomas Wentworth,
Earl of Strafford; the Gohre, Han-
over, Herrenhanaen, 15 Nov. 1711 —
24 Dec. 1712. Fr. ff. 228, 247, 255,
270, 278, 284, 293, 301. 327.

The same to John Robinson, Bishop of
Bristol; Hanover, 15 March, 1712.
Fr. Copy, f. 278.

George Louis, Elector of Hanover, to P^re
G. M. Vota; 31 Jan. 1711. Draft, f. 19.

The same to the Gonnteas Wacker-
baert; UPebr. 1711. Draft. f.40b.

The same to the Dnke of Marlborough ;
Hanover, Herrenhausen, 3 March —
12 Oct. 1711. DrafU. ff. 56, 135,
144, 156, 158, 164, 166, 172.

The same to de Beyrie, Hanoverian

Envoy to England; 17 Aug. 1711.
Draft f. 120.

The same to [Francois Louis de Pesmes,
Sieur de] St. Saphorin, Bernese En-
voy to the Hague ; Hanover, 17 Aug.
1711. Draft f. 122.

The same to the Marquis Don Gkbriel
d'Este; Herrenhausen, 19 Aug. 1711.
Draft, f. 124.

The same to Dr. John Hutton ; Herren-
hausen, 19 Aug. 1711. Draft f. 126.

The same to Robert Harley, 1st Earl
of Oxford; Herrenhausen, 4 Sept —

7 Nov. 1711. DrafU. ff. 146, 170, 214 b.
The same to Qu. Anne; the Gohre,

7NOV.1711. Drafts, ff. 21 2, 212b, 214.
The same to the Dukes of Shfewsbury

and Buckingham and the Bishop ci

Bristol; the Gohre, 7 Nov. 1711.

Drafts, ff. 216, 218, 220.
The same to -—^ Kreyenberg, Hano-
verian Resident at London; the Gohre,

10 Nov. 1711. Draft f. 222.
The same to the Marquis de Langalerie;

the Gohre, 15th Nov. 1711. Draft

f. 226.
The same to the Gomte de Bezgomi ;

Hanover, 18 Dec. 1711. Draft, f. 235.
George Augustus, Electoral Prince of

Hanover, to Lord Halifax; 21 Jan.

1711. Draft f. 11.
Garoline, wife of the Electoral Prince,

to Qu. Anne ; the Gohre, 7 Nov. 1711.

Draft, f. 210.
[Robert Harley, Ist Earl of] Oxford,

to the Elector of Hanover; ^ Jan.

l^lf-^A Oct 1711. Engl ff.16,162,

178.
The same to the Electress Sophia; Lon^

don, A Oct. 1711, JV Sept. 1712.

Engl ff. 176,311.
Hart .... [Private Secretary to

the Elector of Hanover]; 14 Febr.

1711. Muiilated, f. 40.
Anthony Heinsius, Grand Pensionary,

to Baront Bemstorff ; Hague, 8 Aug.

1711. Obpy. f.l09.
Heusoh ; Berlin, 20 Jan. 1 Sept.

1711. ff. 9, 142.
R — - Howe [wife of Emanuel Howe,

Envoy to Hanover] to the Electress

Sophia ; London, 20 Nov. 0.8. [1711].

Engl f. 233.
[John] Hutton, M.D., to the Elector of

Hanover; London, {^ June, 1711.

f. 75.
James Jefferyes, Envoy to Gharles XIL

of Sweden at Bender ; Bender, 18 May,

N.8.— 18 Aug. O.S. 1711. Engl

ff. 71, 83, 94, 105, 111, 128, 134.
Glaude Grosteste Lamothe ; 6 Nov. 1711.

f. 208.
William Leggp, Ist Earl of Dartmouth,

Secretary of State, to Gount Gallos,

Imperial Ambassador to England;

WhitehaU, 9 Oct 1711. Cbpy. f.l90.
H von Loodewig ; Berlin, 27 Jan. —

1 Sept. 1711. ff. 14, 32, 38, 140.
[Henry de Massn^ de Ruvigny, Earl of]

Galway ; London, 2 Jan. 170(. t 3.

298

STOWE MSS., 224, 226.

[George Siegmund, Count von] Koetitz ;
Hauover, 3 April, 19 June, 1711.
ff. 61, 86.

D[aniel] Pnlteney, [Envoy to Copen-
hagen]; Cop[e]ihagen], 9 Febr. 1711.
f.S6.

Louise, *' Baugrave Palatine " [2nd
daughter of Charles Louis, Elector
Palatine]; Hanover, 27 March, 1711.
f. 59.

>— Bobethon [brother of J. Bobethon,
Hanoverian Resident at Paris]; Paris,
4 May, 1711. £67.

Joh[n Bobinson, Bishop of] BristoL
[Plenipoteaiiaiy at Utrecht], and
0[ustos] P[rivati] 8[igi11i] ; Windsor,
6 Jan. A Oct. 17n. ff. 5, 184.

The same to the Eleotress Sophia;
Windsor, Utrecht, A Oct. 1711—
15 Nov. 1712. Engl, and Fr. ff. 180,
272, 277, 315.

The same to the Elector of Hanover;
Windsor, A Oct 1711. f. 182.

H[enry] St. John [Secretary of State] ;
Whitehall, ^ Jan. 1710 [1]. f. 7.

[Edmund Sheffield, 1st Duke of] Bucking-
ham, P[resiHent of the Council], to the
Elector of Hanover; Windsor, 9 Oct.
1711. Engl, and Fr. ff. 186, 188.

E[dward] Southwell, [Secretary for Ire-
land] ; London, 8 June, 1711. f. 81.

Charles Xn., of Sweden, to Talar

quist, Swedish Envoy at the Hague;

Bender, 17 Jnne, 1711. Trand,

exiirad. f. 96.
Adelaide [Talbot, wife of Charles, Duke

of] Shrewsbury, to the Eleotreaa

Sophia; Windsor, 9 Sept. 1712.

f. 313.
Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, to

the Elector of Hanover; Windsor,

8 Oct 0.8. 1711. f. 174.

[Abel Tasien] d'Allonne ; Hague, 8 Sept*

22 Dec. 1711. ff. 148. 237.
[Charles Townshend, 2nd Yiscoant]

Townshend; Bainham, in Norfolk,

9 July, O.S. 1711. Engl. f. 103.
P^re Charles BCaurice Vota, to the

Elector of Hanover ; Dresden, 6 Febr.
17n. f.34.

[Thomas Wentworth, 3rd Baron] Baby,
[and 1st Skorl of] Strafford, to the
Electress Sophia; Berlin, Hague,
Utrecht, London, 31 Jan. 1711—
11 Dec. 1712. EngL fL 22, 42, 63,
194, 239, 249, 259, 272, 279. 286, 290,
294, 303y 319.

C[harles] Whitworth, Ambassador to
Bussia; Dresden, 26 Oct 1711.
f. 192,

[Johann Wentsel], Oomte Wratislaw;
Vienna, 31 Jan. 1711. f. 20.

Among the oorrespondenoe are the following papers : —

1. Instmctions to J. Jefferyes, Envoy to Charles XII. at Bender;
Febr. 1711. Engl, and Fr. Extract, ff. 54, 55.

2. Addresses by J. Bobethon, Hanoverian Besident at Paris, to
Louis XIV., the Dauphin, and the Dauphiness on the death of
the late Dauphin ; Paris, 4 May, 1711. f. 67.

3. Projeot of Philippe de Gentils, Marquis de Langalerie, for forcing
France to sign a Peace, presented to the Elector of Hanover ; the
Gohre, 17 Nov. 1711. Signed; with seal. f. 230.

4. ** M^moire touchant les affaires du Nord, principalement k I'egard
de la Pologne " ; Hanover, 12 Febr. 1712. f. 257.

o. Act of Parliament for settling the precedence of members of the
House of Hanover in England; brought in 17 Jan., became law
9 Feb. 171 J. f. 268.

6. '* Demandes specifiques de la Beine de la Orande Bretagne pour
.ce qui regarde la France " ; Utrecht, 7 March, 1712. f. 274.

Cl. IV. HISTORY.

299

7. " State of j« Peerage of England for y« Protestant Biiooession " ;
[1712]. f. 330.

8. ** A form of an oath to be done for y« Queen and her Suooessors '
in y Protestant Line " ; 1712. f. 332.

9. Congratulations to Louis Budolph of Blankenburg, Duke of
Bmnswick-Liinebiirg, on the marriage of his three daughters,
Elizabeth, Charlotte and Antoinette ; [1712]. Lai, vene. f. 342.

10. " In pacem [Ultrajeotensem] elegia"; [1712]. Printed, f. 343.

225. Hanover Papers. Vol. IV.
171|. The writers are : —

F[nii2] C[a0par, Baxon Yon] Botbmer;

Hague, 25 March, 1713—9 Jan. 1714.

ff. 99, 124, 323, 345, 358, 366, 370, 390,

393, 399.
The same to Baion Schutz; Hagae,

4 Dec. 1713. f. 301.
Hugh Ghamberlen, [late Physician to

James II.], to the Electrefls Sophia,

concerning the birth of the Pretender ;

Hagne, 4 Oct 1713. Engl. f. 211.
[John Ohnrohill], Dake of Marlborongh ;

Antwerp, 30 Not. 1713, 6 Jan. 1714.

J^Z. andJ^r. ff. 288, 292, 387, 389.
The same to the Elector of Hanover;

Aix-la-GhapeUe, 11 AprU, 1713.

f. 103.
Ernest Joachim, Baron de Gioto ; Lon-
don, A Jan. 1713. Untigned. Partly

cipher, deciphered, f. 9.
Sophia, widow of Ernest Augustus, Elec-
tor of Hanover, to Lord Strafford;

Hanover, Herrenhausen, 13 Jan. —

4 Aug. 1718. Copies, ff. 8, 82, 115,

123, 167.
[Alexander Home, Lord] Polwarth,

[afterw. 2nd Earl of Marohmont], to

the Electiess Sophia; Edinburgh,

3 Nov. 1713. Engl f. 266.
James Jefferyes, Envoy to Oliarles XII.

of Sweden ; Adrianople, 1 Jan. N.S.

1714. Trantl. f. 365.
C F Kreyenberg: London,

H April, apher, deciphered, f. 117.
The same to Baron Bothmer ; London,

8, 25 Beo. O.S. 1713. Fr. and Oerm.

Ciphery deciphered, and hd. ff. 310,

385.

L'Hermitage, Hanoverian Agent

. in Eogland; London, 21 April—

(ff. 407). T% Jan. 1713-

» Dec
9 Jao.

11 Aug. N.S. 1713. Uneigned. Chiefly
deeiphere, ff. 119, 122, 134, 139, 140,
144, 146, 150, 159—166 b, 169.

The same to Hop ; London, 12 Dec.

1713. Deeipher. f. 317.

[Elisabeth Charlotte de Lorraine], Prin-
oesse de Yaudemont [wife of Lipoid
Joseph, Due de Lorraine], to the Eleo-
tress Sophia; Commercy, 20 May,

1713. H6L f. 135.

J[olm] Macky, [Political Agent], to the
Electress Sophia; 20 May, 1713. Engl
f. 137.

Martines, Hessian Besident at

Paris ; Paris, 5 Jan. 1714. Unsigned.
f. 380.

Jacob Mears, Jew, to the Elector of
Hanover; Cleves, 12 Sept. 1718.
Trana. f. 173.

Baron de Malkenecht, Bavarian

Secretary of State, to the Father Con-
fessor of the Electress of Bavaria;
8 Jan. 1714. Copy, f . 397.

[Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of] Peter-
borough, to the Electress Sophia;
3 Sept 1713. Engl f. 179.

XJvedale Price to the Electipss Sophia ;
Lincoln's Inn, 11 June, O.S., 1713.
Engl f. 142.

George Bidpath; Botterdam, 2 Jan.

1714. Engl f. 372.

Prince Eugene of Savoy to Gen.

William Cadogan; Bastadt, 8 Deo.

1713. Extract, f. 311.
G L G , Baron deSchuts;

Hague, London, 12 Sept. 1718—

-^ 171}. ff. 175, 177, 181, 190—
210 b, 213—226 b, 229—234, 237—244,

300

STOWE MSS., 228.

252, 25&-260b, 262, 264, 268—287,
296, 299, 303—309, 312—816, 321,

. 833—344 b, 350—857 b, 374, 877, 882,
884, 406.

The same to Baron Botbmer ; London,

22 Sepi-

ssOci.

1713. JFV.ftnd Chrm.

3 Nov.

Deeipher and hoi, ff. 183, 227, 235, 254.
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sander-
land, to Baron Bothmer ; ^, 21 April,

1 Aug. O.S. 1713. CopiM, ft 113,

114, 171.
A[nne Wentworth, wife of Thomaa,

Earl of] Strafford, to the EleetresB

Sophia; Hagne, 22 Jnly, 17ia Engl,

f. 153.
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Sixaflbrd,

to the same ; Utrecht, Hagne, 13 Jan.

171J— 31 Oct 1713. mgl ff. 3, 57,

109, 126. 155, 185, 245.

Among the oorrespondence are the following papers : —

1. " M6moire " of Baron Bothmer, on the line of conduct to be adopted
by the Electoral Honse of HanoTcr on the death of Qn. Anne;
Hague, 18 March, 1713. Hoi f. 78. With "Eeponae au M6moire";
London, 26 April. Eng. and Fr. fF. 89, 93.

2. ''Bdsultat de la Conference teniie le 22« Mars, 1713, avec Mon' le
Comte de Sinzendorff," by the French Plenipotentiaries at Utrecht,
f. 86.

3. " Avis venu du P^re Ernest, Doyen de la Cathedrale de Toumay,
touchant le Pretendant." Sent by the Duke of Marlborough to
Baron Bothmer; 1713. ff. 106, 107.

4. "Translation of a Publication ordered by the senate of Sweden
to be forthwith made in all Churches throughout the Kingdom
of Sweden and Great Duchy of Finland," that Princess Ulrica
Eleonora, heiress presumptive to the Crown of Sweden, has been
prevailed upon to assist at the Royal Council in the absence of her
brother Charles XII. ; dat. Stockholm, 7 Nov. 1713. f. 261.

6. Petition to the House of Commons from the county of Oloucester
by members of the Church of England ; [1713]. Fr. iranal. f. 396.

Hanover Papers.
The writers are : —

VoL V. (ff. 617).

1 Jan.-'-^^P'*''

T» •^ 11 May.

1714.

B A i of LoQdon, to Baron Both-
mer ; London, 27 April. Fr. trand.
f.427.

[Franz Oaspar von] Bothmer; Hague,
18 Jan.— « May. ff. 5, 7,20, 31, 43, 47,
53, 55, 78, 91, 111, 131, 163, 180, 184,
186, 206, 220, 234, 249, 259, 261, 284,
286, 299, 315, 329, 354, 856, 381, 388,
397, 399, 432, 444, 450, 476, 495.

The same to the Electress Sophia; 14
April. Copy. f. 379.

W[illiam] Bromley [Secretaiy of State]
to the parae; Whitehall, 12 Febr.
Engl f. 143.

[Jamee Butler, 2nd] Duke of Ormonde,
to the same ; London, 5 Jan. f . 9.

John Ghamberlayne to the same; West-
minster, 12 March, 27 April. Engh
ff. 276, 498.

[John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough] ;
Antwerp, 26 Febr. — 5 May. Engl and
Fr. Umigntd and Copie9. ff. 165,
167, 368, 478.

K GLignet, Maitre de Poate at Ley-
den ; Leyden, 27 Jan.— 5 May. ff. 39,
486, 465, 480, 482.

Qn. Anne to the Lord Mayor [Sir Samnd
Statiier], on her reeolye to open Par>

Cl. IV. HISTORY.

801

littment in person; WindBor Castle,
1 Febr. Engl and Fr. copUt. f. 90.
"-^— Gkitke, [Secretary to the Hanove-
rian Embassy at London]; London,

^1 -ui^ ff- **2, 467, 471, 499,
503, 509, 511, 514.
[Sir] Tho[ma8] Hanmer, [4th Bart.,
Speaker of the House of Gonunoos],
to the Eiectress Sophia; n.d. Sngl.

1 5ia

[Sophia, widow of Ernest Augnstus,
Elector of Hanover], to Lord Strafford ;
20 Blaroh and n.d. Copy and hoL
draft ff. 255, 257.

Fr[anoe]8 Haroourt, oonsin of Lord
Chancellor Haroourt, to the Electress
Sophia ; 3 March. Engl, f. 246.

[Simon Haroourt, Baron, afterw. Ist Vis-
count] Haroourt, [Lord] C[hanoellor],
to Baron Schutz; 13 April. Engl,
Copy, t 422.

[Bobert Harley, Ist Earl of] Oxford,
to Baron Wassenaar Duyyenvoorde ;
^ April. Engl, and Fr. Copies.
ff. 408, 411.

Heusch; Berlin, 21 April, f. 895.

[Qen. John] Hill, [brother of Abigail
Masham], to the lElectress Sophia ;
London, 6 April, f. 385.

[Alexander Home, Lord] Polwarth;
Edinburgh, 9 Febr. Engl Umigned.
f. 118.

The same to the Electress Sophia; Edin-
burgh, 6 Jan. Engl f. 11.

[Charles Howard, 8rd Earl of] Carlisle,
to the same ; Castle-Howard, London,
25 Febr. 18 April, O.S. Engl ff.218,
434.

[Abbi Thomas Innis?] Secretaire de
la If^ du Pr^tendant, to Thonuis
Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury ; Paris,
31 Jan. .^2. extract, f. 50.

James Jefferyes, Envoy to Charles XIJ.
of Sweden; Adrianople, 10 March,
O.S. ^. andJ^. ff. 272, 274.

C F Kreyenberg, Secretary

to the Hanoverian Embassy at London ;

London, ^^p^-- April. Oerman^

Engl and Fr. ff. 64, 71, 178 b, 192,
218, 242, 278, 344, 364, 366, 377.

The same to Baron Bothmer ; ^ DgcTitis;
8 May: Engl extract and Fr. ff.l78,
500.

Martines, Hessian Resident at

Paris; Paris, 19 Jan.— 7 May. Un-
signed, ff. 18, 77, 113, 114, 161, 282,
288, 370, 430, 491.

News from Brussels, 22 Jan. f. 26 ;— and
from London, \\ Jan. f. 33.

Fran9ois Louis de Pesmes, Sieur de St.
Saphorin, Swiss Envoy to the Hague ;
Berne, 21 Febr. 6 April, ff. 133, 336.

George Bidpath ; Rotterdam, 27 Jan. —
24 April. Engl ff. 41, 66, 73, 86, 88,
226, 251, 346, 489.

** Lettre ^crite du Congres de Rossohach
[Rosohaeh, Canton St. Gall, Switzer-
land], le 29 Mars." Copy. f.301.

I[vor] Rosencrants, Danish Envoy to
the Congress at Brunswick; Brons-
wig [Brunswick], 10 May. f. 505.

SchaffLrov, Russian Ambassador to

Turkey, to Prince Kourakim ; Adria-
nople, 1 Deo. N.S. 1713. Copy. f.49.

G L G ^ Baron de Schutz ;

London, t^ Jan. — 1 May. ff. 1-449,
poMfm.

Dayid Sutherland to Geoige Louis,
Elector of HanoTer ; London, 25 Aug.
1710. Engl end Fr. ff. 82, 84. En-
dosed in a letter of Baron Bothmer
of 10 Febr., at f. 78.

Charles Townshend, 2nd Visoount
Townshend ; London, 15 ApriL Engl
andJPV. Umigned. ff. 413, 416.

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stralford,
to the Electress Sophia; Hague,
23 Febr. — 4 May. Engl and Fr.
ff. 148, 155, 819, 452.

Letters written from Dunkirk to the
Duke of Marlborough; 27 March,
5 May, N.S. Engl and Fr. ff. 303,
484, 487.

Among the correspondence are tlie following papers :—

1. Address from Scotland to Qu. Anne; Jan. 1714. Fr. transl f. 16.

2. ** La justification que le Prinoe Menzicoff a faite au sujet de raffaEdre

302

STOWE MSS., 227.

de Stetin, en reponse sur la lettre de sa Majeste Danoise"
[Frederic IV.] ; n. d. f. 22.

3. "HaraDgue de I'Aocademie Fran^iee au Roy de France
[Louis XIV.] sur la Paix " ; n.d. f. 116.

4. "List of the Members from Scotland to the Parliament, 12 Nov.
1713." In Lord Polwarth's hand. f. 121.

5. " Besolution des Etats Generaux sur la Conference tenue avec son
Ex[cellen]ce le Comte de Strafford " ; 22 Febr. 1714. f. 136.

6. Speech of Qu. Anne to the Parliament, with addresses and answers ;
2, 3 March. Engl, and Fr. PrinUd and MS, ff. 236-240.

7. Address from the Province of Canterbury in Convocation to Qu.
Anne, with answer; n.d. Printed, f. 241.

8. " The New Project Examined, or the designe of the Faction to
deprive the Hanover Family of the power to name Lords Justices
anatomiz'd. In a letter to a Member of Parliament. Printed 1714."
f. 347.

9. Belation of the demand by Baron Schutz of the writ of summons
to George Augustus, Electoral Prince of Hanover, to take his seat
in the House of Lords as Duke of Cambridge ; 24 April, f. 401.

10. Address from Parliament to Qu. Anne, with answer ; 24 April*
f. 604.

227. Hanovee Papers. VoL VI. (ff. 553). A May* 1714-
17^. The writers are : —

25 Dec
6 Jan.

J[o6eph] Addison, [Secretary to the Lords

Justices}; St James's, 4, 11 Sept.

Engl ff. 419,445.
[Arthur Annesly, 5th Earl of] Anglesey,

to the Electress Sophia ; 7 May, 1714.

Engl f. 21.
d'Aussez (?), [Secretary to the Ple-

nipotentiarj of Uanoyer at the Con-,

gress of Utrecht] ; Utrecht, 11 Jane.

f. 107.
Bosch, £bnoyerian Agent at the

Hague ; 15 May. Extract, f. 10.
[Franz Oaspar, Baron von] Bothmer;

Hague, London, 12 May — }| Sept.

ff. 1-455, pasnm.
[Antoine Augustin Bruzon de] Lamar-

tinerie ; Utrecht, 20 Sept. f. 438.
J[oachim] H[einrich, Baron yon] Billow ;

Zelle,17Dec. f. 534.
D[aniel] Burgess, Secretary and Header

to the Duchess of Cambridge ; 18 Sept.

Engl f. 421.
[Gen.] W[illia]m Oadogan; London,

a May, 11 Sept O.S. Copff and koL

ff.50,443.
The same to Baron Bothmer ; London,

^ May. Copy. f. 25.
[John Churchill, Duke of] Marlborough ;

Antwerp, 18 June, 9 July. Engl

ff. 121, 184.
N 0[Ugnet], Maitre de Poete at Ley-
den ; L[eyden], 3 July. f. 167.
James Craggs, Jun. ; London, ^ Aug.,

^Sept. ff. 844,446.
[John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of] Stair:

London, ^ June, 24 Aug. O.S. ff. 129,

379.
Henry D'Avenant to the Elect^iess

Sophia; London, 18 May. Engl

165.
[Sir] W[illiam Dawes, 3id Bart., Arch-

bishop of] York, to the Electress

Sophia ; London, 4 May. Engl f. 15.
James D'AyrolIe, English Resident at

the Hague ; Hague, 26 Aug. f. 834.
[Gen.] Jaques Dormer, [Sth boh of

Cl. IV. HISTORY,

303

Charles, 5th Baron Dormer], to the

Duke of Marlborough ; n.d. f. 474.
J S de Fabrice; Brunswiok,

14 Sept— 27 Dec. ff. 417, 470, 478,

519, 542.
George Fury, English Envoy at Vienna ;

Vienna, 26 Sept Eng. f. 458.

Gatke, Hanoyerian Agent in

Londou ; London, ^ May — . .

Partly eipher, deciphered, ff. 11, 13,
23, 29, 31, 38, 40, 48. 01-64, 75, 93,
114, 116, 151, 162, 173.
Philippe de Gentils, Marquis de Langal-
erie ; Amsterdam, 7 Sept. f. 395.

Guldeberg, Hanoverian Agent at

Vienna; Vienna, 22 Sept f. 441.

[Bobert Harley, 1st Earl of] Oxford and
Mortimer, to the Electresa Sophia;
a May and n.d. Engl ff. 67, 86.

Sir Bichard Howe, 3rd Bart., M.P. for
00. Wilts, to the same; London,
llMay,O.S. Engl f. 34.

James Jefferyes, Envoy to Charles XTI.
of Sweden ; Adrianople, Vienna, Stral-
sund,10 July— 25Dec. O.S. Engl
and Fr. ff. 205, 497, 501, 529 b, 530,
541b, 550, 552.

The same to W. Bromley, Secretary of
State ; Adrianople, 12, 16 Sept O.S.
Engl. ff. 528,540.

[Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of]
Albemarle ; BEagenborg, Osnaburg,
Voorst, 24, 25 Aug., 3 Sept ff. 323,
332,364.

Klinggraff, Hanoverian Beeident at

the Hague; Hague, 2 July, 1714—
4 Jan. 1715. ff. 166, 188, 196, 209,
217, 225, 240, 244, 253, 261, 267, 282,
296, 298, 303, 324, 341, 346, 360, 375,
472, 524, 538, 546, 548.

C F Kreyenberg, Hanoverian

Besident in London ; London, 18 May
—A Sept ff. 27, 46,73, 113, 117, 127,
156, 171, 180. 279, 352, 387, 415.

— ^ de L'Hermitage ; 11, 15 May. De-
eiphen, f.9.

Lubiere; Neufchatel, 17 Dec.

f. 532.

de Martine, Hessian Besident at

Paris ; Paris, 14 Blay— 14 Nov. ff. 3,
5, 56, 123, 186, 211, 223, 448, 495, 505.

Comte E de Mooenigo; Venice,

24 Aug. f. 320.
[Charles Montagu, Baron, afterw. Earl

of,] Halifax; 24 Aug. Engl f. 381.
N E de Neubourg ; 25 Sept

f. 456.
Bobert de Neufyille, " neveu de Monsieur

[N.] Clignet"; Leyden, 21 Aug.

f. 288.
Newsletters from Dunkirk, 28 May. f.58;

— and from Lun^ville, 1, 5 June. ff. 72,

95.
0 de Nostitz; Beisen [in Prussia],

12 Sept f.409.
Sir Bichard Onslow, Bart., late Speaker

of the House of Commons, to — ;

22 May. Fr. extract, f. 36.
Fran9oi8 Louis de Pesmes, Sieur de St.

Saphorin; Berne, Baden, 16 May —

4 Aug. ff. 17, 101, 176, 237.
M[atthew] Prior ; Fontainebleau, 9 Sept.

f.399.
D[aniel] Pulteney, [Envoy to Denmark] ;

Copenhagen, Sleswick, Hanover, 25,

30 Aug., 10 Sept ff. 330, 350, 402.
Gteorge Bidpath; Botterdam, 21 May

— 5 June. Engl ff. 69, 76, 87,

91.
[Johann Christoph, Baxon] de Schleinitz,

Bussian Envoy at the Hague ; Hague,

2 Oct— 16 Nov. 'ff. 466, 468, 484,

508.
de Schrader, Secretary to the

Hanoverian Embassy at the Hague;

Hague, 26 June— 1 Sept ff. 159,198,

207. 215, 227, 258, 259, 271, 284^ 300,

326,328,348,358.
[ Sohreiber, Hanoverian Besident

at Stookhohn; Stockhohn, 11 Aug.]

Imperf. f. 255.
G L G f Baron de Schutz ;

Hanover, 9 Sept — 19 Oct . ff 397,

401,463,465,476,480,482.
[Gen.] J[amee] Stanhope [afterw. 1st

Earl Stanhope]; London, 6 Sept

N.S. f.385.
Ja[mes] Vernon [ Jun.] ; London, 9 Aug.

f. 286.
Arent, Baron de Wassenaar Duyven-

voorde; Hague, 23 Oct — 28 Deo.

ff. 488, 493, 511, 515, 521, 522, 526,

544.

304

STOWE M8S., 228.

The aame to Lord Oxford: Dnjven-
Yoerde, 18 May. Copy. f. 19.

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford ;
Hagae, 20 Aag.~4 Sept. ff. 287,
336, 356, 377.

The same to the Eleotreas Sophia :
Hague, 2 June. EngL f. 8a

Charles Whitworth, afterw. Baron Whit-
worth, Envoy to the Diet at Frank-
fort, to Baron Bemstorff; Frank-
fort, 18 Aug. f. 281.

Among the oorrespondenoe are the following papers : —

1. Address to Qn. Anne from the General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland; n.d. [11 May, 1714]. In Gatke's hand. f. 78.

2. <* An account of a debate about the Spanish Peace in the House of
Lords this session," by S[amuel] Molyneuz [Agent of the Duke of
Marlborough] ; Antwerp, 6 June. f. 102.

3. '* Harangue de Mr. [William] Buys [Dutch Envoy to France] aa
Roy de France [Louis XIV.] en Juin." f. 111.

4. **Lettre d'un Gentilhomme Polonois k un Gentilhomme de ses
Hmis de la meme Nation, sar le sejour des Troupes Sazones en
Pologne " ; n.d. [^ June]. Printed. flF. 131-160 b.

5. Address to Qu. Anne from the House of Lords; 24 June. In
Gatke's hand. f. 179.

6. '' Protestation de plusieurs Seigneurs centre le Bill de Sohisme " ;

7.. Form for the dismissal of the Lord Chancellor [Simon Harcourt,
Baron] Harcourt, and appointment of a successor ; n.d. [20 Sept.]
f. 432.

8. Note by T[homas] A[8tle] on the character of Caroline, Princess
of Wales, as given, in 1714, by Baron Wassenaar Duyvenvoorde ;
27 June, 1798. f. 491 b.

9. Letters and papers relating to the exclusion of the Prindpalitj of
Neufchatel from the Treaty of Utrecht; 15 Nov. — 7 Dec. CcjneB.
ff. 636-537 b.

228. Hanover Papers. Vol. VIL (ff. 298).
1716. The writers are : —

tV Jan. 171f-H J^y.

[St. Paul Boucquet, Mmister at Wanda-
worth; 2 Oct. 1715]. Imperf, f. 184.

J[oachim] H[eiiirich, Baron] Billow;
Hanover, 4 Febr. 1716. f. 221.

[Gen.] W[illia]mGadogan, [afterw. Earl
Oadogan] ; Edinburgh, InYemefis,
19 Blarch, 17 April, 1716. ff. 247,
271.

[Col.] P[ierre] Carle; Lisbon, 17 July,
30 Aug. 1715. ff. 64,83.

[John Carteret, 2nd Buron] Carteret;
Stowe, 25 Sept. 1715. Engl f. 126.

[Louia Francois Henri Colbert], Oomte
de Croiasy [French Ambaamdor to
Sweden], to [Froderick William I.],
King of Pruasia; Strabund [in Fome-
rania], 22 Blay, 1715. Copy, t 54.

The Bame to Baron llgen [Pnunan
Minister of State] ; Stralsund, 29 May,
1715. Copy. MtUiiaied. f. 57.

[John Dabymple, 2nd Earl of] Stair;
Paris, 9 Maroh, 1715—27 June, 1716.
ff. 22, 47,66, 70, 78, 105, 110, 115. 149,
150, 163, 169, 177, 182—187, 190, 192,

Ol. IV. HISTORY.

305

198. 209, 216, 280, 240—244, 251, 264,

275. 277, 284, 291, 292, 295.
Henry D'Avenant; Florence, 18 Oct.

1715, 10 Jan. 1716. ff. 186, 201.
The aame to Cosmo III., Grand Dnke of

Tnaoany; Florenoe, 25 Maroh, 1716.

f. 245.
Ja[me8] XyAyroUe, [English Bendent at

Berne] ; Berne, 25 April, N.8., 1716.

f.267.
The same to Lake Sohaub at Vienna;

Berne, 22 April, 1716. f. 269.
Ch[arleB] Delafaye, [Under Secretary of

State for Ireland]; Dublin Gasae,

13 Deo. 1715—^^- 171g. it 193,

214, 223, 225.
Ch[arleB] Du Bonrgay; Stirling,

24 Sept— 7 Not. 1715. S. 123, 138,

159, 171.
Jo[hn Erana, Bishop of] Meath ; Dublin,

15 June, 1716. Engl f. 29a
[8ir]Peter Fraiaer ; Edinburgh, 17 Sept—

29 Oct 1715. EnglfoidFr, if. 112,

130, 132, 140, 147, 165.
[Alexander Gordon, Marquis of] Huntly,

[afterw. 2nd Duke of Gordon] ; Edin-
burgh Gastle, 10 July, 1716. f. 297.
— Heusoh; Gripswalde, [in Pome-

rania], 10 Sept, 2 Noy. 1715. ff. 87,

155.
[Sir] Gust[ayus] Hume, [of Tully, co.

Fermanagh] ; Dublin, 24 Sept— 3 Deo.

1715. EngL ff. 121, 142, 152, 164,

188.
Baion Ilgen, [Prussian Minister of

State], to the Gomte de Gioissy;

Stettin, [in Pomerania], 1 June, 1715.

Copy, 158.
The same to N N. at Hanover ; Berlin,

26 Jan. 1716. Printed. I 211.

James Jefferyes: Stralsund, Dibits, [in
Pomerania], 1 Jan.— 28 Deo. O.S. 1715.
ff. 1, 13, 19, 21, 199.

Elinggiaff ; Hague, 22 Jan. 1715.

f. 15.

John Leslie, 8th Earl of Rothes; Edin-
burgh, 5 May, 1716. Engl f.283.

W[illiam Lloyd, Bishop of] Worcester, to
his dergy ; Hartlebury, 14 Nov. 1715.
Engl Prinied, f. 178.

de Martine; Paris, 17 Aug. 1715—

6 June 1716. ff. 79, 167, 238, 260,
289.

[Henry de Massu^ de Ruvigny, Earl of]
Galway ; Dublin Oastle,3, 12, 26 April,
1716. Signed, ff. 257, 266, 278.

N B. to the Lord Mayor of Dublin ; fi.cl.
[1715]. Enf^. Copy in the hand of
E[ustaoe] Budgell, [Chief Secretary of
Ireland], f. 195.

News from Preston, [co. Lane.]; Jt—
29 July, 1715. ff. 61, 62, 68, 72, 75.

News from Rouen ; 31 Jan. 1716. f. 217.

[Frederic William L], King of Prussia,
to the Gomte de Groissy; Gamp de
Stettm, 24 May, 1715. Cbpy. f. 56.

[Gharles Bodville Bobartes, 2nd Earl of]
Radnor; Lanhydrook, [co. Gomw.],
13 Oct 1785. Engl f. 146.

F Sandos; Aberdeen, Elsick, Perth,

17 Febr.-4 May, 1716. ff. 232, 233,
236, 280, 281.

Jacques Saurin ; Hague, 14 April, 1716.
f.253.

Glotworthy Upton, of Castle Upton,
Belfast; Castle Upton, 21 May, 1746.
Engl f.287.

A[rent], Baron de Wassenaar Duyven-
voorde, Dutch Ambassador to Eng-
land; Hague, 15 Jan. 1715. f. 4.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

1. ''Relation de ce qui c'est passd & Nenbrandenbonrg dans I'affaire
entre Mrs. le Baron de Qoertz et Monsr. de Onunbkow " ; 18 Jan.
1716. f. 9.

2. Address to Oeorge I. on the state of the public debts and fdnds ;
14 Jan. 1714 [6]. f. 17.

3. Speeches of George I. to Parliament, with Addresses and Answers ;
^ March, 171|— 21 Jan. 171f Fr. and Engl MS. and prinUd.

306 STOWE MSS., 228, 229.

The first one is a drafi by [Daniel Finoh, 2nd Earl of] Nottingham^
[Lord President of the Council], ff. 23, 28—46, 117, 119, 206, 219.

4. Speech of Baron de Wassenaar Dnyvenvoorde, Batch AmbaBsador,
to George I. ; ff March, 1716. f. 25.

5. Speech of the same and of Adriaan van Borssele, his oolleagae, to
the Prince and Princess of Wales; 12 March, 1715. .En^L and Fr.
Printed, ff. 27, 27 b.

6. Nos. 4189, 4190, 4196, 4200, 4201, 4203, 4253, 4254, 4291, 4292,
4334, 4345—4347, and 4366 of the Daily (huraiU, 29 March—
21 Oct. 1715. flF. 48— 53 b, 59, 60, 73, 74, 107, 127—129 b, 154 ;—
No. 5358 of the London Gazette, 23—27 Ang. 1715. f. 86 ;—
No. XXI. of The Englishman, 19 Sept. 1715. f. 114.

7. Address from the Lord Mayor and Lieutenancy of London to
George L; 9 Aug. 1715. f. 77.

8. ''Exhortation serieuse des Ministres Presbyteriens du Nord de
rirlande k ceux qui sent sous leur conduite, k I'occasion des advis
certains qu'on a regus dn dessein form^ par le Pretendant d'envahir
ces Boyaumes, la quelle exhortation on est demeur6 d'accord dans
une assembl^e de Ministres et de Gentilshommes de cette persuasion
teniie a Belfast le 14 d'Aousfc, 1715, de lire dans toutes leurs Eglises."
f. 81.

9. ''Extrait de TActe pass^ le 20 Aodt, YJS, 1715, pour la seuret^
de la personne du Boi de la Grande-Bretagne, et de son Gouveme-
ment." f. 85.

10. Papers relating to the succession of Louis XV. ; 12 — 15 Sept.
1715. Printed and MS. ff. 91—104 b.

11. Belation of the seafight at Buden Isle, [in Pomerania], between
the Danish and Swedish fleets, 24, 25 Sept. 1715. Germ. Printed.
f. 108.

12. Lists of royal troops in Scotland, 24 Sept. 1715. f. 125 ;— of the
rebels' army under Lord Mar, 26 Oct. 1715. f. 161 ; — and of the
winter quarters of the royal troops, 21 Feb. 1716. £ 234 b.

13. Bepresentation to George I. of the state of Scotland by John,
15th Earl of Sutherland ; n.d. [1715]. (Jopy. f. 173.

14. ** Harangue & leur Excellences Le Duo de Grafton et le Comte de
Gkdway, Lords Justices d'Irlande, au nom de TEglise Fran^oise de
S^ Marie, par P. Degal6ni^re, Ministre de la dite Eglise"; n.d.
[1715]. f. 175.

15. "A declaration of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops
in and near London, testifying their abhorrenoe of the present
rebellion " ; 3 Nov. 1715. Printed, f. 179.

16. Address to the people of Ireland?, n.d. [1715.] Copy in the
hand of Eustace Budgell. f. 197.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT.

307

17. loBiB of peiBonB left out of, and added to, the Commission of
Peace for co. Middlesex ; n.d. [1716], ff. 206, 205 b.

18. Speech of the Lords Jnstioes of Ireland to the Parliament ; n.d.
[1716]. £ 227 ; — and order of the same for raising a company of
yolnnteers; Dublin Castie, ^ 171|. Printed, f. 228.

19. Declaration of William ciordon, Oollector of Onstoms at Aberdeen,
tonching the clearance of Alexander Midilton ; Aberdeen, 24 Febr.
1716. f.249.

20. Instruction from Gordon, Oommissioner from the Burgh of

Dornoch, [oo. Sutherland], to the Committee for drawing up an
address to George I. from the Boyal Burghs; n.d. [April, 1716],
f. 259.

21. ** Bemarques de Mr. Cadogan sur les Plaintes des deput^z de
Braband, et de Flandres k la Cour de Yienne"; 17 April, 1716.
f. 271.

Hanover Papsbs.

89 Dec
• Jan.

171f

Vol. Vin. (flF. 379).
The writers are : —

^ July, 1716—

J[olui] Banington, dL Shnte, [afterw.
1st Yiacoont Barrington], to Baron
Bernstorff; Tofts in Easez, 1 Ang.
f.24.

[Fzani Oaspar, Bazon Ton] Boihmer;

London, « Jnly, 1716- j^ ITlf

ft. 1, 10, 14, 20, 80, 94, 43, 45, 54, 68,
71, 84, 96, 100, 111, 113, 123, 127, 183,
139, 149, 151, 169, 171, 185, 188, 200,
206, 212, 215, 263, 265, 280, 289, 300,
805, 315, 319, 324, 328, 339, 341, 350,
859, 365, 374.

[Gton. Willuon Cadogan, let Bazon,
afterw. Earl,] Oadogan; Hagae, 10
Oct. 1716-9 Jan. N.S. 1717. ff. 145,
159, 167, 177, 183, 192, 198, 204, 220,
253, 255, 287, 293, 310, 322, 335, 348,
862, 869-^73, 378.

The same to Baron Bematorff ; Hague,
14 Nov. f. 219.

[Arohibald Campbell, Earl of] Bay,
[afterwards 3rd Dnke of Argyll], to
[George L]; London, 23 Oct. f. 196.

[TbomaB Coningaby, Baron, afterwarda
Earl of J Coningsby ; London, 28 No7.
O.S. Engl f. 317.

[John Balrymple, 2nd Earl of] Stair;
Paris, 27 July. 1716-8 Jan. 1717.
fL 3, 9, 32, 60, 78, 99, 106, 117, 131,

157, 160, 208, 268, 296, 333, 352, 358,
376.

Henry D^Ayenant, [Envoy at Genoa];
G^neB,19Deo. f. 337.

[John Ezskine, 6th Earl of] Mar, to

; Avignon, — April, 1716.

Pnnted. f. 229.

[Sir] Peter Fraiser; London, 29 July,
f. 16.

[Simon Eraser, 12th Baron] Lovat;
London, 4 Sept f. 98.

All[exander] -Gordon, Provost of Fort-
rose, 00. Boss; London, 8 August
Engl, f.28.

John Haldane, M.P. for oo. Perth ; Glen-
eagles [CO. Perth], 22 Oot Engl
1194.

James Haldane, [son of the above. Envoy

to ]; London, 28 August, O.S.

Engl f.80.

J van der (?) Heiden Gries ; Amster-
dam, 3, 12 Sept Engl ff. 70, 90.
^.jB.— The 2nd letter is wrongly dated
"1715."

Eer of Eersland ; London, Botter-

dam, 7 Aug. O.S., — Sept. Engl
ft. 39, 125.

Klinggraff; Hague, 22 Sept 1716

—1 Jan. 1717. ff. 109, 115, 129, 137,
143 b^ 147, 165, 179, 181, 190,202,211,
x2

308

STOWE MSS., 280.

251, 258, 260, 276, 278, 286, 291, 804,
806, 808, 821, 826, 847, 854, 361,
867.

[John Leslie, 8th Earl of] Bothes;
Stirling Castle, 17 Aug. Sngl f. 51.

de Hartine; Paris, 11 Sept f. 89.

E[obert] de Nenfville, [Deputy Post-
master at Leyden] ; Leyden, 14 Not.
f. 217.

News from Amsterdam ; 25 Sept. — 6 Deo.
ff. 121,121b, 142,164.814.

News from Edinburgh; 9, 15 Aug.
ff. 41, 47.

News from Hamburg ; 16. Oct Printed,
1 153.

News from London; 20 Nov. 1716—

21 Dm*

171f ff. 267, 827, 843, 868.

15, 18 Oct ff. 175,

iJan.
News from Paris;
176.

NewB&om Scotland; 17 July. 26 Aug.

Bi8. and printed, ff. 5, 76, 222.
P van der Poel ; La Brielle, 22 Dec

f.S45.
Sohrader ; London, Hampton Court,

gf July — }| Not. Uwigned, ff. 7,

18,35,58,94,102,244,284.
[Philippe Louis Wentzel], Comte de

Sinzendoiff ; Vienna, 9 Sept 1 86.
H[orace] Walpole, [afterw. 1st Baroa

Walpole of Woolterton, Ambaaaadoor

to Holland]; Hague, 29 Aug.— 22

Sept N.S. Engl ff 62, 66, 73, 82,

92, 104, 107.
The same to [Baron Bemstorff] ; Hague,

29 Aug. f. 64.
Dick Welters, Jun., of Bottezdam, to

Baron Bemstorff; Botterdam, 29 Sept

—28 Dec. ff. 119, 141, 162, 173^ 187,

209, 261, 270, 294, 812, 356.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

1. Address from the Assizes at Bodmin, oo. Cornwall, to Greorge I. ;
3lJuly. Unsigned, f, 22 b.

2. New oath of abjuration of the Old Pretender, proposed by a party
of the Scottish Nonjurors ; 16 Aug. f. 49.

3. "Memoires" on the project of [George Henry], Baron Qoerts,
[Swedish Envoy at the Hague], for improving the trade and
finances of Sweden; Nov. 1716. Fr. ff. 210, 272, 274.

4. ** Belation de la campagne du Pretendant en Ecosse," 1716. Printed.
f. 222.

5. '* Lettre d'un gentilhomme Allemand a un ami en Hollande, an
sujet d'un Ecrit qui a pour titre OonsiderationB sur le danger
present de la Bepublique, etc." ; 1716. Printed. Two eopiei.
ff. 230, 238.

6. List of garrisons in Holland in the year 1716. Dutch, f. 248.

7. Narrative of the journey of George I. on his return fix>m Hanover
to England, Dec. 1716. Oerm. f. 331.

Hanover Papers. Vol. IX. (f£. 316). yV ^^^ 1717-
171|. The writers are : —

[Julio] Albeioni, Oardinal, [Prime Min-
ister of Spain], to [the English Am-
baasadora in Spain, William] Stan-
hope and [George] Bubb; Madrid,
12N0V.N.S. Fr.transL f. 283.

R[obert] Areskine, Chief Physician to

Peter the Great, to [Admiral Sir John]
Norris; [— May, 1717]. Fr. trand.
f. 122.
Andreas Gottlieb, Baron Ton Bemstorff,
to the Councillor Pensionary at the
Hague; 4 June, 1717. 1 129.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY.

309

The same to L'Hermitage; London,

rS ^^- ^•^^•

The same to Count d'HompoBoh: Lon-
don, Hampton Court, 23 July— j^^-

Orig. and Copie9, ff. 168, 200, 210,

221.
The same to Abb^ Dabois ; Si James,

20 Dec. Copy, f. 290.
Franz Caspar yon Bothmer; London,

A— HJan. ff. 1,5, 11, 13.
[Fran9oi8 Bonton], Comte de Chamilly,

[GoTemor of La Boohelle] ; La Booh-

eUe,30Deo. f . 297.
K[icolas] Clignet, [Poetmaster at Ley-
den] ; Leydeo. 11 May. f. 97.
Thomas Crawfiird, [Secretary to the

English Embassy at Paris]; Paris,

lAng. f. 179.
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair;

Paris, 18 Jan.— 21 Deo. ff. 9, 22, 125,

145, 155, 156, 160, 171, 180-190, 202,

211, 214, 217, 222, 228, 230, 242-265,

268, 270, 273, 277, 279, 291.
Henry D'Ayenant; Qenoa, 16 March.

£56.
[Abb^ Gnillamne] Dubois, [aftorw.

French Ambassador to England];

Paris, 27 Febr— 11 Deo. ff. 37, 48,

54, 72, 77, 99, 186, 143, 163, 170, 226,

274,282.
The same to Baron Bemstorff; Paris,

11 Deo. f. 280. *
[Simon] Du Cros to the same ; Gottorp,

6 Jan. 1718. f. 299.
J S— de Fabnce; Brunswick,

Celle, 16 Febr.— 21 Deo. ff. 28, 70

80, 87, 110, 151, 166, 293. *

[Jacques Henri], Comte de Flemming,

[Prime Minister of Saxony], to Baron

Bemstorff; Dresden, 5 June. £.181.
Heusch ; Berlin, 27 Febr., 23 March,

IMay. ff. 35, 58,85.
[Lieul-Gen.] B[einer] y[incent], Comte

d'Hompesoh, to Baron Bemstorff;

Namur, 4 July— 23 Sept ff. 158, 176,

191, 202, 208, 215, 224, 232.
A Jacobite spy to Lord [Stair]; n.d.

Urmgned. f. 809.

Kl[inggraft;]; Hague, 12 Jan. f. 3.

L'Hermitage, [late Dutch agent

in London], to Baron Bemstorff;

Hague, 27 April— 22 June, ft 78*

83, 88, 94, 101-108 b^ 112, 114, 123,
126, 134, 140, 153.
J[eremie] H[enri] Lorent; Cell, 23 Dec.
f. 295.

de Marline; Paris, 25 Febr., 28

May, 29 Sept. The letter of 22 May
is a decipher, ff. 33, 109, 234.

[John Moore, Ist Baron] Moore [of
Tullamore], to [Robert Moleswonh,
1st Visoouat] Molesworth; Dublin,
14 Nov. Fr.trana. f. 276.

yan der Mouse, Canon of Li^e, to

Count d'Hompesoh; Li^ge, 7 Aug. — '
5 Noy. ff. 193-199, 204, 206, 209, 266.

Newsletters from Paris; 16 June. f. 150 ;
— ftom London; ^ Dec. f. 284;—
fh)m Amsterdam ; 17 Dea f. 288.

Nomis [Simon] ; Hanoyer, 23 Febr.

f. 29.

C , C[omte] de Noetiz, Polish Enyoy

to EngUmd ; Dresden, 8 Febr. 1717—

7 Jan. 1718. ff. 20, 26, 44, 75, 301.
Francois Louis de Pesmee, Sieur de

St. Saphorin, to Lord [Stair] ; Vienna,

8 Sept. Copy. f. 219.

[Paul de] Thoyras Kapin; — May.

f. 117.
Branes de Rechebrune to —^ yan

Heck, Commis des Postes de Leyden ;

La citadelle de Luge, 80 July, and

n.d. ff. 172,174.

Renard to Baion Bemstorff;

Amsterdam, 9 Febr., 17 Dec. fL 24,
286.

[Johann Christoph], B[aion] de Sdhlei-

nitz ; Brunswick, 2 March, t 38.
[G L G , Baron de Schutz] ;

Hanoyer, 26 Jan., 9 March, ff. 15, 50.
A[braham] Stanyan, Enyoy to Vienna,

to Baron Bemstorff; Vienna, 8 BCay.

f. 92.
[AbelTa8ien]d'Allonne; Hagne, 15, 22

June, A Noy. ff. 147, 154, 272.
S E- — Tuminger; Hanoyer, 9

Maich. £52.
[Sir] Bpchard] Vemon, [3rd Bart,

Enyoy to Poland] ; Dresden, 24 Febr.

tSL
Willom Vleertman to George L; Am-

hem [Netherlands], 3 March. Copy.

£42.

Walther; Dresden, 7 Jan. 1718.

1308.

810 STOWE MSB., SSL

Among the correspondenoe are tlie following papeiB : —
1. Narrative of the reception of G^rge I. on his return from Hanover,

dat. London, 27 Jan. Oerm, f. 17.
% **Memoire" presented by Sir B. Vernon, Bart., to Augustas IL of

Poland ; dat. Dresden, 23 Febr. f. 32.

3. *'The Act of Appeal of his Eminenoe [Louis Antoine], the
Cardinal of Noailles, Archbishop of Paris, of the Third of April,
MDOCXvn., to the Pope better advis'd, and to the Putnre
General Council ; from the Constitution of our Holy Father,
Pope Clement XI., of September the 8th, MDCCzm." Printed.
ff. 60-69.

4. Information furnished by the College of the Chancery Boyal of
Sweden to Guillaume Henri Bumpf, Dutch Besident at Stockholm,
of the arrest of Count Charles Gyllenborg, Swedish Ambassador
in London, by order of George I. ; Stockholm, 19 March. Fr. irand.
f. 81.

5. Extract from the relation of Councillor Heusch ; Berlin, 12 June.
Germ. f. 142.

6. Extract from the relation of [Charles] Whitworth, [Envoy to
Prussia] ; Hague, -f^ June. f. 149.

7. Addresses from ^e House of Commons to (George I.; 4 July,
22 Nov. Printed, ff. 162, 278.

8. Address from the Governor, Council, and Assembly of Jamaica
to the same; 23 Aug. f. 213.

9. ''Belation de la grande victoire . . . sur les Ottomaxui sous
Belgrade"; 16 Aug. Printed. £236.

10. Memorial of Count Hilmer von der Malsburg, Hessian Envoy at
Vienna, to Charles YL, for restitution of the province of Hesse
Bheinfels to the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel ; Vienna, 11 Jan. 1718.
Oerm. f. 307.

11. "Beasons offer'd for putting on a general and in a manner
voluntary regulation, lately offer'd to the Public, to set Trade on
its right foot " ; n.d. Printed, f. 311.

12. Complimentary verses addressed by Neubourg to

Hortensius Mauros, with similar verses in answer; n.d. Lot.
ff. 312, 313.

13. Yerses in 12 lines, signed by H. Mauro. £ 314.

14. '* Carmen seculare in annum 1717 ad imitationem Horatii," by
— - Neubourg. Signed, f. 315.

231. Hakovzb Papers. YoL X. (S. 331). ^ Jan. 1718— ,a^ Nov.
1719. The writers are : —

Oard. Julio Alberoni to the Marquis de I London ; Madrid, 26 Sept, 10 Oct
Monteleone, Spaniah Ambaaaador at | 1718. Printed, ff. liS, 159.

Cl. IV. HTSTOEY.

311

F 0— d'Axtis; Geooa, 14 March,

N.S. 1719. f.286.
Andreas Gottlieb, Baron yon Bemstorff^

to the Gomte de Ghamilly ; London, S

March, 1718. Draft, f. 68.
Fred[exio] Bonet, [PnuBian Envoy to
. England], to Baron Bemstorff ; Lon-

ilon, §{ Ang. 1718. 1 1S2.
William Gadogan, Earl Gadogan;

Hague, 17 Sept. 7 Oct. 1718. ff. 145,

185.
James Graggs, Jnn., Secretary of State,

to H. D'Avenant; 26 June, 1718.

Engl Copy, f. 122.
The same to the Marquis de Monteleone ;

Hampton Gourt, 4 Sept. 1718. Printed,

f. 140.
John Balrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair;

Ptois, 13 Jan. 1718—13 Nor. 1719.

flf. 1, 12, 14, 22, 36, 48-52, 68, 69, 72,

73, 77-79, 8], 92, 95, 98, 108, 114, 126,

130, 138, 191, 196, 225, 245, 253, 261,

263. 266, 275, 284, 288, 290, 294, 297,

298, 308, 311, 328, 331.
The same to Secret Jas. Graggs, Jun. ;

Paris, 1 March, 1719. Copy. f. 276.
— Dalwigh, Prime Minister of Hesse

Gassel; Gassel 1 Deo. 1718. f. 247.
Henry D'Avenant ; Genoa, 9, 23 Aug.

6 Sept. 1718. £118,127,134.
C[onrad] D[etleT, Gomte] de Dehn;

Brunswick, 6 Oct 1718. f. 180.
Abb^ GuiUaume Dubois ; Paris, 1 Oct

1718—25 Pebr. 1719. C 172, 190,

198, 252, 269.
J[ames] Haldane, En7oy to Hesse-

Gas8el;Ga88el,21 July, 1718. £104.
Gharles, Landgrare of Heese-Gassel, to

de Martine, his Envoy at Paris ;

Oissel, 18 July, 1718, 2 Febr. 1719.

ExiracU, ff. 116, 265.
Gharles Holzendorf, Secretary to the

English Embassy at Madrid ; An

Gamp devant Boses [Boeas in Spain],

10 Nov. 1719. 1329.
Joseph Lothaire Dominic, Gomte de

Kinigseck, Imperial Ambassador to

France; Gentilli, [near Pans], 16
July, 1718. Copy. f. 102.
Jeremie Henri Lorent; London en
Scanie [Lunden in Schonen, Sweden],

de Martine; Paris, 22 Jan. 1718—

8 April, 1719. ff. 9, 15, 41, 44, 70,

123, 254, 292.
[Armand Mormez] de St Hilaire ; Paris,

21 Jan. 1718. ff. 5, 7.
Newsletters from Barcelona, 27 April,

O.S. 1718. f. 82;— from Hampton-

Coiirt, 7^ A [A or A] Sept 1718.
ff. 136, 155;— from Bome, 15 Sept

1718. EnglmdFr. PrinUd, ff. 161,
170; — from Paris, 5 Oct 1718, and
n.d. PrinUd. ff. 174, 305;— from
London, Jf Oct 1718. Pnnted. ff.
199-224 b;— from Madrid, 17 Febr.

1719. Span. f. 273.

— , G[omte] de Nostiz ; Dresden,

Dammitseh in Silesia, IZ March, 20
Sept 1718. ff. 64,157.

Benard; Amsterdam, 1 Febr., 8

March, 1718. ff. 2'/, 62.

Luke Schaub, Private Secretary to Lord
Stanhope at Paris; Paris, Bourdeaux,
18 June— 29 July, 1718. ff. 93, 97,
99, 101, 103, 110.

^* A third letter from a member of the
Society for Propagation of the Gospel
in Foreign Parts to his friend in
London"; 1718. Engl. Pnnted. t
259.

News of the defeat of the Spanish fleet
off Syracuse by Adm. Sir Geo. Byng ;
Syracuse, 11 Aug. 1718. Ital. £129.

Yoese, Imperial Besident at Berlin,

to Baron Heems ; Berlin, 10 Sept 1718.
Extract, f. 147.

Walther ; Dresden, 12 March, 1718.

f.66.

Henry Worsley, [2nd son of Sir Bobert
Worsley, 3rd Bart. ; Envoy to Por-
tugal], to Baron Bernstorff; Lisbon,
26 Febr. N.S. 1719. f. 27L

Among the correBpondenoe are the following papers : —

1. Nob. 6068-6073, 6881 of the Daily Couranty 17-23 Jan., 21 Nov.
1718. £ 19-21 b, 33-36 b, 249.

312 STOWE MSS., 23S.

2. No8. LX., XCIII., XCV., XCVL of the Amsterdam Oafsette, 29 July,
22, 29 Nov., 2 Dec. 1718. ff. Ill, 235, 239, 250.

3. No. 5719 of the London Gazette, 7-10 Febr. 1719. f. 268.

4. No. 37 of the Hague Gourant, 27 March, 1719. Butch, f. 291.

5. InBtruotions from G^rge I. as King and Elector to Gen.-Lieat^
Friedrich Johann, Baron von Buthmer, Hanoverian Besident at
Copenhagen; London, ^p^ 1718. Oerm. f. 39.

6. Beports of the Court Physicians on opening the body of Prinod
George William, 2nd son of the Prince of Wales; Kensington,
London, 8, 10 Febr. 171|. The later report is written and signed
by J[ohann] 6[eorge] Steigertahl, Chief Court Physician, fil 53,
54.

7. ** Arrest de la Cour de Parlement, qui ordonne la saisie et la
suppression d'un Decret de Tlnquisition, portant Condamnation de
I'Ecrit intitule Acte d'appel intefjeUe le premier Mara 1717, &c. Et
de celui intitule Acte d'ajppel de son Eminence Monseigneur U Cardinal
de NoaiUes, &o.y et qui ordonne Texecution de la Declaration du
septi^me Octobre dernier"; Paris, 28 March, 1718. Printed, f. 75.

8. '' Considerations d'un sincere Patriote sur le danger de la B^publique
par raport au trait6 de la Quadruple Alliance " and ** Beflexions
d'un veritable Hollandois sur les Considirations d^un sincere Patriate^
&c." n,d. Printed. «. 148, 153.

9. " Lettre a un Ami a La Haye au sujet de la Quadruple Alliance *' ;
Lewaxde, 26 Oct. 1718. Printed, f. 193.

10. ** Bemarques sur le dernier Discours de M^ le Marquis de Beretti-
Landi, Ambassadeur d'Espagne, prononc^ le 12 d'Octobre, 1718,
dans la Chambre de Treves a la Haye." Printed, f. 187.

11. ** Memoire presente a Messieurs les Etats Qeneraux des Provinces-
Unies, par son Excellence M>^ le Marquis Beretti-Landi a la Haye,
le 12 de Novembre, 1718." Printed, f. 227.

12. ** Declaration faite par le Boi Catholique [Philip V.], en faveur
des Negotians Francois"; 9 Nov. 1718. Printed, f. 226.

13. Speech of George I. on opening Parliament, ^ Nov. 1718. Oerm.
Printed, f. 229; — and on proroguing the same, i4 April, 1719.
Fr. Draft with corrections, f. 299.

14. *' Journal des armes des Espagnols devant Messine"; 10 Sept —
1 Oct. 1718. Printed, f. 257.

15. '' Gopie du Memoire presente par son Excellence My Lord Stair a
son Altesse Boyale le Begent au Sujet du Ceremonial"; 1 March,
1719. f.280.

Hanover Papers. Vol. XI. (flf. 221.) Copies and abstracts of
intercepted Jacobite correspondence ; 14 Febr, 1717— 13 Oct. 1719.
Fr. and Engl

CL.-IV. HISTOBY. 313

1. Jane Barker to the Duke of Ormonde; London, 19 March, 1718.
f. 93.

2. The Laird of Borrowfields, al. O'Bryon, al. Walkinshaw, (a) to his
brother-in-law Sir H. Faterson ; Vienna, Yenioe, Paris, 1 March,
1717—13 March, 1719. ff. 6, 23, 47, 139, 161, 164, 168 b, 189;—
(b) to Lord Mar; Paris, Dantzdg, 10 May, 31 Ang. N.S. 1718.

flF. 114, 135 b;— (c) to Lambert; Hague, 18 April, 1719.

f. 201b;— (d) to his wife; Eotterdara, 6 May, 1719. f. 209;—
(e) to Imegan ; 21 June, 1719. f. 212 b.

3. Thomas Bruce, <il. Bonner, to Sir H. Paterson ; Brussels, London,
7 Oct 1717 — ^ June, 1719. ff. 41, 68, 63, 126 b, 136 b, 211.

4. Brunet to Butler, Lieut.- Col. in the Bavarian Eegiment

at Ligoldstadt ; Dantzig, 23 Not. 1718. f. 167.

6. James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, (a) to a correspondent at
London ; Mittau, [in Courland], 13 Jan. 1718. f. 60 ;— (b) to Lord

Mar; Mittau, 27 Febr. 1718. f. 72 ;— (c) to Hooker ; Mittau,

1, 7 April, 1718. ff. 77 b, 88 b.

6. James Campbell to Imegan ; Leyden, 16 April, 1717. f. 20.

7. Campion to the Duke of Ormonde; Charleville, 27 April,

1718. f. 94.

8. John Drummond, 2nd Earl (self-styled Duke) of Melfort, to

Hooker; Paris, 6 March, 1718. Enclosed in an envelope

addressed to Sir H. Paterson. f. 73 b.

9. Sobert al. William Dundas, merchant, (a) to Sir H. Paterson;
Eotterdam, 24 Nov. 1717 — 21 June, 1719. ff. 60 b, 89, 202,

210; — (b) to Priess, Secretary to the Pretender; Botterdam,

16 AprU, 1718. f. 87 ; — (c) to Hamilton ; Botterdam, 3 May,

1719. f. 208.

10. Bobert Egan to the Duke of Ormonde ; London, ^ March, 1718.
f. 92.

11. John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, (a) to his brother-in-law.
Sir H. Paterson ; Li^ge, Venice, TJrbino, Boulogne, Bome, 30 Aug.
1717—1 April, 1719. ff. 36, 47 b, 66 b, 63, 68, 86 b, 99, 108, 114,
117, 131, 178, 186, 197, 198, 203;— (b) to Sir H. Stirling; Li^ge,
Borne, 30 Aug. 1717—26 Jan. 1719. ff. 36 b, 131, 179 :— (c) to the
Duke of Ormonde; Li^ge, 30 Aug. 1717, 26 May, 1718. ff. 37 b,

149 ; — (d) to Hon. H. Maule, Campion, and B. Areskine ;

Li^ge, 30 Aug. 1717. f. 38 ; — (e)to Prances, his 2nd wife; Venice,

6 Nov. 1717. f. 47 b ;— (f ) to Mandel, al. Dutton ; 6 March,

1718, 26 Jan. 1719. ff. 68 b, 180;— (g) to Lamb; TJrbino,

4 Jan. 1718. f. 64;— (h) to Elphinstone; 4 Jan. 1718. t 66;

— (i) to Jas. Murray, al. Hamilton, al. Lawson ; Bome, 6 March,

1718, 28 Jan. 1719. ff. 82b, 177 ;— (k) to Kennet, to Mrs. Cotton,

to Knightley and to Walker; 6 March, 1718. t 83b,

814 STOWE MSS., 282.

(1) to Hooker, ol. Imegan; Urbino, Borne, 24 MarcH, 1718,

28 Jan. 1719. ff. 91 b, 176 ;— (m) to ; Urbino, 26 May,

1718. f. 106b;— (n) to the Laird of Borrowfields, al. Walkin-
sbaw; Urbino, 10 June, 1718. f. 115.

12. Oapt Geddes, Chief Officer tinder Lord Forbes in the

Lnperial Navy, (a) to Sir H. Paterson ; Vienna, 4 Febr. — 10 March,

1719. & 178, 181, 186, 195 ;— (b) to a friend at London ; Vienna,
10 March, 1719. £ 193.

13. William Gordon to Sir H. Paterson ; Paris, 25 March, 1718. f. 83 b.

14. Charles, Count Gyllenborg, Swedish Ambassador to England, to
Jean Finco, at Gottenborg, [in Sweden] ; London, 21 Jan. 1718.
f. 67.

16. Hamilton, oZ. Quair, oZ. Wilson, nephew of Gten. Gordon and

Jacobite Agent in London, (a) to Sir H. Paterson; London, ^ Nov.

1717—30 July, 1718. ff. 49, 62, 67, 69 b, 74, 76, 94, 130 ;— (b) to
. the Duke of Ormonde; London, 23 Jan. 19 March, O.S. 1718.

ff. 73, 77 ;— (c) to Lord Mar; London, 13 Sept 10 Nov. O.S. 1718.

ff. 139b, 159;— <d) to George Williams; HoUand, 3 April, 1719.

f. 208 b ;— <e) to Lambert ; 3 May, 1719. f. 209.

16. Hooker, al, Imegan, to (a) Lord Mar; Hague, Peters-
burg, Mittau, Dantzic, Leyden, 6 April, 1717—3 Jan. 1719. ffi 10,
105, 135, 137, 155, 168b ;—(b) to Sir H. Paterson; Hague, Leyden,
Dantzic, Lubeck, Botterdam, Berlin, Mittau, Biga, Petersburg,

• Bruges, 6 April, 1717—24 Sept. 1719. ff. 11, 12, 13, 15, 38 b, 70,
78, 79, 88, 95, 97, 98, 102, 103, 106, 109, 125 b, 133 b, 135 b, 141,
148, 151 b, 155, 205, 208, 216b;— (c) to James Campbell; Utrecht,
15 April, 1717. f. 19 ;— (d) to Baron G6rtz ; Petersburg, ff June,
1718. f. 109 ; — (e) to Prince Eourakim ; Petersburg, 15 June,
1718. f. 109b; — (f) to— Kennedy, Secretary to the Duke of

Ormonde; Dantzic, 9 Nov. 1718. f. 152;— (g) to Vice-Adm.

Gordon; Dantzic, 11 Nov. 1718. f. 152b;— (h) to Dillon;

Leyden, 7 Febr. 1719. f. 173.

1 7. James Johnson to the Duke of Ormonde ; Paris, 22 Jan. 1718. £ 74.

18. Kenworthey to ; Dantzic, 26 Jan. 1719. f. 171.

19. Mandel, al. Dutton, to Lord Mar ; 10 Nov. 1718. £ 161 b.

20. Hon. Harry Maule, of Kelly, 3id son of Geoige, 2nd Earl of
Panmure, to Sir H. Paterson, al. Calender ; Leyden, 25 July, 1717.

. £29.

21. William Maule, afterwards Earl of Panmure, (a) to David
Paterson; 20 June, 1719. £ 210;— (b) to a friend in Sootiand;
Leyden, 4 July, 1719. £213.

22. James Murray, al. Hamilton, al, Lawson, to Sir H. Paterson;
Vienna, Borne, 13 July, 1718—12 April, 1719. ff. 126, 170, 194,
208 b.

Cl. IV. HISTOBT. 316

23. News (a) from TTtreoht, 13, 18, 29 April, 1717. ff. 14, 21, 22 b ;
— <b) from Marseilles, 3 April, 1719. f. 199.

24. Oglethorpe to Sir H. Paterson ; Paris, 23 Ang. 1717.

f. 36 b.

26. Sir Hugh Paterson, ai. Calender, al. Adams, (a) to his brother-in-
law, the Laird of Borrowfields, al. O'Bryon, ol. Walkinshaw;
Hague, Leyden, 8 March, 1717—21 March, 1719. «. 6, 61, 163,
168, 191; — (b) to his brother-in-law. Lord Mar; Leyden, Hague,
Amsterdam, 2 April, 1717 — 29 Sept 1719. Fr. and Engl
& 8, 36, 37, 46, 61, 60 b, 73 b, 86, 121, 128, 139, 167, 166, 183, 187,

214 ; — (c) to Hooker, al. Imegan ; Brussels, Leyden, 12 April,

1717—18 Nov. 1718. Fr. and Engl ff. 17, 30, 39, 70, 88 b, 92,
107, 123, 126 b, 132, 164;— (d) to Hon. H. Maule; Li^ge, 20 July,

14 Sept 1717. ff. 28, 40 b;— (e) to Lumley; 19 Aug. 1717.

f. 32;— (f) to Lambert; 27 Aug. 1717. £ 36 ;— (g) to

Thompson ; 27 Aug. 1717. f. 36 b ;— (h) to Bonner, al. Thos.

Bruce; Leyden, 12 Oct 1717—2 Sept 1718. ff. 41 b, 81, 132b;—

(i) to Campion ; Leyden, 9 Nov. 1717—10 May, 1718. ff. 43,

85, 96 ; — (k) to Lord Melfort, al. Dillon ; Amsterdam, Leyden,
18 Nov. 1717 — 16 April, 1718. ff. 45, 76, 80, 87b;-HCl) to Sir
ttrStirling; Leyden, 24 Nov. 1717 — 13 Oct 1719. ff. 46 b, 61,

60b, 69, 132, 145, 147, 191b, 218;— (m) to Hanulton;

Leyden, 1 April, 1718—17 March, 1719. ff. 59, 61, 62, 185, 190;
— (n) to the Duke of Ormonde ; Leyden, — Dec. 1717—8 Febr.
1719. ff. 61, 64, 62, 84, 91, 94 b, 98, 118, 120, 127, 146, 176;—

(o) to Gordon, 11 Febr. 1718. £ 68 b ;— (p) to James Murray,

al. Hamilton, oZ. Lawson; Leyden, 1 April, 1718 — 17 March, 1719.
fL 82 b, 172, 192 ; — (q) to Bob. al. Will. Dundas ; Hague,

16 April, 1718, 16 April, 1719. ff. 90, 201 ;— (r) to A. Crawford;
Leyden, 10 May, 1718. £96;— (s) to G. Williams; Leyden,
27 Nov. 1718. £ 168 b;— (t) to a friend at Edinburgh; Leyden,

17 March, 6, 18 April, 1719. ff. 189 b, 197, 203 b;— (u) to

Tait ; Amsterdam, 28 April, 1719. £ 207 ;— (v) to a friend at
London; 13 Oct 1719. £ 220.

26. Capt Saunders to Campion ; [10 May, 1718]. £ 96 b.

27. Baron Sparre, al. Abraham Talis, Swedish Envoy to Cassel,

(a) to Prince Kourakim, al. Bell; Cassel, 8 July, 1717. Two

ccpiea. & 24, 26;— (b) to Dalwigh, Envoy fromi Cassel to

the Hague, al. Madame Lucy ; Cassel, 8 July, 1717. 7\oo copies.
ff. 26, 27.

28. Sir John Stewart to Lord Mar ; Leyden, 6 Nov. 1717. £ 48.

29. Sir Harry Stirling (a) to the Duke of Ormonde; Leyden, St
Petersburg, 8 Sept 1717, 21 Febr. N.S. 1718. ff. 40, 72;— (b) to
Sir H. Paterson; Mittau, Petersburg, Bevel, 3 Jan. 1718—26 Jan.

316 STOWE MSS., 239-241.

1719. ff. 55, 81 b, 133, 142, 163, 186b;— (o) to Lord Mar; Peters-
burg, 26 Sept. 1718. f. 143.

30. James Francis Edward Stuart, tbe Pretender, oL Enox,

(a) to Lamb and Elphinstone ; 1 Jan. 1718. f. 65 b; —

(b) al. Pieter Knight, to Hooker ; 24 March, 1718. 1 91 b ;—

(c) oZ. Trueman, to Sir H. Paterson ; 10 Sept. 1719. f. 219.

31. Tait (a) to Sir H. Paterson; Leyden, 26, 30 April, 1719.

ff. 206, 207 ;— (b) to W. Dundas ; Leyden, 30 April, 1719. f. 207 b.

32. Adelaide Talbot, widow of Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, oZ.
Madame Bassfields, to Lord Mar ; ^ Oct 1718. £ 160 b.

33. Walaoe to Campion ; Leyden, 10 May, 1718. £ 96 b.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

34. ^*Memoire donne par Hooker k Schaffiroff," [Kussian Prime
Minister; Petersburg, || June, 1718], £ 110.

35. Note of the address of Hugh 0*Cahan, an Irish Jacobite Officer, in
the Borough, Southwark; 14 Oct. N.S. 1722. £ 221.

233. Account of the contents of the Hanover State Papers contained
in Nos. 222-232 above, according to the original arrangement.
At the beginning is a history of the papers.
Paper; ff. 14. xviiith cent. Folio.

234-240. Transcripts of the Hanover State papers contained in
Nos. 222-232. Seven volumes. These transcripts were .made
before the present chronological arrangement of the originab,
and are under various headings as follows : —

VoL I. (ff. 240). " Princes," te. correspondence of sovereigns
and ministers of state, and ''Strafford," sc correspondence of
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, with the Electress and
others at the Court of Hanover ;— VoL 11. (ff. 228). " Stair," «c.
correspondence of John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair ; — Vols. III. IV.
(ff. 406, 185). " Miscell. d'Etijit," 8c. private correspondence ;—
VoL V. (ff. 322). " Schutz le fils," sc. correspondence of Baron
G. L. von Schutz;— VoL VI. (ff. 286). "Bothmar," w. correspon-
dence of Baron Franz Caspar von Bothmer;— VoL VIL (ff. 201).
" Bothmar " continued, and " Bebellee," 8c, letters of Jacobites.

Paper, xixth cent. Folio.

241, 242. State Papers and Correspondence, originals and copies,
1688—1744 ; collected by Thomas Astle, Keeper of the Beoords in
the Tower, and intended to serve as an appendix to the Hanover
Papers (above, Nos. 222-232). Two volumes.
Paper. Large Octavo.

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 317

84L VoL L (ff. 243). 1688—1712.

1. J[o8epli] Addison, [Under Secretary of State], to [Erasmns] Lewis,
[Under Secretary of State] ; [Menin in W. Flanders], 26 Jnly, 1706.
f. 71.

2. [Charles Boyle, 4th Earlof] 0[rrery, AmbassadortotheNetherlands],
to [William North, 6th Baron North and 2nd Baron Grey ; 28 Sept.
1711]. 1164.

3. Bade de Yerace, to [? Bevil Skelton, English AmBassador at

Paris] ; Geneva, 20 Aug. 1688. Fr. Copy, f. 6.

4. John Churchill, Dnke of Marlborough, to J Bohethon,

private secretary to the Elector of Hanover; 18 Aug., 10 Sept.
1710. flF. 89, 109.

5. The same to^the Elector of Hanover; 30 Aug. 1710. Fr. Copy.
f. 90.

6. The same to an English secretary of state; 14 Sept. 1711. f. 149.

7. William Cowper, aftierw. let Earl Cowper, Lord Keeper, to the
Elector of Hanover ; London, 11 April, 1706. Copy. f. 51.

8. Qu. Anne to the Elector of Hanover ; Hampton Court, St. James',
Kensington, 20 April, 1706, 18 April, 14 Aug. 1710. Fr. Copiei.
ff. 63, 80, 86.

9. Sir Bowland Gwynne, formerly page to Princess Anne, and M.P.
for CO. Brecon, to J. Bobethon ; Hamburg, 10, 31 Dec. 1710. Copie$.
ff. 126, 136.

10. Sophia, widow of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover, to Lord
Strafford ; le G6hr, Hanover, Herrenhausen, 15 Nov. 1711 — 19 Aug.
1712. Fr. Copies, ff. 181, 184, 205, 220, 226, 236.

11. George Louis, Elector of Hanover, afterw. George I. of England,
to Qu. Anne ; Hanover, Herrenhausen, 20 June, 1706 — 16 Oct. 1710.
Fr. Copies, ff. 69, 76, 83, 111, 117.

12. The same to the Duke of Marlborough; Herrenhausen, 8 Sept.
1710. Fr. Copy. f. 106.

13. The same tp the Duke of Shrewsbury ; Herrenhausen, 16 Oct.
1710. Fr. Copy. f. 118.

14. The same to Lord Oxford; 4 Sept., 7 Nov. 1711. Fr. Copies.
ff. 145, 179.

15. G^rge Augustus, Electoral Prince of Hanover, to Lord Baby ;
8 May, 1706. Copy. f. 66.

16. The same to Qu. Anne; Hanover, 12 June, 1706. Fr. Copy.
f. 68.

17. Bobert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, to the Elector
of Hanover; London, ^ Nov. 1710, H Jan. 171f^, H Sept 1711.
Copies, ff. 120, 142, 161.

18. The same to Sir B. Gwynne; 21 Nov, 1710. Copy. I 122,

318 STOWE MSa, S41, 242.

19. The sametotheEleotress Sophia ; London, ^ Oot. 1711, -^ Sept.
1712. Copies. £f. 156, 239.

20. John Button, M.D., late physician to William III. and M^. for
Richmond, te the Elector of Hanover; London, 5 Sept. 1710. JFV.
Copy. £ 92.

21. P[ de Jonge], B[aron] d'Ellem6et de Dalem, to his brother [-in-
law, Lord North and Grey] ; Hague, 4 Nov. 1712. Fr. I 240.

22. Charles Montagu, Ist Baron, afterw. Earl of, Halifax, to J.
Eobethon; if Oot 1706, 26 April, O.S. 1709. Oapie$. ff. 72, 75.

23. Charles Faulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, to the Elector of Hanover ;
London, 12 Apr. 1706. Copy. f. 55.

24. Daniel Fulteney, Envoy to Denmark, to J. Bobethon ; Copen-
hagen, 22 Jan. 1707. Copy. f. 74.

25. J Bobethon, private secretary to the Elector of Hanover, to

H. St. John; Hanover, 12 Dec. 1710. Fr. Copy. 1 128.

26. Henry St. John, afterw. Viscount Bolingbroke, Secretary of State,

to J Eobethon ; Whitehall, f^ Nov. 1710, f Jan, 1710 [1]. Fr.

Copies, ff. 124, 140.

27. The same to John Dmmmond, of Amsterdam ; Whitehall, 23 Jan.
1710 [1]— 27 April, O.S. 1711. Eol. and Copies, ff. 131, 133, 141 b.
143 b.

28. Bichard Savage, 4th Earl Bivers, to Baron Bemstorff ; 24 Sept.
1710. Fr. Copy. f. 112.

29. John Shefi&eld, Ist Duke of Buckingham, to the Elector of
Hanover ; Windsor, 29 Sept. 1710, 9 Oct. 171 1; Copies, ff. 114, 158.

BO. Bevil Skelton, Ambassador to France, to Bobert Spencer, 2nd

Earl of Sunderland, President of the Council; Paris, |f June,

1688. Copy. f. 2.
81. [John Sommers, Baron], Sommers [late Lord Chancellor], to the

Elector of Hanover ; London, 12 April, O.S., 1706. Copy. f. 56.
32. Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, to the Elector of Hanover ;

18 Aug. 1710. Fr. Copy, f 87.
83. Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron, afterw. 1st Marquis of^ Wharton,

to the Elector of Hanover ; 10 May, 1706. Fr. Copy. f. 66.

34. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, to the Electress Sophia ;
Hague, Utrecht, 28 Oct. 1711—12 Aug. 1712. Copies. & 160, 185,
197, 209, 224, 228.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

35. Calendar of letters of Edmund Poley, Envoy to Hanover, Zell
and Wolffenbttttel ; 16 May, 1704—14 April, 1705. f. 8.

36. ^'An account of the Elector and Princes of the House of
Brunswic and of the dominions which belong to them in 1705."
ff. 13—50.

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 319

37. Address from the depatation of the City of Ghent to Qa. Anne ;
n.d. Copy. f. 78.

38. '* The present state of the Peerage of England in relation to the
suooession after the Queen's death, recommended by a clnb of
gentlemen conversant in both Parties " ; [1712]. f. 242.

248. Vol. n. (ff. 218). 10 March, 1713—14 Jan. 174}.

1. Joseph Addison, Secretary to the Lords Justices, to J. Bobethon ;
St. James', 4, 11 Sept 1714. Copiea. ff. 174, 176.

2. J[aoob] Banckes [Jnn., of Milton Abbas, co. Dorset], to Sir Will.
Wyndham, 3>^ Bart, M.P. for Minehead ; 10 Aug. 1715. f. 180.

3. Franz Caspar, Baron von Bothmer, to J. Bobethon ; 19 Dec. 1713.
Fr. Copy. f. 22.

4. William Bromley, Secretary of State, to Lord Clarendon ; White-
hall, Kensington, 22 June, 27, 31 July, 1714. ff. 148, 164, 156.

5. James Brydges, Earl of Carnarvon, afterw. 1"^ Dnke of Chandos,
to Lord North and Grey; 28 Aug. 8 Sept. 1716. ff. 182, 183.

6. George Camocke, Bear-Admiral in the Spanish Service, to Admiral
Sir G^. Byng, Bart., afterw. 1^ Viscount Torrington ; onboard the
St Ferdinand, at Malta, 14 Oct 1718. Copy. f. 198.

7. Hugh Chamberlen, M.D., Fellow of the Boyal College of Physicians^
to the Electress Sophia, on the birth of the Pretender; Hague,
4 Oct 1713. Copy. f. 9.

8. John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, to the Elector of Hanover;
Aix-la-Chapelle, 11 April, 1713. Fr. Copy. f. 7.

9. The same to J. Bobethon; Antwei-p, 30 Nov. 1713—9 July, 1714.
Engh and Fr. Copies, ff. 14, 51, 73, 91, 120, 152.

10. John Dalrymple, 2°^ Earl of Stair, to Jas. Craggs, Secretary of
State ; Paris, 22 Febr., 12 March, N.S. 1720. ExtracU. f. 207 b.

11. Henry D'Avenant, Envoy to Genoa, to the same ; Genoa, 24 Oct.
1719. Copy. f. 206.

12. Qu. Anne to the Elector of Hanover; Kensington, 19 May,
19 June, 1714. Fr. Copie$. ff. 130, 143;— to the Electoral Prince
of Hanover ; 19 May, 1714. Fr. Copy. f. 132 ;— to the Electress
Sophia; 19 May, 1714. Fr. Copy. f. 134;— through a Secretary
of State, to Harley, Envoy to Hanover ; n.d. Copy. f. 139.

13. Bev. Henry Etough to Thomas Birch, D.D. ; 14 Jan. 174}.
XhOracL f. 218. The original letter is in Add. 4,306. f. 11.

14. [James Hamilton, 5^ Duke of] Hamilton and [2*^ Duke of]
Brandon, to Lord North; Edinburgh, 17 Feb. 1724. f. 214.

15. Sophia, widow of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Ebuiover, to Lord
Strafford; n.d. [cire. 20 March, 1714]. Fr. Copy. £ 77.

16. Simon Harcourt, Baron Harcourt, Lord Chancellor, to Baron
Schutz ; 13 April, 1714. Copy. f. 93.

320 STOWE MSa, 242-240.

17. [Eol>ert Harley, 1«* Earl of] Oxford and Mortimer, to [Nicholas
Leake, 4^ Earl of Scarsdale] ; 31 Dec. 1713. f. 33 ;~to Baron
Wassenaar Duyvenvoorde ; H April, 1714. Copy. f. 94. ; — to the
Elector of Hanover; Jf May, 1714. Ooptf. f. 116;— to the
MectresB Sophia; [3 June, 1714]. Copy. f. 117 ;— to Lord
Orrery; 15 Jan. 17l|. f. 194.

18. HoUard, French Protestant Minister at Paris, ta Frederic

Bonet, Prussian Ambassador in London ; n.d. Fr. Copy. f. 215.

19. Edward Hyde, 3*^ Earl of Clarendon, Ambassador to Hanoyer,
to W. Bromley, Secretary of State ; Hague, Hanover, 17 July —
17 Aug. N.S. 1714. ff. 153, 158, 159, 161-166 b.

20. ** M. Oijens weder van Ellemeet " [Maria de Jonge, n6e OijeuB,
-widow of Comelis, Heer van Ellem6^t], to her son-in-law, [ William,
Lord North and Grey] ; Hague, 12 Dec. 1721. Fr. f. 210.

21. H Tenente Mazarella to the same ; London, 18 March, 17^^^.

lial f. 208.

22. Matthew Prior, Ambassador to France, to Lord Bolingbroke;
Paris, >^ Aug. 1714. Copy. f. 160.

23. PauldeThoyrasEapin to J.Eobethon; — May, 1717. Fr. Copy.
f. 185.

24. Oeorge Bidpath to Baron Bothmer; Botterdam, 2 Jan. 9 Feb.
1714. Copies, ff. 37, 54.

26. J Eobethon, Private Secretary to the Elector of Hanover, to

Baron Ernest Joachim de Grote; 10 Maroh, 1713. f. 1.

26. Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke (a) to Seer. W. Bromley ;
Windsor Castle, 15 Dec. 1713. Ttoo copies, ff. 20, 21 ;— (b) to
Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Bochester ; 1714. Two copies.
ff. 177, 212 ;— (c) to the Et. Hon. Jas. Stanhope; 15 March, 171^.
Copy. f. 179 ;— (d) to Charles Townshend, 2»* Viscount Townsr-
hend; London, Aix-la-Chapelle, 28 June, 17 Sept. 1723. Copies.
ff. 212 b, 213 ;— (e) to Lord ; n.d. Printed, f. 217.

27. L G , Baron Schutz, to J. Eobethon; H Deo. 1713.

Fxtrad. f. 32.

28. Charles Seymour, 6^ Duke of Somerset, Chancellor of Cambridge
University, to [Thomas Parker, Baron Parker, afterw. 1* Earl of
Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor], on the " imperious manner" of Dr.
Bichard Bentley, Master of Trinity College^ *' in the affair of Bennett
[f.e. Corpus Christi] College"; Newmarket, 30 Sept 1718. f. 196,

29. James Francis Edward Stuart, the Pretender, signed " Trueman,"
to Sir Hugh Paterson, brother-in-law of Lord Mar ; 10 Sept. 1719.
Fr. Copy. £ 205.

30. Arent, Baron de Wassenaar Duyvenvoorde, to Lord Oxford;
Duyvenvoorde, 18 May, 1714. Fr. Copy. f. 111.

31. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, (a) to the EleotroeB

Cl. IV. HISTOET. 321

Sophia; Hague, 23 Febr., 31 MarcH, 4 May, 1714. Copies, ff. 66,
79, 98 ;— (b) to Lord Clarendon ; Hague, 23 Aug. 1714. f. 167 ;—
(o) to J. Bobethon; Hague, 20, 27 Aug. 1714. Copies, ff. 169,
170; (d) to Lord Maodeefield; Stainborough, [co. York], 27 July,
1719. f. 203.

32. [Philip Wharton, Duke of] Wharton, to Bishop Atterbury ; n.d.
[1721-2]. f. 209.

Among the oorreepondenoe are the following papers : —

33. *' Avis touchant le Pretendant oommuniqu6 ^ M' de Bothmer par
M* Marlborough, 1713." f. 34.

34. " List of the papers which the Earle of Clarendon oarryed with
him " on his embassy to Hanover, 1714. f. 124.

35. Credentials of the same; St. James', 28 May, 1714. Lot. f. 126.

36. " Eepreeentation from L*^ Clarendon to the Elector of Han[ove]r
by order of the Queen." Fr. f. 128.

37. ''Copy of their Electoral Highnesses Memorial, May 4, 1714."
IV. £ 136. With copy of the answer of Qu. Anne; Kensington,
19 June, 1714. f. 145.

38. Listruotions to Lord Clarendon ; St. James* — May, 1714. Signed
by the Queen at the head and foot, and with paper signet, f. 141.

848-246. LxTTEB-BooKS of Hon. Alexander Stanhope, Envoy to the
States-General, April, 1 700 — Jan. 1704 [6] ; consisting of transcripts
of his despatches to James Vernon, William Blathwayt, Sir Charles
Hedges, Charles, Earl of Manchester, Daniel, Earl of Nottingham,
and Bobert Harley, successive Secretaries of State, James Cressett,
Minister at Hamburg, Hugh Oreg, Minister at Copenhagen, Sir
Gkorge Booke, the Duke of Marlborough, and others. Three
Volumes. Paper. Polio. Vol. I. (ff. 171). H Apr. 1700—3 Mar.
1702. VoL n. (ff. 270). 10 Mar. 1703—2 Oct. 1703. Vol. IIL
(ff.270). 4^ 1703-?-,^ 170*.

The letters in Vol. i. which are in the hand of James Dayrolle,
Besident at the Hague, illustrate particularly the history of
Northern Europe, the designs of the Czar Peter I., in conjunction
with the Kings of Denmark and Pdand, against Charles XH. of
Sweden, the attempts at mediation by William in. and the States
General, and the ultimate despatch of a combined Dutch and
English fleet to the Sound under the command of Sir G. Booke.
At the end, reversing the volume, are a few memorials to the States
General, etc.^ in French^ other copies of which are in Add. 15,883,
also in the hand of Dayrolle. Vols, ii iii. relate to the .various
negotiations, intrigues and military actions consequent on the
Partition Treaty, the death of Charles II. of Spain, and the
struggle for the Spanish succession* Several of the original

T

322 STOWE MSS., 246.

letters of which these are transoripte are mterspeised among the
Ellis Oorrespondenoe, Add. 28,904, 9eqq.

246, 247. Collection of letters, principally on state affairs, addressed
with few exceptions to James Craggs, Jnn., Secretary at War
[13 Apr. 1717], and Secretary of State [16 Mar. 1718]; 1711—
1720. With a few papers of an earlier date. Two volumes.
Paper. Folio.

The most important series consists of letters of John Dalrymple,
2nd Earl of Stair, appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France
in Jan. 1715 and Ambassador in Feb. 1719. They are his private
letters, as distinct from his formal despatches, and their nature may
best be described by the following quotation from that of 2 Apr.
1718 (vol. i. f. 79): "I shall continue from time to time to write
you epistles of this kind for yourself only, which will give you
hints sometimes .of things that are not propper to put into
dispatches that must in the first place be communicated to a
cabinet counsell, and after lye in offices on record. There is
no need of signing such letters, and the best is to bum them on
both sides." The principal matters of which he treats are
as follows ; —

Firstly, the negotiations for the treaty between England, France
and the Emperor, which was ultimately agreed to by the Eegent
Orleans in July, 1718, by the Emperor a little later, and by the
States of Holland in the following spring, and was known hence-
forth as the Quadruple Alliance.

Secondly, the Spanish expedition against Sicily, which ended
in the destruction of the Spanish fleet by Sir George Byng in
Aug. 1718. In writing on this subject Lord Stair finds occasion,
in Aug. 1718 (vol. i. f. 120), to remonstrate wi^ Craggs on the
difficulties of his own position, consequent on the attitude and
conduct of the Abb6 Dubois, at that time French Minister in
London, whom he describes as '^ fearfnll, distrustful! and jealous
to a supreme degree." He continues, " He [Dubois] had sent two
couriers to the D. of Orleans about that matter, as a mighty
mystery of State he had discovered, before I knew one word of it
from our court. If I had been acquainted with the matter in the
first place, I should have told the story to the Begent naturally
as it was, and you would have heard no more of it, but, as it
happened, the Abb6 filled the Eegent's head with distrusts and
jealousies and putt him upon consulting with D'Huxelles and the
rest of our ennemys, who upon that occasion bid fair to overturn
our whole treaty. To such accidents you will be ever lyable as
long as you lett the foreign ministers that reside at your court

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 323

be apprised of your secrets and designs before your own ministers
abroad know anything of 'em ; by that means you make your own
ministers abroad entirely useless, and take it out of their povi er
to n^ociate any thing.*' In a later letter, 11 Feb. 1719 (vol. i.
f. 225 b), he again expresses his opinion of the Abb6 : " I appear to
believe all the Abb^ tells me. The worst of the Abbe is that he
will now and then accommodate truth to what he fancys his present
purpose, and that is what I have all along liked worst in him.
He seems to be playing a very difficult game, that I think cannot
be played through."

Thirdly, the affairs of the Northern Courts, complicated by the
intrigues of Card. Alberoni with Sweden and Eussia, which, how-
ever, were rendered abortive by the death of Charles XII. at the
siege of Frederikshald on 11 Dec. 1718.

Fourthly, the dispute between Lord Stair and the French Princes
of the Blood on the question of ceremonial, arising from the
former's formal entry as Ambassador in Feb. 1719.

Fifthly, the expedition against England projected by Card.
Alberoni in support of the Jacobites, under the command of the
Duke of Ormonde in April, 1719.

Throughout the letters of Lord Stair (as well as those of some
of the other writers) there are frequent allusions to the prospects
and plans of the Pretender and the Jacobites, and to the various
attempts to organize movements in their favour. From time to
time he also mentions '' Mr. York," as Lord Bolingbroke was
called, who had now broken with the Pretender, but was still
living in exile in France, e,g, in his letter of 4 Mar. 1719 (vol. ii.
f. 26 b), " I have a letter from our poor friend York, who begins
to be in great pain as to his destiny." Among the other writers
are the following : —

246. Cbaggs Papkbs. Vol. L (ff. 287). 1695—1718.

1. 6[eorge] Yane, on the progress of the expedition against French
Canada; "Off Cape Britten," 8 Aug. 1711. £ 4; "Annopolis
Eoyale," 6 Dec. 1711. f. 18.

2. E[obert] Walpde, [Earl of Orford, 1742], Treasurer, etc, of the
Navy, enclosing copy of declaration and protest by John Somers
against Hamon Elihu Qibbon, both merchants and supercargoes of
the E. L Co., dated Batavia, 11 May, 1711; Houghton, 27 Aug.
1711. f. 7.

3. William Cadc^an, [Earl Cadogan, 1718], with news of "the
happy conclusion of the seige of Bouchain " ; " Camp at Bouchain,"
14 Sept. 1711. £ 10 ; — as Ambassador Extraordinary at the Hague :
'' Moi-e lies are writt over here than my Lord Oxford or even the

Y 2

324 STOWE MSB., 846.

Comptroler ever told. Mr. Whitworth's and my joynt Dispatob
by this post will inform you that ... we shall force the Treaty
thro' the assembly of the States of Holland before the end of this
week, nnless some very unforeseen accident should happen," etc ;
Hague, 28 June, N.S., 1718. f. 110.

4. John Lloyd, with copy of letter from Lieut. Thomas Hughes, dated
"Spanish Eiver near Cape Brittaine," 12 Sept. 1711, giving an
account of the disaster to the English Fleet under Sir Hovenden
Walker, in the E. St. Lawrence ; " Tower," [Oct 1711]. f. 12.

6. Adam Gardonnel, secretary to the Duke of Marlborough : " The
French threaten to retake Bouchain as soon as we remove from
hence, so that we shall hardly venture it out of our sight this
fortnight or three weeks," etc.; " Camp," 28 Sept 1711. f. 14;—
on business matters, adding, " Several Eegiments are likewise on
their march to Quarters, we only wayt y^ enemies motion to break
up and follow " ; " Camp at Marchienne," 22 Oct 1711. f. 15.

6. A[braham] Stanyan : " We are going to open our Conferences for
adjusting the differences between the Emperor and the Duke of
Savoy, and hope we shall bring them to a happy conclusion, tho'
y« Imperialists do all they can to spin out the time and delay the
final decision, which they foresee is not like to be adjudged in
their favour," etc.; Milan, 6 Jan, 1712, N.S. f. 25; — on money
complications between Craggs and the Canton of Berne ; Milan,
12 Mar. 1712. f. 28.

7. [Sir John Yanbrugh] to [John Churchill], Duke of Marlborough,
on the opening "at the Posthouse by the opposite Party" of a letter
in which he had said that the Duke " had been bitterly and
barbarously persecuted for these two years past," and on his ill-
treatment in consequence by being cut off " from all hopes of
succeeding either to S' Chr. Wren or S' Harry St. George " [Qarter
King of Arms], etc.; London, 18 Mar. 171$. f. 64.

8. Nicholas Boope to [John Carteret, 2^] Lord Carteret, Lord Lieu-
tenant of 00. Devon, enclosing the aocompt of his pay as Governor
of Dartmouth from 11 Jan. 171 J to 25 Mar. [1718], f. 66.

9. J[ohn] Smith, late Speaker of the House of Commons, with thanks
for favour to his son, etc. : " I am not soe little acquainted with the
world but that I know very well how much the malice of some
people and the folly of others encourages the enemyes of the Govern-
ment to attempt its destruction. ... I shall alwayes renounce
those that act in that manner, and tho' I doe owne I am very fond
of my garden and retirement, yet those pleasures can easily be
departed from by me, whenever my duty requires, or that I can be
any wayes serviceable to the King or my Country ; the Cause is
good, and I will live and dye in the defense of it" ; 14 Apr. 1718.

Ol. IV. HISTOET. 325

f. 88 ;— on the proflpeots of the Qnadraple Allianoe, etc. : '' I im-
patiently wayte the good news of the Treaty being finished,
becanse I oan easily oonoeive how mnch depends npon it, and the
expectation the enemy has that it will prove otherwise, and how
muoh the Qoyemment will be embarrass'd should it soe happen
.... I have been soe long acquainted with the world as to know
that very few servants have any regard to their masters interest
longer then it serves to gratifye their owne ambition and avarioe " ;
20 June, 1718. f. 116.

10. Sir John Brownlowe, recommending "Mrs. Anne Brett for a
Dresser to y« young Frinoesses " ; 16 Apr. 1718. £ 90.

11. [Edward Bichard Montagu, Viscount] Hinchinbrook ; Plymouth,
22 Apr. 1718. f. 92.

12. [William ^illiers, 2^ Earl of] Jersey; Aix-la-Ghapelle, 13 June,
1718. f. 104.

13. [GuiUaume] Dubois, Abb6 [aft. Cardinal Archbishop of Oambrai],
on his return from England, expressing his devotion to Oraggs,
Lord Sunderland, and the King : ** Vous ne pouves pas, monsieur,
me donner de plus grande marque de la continuation de vos bont6s
que de me remettre de terns en tems aux pieds du Boi et de le faire
souvenir de mon zele pour sa gloire et ses interets et de mon
attaohement ik sa personne," etc.; Calais, 15 Aug. N.S. 1718.
£ 128 ; — endosing an *^ Estat des Anglois qui sent arrives k Paris
pendant le mois de Decembre, 1718 " ; 21 Jan. 1719. £ 186.

14. [Philip Joseph Louis Bonaventura], Count Sinzendorf [Car-
dinal, 1727], on an allusion to the possibility of his being made
Cardinal : *' Je puis bien promettre qu'en ce cas la je ne serai pas
perturbateur de la tranquillity publique, ni que je me frotterai
contre les Anglois oomme le Cardinal Alberoni ; et desqu*il s'agiroit
d'assurer le repos de TEurope, cette dignity ne m'empecheroit pas
d'aller k une oour [se, of England], qui par sa sagesse en sera
toujours Tarbitre," etc. ; Paris, 19 Dec. 1718. £ 140.

16. [Alexander Home, Lord] Polwarth, [2*^ Earl of Marohmont, 1724],
Envoy to Denmark, with the news of the death of Charles XII. of
Sweden at Frederikshald, etc.: ** I shall be sorry if ther shall yet be
any one in Britain so hardned that they may not see the currant of
€k>d'B good providence run so strong against those that intend us
mischief," etc; Copenhagen, 20 Dec. 1718. £ 146;— on Swedish
a£Eairs; Copenhagen, 28 Jan. 1719. £ 192.

16. '*Phil. BazU," sending a copy of a speech which he <* would have
spoke*' in Parliament, if he were '*in a condition to attend the
service of the house," on the appointment of visitors to the
Universities ; Oxford, 23 [Dec.] 1718. £ 161.

17. Thomas Lewis, M.P. for New Badnor; 30 Dec. 1718. £ 155.

326 STOWE MSS., 246, 247.

18. Daniel Wilson, M.P. for Westmorland, excusing his non-attendance
at the Honse ; Nether Levens, 31 Dec. 1718. f. 166.

19. G[eorge] Tilson, Under-Secretary of State, giving particulars, as
contained in " Lord Polwarth's Express," of the death of Charles Xll.
of Sweden and the retreat of the Swedes ; Whitehall, 1 Jan. 171|.
f. 160.

20. Sir B[rian] Bronghton, Bart., M.P. for Newoastle-onder-Lyme,
excusing his non-attendance at the House; Bronghton, 2 Jan.
1718 [9]. f. 162.

21. William Morgan, [Lord-Lieutenant for co. Brecknock in 1720],
concerning the appointment of a Sheriff; 6 Jan. 171|, n,d.
ff. 172, 174.

22. Thomas Pultenej, ''about Mr. Watson's pardon"; St. Jamea's,
6 Jan. 1718 [9]. f. 176.

23. Hon. S[pencer] Compton [Earl of Wilmington, 1730], Speaker,
enclosing a treasonable letter (sent to him by Thomas Felling),
dated "St. Gar. [«c. St. Germain] 16 Dec. 1718," signed "John
Noble," and addressed to "my ever honoured master Bobert Harle,
Lord of Oxford," etc, ; 6 Jan. 171^. f. 178.

24. J. Smyth, asking for church preferment for his nephew, Richard
Fowell, Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, " the which college by
electing of 5 fellows of intire Bevolution principles, in which he was
a cheif instrument, in opposition to all the menaces and promises
of their Rector and other leading members of the Univerflityy is
now perfectly fixed in loyalty and duty to his Majesty "; 18 Jan.
1718 [9]. f. 194.

25. Lance[lot] Burton, recommending Dr. [Alexander] Sandilands
for the post of Physician-General to the Army, yacant by the death
of Sir Samuel Gktrth, accompanied by a statement of Dr. Sandiland's
case; 26 Jan. 1718 [9]. f. 198.

26. [General] R[ichard] Sutton, asking for a Lottery ticket ; 21 Jan.
1718 [9]. f. 202.

27. [Sir] Fish[er] Tench, 1* Bart., M.P. for Southwark, to the same
effect; 22 Jan. 17 If f. 210.

28. William Popple to Hon. Martin Bladen, concerning " the dnties
on American Lumber or Timber " ; Whitehall, 28 Jan. 17H.
f. 214v

29. [Sir] Charles Wager, Lord of the Admiralty, detailing the ser-
vices of Richard Rigby, Provost Marshal of Jamaica, and asking that
he may be confirmed by patent for life ; 29 Jan. 1718 [9]. f. 216.

The following papers are also included : —

30. Extracts from tiie journals of the House of Commons relating to
the East India trade, and especially to the Act for establishing
a Scotch East Lidia Co. ; 1695, 1696. f. 1.

Ol. IV. HISTOBY. 327

31. " ContiDgenoys . . . and the Fay Masters aooounts for the last
warre, viz. from March 1689 to Sep. 1697." With the note:
" Besides what was paid out of the Kings private money, which he
own'd to be very oonsiderable." f. 3.

32. State of the Army of the States General from 1701 to 1711.
ff. 20, 21.

33. Papers relating to the charges made against the Duke of
Marlborough, in 1712. £f. 36-61.

34. Extracts of letters from [Charles Townshend, 2*^] Viscount
Townshend, Secretary of State, to [Luke] Schaub, Secretary to the
Embassy at Vienna, relatmg to [Louis Francois de Pesmes], Sieur
de St. Saphorin, French Ambassador at Vienna; 2 Aug. 1715—
13 Mar. 171 J. f 69. With copy of a letter from Visct. Townshend
to the Treasury respecting Schaub's allowances; W^iitehall, 21
Nov. 1715. f. 71.

35. Copies and extracts of letters from [? Louis Pierre de la Marck,
dit] Comte de la Marck, [Envoy Extraordinary from France to the
North of Europe], to Abb6 Dubois and others, relating to the affairs
of Sweden, Denmark, ete., the probabilities of a treaty between
Sweden and England, the cession of Bremen and Verden, and the
general pacification of the Northern countries ; Lunden, 25 July,
1717—25 Apr. 1718. ff. 228-282.

247. Craggs Pafbbs. Vol. H. (ff. 211). 171^1720.

1. [James Brydges, 3^^ Earl of] Carnarvon, asking that '* Mr. Evans,
a merchant of note," proposed as Deputy Governor of the Turkey
Company, may be allowed to live outside the City of London,
though contrary to the Charter; 6 Feb. 17 If. f. 7.

2. Jo- Gore, on the South Sea Company's affairs; 5 Feb. 171|. f. 9.

3. [Major] George Wandesford, stating his claims to an increased
pension for Army Services ; 17 Feb. 171f . f. 19.

4. Letter, unsigned, to " Mr. [Thomas] Jones" : " The Jacobites here
make a prodigious noise against the Emperor, and it is occasioned
by a letter writ here by one in the Pretender's service," etc. ;
Paris, 7 Mar. 1719. f. 27. Followed (f. 29) by a copy of the letter
referred to, which gives an account of " the Kings " (t.e. the Pre-
tender's) escape from Bologna to Bome through fear of the German
troops; endorsed as received in London, 4 Mar. 1718 [9].

5. E[lizabeth, dau. of Sir E. Villiers, wife of George Hamilton, 1'^
Earl of] Orkney, to Lady [Sunderland?]; 24 Feb. 1718 [9].
Endorsed " About Lady Bab. Villiers." f. 31.

6. [George Hamilton, 1* Earl of Orkney], to [Charles Spencer, 3»*
Earl of Sunderland]; [Feb. 1719]. With similar endorsement,
f. 34.

328 STOWE MSB., SMt7-a49.

7. Ab1:)6 DnboiSy on the dispute between Lord Stair and the French
Prinoes of the Blood on the question of ceremonial, the intrigaee of
the Pretender and of the Jaoobites, the projected Spanish expedi-
tion against England, etc. ; Paris, 8 March, 1719. With enclosores.
Fr. ffl 36-63 ; — enclosing copies of letters relating to the Spanish
expedition against England in favour of the Pretender, the latter's
arrival in Spain, 6te.; Paris, 11 Mar. 1719. Fr. f. 64; — on the
ceremonial question ; Paris, 28 Mar. 1719. Fr. f. 112.

8. James Craggs to [the Spanish Ambassador?], on the relations
between the two countries, the English expedition to the Medi-
terranean, etc. ; [1719]. Fr. Draft, with autograph corrections,
f. 72; — ^to the Abb4 Dubois, on the ceremonial question; 12 Mar.
171f. Fr. Draft, f. 100.

9. S[amuel] Buckley, on the state of the west of England with regard
to the expected Jacobite invasion ; Dorchester, Bridgwater, Bath,
11-21 Mar. 171f 3ff. 98, 102, 117, 119.

10. T — Parry to Arthur Owen, M.P. for Pembroke, with news of a
suspicious-looking ship at Holyhead, containing '* a great number
of small armes and a good quantity of ammunition on board '* ;
Bodowen, 26 Mar. 1719. f. 126.

11. Henry Worsley, Envoy at Lisbon, forwarding a letter dated at
Lisbon, 2 April, addressed to ''Monsieur Schmidman, Ministre
Besident de S.A.S. Electorale Palatine k la cour Britanniqne k
Londres" : " You'll find the outward address is only a fedse cover,
the' from hence you may judge of y^ person 'tis addressed to. The
person that writes it has been at Hannover, and is entirely in the
Spanish Literest " ; Lisbon, 11 Apr. 1719. f. 134.

12. [James Berkeley, 3"^ Earl of] Berkeley, Yice-Admiral, asking
that, as he thinks ''the Spaniards have made an end of their
expedition," he may leave the command of the Fleet to Sir J.
Norris; "Dorsetshire, ten leagues from the Lizard," 11 Apr. 1719.
f. 144.

13. Letter, unsigned, on political affiedrs, endorsed *'For Lord
Sunderland " ; 6 Jan. 1719 [20]. £ 162.

14. [Thomas Pelham-] Holies, [Duke of] Newca8tle» on home politicB ;
Nottingham Castle, 6 Aug. 1720. f. 164.

15. Thomas Hopley, reoommending "a scheme for raising £90,000
per annum by a |Tax upon Pews " ; n.d. Endorsed, " For Mr.
Aislabie," [ChanceUor of the Exchequer, 1718-1721]. f. 203.

The following papers are also included : —

16. Extracts and trandationfi of letters from Paris, Lisbon, Genoa,
etc., relating to the projected Spanish Expedition under the Duke
of Ormonde; 16 Jan. N.S.— 16 Mar. N.S. 1719. flf. 78-94.

Cl. IV. mSTOEY. 329

17. Statement of John Bronghton, D.D., Lecturer at St. AndreVs,
Holbom, on his refiising to obey Dr. [Henry] Saoheverell's [Beotor
of the same chnroh] instmotionfl to " leave out of his Prayer before
sermon the Parliament and the Duke of Marlborough " ; 23 Mar.
171|. f. 125.

18. Political poem, beg. " Tho* Peace and War be the most known
Prerogatives of Britain's crown " ; temp, Anne. f. 168.

19. "Proposals of a scheme for the turning out B[obert] W[alpo]le,
Esq^, at the next election at Lynn Begis, and for the farther
fixing and securing the whig Interest there " ; temp. Anne — Qeo. I.
f. 177.

20. "Some heads relating to y« Oommon Councill/' and to the

Corporation of London, by T Woodford ; temp, Geo. L (?)

ff. 178, 180.

21. Information as to "Mr. Taff," an Lrishman, "Mr. Eer," a Scotch-
man, and "Mr. Linch," an Irishman, who offer their services and
correspondence to the King [Qeoi^ L]. Fr. f. 182.

22. Nominal lists of members of Parliament and Peers ; [drc. 1720].
ff. 184-199.

848. Transobifts of historical papers, tfix, : —

1. " Mr. Harley's Plan for conducting the Business of the Public as
proposed to the Queen in a Oonference with Her Majesty,
October 30^, 1710 " : an outline of foreign and domestic policy on
taking office, f. 1.

2. An Account of what passed at a Oonference concerning a scheme
for separating the succession to the German possessions of
Oeorge L from that to the Orown of England; [1719]. A note
by Tho. Asde states that it is transcribed from the ori^nal in the
hand of Lord Ohancellor Macclesfield (cf. No. 249). £ 5.

Bound in at the end are : —

3. Extracts from despatches from Secretary Harley to Sir Philip
Meadows, Ambassador at Vienna, complaining of the backwardness
of the Oourt of Vienna in the war, 13 May— 19 Dec. 1707 ; also
from despatches from Secretary Lord Townshend to [Biohard
Temple], Lord Oobham, and Mr. [afterwards Sir Luke] Schaub,
Ambassadors at Vienna, to the same effect, 11 Feb. 1714 [5] —
14 Feb. 1716 [6].

Paper; ff. 24. In crimson moroooo binding, tooled. Small
quarto.

848. AcoouBT of what passed in a Oonference in 1719, concerning a
scheme for separating the descent of the German possessions of
George I. from that of the Orown of England. A note by Tho.

330 STOWE MSB., 250-862.

AsHe states that it is copied from the original in the hand of Lord
Ghancellor Maoclesfield, which was in his library. The first two
pages are in Astle's hand, the rest, according to Dr. 0*Conor, in
that of Mrs. Astle. At the end (f. 17) is a copy of a minute by the
king as to his wishes on the subject.

Paper ; ff. 20. In richly tooled crimson morocco binding, with
the royal arms in the centre. Small quarto.

260. Official Transcripts of intercepted Jacobite correspondence, to
which are added copies of letters addressed to the Secretary of
State by the English Ambassadors in France, Italy, ete.^ on the
plots of the Jacobites ; April — August, 1722.

The earlier letters contain much information concerning the
various Jacobite leaders, the Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lansdowne,
Gen. Dillon, the two Eellys, the Earl of Mar, and others, the pro-
j^ted invasion of England from Spain under Ormonde, etc. ; bnt
they more especially show the part played by Bishop Atterbuiy
and his relations with the Pretender. AH the above persons are
alluded to under fictitious names, but in most cases the real names
are given, with other notes, in the margin. The Pretender himself
has five or six pseudonyms, but is generally ''Mr. Jackson";
Atterbury is known as " Mr. T. Illington " and " Mr. T. Jones,"
Lord Oxford is referred to as ''Nestle"; and the letters from
10 May to 5 July contain several allusions to the attempts of the
Jacobites to induce him to take an active part in their plans. On
f. 58, John Semple, in a letter to Francis Semple, gives the details
of an intended rising in London on the night of the Duke of
Marlborough's funeral, viz. 9 August. Ff. 62-72 contain extracts
and copies of letters already given earlier in the volume.

In the latter part of the volume, letters from Sir Luke Schanb,
English Minister at Paris, Thomas Crawford, Secretary to the
Embassy at Paris, [Henry?] Davenant, Envoy at Genoa (who
writes from Rome), Col. Stanhope, Ambassador at Madrid, and
others, to Lord Carteret, Secretary of State, show the serious
nature of the intended expedition from Spain. It was known
(f. 75) that the Pretender had had a conference with the Pope on
the subject, that -arms and soldiers, principally from Ireland, were
being collected, and that ships of war, manned and officered by
Irish Jacobites, were ready to sail from Cadiz and other Spanish
ports so soon as news should be received from England that
everything was ripe for a simultaneous insurrection there. A
letter from Stanhope, 8 June, reports (f. 83) that Ormonde "in-
tends speedily to pass into England with a great number of Irish
officers now in the service of his Catholick Majesty, in order to put

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 331

himself at the head of the rebels there," that Oapt. Morgan with
three ships of "thirty odd gans" was to transport 12,000 arms
into England, together with Ormonde, and "that the place for
landing is most oertainly either Bristol, Milford, or Highlake"
[perhaps Hoylake, co. Chest]. Stanhope's next letter, however,
15 June (f. 84), breaks oflf to say that news is jnst brought "that
the design for passing into England is for the present at least
entirely laid aside, the late disooveiy there of the conspiracy
having disappointed all measures." But though the King of
Sx>ain, about the end of June, at the instance of Col. Stanhope,
forbade Irish officers and other suspected Jacobites to quit Spain
without special licence, it is evident from letters [of Sir AnthoDy
Wescombe] from Corunna and Bilboa in July and August, that
active preparations were still being carried on at the various ports.

The contents of the volume are printed, with some omissions
(more particularly of compromising names, etc,), and without the
marginal notes, in the Appendices, and partly in the body, of the
" Beport from the Committee appointed by the House of Commons
to examine Christopher Sayer and others," reported 1 Mar. 172f
{Beparta from Committees^ vol. i. 1803, p. 99). See also Howell's
Stale TriaU, vol. xvi., col. 323.

Paper; ff. 98. Belonged to Thomas Astle, "E MSS. Maccles-
field," [ac. Thomas Parker, 1^ Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor
in 1722]. Folio.

SSL Tbahsgbifts of State Letters, 1723—1748, as follows :—

1. Correspondence of [Charles Townshend, 2*^ Viscount] Townshend,
Secretary of State in attendance on George I. during his visit to
Hanover in 1723, with Sir B. Walpole, Lord Bolingbroke, the
Duke of Newcastle, and others, on public afifaars; 20 June^l Jan.
1723. Many of the letters are printed in Coxe's Memoirs of Bir
B. Walpole, 1798, vol. ii. part i f. 1.

2. [Henry St. John, Viscount] Bolingbroke, to [Thomas Pelham-
Holles], Duke of Newcastle ; 24 Oct. 1724. f. 74.

3. The Duke of Newcastle to the Lord Privy Seal, [Henry Lowther,
3ni Viscount Lonsdale], giving him an account of affairs abroad ;
Claremont, 28 May, 1734. f. 75.

4. Correspondence of H[enry Bilson] Legge, Envoy to Prussia, with
the Duke of Newcastle and [John Bussell, Duke of] Bedford,
Secretaries of State ; Berlin, etc., 24 June— 12 Nov. 1748. f. 79.

Paper ; ff. 104. xYiuth cent Folio.

268. Copies of official correspondence and papers chiefly relating to
the commercial relations of Great Britain and Russia; 1732-1765.

332 STOWE MSB., 868-256.

1. Letters of [William Stanhope, Baron] Harrington, Secretary of
State, with the Commissioners for Trade, reporting the progress
of the negotiations of [George Forbes], Viscount Forbes [S"" Earl of
Granard, 1734], Minister Plenipotentiary, and Claudius Bondeau,
Minister Eesident at St. Petersburg, for a Treaty of Commeroe ;
27 May, 1732—31 Dec. 1734. f. 1. Among the endosures is
(f. 42) a copy of the treaty, dated 2 Dec. 1734.

2. '* A state of the grieyances and hardships the English Trade lies
under in Bussia" ; n.d. f. 52.

3. "Counter-project of a Treaty of Commeroe with Bussia"; cure.
1760. f. 60.

4. Projet de ponvention eventuelle entre leurs Majest^s Prussienne et
Britannique ; 30 Dec. 1761. f. 77.

5. Letter from [? George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of Halifax, Secretary
of State], to Sir George Macartney, Minister Plenipotentiary at
St. Petersburg, relating to the commercial relations between Great
Britain and Bussia, April, 1765 ; with papers concerning the
proposed new Treaty between the -two countries, ctrc. 1765.
3ff. 81-143.

Paper ; ff. 143. xviiith cent. Folio.

263. Copies of historical letters relating to the Court of Bussia,
1740—1766, ffiz. :—

1. Correspondence of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, English
Ambassador to Bussia, with [Bobert Darcy], Earl of Holdemesse,
Secretary of State, on the negotiations for a proposed convention
between England and Bussia ; 23 June — 18 Nov. 1755. f. 8.

2. Letter from [John Hobart, 2'^'] Earl of Buckinghamshire^
Ambassador to Bussia in 1762-1764, to [Philip Torke, 2^] Earl of
Hardwicke, *' giving an account of the revolution in Bussia and of
the death of the late Emperor, Peter the Third *' [in 1762], with
notes; 16 April, 1766. f. 26.

3. Extract of a letter from the Earl of Buckinghamshire to [John
Montagu, 4^] Earl of Sandwich, " containing an account of the
death of Prince Ivan" [Ivan VI., Czar of Bussia 1740, de-
throned 1741, assassinated 1764] ; St. Petersburg, 26 July, 1764.
N.S. f. 37.

4. " Bussian Bevolutions," ffiz. (a) '' An account of the revolution
in Bussia on the demise of the Empress Anne in 1740," contained
in a letter from the Hon. Edward Finch-Hatton, Ambassador to
Bussia, to [Wniiam Stanhope], Earl of Harrington ; St. Petersburg,
18 Nov. 1740. f. 41;— (b) "An account of the Bevolution in
favour of the Empress Elizabeth," in a letter from the same to the
same; St. Petersburg, 26 Nov. 1741. f. 53;— (c) "An aoooont of

Ol. IV. HISTOBY. 333

the deposition of the Emperor Peter the Third, and of the acoes-
sion of the Empress Catherine II.," in a letter from Bobert Murray
Keith, Ambassador' to Bnssia, to George Grenville, Secretary of
State ; St. Petersburg, 12 July, 1762. f. 58.

Paper; ff. 68. xviiith oent. Bound in crimson calf, tooled.
Quarto.

254. Copiis of State Papers, 1744—1772, viz. :—

1. ''Minute of a Cabinet Paper by Lord Chancellor Hardwicke iu
Dec. 1744, on the then posture of public aJffairs." In the hand of
T. Astle. f. 1.

2. "Extract of Secretary Murray's [John Murray of Broughton,
Secretary to the Pretender] examination before the Lord Chancellor,
the two Secretaries of State, and Mr. Pelham soon after his
commitment to the Tower, Aug*. 13, 1746." In Astle's hand.
(For other papers on the same subject, see Add. 33,050). f. 3.
Followed (3ff. 8 b, 9) by copies of letters to the Young Pretender
from the Prince del Campo Florido, Spanish Ambassador in Paris,
1 Aug. 1745 ; and from the Duo de Bouillon.

3. Copies of the speeches of the advocates, pro ei con.^ in the cause of
separation between Christian YII. of Denmark and his Queen,
Caroline Matilda; 24 Mar. — 2 April, 1772. A note by Astle says,
"never made public." f. 10.

Paper; ff. 23. In crimson morocco binding, tooled, with the
royal anns in the centre. Small Quarto.

2fi6. "PaocEEDiNas against the Bebels after the Bebellion in 1745,"
consisting of a complete account of the legal proceedings against
the prisoners at York and Carlisle, in Aug. and Sept. 1746, the
witnesses' depositions, etc. At the end (f. 91) is added a copy
of Queen Anne's Commission for regulating the expenditure of the
sum of £398,085 10«. granted to Scotland by the fifteenth article of
the Treaty of Union as an equivalent for that country's liabilities
towards the payment of the debts of England contracted before the
Union, circ. 1707.

Paper ; ff. 101. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

256-261. CoRBBSPONDENCE and papers, political and private, of Major
Bichard Phelps, Secretary to the Embassy at Turin, and Under-
Secretary of State for the Northern Department; 17 Febr. 174J-
16 Febr. 1768. Prefixed are originals and copies of state despatches
supplied for his use on entering office, 22 June, 1725 — 26 Sept.
1757. Phelps's official letters are rough drafts made for the

334 STOWE MSS., 266, 267.

Seoretary of State, John Montagu, 4^ Earl of Sandwich, who haa
in many instances added to, or even rewritten, the draft in his
own hand. Six volnmes. Paper. Folio. The contents are as
follows : —

266. Phelps Papers. Vol. I. (ff. 320). 22 June, 1725—26 Sept 1757.

1. Original Letters to B. Phelps from (a) W[illiam] B[agot, afterw.
1** Baron Bagot]; Blithfield, [oo. Staff.], 5 Nov. 1755. f. 280;—

(b) Sn[eyd] Davies, [Prebendary of Lichfield, afterw. Archdeacon
of Derby]; Eccleshall, Staffordshire, 17 Aug. 1751. f. 113;—

(c) Joseph Spence, Begius Professor of Modem History at Oxford ;
London, 17 Feb., 8 Mar. 174J. ff. 103, 105.

2. Letters from Sir Benjamin Eeene, K.B., Ambassador at Madrid,
to (a) Thomas Pelham Holies, Duke of Newcastle ; Seville, Madrid,
24 Nov. 1730—11 Oct. 1752. Orig. and Copies, ff. 78-85, 97, 120,
123, 147-170, 173-210;— (b) Bobert Daroy, 4:^ Earl of Holder^
nesse; Morleja, near Madrid, and Madrid, 27 March, 30 June,
1752. Copiea, ff. 115, 119, 130;— (c) William Henry Nassau, 4^
Earl of Bochford, Ambassador at Turin; Antigola, near Aranjues*
15 May, 1752. Copy. f. 125 ;— (d) Sir Thomas Bobinson, Secretary
of State; Antigola, Madrid, 17 June, 25 Sept. 1754. Orig. and
Copiea. ff. 211, 218, 221, 236, 251, 255, 266, 274 ;— <e) William Pitt,
afterw. 1"^ Earl of Chatham, Secretary of State, Madrid, 26 Sept.
1757. Copy. f. 292.

3. Copies of letters to Sir B. Keene from (a) the Duke of Newcastle ;
Whitehall, Kensington, 30 April, 1730— [—] Oct., 1732. ff. 76,
86-96;— (b) Lord Holdemesse; Whitehall, 2 AprU, 1752. f. 117 ;
— (c) Joseph de Carvajal y Lancaster, Spanish Minister of State ;
Buen Betiro, 3 July, 16 Aug. 1752. ff. 138, 171 ;— <d) Sir T.
Bobinson ; Whitehall, 8 July, 15 Aug. 1754. fL 214^ 253 ;— (e)
W. Pitt; Whitehall, 23 Aug. 1757. f. 282.

4. J. de Carvajal y Lancaster to Gen. Bicardo Wall, Spanish Minister
in London; Buen Betiro, 9 April, 1752. Trand. t 121.

5. Sir William Godolphin, Ambassador to Madrid, to Henry Bennet,
Earl of Arlington, Secretaiy of State; Madrid, ^ May, 1672.
Copy. f. 305.

6. Joseph de Grimaldo Gutierrez, Marquis de Grimaldo, Secretaiy
and Councillor of State, to William Stanhope, afterw. 1** Earl of
Harrington, Ambassador to Madrid; San Ildefonso, 13 July, 1725.
Transl f. 16.

7. Bev. John Henley, the " Orator," to CoL Sir Thomas De Veil, J.P.
for CO. MiddL and Westminster ; 8 Oct. 1745. Copy. f. 106 b.

8. Count HeLnrich von Podewils and Count A Mardefeld,

Prussian Foreign Ministers, to Philip Dormer Stapbope, 4*^ £arl

Cl. IY. HISTOBY. 336

of Ohesterfleld, Secretary of State; Berlin, 2 July, 1747. Fr. Copy.
f. 107.

9. The Duke of Newoastle to W. Stanhope; Whitehall, 23 Sept.
1726, 22 Deo. 1726. Oopte$. ff. 46, 70.

10. Frederic 11. of Prussia, to George 11. ; Berlin,;^ 4 March, 1761.
Fr. Copy. f. 111.

11. Oenon de Somodevilla, Marques de La Ensenada, to the Spanish
Governors and Officers in America; Madrid, 1 July, 1762. Span.
and Engl Copies, ff. 140, 143.

12. Lord Chesterfield to Counts von Podewils and Mardefeld; White-
hall, 16 July, 1747. Fr. Copy. f. 109.

13. W. Stanhope (a) to the Duke of Newcastle; Madrid, 22 June,
1726—6 Jan. 1727. Copies. «. 11, 14, 48, 68, 73;— C^) to Charles
Townshend, 2»^ Viscount Townshend, Secretary of State ; Madrid,
Segovia, 14 July— 27 Dec. 1726. Copies, ff. 18, 23, 31, 33, 38,
44, 60-67.

14. Hon. Charles Townshend, 2^ son of Charles, 3^ Viscount
Townshend, Secretary to the Embassy at Madrid, (a) to Claudius
Amyand, Under Secretary of State; Madrid, 22 July, 30 Sept
1764. ff. j219, 278;— (b) to Sir T. Eobinson; Madrid, 31 July,
1754. 232.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —
16. "A rough draft of the Characters of some of the Ministers at
Cambray," by [? Horace Walpole, afterw. 1* Baron Walpole of
Woolterton, then Plenipotentiary at Cambray]; cire. 1724. f. 2.

16. " Account of Henley's Oratory " ; 10 Dec. 1729. f. 76.

17. " Account of the Expedition to Naples," by Capt. De Langle,

B.N.; Off Naples, 21 Aug. 1742. C^. f. 99.

18. '* Case of the portion granted to H.H.H. the Princess Louisa,
[youngest daughter of George 11.], with [Frederic] the Prince
Eoyal [afterwards Frederic V.] of Denmark"; 31 Jan. 174|.
f. 101.

19. Memorial from the Board of Trade to George I., on the right of
cutting logwood in the Province of Yucatan, Central America,
26 May, 1717 ; with another paper on the same subject, i% May,
1672. ff. 306, 308.

20. " The method for taking St. Jago [in Cuba] by sea," by Sir
George Lowther, B.N. ; cire. 1740. f. 319.

267. Phelps Papers. Vol. II. (ff. 219). 28 Dec. 1768— [—] Dec. 1763.

1. Original letters to R. Phelps from (a) B[ichard] Bagot, [4**» son of
Sir Walter Bagot, 6**> Bart., Secretary to the embassy at Venice] ;
Venice, 7 Dec. 1762. f. 84;— (b) W[illiam] Bagot, [afterw. 1"*
Baron Bagot] ; Siena, 12, 19 Jan. [1769]. ff 3, 6. ;— (c) Anne

336 STQWE MSS., 267, 258,

[Compton, wife of Charles, 7*^ Earl of] Northampton; Venioe,
23 Oct. 1762. f. 68;— (d) [Charles Compton, 7^ Earl of] North-
ampton, [Ambassador to Venioe] ; Chamberry, Milan, Venice,
28 Sept.— 7 Dec. 1762. ff. 62, 66, 66, 77, 82;— (e) John Dick,
Consul at Leghorn; Leghorn, 16 Nov. 1762. f. 78; — (f) L[oniB]
Dutens, [Charg6 - d'Affaires at Turin]; Turin, 26 Nov. 1762.
f. 188 ;--(g) [Sir] J[ames] Gray, [Bart, Envoy to Naples] ; Naples,
23 March— 21 Dec. 1762. jff. 19, 32, 62, 63, 73, 79, 87 ;— (h) James
Hollford, Consul at Genoa; Genoa, 27 Nov. 1762. f. 80;— (i)
Benj[amin] Langlois, [Secretary to the Embassy at Vienna] ;
Vienna, 7 Dec. 1763. f. 190 ;— (k) C[harles Lyttelton, Bishop of]
Carlisle; Hagley, [oo. Wore.], 30 June, 1762. f. 45;— (1) [Sir]
R[ichard] Lyttelton, [K.B., Governor of Minorca] ; Lyons, 10 Dec.

1762, 6 March, 1763. ff. 86, 92;— (m) [Sir] Horace Mann, [1^
Bart., Envoy to Florence] ; Florence, 28 Dec. 1758—8 Nov. 1762.
ff. 1, 17, 21-31, 34r-39, 42, 44, 47-51, 54-61, 70, 71, 75 ;— (n)
D[? orothy] Molyneux, [? 2^ dau. of Eichard, 5*^ Viscount Sefton] ;
20 April, 1759. f. 7;— <o) George Pitt, [afterw. 1* Baron Bivers,
Envoy to Sardinia] ; Stratfieldsaye [co. SouthtJ, Turin, 5 Aug. 1759,
5 Febr. 1763. ff. 13, 88 ;— (p) Pen[elope] Pitt, [wife of George, 1*
Baron Eivers]; Stratfieldsaye, 6 July [1759]. f. ll;^q) [Sir]
Joseph Yorke, [afterw. Baron Dover, Envoy to the Netherlands] ;
Hague, 4 Oct 1763. f. 119.

2. Original letters from B. Phelps (a) to Penelope Pitt; Syraonse,

Lausanne, 10 May, 12 Oct. [1759]. ff. 9, 16 ;— (b) to ; Turin,

2 June, 1762. f. 40.

3. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and B. Phelps to (a)
Sir J. Goodricke ; Whitehall, 28 Oct. 1763. ff. 148, 166 ;— {b) [John
Hobart, 2^] Earl of Buckingham[shire, Ambassador to Russia];
WhitehaU, 19 Sept.— 30 Dec. 1763. ff. 100, 121, 126, 141-147, 176,

198, 214; — (c) Michel, Prussian Ambassador to England;

Whitehall, 17 Nov. 1763. f. 184 ;— (d) Andrew Mitchell, Ambassa-
dor to Prussia ; Whitehall, 23 Sept— [— ] Dec. 1763. ff. 107, 178,
218; — (e) David Murray, 7**» Viscount Stormont, Ambassador to
Vienna; Whitehall, 21 Oct.— 27 Deo. 1763. ff. 131, 137, 154, 160,
192, 204, 206 ;— (f) Bichard Welters, Agent at Botterdam ; 18 Oct.

1763. f. 129 ;— <g) Balph Woodford, afterw. 1"* Bart., Besident at
the Hanse Towns; Whitehall, 23 Sept— 30 Dea 1763. ff. 109,
172, 194, 216;— (h) Thomas Wroughton, Envoy to Poland ; White-
hall, [— ]Oct 1763—20 Dec. 1763. ff. 168, 170, 180, 204;— (i)
Sir Jos. Yorke; WhitehaU, 23 Sept— 20 Dec 1763. ff. 111-118,
123, 133, 162, 174, 196, 202 ;— (k) ** Circulars to all the Ministers
in the Northern Department"; Whitehall, 21 Oct, 18 Nov. 1763.
ff. 135, 186.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 337

Among the oorrespondence are the following papers : —

4. Instmctions to Lord Stormont; 25 May, 1763. Extract f. 94.

5. Credentials of Joseph de Onis, Spanish Eesidcnt at Warsaw;
San ndefonso, — July, 1763. Lat. Copy. f. 98.

258. Phelps Papers. Vol. III. (f. 234). 4 Jan.— 30 July, 1764.

1. Letters to B. Phelps from (a) C[harle8] Sl[oane Cadogan, 3^ Baron,
afterw. 1»* Earl] Cadogan; Caussham [Caversham, co. Oxon.]

22 July. f. 217 ;— (b) Eob[ert] Foley and T Selwin; Paris,

9 Febr. f. 56;— (c) Sir J. Qoodricke; Stockholm, 4 May, 20 June,
24 July. AT. 130, 172, 221 ;— (d) Will[iam] Gordon, [Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Diet at Batisbon, afterw. Ambassador to
Denmark]; Calais, Aix-la-Chapelle, 28 June, 15 July. ff. 188,
213;— (e) Ben. Langlois; Vienna, 18 Jan.— 26 June. ff. 20, 146,
184, 186 ; — (f) Charles Lennox, 3^ Duke of Bichmond; Goodwood,

13 Jan. f. 16 ;— (g) [Hon.] J[ame8] S[tuart] Mackenzie, [2^ son of
James, 2^ Earl of Bute, Keeper of the Privy Seal for Scotland] ;
Edinburgh, Belmont Lodge, Castle Menzies, [co. Perth], 26 May —
30 July. ff. 158, 178, 194, 233;— (h) John Montagu, 4^ Earl of
Sandwich ; Hinchinbrook, [co. Hunt.], 29 July, f 229 ;— (i) [Geoi^e
Montagu] Dunk, [2^ Earl of] Halifax ; Bushey Park, [co. Middl.],
30 July. f. 231 ;— (k) Lord Stormont ; Vienna, 19 May, 23, 26 June,

14 July. ff. 147, 176, 182, 207;— (1) Horatio Paul; Vienna,
21 March, f. 104 ; — (m) Stanier Porten, [Secretary to the Embassy
at Madrid]; Madrid, 7 May. f. 132; — (n) Henry Somerset,
5tt» Duke of Beaufort; Badminton, 18 Jan. f. 18;— (o) Bic[hard
Terrick, Bishop of] Peterborough; Clargis Street, [London], 23
May. t 156 ; — (p) Thomas Wroughton ; Warsaw, 11 ApriL
f. 117;— (q) Sir Jos. Torke; Hague, 27 Jan., 2, 9 March, ff. 41,
87, 95.

2. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and B. Phelps to (a)
Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby, afterw. Baron Sydney of Leix,
Besident at Copenhagen; Whitehall, 15 May. f. 139;— (b) Sir J.
Qoodricke; Whitehall, 6 March— 27 July. ff. 89, 110, 139, 149,
166, 174, 190, 200, 204, 225;— (c) Lord Buckinghamshire; White-
hall, 20 Jan.— 26 June. ff. 24, 28, 60, 62, 75, 119, 121, 128, 134,
162, 164, 180;— (d) Andrew Mitchell ; Whitehall, 6 Jan.— 27 July.
ff. 3, 43, 64, 71, 93, 139, 151, 227;— (e) Lord Stormont; Whitehall,
6 Jan.— 10 July. ff. 5, 34, 37, 39, 45, 73, 77, 83, 123, 136, 141, 153,
154, 168, 192, 198, 205 ;—<f) Walter Titley, Besident at Copen-
hagen; Whitehall, 30 March, f 113;— (g) B. Woodford; White-
hall, 6 Jan., 23, 30 March, ff. 7, 108, 115;— (h) T. Wroughton;
Whitehall, 2 March, 26 Apr., 19 June. ff. 85, 126, 170;— (i) Sir
J. Yorke ; Whitehall, 10 Jan.— 6 July. ff. 9, 13, 22, 47, 49, 54, 68,

338 STOWE MSS., 269, 260.

66, 68, 79, 81, 91, 97, 99, 143, 160, 202 ;— (k) the Commiflsioners
of Trade and Plantations; Whitehall, 2 July. f. 196;— (1) the
Ministers in the Northern Department ; Whitehall, 27 July. f. 223.

3. Letters to Lord Sandwich from (a) Lord Buckinghamshire; St.
Petersburg, 24 July, N.8. Extract f. 219 ;— (b) Lord Stormont ;
Vienna, 21 July. f. 215;— (c) Sir J. Yorke; Hague, 17 Febr.
f. 68.

4. Sir H. Mann to Lord Halifax ; Florence, 14 July. f. 209.

6. John Stuart, 3"* Earl of Bute, Secretary of State, (a) to Bobeit
Keith, Ambassador to Eussia; St. James', 5 Jan., 23 Febr. 1762.
Copies, ff. 30, 32;— (b) to T. Wroughton; St James', 23 Febr.
1762. Copy, f. 32.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

6. Precis of resolutions of the States-General of the Netherlands;
4 Jan. f. 1.

7. Protocol of Treaty between England and Hesse-Cassel ; London,
21 March. Engl and Fr. Copies, ff. 101, 103.

8. Memorial from H. Paul to George III. ; Vienna, 21 March,
f. 106.

269. Phelps Papers. Vol. IV. (ff. 212). 1 Aug.— 30 Nov. 1764.

1. Letters to B. Phelps from (a) [James Caulfield, 1«* Earl of]
Charlemont; Mount Street, [London], 13 Oct. f. 144; — (b) Sir
J. Goodricke; Stockholm, 21 Sept. 12 Oct. ff. 103, 142;— (c)
Robert Gordon ; Aix, 20 Nov. f. 193 ;— (d) W. (Jordon ; Ratis-
bon, 20 Aug. f. 64;— (e) [George Lyttelton, 1* Baion] Lyttelton;
Hagley, 27 Oct. f. 164;— <f) Sir H. Mann; Florence, 20 Nov.
f. 196;— (g) A. Mitchell; Berlin, 14 Aug. f. 50;— (h) Lord
Sandwich ; Hinohinbrook, Whitehall, the Grange, Belvidere, Fam-
ham, 1 Aug.— 22 Oct ff. 1, 6, 22, 26, 60, 62, 70, 101, 116, 146,
150;— (i) Lord Stormont; Vienna, 11 Aug. 20 Oct 21 Nov.

ff. 37, 148, 197;— (k) J Ward; Hanley, [oo. Staff.],

17 Sept. f. 88.

2. Letters to Lord Sandwich from (a) Sir J. Goodricke ; Stockholm,
3 Aug., 11 Sept. Copies, ff. 20, 76 ;— (b) R. Woodford ; Hamburg,
15 Sept. Copy. f. 81.

3. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and R. Phelps to (a)
Alexander Burnett, Secretary to the Embassy at Berlin; White-
hall, 18 Sept., 12 Oct., 13 Nov. ff. 95, 130, 170;— (b) D. A. S.
Cosby; Whitehall, 14 Sept.— 30 Nov. ff. 79, 124, 174, 209;— (c)
Sir J. Goodricke; Whitehall, 3 Aug.— 30 Nov. ff. 9, 28, 39, 46,
52, 58, 66, 68, 72, 97, 105, 114, 118, 120, 132, 134, 158, 160, 164,
166, 176, 178, 203, 207 ;— (d) Lord Buckinghamshire; Whitehall,
3 Aug.— 30 Nov, ff. 7, 39, 41, 91, 93, 112, 128, 162, 156, 168, 172,

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 339

205;— (e) Lord Stormont; Wbitehall, 3 Aug.— 6 Nov. ff. 12, 64,
136, 162;— (f) W. Titley; WhitebaU, 14 Sept., 5 Oct., 30 Nov.
ff. 79, 122, 209 ;— (g) T. Wroughton; Whitehall, 3 Aug.— 23 Nuv.
ff. 14, 110, 126, 138, 199;— (h) Sir J. Yorke ; Whitehall, 3 Aug.
—30 Nov. ff. 16, 18, 30, 34, 99, 108, 140, 180, 201, 211 ;
— (i) the Ministers of the Nor them Department; Whitehall, 21
Aug. f. 56.

4. Sir n. Mann to Lord Halifax ; Florence, 4 Aug. Copy. £ 24.

5. The British Factory at Hamburg to B. Woodford; Hamburg,
12 Sept. Copy. i. 83.

6. The French Minister at Stockholm ; 26 Aug. Ahatr. f. 78.

7. C^sar Gabriel de Choiseul, Due de Fraslin, French Minister at
Vienna; 4 Sept. Ahstr. f. 78b.

260. Phelps Papers. Vol. V. (ff. 224). 7 Dec. 1764—29 March, 1765.

1. Letters to B. Phelps from (a) D. A. S. Cosby; Copenhagen, 26
March, 1765. f. 216 ;— (b) Sir J. Goodricke ; Stockholm, 2 Febr.
1766. f. 144 ;— (c) W. Gordon ; Batisbon, 14 Jan., 14 March,
1766. ff. 120, 204;— (d) Sir George Macartney, Ambassador to
Bussia; St. Petersburg, ^| March, 1766. f. 219;— (e) Hon. J. S.
Mackenzie; Hill Street, 4 Febr., 4 March, 1766. ff. 146, 187.

2. Letters to Lord Sandwich fiom (a) Sir J. Goodricke ; Stockholm,
8 Febr., 26 March, 1766. ff. 148, 217 ;— (b) Baron Gross, Bussian
Prime Minister; 14 Febr. 1766. PrMa. f. 164;— (c) Sir G.
Macartney ; St. Petersburg, ^ March, 1766. Two letters, ff. 193,
199 ;— (d) [Claude Louis Fran9ois de Regnier], Comte de Guerchy ;
London, 9 March. Fr. i. 189.

3. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and B. Phelps to (a)
D. A. S. Cosby ; WhitehaU, 18 Dec. 1764—1 Febr. 1766. ff. 19,
32, 122, 142 ;— (b) Sir J. Goodricke ; WhitehaU, 7 Dec. 1764—
29 March, 1766. ff. 6, 13, 34, 106, 108, 124, 134, 160, 164, 166,
168, 174, 177, 191, 221 ;— (c) Lord Buckinghamshire; Whitehall,
21 Dec. 1764. f. 30;— (d) Sir G. Macartney; WhitehaU, 16 Jan.
—16 March, 1766. ff. 126, 132, 170, 179, 183, 206, 211;— <e) Lord
Stormont; WhitehaU, 14 Dec. 1764—1 March, 1766. ff. 16, 98,
112, 114, 138, 160, 186;— (f) W. Titley; Whitehall, 18 Dec. 1764
—19 Febr. 1766. ff. 19, 130, 162, 172, 181 ;— (g) B. Woodford ;
WhitehaU, 26 Dec. 1764. f. 100;— (h) T. Wroughton; WhitehaU,
14 Dec. 1764. f. 17 ;— <i) Sir J.'yorke; WhitehaU, 26 Deo. 1764
— 22 March, 1765. ff. 102, 104, 110, 140, 152, 213;— (k) the
Commissioners of Trade and Plantations; WhitehaU, 11 Jan. 1766.
f. 118; — (1) the Ministers of the Northern Department; WhitehaU,
7 Dec. 1764, 22 March, 1766. ff. 1, 3, 213.

4. PhUip Stanhope, Envoy to Saxony, to Carl Georg Friedrioh

z 2

340 STOWE MSS., 261, 282.

Flemming, Polish and Saxon Minister; Dresden, 15 Febr. 1765.
Extr. f. 166.

5. Copies of intercepted correspondence (a") of the Dno de Praslin and
Louis Charles Auguste Le Tonnelier, Baron de Bretenil, Ambas-
sador to Sweden, with — Berenger, Ambassador to Prussia ; 6 Jnly
—20 Nov. 1764. Fr. ff. 36-73 b, 87 ;— (b) of the Baron de
Breteuil and — Berenger; 26 Oct., 2 Nov. ff. 76, 78;— (o) of

Dumont, French Besident at Dantzic, and — Berenger;

Dantzic, 26 Ocf., 9 Nov. ff. 80, 82 ;— (d) of Zuokmantel,

French Besident at Dresden, and — Berenger ; Dresden, — Oct.
f. 84; — (e) of Jean Francois Ogier, French Besident at Copen-
hagen, and — Berenger; Copenhagen, 11 Oct. f. 89 ;— (f) of
Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, Foreign Secretary, and

— Berenger; 16 Nov. f. 91 ; — and (g) " Copie d'une lettre venlie
de Vienne par la voye de Dresde," n.d. f. 94.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

6. Papers relating to the marriage of Caroline Matilda, younger dan.
of Frederic Louis, Prince of Wales, to Christian, Crown Prince of
Denmark, after w. Christian YIL ; 19 Dec. 1764. Lot. and Fr.
ff. 21-29.

261. Phelps Papers. Vol. VI. (ff. 143). 5 April, 1765—16 Febr. 1768.

1. Letters to B. Phelps from (a) Lord Charlemont ; Dublin, 16 Febr.
1768. f. 124;— (b) Thomas Comewall, [Capt. B.N.]; Chert Park.
near Dorking, [Moccas Court, co. Heref.], 31 May, 1765, 1 Ang. «.«.
ff. 60, 125 ;— (c) V[elters] Comewall, [M.P. for oo. Hereford] ;
Bath, Moccas, 20 March, 30 May, 23 Aug., ».o. ff. 126-134;— <d)
[Charles Douglas], Duke of Queensberry ; 5 July, 1765. f. 101 ; —

(e) Giseuz; Epemay en Champagne, 1 May, 1765. Fr.

f. 35 ;— (f ) [Wills HUl, Earl of] Hillsborough, [afterw. l"* Marqnis
of Downshire, Commissioner of Trade and Plantations]; Board
of Trade, 7 May, «.a. f. 135 ;— (g) [George Henry Lee, 3^ Earl
of] Lichfield; HiU Street, 10 April, 1765. f. 17;— (h) Hon. J. S.
Mackenzie; House of Commons, Hill Street, 7, 8 May, 1765.
ff. 36, 38 ;— (i) Lord Sandwich ; Woburn, [oo. Bedf.], Belvidere,
13 July, 1765, 2 Dec. 1766. ff. 105— 122;— (k) Lord Stormont;

Vienna, 25 May, 1765. f. 51 ;— (1) D Phelps, his sister;

Moccas, 23 Aug., s.a. f. 133;— (m) W Phelps ; n.d. f. 137 ;—

(n) Kichard Rigby, [Vice-Treasurer and Master of the Rolls,
Ireland]; n.d, f. 139; — (o) James Rivers, [Under-Secretary
of State]; Teddington, [co. Middl.], 22 May, 1765, and «.d.
ff. 45, 47; — (p) John Christopher Roberts, [Secretary to the
Province of East Florida]; London, 11 Febr. 1768. f. 123;— (q)
W. IMtley ; Copenhagen, 21 May. f. 43;— (r) [George Walpole,

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3«> Earl of] Orford; Houghton, [co. Norf.], «.a. f. 141 ;— <b)
E[dward] Weston, [Under-Secretary of State]; Park Place, [London],
29 June, 1766. f. 96 ;— <t) Sir J. Yorke ; Hague, 6 April, 2, 9 July,
1765. 3ff. 1, 98, 103.

2. Drafts of official letters from Lord Sandwich and B. Phelps to (a)
Sir J. Goodrioke ; Whitehall, 9 April— [—] June, 1766. ff. 3, 7, 9,
22, 31, 49, 63, 62, 70, 74, 84;— (b) W. Gordon ; Whitehall, 28 June,
2 July, 1766. ff. 78, 100;— (c) [William de Grey], Solicitor-
General ; Whitehall, 14 June, 1766. f. 68 ;— (d) Sir G. Macartney ;

Whitehall, 9, 23 April. 3ff. 15, 26;— (e) Macky ; Whitehall,

19 April, 1765. f. 21 ;— (f) Lord Stormont ; 23 April, 1765. f. 27 ;
—(g) [Sir Fletcher Norton], Attoi-ney-General; Whitehall, 14 June,
1765. f. 68 ;— (h) J. Rivers ; Whitehall, 29 April, 1765. f. 29 ;—
(i) W. Titley ; Whitehall, 28 June, 1765. Two copies. flF. 80, 82 ;
— (k) Sir J. Yorke; WhitehaU, 16 April, 1765. f. 19;— (1) the
Commissioners of Trade and Plantations ; Whitehall, 29 May, 1766.
f.67.

3. Copies of letters from (a) J. F. Ogier to the Duo de Praslin;
Copenhagen, 12 March, 1765. f. 10 ;— (b) Sir Edmund Thomas,
3«* Bart., of Wenvoe, to Sir Charles Eemeys Tynte, 5^ Bart. ;
16 May, 1766. f. 40 ;— {o) G. Wrighte to the same ; Gayhurst,
[oo. Bucks], 20 May, «.a. f. 42.

Among the correspondence are the following papers : —

4. Minute of Cahinet Council; Whitehall, 12 June, 1766. In Lord
Sandwich's hand. f. 66.

5. Precis of Treaties between Great Britain and Sweden from 1664
to 1720. ff. 87-96.

262. Transcripts and extracts of historical letters, etc. ; 1748-1774.
With a few notes by Thomas Astle.

1. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, 2^ son of George 11.,
to John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, British Plenipotentiary at the
Congress of Aix-]a-Chapelle, on the situation of affairs in Holland ;
Hague, 2 Apr., N.S., 1748. f. 1.

2. Thomas Pelham-HoUes, Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State, to
the Duke of Cumberland, on the necessity for concluding a peace ;
Whitehall, [? 29] April, 1748. f. 3.

3. Memoranda of proceedings at the Court of France, extracted from
letters of English Ambassadors and Agents at Paris, relating more
particularly to intrigues and secret influences; 7 Jan. 1767 —
18 Dec. 17*74. f. 6.

4. Extracts of letters firom the English enyoys at the Court of
Denmark, especially of Col. [afterwards Sir] Bobert Murray Keith,
who succeeded Eobert Gunning at Copenhagen in Feb. 1771 (». Eg.

342 STOWE MSS., 268-270.

2700, f. 44), to the Secretary of State, throwing light on the in-
fluence and conduct of Count Johann Friedrich von Stniensee;
12 Feb. 1771—17 Dec. 1772. f. 19.

Paper; ff. 22. rvinth cent. In dark-green morocco binding,
tooled. Quarto.

263. Transcripts of letters addressed to Sir Charles Hanbuiy
Williams, Ambassador at St. Petersburg; 1755-1757. The letters
give an account of transactions in Parliament, movements of parties
and court intrigues immediately before and after the fall of the
Duke of Newcastle's ministry in Nov. 1756, the subsequent
acceptance by the Duke of Devonshire of the post of First Lord of
the Treasury, with Pitt as Secretary of State, their resignation,
and the settling of the Newcastle and Pitt joint-administration in
June, 1757. A note on the fly-leaf by Thomas Astle states that in
1775 the originals were ''in the possession of Mr. Hanbury
Williams." The writers are : — (1) Henry Digby, [Baron Digby

1765, 1^ Earl of Digby, 1790]; 23 Dec. 1763, 10, 13 Nov. 1766,
12 June, 1757. flF. 2, 4 b, 9 b, 13 b ;— (2) George Hanbury ; — Nov.

1766. f. 10 b;-(3) Henry Fox, [Baron Holland in 1763];
29 May, 26 Deo. 1756. ff. 11, 12.

Included also are : — (4) Memoranda "• from a paper in the hand-
writing of the Duke of Newcastle, entitled Business for Lord
Hardwicke, Lord Mausfleld, and Mr. Stone, Newcastle House,
Feb. 18, 1760," the subjects being, (a) a Discourse between the
Duke, W. Pitt, and [Dodo Heinrich, Baron] Enyphausen [Prussian
Ambassador], (b) "Mr. Pitt's project about Belle Isle," and (c)
Treasury affairs, etc. ff. 15 b-18;— (5) Henry Fox to [?John
Stuart, 3^ Earl of Bute, First Lord of the Treasury] ; 15 Apr.
1763. f. 19.

Paper ; ff. 19. " Bibl. T. Astlei, 1775." Bound in black moroooo,
tooled. Quarto.

264, 266. Transcripts of official correspondence of the variouB
Governors of the British North American Colonies with the Board
of Ibrade and Plantations, and the Secretaries of State, on the subject
of the Stamp Act and the disturbances caused by the attempt to
put the Act into execution ; 1764-1766. Two volumes.

Paper; ff. 384, 406. xvmth cent. Folio.

266. Beport of the Commissioners and Trustees for managing forfeited
estates in Scotland annexed to the Crown ; Edinburgh, 6 May, 1765.
Siyjied by John Campbell [Lord of Session ?], [Sir] David Dalrymple

X

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[afterwr. Lord of Sesoion?], G. Beauolerk, G. Dnimmond, M, Car-
donnel, Robert Oliphant [Postmaster General of Scotland?], and
[James, Lord] Somerville.
Paper; fF. 20. Folio.

267. List of state letters, tracts, speeches and bills in Parliament,
ballads, and other papers illustrating the history of England from
1624 to 1735; in the hand of Rev. Philip Morant (oh. 1778). At
f. 20 begins a chronological list of State Trials and literature
relating to the same, from 1388 to 1716.
Paper ; fF. 51. xvmth cent Quarto.

Sjsot. VL— POLITICAL TBAOTS; COLLECTIONS, CARICATURES,

Eto.

268. " A BRBYFB DisoouRSB in prayse of Kynge Rychard the Thyrd,

E3mge of England Said to have been composed by Sir William

Comwallis the younger." With the note (f. 4) by Thomas Astle,
** . . . transcribed from the original formerly in the library of John
Anstis, Esq'^., Garter K. at Arms. The title-page was written in a
different hand from the rest of the book." The text is headed
" The Life and Death of King Richard the Third." Printed in
Essayes of Certayne Paradoxes, 1616 (2nd ed. 1617), ascribed to
Oomwallis, and reprinted in the Somera Tracts, ed. \V. Scott,
voL iii., 1810, p. 316. In Add. 29,307, however, is a 16th cent.
copy with a preface addressed to Sir Henry Nevill, £nt., and
signed "Hen. W."

At f. 1 is inserted a letter, with notes on the author, from
[Caroline], wife of Hon. Fred. Comwallis, Archbishop of Canter-
bury [1768-83].

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269. " A OOMMYSSION sent to the bloudy byshop of London, and to al
couents of Frers, by the high and mighty prince lord Sathemas
the deuill of hell " : a satire against the Church, apparently
composed in the reign of Henry VIII. A note at the end states
that it was " transcribed from a copy in the hands of Mr. George
Ballard, [the antiquary], Sept. 20, 1748."

Paper; ff. 16. Duodecimo.

270. '* The coppie of a letter written by a Mr. of Artes in Cambridge
to his friend in London, concerning some conferrence passed of late

344 STOWE MSa, 271-276.

betweene twoe worshipfull and graue men about y« present state
and some of y« proceedings of the Earle of Leicester and his friends
in England": the tract known as "Leicester's Commonwealth,"
and attributed to Robert Parsons, the Jesuit. Printed in 1684,
and subsequently.

Paper ; ft. 73. "Written 1694." SmaU quarto.

271. 1. " Leicester's Commonwealth " : the political tract attributed
to Robert Parsons, the Jesuit (see No. 270). f. 1 b.

2. " Encyclopaedia sive tabulao artium liberalium '* : a summary of
philosophy, theology, etc., in the form of deductive tables, in Latin
and English, f. 49.

Paper ; ff. 79. xvnth cent. Belonged in 18th cent, to Edward
Umfreville. Small folio.

272. 1. " A TREATISE touchinge the right, title, and interest of the
moste excellente princesse Marie, Queene of Scotland, and of the
moste noble Einge James, her Graces sonne, to the succession of
the crowne of Englande . . . compiled and published before in
Latine and after in Englische by the right reuerend father in
God John Lessey [Lesley], Bysshop of Russe . . . An. 1684."
Apparently copied from the printed edition [Reims, 1684, 8vo],
but without the tabular genealogy, f. 2.

2. " Heavenly and divyne meditations, or the blessed wishes of a
• blessed soule," beg. "What should I wishe? For on the earth."

In verse, and addressed to Dorothy, Lady Fowler [3^* wife of Sir
Thomas Fowler, Ent., of Islington]. Apparently at^raph. The
author's initials are given as G. T., and he is called on the coyer
" Mr. Tashe." A George Tashe, a writer of anagrams, was at one
time page to Henry Damley, father of James I. {Cdl. of State
Papers, 1611-1618, p. 174. See also Add. 24,489, f. 272 b). At
the end of the " Meditations " (f. 66) are anagrams on " Francis»
Countesse Hertforde" [3^^ wife of Edward Seymour, 1* Earl],
and " Edovardus Cocus " [Sir Edw. Coke], f. 66.

3. "Certaine proverbs and aphorismes collected as they weere at
severall tjmes spoken by Eing James." f. 67. Followed by
characters, in prose and verse, of "Averyce and prodigallitie,"
of " the Eomishe Catholique," and of " the Athyest" fL 72, 72 b,
73; — and by "versus recurrentes," the first line in each distich
being " written by the French preists in a windowe of the guard-
chamber at Saint James." f. 73 b. in the same hand as art. 2,
and addressed to " Sir Richard Sainct George, Enight, one of the
Eingts of Armes " [Norroy, 1603, Clarenceux, 1623, ob. 1636].

4. " A meditation of the Passion," in verse, beg. " 0 you that

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leese passe along this way/' by George Tashe (?). f. 76. For another
copy see Harley MS. 761, f. 43,

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the arms of Sir Bichard St. George. Folio.

278. "Ak answbr to a discourse of John Lesley, Bishop of Rosse
(see above, No. 272, art. 1), intended to prove that Mary, Queen of
Scots, was intitled to the crown of England in preference to Queen
Elizabeth, because the Pope had deposed her, and that her son
was intitled to the crowu of this realm after her decease," beg.
*'Thoughe all thinges in this worlde be subiect to altei'ation."
The title-page is in a modem hand.
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274 " A LAROE and excellent discourse of the estate of Christiandome,
written by an vnknowno author about the yeare of our Lord 1694
. . . oonteyning many secret passages and hidden mysteries of the
tymes both past and present, with much variety of good matter
both hietoricall and politicall.'' The address "to the reader"
begins, ** After that I had lived many yeares in voluntary exile
and banishment, and sawe that the most happy and fortunate
successe which it hath pleased the Almighty to send my gratious
Soveraigne against the malitious and hostile attempts which the
Spanish monarch both openly and covertly practised against her
sacred person and invincible state and kingdome, I begann to
despaire of my long desired retome into my native country, and
to consider with myselfe with what price I might best i-edeeme my
Bweete and inestimable libertie." Further on (f. 3) the author
states that, with this view, he wrote the work at the suggestion of
"an honest and kind English gentleman, whoe was lately come
out of Italic, and meant to soioume a fewe monethes in Fraunce,
and then to retume into England " ; and the latter (f. 6), among
other reasons for his undertaking the task, refers to his " creditt
with Cardinall Allen, [his] acquaintance with [Thomas] Morgan,
[his] freindshipp with Thomas Throgmorton, [his] conversation
with Charles Pagett, and [his] long experience in forraine affaire,"
eie. The conclusion of the treatise is (f. 662) " that the Spanish
monarch may lawfully bee excomunicated and deposed ... see
long as hee shall continue to bee, as hee is, the common and onely
perturber of Christian peace and tranquillity." For another copy,
see Harley MS. 3499.
Paper; ff. 664. Early xvuth oent. Folio.

275. " An apologib of [Bobert Devereux] the earle of Essex against

346 STOWE MSS., 276-280.

those which falsly and malitiotusly take him to be the onely
hinderanoe of the peace and quietnes of his oonntrye " : a defence
of the policy of war with Spain, addressed to Anthony Bacon in
1598. To this is annexed, in the same hand, a report of the
speeches made by the Lord Keeper Bgerton, Secretary Cecil, and
others in the Star Chamber on 29 Nov. 1599, in reference to the
Earl's conduct in Ireland (f. 13), and copies of a letter from
T[homas] E[gerton], Lord Keeper, to Essex [15 Oct. 1598], urging
him to make his peace with the Queen, and of Essex's reply
[18 Oct.], refusing to follow this advice (ff. 15, 15 b). The Apology
appears to have been first printed in 1600, and immediately
suppressed (Birch, Memoirs of Qu. Elizahethy ii., 1754, p. 444). It
was published in 1603 ; and again in 1729, as The Earl of Essex's
Vindication of the War with Spain, being followed in this edition
(p. 55) by a summary of the speeches delivered in the Star
Chambel:, not identical with the report here. The letters are
printed in Cabala, 1654, pt. ii. pp. 27-31, Birch, op. eft., ii. p. 348,
and elsewhere.

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276. 1. Copy of the letter of [Eobert Devereux], Earl of Essex, to
[Henry Wriothesley], Earl of Southampton, written shortly before
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2. Treatise, '' Of the foundacion of a State and the essencial parts that
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is a reference in the past tense to Pietro Strozzi, who died in 1558 ;
and it appears to belong to the time of James I. [1623?]. f. 5.

On a fly-leaf (f. 2) is a copy of the poem on Sir Henry Lee,
referring to his retirement (in 1590) from his self-assumed office of
Champion to Queen Elizabeth, beg. ** His golden locks time hath
to silver turned." It was recited, but in the first person, on the
occasion of the ceremony accompanying Sir H. Lee's retirement
(Segar, Honorj Military and Oivill, 1602, p. 197). The present copy
is signed by 0. St. John [i.e, Oliver, Lord St. John, afterwards
first Earl of Bolingbroke, 1584-1646; see his signature in Cott.
MS. Jul. C. iii., f. 8], but the poem is generally assigned to George
Peele, having been printed in 1590 with his Polyhymnia, a poem
written with reference to the same occasion (Works, ed. Dyce, ii.
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277. "DisoouBSB concerning the prerogative of the Crown," by
William Oamden, beg. **The lawes of England which men call
the common lawes." Apparently a draft.

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278. "Fragmbnta Regalia, or observacions on Qneene Elizabeth, her
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279. 1. " Maxims, religious and political, of King James I. f 2.
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280. 1. " A DiscouBSE of passages betweene the Earles of Essex,
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348 STOWE MSS., 281-290.

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289. Parallel between Bobert Deverenx, Earl of Essex, and George
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290. Pamphlet, in form of a letter to a person unnamed, in reference
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291. "A Vindication of y® Revolution, or a Hearty Endeavour to
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Qu. Mary (27 Dec. 1694).

Paper; flf. 17. Bound in dark blue morocco; with book-plate of
Eichard Grenville-Temple, 1«* Earl Temple [1762-1779], Quarto.

292. Political Observations upon the state and condition of
England, 1695.

The tract is divided into twelve chapters, viz. (1) "As to the
number of the People of England"; — (2) "The proportion of
England in acres and people to France and Holland, to Europe,
and to the world in general ; with a calculation of the number of
people now in the world " ; — (3) " The several distinctions of the
people, as to males and females, married and unmarried, children,
servants and sojourners " ; — (4) " The several ages of the people,
accounting them in all at 6,500,000 " ; — (6) " The oiigination and
increase of the people of England " ; — (6) " The annual inoome
and expence of the nation as it stood a9 1688 " ; — (7) " The several
sorts of land in England, with the value and product thereof" ; —
(8) " The beer, ale and malt annually consumed in England, and
the revenue of excise arising thereby " ; — (9) " A calculation of
the Poll Bills, and some other taxes, and what may be raised by
some commodities not yet taxed " ; — (10) " The state of the nation
A9 1696," as to revenue, wealth, etc. ;— (11) " The state of France
and Holland in ao 1688 and a^ 1696 " ;— (12) " The state and
condition of the three nations of England, France and Holland
compared one with another, with respect to the years 1688 and 1695."

At the end (f. 17) are tables of ** the prices of grain, init. Aug.
1703," and of " the prices of grain at Cirencester, 2 Febr. 170f."

Paper; ff. 17. Early xvmth cent. Folio.

293. Tract " Concerning the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and
new Oaths imposed in lieu of them : how far the obligation of the
former ceases in respect of King James, etc." ; ctrc. 1700.

Paper ; ff. 16. Small quarto.

294. " A Letter to a young Gentleman by a Tutor and Fellow of a
College in Oxford," giving him advice as to his behaviour in
political affairs. The preface is dated 4 Apr. 1748. The name
of George Bridges appears on the cover, and the MS. is evidently
in his hand, but there was no graduate of that name at Oxford at
that tin)e (^Altmni Oxanienses^ ed. Foster, 1891).

Paper; ff. 36. Quarto,

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 361

295. *• A Plan for the more speedy conclusion of the present very
bloody and expensive war [with France], in case it shall not
be thought expedient to continue it on the present footing in
Germany, by Thomas Cole "; ctVc. 1768. With a dedicatory letter
to George II., in which the writer speaks of having had " upwards
of 60 years experience " in military affairs.

Paper; ff. 13. Calligraphically written by Benjamin Webb.
Quarto.

296. Tracts, political and legal, etc. : —

1. Speech of Sir Walter Mildmay in the Star Chamber, 28 Mar. 1587,
" at the censure of Secretary [William] Davison," for despatching
the Queen'p warrant for the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots,
**her Majestic being altogether vnacquainted with the matter,
neither giving any commandement nor appointing the time or
place, as in soe weighty a case it had bene most requisite." f. 3.

2. '* A briefe and summary t[r]actate shewing what appertaineth to
the place, dignitie and office of a Councellour of Estate in a
Monarchic or other Common wealth. Written by Sir Thomas
Wilkes, knt., one of the Clerkes of her Majesties Councell, and by
him dedicated to Sir Eobert Cecill," etc. f. 7.

3. ** Bemembrances for order and decencie to bee kept in the Ypper
howse of Parliament by the Lords, when his Majestic is not there,"
etc ; temp. Jas. I. f. 21.

4. Forms of grants, commissions, warrants, passports and other official
documents ; tempp. Eliz. — Jas. I. ff. 26-42.

5. " Cases where there is helpe in Chancery, out of a booke of the
late L. Ghaunoellor [Thomas Egerton], Baron of EUesmere " ; temp.
Jaa. I. £ 43.

6. ** That the Court of Chancery cannot bee intended within the
Statute of 27 E. 3, oa. 1 " ; temp. Jas. I. f. 51. Followed, in the
same hand, by proofs that *' in diners manners judgments may be
avoided and defeated at the Common Law, and not by errour or
attaint" f. 66 ; — and " that the writt of Premunire should not
extend to inferiour temporall Courts for taking upon them the
conusance of that which belongeth to the King's Courts," etc.
f. 56 b. On the outer cover (f. 68 b) is written " For
Mr. Mathewes."

7. Cases in Chancery, temp. Jas. I., viz. '' Bichard Glanvills Case,"
4 Jas. I. f. 69 ;— " AUens Case," Apr. 1 Jas. I. f. 60 ;■— " The
Earle of Oxforde Case," Mich. 13 Jas. I. f. 65.

8. ** The honours, immunities and priviledges that every man shall
inioy that shalbe admitted into his Maiesties Boy all Begiment " ;
temp. Jas. L or Chas. L [after 1617]. f. 77.

352 STOWE MSS., 297-801.

9. "A relatione written by Sir Eobert Cotton to Sir Edward
Mountagu to prove that the house of Commons had equall power
with the Peeres in pointe of Judicature, anno dni. 1621." £ 79.
Printed in 1640: see the Harleian Miscellany^ vol. viii., 1746,
p. 604.

10. "A speech deliuered by Sir Robert Cotton . . . before the Lords
at the Councell Table, beeing thither called to deliuer his opinion
touching the alteracion of coyne, 2* Sept 1626." f. 87.

Paper; ff. 91. xviith cent. Folio.

297. 1. '* An Abgument upon the questions of Impositions [debated in
1610], diuided into sundry chapters, by S' John Dauyes, Knight,
one of his Maiestyes leamd Counsell in Ireland " [Attorney Oeneral
fur Ireland, 1606, 6b. 1626]. Printed under the title, The question
concerning Impositions^ etc., 1666. f. 1.

2. Arguments against Impositions by James Whitelocke, M.P. for
Woodstock [Justice of the King's Bfench, 1626, 6b. 163J]; 1610.
Printed in Cobbett's State Trials, voL ii. 1809, col. 477, from the
edition of 1668, entitled The rights of the people concerning Impo-
sitions, etc., being attributed to Henry Yelverton {cf. S. E. Gardiner,
History of England, 3rd ed. 1889, voL ii. p. 77, and Pari. Debates
in 1610, Camden Soc., p. 103). f. 89. Preceded (f. 87) by "a
Eemonstrance deliuered to his Maiestie in writing after the
Inhibicion giuen by him to the Lower Howse of Parliament
[11 May, 1610], as well by worde of mouth as by letters, not to
proceede in the examining his right to impose without the assent
of Parliament " ; 24 May, 1610.

Paper; ffl 146. Temp. Chas. I. Folio.

298. Tracts, political and legal, eic. : —

1. *' An argument vppon the question of Imposioions, devided into
sundrie chapters, by S' John Davies, knight," etc. (See above.
No. 297, art. 1.) f. 2.

2. Argument against Impositions, by James Whitelocke, preceded by
the Eemonstrance from the House of Commons to the King on
24 May, 1810. (See above, No. 297, art. 2.) f. 82. At the end
(f. 140 b) is the article on Impositions from the Petition of
Grievances presented to the king on 7 July, 1610 (Staie Trials^
voL ii. p. 519).

3. *' The oppinions of sundrie Antiquaries touching the antiquitie
of Parliaments *' : six short tracts, three of which are by Arthur
Agar, or Agarde (f. 146), Francis Tjite (f. 153), and William
Camden (f. 157 b). Printed in T. Hearne's Ourious Discourses^
1771, vol, i. pp. 292-310, the third tract (f. 149 b) forming part

Cl. IV. HISTOBY. 363

of that attributed to John Dodderidge, and the last (f. 161) being
assigned to Joseph Holand. ff. 143-162 b.

4. '' Some notes and observacions ypon the Statute of Mngna Charta,
cap. 29, and other Statuts ooncerninge the proceedings in the Chaun-
oery in cases of Equity and Conscience." Styled at the end, " The
Lord Elcsinores diBConrse in the Channcerie." Said in Lansdowne
MS. 613, ff. 2, 102, to have been delivered in Sept. 1615 ; and printed
nnder Lord Ellesmere's name, with the title, " The priviledges and
prerogatives of the High Court of Chawsery,'' etc,, 1641. f. 163.

5. " The Coppie of the lettre which the Lords of the Connoell writt
to the kings Majesty in the behalfe of the Lord Cheife Justice
S* Edward Cooke " ; 26 June, 181 6. Followed by a report of the pro-
ceedings at the Council relative to Coke, on 30 June, 1616. f. 178 b.

6. ** That the Court of Chaunoery cannott bee intended within the
Statute of 27 E. 3, ca.. 1." f. 184.

7. Cases in Chancery, mz. (a) ** The Earle of Oxford Case," Mich.
term, 1616. f. 201b;— <b) "Bichard Glanvilles Case," 1606. f. 210 ;
—(c) " Aliens Case," 1613. f. 212.

8. •* The kinges order and decree in Chauncery for a rule to bee
observed by the Lord Chauncellor, exemplified and enrolled for a
perpetuall record there, a® 1616." f. 217 b.

Paper ; ff. 228. Temp. Chas. L With book-plate of Algernon
Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Polio.

899. ^ A Discourse of the late Earle of Anglesey's [Arthur Annesley,
1"^ Earl, 1661, o&. 1686], upon two conferences had between the
two howses, touching impositions on merchandizes, <fec., setting
forth the jurisdiction of the Lords and the power of the Commons,
and granting of subsidies, <fec., quoted by many authors; which
oonferenoes were had on the 19th and 20th days of Aprill, 1671."
Printed as **The rights of the House of Lords asserted" in a
volume entitled ** The Privileges of the House of Lords and Commons
argued and stated," etc., 1702.

Paper; ff. 88. Late xviiih cent. With book-plate of Algernon
Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

800. '' Obsiebvations vpon [my Lord Hollis's, erased:] a Booke intitled
* The Case stated of y* Jurisdiction of the House of Lords in the
point of Impossitions.' " Stated to be in the hand of Sir Bichard
Temple, 7^ Bart. (pb. 1786). The book [by Denzil Holies, Lord
Holies] was published anonymously in 1676.
Paper; ff. 10. Folio.

SOL Political and other tracts, viz. : —

1. Treatise on a war with Spain in the Low Countries, urging the

2 A

364 STOWE MSS., 302, 303.

disadvantageB of it; beg. "The tyme of the daie is to be con-
sidered." f. 2.

2. " The nnmber of Fleetes, besides the shippes mayneteyned in the
Narrow Seas, that her Majestie set forth from the yeere 1686 until
the yeere 1603, and what profitt retomed to her Majestie in the
18 yeere of warr." f. 8 b.

3. " A project how to increase two hundred scale of shippes . . .
ready upon all siiddaine occasion to be sent to sea, if his Majestie
•* shall have cause," viz. by protecting the Newcastle coal trade by
** prohibiting the strangers to fetch the coales at Newcastell, and
for us to make a staple of coales at London and Wollage [Wool-
wich] for all strangers to fetche them there." f. 9.

4. A discussion on the North- West Passage, arguing that it would
be useless if discovered ; beg. " There are three thinges to be
considered in this pretended jomey." f. 10 b.

The whole of the volume is in one band, and on the cover is the
date 26 March, 1624. This, however, can only be the date of the
copy, the first article having evidently been written in 1616-1618,
and the fourth in 1612, the year after Hudson's last voyage.

Paper; ff. 18. Small folio.

302. Political and other tracts and collections, viz. : —

1. "Mr. Peter Wentworth's speech in Parliament, anno 1676, for
which he was sent to the Tower." f, 1.

2. '* A reconciliation made betweene the kinge and his subiects
touchinge the demaunde of his right in old debts and lands quietly
inioyed time out of minde " : a treatise on the Exchequer and the
remedy of abuses therein; temp, Chas. I. Imperfect, f. 16.

3. "Further considerations humbly shewing that it is necessary and
for the kings advantage to reduce the quitt-rent of wast lands " in
Ireland; temp. Chas. II. (after 1675). f. 38.

4. " Concerning the High Stewardshipp of England . . . out of a
little folio booke, which booke was sometimes the booke of William
Fleetwood, Becorder of London " [1571 — 1691]. A translation of a
Latin tract, as in Add. MS. 24,079, f. 6, etc. Printed, as part of
an anonymous tract on the same subject, in T. Hearne's Curious
Discourses, 1771, vol. ii. p. 64. f. 41.

6. *' A breife and exact treatise declaring how sheriffes and all other
great officers of this kingdom haue been antiently eleoted and
chosen. . . . London. Printed for T. J. 1642," Apparently an
abstract of the printed tract, f. 45.

6. ** Mr. Ptynne's Ist lecture on the Petition of Bight, made in
Parliament, March 17, anno Dni. 1627 [8]": a law-reading at
Lincoln's Inn, 17 Feb. 1661 [2]. f. 47.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 355

7. ** Whether the impeachment of my Lord Stafford be determined
by the dissolnoion of the last Parliament " ; [1680]. f 82.

8. "The E[arl] of Shaftsbtiry's Case upon the Habeas Corpus, argned
in the King's Bench in Trin. Term, 29o Car. 2di, 1677." f. 87.

9. '^ Some presidents ont of the Jonmall Bookes of the House of
Lords of the tryall and proceedings in Parliament against a Peer
in capitall oases"; temp. Chas. IL f. 122.

10. Account of the proceedings on " an order of the House of Peers
upon the Earl of BristoVs exhibiting articles of High Treason
and other Misdemeanours against the Lord Chancellor," [Earl of
Clarendon]; July, 1663. Apparently drawn up by Sir Orlando
Bridgman, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas (see f. 126, and cf
Lords' JoumaU, 14 July), f. 124.

11. **The sum of the arguments in the House of Peers upon the
petition for the Honour of Viscount Purbeck, [claimed by Bobert
Villiers], June 5th, 1678." f. 132.

12. " The question between [Francis Manners], the Earle of Rutland,
and William Cecill, sonne and heire apparent to the Lord Burghley,
concerning the title of the honor and baronie of Boosse of Ham-
lake" ; [1616]. By B[ichard] St. George, Norroy King of Arms,
f. 161.

13. Beports of Conferences between the Houses of Lords and
Commons on the bill for additional impositions on foreign com-
modities, ete.; 17-22 Apr. 1671. f. 174.

14. "Tryal in the Exchequer 29^ Car. 2^1, Hillary Term, [1677],
between [Thomas] Arris's, father and son, plaintiffs, and [Scipio]
Stukely, defendant," in an action of ** Indebitatus assumpsit."
f. 192.

Paper; ff. 208. Temp. Chas. 11. Polio.

803. Trakscbipts of tracts and papers relating to Trade, Parliamentary
and Legal Procedure and State affairs ; temp. Charles II.

1. '* A particular Journal of the proceedings in the House of Peers in
a cause between T[homas] Skinner, a private merchant trading to
the E. Indies, and the E. India Company .... with a short
Journal of the House of Commons upon the same subject . . . " ;
1667-1668. f. 2.

2. "The Question discuss'd whether strangers may be restraind
from Fishing in the Seas and Coasts belonging to England."
f. 71.

3. " The Eise and State of the Fellowship of Merchants- Adventurers
of England": a treatise beg. "The English Nation after the
conjunction of the Heptarchy." f. 99.

4. "Argument concerning a Patent granted in the reign of K.

2 A 2

866 STOWE MSS., 304, 806.

Charles II. to divers Merchants of London for them and their
Company only to trade into the Canaries." f. 109.
6. "A review [written after 1636] of the Argument urged by the
Hollanders in maintenance of their violences done to the English
in respect of trade which the English attempt and pursue in the
Moluccas and some other parts of the East Indies." f. 127.

6. An Act entitled " All merchants may trade into Spain, Portugal
and France." Printed in Pulton's Statutes (1670), Anno 3° Jac.
cap. vi. p. 1140. f. 138.

7. Eolation of Prince Bupert "concerning the miscarriages of the
war with Holland," delivered in the House of Commons; 1666.
f. 140.

8. Similar relation of [George Monck], Duke of Albemarle; 1666.
f. 143.

9. Digest of the " Law of Sewers," from the passing of the Statute
23 Hen. VIIL, cap. v. f. 161.

10. "Draughts of Acts of Parliament," viz. (a) "For establishing a
Coronation Oath." f. 216 ; — (b) " For the ease and benefitt of his
Majesties Subjects in theire proceedings at Law." f. 219; —
(c) "For prevention of tedious chargeable suites in Courts of
Equity and the mischeifes thereby ariseing." f. 232 ;— {d) " For
restraining the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery." f. 239 ; —
(e) For the registration of Becords and Deeds, f. 268.

11. Precedents to show "that it was usuall in former ages to joyne
things of a different nature in one Act or Statute." f. 266.

12. "A question answered, how lawes are to be understood and
obedience yeilded? Necessary for the present state of things
touching the militia." With the note "Taken out of the booke
of Declaracions, page 160, in the yeare 1642." f. 267.

Paper; ff. 267. Temp. Chas. IL With book-plate of Algernon
Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

304. Miscellaneous political papers from the collection of Sir Bichard
Temple, K.B., 3"iBart., of Stowe, M.P. for Buckingham 1668-1697 ;
consisting of short notes and extracts relating to the political
events of that period, including the questions of the dispensing
power, judicature of parliament, methods of raising supplies, «(c.,
and some general treatises on the government of England and
France. Arranged chronologically, though the exact occasion of
many of them is doubtful. Some are imperfect, and some are
copied in duplicate. Among them are the following articles: —
(1) "An Essay upon Government, calculated for the meridian of
England." ff. 1-26; — (2) "A Briefe Discourse concerning the
CrovernmcTit of France." ff. 37-61;— (3) "A speech against

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 367

Chimney money." ff. 70, 71 ; — (4) " Lord Chief Justioe Vaughan's
speech oonoeming the Triennial Bill." Imperfect f. 77; —
(5) ** Serjeant Maynard's speech at a conference concerning
Skinner's case." ff. 89-94;— (6) "The substance of the Earle of
Shaftsburie's speech in the Court of King's Bench, when hee was
brought thither by habeas corpus the 29th of June, 1679." ff. 151,
162; — (7) "An argument for the King's dispensing power." ff.
171, 172; — (8) "A Word in Season to prevent uudue elections
and returns of Members to serve in Parliament." ff. 173-176; —
(9) " What measures ought to be taken in religion, with relation
to the present juncture of affaires in England." f. 180 ; — (10) " A
speech by Sir Bichard Temple on behalf of the Earl of Nottingham."
ff. 184, 185.

Paper; ff. 220. Folio.

305. Collection of transcripts of political tracts and poems, satires,
lampoons, epigrams, ballads, etc.^ illustrating the history of the
reigns of Charles 11. — Anne, and more particularly the period of
the Be volution, with a few pieces dating earlier in the 17th cent.
Among the tracts are : —

1. 1. Proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners against Henry
[Compton], Bishop of London; 9 Aug. — 6 Sept 1686. f. 8.

2. "A view of part of the many trayterous, disloyall and tume
about Actions of H[enry] H[ills] senior, sometime printer to
Cromwell," etc., 1642—1684. f. 8 b. Printed in 1684.

3. Six pieces by [Gilbert Burnet, D.D.] entitled, (a) "Beasons
against the repealing the acts of parliament concerning the Test " ;
28 Apr. 1687. f. 26 b; — (b) "Beflections on his majesty's pro-
clamation of the 12th of February, 168f, for a toleration in
Scotland." f. 28 b ; — (c) " Letter containing some remarks on the
two papers writt by his late majesty King Charles the 2nd con-
cerning religion." f. 31 ;— <d) " Citation of Gilbert Burnet, D.D.,
to answer in Scotland. . .for High treason," etc, ; June, 1687. f. 37 ;
— (e) " Beflections on his majesty's declaration for liberty of con-
science"; 4 Apr. 1687. f. 44;— (f) "An Answer to a paper
printed with allowance, entitled, A new Test of the church of
England's loyalty." f. 48 b. Printed together in 1687.

4. "A Bepresentation of the threatning dangers impending over
Protestants in Great Brittain," [by Bobert Ferguson], f. 52 b.
Printed in the Samera Tracts, 2nd Collection, vol. iii. p. 447.

5. " An account of the proceedings . . . against Dr. Hough, President
of Magdalen CoUedge, Oxon," 1687. f. 82.

6. " EhcovoKXdfrrq^, in answer to a book intitled eucoiv fioLcnXuirj . . . the
author J[ohn] M[ilton]." f. 89 b."

368 STOWE MSS., 806.

7. " Mene Tekel, being an astrological judgment on the great and
wonderfull year 1688," by John Gadbnry. f. 143. FoUoiired
(f. 148) by '*A short Answer to a malicious pamphlett called
a reply, written by John Gadbury, the King of England's
jugler," etc.

8. **Beflection8 on a pamphlet entitled Farliamentum pcunficum
licensed by the Earl of Sunderland and printed at London, March
1688." f. 154.

9. *'The ill effects of Animosities among Protestants in England
detected," etc. f. 162. Printed in State Tracts, 1683, etc.

10. An account of the depositions of Admiral [Gilles] Sohey, Capt.
Talman and Capt. Swan, on the hearing of the charges against
Admiral [Arthur Herbert], Lord Torrington, by the Council of
War held on board the Kent, 20 Oct. 1690. f. 184.

11. ''Some reasons for Annuall parliaments, in a letter to a friend,"
by N N . f. 191 b.

12. Speech of William Anderton, printer, which he intended to make
on his execution for High Treascm, 16 June, 1693. f. 202 b.

13. '' An Act of Counsell anent illegal ministers and church disorders,
1694." f. 207 b.

14. " The Czar of Muscoyyes speech to King William in Holland a
little before the peace was concluded with France," Sept. 1697.
f. 220.

15. " The Divine catastrophe of the Kingly feimily of the House of
Stuart," etc., by Sir Edward Peyton, f. 220 b. Printed in 1652.

16. " A proclamation against the Scotts at Darien," by Sir William
Beverston, Knt., Governor of Jamaica; 2 Apr. 1699. f. 238 b.

17. "A prophesy written by Thomas Beckett, Archbp. of Canterbury,
in the yeare 1172 (aic); particularly relates to this yeare 1701 and
the next succeeding." f. 259.

18. '* A summaiy description of Loretto," etc. f. 267.

19. '' An Addresse of the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland
to the Queene, May, 1703." f. 272 b.

20. ''A catalogue of books to be sold by auction at the Duke of
Marlborough's Lodgings at St. James's " : a satire, ff. 283, 283 b,
286. Printed, in part, in Poems on affairs of State, 1716, iii. p. 388.
Followed by two satires in similar form, also printed, in part, ibid*
p. 390.

Amongst the poems are : —

IL 1. Dialogue between " Oliver's Porter, Fidler and Poet " in Bed-
lam, f. 10 b. Printed in Poems on affairs ofStcUe, 1716, iii. p. 215.

2. " Advice to the Test-holders," [1687]. f. 18. Printed in Poems. . .
agaiwi P<^ery, 1689, 3rd colleotion. f. 21.

Ol. rV. HISTOBY. 359

3. " The vision of toleration," beg. " Last night when I to sleepe," etc.
f. 19.

4. " The man of honour, occasioned by y* postscript of Penn's letter."
f. 20 b. Printed in Poems , . . against Popery, 1689, p. 1.

5. "Dr. Wild's Ghost." f. 22. Printed in Poems on affairs of Slate,
1716, ii. p. 166.

6. Verses on the birth of the Prince of Wales, beg. " Yee catholiok
Statesmen and Churchmen rejoyoe." f. 86. Printed in Poems
. . . against Popery, p. 8.

7. "The Humble addresse of your Maty«» poets Laureat and other
your catholick protestant dissenting Ehimers," etc. f. 88. Printed
in Poems on affairs of State, 1709, i., part 2, p. 126.

8. " A letany for the holy time of Lent " : a satire, beg. " From all
the women," etc. f. 88 b. Printed in Poems . . . against Popery,
3rd coll., p. 301, under the title of " A loyal litany, 1688."

9. " A view of the religion of the Towne, or a Sunday morning's
Ramble." f. 89. Printed in Poems . . . against Popery, p. 18.

10. "The Boyal battle, a dreame." f. 159. Printed in Poems on
affairs of State, 1716, i p. 220.

11. " The presbyterian letany of the Kirk of Scotland, . . . April 29,
1689," beg. " From a catholique King that's Queen and priest ridden."
f. 178.

12. "An epitaph on passive obedience," beg. "Gertaine and sure
beneath this stone." flF. 180, 210.

13. "England's Triumph at Sea . . . 1691," beg. "A mighty great
flecte the like was never scene." f. 186 b.

14. "Churchill's Lamentation on the fatall favourite's fall," beg.
"Deserted and scorned the proud M: sate." f. 189.

15. " A satyr to Philarchus," beg. " That Ostia stands," etc. f. 199.

16. Lampoons by "Honeybeere, a lawyer, 1695," beg. "Oh Lord of
hosts, heare England's cry." f. 212 b.

17. "A Lampoon made Anno 1696," beg. "Good people, what will
you of all be bereft." f. 213 b.

18. "A prophecy by Tho. Browne, 1696," beg. ** When a Knight of
y« north," «te. f. 214.

19. " On the Bishops' Imprisonment," beg. " Where is your faith or
justice to be found ? " f . 215.

20. "A paralell between 0. P. [i.e. Oliver Protector] and P. O.
[i.e. Prince of Orange]," beg. " When brewers and bakers."
f. 231 b.

21. "A SatyricaU poem," beg. "How dull and how insensible a
beast." f. 232.

22. "An encomium upon Parliament, 1699," beg. "Yee worthy
patriotts, goe on " ; followed by two answers to the same. f. 235.

360 STOWE MSS., 805-307.

23. ''The caiholick Ballad, or an Invitation to popery upon oon-
Biderable grounds and reasons." f. 236 b.

24. " Infoelix oonvivium," beg. "Nuper erat juvenis peregr^ oonviva
vocatus." f. 238 b.

25. " The Devill upon Dunne, 1700," beg. "With douted iron shoes
and sheepskin breeohes." f. 242 b.

26. Lines, beg. " Zounds what a bustle is here betweene kings " ;
1700. f. 246.

27. "Advice to a painter, &o," beg. "Painter, I've seen a picture
represent." f. 268. Printed in Poem on affairs of Siaie, 1707,
iv. p. 126.

28. "The Golden Age revived." f. 268b. Followed (f. 270b) by
" The Golden Age reversed." Printed, Md. ii. pp. 422, 438.

29. "A prophesy," beg. "I sing not of Jove's mighty thunder."
f. 276.

30. " The midnight Enight, a Poem on the Queen's [Anne] Knighting
Dr. [David] Hambleton [Hamilton], man-midwife." f. 276 b.

31. " On Grood Friday and the Queen's comanding the strict observation
of itt, March 26, 1703." f. 277.

32. " Kat (TV Tcicj/oj/," beg. " To give the last Amendments to the Bill"
f. 279.

33. "The Stuarts calendar, or the 8th of March, 1703," beg. "To
pious Charles the first wee owe." f. 286.

34. " The History of Healing," «c. of touching for the King's Evil,
beg. " Our pious confessor as old legends tell us." f. 288 b.

in. At the end, written in an 18th cent, hand, on leaves left blank
by the earlier collector, are the following articles : —

1. Extracts from Madox's Baronia Anglica relating to co. Gloucester,
f- 296.

2. Extracts from Leland's Collectanea, voL i. pp. 132, 133. f. 296.

3. " Littera Domini Principis Wallie de capcione B. Francie par le
Prince de Gales," extracted from the Begister of Beginald Brien,
Bishop of Worcester, f. 297.

4. " Charter [of James I.] of re-foundation of the Hospital of St.
Edmund, B. and M., in Gktteshead, Com. Dunelm." ; 4 Jan. a« 8
[1611]. f. 299.

6. "Extracts from letters of Dr. Conyers Middleton to the late Lord
Hervey "; 1 July, 1733—13 Sept. 1736. f. 306.

6. Copy of letter from Frederic Lewis, Prince of Wales, to his son
Edward [aft. Duke of York]; Leicester House, [1740—1750].
f. 308.

7. " Composition of Ink." f. 309.

8. Extracts relating to the fEimily, etc., of Middleham of Middleham*
CO. York. ff. 310-313.

Cl. IV. HISTORY. 361

9. Copy of a Bull of Pope Alexander III. to the Leper Hospital
at Newoastle-on-Tyne; [1161-2]. Lai. I 314.

10. Aocoxmt of the foundation of Whitby Abbey by Hilda, afterwards
1*« Abbess. Lat f. 316.

Paper; ff. 325. XYiith — ^zvmth oentt. Folio.

806. MiscBUANisous Tracts and papers, viz. : —

1. Copy of the Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth to the city of
Winchester; 1671. £ 1.

2. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Commons referring to
questions of privilege of Members of that House with reference to
the jurisdiction of the House of Lords, arising out of the case of
Shirley v. Fagg, etc. ; 4 May— 9 June, 1676. f. 17.

3. Copy of the speech of William Howard, Viscount Stafford, upon
the scaffold on Tower Hill, 29 Dec. 1680, " as it was given by his
owne hand to a spectator there." f. 37.

4. Copy of " a Speech lately made by a Noble Peere of the Bealme,"
ue. the Earl of Shaftesbury, on 20 Nov. 1680. The speech, which
is an attack on the Duke of York and on the favour shown to
Papists by the King, was never delivered, but was published, and
was ordered by the Lords to be burnt by the hangman. Printed
in Cobbett*s ParliamefUary History^ vol. iv., appendix, f. 39.

5. ** Judicature in Parliament " : legal opinion on the jurisdiction of
Parliament as a judicial body; late 17th cent £ 42.

6. Account of places in the gift of the Lord Steward in His Majesty's
Household, with their value; 18th cent. f. 92.

7. ** Cabinet Considerations " on the advisability of building ships
for the navy in Ireland, and establishing Boyal dockyards in that
country; circ. 1783. f. 97.

8. ** An Account of the Constitution, Discipline, course of Education,
Professors, and present State of the University of this kingdom
[Ireland], and of the improvemente made therein of late years,
with a suggestion of some particulars necessary to promote its
prosperity." Drawn up in Dec. 1787 (c/. f. 104 b). f. 100.

0. Description of the geographical position of Cuma and the
neighbouring country, with reference to the VI**» book of Virgil's
^neid ; 18th-19th cent. With a rough map. f. 113.

Paper; ff. 123. xvnth— xixth centt. Folio.

807. Teacts and papers, political and miscellaneous; drc. 1680-1807.

1. '*0f the King'tf power of pardoning Impeachments, by Heneage
[Finch], late Earl of Nottingham {oh. 1682), late Lord Chancellor
of England, on account of the lato Earl of Danby's pardon." Copy^
dre. 1700. Printed in 1791. f. 1.

2. Account of the expedition under Admiral Bichard Lestock and

362 STOWE MSS., 308-810.

Lt.-Gr6n. James St. Clair to the Western Coast of France, sent in
form of a letter from the same to the Duke of Newcastle, Sec. of
State; "PriDcessa at Sea, 2l6t October, 1746, about 30 leagues
S.W. of Qshant." (Jopy. An abstract was published in 1747, with
the title An Authentic Account of the laie ExpediiMn to Bretagne.
f. 23.

3. '* Id6e de la personne, de la mani^re de viVre et de la Cour dn Boi
de Prusse" [Frederic II.] ; June, 1753. f. 60.

4. " A Journal of Observations made on a journey inland from Prince
of Wales's Fort in Latitude 58«>50 North to Lat. 72.00," 7 Dec-
1770 — 30 June, 1772, "by Samuel Hearne"; differing in many
respects from Heame's published Journey from Prince of Wales's
Fort . . .tothe Northern Ocean, 1795. f. 67.

5. Draft report to Parliament of the Land Eevenue Commissioners
concerning the Forest of Whittlewood, cos. Northt., Oxon., and
Bucks.; Jan. 1792. f. 90.

6. '' A Bill for the better regulation of Pilots and Pilotage of Yessels
navigating the British seas." f. 149.

7. Account of the city of Surat, E. Indies, its government, etc., from
1746 to 1800. f. 216.

8. " Observations relative to the Kingdom of Naples," by Sii William
Hamilton, English Minister ; 1774. Holograjph. f. 230.

9. Statement by William Augustus Fawkener, son of Sir Everard
Fawkener, of the circumstances which led to the elopement of his
wife Gborgiana Ann Poyntz with the Hon. John Townshend;
circ. 1786. f. 232.

10. '* Plan of combined movements for the Spanish Armies near the
Ebro, 21st October, 1808." f. 248.

11. '* Calculation of time for the different parts of a combined
attack " on the Spanish American possessions ; 1807. f. 350.

12. ** Observations on the policy of laying open to British subjects
the direct trade between Great Britain and the Spanish Colonies
on the Eastern Coast of America in neutral Flags by means of His
Majesty's Licence " ; circ, 1806(y). f. 254.

13. " Translated extract of a Letter from a Missionary at Pekin in
China " relating to the English Embassy there of Lord Macartney
and Sir Geo. Staunton ; 1791^-4. f. 256.

Paper; ff. 257. Folio.

308. CHA&AcrrEBS of George I. and II., Qu. Caroline, Sir Robert
Walpole, Lords Bath, Hardwicke, Chatham, Holland, Townshend,
Granville, Bolingbroke, the Dukes of Bedford and Newcastle,
Henry Pelham, and Alexander Pope ; by Philip Dormer Stanhope,
4th £Jari of Chesterfield. Copies, some of them in the hand of

Cl. IV. HISTOEY. 363

T. Astle. The fiist eight (with the exception of that of George IT.)
were printed after Chesterfield's death, with the title Characters of
Bmineni Personages, 1777. Preceded (ff. 1, 2) by some remarks by
Horace Walpole (in his own hand) on George I., Qu. Caroline, Sir
B. Walpole, and Lord Bath, and followed (f. 22) by a printed
obituary "Soetoh of the character of Earl Temple" (oh. 1779).

Paper ; ff. 22. Late xvmth cent. Bound in crimson morocco,
tooled. Belonged to T. Astle. Quarto.

309. Allegobigal Desiqks in colours, relating to political events in
the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

The designs include a man (Charles I. ?) lying in bed, a street
scene, the Pope and others burning, a procession, a man carrying a
bust of Charles I., the demolition of a house, etc, together with
five signboards. The first of these exhibits a lion issuing from a
wood, with the date 1628 in one conaer, and, above, the initials
G. H. on either side of a shield of arms, over which is the text,
** Now the axe is laid to the root of the tree " ; the second has an
anchor and shears, the royal arms and Prince of Wales's feathers,
tiie date 1623 and initials N. F. ; the third, an anchor and sheep,
the arms of London and of the Merchant Taylors' Company, 1619,
and B. W. ; the fourth, a sun, 1625, H. W. ; the fifth, a dock,
1628, L. v. On the front page is a monogram made up of the
letters C. N. F. G.

Yellum sheet, 16 x 12 in., doubled in the middle. Folio.

310. Collection of engraved political caricatures illustrating the
eloeing years of George II., and more particularly the last
Administration of Thomas Pelham-HoUes, Duke of Newcastle.

Among the characters caricatured are the Duke, Bobert Darcy,
4*»» Baron Holdemesse, Philip Yorke, 1** Earl of Hardwicke,
George Anson, 1«* Baron Anson, George Ljttelton, Baron
Lyttelton, and Henry Fox [1«* Baron Holland, 1763]. A short
explanation has been written over each print. The plates are
identical with those in A Political and Satiriedl History of the Years
1756 and 1757, in a series of seventy-five Humorous and Entertaining
Prints, London, [1759], 16^, where the explanatory key, here
written, was also given. Plates 1-4, 8, 9, 16, 17, 33, 49, 75, are
here wanting. An earlier edition [1757?], with 74 plates and
somewhat different explanations, was published under the title
England^s Bemembrancer,

Paper; ff. 47. xvmth cent Quarto.

CLASPS V.

REVENUE.

811. DulLOGus de Scaccario [by Eicbard Fitz-Nigel, Bisbop of London,
1189-1198], bere entitled ^'Gervasii Tilberiensis de Necessariis
Scacarii obserrationibus Dialogus " ; tbe false ascription to Gervase
of Tilbury being oommon before Madox (History of Exchequer^
vol. ii.). After the autbor's prologue is placed Bale's notice of
Gervase ; tben comes tbe table of cbapters in tbe wbole i/roTk, 46
in all. Tbere is no division into books, tbougb tbe autbor's pre&oe
to tbe second book is inserted in its place. A note at tbe end
(c/. f. 1 b) states tbat tbis MS. is a copy of one in tbe possession of
tbe Archbisbop of Canterbury (probably tbe present No. 138, Art. 5,
in tbe Lambetb Library), wbicb was made by William Lambard,
tbe antiquary [1536-1601], and dedicated to [Sir] Tbomas Bromley,
tben Solicitor General and afterwards Lord Cbancellor, in 1572.
Paper ; flf. 43. End of xvitb cent. Folio.

312. 1. DiALoaus de Scaccario [by Bicbard Fitz-Nigel, Bisbop of
London, 1189 — 1198]. Copied under tbe direction of Sir Boger
Twysden in 1636 from a MS. on vellum, *' optimae notae," in tbe
possession of Sir Henry Spelman. Tbe supposed autborsbip of
Gbrvase of Tilbury is mentioned in tbe title ; but in a note on f. 1
Twysden expresses bis doubt of tbis, and quotes tbe reference to
tbe dialogue as tbe work of Bicbard, Bisbop of London, by
Alexander [de Swereford], Arcbdeacon of Salop [Treasurer of
St. Paul's 1231, Baron of tbe Bxcbequer 1234, ob. 1246], in tbe Bed
Book of tbe Excbequer. Tbe table of cbapters in tbe first book
follows tbe prologue ; but tbe original division m tbe text was into
35 cbapters instead of 18, tbe sections of cbapters 5, 6, and 7 being
numbered as separate cbapters. Similarly in book ii. tbe table
contains 28 cbapters, tbe text 31, cbapters 1 and 2 of tbe table
being eacb divided into two cbapters, wbile tbe autbor's preface is
also numbered as a cbapter. f. 4.

2. A table of tbe times allowed for tbe issue of summonitions to tbe
various counties of England, witb a note by Twysden stating tbat
it is found (tbougb wiUi different arrangement) in tbe Bed Book
(f. 82 b), and certified by Twysden's signature, f. 89.

Cl. V. EEYESUE. 366

3. CoUectionB " de Scutagiis," from the time of Henry II. to the death
of John, made by the above-mentioned Alexander de Swereford
in 1230, and placed by him next after the Dialogus de Scaccario
in the Eed Book. Certified by Twysden's signature, with the note
at the end " Examinat. 8 Septembris, 1644." ff. 90, 95 b.
Paper ; £f. 96. Folio.

SIS. AoooMPTS of Balph Asheton, Eeceiver General for the Crown for
the archdeaoonry of Eiohmond, co. York (f. 1), the bishopric of
Durham (f. 11), and the county of Northumberland (f. 22), 17-19
Jas. L [1619-1621] ; and of William Clopton, Eeceiver General for

. the same, 20-22 Jas. I. [1622-1624], On the reverse side of the
leaves are accompts for 1 Chas. I. [1625-6].
Paper; ff. 30. Oblong folio.

814. "Gross and Net Produce of the Eevenue of Excise," 1662—1724;
followed by : — (a) Number of Brewers, efc., with amount of excise-
able liquor made and imported, 1684 — 1724. f. 8 ; — (b) Gross and
net produce of Duties on Malt, etc., 1697—1724. f. 12;— (c) on
Candles, 1710—1728. f. 16 ;-(d) on Hops, 1711—1729. f. 17 ;—
(e) on Soap, Paper, Calico, etc, gilt and silver Wire, cte., 1713 —
1730. ff. 17, 19 ;— (f) on Hides, 1711—1719. f. 21. With account
of the manner in which the said Eevenue is appropriated, f. 23.
Paper; ff. 24. Tooled morocco binding. Small folio.

315. Estimates, accompts, etc,, chiefly connected with Ireland
1679—1695.

1. Estimate for the necessary annual charge for the Office of the
Ordnance; 1679. f. 1.

2. Estimate of the Civil List for Ireland to commence from 25 Dec,
1690; followed by memoranda of various pensions granted in
Ireland up to 1695. f. 6.

3. Similar estimate of the Military List, to commence from 1 Jan.
169^, with list of officers and their pensions from the same date ;
followed by memoranda of pensions granted as above, f. 12.

4. Estimate for raising a regiment of dragoons and a regiment of
foot in Ireland, to take effect 1 Feb. 169f ; followed by memoranda
as above, f. 20.

Paper; ff. 22. With book-plate of Algernon Capell, Earl of
Essex, 1701. Folio.

816. "The Gross and Net Produce of all the branches of the
Revenue under the management of the Commissioners of his
Majesty's Customs in England, together with the adjustment of the
net produce with the payments into the Exchequer, annually
from Christmas, 1710 " [to Christmas, 1746]. Prefixed are ;—

366 STOWE MSa, 817-323.

1. **The Yearly Payments into the Receipt of Exchequer on all the
several Branches of Customs from Michaelmas, 1679, to Christmas,
1710." f. 2.

2. "The Payments into the Exchequer for prohihit^ imonstomed
goods yearly from Christmas, 1701 " [to Christmas, 1746]. f. 7.

3. " An Account of the Monies which have come into the hands of
the respective Beceivers General of the Customs for the Deduction
of Sixpence in the Pound for the Civil List yearly from 1st August,
1721, the commencement of the said Fund," [to Christmas,
1736]. f. 8.

Paper; ff. 46. With book-plate of the Rt. Hon. George Gren;
ville, First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1763—1 765. Large atlas folio.

317. " A Particular State of the Receipts and Issues of the Publick
Revenue," etc., from 6 Nov. 1688 to Lady Day, 1702 ; followed
(f. 41) by a similar "Particular State " from Lady Day, 1702, to
Michaelmas, 1710. At the end (f. 82) is " An Abstract of the
General State of the Receipts and Issues," from Mich. 1703 to
Mich. 1704.

Paper; ff. 87. Bound in crimson morocco, tooled. Belonged to
Tho. Astle. Quarto.

318. "An abstract of the Inspector Generall's Accounts of Im-
portacions and Exportacions from Mich", 1697, to Mich", 1698."

Paper ; flF. 34. Small octavo.

319. "An Estimate of the revenues of the Duchy of Lancaster,
collected from the records of the Honours belonging to the said
Duchy, and yearly paid to the Receiver Greneral." Followed by a
list of Chancellors of the Duchy, iempp, Edw. HI. — Chas. I. f. 3 ;
— and extracts from the Foils of Parliament relating to the Duchy,
2 Hen. v.— 1 Hen. VIL f. 4.

Paper; flF. 10. xvnith cent. Small quarto.

320. " A coMPLEAT State of all the branches of the Revenue under
the management of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in
England, annu[a]lly from Christmas, 1710," to Christmas, 1742.

Paper ; AT. 69. Bound in crimson morocco, tooled. Large folio.

321. " Extracts out of the Records, wherein it may be collected by
what meanes the kings of England have and may rayse moneys.
Written by S' Robert Cotton, knight and baronett." Printed in
CotUmi Posihuma, 1672, p. 163.

Paper ; flF. 24. Early xvnth cent. Small folio.

Miscellaneous Papers relating to the revenue, coinage, elc,
tempp. Hen. III. — Geo. I. Among the contents are ; —

Cl. Y. BEYENUE. 867

1. "Eztraots from the Statute books conoeming the revennes of the
Crown, alphabetically digested"; tempp. Hen. III. — Jas. I. f. 1.

2. " Abstract of the penal laws of the customs and excise " ; tempp.
Fen. Yn.— Geo. I. f. 24.

3. Sources of royal revenue from lands ; temp. Hen. YIII. f. 40.

4. Manner of the coronation of Edw. YI. ; 14 Feb. 1547. Cbpy,
18th cent f. 43.

5. Accompts of the revenue (a) of the crown; 1555. f. 50; — (b) of
the Prinoe of Wales; circ. 1625. f. 52 ;— (c) of the Queen ; 1633.
Followed by a notice of " Aurum Regine," with list of QueenB who
enjoyed it. f. 54; — (d) and of the Duchy of Cornwall; 1633.
f. 57. Copies,

6. Survey of Maidenhead Thickett in Cookhara Manor, co. Berks.,
'* parcel of the possessions of Charles Stuart, late King of
England"; Aug. 1653. Copy. f. 62.

7. Estimate of the revenue of the Commonwealth and of the cost
of a Protector's establishment, list of troops now in England,
Scotland, and Ireland, and of the navy, with names of ships,
commanders, number of men and guns, followed by part of a list
of proposed bills, and the report of the sub-committee of the
revenue ; 4 Oct. 1664. flF. 69-77.

8. Beasons for a coinage of farthings made of tin ; temp. Chas. II.
f. 85.

9. '* The telling of Noses, or the Number of Freeholders in England
according to Sir W[illiam] P[etty] " ; temp. Charles II. f 89.

10. *' An abstract of some proposalls for raising money with ease to
the subject " ; temp. Will. IH. f. 91.

11. '* Proposalls to advance the Queen's revenues £80,000 per annum
and more," by John Lindsay; 1707. f. 99.

12. Expenses of the Civil List; 25 June, 1713. f. 106.

13. ** Account of Bullion entred before the Lord Mayor, etc., for
exportation, for five years last. Delivered to the Lords' Committees
appointed to consider of the coin, 14 Feb. 1717." f. 109.

14. " Copie of a warrant for a Privy Seal for managing the duties of
the Alienation Office" ; 27 Sept. 1717. f. 117.

Paper; ff. 118. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

823. Miscellaneous Papers concerning the revenue, coinage, etc. ;
1381-1734.

1. Extracts from the Bolls of Parliament for 5 Bich. 11., being pp. 126,
127, of vol. iii. of the printed edition, f. 1.

2. "Of the erected service called the office of Composicions for
Alienacions"; dre. 1595. f. 3.

3. Estimate of the revenue and expenditure ; 1681. f. 40.

368 STOWE MSS., 324. 326.

4. Remarks [by Sir Richard Temple] on Mr. Look's [John Looke's]
book in answer to Mr. Lounds [Lowndes], etc. Printed in 1696.
f. 42.

5. State of the National Debt, with account of the sinking-fund,
etc. ; 1733-4. f. 46.

Paper ; ff. 46. Belonged to Thomas Astle, art. 2 having been
given to him by Matthew Duane (f. 3). Folio.

324. Miscellaneous Papers chiefly relating to the customs, taxation,
etc., 1396-1764; partly collected by Sir Richard Temple, when
Commissioner of the Customs, and some of them apparently in his
own handr Among the contents are : —

1. Copy of an entail upon John Fumeuz and Amicia his wife of the
manor of Bergham [?Braham, nr. Ely], co. Camb.; 16 Mar. 1396.
Fr. f. 1.

2. Copy of a certificate of income of the vicarage of Cranbrook,
[? CO. Kent], Sir Hugh ap Rice vicar ; 1634. f. 3.

3. Account of the English Sugar Plantations in Barbados; fomp.
Chas.IL f. 4.

4. Accompts, etc., of the London Custom House, for the most part
quarterly; Michaelmas, 1671— Lady Day, 1694. ff. 13, 24, 27, 64,
66, 76, 82, 86, 107, 109, 114, 122, 128, 132.

6. Similar accompts, etc., of the Customs in general ; Michaelmas,
1671— Lady Day, 1723. flf. 17, 20, 23, 38, 44, 48, 49, 73, 112, 113.
165,246,247,249,262.

6. Robert Leveson to Sir R. Temple, concerning the property of
Sir Richard Leveson, the latter's great-uncle; Wolverhampton,
17 Jan. 1671 [2]. f. 21.

7. Reasons for and against continuing the Dutch War for another
year, etc. ; 1673. f, 31.

8. Notification by Richard Kent, Receiver General and Treasurer of
the duties of Excise, of loans to meet the current expenses of the
Army, Royal Household, etc. ; 10 Nov. 1674. f. 47.

9. Release of Sir R. Temple to John Haynes and Thomas Miller, as
contractors for building the Mansion House, etc., in the matter of
a loan ; May, 1683. Draft, f. 62.

10. Petition of Sir R. Temple to be excused going the first circuit to
the Ports; with refusal by the Treasury, 13 Dec. 1683. ff. 53,
65, 67.

11. J. Rawson to Sir Henry Andrewes, with copy of a royal warrant
to the Lord Lieutenant of co. Bucks to arrest disaffected persons,
"and particularly all Nonconformist Minesters," etc.; Aylesbury,
23 June, 1686. Followed by a similar letter, from Sir William
Tyrringham, 23 June. ff. 69, 61»

Cl. V. EEVENUE. 369

12. J[ohn Egerton, Earl of] Bridge water, Lord Lieutenant of
CO. Buclcs, to the same, after the Rebellion of Monmouth ;
26 Aug. 1686. f. 62.

13. Papers relating to Jersey and Guernsey, viz, (a) Case of the
brigantine Jeanne, suspected of exposing itself to capture by the
French; Nov. 1690. f. 89;— (b) Privileges of Jersey; temjp.
William and Mary. f. 100; — (o) Declarations in the case of
De la Cloche against Sir Edward Carteret, suspected of intriguing
for James 11. ; temp. Will. III. f. 106 ;— (d) Petition to the King
from three captains whose vessels had been seized and themselves
imprisoned at Brest ; Nov. 1718. f. 160.

14. ** State of the Grants, Winter Sessions, 169|, and of the Issues
thereof to the 16th Nov. 1694." f. 130.

15. Accompt of the Ordnance, Stores, ete., •* laded " for the expedition
of the Earl of Peterborough, by William Musgrave, commissary
and paymaster; 1705. f. 142.

16. [Edward Hyde, Lord] Combury, [3^ Earl of Clarendon, 1709],
Governor of New York, to the Council of Trade concerning " two
fanatic preachers"; 14 Oct. 1706. Autograph copy, f. 147.

17. Abstract of the produce and application of the Sinking Fund
from its establishment to Michaelmas, 1727. f. 149.

18. Petition of English merchants at Dantzig to George I., against
the magistrates at Dantzig ; ante 1723. f. 162.

19. Sketch of afiairs immediately preceding the Peace of Aix-la^
Chapelle, in the hand of — Phelps, private secretary to Lord
Sandwich, English Plenipotentiary; 1650. f. 168.

20. Batifioation of the treaty between Great Britain and the States
General on the one part and the Elector of Bavaria on the other
part ; Hanover, ^ Aug. 1750. f. 170.

21. Batification of the treaty between Great Britain, the States
General and Poland; Dresden, 13 Sept. 1751. f. 175.

22. Beasons of the reluctance of the Dutch to break with France ;
temp. Geo. 11. f. 183.

23. Letters from the Treasury and Customs oonoeming the duty-free
allowance of wine, etc., to foreign ambassadors ; 4 Nov. 1763, 5 Jan.
1764. ff. 183, 185.

Paper ; ff. 253. Folio.

886. Papers concerning the revenue, taxes, coinage, royal fisheries,
etc, ; 1433-1770. Among the contents are : —

1. Extracts from the Bolls of Parliament for 11, 12 Hen. YI., being
pp. 431-440 of vol. iv. of the printed edition, ff. 3-7.

2. Account of gold and silver coined from 1558 to 1770. f. 8.

3. '*A very pathetioall or heart-affecting and selfe-convincing speech "

2 B

370 S rOWE MSS., 326-328.

of Lord Treasurer Cecil in the Upper HonBe, for making an

Establishment for the King; 1606. f. 12.
4. Dissertations on the legality of Impositions by Boyal Prerogative

(the first, by William Hakewill, printed 1641) ; 1610-11. ff. 32, 69.
6. Proceedings in the Star Chamber in the " Douche [Dutch] Cause "

against certain foreign merchants for exporting gold and silver;

1619. See Cal of State Papers, 1619-1623, p. 62, etc. f. 92.

6. " A breife Abstract shewing howe all the Kinges of England from
William the Conqueror to the end of Queene Eliz: have raysed
Money, etc."; 1624-8. f. 117.

7. Instructions for the assessment of a loan ; 1627. f. 136.

8. Accompt, with names and amounts, of the weekly rates for the
support of the Parliamentary army levied on the parishes of H0I3'
Trinity, St. Martin, and Lexden [in and near Colchester] ; Jan. —
Apr. 1644. (0/. No. 833). f. 142.

9. Letters patent, etc,, concerning the Eoyal Herring-fisheries, etc, ;
1661-3. f. 152.

10. Advice of the Council of Trade in favour of free exportation of
gold and silver in foreign coin and bullion ; 1660. f. 167 b.

11. Petitions and Articles, etc.^ concerning the Composition Trade at
Dover, etc,; 1660, 1661. f. 172.

12. Proposals by Col. John Bussell and others for regulating maritime
insurance; 1661. f. 184.

13. Not^s relating to Ireland from Fynes Moryson's Itinerary, London,
1617. f. 187 b.

Paper; ff. 190. xvnth — xvmth oentt. Belonged to Thomas
Astle. Folio.

326. 1. Petitions, etc., connected with the farming of the Coal Trade
by John Battalion, al. Shotbolt, and others; 1628-1655. Three
of the papers (ff. 20, 24, 25) relate to the Sing's title to part of
King's Sedgmoor, co. Som. f. 1.

2. " A relacion of the treaty touching the new letting to farme of
his Maiesties customes and subsidyes called the great farme, pro-
pounded for 3 yeares " from 24 Deo. 1638, " and of the dutyes vpon
wines and currans called the petty farme, propounded for 3 yeares "
from 26 March, 1639. f. 33. Followed (ff. 53-116) by other papers
concerning the farming of the customs to Sir John Harrison and
others, 1637-1662, including (f. 57) a *' Discourse of Sir Jo.
Ha[rrison] of certaine passages in custome affairs."
Paper; ff. 116. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

327. Collections relating to the Exchequer, its offices and officei-s,
fees, and general constitution, with other matter relating to the

Cl. V. BEVENUE. 371

CustomB, and to the Admiralty ; with a Table of Contents at the
beginning.

1. Order of Council concerning the duty of the Lord High Admiral
of England ; 13 June, 1673. Copy. f. 3.

2. Commission appointing Thomas [Herbert], Earl of Pembroke, Lord
High Admiral; 26 Jan. 13 Will. TIL [1701]. f. 6.

3. " An Account of the Nature of the Keceipt of the Exchequer and
of the methods observed therein" ; temp, Anne. f. 11.

4. ^* Instructions proposed by the Lord Kochester [Laurence Hyde,
Earl of Eochester] for Acoompting " ; 28 Apr. 1685. f. 14.

5. Account of the several officers of the Court of Exchequer, their
names, duties, fees, etc, ; 1692. f. 19.

6. Similar account of the officers of the Beceipt of the Exchequer ;
1692. f. 29.

7. "The History and Analysis of the Common Law of England
written by the late Ld. Cheif Justice [Sir Matthew] Hale," being
the first chapter of the printed work, without the final observations,
f. 42.

8. Collection of Custom House cases, with counsels' opinions ; 1673 —
1701. f. 46. With a more modem Lidex on f. 225.

9. Papers relating to the Admiralty and the Navy, the duties of the
several officers, etc. ; 1660—1662. f. 227.

At the end of the volume the following papers have been
inseii^ed : —

10. Notes by Thomas Astle on Tellers of the Exchequer and their
Deputies; 1714—1728. f. 258.

11. List of the Patent Officers in the Port of London ; temp. Geo. I.
Endorsed " Lord Macclesfield." f. 260.

12. Table of fees allowed by the Barons of the Exchequer to be taken
by the four Tellers, f. 262.

13. "An Act [23 Geo. IIL cap. Ixxxii.] for establishing certain
Begulations in the Seceipt of His Majesty's Exchequer"; 1783.
Printed, f. 265.

14. '^ An Act [25 Geo. III. cap. lii.] for better examining and audit-
ing the Publick Accounts of this Kingdom " ; 1785. Printed.
f. 269.

15. Letter from Ed — Boberts to Thomas Astle, thanking him for
the loan of his MS. on the Exchequer (probably the present
volume), etc.; Exchequer, 11 Sept. 1802. f. 276.

Paper; ff. 277. xviuth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Folio.

988, "A Nakrative of Mr. [Ealph] Allen's transactions with the

2 3 2

372 STOWE MSS., 828-881.

OoTemment for the better management of the Bye-way and CiOBfl-
Road Posts, from the year 1720 to the year 1762, whereby it will
be seen how much he has been the instrument of inoreasing the
revenue and encourageing the oommeroe of this kingdom." Dated,
Prior Park, 2 Dec. 1761, and signed by Ralph Allen on f. 22. A
similar copy, sent to the Duke of Newcastle by B. Allen on the
same date, is in Add. 33,053, f. 245.
Paper; ff. 33. Quarto.

CLASS VI.

PABLIAMENT.

S29. 1. "Modus tenendi ParliamentTiin " ; with a note at the
beginning in the hand of Sir Boger Twysden (oh. 1672), referring
to other copies in the library of Sir Thomas Cotton, f. 1.

2. A short treatise on the " Court of Parliament," beg. " This is the
King's Majesties principall Court of Record." The author pro-
ceeds to derive the name from par and lamenium^ " an equall and
iust complaint of all the members of our nation," etc. He refers
to Sir Thomas Smith's De B^^lica Anghrumy 1584. f. 13 b.
Paper; ff. 17. Early xvnth cent. Small folio.

380. Tbbatise on the origin and powers of Parliaments, in Lcdin;
beg. " Longa temporis duratione sensim attrita et vulnerata gloria
Bomani Imperii," etc. Preceded by an ** Elenchus sectionum Intro-
ductionis," the first section concluding, " Quarum legum et con-
suetudinum [Saxonom] haao erat lex fundamentalis, quod populus
fait pars essentialis Communis eomm Condlii sive Parliamenti."
Paper; ff. 126. End of xvnth cent. FoUo.

SSL 1. " A TBUS PRBBENTATiOH of forcpast Parlyamcnts to the view
of present tymes and posteritye." Attributed in T. Heame's
Ourioui Diicaursea^ 1771, vol. ii. p. 433, to Sir John Dodderidge
(pb, 1628), Justice of the King's Bench. The author, however,
in his preface (f. 4) states that the work was written in answer to
'•a booke lately printed, 1628," entitled The Priueledges and
Practises of Parlyamentes in England^ collected otU of the Common
Lawes^ etc. He describes himself, moreover (f. 3), as " not onely the
Eonga seruant in Court, but allso a servaunt to the Common wealth
in my countrie in beeinge an vnworthie member of the Honourable
Howse of Commons." According to a copy in Lansdowne MS.
213, f. 146, the tract was written in 1629.

2. '*The Antiquitie of the Parliaments in England, with the
dtgnitie and orders therof, written by Judge [Sir John] Dodderidge."
In a different hand from art. 1. Imperfect, the conclusion being
added by a later hand. See Heame's Curious Discourses, vol. i.
p. 28. f. 123.

Paper; ff. 181. xvnth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Small folio.

374 STOWE MSS., 3S2-S44.

332. Tbeatise on Judicature in Parliament, evidently written in the
reign of Charles I., beg. "The execucion of all our lawee."
Precedents are freely quoted, the last being the accusations of the
Earl of Bristol and the Duke of Buckingham in 1626 ; and the
treatise must have been written between that date and the trial of
Strafford in 1640. A table of contents is prefixed in a later hand.

Paper; £f. 73. zviith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Small
folio.

333. "Whitelockes Historie of the Parlement of England. And
of some resemblances to the Jewish and other Councells " ; by
Bulstrode Whitelocke, Commissioner of the Great Seal (1648-1665,
1659), etc. Holograph. Cf. Add. MS. 31,984. The work is incom-
plete, the volume ending with Bk. i., ch. 22, entitled " The Con-
stitution of the Parlement." This chapter begins, " Having dis-
coursed of the three pure and originall sorts of governement.
Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy, and of the three cankers
or evills of them Tiranny, Oligarchy and Anarchy, we oome now
to make an application therof to the constitution of our Parle-
mente " ; and it ends, '* We may now discourse of three estates in
CouncelL"

Paper; ff. 134. With signatures on the fly-leaf of [Sir] George
Savile [Bart., o5. 1784] and Isaac Beed, 1788. Duodecimo.

334-337. " An Essat upon the ancient and modem government, oon-
ventioDs and parliaments of England. With abstracts of the
most observable laws and the frequency of later parliaments, in
which is treated principally of the Saxon and Norman constita-
tion of government and the legislative (jm) and laws during the
time of the Saxon and first six Norman kings. After which
succeed several necessary observations on succeeding parliaments,
their frequency and prorogations to the reign of Elizabeth.'* Four
volumes.

The author, who gives no clue to his identity, wrote the work
at the desire of a patron whom he addresses as *' My Lord," and
to whom he writes in the opening paragraphs, " Having perused
some late tracts you sent me, and finding them the products
rather of byass or overweening confidence ... I have set apart
so much of my time as I could well spare to consult the best
authors I have by me, in a series of time, to give an account of all
those conventions in the Saxon tiroes which had any appearance of
Assemblies like our Parliaments, and so down from the Norman
Conquest to the reign of Queen Elizabeth." The work, however, is
incomplete. Vol. i. (ff. 817) ends with the death of Henry n. ;
vol. ii. (ff. 292) contains the roigns of Eichard I. and John;

Ol.,VI. PAELIAMBNT. 375

and vols. iiL (ff. 320) and iv. (ff. 333) contain the reign of
Henry III.
Paper, xymth oent. Folio.

338. Befebencbs to, and short extracts from, the Beoords in the
Tower and other documents, being apparently a collection towards
a Parliamentary history of England. In the hand of Bev. Philip
Morant (pb. 1778).

Paper; ff. 48. Duodecimo.

339. " Bepkrtorium sive Elenchus Parliamentorum," tempp. Edw. III.
— Edw. IV. : an alphabetical index of subjects.

At the end (f. 41) is a copy of the recantation by Edward Spence,
on 6 Nov. 1686, of a sermon preached by him before the Univer-
sity at St. Mary's Church, Cambridge, on the previous day against
the Pope and the Bomish Church.

Paper ; ff. 43. xviith cent. Duodecimo.

340. '* Bemembrances fur Order and Decency to be kept in the Upper
House of Parliament by the Lords, when his Majesty is not there,"
the dates extending from 14 Dec. 1621 to 7 May, 1712.

Paper; ff^ 56. Early xnnth cent. Bound in red morocco,
tooled. Duodecimo.

341. '* Bemembrances for the Order and Decency to be kept in the
Upper House of Parliament by the Lords when his Majesty is not
there," etc.^ extending to 1731 [2] ; with index.

Paper ; ff. 56. xvmth cent. Small quarto.

842. '' Bembmbrancbb for Order and Decency to be kept in the Upper
House of Parliament by the Lords when his Majestic is not there " ;
with index.

Paper; ff. 50. xvmth cent. Bound in red morocco, stamped
with the royal arms. Duodecimo.

343. ^' Bemembrances of some Methods, Orders, and Proceedings,
heretofore used and observed in the House of Peers, extracted out
of the Journals of that House, by H[enry] S[cobell], C[lericus]
P[arliamenti], and J[ohn] W[alker], Deputy to J[ohn] B[rown],
Cl[erious] Parliamenti." For other MS. copies of this treatise see
Harley 4879, 6423, and Hargrave 167. Printed and published
with the name of Scobell in 1689, but a note in the Hargrave copy
says that more is contained in it than is in the printed copy, and
the present MS. agrees with the Hargrave MS. in the passages
indicated. The latest preoedents quoted are in 1680.

Paper ; ff. 58. Bound in red calf, stamped with the royal arms.
Folio.

344. ** Observations, rules, and orders collected out of divers journalls

376

8T0WB MSS., 346-364.

of the House of Commons," tempp. Edw. VI. — James I.; with a
table of matters. Preceded (f. 1) by a oopy (imperfect at the
beginning) of the apology of the House of Commons made to
James I. touching their privileges in 1604.
Paper ; ff. 44. xvinth cent. Folio.

345. Abstractt of the Soils of Parliament for the reigns of Biohard II.,
Henry IV., and Henry V., with several lists of the peers summoned
to attend. The text of statutes is not given^ but it is stated in
each case if the printed copy agrees with the record, and in some
instances it is noted that statutes appear in print for which there
is no authority in the record. The numbers of the sections of
each Roll are preserved, and the contents are summarised. The
Bolls for the following Parliaments are not given : Gloucester,
Oct. 1378; Northampton, Nov. 1380; Westminster, Nov. 1381,
first twelve sections, the rest being appended to the session of
May, 1382 ; Westminster, 1391, last sixteen sections ; Winchester,
1393 ; Leicester, 1414 ; Westminster, 1416, 1420, and 1421. La the
case of some of these Parliaments the list of " summonitiones " is
given, though the proceedings are not.

Paper ; flf. 279. xvnth cent. With book-plate of Algernon CapeU,
Earl of Essex, 1701. Small folio.

346-353. Bolls of Parliament, 1 Bich. II. [1377]— 39 Hen. VL [1460] :
transcripts, apparently made for Sir Boger Twysden, with notes,
and extracts from other records, in his hand. Eight volumes : —

846. VoL L (ff. 279).

847.

848.

849.

XL (ff. 180).
IIL (ff. 349).
IV. (ff. 285).

1-9 Rich. n.

[1377-1385].
9-11 Rich. XL

[1385-1387].
13-21 Rich. U.

[1390-1397].
1-5 Hen. IV.

[1399-1404].

860. VoL V.(ff.817). ^13 Hen. IV.

[1404-1411].
851. „ VL (ff. 344). 1-9 Hen. V.

[1413-1421].
8M. „ Vn. (ff. 381). 1-15 Hen. VL

[1422-1487].
858. ^ VnL(ff.366). 18-39 Hen. VL

[1489-1400].

In the following extracts by Sir B. Twysden are also included : —
Vol. ii. (a) " Petitions and acts moeued at y« Parleament held at
York," 8 Edw. IIL [1334] ; copied from " the abbreuyation of
8« Edw. 3 by Mr. Bowyer, the Boll itself being now wanting."
At the end (f. 3) is a note on the abridgements of William Bowyer,
who was Keeper of the Beoords in the Tower (ob. drc. 1666) and
was succeeded by Twysden*s uncle, Michael Heneage {ob. 1600),
and of his son, Bobert Bowyer, appointed Keeper in 1604-6. f. 2 ;
— (b) Extracts from the Bed Book of the Exchequer (f. 4) and
other MSS., including a Book of Knights' Fees, temp. Hen. IL, in
the Exchequer (f. 7 b), the Begister of Simon Islip, Archbishop of
Canterbury (f. 9), and a Begister k}^ St. Augustine's Abbey, Canter-

Cl. VI. PABLIAMENT. 377

bury, in the Exchequer, ff. 4-13 ; — (c) The form of oeremonial
of " the ooionation of y Kings of Scotland," with the note, " I
oopyed this ont of the very booke King Charles himself had in his
hands when he was crowned at Edenbnrgh, 1633, which was a
booke in octano, gnilded all over, and cnrionsly writ in a ronnd
Boman hand, and was lent me by Mr. William Hodges, belonging
to y« Dnke of Kichmond, when wee were both prisoners in Lambeth,
who kept it for the sayd Duke." f. 14;— (d) The manner of
crowning the King of England " in old tyme " — " Ex antique libro
soacharij olim monasterii S** Augustini." f. 19 b; — (e) Extracts
from Begisters of St. Martin's Priory, Dover, f. 21 ; — Vol. iii.
Ordinances concerning usury, 38 Edw. III. [1364], extracted "ex
libro actorum in civitate London ... in archivis London apud
Guildhall." f. 345 b.

Paper ; xviith cent. Vols, ii.-vi. are bound in white doe-skin,
vols, i., vii., viii. in vellum, stamped with a shield of arms: a
chevron between three griffins statant, crest, a griffin passant
[Pinch?]. FoUo.

864. Spebchis and other collections relating to Parliament; Umpp.
Hen. III.— Geo. III.

1. Extracts and notes from Bolls of Parliament, etc., tempp. Hen. III.
— Ohas. I. ; partly (f. 13) in the hand of Henry Hyde, 2"* Earl of
Clarendon. £f. 1-14.

2. (a) ** The Lords oration to the Queenes Majestic by the mouth of
Sir Nicholas Bacon " concerning her marriage, etc. [10 Nov. 1566].
f. 15 ; — (b) " The oratione of the Common house to the Queenes
Majestic by the Speaker, Mr. [Thomas] Williams [28 Jan. 1563].
f. 16 b; — (c) "A ray ling libell against those of the parlament
house " [in 1563], beg. " Mollineux the mover." f. 18 ;— (d) " The
Queenes Majesties answear to the Comon house touching her
marriage," etc. [1566?]. f. 18;— (e) List of the House of
Commons, 19 Feb. 1592-3. f. 19 b.

3. ** Abstract of presidents for the Lord Chancellor's sending out
writts in time of prorogation for the electing new members to sitt
in parliament " ; iempp, Jas. I., Chas. L f. 25.

4. "Policies in Parliaments," etc,: rules of procedure in the House
of Commons, written by a member ; temp. Jas. I. f. 30.

5. Satirical verses on an incident in the House of Commons in 1607,
beg. ** Downe came graue anntient Sir John Crooke." f. 43.

6. (a) Messages between the Lords and Commons, 28-31 May, 1614.
ff. 45-48 ; — (b) Letter of James I. to the Commons, with their reply,
the King's further letter, etc. ; 3-18 Dec. 1621. ff. 49-^8.

7. Preface to *' a collection touching the privileges of the peers of

378 STOWE MSS., 354.

parliament," drawn np by John Selden for "the Lords of the
sub-committee for primledges," with a receipt for the same collec-
tion dated 6 Dec. 1621, and signed by Henry [Carey, Visconnt]
Rochford, B[dmund Sheffield, Baron] Sheffield, W[illiam Fiennes,
Visconnt] Sa}' and Scale, and others, '* Lords of the snb-oommittee
for Priviledges." f. 59.

8. "Remedyes ... for the quickniQge and repayringe of onr
[woollen] trade," followed by a petition on the same subject &om
the clothiers of fourteen counties; [1622 ?]. ff. 63, 66.

9. Speeches (a) of James L, 19 Feb., 8 Mar. 1623-4. flf. 67, 69, 75;—
and (b) of the Duke of Buckingham, 24 Feb. 1623-4. f. 71.

10. Speech of Charles L; 17 Mar. 1627-8. f. 77.

11. Speeches, etc., in the House of Commons iu 1640 and 1641, by
(a) Sir Edw. Dering, [10 Nov. 1640]. f. 79;— (b) "Sir John
Culpepper, concerning monopolies," [9 Nov. 1640]. f. 80; —
(c) Lord Digby, [9 Nov.] f. 83 ;— (d) John Pym : report on the
articles against Lord Strafford, and "speech after the charge,"
24, 25 Nov. ff. 88, 90;— (e) Lord Falkland, concerning the
Judges, [Dec] 1640. f. 92 ;— (f) " Sir Edward Deerings 3 Speech,"
[14 Dec.], f. 94b;— (g) "Mr. St. John's report against the Lord
Keeper in the Painted Chamber att a Conference," 19 Jan. 1640[1].
f. 98 ; — (h) " The Lord Digbies speech for trienniall parliaments,"
[19 Jan. 1641]. f. 103 ;— (i) Charles I., 23 Jan. 1640 [1]. f. 107 ;
— (k) Sir Benj. Rudyerd's speech "concerning bishopps," [Feb.
1641]. f. 109; — (1) A speech concerning "that bold pamphlet,
The Protestation protested " [July, 1641]. f. 111.

12. " Propositions prepared by the committee of both kingdomes for
a safe and well grounded peace," etc. ; [1644]. f. 113.

13. Address of the Presbyterian Ministers to Charles 11.; [1660].
Followed by an abstract of proposals, ff. 116, 120.

14. Letters from Robert Perrott to Henry [Hyde], Viscount Corn-
bury [aft. 2»* Earl of Clarendon], with " notes touching Parlia-
ments," etc; Northleigh, 21 Dec. 1672, 13 Sept. 1673. ff. 122, 124.

15. " The young man's plea for the dissolucion of the parliament,
1676." f. 133.

16. Papers on various questions of Parliament, vU, (a) Whether
writs of error and appeals are determined by a prorogation;
temp. Chas. II. f. 135 ; — (b) Forms of summons to a peer, and
for the election of a burgess; temp. Chas. II. ff. 136, 138; —
(c) Notes on the " laws and customs of Parliament " ; temp. Chas. II.
£ 140 ; — (d) " The advantages accrewing to the publique by
owneing the act" of 16 Chas. I., cap. 1, "for frequent parlia-
ments"; temp. Chas. IL £ 142;— (e) Abstract of The Long
Parliament revived, by Thos. Philips, 1661. f. 144;— (f) "That

Cl. VI. PARLIAMENT. 379

the legislatiye power is in the King, Lords, and Commons " ; late
17th cent. f. 146;— (g) "Judicature in Parliament"; late 17th
cent. f. 148;— (h) On the term "Convention"; late 17th cent,
f. 150; — ^^i) "Precedents of amendments made by the Lords to
money bills," 1660-1698. f. 162 ;— (k) Proceedings in the House
of Lords as to a claim to privilege by [Thomas Watson], Bishop of
St. David's; 29 Nov.— 6 Dec. 1699. f. 166.

17. Estimate of the packs of wool shorn in the several counties of
Great Britain, with " reasons for the proposall of laying a farthing
per pownd on all wooll " ; circ. 1700. f. 158.

18. Petition of Sir John Cope and Francis Conway to the House of
Commons against a return of members for Andover, with rough
notes of evidence ; [1702]. f. 160.

19. "A numerical calculation of the Hon. members as were elected
for the ensuing Parliament," divided according to their church
principles; 1705. Printed, f. 161.

20. "Precedents of censures by the House of Lords," 1620-1707.
f. 163.

21. Revenue papers, viz. (a) " Charges of the warr, 1711." f. 167; —
(b) "Debts and deficiencies," with proposals of the South Sea
Company; [1711]. f. 169 ;— {o) " Proposealls for his Majestie's
service"; cire. 1716. f. 171.

22. Protest of Peers dissenting from the Septennial Bill; [14 Apr.
1716]. f. 173.

23. " Beasons offered by the Lords at a conference with the Comons,
28 June, 1717, for insisting on their resolution of the 24th in
relation to the tryal of the Earl of Oxford." f. 175.

24. " The case of the Peers compared with that of the Commoners of
England in the point of conunitments " ; circ, 1717. f. 178.

25. "Mr. Petit's suggestions" as to the conduct of trials of Peers;
drc. 1717. f. 180.

26. Keport to the House of Lords of the " Commissioners to enquire
of the estates of certain traytors and of Popish recusants," etc. ;
[1718]. f. 182.

27. Proceedings of the House of Lords, viz. (a) Bough notes of the
debate on the Bill for "strengthening the Protestant interest";
18, 19 Dec. [1718]. f. 193;— (b) Address to the Crown on an
appeal of Maurice Annesley, dispossessed of his estate in Ireland ;
28 Jan. 1718 [9]. f. 203;— (c) Journal; 25 Apr.— 23 May, 1720.
ff. 205-224; — (d) " Report from the conference" on the South Sea
Company; [1721]. f. 225; — (e) Notes of a debate on the army
estimates; [1721]. f. 225.

28. Petition to the House of Lords from John, Lord Bellew, Prances,
Countess of Newburgh [widow of Eichard, Lord Bellew], and

380 STOWE MSS., 865-861.

others, for a Bill to settle the estates of the late Biohard, Lord
BeUew; [1723]. f. 231.

29. " Case of James Merest, appointed Beading Clerk to the House
of Lords," etc. ; [1724]. f. 233.

30. Debate in the House of Commons ** on the motion for repealing
the Act for prohibiting oommeroe with Spain"; [Jan. 1737].
f. 237.

31. Letter from J[ohn] Howe, [M.P. for Wilts], to the editor of a
magazine, enclosing his speech in the debate on the convention
with Spain; 31 Jnly, 1739. f. 240.

32. Account of the polling at the election for Westminster; [1741].
Imperf. f. 243.

33. Debates in the House of Commons (a) *' on the motion to address
his Majesty to enorease the Sea Force," 21 Nov. 1745. f. 248 ; —
(b) on the Address, 14 Jan. 1746. f. 261 ;— and (c) on Supply,
[Feb.] and 11 Apr. 1746. flF. 280, 297.

34. Protests of Peers against the repeal of the American Stamp Act ;
11, 17 Mar. 1766. ff. 319, 325.

Paper; ff. 326. xvith— xvmth centt. Folio.

856. " A KiXENDAR of all the Publick and Private Acts lying in the
Parliament Office at Westminster, since the 12th of Henry the 7th,
1497 " to 7 Geo. IL [1733-4].
Paper; ff. 69. xvmth cent. Folio.

866. ^' Titles of Acts of Parliament relating to Ecclesiastioal matters,"
25 Hen. VIII.— 33 Geo. II. [1533—1760], collected by Andrew
Coltee Ducarel, D.C.L., in 1773. With an Index.

Paper; ff. 98. With book-plate of the arms of Dr. Ducarel.
Folio.

867. Proceedings in the House of Lords, 1 Mary — 1 Eliz. [1558-1669] :
a transcript of extracts from the Journals, with notes, made
apparently by Robert Bowyer, appointed Keeper of the Becords
in the Tower, in 160 J. See the copy of a note by Sir Simonds
D'Ewes on £ 1 b, and ef, a note by Sir Boger Twysden in No. 347,
f. 3.

Paper ; ff. 52. Late xviith cent. Folio.

868. Pboceedings in Parliament, 1-43 Eliz. [1558-1601], extracted
from the Journals ; with reports of speeches, lists of Acts, orders
of processions, etc,, and (at f. 50) " Mr. Nowell [Alexander Nowell,
Dean of St. Paul's] his sermon at the Parliament before the Queene,
nobelitie, &c.," 12 Jan. 1562 [3]. The same collection, ending
abruptly with the same words, '* in see great and graue an," is in

Cl. VI. PAELIAMENT. 381

CJotton MSS. Titus, F. I., II., which appear to be the two volumes
referred to by Sir Simonds D'Ewes in the preface to his Joumida of
all ihe Parliaments during the reign of Queers Elizaheth, ed. P. Bowes,
1682, as having supplied him with a portion of his materials.
Paper ; ff. 452. xviith cent. Folio.

359. Proceedings in Parliament, 1 — 43 Eliz. [1658—1601], taken from
the official and other Journals, by Sir Eoger Twysden. At the
beginning (f. 13) is the following note, among others, " This booke
I collected and writ out of S' Simonds D'Euse [D'Ewes] his
MemoriaUs, whilst I remayned a prisoner in Lambeth howse, 1645.
Boger Twysden. Desinit timere, qui sperare desierit"; and at
the end (f. 301), " And heere ended the last Parlyament held in
the tyme of that most glorious Queene, the passages of which haue
sweld the more in respect I was helped with two very elaborate
Dyaries or Joumalls of it, beesides that publique one remayning with
the Clark of the howse of Commons, the one taken by my father in
hys owne hand, who at this tyme serued in Parlyament a Burgess
for Helston in Cornwall, the other by Mr. Heyward Towneshend,
of Lincolns Inne, Esqr., who at this tyme was Burgesse for Byshops
Castle in the County of Salop, both which truly were very exactly
taken, concurring many tymes in the very same words, onely where
my father S' William Twysden had some tyme omitted the names
of some that spake, I found means happyly to supply those defects
out of Mr. Towneshends. Though I must confesse I haue not in
these ooUeotions of mine so much laboured to remember the
speeches as the orders of the howse, the priuiledges of it, and the
manner of prooeeding in it ; and therefore haue especyally tyed
myself to follow the Original or Clarks Joumall," ete. At the
beginning (ff. 1, 3) are extracts from the Bolls of Parliament for
46 Edw. IIL, and 1 Bioh. EQ.
Paper; ff. 303. a.d. 1645. Folio.

860. Motes from the Journals of Parliament, tempp. Eliz.— Jas. I.,
with a few of an earlier date at the end ; by Bobert Brady, M.D.,
Master of Caius College, Cambridge, Keeper of the Becords in the
Tower, etc. (ob. 1 700), author of A Complete History of England^ 1700.
Paper; ff. 52. Late xviith cent. With the initials T. M. on
f. 1, sc. Thomas Martin, of Palgrave, the antiquary (oh. 1771).
Octavo.

361. Speeches in Parliament, ete. ; 1558-1695.

1. ^ Queen Elizabeths speech (a) to her secretery [Sir W. Cecil] and

other her Lords," 20 Nov. 1558. In a hand of the 18th cent. f. 1 ;

—(b) to the two Houses, 12 Nov. 1586. f. 2.

382 STOWE MSS., 361, 362.

2. *• Answeres to the first part of the greeuances " presented by the
House of Commons to the King, 28 May, 1624. f. 3.

3. Speeches (a) of Charles I., 18 June, 1625. f. 5;— and (b) of Sir
Thomas Crew, Speaker, 20 June, 1625. f. 6.

4. " The Duke of Buckingham his speech to both houses of Parlia-
ment, 8® Aug. 1625," preceded by that of [John Williams, Bishop
of Lincoln], Lord Keeper, f. 10.

5. (a) Petition of the two Houses to the King on religion, 9 Aug.
1625. flf. 18-22 ;--and (b) "protestation" of the Commons,
12 Aug. 1625. f. 24.

6. " A list of honours [viz. eight earldoms] conferd Feb. 7, 1625 [6]."
f.26.

7. Proceedings in the session of 1626, particularly against the Duke
of Buckingham, mz. (a) Speeches of Sir Heneage Finch, Speaker,
and of Lord Keeper Coventry, 8 Feb. 1625 [6]. f. 27 ;--(b) " The
King's speach," and the Lord Keeper's, 29 Mar. f. 31 ; — (c) " Artidea
of the Earle of BristoU, wherby he chargeth the Duke of Bucking-
ham, bearing date tho first of March, 1625 " [1 May, 1626]. f.37; —
(d) Speeches of Sir Dudley Digges, [Christopher] Sherland,
[Christopher] Wainsford [Wandesford], and Sir John Eliot,
8, 9 May. ff. 41, 44, 48, 50.

8. (a) Speeches in the debate on grievances of religion by [Francdfl]
Bowse and [Edward] Kirton, 26 Jan. 1628 [9], and by Sir John
Eliot, 29 Jan. ff. 54, 56, 57 ; — and (b) '' a message from the howae
of comons delivered to his Majestic at Whitehall, February 2,
1628 [9]." f. 69.

9. Proceedings in the session of 1640-41, viz, (a) Speech of the King,
3 Nov. 1640. f. 61 ;— (b) Speech of [George], Lord Digby (Pari
EisL ii. 664). f. 63 ; (c) Speeches of [John] Pym, Sir Benjamin
Rudyard, [Edward] Bagshaw, and Sir John Culpeper, 7 Nov.
ff. 68, 70, 74, 77 ; — (d) Message from the Commons to the Lords
"by Mr. P^mme," 11 Nov., with the articles against the Earl of
Strafford, f . 79 ;— (e) Speech of the Earl of Bristol, — Nov. f. 83 ;
—(f) Speeches of Sir Edward Dering, 23 Nov. 14 Dec. ff. 83 b,
85 ;— (g) Speech of Lord Falkland, 7 Dec. f. 86 ;— (h) *« The Lord
Digbyes Speech to the Bill for trienniall parliaments," 19 Jan.
1640 [1]. f. 88 ;--(i) " The Earle of BristollE speech . . . upon the
deliuering by him the Scottish remonstrance and schedule of their
chargep," Jan. 1640 [1]. f. 90 b ;— (k) Speech of the King, 23 Jan.
1640 [1]. f. 92 b ;— (1) " The heads of proceedings in parliament,"
31 May— 6 June, and 28 June— 5 July, 1641. ff. 94, 96; —
(m) Petition of the bishops to the King and House of Lords, with
the proceedings on the same, 30 Dec. 1641. f, 98,

Cl. VI. PARLIAMENT. 383

10. " BemonBtranoe [to Parliamentary CommiBBioners] about quarter-
ing of soldiers," 1648. f. 100.

11. "The humble proposals of Nicholas Gibbon," D.D., to "the
Committee of Parliament for the propagation of the Gospel,"
conoeming the Ministry of the Gospel, 24 March, 1651 [2]. Printed.
f. 101.

12. " The case stated of the secluded members of parliament," with a
legal opinion, Sept. 1654. f. 102.

1 3. Bemonstrance of the members who " were violently kept out of
the parliament house by armed men hired by the Lord Proteotor,"
17 Sept. 1656. f. 103.

14. Speech of [Charles] Lord Lucas on the Subsidy Bill, 2 [22] Feb.
1670 [I], f. 105.

15. Speech of [Heneage, Lord Finch], Lord Chancellor, on the alliance
with Holland, 29 Apr. 1678. f. 107.

16. Speech of Bobert Price, M.P. for Weobley, against a grant from the
Crown to the Earl of Portland, 1695. f. 109.

17. Proposals to the House of Commons of "some methods ... to
free the streets from pickpockets, the houses from being broke
open, the shops from shop-lifting, the roads from robbing," etc, ;
18th cent. f. 115.

At the end (f. 119) is an accompt of the second payment of a
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S62. " A JouRNALL of the Parliament holden" 24 Oct. 1597—9 Feb.
1598, " concerning the passages in the house of Commons. Which
is the first parliament I [Heyward Townesend, or Townshend, of
Lincoln's Inn, see ff. 56, 89] was of, being nowe Burges for Busbops
Castle in Shropshire." Followed by (a) " a Joumall ... of and
concerninge such things as passed in the vpper house," 1597-1598.
f. 31 ; — and (b) " The joumall or abstracte of see much as passed
in the Lower House att the Parliamente holden" 27 Oct. — 19 Deo.
1601. f. 56. Included also are (c) speeches delivered by the Lord
Keeper, Sir Thos. Egerton, in the Star Chamber after tbe closing
of ParUament, 14 Feb. 1598, 14 Feb. 1600 [sic, 1602]. ff. 27, 283 b ;
— (d) A list of Members of the House of Commons in 1601, f. 271 ;
— (e) "The Coppie of the Spanish Generalls [Juan de Aguila]
letter for Ireland written to the Irish Catholiques and shewed by
Mr. Secretary Cecill to the Parliament house," in 1601. f. 281.

The two journals of the House of Commons differ considerably
from thoee contained in Heyward Townshend's Historical Collections,
or an exact account of the proceedings of the Four last Parliaments of
Q. Elizabeth, 1680; but the Journal of the House of Lords, together

384 STOWE MSS., 868-866.

with the rest of the contents, agrees with the printed text. For
other copies of the Journal for 1601 see Egerton MS. 2222; and
below, No. 363.

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363. "An Abstract of certaine observations, notes and other thinges
in the Parliament holden at Westminster," 27 Oct.— 19 Dec. 1601
.... "with the manner of proceedings, etc. Collected by
Heyward Townesend, of Lincolns Inn." Followed by (a) "A
catalogue of the Acts read." f. 216;— (b) A list of members,
f. 224 ; — and (c) A speech by Sir Thos. Egerton, Lord Keeper, in
the Star Chamber, 14 Feb. 1600 [sic, 1602]. f. 236. For another
copy, see above. No. 362.

Paper; ff. 241. xvnthcent. With book-plate of Algernon Capell,
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864. Collection of Speeches made in the Honse of Commons, eie.;
1603—1691^.

1. "The Common's Protestation, Bemonstrance or Apology," to King
James I., touching their privileges; [1603]. See Cobbetfs Pari.
Hist, i. 1030. f. 2.

2. " Eeport of the free conference concerning the Bill for regulating
Iryalls in cases of Treason " ; Jan. 169^. See op. dt, v. 691. f. 26.

3. Speech of [Bobert] Price, [M.P. for Weobley, Baron of the
Exchequer, 1702] against the grant of crown domains in Wales to
[William Bentinok, l"*] Earl of Portland; Feb. 169|. See op. cit,
V. 979. f. 47.

4. Speech of [Heneage] Finch [1* Earl of Aylesford, 1714] to the
Convention, against the Prince of Orange's assumption of the
Crown; 1688. f. 62.

5. Speech of [Sir John Trevor], Attorney-General, opposing the Bill
against [Charles] Duncombe, [M.P. for Downton, Beceiver-Oeneral
of the Excise], accused of falsely endorsing Exchequer-Bills; [Jan.
169 J], f. 70.

6. Letters from [Edward Hyde, 1^*] Earl of Clarendon, an his
daughter's change of religion, (a) to James, Duke of York,
Montpellier, 4 Apr. 1671. f. 80;— (b) to his daughter, Anne,
Duchess of York; Montpellier, 3 Apr. 1671. f. 82b. Printed in
Clarendon State Papers, 1786, vol. iii., Suppl., pp. xxxvii., xxzviii.,
with the date 1668.

Paper; ff. 90. Late xviith cent. Folio.

866. Proceedings against John Digby, Earl of Bristol, for his conduct
of the negotiations at Madrid for a marriage between Charles,
Prince of Wales, and the Infanta of Spain, consisting of copiee^ of
articles, speeches, letters, cfe. ; 1624 — 1628. The contents are ; —

Cl. VI. PARLIAMENT. 386

1. '' Interrogatories administered to the Eaiie of Bristol! (after his
arrivall in England from his Embassage in Spayne), Anno Dni.
1624"; with the Earl's replies. Printed in the Hardwicke State
Papers, 1778, vol. i. p. 494. f. 2.

2. Letter of the Duke of Buckingham to the Earl of Bristol; 2 Feb.
1624 [5]. f. 12.

3. Acoount by the Earl of Bristol of his negotiations from 1611 till
the arrival of the Prinoe and Buckingham in Spain in Mar. 1623.
Printed in the Camden Miscellany, vol. vi., 1871, ed. S. R. Gardiner,
f. 13.

4. A paper enclosed in the letter above (art. 2), " oonteyning certaine
Propositions the which the Duke requireth that the said Earle
would acknowledge " ; with the Earl's replies, f. 24.

5. Letter of the Earl of Bristol to the King, "touching the Pro-
positions of the Duke of Buckingham " ; 16 Mar. 1624 [5]. f. 33.

6. " Articles of the E. of BristoU, whereby he chargeth the Duke of
Buckingham"; 1 May, 1626. Pr* in Rushworth, vol. i. p. 262.
f. 34.

7. " Articles of severall high Treasons and other grcate and enormious
crimes, offences and contempts," etc,, charged against the Earl of
Bristol; 1 May, 1626. Pr. in Rushworth, vol. i. p. 249. f. 36.

8. Speech of the Earl of Bristol in Parliament, 6 May, 1626; with
further proceedings to 10 June. See Rushworth, vol. i. p. 264.
f. 38.

9. "The Answeare of John, Earle of Bristoll, to the Articles of
seuerall high Treasons," etc.; 19 May, 1626. Pr. in Pari Etst.,
vol. ii., ooL 134; cf. Rushworth, vol. i. p. 274. f. 46.

10. " The substance of the Earle of Bristoll's Speech delivered in
Parliament," 19 May, 1626; with other proceedings. Cf, Rush-
worth, vol. i p. 269. f. 63.

11. Six " Articles of severall high Treasons," etc,, against the Duke of
Buckingham ; 1626. f. 69.

12. Information of the Attomey-Oeneral, Sir Robert Heath, against
the Earl of Bristol, 24 July, 1626 ; with the Earl's demurrer, and
proceedings thereupon to 19 Oct 1627. ff. 89 b-98 b.

13. Letters brought by Lord Savage to the Earl of Bristol, 17 Feb.
1627 [8], to be written to the King and Buckingham, but rejected by
him ; with the letters actually written instead, 19 Feb. ff. 99, 100.

14. Letter of the Earl of Bristol to the Attorney-General, Sir Rob.
Heath, 13 Mar. 1627 [8]; with the latter's reply, staying all
further proceedings, 19 March, f. 101.

Added at the end, in different hands are: — (a) Speech in
Parliament of (Jervase Holies, M.P. for Grimsby, against the
treaty with the Scots, 26 Apr. 1641, " for which hee was excluded

2 G

386 STOWE MSS., 366-376.

the honse." See Pari Hist., ii. col. 771. f. 102 b ;— and (b) VariouB
poeticed and other pieces, roughly scribbled, to one of which (f. 110)
is appended the name of Henry Lowen. ff. 104-113.

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Dyve, Knt., of Bromham, married the Earl of Bristol, then Sir
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of Essex, 1701. Folio.

366. " Some Notes taken [of debates in the House of Commons] in y«
Cessions of Parliament held at Westminster," 17 Mar. 1627 [8] —
26 June, 1628. Written in various hands, as copied day by day by
news- writers. At the end are ; — (a) Catalogue of Bills during the
session of 1628. f. 292; — and (b) List of "speciall Denominations
[such as Good Parliament, etc.] guiven to Parliaments." f. 294.
For another copy, see below. No. 367.

Paper; ff. 295. a.d. 1628. With the name "William Borlaae,
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¥dth precedents, of members of the House of Commons at the
Conference between the two Houses on the Liberty of the Subject,
17 Apr. 1628. Written in a single hand, evidently that of a derk.
See above. No. 366. At the end are inserted (a) List of books,
pamphlets, ordinances, etc, 1601-1649, with a few earlier and
later, in the hand of Bev. Philip Morant (6b. 1778). f. 329»*— and
(b) Notes of Councils and Parliaments, 1107-1267. f. 342.

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368. '^ A Collection of proceedings in the House of Commons about
impeaching the Earl of Clarendon, late Lord Chancellor, with the
debates and speeches concerning that matter, as also severall
weighty arguments concerning the nature of treason by Mr. John
Yaughan, Sergeant [Sir John] Maynard, the then Sollicitor GenenJl
[Sir Heneage Finch], etc." ; 26 Oct.— 11 Dec. 1667.

Paper; ff. 115. Late xvnth cent. Folio.

369. ''A Collection of proceedings in the House of Commons touching
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Chancellor," etc.; 26 Oct. — 18 Dec. 1667. A duplicate of the
preceding MS. ; with the articles of impeachment at the end.

Paper ; ff. 135. Late xvuth cent. With book-plate of Algernon
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Ol. VI. PABLIAMENT. 387

S70. The Fkogeedings of the Lords spiritual and temporal from their
first meeting at Guild Hall, London," after the flight of James II. ;
11-28 Deo. 1688.

Paper; ff. 78. Circ. 1700. Folio.

871. '* The Abgtjments upon the abdication of King James the 2<>,
1688": extracts from the Journals of the House of Commons,
22 Jan.— 5 Feb. 1688 [9], and (f. 13) a report of the Conference
between the two Houses on 6 Feb.

' Paper; ff. 119. End of xviith cent. With book-plate of Algernon
Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

372. 1. Speech of Archibald Hutcheson, M.P. for Hastings, on the
Septennial BiU, 1716. See Pari HUt, vol. vii. coL 339. f. 1.

2. *' Speech [of the Bt. Hon. George GrenviUe] on the motion for
expelling Mr. Wilkes," 3 Feb. 1769. See Pari. Hist, vol. xvi.
col. 546. f. 29.

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878. *' Minutes of the proceedings of the Committee [of the House of
Commons] appointed to enquire into the state of the gaols of this
kingdom, touching a charge against S' Bobert Eyre, Knight, Lord
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874. Minutes of the " Committee of the House of Commons appointed
to draw up Articles of Impeachment against [Henry Dundas], Lord
Yiscount Melville," from the first day of its meeting, 5 July, 1805,
to 12 July, when the Committee adjourned. The proceedings
before the Committee are reported verbatim.
Paper; ff. 178. SmaD folio.

876. CoHMON-PLACE Book of parliamentary and legal precedents, etc. ;
in several different hands.

Paper; ff. 205. Temp. Chas. II. Duodecimo.

876. '' Precedents concerning Impeachments in Parliament, compiled
by William Petyt, of the Inner Temple, Esq. [afterwards Keeper of
the Becords], pursuant to an order of the House of Peers made
8 Oct. 1690 ; to which are added many interesting Papers relative
to thu History and Doctrine of Impeaohementti." The above title,

2 c 2

388 STOWE MSS., 377-380.

together with a table of oontents, is by Thomas Astle. The fint
part (ff. 3-25) is oocupied by Petyt's report of precedents and the con-
sequent decision of the House of Lords respecting the impeachments
of the Earls of Salisbury and Peterborough. The rest includes
miscellaneous precedents in connection with impeachments, of
which the chief are : — (1) Notes on the impeachment of the Arch-
bishop [Alexander Neville] of York and his associates in 1387, in the
hand of Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield [Lord Chancellor, 1718
-1726]. f. 32; — (2) Proceedings against William de Longchamp,
Bishop of Ely [1189-1197] and Lord Chancellor [1189-1190].
f. 34 ; — (3) Defence of Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent [Justiciar of
England, 1216-1232], in 1239, from Matthew Paris (two copies),
ff. 63, 82 ; — (4) Notes concerning trials for high treason, written
later than 1683, containing suggestions as to the line of defence to
be adopted in such cases, and marked by Astle as '* very curious."
f. 133 ; — (6) '* A short disquisition of high treason upon the subject
of Mr. Sydney's case," written shortly after the trial [1683].
f. 142 ; — (6) Notes on the case of the Bishop of Salisbury v. Nash,
Feb. 171^, in the hand of Lord Chancellor Macclesfield, f. 147 ; —
(7) '* A method proposed to reform proceedings on penal statutes
and popular actions," by William Barrett, jun., forwarded by the
Lord Treasurer to the Attorney and Solicitor General, 11 May,
1710. t 149.
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articles of impeachment, proclamations, petitions, and other docu-
ments connected with some of the chief cases within that period.
These are followed by a list of impeachments and attainders,
tempp. Edw. I. — Will. III. At the end is a table of the records
and papers contained in the volume.

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880. Bracton De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Anglise. No title;
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390 STOWE MSS., 881-386.

of bk. ii. oh. 2 [ed. Twiss, EoUb Series, vol. i. p. 544] there is no
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index, and a note on the styles of some of the kings of England
before and since the Conquest.
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Cl. Vn. LAW. 391

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Earl of Essex, 1 701. SmaU foHo.

884. Law Treatise, in 23 chapters, dealing with the following
subjects: hereditaments and chattells, freehold, estates (general
and particular), possessions, reversions, remainders, rights, assu-
rances, recoveries, fines (a long discussion, in seven chapters),
assurances by deed, deed-poll and deed-parole, conveyances by
will, and assurances by will. A table of chapters and index of
subjects are appended. A note at the beginning states that the
volume was copied from a MS. in the possession of Talbot Yelverton,
Earl of Sussex [1717-1731], which contained a note by Sir
Christopher Yelverton [Justice of the King's Bench, 1602-1612]
affirming it to deserve printing.

Paper ; ff. 79. Early xviith cent. Folio.

886. '' Ane Epitome or Abridgement off the most Substantiall thinges
oonteined in the books off that famous and Learned Jurisconsult
Mr. Thomas Graiges off Biocartown, Advocat befor the Lords of
Counsell and Session, treating upon the feudal Law " : an epitome
of the Ju8 Feudale (published in 1603, in Latin) of Sir Thomas Craig
[1548-1608], the Scottish jurist, one of the commissioners appointed
by the parliament of Scotland to treat for the Union with England.
Ldl three books ; preceded by an index of chapters.
Paper ; ff. 168. Early xvnth cent. Duodecimo.

886. Statutes of the Realm, Law tracts, etc.^ as follows :—

1. "Carta de Libertatibus Anglic": Magna Carta, as re-issued by
Henry m., 11 Feb. 1226. Lot. f. 2. •

2. *' Carta de Foresta " ; as re-issued in Feb. 1 225. Lat f. 4.

3. Statute of Merton, 1236. Fr. f. 5.

4. "Provisa Oxonie, edita anno r[egis] H[enrici III.] xlvij";
apparently the re-issue, with alterations, of the Provisions of
Westminster, in 1262. Fr, f. 6.

5. Statute of Marlborough, 1267. Fr. f. 8.

6. The treatise " Fet asaver." Fr. f. 11.

7. " Casus curie " : writs and forms of procedure in the Curia Begis.
Fr. f. 20.

8. Statute of Westminster I., 1275. Fr. f. 24.

9. Statute of Westminster IL, 1285. Lat. f. 32.

10. Statute of Winchester, 1285. Fr. f. 43 b.

11. Statute of Gloucester [1278, but here misdated the 7th year of
Edward, i.e. 1279] ; with the explanations. Fr. f. 44 b.

392 STOWE MSS., 886, 887.

12. Statute " de die et anno [bissextili] " ; generally attributed to
1256. Lat. f. 47.

1 3. Statute of Eageman, 1276. Fr. f 47 b.

14. Statute " Religiosorum," [1279]. LaL f. 47 b.

15. Statute "de injusta oaptioue Averiorum," elsewhere entitled
" districtiones de scaccario," and printed in the Statuies, i. p. 197,
among ** les Estatuz del Eschekere," of uncertain date. Fr, f. 48. -

16. Statute of Westminster III., i.e. "Quia emptores," 1290. Lai.
f. 50.

17. " Statuta Mareschacie " : the statute entitled " de PistoribuB " in
the Statutes (ed. 1810, i. p. 202), and there entered as of doubtful
date. Here it is preceded by the words '* Precepta facta ex parte
domini regis maiori et ballivis comitatus Sussex qui pro tempore
fuerant post festum Decollationis S. Johannis Bapt. anno regni
regis Edwardi tercio [1275] per magistrum Bobertum de Beverley
et Johannem de Swyneford ad plaoita mereschaucie tunc assin-
gnatos sub pena c. li. ad opus domini regis observandum." To this
is appended the " Assisa Panis et Seruisie [Cervisiffi]," at the end
of which is a clause, " De compositione Mensurarum," differing
from that given in the Statutes, i. p. 290, and also ftom that on
p. 204. Lat. f. 50.

18. Statute against Maintenance and Champerty, 1292; to the same
effect as that printed among the StattUes, i. p. 216, but in different
wording. Fr. f, 52.

19. Statute of " Quo Warranto," 1290. Lat. f. 52.

20. New Statute of " Quo Warranto," 1290. Fr. f. 62.

21. Statute "de Conspiratoribus " : the second part of the statute
given in Statutes, i. p. 216. Lat, f. 52 b.

22. Statute of " Circumspecte Agatis," [1285], with the additional
article, " De Impetratione Prohibitionis." Lat. f. 52 b.

23. Statutes of Exeter ; here miscalled " statuta Oxonie." Fr. f. 53.

24. " Articuli Brevium qui narrando indigent specificari " : notes on
points of law (c/. Harley MS. 1208, f. 133). Lat. f. 55.

25. Statute of Merchants, or of Acton Bumell, 1283. Fr. f. 57.

26. The treatise known as " Hengham Parva," [by Balph de Hengham,
Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1273-1289]. Lat. f. 58.

27. **Tractatus de DiiBcultate Essoniorum." This is really only the
title of the first chapter of the treatise, which is elsewhere entitled
" Sumna judicandi essonia," and is attributed to Balph de Hengham
(c/. Tanner, Bibl. Brit.'Hib., p. 392). Lat. f. 62 b.

28. Statute " de illis qui debent poni in Juratis et Assisis," [1293].
Lat. Without title, f. 66.

29. Statute "deVocatis ad Warrantum," [1292]. Lat. Without title,
f. 66.

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30. Statute on fines ; beg. " Qaia fines," the preamble given in the
printed Statutes not being given here. It is here dated 28 Edw. I.,
but should be 27 Edw. I., t.e. 1299. Lat. f. 66 b.

31. Statute " de Bigamis," [1276]. It is here dated 24 Edw. I.,
instead of 4 Edw. I. Lat. f, 67.

32. Classification of penalties for various offences. Lat, f. 68 b.

33. Glossary (Engl.-Fr.) of technical terms, such as sac and soc, etc.
f. 70.

34. The treatise entitled " Cadit Assisa" on the Assise of Mort
d'anoestor. Lat. f. 70 b.

35. Treatise on Bastardy. Lat. f. 74.

36. Statute "de conjunctim Feoffatis," 1306; here entitled at the
beginning " Statutum Tyrel," and at the end " de coniunctim
feffamentis." Lat. f. 76.

37. Statute " de atumatis in finibus," [«c. ** do Finibus et Attomatis "],
Carlisle, 1307. The date differs in some other MSS. (of. Statutes, i.
p, 215). Lat. f. 76 b.

38. Statute ''de hiis qui veniunt ante judicium"; entitled in the
Statutes, *' Statutum de defensione juris," 1292. Lat. f. 77.

39. Cases of Mort d'anoestor, with the decisions upon them; beg.
" Willelme de Latimer et Luce sa femme." Fr. f. 78.

40. Treatise on law of property ; beg. " Lex est commune preceptum
virorum prudentium." Lat. f. 84.

41. Statute of Northampton, 1328. Fr. £ 88.

42. Notes of cases in Hilary term, "anno sexto," [1332?]. Fr.
f. 90.

43. Handbook of legal decisions on various points of law, quoting the
justices of the reigns of Edward I. and Edward 11., e.g.^ Metingham,
Hertford, Mutford, Toutheby, Spigumel, Ormesby, etc. Begins, " Si
un homme seyt oblige a un altre par un obligacioun en x livres."
The end is wanting, f. 91.

Yellum ; ff. 222. In several hands, most of early xivth cent.
Coloured initials. A leaf of church-musio, of xvth cent, is pasted
on the inside of the covers at each end. Small quarto.

887. Statutes from 1 Edw. III. to 14 Hen. VI., in chronological
order. As in No. 388 below, the third statute of 16 Edw. Ill, is
combined with the first of 18 Edw. HI., but in this case the joint
statute is ascribed to 17 Edw. III., as also is the statute on Ireland,
which in the printed edition is assigned to 17 Edw. 11. The
remaining statutes of 15 Edw. III., and the statute of 17 Edw. 111.,
are omitted. The additional paragraphs of the statute of Labourers,
23 Edw. m., are not found here. An index of the subjects con-
tained in the volume is prefixed.

394 STOWE MSS.» 388*395.

At the end (ff. 329-334) are additions (17th cent?) written in a
cipher, which Dr. O'Gonor (Cakdoguey ii. p. 292) states to be that
of the Tally Court of the Exchequer.

Yelliim ; fL 334. Middle of xrth cent. With an illuminated
border at the beginning of each reign, and initials illuminated in
gold and colours. Small quarto.

388. Statutes, from 1 Edw. III. to 20 Hen. VI., in chronological
order. The collection is almost complete, though the arrangement
of statutes under any given year sometimes differs from that
adopted in the printed edition. The statute on Ireland, which is
printed in the edition of 1810 as belonging to 17 Edw. II., is here
assigned to 17 Edw. III. The statutes of 15 Edw. III. are omitted,
except the third, which is combined with the first of 18 Edw. III.
under the latter year, and the statute of 17 Edw. III. is also
omitted. The statute of Labourers (23 Edw. III.) has the same
concluding paragraphs as in Boy. MS. 19 A. xiv. ; and an additional
article, stated to have been issued at Northampton, is appended to
the first statute of 38 Edw. III. The leaf containing the end of
the first statute of 1 Edw. Ill, (§ 8) and the beginning of the
second (§§ 1-3) is wanting; so also are the leaves 17-21 Bich. U.
At 12 Hen. YI. is inserted a long statute, re-enacting several
previous statutes concerning purveyance, weights and measures,
the staple, etc,, which does not appear among the printed statutes.

Vellum; ff. 325. Middle of xvth cent. With a decorated
border at the beginning of each reign, and initials in red and
blue. The initial on f. 1 contains a rude portrait of Edward HL
Small quarto.

389. Statutes, from 1 Hen. IV. to 12 Hen. VI., in chronological
order. Under 2 Hen VI. is inserted a writ from the king to the
sheriffs on the subject of purveyance. The collection concludes
with the statute on purveyance, weights and measures, etc,, re-
enacting several previous statutes, which is omitted from the
printed edition (c/. No. 388 above).

Vellum ; ff. 125. xvth cent. With initials ornamented in red
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executed miniature of the king. On some leaves left blank at the
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"by one Baphe Bowie to leame to playe on his lutte, in anno
1558." The name of Thomas Dent, 1602, rot. 26, occurs on f. 124 b.
Small quarto.

390. List of " statutes expired, repealed, and altered, before anno
1632." On the title-page is inscribed " Willielmo (corrected into

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" Humfrido ") Pronze, Armigero, ab amioo (with " Waltero Tong "
added) 1637."
Paper; ff. 19. xvnth oent. 32ino.

391. " Placita in curia Begis, tempore Begis Bicardi Primi," from
the original rolls in the Chapter House, Westminster, now in the
Public Beoord Office. They relate (with the exception of ff. 61-74,
which bear the date of Bich. I., and refer to various counties)
exclusively to co. Wilts, and will be found printed under the date
6 Bich. L in the Ahhreviatio Placitorum, 1811, pp. 11-22. At
f. 75 is added a copy of the confirmation by Edward I. of the
Great Charter, 12 Oct. a^ 15 (1287), taken from the Statute
Bolls.

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892. *' AixruDiCArA tempore regis Johannis " : abridged transcripts of
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are given as " incerti temporis regis Johannis," and at the end are
<« fragmenta regis Johannis."

Paper; ff. 32. Late xvnth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
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888. Abstracts of pleas, tempp. John — ^Henry V. ; with references to
the sources from which they are taken. Some parts of the work
are arranged alphabetically, according to subjects. At f. 58 is a
vocabulary of obsolete terms; and at f. 99, in a plea at York,
East, teim, 16 Bich. 11. [1393], is a copy of English verses
circulated by rioters at Hull.
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894. Pleas in Parliament and before Justices itinerant, 18 Edw. I.
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the parliament of 14 Edw. II. [1320]. Latin. Printed, with
omissions, by William Byley, Placita Parliameniaria^ 1661. A
transcript firom the original rolls, then '<in the Tally Court of
the Exchequer at Westminster"; with a few corrections and
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William Dugdale.

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896. Index to Year-Books, 2-20 Hen. VI., 1-24 Hen. VIL, arranged
alphabetically.

Paper ; ff. 68. xvnth cent. With the name R. Nicholls on the
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396 STOWE MSS., 896-408.

896. Beports of State Trials, 1521-1666, viz. :—

(1) Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, 1521 : fix)m Grafton b
Chronicle, f. 3 ;— (2) William Dacre, Lord Dacre of the North,
1535. French, f. 5 b ;— (3) Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, 1546.
f. 8;— (4) Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, 1571 [misdated
1657], with his letter to the Queen before the trial, and his
confession before his execution, ff. 9, 13, 24 ;— (5) Philip Howard,
Earl of Arundel and Suffolk, 1589. f. 14 b;— (6) Anthony
Babington and his confederates, 1586: the same report as in
Howell's State Trials, f. 29 ;— (7) John Chamock and others,
1586 : the same report as in HowelFs State Trials. With the
confessions of these and of the rest of Babington's confederates at
their execution, f. 45 ;— (8) Sir Griffith Markham and others,
1603. f. 67; — (9) Sir Walter Baleigh, 1603. f 70 b; —
(10) Henry Brooke, Lord Cobham, and Thomas Grey, Lord
Grey, 1603. f. 83;— (11) James Elphinston, Lord Belmerioneth
[Balmerinoch], 1609 : the same report as in Howell's State TriaU.
f. 87 ;— (12) Eobert Crichton, Lord Sanquire [Sanquhair], 1612 :
the same report as in HowelFs State Trials, f. 90 ;— (13) Richard
Weston, Anne Turner, Sir Jervis EUovis [Helwys], and Jamee
Franklin, for complicity in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury,
1615 : all, except the last, the same reports as in Howell's Staie
Trials, f. 105;— (14) Mervin Tuchet, Earl of Castlehaven, 1631 :
the same report as in Howell's State Trials, f. 166 ;— (15) Thomas
Parker, Lord Morley, 1666 [misdated 1668]. f. 178.

Paper; ff. 194. A table of contents is prefixed in a different
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897. Stae-Chamber Cases. The first part (ff. 1-66) contains brief
records of cases in the Court of Star-Chamber in 1665, 1607, 1608,
1610-1615, 1617, 1621-1623. The second part (ff. 67-188) contains
a detailed account of the action brought by the Crown against the
City of London for failure to fulfil its contract in reference to the
plantation of Ulster, Jan.— Feb. 163f. At the end is an index to
the first part.

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898. Beports of cases tried in the Queen's B^nch, Michaelmas term,
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Paper; ff. 18. Folio.

899. 1. " The arraignement of Bobert, Earle of Essex, and ELenry,
Earle of Southampton, at Westminster, the 19 of February, 1601."

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ThiB report differs to some extent from that oontamed in the State
Trials (yoL i. p. 1333), being somewhat fuller in detail, f. 1.
2. Report of the diBciission on Essex's ease in the Star-Cbamber on
29 Nov. 1599, in which speeches were delivered by Lord Keeper
Egerton, Lord Treasurer Bnckhnrst, Secretary Cecil, and others
(c/. No. 275, above). The report is verbatim, and much fuller
than the published one. The names of the speakers are not given
in the original hand, but have in most cases been added later, with
some hesitation, f. 41.

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400. Law Bepobts : the decisions of Sir Henry Hobart, Chief Justice
of the Common Pleas 1613-1625. The volume is lettered on the
back "Lord Hubbert's Cases, Vol. I.," and corresponds with
pp. 1-256 of the printed edition of Sir H. Hobart*s Ueporte, 1641.

Paper ; fiF. 351 . xviith cent. With book-plate of Algernon Capell,
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401. Summary of proceedings in the divorce-suit brought against
Robert Devereux, 3"* Earl of Essex, by his wife. Lady Frances
Howard, 1613 [4] ; and in the trials of the murderers of Sir Thomas
Overbury, 1615. Printed as A True and Historical Relation of the
Poyioning of Sir Thmas Overbury, etc., 1651, but without the
address to the reader which forms the concluding paragraph of the
present MS.

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402. Collection of State Trials, etc. : —

1. " The proceedings which happened touching the divorce betweene
the Ladye Francis Howard [Countess of Essex, afterwards Countess
of Somerset] and Bobert, Earle of Essex," Jan. 161|. As in
Howell's State Triah. f. 1.

2. The trials of Bichard Weston and others for complicity in the
murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. As in No. 396, above, except
that the account of Franklin's trial is here the same as that in
State Trials^ and that the trial of Sir Thomas Monson is given in
addition, also corresponding with the account in State TricUs. At
the end of the trials (f. 24) is a copy of the elegy on Sir Thomas
Overbury by Bichard Corbett, [Bishop of Oxford 1628, of Norwich
1632], beg. " Hadst thou, like other sirs and knights of worth."
f. 5.

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Gerard's Beading" [? William Gerard, Beader at (Cray's Lm, 1597,
or Philip Gerard, Beader at Gray's Inu, 1611]. f. 25.

398 STOWE MSB., 403*413.

4. Judgments of Justioes Warburton [Sir Peter Warburton, Justioe
of Common Pleas, 1603-1621] and Tanfield [Sir Latirenoe Tanfield,
Justice of Bang's Bench, 1605-1607, Chief Baron of Exchequer,
1607-1625] and Sir Edward Coke, on a question affecting the legal
constitution of a hospital, f. 30.

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certefie the proceedinge against my lord Cooke [Sir Edward Coke]
at the Counsel table " ; 26 June, 1616. f. 32.

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403. Legal Collections of John Fortescue Aland, Baron of the
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Indictments, Commissions and Patents, in Exchequer, King's
Bench, e<c., and some other precedents." The cases quoted fall
within the years 1629 and 1703. Followed (f. 89) by a selection
entitled " Cases at the Delegates, Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street," in
Justice Aland's own hand, dated 1722-1734. The greater part of
the volume is blank, but at the end (f. 45 b) is a copy of the writ
admitting Justice Aland to the dignity of Serjeant, 31 Jan. 1717.

Paper ; ff. 45. Folio.

404. 405. Hampden's Case of Ship-money: full reports of the
arguments and judgments, 1637-1638. Two Tolumes, the first
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counsel, and of Solicitor-Gleneral Ljrttelton and Attorney-General
Bankes for the Crown, the second containing the judgments.

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406. Law Bepobts: oases collected by Sir Anthony Keck [Com-
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A volume of cases from 1660 to 1679 was published from his
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408. ^ A Table to the most remarkable points in the printed Oases
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is dated 1376 ; but in the rest the date is almost invariably
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400 STOWE MSSm 414, 416.

414. Collectanea de Forestis ; made in the time of Elizabeth. The
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forest© of Henry HI. f. 241 ;— (22) Statute of 1 Edw. VI.
f. 243 b;— (23) On Windsor forest, temp. Edw. HI. ff. 253-273;—
(24) On Boekingham forest, f. 273; — (25) Constitutiones Canuti
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HL15. Collections on the Court of Chancery : a volume very similar in
its contents to Hargrave MS. 249, and based largely on the
collections of William Lambarde. With an index at the end. The
contents are as follows : —
1. *'A discourse of the High Courts of Justice in England, and
especially of the Chancery Court and of the Lord Chancellor;
written by William Lambert [Lambarde], armiger." Dated at the
''end, 8 March, 157f. Not, as the catalogue of the Hargrave M8S.
states, the same as Lambarde's Archeion^ pr. in 1635. f. 1.

Cl. VII. LAW. 401

2. "The Authority of the Lord Chancellor of England, limited by
sundry Acts of Parliament." f. 6 b.

3. Argument of the Lord Keeper, Sir Nicholas Bacon, proving " that
the Noblemen's persons be attachable for contempts *' in Chancery,
etc. Two copies, ff. 9 b, 201 b.

4. Controversy between the Six Clerks of the Chancery and the
Cursitors as to their respective spheres of authority; Dec. 1585.
f. 10 b.

5. " The Erreotion of the ir. clerks of the enrollment in the Chancery/'
f. 14 b.

6. " Orders concerning the xxiiii^^e Cursitors of the Chancery." f. 10.

7. " The fines of all manner of Writs and Patents." f. 23.

8. Order made by Wolsey as Chancellor, 16 Feb. 15 Hen. VUL [1524],
for ordering the expenses of the household of John de Yere, Earl
of Oxford, f. 25 b.

9. "The allowed fees of the ordinary Masters of the Chancery,"
8 Mar. 1597 [8]; with their oath. f. 27.

10. Ordinances for procedure agreed upon in April, 1596, by Sir John
Puckering, Lord Keeper, and Sir Thomas Egerton, Master of the
Bolls [Lord Ellesmere, 1603], and published by the latter, 24 May,
on becoming Lord Keeper, f. 27 b.

11. " Orders agreed upon by all the Six Clerks for the better govern-
ment of themselves and their clerks," eic. f. 29 b.

12. Appointment by Sir Thomas Egerton of William Lambert
[Lamborde] as Deputy Keeper of the Bolls; 27 May, 1597.
£30.

13. Orders by Sir Thomas Egerton for " the due making up of the
roUes of the Chancery " ; 28 April, 1599. f. 30 b.

14. '* Means to restrain the multitude, length, and charge of suites in
Chancery." f. 31 b.

15. " The antient oath used to be ministred to the Lord Chancellor,"
and to the Lord Keeper, f. 32 b.

16. Latitats in the King's Bench, f. 33.

17. "Ordinances explained by Mr. Crook [?John Croke, Master in
Chancery] upon the estate of the Chancery Court in 1554."
f. 34.

18. The old and new patents granted by the king in Chancery,
f. 35 b.

19. " Ordinances sett downe by the Clerks of the InrollmentH and by
their consents touching scire facias," etc. ; 1578. f. 36.

20. Bills of revivor, proclamations in case of bastardy, etc. f. 36 b.

21. "Some notes and observations upon the statute of Magna Carta,
chap. xxix*\ and other statutes concerning the procedings in the
Chiuicery," etc.y collected by Lord Ellesmere for the King's Countjors

2 D

402 STOWB MSS., 416-418.

direotioDB, Sept. 1615 ; mcluding notes on ihe statutes of ProTifioxB
and Frsemnnire. Printed bb a pamphlet in 1641. £• 37 b,

22. Letter of the Lords of the Coxmoil to James I. on behalf of
Sir Edward Coke, 26 June, 1616 ; with the king's sentenoe, on
aojnne. f. 44 b.

23. '' That the Courte of Chanoerj cannot be intended within the
statute of xxvii^ E. 3, oap. 1 " ; with a discussion of oertain oases
bearing on it. f. 46 b.

24. "The King's orders and decree in Chancery for a rule to be
obserred by the Lord Chancellor in that court, ezemplyfied and
inroUed for a perpetuall record there, anno 1616." f. 63.

25. Selden's "Discourse of the auntient mencion coniunction or
division of the two great offices of State, the Chancellorship and
the Keeper of the Great Seal " ; dedicated to Sir Francis Bacon,
1617. f. 67 b.

26. The speech of Lord Keeper Sir Francis Bacon on taking his
place in Chancery after receiving the Great Seal; 7 May, 1617.
f.70b.

27. " Ordinances made by the Lord Chancellor Sir Francis Bacon,
Lord Yerulam, Yiscount St. Albans, for the better and more regular
administration of justice in the Chancery " ; 23 Jan. 161f . f. 75.

28. Acts in Council to regulate legal proceedings in Jersey and
Guernsey; 1565 and 1571. f. 83b.

29. "The Antiquity of the Lord Chancellor of Englands office,
collected by Mr. [Francis] Tate of the Middle Temple." f. 85.

30. Letter of Lord Keeper Sir Nicholas BcMson to the Lords of the
Council concerning the complaint of Francis Kemp against him,
with reference to the office of Clerk of the Hamper [Hanaper] ;
1664. f. 86.

31. Ordinance of Sir James Dyer, L.C.J, of Common Pleas, and
others of the Justices, concerning the jurisdiction and liberties of
the County Palatine of Chester ; 1568-9. f. 87.

32. Lord EUesmere's letter to the King, asking leave to resign the
Chancellorship ; 1612. f. 89.

33. Cardinal Wolsey's patent as Chancellor for Hfe ; 1515. f. 89 b.

34. " Cases in Chancery gathered by Sir George Cary, one of the
Masters in the Chancery, in anno 1601, out of the labour of
Mr. William Lambert " [Lambarde]. f. 90.

35. " The Cases of Conscience generally practised in the Chancery."
f. 146.

36. " The Constitutions and Orders renewed and established in the
prison of the Fleet, anno 1561." f. 149 b.

37. " Kecorda ex Archivis de Cancellaria," arranged in chronological
order from 1222 to 1450, with one of 1572. f. 156.

Cl. Vn. LAW. 403

36. AdnuBsions and patents of the Masters of the Bolls, from 1292
to 1567. f. 182.

39. Patents for the office of Keeper of the Beoords in the Tower ;
tempp. Hen. VIIL— Eliz. f. 187 b.

40. List of Masters of the Bolls, from 1295 to 1594. f. 192.

41. Ordinance conoeming Subpoenas, 1595; with other ordinances
concerning procedure in Chancery, f. 194. *

42. Miscellaneous notes on Procedure, f. 202 b.

43. List of Chancellors of England, from the reign of Edward the
Confessor to 1592. f. 207.

44. Treatise on the Court of Chancery in general, with its various
officials, beg. ^* There is a Booke named the Mirrour of Justice.''
f. 219.

Paper ; ff. 263. zvnth cent. On the cover are the arms (az., two
bars engr. org,, in chief three leopard's faces or) of the family uf
Wright, CO. Essex. Large folio.

416. " Papers relating to the office of Lord High Chancellor of Great
Britain" during the Chancellorship of Thomas Parker, Barou
Parker, Earl of Macclesfield ; 1718—1725. Included are :—

1. Minute of the Privy Council recording the administration of the
oath to Lord Chancellor Parker; 14 May, 1718. With seal. f. 1.

2. Letter from Edward Dupper, Secretary of Bankrupts, to ,

enclosing an account of the profits of the Great Seal ; [1718]. f. 5.

3. Letter from William Oaker, Secretary of Lunatics, to , on the

value of the offices under the Lord Chancellor, with a list of the
officers ; 10 April, 1718. f. 23.

4. Papers relating to the Commissions of Bankrupts, f. 30.

5. Accounts of, and reports on, moneys of suitors in the Court of
Chancery in the hands of the Masters and Ushers in Chancery ;
1724—1725. f 80.

6. Application to the Lord Chancellor on behalf of Sir Garrett Eempe,
of Slinden, co. Sussex, Knight, '' being above ninety yeariss of age,
decrepit, and of great weaknesse of memory .... at the present
in the hands of persons that are strangers to him." f. 161.

Paper; £f. 161. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

417. ** CoNCERNiNQ the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas " :
two copies of a short summary of procedure.

Paper ; xvnith cent. Small folio.

418. '' The Methodicall Pro6Ec[ution] of causes in the high Court of
Star Chamber from the originall subp[oena] vuto the hearing and
end of the cause. Allso the order and proceedings of the Court
vpon the sitting dayes in the hearing of causes and motions." With

2 D 2

404 STOWE MSS., 41»-483.

dedicatory letter, dated 20 Sept. 1622, addressed to Sir Humphrey
May, Knt., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Clerk to the
Court of Star Chamber, and Thomas May, his brother, Deputy-
clerk of the same. The writer, Isaac Cotton, styles himself "your
servant and clarke in your office of Star Chamber," and speaks of
having had " thirty yeares experience there." AiUogra^

Paper ; ff. 150. a.d. 1622. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Duodecimo^

419. " A Treatis of the high oourte of Starr Chamber . . . written in
the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Ring Charles." The treatise is
divided into three parts, the first dealing with the antiquity and
general character of the Court and its officei-s, the second with the
jurisdiction of the Court, and the third with its procedure. The
author, according to a note by Lord Keeper Finch in another copy
of the work (Harley MS. 1226), was William Hudson, of Gray's
Inn, " one very much practised and of great experience in the Star
Chamber " ; and it was written, as the same note shows, before
1635. He refers with especial respect to the decisions of Lord
Chancellor EUesmere, to whom, at the end of his work, he attributes
all his observations, *'by whose favour, yea and private and
particular fatherlie directions, I have been enabled both in my
poore understanding and weake estate." There is another copy
in Harley MS. 736, f. 400.

Paper; ff.237. xvnth oent Liside the cover is the name of
William Herbert, 1769. Small foUo.

420. Tracts on the subject of Prohibitions issued by the Common-
Law Judges to the Ecclesiastical Courts, to stay proceedings, etc.

1. '* A declaration of the true groundes of ProhibioionB to the High
Commissioners, and the authority and reasons approvinge the
same, with answeres to the objeccions made to the contrarie, wherin,
amongst other thinges, it is mayntayned and proved that the High
Commissioners may in diuers cases lawfully fine and ymprison," etc. ;
[1609]. f. 1.

2. '* The groundes of Frohibicions to the High Commission, and the
answeres vnto them. By Sir Henry Hobert [Hobart], Attorney
Generall"; [1609]. f. 18.

Paper; £f. 29. Early xviith oent. Small quarto.

421. "Law Miscellanies": copy of a volume of legal notes made
by Sir Christopher Telverton [Speaker of the House of Commons,
1597, Justice of the King's Bench, 1602-1612]. Li the hand of
John Anstis, Garter King of Arms; copied by leave of Talbot
Yelverton, Earl of Sussex [1717-1731], in whose possession the

Cl. VII. LAW. 406

original remained. At the end are indices (1) of subjects, (2) of
statutes interpreted, (3) of -cases cited.
Paper; ff. 209. Small quarto.

422. Copies of legal treatises, speeches, ete, : —

1. Charter of James I. to the city of Chichester. Latin, f. 2.

2. Petition of the Mayor and Corporation of Chichester for an Act to
compel the paving of the streets ; temp, Eliz. f. 18.

3. Argument of Serjeant [Thomas] Hedley in the case of Borton v,
Nioholls and Smith in the Court of Common Pleas, 1630, concerning
lands in Norton Henmarsh, oo. Qlouc. with the judgment of Chief
Justioe [Sir Thomas] Bichardson ; the latter in French, f. 20.

4. The opinion of Archbishop Abbot on the suit for nullity of
marriage brought by the'. Countess of Essex, in 1613; with the
king's argument on the other side. f. 45.

5. Treatise on "The Etymologic, Antiquitie, (Dignity, Authority,
and Office of Sheriflfe and their Deputies," beg. " In ancient tyme
the Earle was Pr«feotus." f. 53.

6. " Of the lately erected service called the Office of Composicions for
Aljenaoions, written by the Bight Hon^^« Francis [Bacon], Lord
Verulam, late Chancellor of England." f. 83.

7. Speech of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice of the King's
Bench, at the installation of eleven Serjeants in the Temple Hall,
1614. f. 108.

8. Lord Chancellor Ellesmere's speech to the judges in the Star
Chamber on the accession of James L, 1603 ; also (in the same
hand) " Notes touching Libelling, taken from his [Lord Ellesmere's]
moutii att severall times." ff. 112, 118.

9. " Cases of high treason, felonye, premunire, abjuration, and exile,
with the severall punishments, tryalls, and proceedings therein " ;
by Lord Chancellor [Francis] Bacon, f. 121.

Paper ; ff. 136. In several hands, of the xvnth century. Belonged
to John Anstis, no. 489. Folio.

423. Legal Collections, with additions, viz. : —

1. Prooeedings in connection with the suit of John [Bancroft], Bishop
of Oxford, to recover a debt from Sir Edward Heron ; 1633. f. 3.

2. " The argument of Sir Francis Bacon, knight, the kings Attorney-
General, in the kings case de Bege inoonsulto, between Brownlowe
and Mitchell " ; [1616], f. 16.

8. Treatises on the origin of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in wills, and
on the history of the disposition or administration of intestates'
goods; the first in eight chapters, the second in six. By John
Selden, and published in 1683. f. 23.

4. " The substance of the informacion and the manner of the opening

406 STOWE MSS., 424.

of tho oanse against Sir Henry Telverton, knight, his Majestys
Attomey-Generall, and Bobert Heath, Esq., Recorder of tho Cittye
of London, at the Starre-Chamber, Friday, the 27th of October,
1620." f. 51.

5. Compendium of the proceedings in the suit for nullity of marriage
brought by the Countess of Essex against her husband, in 1613,
by Dr. Donne [i,e. Sir Samuel Dun, D.C.L., one of the Commissionexis
for hearing the case], f. 70.

6. ** The estate and degree of a Serjeant-att-Lawe, and how hee is
created." f. 78.

7. " A Discourse written by [Charles Blount] the Earle of Deavon-
shire in defence of his marriage with y« Lady Rich " [the divorced
wife of Bobert, Lord Bich, aft. Earl of Warwick], 1606. A short
note at the beginning is in the hand of J. Anstis, Grarter King of
Arms 1718-1746.

8. '' An historicall and legall discourse upon a case taken out of the
26 Ass. Pla. 60," by William Fleetwood, Becorder of London
[1671-1691]; with dedication to Sir William Cordell, Master of
the Bolls [1567-1681], dat. 26 July, 1675. f. 104.

These articles were to have been followed by some extracts from
a work called " The Academic of the Law, or the third University
of England," by W. Grafton, of Clifford's Inn ; but the extracts wbi«
never copied out. At the other end of the volume, and written in
the reverse direction, are : —

9. A short article, in Latiuj entitled " Liber Theoriarum do summo,
BBtemo, inoomprehensibili Jehovah, Trino et uno Deo." f. 164 b.

10. Two Elegies on the Passion, viz. (a) " The bloodie Sweate," beg.
** If Lust (caU'd Love) and despaired Losses doe." f. 152 b ;— and
(b) " Judas kiss," beg. " Zeale, the SpirituaU fire, like th'-element."
f. 160 b.

The title of a third elegy is also given, " The Apprehension,"
but here the MS. breaks off.

Paper; ff. 164. xvnth cent Small quarto.

424. Miscellanies, legal and political : —

1. Beading of Edward Bagshaw on 26 Edw. III., c. 7, in the Middle
Temple, 24 Feb. 1639 [40] ; with index. From a MS. belonging to
Sir Henry Yelverton. f. 3.

2. Beading of Henry Sherfield on 32 Hen. VIII. c. 1, of Wills, in
Lincoln's Inn, Easter term, 1624; with index, f. 39.

3. "Extracts of records concerning Musters and Soldiers, Provideing
of Ships and Barges for the defence of the State and foreign
expedicions, Imbarginge of Sbippes, Defence of the Sea-ooasts, etc/'
From an " original, subscribed Bobert Beynolds." f. 92.

Ci. VII. LAW. 407

4. ReadingB of [Sir] Edward Coke, Solicitor-General, on 27 Hen. VIII.
0. 10, of Uses; Aug. 1592. In French, f. 127.

5. Second Heading of Francis Bacon, Qneen's Connsel, Eeader of
Gray's Inr, on 27 Hen. VIII. o. 10, of Uses; Lent term, 1600.
f. 133.

6. Headings of Francis Bacon, Qneen's Counsel, Keader of Gray's
Inn, on Will. II. c. 6, of Advocations, f. 146.

7. Collection of the offices and fees in the Conrts at Westminster, or
in the King's Household ; also of the officers and soldiers in charge
of castles and fortresses in England ; and the offices and fees of the
king's houses, forests, cte., according to a record of the time of
King James L Cf. No. 572, artt. 6 and 7. f. 151.

8. Reports of cases in the High Commission Court; 1608 and 1610.
f. 158.

9. Trial of the Countess of Shrewsbury " for not answering matters
relating to Lady Ar[a]bella [Stuart] "; June, 1612. f. 165.

10. ''Proceedings against certain counsellors at law for contriving
conveyances to avoid the wardship, etc,^ of an heire " ; Feb. 1540.
f. 166 b.

11. " Act of Parliament in Scotland for an Union in 1604." f. 167.

12. " The order for suing out of fines in the Common Pleas, in the
reigne of Queen Elizabeth." f. 168.

13. Speech of Sir Charles Comwallis while ambassador in Spain;
[1605-9]. f. 168 b.

14. Protest of the House of Commons in favour of liberty to represent
and redress grievances ; 1621. f. 170.

15. Considerations "touching the reformation of the Universities."
f. 170.

16. Considerations respecting Toleration, submitted to Parliament;
1641. f. 172 b.

17. Examination of members of the House of Commons in March,
1629, "relateing to a disturbance in that House'* [on 2 March].
f. 173 b.

18. " Mr. TjmmB speech on the impeachment of Sir George Batcliffe
[BadoUffe], 1640." f. 173 b.

19. Commission of array, from Bot. Pari. 5 H. lY., No. 24; [1404].
French, f. 174.

20. Summons to the representatives of the shires to attend before the
King's council at Lincoln for deliberation on certain matters;
25 June. 1316. Lot. f. 175.

21. Writ for collection of a sixteenth, from the Patent Bolls; Aug.
1316. Lai. f. 175 b.

22. Dispensations to Bartholomew Clarke, LL.D., Master in Chancery,
e(c., a laymfin, to hol4 the archdeaconry of Wells, and to Jolfv^

408 STOWE MSS., 426.

Gilson, LL.D., layman, to hold the preoentorship of York and the
canonry attached ; 2 and 15 March, 1581[2]. Lai. f. 176.

23. Grant to John BuUingham, Bishop of Bristol, of the bishopric of
Gloucester, granted t» commendam; 8 May, 1582. Lat. f. 176.

24. Other dispensations to laymen to hold ecclesiastical preferments,
viz, (a) Christopher Foldervey [Folderby], M.A., Canon of Lincoln,
17 June, 1583;— (b) William Wilkinson, M.A., Canon of York,
3 May, 1588;— (c) Bichard Swale, LL.D., Master in Chancery,
Kector of Emme al, Emmeth [Emneth], Ely dioc, 27 June, 1588 ; —
(d) William Camden, Canon of Salisbury, 1 Feb. 1588 [9]. LaL
f. 176 b.

25. Valuation of the various sees, with the tithes paid by their
occupants ; also of the deaneries ; and the number of churches in
each shire, " as they are in the Booke of First Fruits." Cf. No. 572,
below, art. 8. f. 177.

26. Orders concerning the king's household, f. 178 b.

Liserted at the end are: (1) Accompt of John Every, Eeceiver-
General of Cheshire and North Wales; 1683. f. 180;— (2) Judg-
ment of Sir Roger Manwood, Chief Baron, 20 Oct. 1590, in refer-
ence to the ownership of the Abbey of Baviston [Bavenston Priory],
CO. Bucks, f. 185; — (3) Proposition for constituting a West India
Company, with a summary of the same, submitted to a committee
of the Council of State ; [1655-1660]. f. 189 ;--(4) Note on " aurum
Beginae." £ 194.

Paper; ff. 195. Early xvnith cent. Belonged to Joseph
Edmondson, Mowbray Herald extraordinary [1764-1786], from
whom it passed to The. Astle in 1766. Bound in vellum, with
T. Astle's arms and motto. Folio.

425. Miscellaneous Papers, chiefly relating to legal subjects, amongst
them being : —

1. Notes on law cases, precedents, extracts from the works of Bracton,
Glanville, and others, in the hand of Thomas Parker, Earl of
Maodesfield, Lord Chancellor in 1718. f. 1.

2* Petition of Margaret Drummond, widow of Sir Patrick Dmmmond,
" Conservator of the Privilledges of the Scottish nation in the Low
Countryes " ; with note by Sir William Morice, Secretary of State,
referring it to Lord Chancellor Clarendon, 24 Aug. 1664. f. 84.

3. Precedents and other papers bearing upon the impeachment of
Edward Hyde, 1* Earl of Clarendon ; circ. 1667. f. 86.

4. " Some remarks upon the proceediogs of the House of Comons
in refference to the warr of France after the removall of my Lord
Clifford"; [1678]. f. 103.

T). ''Sober Inquiries and Beflections upon the proceedings of the

Cl. Vn. LAW. 409

honfie [of] Commons in the three last Parliments • , • in a
letter to a freind " ; [1681]. An imperfect draft. £ 106.

Followed by other detached papers, endorsed by the same hand»
on parliamentary matters.

6. " Fees paid by the Knights of the Bath as they were ordered by
the Lords," 17th cent. f. 129.

7. Transcript of Charter of Inspeximus by Stephen, Dean of Here-
ford [succ circ, 1234], and ihe Chapter, of a grant by Hugh
Foliot, Bishop of Hereford (ob. 1234), to Robert fil. Eoberti in
Cradley, oo. Hereford, with notes and arguments as to the dates of
the two charters. The original deed is stated to have been " in
the possession of Dr. Dnoarel of D» Commons, Jan. 15, 1764."
f. 133.

8. List of "Canons or Prebendaries" of St. Stephen's CoUege,
Westminster, from 1349 to 1553 with extracts "ex Begistro
Stoneham penes Arohid[iaoonnm] S^^ Albani," giving dates of the
wills of incumbents in the archdeaconry from 1427 to 1465 ; in the
hand of John Anstis, Garter (pb. 1745). f. 136.

9. Miscellaneous legal papers relating to Yozall, co. Staff., and other
places, the names of which will appear in the index, f. 139.

10. Extracts from Public Beoords by Thomas Astle, including
(f. 158) "the Lord Chancellor's Speech and Declaration to the
Duke of Bedford (the King's Uncle, Begent of France, and
presumptive Heir to the Crown) . . . transcribed from the Council
Book of King Henry the YI^ in the Cottonian Library, Cleopatra
F. IV." f. 154.

Paper ; ff. 161. xvnth— zvinth oentt. Folio.

CLASS VIIL

NAVY.

426. " Observations and overtures for a Sea fight iippon our owne
coasts, and what kynd of order and disciplyne is fittest to bee
used in martialling and directing our Navies . . . the fint of
March, 1618." With a dedicatory letter to George Villiers,
Marquis of Buckingham, Lord High Admiral. Followed at f. 56 b
by " A forme of orders and directions to bee given by an Admirall
in conducting a Fleet through the Narrow Seas."

Paper ; ff. 37. Small quarto.

427. Lettebs and warrants relating to the Navy ; 1649 — 1812.

1. Col. Edward Popham and Col. Bobert Blake to the Navy Com-
missioners, recommending for pay John Greene, late of the Increafle
frigate taken by the enemy ; Plymouth Sound, 15 May, 1649. f. 1.

2. Warrant of the Council of State appointing Charles Austin master
gunner of the Mermaid frigate; Whitehall, 29 Aug. 1651. Signed
by John Bradshawe, President, f. 3.

3. Order of the Council of State referring to the Admiralty Commis-
sioners a letter from Nathaniel Beading to the Lord General,
submitting his views respecting the English ships at Leghorn,
etc. ; 10 Feb. 1652 [3]. f. 5.

4. Warrant of Gen. George Monck, appointing William Freeman
carpenter of a frigate ^* now building at Lymehouse " ; ^ on board
the Swiftsure," 7 Deo. 1653. f. 10.

5. Maj. John Wade to Col. John Clerke, on naval matters; Little
Deane, 2 March, 1666 [7]. f. 12.

6. Capt. Bobert Plumleigh to Bobert Blakbome, Secretary to the
Navy Commissioners; "Eeserve att sea, plieinge y« Narrow,"
10 Mar. 1656 [7]. f. 14.

7. E[dward] Montagu, [Earl of Sandwich, 1660], General at sea, to
the same, asking for an advance of salary for *' Mr. Binks appointed
minister to y« Plimouth"; "Swiftsure at Anchor in y« Hope,"
[Tilbury], 29 Mar. 1659. f. 16.

8. [Hon.] A[ugustu8] Eeppel, Commodore, to the Navy Commis-

Cl. Vm. NAVY. 411

sioners, conoeming Bnrreys of stores to be made at Fort Mahon
and Gibraltar, and the purchase of ground called " Dutch Cove " ;
" Centurion, Mahon Harbour," 30 Apr. 1751. f. 18.

9. Sir C[lialoner] Ogle, Ent., to the same, forwarding ** pay-tickets
for four dead men," etc.; "Elizabeth, Portsmouth Harbour,"
24 May, 1771. f. 19.

10. Adm. Sir G[eorge] B[rydges] Bodney to the same, forwarding
a report on H.M. ships in Port Royal Harbour, Jamaica ; Princess
Amelia, Port Boyal Harbour, 8 Aug. 1771. f. 20.

1 1. Memorandum of Sir H[yde] Parker, Knt, Vice- Admiral, " given
on board the Abergavenny, Port Boyal Harbour, Jamaica," 1 Dec.
1798. f. 21.

12. Order by [George Keith Elphinstone, Baron] Keith, Vice- Admiral,
for a survey of bedding in H.M. ship Bomulus ; H.M. Minotaur,
Leghorn Boads, 2 July, 1800. f. 22.

1 3. Order by Sir W[illiam] Sidney Smith, Admiral, to John Penny,
Purser of H.M. ship Tigre, to supply the gun-vessel Negresse with
sailors' dothes ; *• H.M. Tigre, off Baffo," 15 Sept. 1800. f. 24.

14. Order by Sir Ed[ward] Pellew, Bart., Vice- Admiral, for survey of
" slop-clothing " on board the Bepulse ; '* on board the Caledonia,"
Port Mahon, 8 Dec. 1812. f. 25.

Paper; ff. 25. Folio.

428. Pabticulabs of the rigging, stores, anchors, boats, etc., of the
several ships in the English Navy; 1659 (?). Printed. At the
beginning (f. 1) is a copy of ^* Votes and Besolutions of the Par-
liament concerning the Encouragement to be given to Mariners
and Seamen in the service of the Commonwealth," followed (f. 4)
by a list of the ships belonging to the Estates of England in 1659,
with their rates, guns, and men, and by rates for repairs. At the
end (f. 41) are Bules for masting of ships, and a proposal relative
to the pay of seamen in 1635.

Paper ; ff. 44. Small folio.

429. '' Beoulations and Instructions relating to his Majesty's service
at sea."

Paper; ff. 14. xYmth cent. Folio.

430. Begisteb of Instructions, warrants, letters, etc.^ relating to the
Navy ; 1661 — 1692. There are several additions by Thomas Astle,
to whom the volume belonged. At the end (ff. 94, 107) are copies
of papers in Cotton MS. Julius F. x. and Boyal MS. 14 B. ziii.,
relating to the English attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Paper; ff. 109. xviith and xvmth centt. Folio.

431. '* Ths Method of building, rigging, apparelling and furnishing

412 STOWE MSS., 438-487.

his MajeBties sliipB of war, aeoording to their rates; with the exact
proportion and charge of all things requisite thereunto ; also the
charge of wages, viotnalls, and necessaries, as well for ships in
harbour as at sea. The number and charge of offioers and work-
men at each dockyard for building and repairing his Majesties
ships, with the salaries and allowances granted by his Majestie to
commanders and ofiScers appointed for the government of the
same," by Edward Battine, Clerk of the Survey at Portsmouth,
With a dedication to Sidney [Oodolphin], Baron Godolphin, one
of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, dated Portsmouth,

12 April, 1688.

This work, apparently never published, was sent out by the
author from time to time with a fresh dedication (c/. Harley
MS. 1283, dedicated to George, Lord Dartmouth, Portsmouth,

13 April, 1685; and Add. MS. 9957, dedicated to the Bight Hon.
Bichard Hampden, Portsmouth, 3 Aug. 1689). In the dedica-
tion of the present copy the writer mentions it as one *' I laid at
his Majesties feet about 3 years since." At f. 62 is a tabular
statement of ships completely built, rigged, and stored for six
months.

Paper; £f. 62. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Octavo.

482. " A List of ships of His Majesty's Boyal Navy," giving dimen-
sions, complement of men and guns, date and place of building,
etc.; 24 Nov. 1756.
Paper ; ff. 63. Small octavo.

433. '* A List of ships of His Majesty's Boyal Navy " ; 21 Oct 1762.
With particulars as above, No. 432.

Paper; ff. 52. Small octavo.

434. Bough List of ships of the Boyal Navy, with partioulars of men,
guns, tonnage, date of building, etc. ; apparently drawn up in 1780,
with additions down to 1783.

Paper ; ff. 52. Small octavo.

435. " An Abstract of the total number of ships, with their tonni^e,
which have been registered in the British Dominions in pursuance
of the Aots passed in Great Britain in the twenty-sixth year, and
in Ireland in the twenty-seventh year of His Majesty's [Qeo. TTT,]
reign"; 30 Sept. 1790.

Paper; ff. 61. Small quarto.

436. 1. ''A List of His Majesty's Boyal Navy in July, 1790, eic,
yrith their principal dipiensions." f. 2,

Cl. VIIL NAVY. 413

2. ** Dimensions of masts and yards," and " dimensions of sails for a
ship of eaoh olass and sloops, with the value of workmanship."
ff. 63, 68. Followed (f. 87) by particulars as to ship stores.

Paper; ff. 117. On the cover is stamped the name of '' Capt«
[afterwards Admiral Sir] C[harles] E[dward] Nugent, 1794." SmaU
quarto.

437. '* Signal-book for the Ships of War, 1799 " : the prinUd official
code issued by the Admiralty, with MS. additions. Preceded (f. 2)
by a printed circular to '* the respective captains and commanders
of His Majesty's ships," ngned by [Sir] T[homas] Troubridge,
[Bart., Admiral], James Adams and J[ohn] Markham, Lords of the
Admiralty; [21 Jan.— 16 May, 1804].
Paper; ff. 118. Small quarto.

CLASS IX,

ABMY.

438. *' An Awakt Memorte, or A callinge to aoounte of those Pre-
ceptts and Dutyes wliich belonge to the Captayns, Muster-mastera,

and other Ofiyoers of y« Trayned Bandes By Gervase

Markham." Printed, with eidargements, under the title of The
Souldier's Accidence^ [by] G. M., London, 1626, 4<».

Paper ; £f. 68. Duodeoimo.

439. Preface, Introduction, and Prospectus to a proposed work on
Military Science and Tactics, based on the Prussian system. The
author speaks of himself as having had *' a service of many yean
in varied situations, of much regimental practice, and of five
campaigns in the war of 1756 " ; he attended the Prussian exercises
in 1785, and probably wrote soon after.

Paper; ff. 22. Polio.

440. ** Names [with other particulars] of the Nobility and others
reteyned to serve the Kings of England in their warrs, from
Ed[ward] the 8d to Hen. 8. Extracted out of [the Indentures of
Military Service preserved in] the Office of Pells, by the industry
of S' William Le Neve, Knt., Clarentius King of Armes. Digested
by S' Edward Walker, Knt., Garter Principal! King of Armes,
Anno 1664." With numerous drawings of seals in the margins.
The last date given is 12 Hen. VII. [1496-7]. The following
additional matter is also included : — (a) An index of names, ^' by
J[ohn] A[nstis], Garter." £f. 3, 88 ;^b) Extracts from a roll of
gifts by Henry V. of scarlet cloth, etc., before his coronation [1413].
f. 84 ;— (c) Copies and abstract of indentures of military service,
iem^, Henry V. £ 90 b ; — (d) "Extract from Nomina et Tnaignia
gentilitia nobilium equitumque sub Edoardo prime rege militan-
tium," ed. E. B. Mores, Oxford, 1749, "as far as relates to the
county of Essex." An insertion in the hand of Philip Morant
f. 94. On f. 1 is an ornamental title, together with a history of
the above-mentioned " Indentures of War," which " were formerly
preserved in the Pell Office in the Exchequer," from 1719 to 1770,
when they were deposited in the State Paper Office.

Paper ; fif. 95. The covers stamped with the arms of Sir Edward
Walker. Belonged also to John Anstis and Thomas Astle. Folio.

Ol. IX. ABMY. 416

441. Betubns of the trained bands of Buokingliain and Newport
hnndredS) co. Bucks ; 1660 — 1662. Included also are : — (a) Oopies
of old levies in 1637 and 1638. ff. 1, 39 ;— (b) Warrants of Sir
Biohard Temple and Sir William Tyringham, Deputy-Lieutenants,
ff. 10-12, 15, 24;— (c) Letter from John [Egerton] Earl of Bridge-
water, Lord Lieutenant, to Sir Bioh. Temple, 14 Dec. 1661. f. 58 ; —
(d) last of licences at Buckingham Petty Sessions on 2 Sept. 1662.
f. 101 ; — (e) Papers relating to the trained bands of Eineton and
Enightlow hundreds, co. Warw., in 1659 and 1662. f. 104.

Paper ; ff. 111. Folio.

442. " Bulbs, orders, and instructions for the future (Jovemment of
the office of the Ordnance, Anno Begni 35 " [Chas 11., 1683] ; with
additional regulations by James IL, 4 Feb. 1685 [6]. At f. 40 is
'* an establishment of the Annuall Payments and Allowances to be
made upon the Quarter Bookes of the office of our Ordnance,"
[1683].

Paper ; ff. 47. zvinth cent. In vellum cover^ stamped with the
arms of Qu. Anne (Harley MS. 6334 is a similar MS., with the arms
of William and Maiy). Folio.

443. Bbqisteb of warrants, lists of officers and men and of artillery,
and instructions relating to the Ordnance department; 1693 [4] —
1714.

Paper; ff. 75. In vellum cover, stamped with the arms of
Qu. Anne. Folio.

444. 1. JouBNAL of the campaign of William m. in the Netherlands,
1 692-3, by Lieut.-Col. Jacob Bichards, of the field-train of ctrtillery ;
beginning with his departure from Woolwich for Botterdam, 26
May, 1692, and ending 29 July, 1693, and including accounts of
the battles of Steenkirk and Landen, etc. In the same hand as the
rest of the volume, f. 1.

2. A list of the English Artillery in the camp in Flanders in 1694 —
1697. f. 16.

3. *' Bules and Instructions for the four companies of Gunners and
Mattroees belonging to the Begiment of the Artillery in Flanders."
f. 23.

4. "Establishment of the English Artillery in Flanders; 1696."
f. 24 b.

5. " Bules, Orders and [Instructions] for the future government of
the office of the Ordnance, Anno regni 35 " [Charles II., 1683].
With the additions of James 11., 1686 (c/. No. 442, above), f. 27.|

At the end, reversing the volume, is a series of mathematical
problems under the heads " Practical Geometry," " Mensuration of

416 STOWE MSS., 445-4S2.

Superficies," " Mensuratioii of Solids," *• Plane Trigonometry," and
" Plain Sailing." ff. 63-71.
Paper; flF. 71. Folio.

446. " BuLES, Orders and Instructions for the future Government ot
the office of the Ordnance (being another [copy of No. 442), con-
firmed by his present Majes^, FeVy 27"», 1761."
Paper ; ff. 48. In blue morocco binding, tooled. Folio.

446. " Instructions [by James 11.] for the government of our office
of the Ordnance in Ireland," with a list of the principal and
inferior officers of the Artillery in Ireland ; 1685 [?].

Paper; ff. 28. In red morocco binding, with tooling. Small
octavo.

447-480. MiLiTABY Collections of the three brothers Jacob, John,
and Michael Bichards, of Solsborough, co. Wexford; 1685 — 1714
Thiiiy-four volumes. Paper. Folio, etc. The contents are : —

447. BiOHABDS OoLL£iCTiONS. Yol. I. (ff. 12). '* A Journal [of Jacob
Bichards] from London to Vienna, and so to Buda" ; 1 Nov. 1685
(O.S.) — ^21 June, 1686 (N.S.). Preceded by instructions from the
Ordnance Office ** to improve himselfe in Forreigne Parts beyond
Seas, to be employed at his return as one of His Majeetie's
Engineers in England." His route took him, among other places,
through Dover, Nieuport, Bruges, Sluis, Botterdam, the Hague,
Dort, Bois le Due, Maestricht, Aiz la Chapelle, Juliers, Cologne,
Frankfort on the Main, Batisbon, Passau, Linz, Vienna, Baab,
Eomom, Parkany, to Buda, then occupied by the Turks and be-
sieged by the Imperialists. In most towns he gives some account of
the fortifications, etc., and particulars connected with artillery and
engineering. Among the persons whom he met are : — The Prince
of Orange; Bevil Skelton, English envoy at the Hague; Oapt
Collombine, of an English regiment at Bois le Due ; Sir Qeorge
Etherege, English envoy at Batisbon ; Count Taaffe [3<^ Earl of
Garlingford, etc,] ; Prince Herman of Baden ; Cardinal FranciBco
Bonvisi ; Count Budolph von Babota ; the Duke of Lorraine ; Lord
George Savile [3^ son of the Marquis of Halifax]; Viscount
Mountjoy and Alexander Steward, his son; OoL Forbes; Capt
Bellamy; and — Herbord.

448. BiCHABDS Collections. Vol. 11. (ff. 19). A Diary by the same
of the siege of Buda, from 15 June, 1686, down to its capture on
2 Sept. ; continued to the return of J. Bichards to Vienna on
17 Sept. Among the generals, e<c., mentioned during the siege
are : — ^The Duke of Lorraine ; Field Marshal Count Guidobald von

Ol. IX. ABMY. 417

Starhemberg ; Count Archinto; the Duke of Croy; Cotuxt Taaffe;
Gen. Donneval; Gen. Commercie; Qen. Meyiell; G^n. Sheath;
Ahmet Pacha; and, in the English contingent, Mr. Fitz- James
and Mr. Negas. Among the killed are named: — Capt. Bnpert,
Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Moore, Capt. Talbot, Col. de Fontaine, and
Mr. Kerr; and among the wonnded : — Lord Monntjoy, Lord George
Sayile, Col. Forbes, Capt. St. George, and Capt. Bellis. For
another copy see Harley MS. 4989, said, on the fly-leaf, to have
belonged to James II. The diary was printed at London in 1687.

449. BiGHABDs Collections. Vol. in. (£f. 11). " A Journal [by the
same] from Vienna to Yenitia," in company with Lord George
Savile, and ** Mr. Steward, my Lord Monjoixe's [Mountjoy's] son " ;
24 Sept. — 10 Got. 1686, N.S. Among the places he passed through
are : — ^Neustadt, Neuenkirchen (with chapel reputed to have been
built by Bichard I. of England), Glocknitz, Bruck, Leoben,
Enittelfeld, Judenberg, Friesach, St. Veit, Villach, Amoldstein,
Pontebba, Besiutta, Spilimbergo, Pordenone, Sacile, Coneglia, and
Treviso. The descriptions are principally taken from Travels in
divers parts of Europe [by Edward Browne, M.D., London, 1685].
At the conclusion is a description of Venetian public buildings,
etc.j at some length.

460. EiCHARDS CoLLBcnoNS. Vol. IV. (flf. 20). " A Journal [by the
same] from Venitia into Lombardy"; 1 Nov. — 6 Deo. 1686.
Among the places visited are : — ^Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Mantua,
Parma, Beggio, Bubbiera, Modena, Bologna, and Ferrara; of many
of which he gives very full accounts, largely extracted from
Browne's work (as above, voL iii.).

451. BiCHARDS Collections. Vol. V. (ff. 81). " A Journal [by the
same] from Venitia to Zante, with a Diary of the Venitians' pro-
ceedings and conquests in the Morea"; 31 Mar. — 10 Sept. 1687.
He reached Zante 12 Mar., and gives sketches of various islands,
etc., sighted on the voyage. After joining the Venetians, he
describes the capture of Patras and Lepanto and the occupation
of the ruins of Corinth. Among the persons mentioned are: —
[Francesco] Morosini, Venetian Capt.-Gen., [Doge next year];
[Otto Wilhelm], Count Eonigsmarck ; [Louis de la Tour], Prince
de Turenne; [Earl Ludwig], Baugraf zu Pfalz; the Duke of
Brunswick; General Davila; Mr. Egerd; Mr. Proctor; and
Mr. Folliard.

468. BiCHARDS CoLLBcrriONs. Vol. VI. (ff. 29). " Trait6 de TArtillerie,
Par le Sieur Guillaume Diliohij, traduit de TAlleman en Fran9ois " :
in the hand of Jacob Bichards. The original, by Wilhelm Dilich«

2 B

418 STOWE MSS., 463-462.

was pnbliflhed at Frankfort, 1689. The vellnm covers are stamped
with the arms of William lU.

463. EiCHARDS Collections. Vol. VII. (ff. 147). " Recenil (sic) de
plnsienrs Deuis des places que Ton a fordfiees en France " :
details of the fortifications of Dunkirk, St. Omer, Ypres, Sedan,
and other places about the Flemish frontier, with aooonnts of the
sieges of Luxembourg, Fignerol, Oharlemont and Cbarleroi, from
1677 to 1693. In a French hand. The plans for the fortification
of Phalsbourg in 1679 and the account of the siege of Luxembourg
in 1684 are by the Marquis de Vauban. At the end are inserted
the measurements of the camp at Maintenon, in 1688, with a plan,
and other papers. With book-plate of John Lewis Petit, M.D.,
F.B.S. (pb. 1750). Of. vol. xxxiii.

464-466. BiCHARDS Collbctions. Vols. VIII.— X. (tt. 80, 27. 94).
Treatise on Artillery, in French^ in the hand of Jacob Bichards.
Three volumes, the last two containing illustrations. Inserted at
the end of the third (f. 89) is a map of Newbury, co. Berks ; followed
(f. 90) by a French treatise entitled " jfepreuves du Tir des Bombes
avec le Canon par M. Lombard, Frofesseur royal aux il^lcolee du
Corps-Boyal de TArtillerie k Auxonne, 1787."

467. Bichards Collbctions. Vol. XI. (ff. 78). " Eight Books of
the Ellements of Euclid with the Use of the Propositions " ; 1700.
In the hand of Jacob Bichards. He breaks off, however, at the
end of the 2nd book. He does not follow Euclid's method in the
treatment of parallel straight lines or in the proofs of several
propositions.

468. Bichards Collections. Vol. XII. (ff. 22). Diary of Jacob
Bichards, of the artillery train in Flanders, narrating events up
to the battle of Landen ; -^ Apr. — |^ July, 1693. He was present,
among other places, at Ghent, Orembergen, Vilvorde, and Pare
Abbey near Louvain, and gives plans of the camps. Among the
persons mentioned are : — Lieut.-Gen. Talmash ; Lord George
Hamilton ; Col. Selwyn ; Col. Stanley ; the Duke of Wurtemberg ;
Gen. Overkerke; and Gen. Ginkel, Earl of Athlone. Followed
(f. 16) by a Diary of the same on his voyage from the Nore to
St. Helen's, 5-25 June, 1695, with a fleet of bomb-vessels, which
eventually took part in the bombardment of St. Male, 5 July.
With the arms of William III. stamped on the vellum covers.

469. Bichards Collections. Vol. XTTT. (ff. 76). Diary of John
Bichards; 30 Jan. 169^; — ^29 May, 1699. He started from Dublin
to London, and thence through Holland and Oermany to Venice,

Cl. IX. ABMY. 419

which he reaohed on 2 April. He served the campaign with his
hrother Jacob in the Morea ; and at its conclusion they made a
tour together from Venice through Tuscany to Rome, returning
from Brindisi in time for the next campaign. During both
campaigns they were principally occupied in the fortification of
the Isthmus of Corinth. Ajnong the persons mentioned are : —
[Adam Heinrich], Oraf von Steinau, Venetian general ; three
successiye ** generals of the kingdom" of the Morea, Sagredo,
Nanij, and Orimani ; Gioseffo Vecelli, patron of Jacob Bichards at
Venice ; [G^rge] Stepney, English envoy at Frankfort ; — Paul,
Consul at Zante; Capt. Tberry; Capt Suiny; and — Latham.
At the other end are aocompts of expenses during the journeys.
Octavo.

480. Richards Collections. Vol. XIV. (ff. 46). Copies of letters
to and from Jacob Richards, and of other documents connected
with his engagement in the Venetian service as ''Sei^nte
Qenerale"; 29 Nov. 1696—30 Mar. 1699. Italian. They deal
principally with the organisation of the artillery, fortifications at
the Isthmus of Corinth, etc. Among other topics treated are : —
(a) A proposal by J. Bichards to raise troops among the Irish
Catholics, who should be settled in the Morea as colonists at the
conclusion of the war; 20 Mar. 1698. f. 9b; — (b) A description
of his part in the bombardment of St. Male, 1695. f. 13 ; —
and (c) A long account of forts, etc., in Dalmatia and Albania,
f. 27.

461 Richards Collections. Vol. XV. (tt 46). Letter-book of
Jacob Richards, principally in Venice and Napoli di Romania
[Nauplia]; 14 June, 1697—14 Aug. 1700. The letters relate
chiefly to the sabjects touched upon in vols, xiii., xiv; and in the
last he appears to be taking service under the King of Poland.
Among his correspondents are : — James Craggs, sen., who maiTied
his sister; Francesco Morosini; [Adam Heinrich], Graf von
Steinau; Oen. Sagredo; Gbn. Nani; Gen. Grimani; Giosefib
Vecelli, his patron; Consul Paul at Zante; and Col. Charles
O'Donnel. At the end (f. 37) is inserted a paper by John Richards
concerning his brother's plans for the fortification of the Isthmus
of Corinth; followed (f. 41) by a fragment of a Diary describing
Malta.

462. Richards Collbotions. Vol. XVI. (ff. 97). Diary by John Richards
on a journey from Napoli di Romania [Nauplia] to Constantinople
and thence to Vienna, on his discharge from the Venetian service ;
15 July, 1699 — 21 Sept. 1700. Among the places he describes
are Napoli di Malvasia, Canea, Candia, Rhodes, Samos, Scio,

2 B 2

420 STOW E MSS., 468-^9.

TenedoSy the Dardanelles, Ghdlipoli, eic. He gives a very long and
detailed description of Constantinople ; and on his return goes by
way of Adrianople, Philippopolis, Sophia, Nissa, Belgrade, Bnda,
etc. At the end (f. 94) is a paper entitled *' Of the Deoadenoe of
the Ottoman Empire." Small quarto.

463. EiCHARDB Collections. Vol. XVII. (ff. 44). Journal of Capt
Michael Biohards from London to Torbay on his starting with
Col. Gibson's expedition to Newfoundland; Sept. 1696 — 20 Apr.
1697. Followed (f. 4) by a ''memorandum of the present state of
Ordnance at St. John's, Newfoundland," and (f. 5) a Journal of a
voyage from London to Newfoundland, 27 Jan. — 8 June, 1700.
At the other end (f. 42b) is a Journal of the same firom his ardval
at St. John's, 7 June, 1697, to his departure, 8 Oct. The object of
both expeditions was to fortify St. John's, of the N. side of which a
water-colour sketch is inserted (f. 44). Among the militaiy and
naval officers mentioned are : — Capt. Cleasby, Capt. LitUeton,
Capt. Dalzel, Capt. Drake, Lieut-Oen. Handeside, Captain Spencer,
Capt. Hergrave, and Capt. Fettit.

464. EiCHAKDS Collections. Vol. XVIII. (ff. 86). Letter-book
of Capt. Michael Eichards, while engaged in completing Fort
William, etc.., at St. John's, Newfoundland, including various
official papers, requisitions for assistance, etc, ; 1 Apr. 1700 — Oct.
1703. Among the persons to whom letters are addressed are : — ^the
Earl of Bomney, Master- General of the Ordnance, and the Board ;
Commander [Stafford] Fairbome; [William] Blathwayt; Com-
mander John Graydon, Commander-in-Chief of the W. Indian
Squadron ; Capt. Powell, in command at St. John's ; Mon& Monic,
Governor of Placentia ; James Craggs, sen. ; Commodore John
Leake ; the Duke of Marlborough ; and the Earl of Nottingham.

465. Eichards Collections. Vol. XIX. (ff. 57). Log-book of Capt.
Michael Biohards at St. John's, giving daily observations of the
weather and abstract of work done ; 1 Mar. 1701 — 1 Mar. 1702.

466. BiCHARDS Collections. Vol. XX. (ff. 34). Letter-book of John
Biohards, when in the Polish service, into which he had, in 1701,
followed his brother Jacob (whose death on 4 May, 1701, he men-
tions at f. 6 b) ; 23 Mar. 1703—23 Mar. 1704. The letters are written
from London and Lisbon, and give interesting particulars relating
to the affairs of Sweden, Saxony, and Poland, and the position of
his brother and himself. The later letters refer to the adhesion of
Portugal to the Grand Alliance ; to his own discharge at the
request of Qu. Anne that he might enter the Portugueee service ;
and to events, etc.^ after his landing at Lisbon, the arrival of the

Cl. IX. ABMY. 421

Arohdnke, etc. Among his oorrespondents are : — [AnguBtns II.],
King of Poland; Prince Furstenberg ; Baron Bohenck; Mens.
Beyna; — Hobinson, British envoy in Poland; Capt. Miohael
Biobards, his brother ; and James Craggs, jun., his nephew.

467. BiCHARDS Collections. Vol. XXI. (ff. 101). " Diary of the
Campaigne in Portugal," by John Bichards, giving a full account
of the movements of both armies ; 23 May— 29 Deo. 1704. Fol-
lowed (f 16 b) by a similar " Diary of the Campaigne in Portugal,
anno 1705,*' continued on his departure with the Earl of Peter-
borough for Catalonia; 2 Mar.— 24 Oct. 1705. The latter part
gives an interesting account of the landing at Barcelona, and the
capture of Montjuick and the city. J. Bichards was in command
of the artillery and had a large share both in deliberation and
action. On £ 30 is the key to a cipher with his brother Michael,
which he employs in many letters.

At the end are inserted : — (a) ** Beflections upon the late Treaty
of Portugal"; 1704. f. 44;— (b) " Belation of the Campaigne of
Portugal"; 1704. f. 57 ;— (c) "Bektion of the Campaigne of
Portugal ; 1705." Two copies, ff. 69, 79 ;— (d) " Memorial sur le
Portugal." f. 89;— (e) " Begulation of the pay of the Beg* of foot
in winter quarters," 6fc., to begin 4 Nov. 1704-5. f. 97.

468. BiCHABDs Collections. Vol. XXII. (ff. 129). Letter-book of
John Bichards at Lisbon, Monsanto, Penamacor, Pinhel, Almeida,
Estremdz, and Albuquerque on the Portuguese frontier, and later
at Barcelona; 16 Apr. 1704—3 Nov. 1705. The most detailed and
interesting letters relate to the capture of Montjuick, the citadel of
Barcelona. Among the persons addressed are : — Baron Schenck ;
Lord Paget ; the writer's brothers, Michael and GJodfrey Bichards ;
James Craggs, Sjdn., and his son ; Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of
State ; Prince Furstenberg r Lord Godolphin ; the Duke of Marl-
borough; the Earl of Nottingham; the Duke of Schomberg;
the Earl of Galway; Paul Methuen, British Envoy at Lisbon;
Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt ; and Prince Lichtenstein. The
key of the cipher employed in some of the letters is in vol. zzi.,
f. SO. A few letters follow, written at Yalentia and Alicante, to
the King of Spain, the Earl of Galway, James Stanhope, James
Craggs, sen., etc. ; 12 Feb.— 27 Mar. 1707. At f. 128 is inserted a
" Post-route from Genoa to Holland, 1707."

469. BiCHABDS CoLLBcnoNS. Vol. XXIII. (ff. 10.) Diary of Michael
Bichards in Flanders, giving a brief account of the movements of
the Allies, up to the time when troops were detached for the
recapture of Huy ; 25 Mar., O.S.— to 8 July, N.S., 1706.

422 STOWE MSS., 470-474.

470. BiCHABDS GoLLKcnoxrs. Vol. XXIY. (ff. 52). Establisliment of
the Ordnanoe Office in 1705, 1706 ; giving fall particolarB of the
garriflonB in England and abioad, and of the trains on active
service. Inserted at the end are :— (a) " The Pay of a Portogaese
Begiment of Foot" by the Allies. £ 40;— (b) ''Establishment
of the Foreigne Forces" [from Denmark, Prussia, Hesse, and
Hanover and Zell] in the service of England and the United
Provinces, cire. 1703.

471. BiOHABBs CoLLscnoNS. Vol. XXY. (ff. 67). Miscellaneons papers,
principally in the hand of John Bichards.

1. "A memoriall of the Expedition to Barcelona"; 1705. f. 1.
Followed (f. 20) by minutes of the Council of War at Barcelona,
26 Aug. 1705, O.S., and vatious papers presented by Col. J.
Bichards on that occasion.

2. Journal of J. Bichards; 2 Feb. 170|— [Jan. 170|]. f. 30. He
narrates the movements of Sir John Leake's fleet, the relief of
Barcelona and other events in Catalonia and Yalentia during the
campaign. He criticises the dilatoriness of the Allies and the
conduct of the Earl of Peterborough, by whom, at his own request,
he was sent home with dispatches vid Italy and Holland. Accord-
ing to his own account he was largely instrumental in diverting the
expedition under the Earl of Bivers, by proposing a descent upon
Cadiz and Seville, which was frustrated only by the long delay at
Lisbon. He accompanied this expedition to Yalentia.

3. Memorial to the Duke of Marlborough on the train for Catalonia,
' " to be read in the Privy Council " ; 3 Feb. 170f . £ 52.

4. Memorial on the attempt on Cadiz and Seville, proposed as above.
f.54.

5. Proclamation by the Earl of Gktlway, inviting the Spanish troops
to acknowledge Charles HE. ; Alcantara, 20 Apr. 1706. jS^ii.
Printed. £ 56.

6. ^^ Disposition on board the several transport shipps of the forces fixr
the descent" [under the Earl of Bivers]; Portsmouth, 22 July,
1706. £57.

7. Draft of a proclamation by the Earl of Bivers inviting the
Spaniards to acknowledge Charles HE. ; 1706. Span. f. 59.

8. " Orders to be observ'd in winter quarters, by my Lord Ghdlway."*
£61.

9. " Plan de la Fronti^re de Cerdagne contigu3 k I'Arragon, k la
Catalogue, et au Boussillon." £ 63.

10. " A list of all the towns upon the river Ebro, or within three or
four leagues of it, from Tortosa up to Mequinenga on the Aiagon

Ol. IX. ABMT. 423

side," with Bketoh map; 16 May, 1707. Made by Oapt. Massey,
by order of Michael Bicbards. f. 65.
11. Note of a Cypher, f. 67.

472. EiCHARDs Collections. Vol. XXVI. (ft 44). Letter-book of
Michael Richards, when Colonel of the train with the Earl of
Biyers ; 21 July 1706 — 3 June 1707. The letters, which are very
brief, relate generally to matters of the service, and are written at
Torbay, Lisbon, Alicante, Valentia, Xativa, Alcyra, Tortosa, Bar-
celona, e/c Among the persons addressed are: — Sir Clondesley
Shovel ; Sir John Norris ; James Craggs, sen. ; Lieul-(}en. Erie ;
the Earl of Bivers; Col. Borgard; the Earl of Galway; and the
writer's brother, John Bichards.

478. BiCHABDS Collections. Vol. XXVIL (ff. 39). Letter-book of
Michael Bichards ; 1 June — 8 Oct. 1707. The letters are written
at Lerida, Valentia and Barcelona, and narrate events during the
campaign, particularly relating to the siege of Lerida. Among the
correspondents are : — ^the Earl of Galway ; Lieat.-Gen. Erie ;
CoL Borgard ; Maj.-Gen. Stanhope ; James Craggs, sen. ; the Duke
of Marlborough ; Charles, Lord Tyrawley ; William Bridges, Sur-
veyor-General of the Ordnance ; Maj.-Q^n. Wills ; and the writer's
brother, John Bichards. At f. 38 is inserted a plan of the *' Order
of battle of the Allies at the Camp of las Borras," 3 Nov. 1707.

474. Bichards Collections. Vol. XXVIIL (ff. 140.) Letter-book of
John Bichards, as Qtjvemor of Alicante; 7 Apr. — 24 Oct. 1707.
At the reverse end are a few letters of 30 Mar. — 9 Apr. 1707. The
letters relate to the preparations for the defence of Alicante and
Denia, and the siege of the latter; the raising of a Spanish
regiment under J. BicKards as Colonel ; the battle of Almanza ;
the capitulations of the French in Italy ; the siege and capture of
Xativa and Alcyra ; the siege of Lerida ; and the attack on Toulon,
etc. Among the persons addressed are : — the King of Spain ; Conde
de la Corsana, Viceroy of Valentia ; Lieut.-Gen. Erie ; Col. Michael
Bichards; the Earl of Galway; Don Bamon de Vilana Ferlas,
Secretario de Estado, Barcelona ; James Craggs, sen. ; Paul
Meihuen, British Envoy at Lisbon ; Sir G^rge Byng ; Sir Cloudeeley
Shovel ; the Earl of Godolphin ; Maj.-Gen. J. Stanhope ; the Comte
de Noyelles ; Maj. Charles Percival, Governor of Denia ; the Viceroy
of Majorca; Gen. Basset y Bamos, Denia; the Duke of Marl-
borough ; the Earl of Sunderland ; Prince Lichtenstein ; and the
Earl of Bivers. At the end (f. 140) is inserted a paper entitled
'^ Bota de Massegosso a la Oiudad de Saragoza per la Carret^ra
BeaL"

424 STOWE MSS., 476-488.

476. BiCHAEDS CoLLBcnoNs. Vol. XXIX. (ff. 134). Letter-book of
John Bichards, as Qovernor of Alicante, continned ; 31 Oct. 1707 —
26 Feb. 1709. The letters relate to the affidrs of his Spanish
regiment ; the yictnalliDg, etc.^ of Alicante and Denia, and their
siege by the Spaniards ; the surrender of Lerida ; the expedition of
Mahoni to Sicily, and of the Pretender to Scotland ; the loss of
Tortosa; and the occupation of Minorca and Fort Mahon. The
last letters, 25, 26 Feb., speak of the mine under the castle of
Alicante by which the writer was daily expecting to be blown up ;
a fate which befell him 3 Mar. following, as noted on the fly-leaf
(f. 1). Among the correspondents are : — the Earl of Galway ; CoL
Michael Bichards ; Maj.-Gen. Mahoni ; the Earl of Bivers ; Paul
Methuen, British Envoy at Lisbon; Maj.-6en. Stanhope; Maj.
Charles Peroival, Governor of Denia ; Maj. Martin Bladen, secretary
to the Earl of Galway; Col. Albert Borgard; Capt [George]
Carleton, author of the Memoirs^ captured at Denia; Sir John
Leake; Sir John Norris ; Bobert Cole, Algiers ; James Graggs, jun.,
junior secretary to Gen. Stanhope, Barcelona ; James Taylor, first
secretary to Bobert Walpole, when Secretary-at-war ; the Earl of
Godolphin; James Craggs, sen.; Brigadier Elliot, Gibraltar, etc.
The key to the cipher employed in some letters is in vol. xxi., £ 30.
At the end (f. 133) is inserted a paper, endorsed by Michael
Bichards, "My Brother's reasons against capitulating for the
surrender of the Castle of Alicante.*'

476. Bichards Collbctigns. Vol. XXX. (ff. 61). Letter-book of
Michael Bichards at Barcelona; 9 Jan. — 15 Apr. 1711. At the end
are inserted a few letters carrying on the correspondence to 14 July.
The period covered immediately follows the battle of Brihuega, and
much information is given of the state^of affairs after the battle,
the losses, etc. Among the correspondents are: — James Craggs,
sen.; James Taylor; Brigadier Pettit; and Lord Dartmouth,
Secretary of State.

477. Bichards Collections. Yol. XXXI. (ff. 29 J. Copies in the
hand of Michael Bichards of his letters, etc., to the Board of
Ordnance, as "chief engineer of Great Britain"; 11 Nov. 1711—
20 July, 1714. The papers relate to the fortifications, 6(e., of Gib-
raltar, Portsmouth, Hull, Berwick, Carlisle, Tynemouth, Port
Mahon, St. John's, Newfoundland, Stirling Castle, Sheemess, etc.
With the arms of William and Mary stamped on the vellurn covers.

478. Bichards Collections. Vol. XXXII. (ff. 12). Tables of the
increase and decrease, etc.y of the Boyal Navy between 1 Oct. 1697
and 1 Nov. 1698, with the establishment at the end of the period,
giving the fullest particulars regarding each ship. Followed by

Cl. IX. ABMY. 426

lists of salaries at the Admiralty, in the Fleet, and in the Boyal
Yards.

479. Richards CtoLLHcnoNS. Vol. XXXin. (ff. 14). "Devis des
ouvrages . . . . k rembonchnre dn havre de Dunkerqne." At
the end, " Sign6 Vauban." With fonr plans. See above, vol. vii.

480. BiCHARDS Collections. Vol. XXXIV. (ff. 74). " Transactions
between England and France, relating to Hudson's Bay; 1687."
Followed (f. 60) by similar Transactions for 1699.

481. Collections relating to military affairs, etc. ; cire, 1689-1712.

1. Papers of Generals M. and J. Biohards (c/. Nos. 447-480), viz. : —
(a) Arguments in favour of taking the oaths to William and Mary ;
ctVc. 1689. f. 1 ;— (b) Diary of the campaign in the Netherlands
in 1692, with a short aooonnt of the battle of Steenkirk. f. 3 ; — (o)
" Abstract of all their Majesties' Land Forces, 1698." f. 24 ;— (d)
Directions for marches of forces in the Netherlands ; 20-24 July
and 17 Aug., 1693, and A ^'^^^f l^^*. French, f. 26 ;— (e) De-
tailed Establishment of the Army; 1702. f. 38;— Cf) Journal of
the campaign in Poland; 1702. French, f. 51; — (g) Heads of
the League concluded between the Empire, England, the States
General, and Portugal, in May, 1703. f. 65;— (h) Bough notes
and memoranda relating to the campaigns in the Netherlands in
1705 and 1706, including the notes for General M. Biohards'
journal in 1705 (c/. No. 469, above), f. 67.

2. Copies of general orders and instructions for drill, etc.^ of the
English garrison at Ghent in 1712. f. 90. With the signature
of [Bichard Temple, Viscount] Gobham, who served under Marl-
borough in Flanders, on the original vellum cover (f. 89).

Paper; ff. 156. Folio.

482. '* State of Ordnance and Stores at the several Forts and Castles
in Great Britain, as also at the four Forreigne Garrisons " [Anna-
polis in Nova Scotia, Gibraltar, Plaoentia in Newfoundland, and
Port Mahon in Minorca] : a detailed account of the stores, etc.y at
each place, with a summary of the whole, together with those on
board ships at sea, taken 1 Jan. 172f .

Paper; ff. 160. Folio.

483. AcconNT of the reviews and military exercises of Hanoverian
and Hessian troops held before George II. at Hanover, Hesse,
Luxemburg, and Herrenhausen in July and August, 1729, with
coloured diagrams; drawn up, apparently at the King's request,
by Bichard Manning. At the end (f. 22) are coloured drawings
of the uniforms of the various regiments engaged.

Paper; ff. 22. Bound in crimson morocco, tooled. Octavo.

426 STOWE MSS., 4M-492.

484. " Returns of His Majesty's Foroes " ; 2 June, 1762. Inolnded
are troops in Germany, in North America, in the East Indies,
under orders for Portugal, on an expedition under Lord Albemarle,
etc. At f. 38, on an inserted card, is a plan, with particulars, of
old and new barracks at Colchester.
Paper ; ff. 38. Small octayo.

486. "Rbturns of His Majesty's Forces"; 14 July, 1762. See above,
No. 484.
Paper ; ff. 36. Small octavo.

486. *' Betukns of His Majesty's Forces," excluding the militia ; Nov.
1764. Troops abroad are specified as being in the Channel Islands,
Gibraltar and Minorca, in the West Indies, on their passage to St.
Vincent, and in America.

Paper ; ff. 25. Small octavo.

487. ** Rules and Regulations established by the Ordnance for the
government of their officers, civil and military, in the West Indies,
relative to the mode of drawing for and paying away monies ; and
also respecting the manner of making up their cash accounts.
Surveyor-General's Office, 23 Dec. 1790." With marginal notes,
referring to subsequent modifications of the rules, down to the
year 1805.

Paper; ff. 56. Folio.

488. Eleven coloured drawings, representing the costumes of the
various ranks in the regiment of Bucks Militia, drawn by [Sir]
W[illiam] Y[oung, Bart.], who was captain in the regiment; 1793.
On f. 1 is a list of the officers at the time, with dates of their
commissions.

Paper; ff. 13. Quarto.

CLASS X.

PUBLIC BEOOBDS.

489. Original Minutes of the Privy Council from 2 Sept. 1661 to
28 Jan. 16|^, with the names of the members present at each
meeting. In the hands of Sir Edward Walker and varions other
clerks of the Privy Council. On ff. 2-5 is a list of " Committees
appointed by the Connoell Board"; 8 Aug. 1660—26 Dec. 1661.
Bound in at the end (ff. 266, 267) is a list of business for a meeting
of the Council, of the time of George II.

Paper ; ff. 267. Belonged to John Anstis. Folio.

490. Beglster of the Acts of the Privy Council, 1-19 Henry VI. A
transcript of the contemporary Cotton MS. Cleopatra F. iv. Printed
in the Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy GouncU of England^
vol. iii.

Paper ; ff. 235. Late xvnth cent. At the beginning are the
names of W[illiam] Whiston, J[ohn] Topham, and Thomas Astle,
to whom the volume was given by Topham in 1789. With book-
plate (18th cent.) of the arms of Markham, of Sedgebrook, co. Notts,
with the monogram J. S. M. Folio.

491. Bbgistee of the Acts of the Privy Council from 10 Aug. 32 Henry
Vni. [1540] to 22 July, 35 Henry VHI. [1543]. Chpy, the original
being in the Privy Council Office. A note by The. Astle on the
inside of the cover states that the volume contains more than the
book in the Conncil Office ; but this appears to be a misapprehension
due to the £BM)t that the entries relating to the period from 4 June
to 7 Oct. 1541, which are omitted in their proper place, are added
at the end, and hence the volume has been marked on the cover as
extending to 7 Oct. 1544, whereas it in fact ends at the same point
as the book in the Council Office. The first portion, extending to
8 April, 1542, has been printed in the Proceedings and Ordinances of
ihe Privy Council of England^ vol. vii.

Paper ; ff. 214. Late xvnth cent. Folio.

492. Eegbter of the Acts of the Privy Council from 31 Jan. 1547 to
4 Oct. 1549. (Jopy. Attached to the cover is a letter from Charles
Gray [written in 1750] mentioning that the original Council Book
of Edward YI. had been bought a few years before at a cheese-
monger's, for waste paper, by Mr. Guthrey the historian [William

428 STOWE MSS., 493-602.

Guthrie, 1708-1770, author of b, History of England, 4 vols., 1744-61]
and had just been presented by him to the Lords of the Oouncil, at
their request. At the end (f. 112 b) are extracts from the JoumaLs
of the House of Commons for 2 Nov. — 7 Dec. 1641, relating to the
case of Eobert Philips, a priest, who refused to consider himself
bound by an oath on the English Bible ; also (f. 115) a copy of the
writs for summoning Parliament in 2 Henry YI. with a list of the
lords spiritual and temporal to whom they were sent.
Paper; ff. 118. xvinth cent. Belonged to The. Astle. Folio.

493-496. Bbgisters of the Privy Council, chiefly in the reign of
Elizabeth; in four volumes. Copies, in various hands of the latter
half of the xviith cent. Paper. Folio.

Vol. I. (ff. 268) 16 April, 1681—26 June, 1682, and 19 Feb.
1685 [6]— 11 June, 1587. Vol. U. (ff. 302) 16 May, 1589--6 April,
1590. At the end is a doggrel inscription beg. " John Diggons his
booke," etc., 1666, and below is the entry " When you John
Diggons have made an end of this booke, you are to receive a
reward of the said Bight Honourable the said Lord Boberts, Lord
Keeper of the King's Majestye's Privy Scale," etc. The volume
therefore belonged to John, Lord Boberts or Bobartes, Keeper of
the Privy Seal, 1661-1669, and Lord Lieutenant of Lreland 1669-
1670, Viscount Bodmin and Earl of Badnor in 1679 ; and the name
of Henry Boberts, his 3«* son, afterwards 3** Earl of Badnor, is
written repeatedly on the inside of the cover, once with the date
1667. Vol. IIL (ff. 268) 6 April--23 Dec. 1590, and 20 Sept. 1697
—31 July, 1598. Vol. IV. (ff. 246) 20 Dec. 1590—30 Sept. 1591,
the portion which overlaps the preceding volume differing con-
siderably from it in contents. These Begisters are followed by
extracts from the Begisters of the Privy Council of Charles 11.,
entitled " Out of y« Councill Begister of King Charles y« seoond,
this being an appendage to an other manuscript which was written
through.'* The periods covered by these extracts are from 17 Aug.
1670 to 10 March, 1670 [1] ; 1 June to 20 July, 1677 ; and 1 June,
1677, to 21 April, 1679; and references are given to the folios of
the volume from which they were taken.

497. '' Inbolluekts of Letters Patents and other Listruments of State
during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, of his son Biohard, and
of the Oovemment of the Persons who stiled themselves Keepers
of the Liberties of England, namely from June 24* 1654 to
January the 23"^ [1659-60] preceding the Beetoration." The
entries consist for the most part of warrants of appointment of the
officers in the various Departments of State, for the payment of
salaries, pensions, wardrobe and household charges, and the mis-

Cl. X. PUBLIC KECOEDS. 429

oeUaneoua expenses of the government, with sohednles of fees and
alio wanoes, and other similar doonments. A desoription by Thomas
Astle, together with the title as above, has been inserted at the
beginning, with a table showing some of the principal contents.

Yellnm; £f. 138 (including 7 inserted paper leaves). Bound in
leather with brass clasps, comer-pieces and bosses, rebacked. Atlas
folio.

498. Bbqisteb of warrants of Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southamp-
ton, Lord High Treasurer, relating to grants and leases of crown-
lands, 6(c., with copies of petitions, letters and other documents ;
23 Feb. 1660 [1]— 22 Aug. 1661. With index of names.

Paper; flf. 138. "E. MSS. J[ohannis] Anstis, no. 409." Folio.

499, 500. DocQUET-BooK of the Privy Seal, containing docquets of all
documents passing the Privy Seal between May, 1661, and August,
1669 ; with separate record of docquets of ** immediate " warrants
between the same dates. The counter-signatures of the clerks of
the Privy Seal are given occasionally, that of Samuel Pepys
occurring between August, 1661, and August, 1662, as deputy for
the Earl^of Sandwich ; but Ihey are not autograph. Two volumes.

Paper; ff. 268, 160. Late xviith cent. Folio.

SOL Copies of Boyal Grants, Commissions, Pardons, Letters-Patent,
c«c., chiefly of the reigns of Henry VII. and Henry VIII., with a
few of Edward lY. The dates are often omitted, and chronological
order is not followed. In the latter part of the volume are several
documents of a different character and earlier date, e.g. the letter
of Henry Y. to the King of France in 1419 proposing peace
(f. 120), the names of counties and boroughs sending representa-
tives to parliament in the reign of Henry YIII. (f. 129), a list of
nobles who came over to England with William the Conqueror
(f. 139), other treaties and proclamations connected with the peace
of Troyes in 1420, etc.

Paper; ff. 181. Temp. Hen. YIH. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Small folto.

602. '* Abstract of the Grantes of all Offices and Places, Commissions,
Licenses, Promotions, Protections, Leases, Speciall Grants, Privi*
ledges, and Franchises made by EL James and Ea. Charles, as they
are recorded in the Exchequer " ; beginning with 1 James I. [1603]
and extending to 16 Charles I. [1640]. On f. 59, where the part
dealing with the reign of Charles begins, the date of the collection
is given as 1657 — 1658. A small portion of an alphabetical index
is prefixed.

Paper; ff. 261. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Small quarto.

430

STOWB MSS., 608-68L

508-417. '' Selecta QiUBdam ex Botnlis FatentibnB " : a collection of
transcripts from the Patent Bolls, 3 John — 22 Edw. lY. They are
in ohronologiccd order and comprise proclamations, treaties,
pardons, and all the most important Boyal Acts. Fifteen volumes.

M8. Vol. I. (ff. 72).

3-18 John.

611. YoL IX. (ff. 314). 6-23 Rich. II.

604. ,. IL(fi;806).

1-67 Hen. TIT.

612. „ X.(ff.348). 1-14 Hen. IV.

606. „ ni.(tf.2d8).

1-23 Edw. I.

618. „ XI.Cff.llO). 1-10 Hen. V.

606. „ IV.(ff.320).

1-19 Edw. XL

614. „ XTT.(ff.463). 1-19 Hen. VI.

607. „ V.(ff.232).

1-9 Edw. m.

616. „ Xin.(ff.223). 20-39 Hen. VL

608. „ VL(ff.265).

10-22 Edw. m.

616. ^ XIV. (ff: 247). 1-10 Edw. IV.

609. „ VU.(ff.274).

22^1 Edw. ni.

617. « XV.(ff.l75> 49Hen.VL,

610. „ Vin.(ffl228>

l-6Rifth. n.

11-22 Edw. IV.

Each volume contains at the beginning a detailed list of con-
tents. At the end of vols. iv.-vL, viii.-x. are a few extracts from
the Crown Pleas and other kindred MSS. bequeathed by Sir
Matthew Hale to Lincoln's Inn.

Paper, xviuth cent. Bound in Bussia leather, tooled, with
the arms of Thomas Astle. Large folio.

518-626. "Extracts out of the Charter, Patent and Clans. Bolls"
and other Becords, from 1 John to 57 Hen. III., with a few
additions to 5 Edw. lY. With occasional marginal notes, some of
which are possibly in the hand of William Prynne (see below,
Noe. 527-531). Nine volumes, the last of which is a later addition.
The dates covered are as follows : —

618. VoL I. (ff. 333). 1-18 John, with
additions to 17 Edw. L

619. Vol. II. (ff. 291). 1-19 Hen. lO.

690. „ III. (ff. 265). 20-30 Hen. III.

691. „ IV. (ff. 223). 31-39 Hen. HI.
628. „ V. (ff. 228). 40-47 Hen. lU.

688. Vol. VL (ff. 178> 48, 49 Hen. HL
684. „ Vn. (ff. 234). 50-57 Hen. IIL
686. „ Vm. (ff. 289). Tempp. John-

Bich. n.
686. Vol. IX. (ff. 111). 2 Hen. m.—

23 Edw. L, with additioni to 5 Edw. IV.

At the end of vol. iz. seven separate documents of a character
similar to the contents of the volumes have been inserted.

Paper. Middle of xvnth cent, and (vol.^ ix.) xvmth cent.
Belonged to Thomas Astle, whose arms and motto are on the back
of each volume. Folio.

627-581. *' MisoELLAiinsA," consisting of voluminous extracts and
copies of deeds from ancient records, viz. Domesday Book, Patent
and Close Bolls, Exchequer Proceedings, Assize Bolls, Chartularies,
Bcgisters of Beligious Houses, and many other records preserved
in public repositories and private collections. Five volumes.

Paper. Middle of xviith cent. Folio. Belonged to Tho. Astle,
whose arms are on the back of each volume. Inside the cover of
vol. L is inscribed, in the hand of Thomas Astle, *' OoUectanea

Cl. X. PUBLIC BECOEDS. 431

Arthur! Agard," a copy of whose monmnental infioription (ab. 1615)
ifi inserted at f . 1. Some of the documents copied are, however,
of a later date than his death (see below, and in vol. v. art. 6.)
The hand is the same which appears in Nos. 518-526 above, and
there are similar marginal notes, some possibly by William Prynne.
Among the contents are: YoL i. (ff. 286). (1) *' Nomina
illomm qui arma tulemnt contra Dominum Begem [ Johannem] in
gnerra." f. 32;— (2) List of Chief Justiciaries from 1066 to
1266. f. 45 ; — (3) Genealogy of " Caradocns Wallious historicus
. . . out of a Booke of Mr. [Bobert] Glovers owne handwriteing."
f. 132. Vol. II. (flF. 280). (1) List of the ChanoeUors of England
from 1070 to 1272. f. 69 ;— (2) Account and descent of the
several competitors for the Kingdom of Scotland in 1291. f. 192 ;
— (3) Particulars of the services required by the Crown from the
Barons of the Cinque Ports. Fr. f. 195. Vol. IIL (ff. 345).
Extracts ^* ex libro Abbatiaa de Wellebeck . . . penes Bic. Whalley,
a<> Dni. 1613," followed by extracts from registers of Dunstable
Priory, Peterborough Abbey, etc. flf. 242-250. Vol. IV. (& 278).
(1) '' The manner of proceeding and tryall in the Marshall's
Court upon an Appeale of Treason wherein the combate was
admitted." f. 124:--(2) ''A discourse of the High Stewardship
of England wrytten to the Bight honourable late Earle of
Leycester," printed in T. Heame's Curious Discoursea, 1771, ii p. 45,
where it is ascribed to an anonymous author. " Transcribed out
of a very beautiful ooucht booke in velome," formerly belonging
to Will. Fleetwood, Becorder of London, "and is now in the
hands of Mr. ^chard Wright, scrivener in Paul's Church Yard."
f. 239 b;— (4) "Mr. John Selden, of the Inner Temple, his little
Booke to S' Francis Bacon, Lord Keeper, after Lord Chancellor " :
Selden's Discourse on the office of Lord Chancellor of England,
printed by Sir W. Dugdale in 1671. f. 266. Vol. V. (flf. 315).
(1) "Verba Anglica obscura et glossata, exoerpta de Legibus
Begum Anglisa, viz. Chnuti, Aluredi, InsB, ^thelstani, Aluredi et
Qoduin, Edward, Edmund et JEthelredi." f. 6;— (2) List of the
Earls and Barons " at the Parliament of Clarendon holden Anno
10 Henr. 2^1." f. 88;— (3) Account of "Bichard, Earle of
Stranbowe [Bichard de Clare, " Strongbow," Earl of Pembroke],
and his Irish possessions." f. 106 b ; — (4) Account of " y« takeing
of S' Balph Grey at Bambourgh Castle, his degrading and
beheading," 1464. f. 108 b; — (5) Discourse on the office of
Marshall of England, by William Camden, darenceux. This is
not the same as " The Antiquity and office of the Earl Mftiyh^n
of England " by Camden, printed in T. Heame's Curious Discourses,
1771, ii p. 90. f. Ill b ;— (6) "An oath proposed unto Lords and

482 STOWE MSB., 532-587.

others at the Kings being at Yorke . • . and refused by the
Lord Say and Seale and the Lord Brooke, 1639." f. 180;--(7)
Extracts on the '< Defence of the sea coasts," and on the ^' Defence
of the SUte." ff. 244-252 b ;— (8) ''Les ordinances de les trois
Bataylles et de les deoz les [sc. eles] du [sic] Batailles dn Boy a
son primer viage en Escooe, Tan de son regno neofisme" [1385].
f. 296b;— (9) "The Treaty of Harflete" [Harfleur]; [1415].
f. 298;— (10) '* The SUtntes and Ordinances [for the army] made
by the Bight Noble Prince King Henry the Fifth at the Treaty
and Gouncell of Mannt " [Mantes] ; [? 1419]. f. 300 :-~(ll) Aoconnt
of the siege of Melnn, 15 July [1420]. f. 311.

532. Extracts from the Close and Patent Bolls, eie,j 44 Hen. ni.—
19 Edw. IL, as follows :—

1. Provisions of the Barons, known as the Provisions of Westminster,
from the Close Boll, 44 Hen. III. Lot. Printed in StaiuteM of the
Bealm, 1810, i. p. 8. f. 1.

2. The same, with additional clauses, from Patent Boll, 47 Hen. IIL
Lai. and Fr. f. 6.

3. *'De ordinatioDC facta per Begem, qnantnm Camerarins sans
capiet pro Feodo sno ratione Homagii Begis Sootisa " ; from the
Close Boll, 22 Edw. I. f. 14.

4. ''Ordinatio facta per Dominum Begem super stabilitate terrsa
ScotisQ " ; from the Close Boll, 33 Edw. L Fr. f. 16.

5. ^* Quidam articuli liberati Begi per Communitatem," from the
Close Boll, 3 Edw. II., being the Eleven Articles of redress pre-
sented by the Commons at Westminster, April, 1309, with the
King's replies. Fr. f. 22.

6. Writ of Summons of Parliament to meet at Lincoln, 23 July,
5 Edw. IL [1311] ; from Close Boll, 5 Edw. IL Lat. f. 27.

7. Articles issued by Edward II. at the Parliament held at York in
May, 1322, in confirmation of several statutes made by his father,
Edward 1. ; from Close Boll, 15 Edw. IL Fr. f. 32.

8. Petitions to the King presented at the Parliament held at West-
minster in Nov., 19 Edw. IE. [1325] ; with the King's replies. Fr.
See Bolls of Parliament, i. p. 430. ff. 35, 39.

9. ** Notes in my Lord the Earle of Clarendon's Books," being a list
of marginal notes, etc., made apparently in a work of Lord
Clarendon's containing the Becords of Parliament, tempp. Edw. II. —
Bich. II.

Paper; ff. 42. xvmth oent. Bound in red morocco, with the
arms of George III. Folio.

633. *' ExTBACTA cuiusdam Botuli Patentis de tempore Begis Edwardi
secundi [1307-1321] remanentis in Thesauro Beoeptao scaocarii,"

Cl. X. PUBLIC RECOBDS. 433

made in 1660 by Edward Fanoonberge. With an alphabetioal
index.
Paper; ff. 146. Folio.

634. Extracts from the Pipe Bolls, made by Peter le Neve, Norroy,
as follows : —

1. Extracts relating to Sheriffis' accompts, scntage, fines, etc,; from
the Pipe Boll, 3 John [1201-2]. "This Pipe Boll lyes in the
Talley Court in the Exchequer . . . 1702." £ 1.

2. " Excerpta quasdam e magno rotulo Pipe ad dignoscendum verum
tempus scriptionis ejusdem et ad indagandam antiquitatem . . •
1718." The Pipe Boll referred to is that formerly ascribed to
1 Hen. II., then to 5 Steph., but now generally recognised as that
of 31 Hen. I. (ed. Bev. Joseph Hunter, 1833). f. 14.

3. Extracts from the Pipe Boll of 2 Hen. II. ; edited for the Becord
Commission by Bev. J. Hunter, 1844. f. 33.

4. " Omissa in Botulo Pipe anni quinquagesimi secundi Begis Henrici
tertii." f. 44.

5. Extracts from " Botulus magnus PipsB de anno 5^ Begis Stephani " :
similar to those from the same Boll contained in art. 2 above, and
made apparently for the same purpose. Preceded by a transcript
from the •* slip of parchment " stated by Hunter (ed, cit pp. vii.,
viii.) to be then (1833) attached to the original roll, refuting the
old opinion which ascribed it to 1 Hen. II. in favour of the date
6 Steph. f. 59.

Paper; ff. 61. Early xvinth cent. Belonged to Thomas Martin
of Palgrave, and to Thomas Astle. Folio.

535, 536. Miscellaneous Extracts from Becords in the Tally Court.
In two volumes. Amongst them are : — ^Vol. I. " Valores omnium
castrorum, dominiorum, maneriorum, terrarum et tenementorum
prenobilis viri Johannis Tuchett, militis, Domini de Audelay . . .
ut patet per oompota ministrorum de anno xxiiii^ Begis Henrici
octavi" [1542-3]. f. 7; — "Particule Compotorum Ballivorum
villarum et Coronatorum Northwallie, A® xv. Edw. II." [1321-2].
f. 11 ;— Vol. II. List of Crown fees, temp. Hen. VIII. f. 1 b.

Paper ; ff. 15, 6. Late xvith cent. Belonged to Thomas Martin
of Palgrave, and to Thomas Astle. Folio.

537. " Cabt^ ANTiQUiE " : being transcripts from the Charter Bolls,
generally referred to as " Cartas Antiquas," which were formerly
deposited in the Tower of London, but are now preserved in the*
Public Becord Office. They contain Boyal Charters and grants
from the time of Ethelbert (ob, 616) to Edward I. The present
volume is imperfect^ comprising only the charters arranged under
the letters A-Q9 those on the original rolls being numbered A-Z,

2 F

4M STOWE MSS., 588-540.

AA-BB. There is a oomplete copy in the British Museum, eu.
Harley MSS. 84, 86 ; and in the library of Pembroke College. Cam-
bridge, is another odd volume similar to the present one, and
mostly in the same handwriting, oontaining the charters nambered
AA-NN. A calendar of the charters was made by Sir Joseph
Ayloffe and printed in 1774.
Paper; ff. 381. xvnth cent. Folio.

688. SELienoN of transcripts from such of the Gart» Antiqnffi (ef.
No. 637, above) as are included under the letters A — Z, AA — ^NN.
Paper ; ff. 148. xvuth cent. With the arms of Tho. Astle on
the back. Folio.

639. Precedents concerning the royal Prerogative: a collection of
extracts from proclamations, writs, statutes, ordinances, etc The
first entry is from the coronation service of Edward U. ; but the
other extracts, which are in no chronological order, range between
2 John [1200] and 12 Edw. IV. [1472]. The sections into which
the work is divided are headed Ordinationes Begiae, Indulta Regia,
Prohibitiones Begiae, Bestrictio potestatis Begiae, Consiliarii Begis
et regni, Criminalia, Leges antiquae, Bes Bellicae, Fiscus Begins,
Jocalia Begis, Dona Begis, Eoclesiastica, the character of each
entry being indicated in the margin.

Paper ; ff. 47. Early xvnth cent. On the inside of the cover
are the autographs of Thomas Martin of Palgrave (ob, 1771) and
Henry Crowe, 1797. Folio.

540. **Beoords and papers relating to the Guardianship of the
Kingdom as well in the absence of our Kings as in extraordinary
emergencies," with documents concerning the custody of the Great
and Privy Seals, the proceedings of the Lords Justices, etc. ; iempp.
John — George I. Notes on f. 1 by Thomas Astle state that on
12 — 17 Dec. 1788, this book was produced by him "before the
Committee of the House of Commons appointed to examine and
report Precedents of Interruptions of the Boyal Authority by
infancy, sickness, infirmity or otherwise." The principal contents
are: —

1. " Custodes et justiciarii Begni Angliad [1214 — 1544] ... ex
rotulis in Turre Londini conservatis. Extracta per G^orgium
Holmes, Deputatum Custodem Botulorum predictorum." f. 4.
.2. " Beferences to Becords [1423—1765] respecting the government
of the Kingdom by Guardians, Begents and Councils." f. 40.

3. Instructions for the Lords Justices appointed to exercise the
Boyal Authority during the King's absence; 5 May, 1695. Cbpy.
f.42.

Cl. X. PUBLIC BBCOKDS. 435

4. MinnteB and eztraots from Oonncil Books relating to the pro-
ceedings of the Lords Justices in 1695 — 1701. ff. 48, 52, 54.

5. Warrant of the Lords Justices appointing Thomas Parker [Earl of
Macclesfield, 1721] Recorder of Derby ; 7 July, 1696. Signed by
Thomas [Tenison, Archbishop ofj Canterbury, J[ohn Somers,
Baron] Somers, [Thomas Herbert, Earl of] Pembroke, [Charles
Talbot, Duke of] Shrewsbury, [Charles Sackville, Earl of] Dorset,
and [Sidney Godolpfain, Baron] Godolphin, Lords Justices. With
paper seal. f. 59.

6. Boyal Warrant "De constitutione Dominorum justiciariorum
AngHae"; 1 June, 11 Will. HI. [1699]. Copy. f. 61.

7. "Privy Seal Bill constituting [George] the Prince of Wales
Guardian of the Kingdom in his Ma^^ Absence " ; 5 July, 1716.
Copy. f. 73.

8. Commission appointing the Lords Justices during the Eong's
absence abroad; 9 May, 1719. Followed by instructions to the
same; 11 May, 1719. Copies, ff. 75, 81, 85.

9. '* Warrant for affixing the Great Seal to [William Cadogan] the
Earl of Gadogan's Full Power," as Ambassador to the States
General; 22 Oct. 1719. Signed by W[illiam Wake, Archbishop
of] Canterbury, [Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of] Kingston, [John
Campbell, Duke of] Argyll and Greenwich, [Thomas Pelham]
Holies [Duke of] Newcastle, [John Ker, Duke of] Boxburgh,
[James Berkeley, Earl of] Berkeley, and J[ames] Craggs. Followed
by a copy of the warrant of full power, ff. 89, 90.

10. " Warrant for affixing the Great Seal to [John Dalrymple] the
Earl of Stair's Full Power," as Ambassador to France; 29 Oct.
1719. Signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Dukes of
Kingston, Newcastle, and Boxburgh, and the Earl of Berkeley.
Followed by a copy of the warrant of full power, ff. 93, 94.

11. *' Warrant for affixing the Great Seal to his Ma^'" Guaranty of
the Dutohy of Sleswick to the King of Denmark " ; 2 Aug. 1720.
Signed by the Archbishop, Duke of Kingston, [Charles Townshend,
2nd Viscount] Townshend, [Charles Fitzroy, Duke of] Grafton,
and J. Craggs. Followed by a copy of the deed of guarantee,
ff. 97, 98.

12. *< Warrant for affixing the Great Seal to Capt. [Bobert] Potter's
Commission to seize pirates"; 30 Aug. 1720. Signed by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Viscount Townshend, Earl of Berkeley,
and J. Craggs* f. 101.

13. E[dward] Weston, Under Secretary of State, to ^ reporting

the refusal of [John Bussell] Duke of Bedford, on his return to
England, to receive the Privy Seal from the Commissioners for the
custody of the same during his absence ; 14 Apr. 1763. f. 103.

2 F 2

436 STOWE MSS., 641.

14. Speech of Thomas Parker, Earl of Maoclesfield, Lord Chancellor,
to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London npon the King's going
to Hanover; 9 May, 1719. Autograph, f. 107.

15. Notification by Edward m. of his appointment of his brother,
John de Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, as gaardian of the Kingdom
during his absence in France ; Dover, 4 April, a** 6 [1381]. Copy.
f. 109.

16. List of documents relating to commissions for appointing guardians
of the Kingdom, eic., 1 Edw. IIL — 8 Hen. V., with referenoes to
Bymer's Fcsdera^ etc. With additions in T. Astle's handwriting,
f. 110.

Paper; ff. 117. xvmth cent. Liside the cover: "E MSS.
Macclesfield " (see above, art. 14). Folio.

641. Extracts from Public Becords, efc., relating to the Chancery,
the custody of the records, etc,, with other miscellaneous papers,
viz. : —

1. Extracts from records, and copies of documents, relating to the
custody of the Public Records, tempp. Edw. III. — Jas. II. ff. 1-18-

2. "Extract of Becords in the Tower of divers species of writs
according to the course of proceedings of Chancery in former
times," tempp. Edw. I.— Edw. IV. ff. 19-40, 41 b, 43 b.

3. Ordinances of Lord Chancellor EUesmere "for the remedie of
some disorders in the proceedings in causes," etc.; 1610. f. 40.
With " fees taken in the six clerks office," f. 42.

4. Ordinances of Sir William Cordell, Master of the Bolls, " for the
well ordoriog of the Becords remaining within the Bolls," etc. ;
26 Dec. 1574. f. 45.

5. Order of the House of Lords as to appeals from the Bolls, made in
the case of the Old East India Company against Charles Dubois
and others; 13 Mar. 1727 [8]. f. 47.

6. " A summary collection of all such subsidies, diemes, fifteenths,
relefes, contributions, taxes, giftes, graunts, benevolences and pay-
ment by what name soever they have bene callede and levyed,"
etc. ; tempp. Will. I.— Hen. VIIL ff. 48-72.

7. Table of parliaments, with the number of sessions, etc.; ten^.
Hen. III.— 8 Jas. I. if. 78 b-75.

8. Number of " Bundles of writs," efc., in the several reigns ; tempp.
Hen. IIL— Richard III. f. 75 b.

9. Petition of Bartholomew Westby, Baron of the Exchequer, for the
place of an " almess knight " of Windsor ; 5 May, 1514. Followed
by other " bills," of John Baptist de Grimaldus (sic), Christopher
Arundell, and Antony Thwaytes, " sowder} r," of Calais ; 1514-15.
ff. 78b-81.

Cl. X. PUBLIC RECOBDS. 437

10. Speech of George Digby, Eaii of Bristol, " at the first reading of
the Bill against Popery " ; 15 Mar. 167§. f. 82. Followed by " A
speech of the Earl of Bristors to the Honse of Commons . . . being
a vindication of himself and of Sir Bichard Temple " ; 1 July, 1663.
f. 86 b.

11. "A letter from the Lord Norris [Sir Henry Norreys] and S'
Thomas Smith [ambassadors in France] to the Queen"; Paris,
[31] May, 1667. f. 90.

12. Patents, etc., (a) for Sir Nicholas Hare, Master of the Bolls, to
seal with the Great Seal, now in the Queen's own custody ; 14 Nov.
1656. f. 100 b ;— (b) for Thomas Hanyball, LL.D., to be Master
of the Bolls ; 9 Oct. 1623. f. 101 ;— and (c) for delivery of the Great
Seal to John Williams, Dean of Westminster ; 1 May, 1621. f. 101 b.

13. Various extracts, tempp. Edw. I. — Hen. V., including : — (a) Pro-
curation from Edmund [Stafford], Bishop of Exeter, to John
Wakeryng, Master of the Bolls, and others, to act for him in
Parliament ; 28 Sept. 1407. f. 105 ;— (b) Plaint of the tenants
of Fawesley Manor, co. Northt., against Simon de Davyntre ; temp.
Edw. II. f. 106 b;— (c) Letters from William de Middelton,
King's Attorney, to John de Kirkby, locum-tenens for the Chan-
cellor, for the payment of the expenses of the collectors of the
twentieth; circ. 1278. f. 107;--(d) Letters of Edw. I. in favour
of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, 3 Sept. 1287 ; and of William
fil. Jordani de (sic) Chapman, 4 Feb. 1288. f. 107 b ;— (e) Privy
Seal in favour of John Marchall, of London, mercer ; 20 April,
1464. f. 110 b;— (f) Grant from Edw. I. to John de Warrenne,
Earl of Surrey, of the lands of Bromfield and Yale, co. Denbigh ;
7 Oct. 1282. f. 112 ;— (g) Privy Seal for William de Tamworth
to have the church of Moulton [co. Line. ?] ; 8 June, 1348. f 114 ; —
(h) Cause between St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, and Bene-
dict de Fulsham, as to rent from the manor of Middleton, co.
Kent; 18 July, 1341. f. 116.

14. " A discourse written by M' John Seldon [Selden] ... of the
ancient mention conjunction or division of the two great offices of
state, the Chancellorship and Keeper of the Great Seal of England
in anno 1617." (See Works, 1726, voL iii. col. 1466.) f. 126.

16. '* The antiquity of the Lord Chancellor of Englande's office,
collected by M' [Francis] Tate, of the Middle Temple, London "
(ob. 1616). f. 129.

16. "Ordinances explayned by Mr. Crooke [John Croke, Master in
Chancery] upon the estate of the Chauncerye Court in anno 1664.
f. 130 b.

17. "A particular of the charities, benefactions and other publick
disbursements of George [Morley], late Lord Bishop of Winchester

438 STOWE MSS., 642^547.

(t*. 1684) "— " Bent me by my Lady Morley from Drozfozd, the
orriginall whereof I retumd." f. 186.
18. Tract [by Sir Kioh. Temple?] on "the exemption of Peers from
arrest"; drc. 1700. f. 141.
Paper; flF. 162. Early xvmth cent. Folio.

642. ExTBAOTS from charters (f. 9), from a calendar of knigbts' fees
and advowBons of churches belonging to Edmund, Earl of Corn-
wall (f. 84), from the records of fines (f. 36), and from other
sources ; with abstracts of wills from the registers in the Prero-
gative Court in London, 1888-1528 (f. 66 b). A collection made
apparently to furnish eyidence for genealogies. With indices of
names, and a table of contents.

Paper; ff. 96. xvnth — ^xvmth oentt. Belonged to T. Astle.
Small Quarto.

648. " CiJ-BNDABiUM generale rotulorum [tempp. John — ^Bdw. IV.]
in Turri Londinensi asservatorum." The titles only are given,
arranged under each reign, as " Patentee," " Clausie," " Fines," efc.,
with the number of the several rolls for each year. At the end
are various papers relating to the Becords in the Tower, inserted
by Thomas Astle, Keeper, including : — (a) List of " Misoellaneous
Rolls," tempp. John— Ed w. IV. f. 39;— (b) " Inquisitiones ad
quod damnum," tempp. Edw. II., III., Hen. IV., V. f. 40 ;— (o) " A
list of such indexes as have been made under my inspection since
the year 1775." * f. 41 ; — (d) " A draft of answers to five questions
relative to the Record Office in the Tower " ; 9 Nov. 1799. f. 45 ;—
(e) '* A list of such manuscript books and indexes as were in
the Office previous to 1775." f. 49;— (f) "Proceedings of the
House of Peers relative to Records," 1660 — 1719. f. 51;—
(g) Number of rolls or bundles of Records in the Tower on
18 Dec. 1672. f. 53;— (h) " Pandect" of Records in the Tower,
by William Lambard, Keeper; 31 July, 1601. f. 55;— (i) Privy
Council warrant for Sir Edward Bering to search the Records ;
4 Apr. 1627. Copy. f. 59 ;— (k) Letter from Henry, Lord
Stafford, to Sir Will. Cecil, on the claim of [William] Bowyer to
have the keeping of the Records ; 8 Jan. 1663 [4]. Coptf. f. 60 ; —
(1) "Observations on the Statute Rolls," tempp. Edw. L —
Hen. VI. f. 64;— (m) Rough "Index rerum," to records, lew^.
Edw. II. f. 65;— (n) "The opinions of Mr. Selden and Mr.
Prynne concerning the deplorable losse of our ancient Parliamen-
tary records." f. 71 ;— (o) Copies of Statutes, tempp. Edw. I. —
Edw. IV. ff. 78, 83.

Paper ; ff. 117. rvnth-r*xvnith centt ** Presented to me by
Doctor [Anthony] Askew. T[homas] Astle, 1768." Folio.

Cl. X. PUBLIC REOOBDS. 439

644. Oalbndabs and extraots from Patent, Cloee, and Treaty Bolls
and other Beeords, with some misoellaneons papers on similar
matters, viz. : —

1. Calendar to the Patent and Close Bolls and other Beoords,
1 Hen. VIII— 17 EUz. [1509-1676]. f. 1.

2. Extracts from the Treaty Bolls, 1602—1622. f. 47.

3. Calendar of some state papers contained in Cotton MSS. Caligula
E. iv., Oalba B. x., Vespasian C. vii., and Vespasian F. ill. f. 64.

4. **An Abstraote of all such things as have past ander the
Exohecqner Scale since Anno Tertio Jaoobi nntill the first year of
Kinge Charles." f. 63.

5. *'Some Beasons and Arguments why the Beoords, Chdmes and
Presentments of the last justice in Eyres seat of the Forest of
Waltham in the county of Essex and some other Forests now
remaining as Publick Beoords in the Tower of London . . . ought
not to be delivered out of the said Tower " ; temp. Charles II.
f. 108.

6. The number of Beligious Houses in the several counties of
England and in the four dioceses of Wales, ** extracted out of the
Queenes Majesties Beeords remaining in her Exchequer," the
total number being 689, '* over and besides Hospitalls, Comaun-
dries and Colleges"; temp. Anne. f. 112.

7. List of Charters and Beeords stated by T. Astle, in the Table of
Contents at the beginning of the volume, to be ** The contents of
an ancient manuscript upon vellum deposited in his Majesty's
Paper Office relating to the affairs of Scotland now remov'd to the
general Begister Office at Edinburgh." f. 114.

8. Account of ** Monie paid out of the Beceipte to the King of Sootts
use from the year 1686 till 1694." ^ f. 116.

Paper; ff. 116. xvnth — xviiith centt. Belonged to Thomas
Astle. Folip.

646. '*Bo0GH Drauoht of Index virorum to some of the Chartaa
AntiqusB in the Augmentation Office, by D' [Andrew Coltee] Dnoarel,
1764 and 1766."
Paper ; ff. 70. Polio.

646. Ibbex Vibobum: a volume of the same character as the pre-
ceding, in a different hand.

Paper; ff. 47. xviiith cent. Folio.

647. Catalogue of Charters and Seals in the Office of the Duchy of
Lancaster; by John Anstis, the elder. Garter King of Arms (ob.
1746). With index at the end. At f. 1 is an impression of the
seal of the Duchy.

Paper ; ff. 48. Belonged to T. Astle. Small Quarto.

440 STOWE MBS., 648-5S0.

648. ''A GENSRA.L AG00X7NT of the Stato-PapeTB preserved in the
Boyal Bepositoiy called the Paper-Offioe," and now in the Pnblic
Beoord Office. The account begins with a copy (in the hand of
Tho. Astle) of a description of the arrangement and sabdivision
of the Papers, by Sir Thomas Wilson, Keeper of the Paper Office,
temp, Chas. L (f. 2) ; followed by a copy of a letter, unsigned, giving
" an account in writing of some Papers that are to be found in the
said office relating to civil matters " (f. 8). The rest of the volume
consists of brief particulars of State Papers under various heads as
follows : — (a) " Bemarkable papers . . . relating to . . . Ireland,"
1114-1676, " received Sept' 3<i 1692, from M' BridaU." f. 23 ;— (b)
** Admiralty and Marine," 1537-1683. f. 26 ;— (c) " Foreign Trade,
Plantations, Discoveries," etc., 1538-1677. f. 31 b ;— (d) " Consuls
and Consulage," 1589-1636. f. 42; — (e) "Trade or Commerce
Domestick," 1516-1637. f. 42 b;— (f) Ambassadors, 1543-1676.
f. 44; — (g) « Precedence amongst ambassadors and others," 1547-
1675. f. 48 b ; — (h) " Ceremonials, as visits, entrys, titles," cfc.,
1602-1676. f. 53;— (i) "Pretentions of Princes, Goverment,
Succession, Besignation, Bennunciations, Marriages, Mortmain,
State Papers, &c.," 1542-1672. f. 56 b ;—(k) Foreign, 1575-1677.
f. 59 ;— (1) Ecclesiastical affairs, 1512-1674. f. 62 b ;—(m) Univer-
sities, 1559-1660. f. 70b;— {») "Nobility and Heraldry," 1545-
1603. f. 75 ;— (o) " Fugitives," 1553-1676. f. 75 b ;— (p) " Crimi-
nal matters," 1549-1677. f. 77;— <q) "Affairs Military," 1588-
1677. f. 79 b;— (r) "Jersey, Guernsey, <fec., Man and Wight,"
1564-1677. f. 80 b; — (s) " Affieiirs Parliamentary, as also relating
to the Prerogative Boyal in case of bastardy, pressing soldiers,
dispensing with statutes, etc.," 1608-1676. f. 82 b ;— (t) London,
1571-1677. f. 84; — (u) List of English Ambassadors and Agents
to Foreign Countries, 1521-1650. f. 85 b;— <v) Treaties with
Foreign Countries, arranged under each country, 1340-1679.
ff. 90, 116 ;— (w) Miscellaneous, f. 114.

Paper; ff. 117. xvmth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astie, who
has made some additions. Folio.

549. Transcripts of warrants and other papers relating to the
constitution and government, as well as to the contents, of the
Paper Office. With a table of contents (ff. 1, 2) in the hand of
Bev. Philip Morant. Included are : —

1. List of Keepers of the Paper Office, 1570-1722. f. 2 b.

2. Notes on the State Papers and Paper Office, " from a paper in the
handwriting of M' [Thomas] Baymond," Keeper, 1641-1661.
£3.

3. Warrants for seizing the papers of (a) John Hollee, 1*^ Earl of

Cl. X. PUBLIC KECOEDS. 441

Clare; 3 Nov. 1629. f. 8;— (b) Bobert Carr, Earl of Somerset;
4 Nov. 1629. f. 8b;— (o) "Doctor Everite" [Everitt]; 26 Nov.
1637 (of. Oal. of Stale Papers, 1637, p. 669). f. 9 b.

4. Warrant of Seo. Windebank to demand or, on refusal, to seize
from Leonard WoUey, of St. Martin's Lane, the Leiger-book of
Alvingham Priory, co. Line, "which, being a Beoord of great
consequence, is not fitt to remaine in the hands of a private man *' ;
23 July, 1636 (cf. Oal of State Papers, 1636-7, p. 73). f. 9.

6. Warrant to lliomas Baymond, Keeper of the Papers, for the
recovery of certain books, papers, etc,, lent by his predecessor
Ambrose Bandolph, to " John Thurloe, John Bradshawe, Sergeant-
at-Lawe, Henry Scobell and sundrie other persons " ; Feb. 1660 [1].
f. 10.

6. " M' [Joseph] Williamson's Grant for Begister of the Papers at
WhitehaU"; 17 Dec. 1661. f. 12.

7. Warrant to permit Joseph Williamson, Keeper of the Papers, to
peruse and make transcripts of any State Papers in the Treasury
and Exchequer; 5 Mar. 166|. f. 15.

8. Warrant to permit Dr. Gilbert Burnet to examine the Papers " in
order to his finishing the History of the Beformation of the Church
of England which he is now about " ; 11 July, 1679. f. 16.

9. Similar warrant for Samuel Meame, Stationer to the King, who
" hath a designe of employing some able pen to publish a Collection
of several papers of State " ; 2 Jan. 16 J^. f. 17.

10. " An Account of the present State and Condition of the Paper
Office," 28 Dec. 1705, by John Tucker, Keeper, f. 19 b.

11. Lists of Secretaries of State, 1523-1660. ff. 25, 26. ^

12. ** A catalogue of the Books in the Bt. Hon*>i« M' Secretary Craggs
Office"; 7 Jan. 17|^. f. 28.

13. ** Books remaining in the Earle of Sunderland's office and
deliver'd over to the Lord Dartmouths " ; [1710]. f. 32.

14. Note of the Contents of the Paper Office, f. 35.

15. *'Some Beflexions upon the proposed sale of the King's Fee
Farme Bents and oasuall profitts thereof in 1670." f. 36.

Paper; ff. 51. xvnith cent Belonged to Thomas Astle, 1767.
Folio.

560. Transcripts of records, chiefly relating to Scotland : —

1. *' Botulus de superioritate Begis Aogliaa in Begnum Scotie, annis
19-23 E. L"; usuaUy called the Great Boll of Scotland, f. 2.
This copy does not exactly agree with the text in Bymer's Fcedera,
vol. L pt. ii. (London, 1816), p. 762; it resembles more closely the
version in Cotton MS., Vitellius E. xi., f. 178.

2. Notarial instrument narrating the events frum 1292 to 1296, which'

442 STOWE MSS., 651, 652.

ended in the deposition of Jolin Balliol. f. 45. Compare Palgrave,
DocimenU illustrating the Hist, of Scotland, 1837, p. 141.

3. Eztracts from the Close BoUb relating to Soottisb affairs in 1291-
1296. f. 52 b ;— in 1305. f. 58 ;— in 1278. f. 61 ;— in 1301. f. 62.
Many of the documents given here have been printed in Rymer's
Fasdera, or analysed in Bain's Calendar of Documents relating to
Scotland, vol. iL, 1884.

4. Two letters from Edw. III., extracted from the Close Bolls, viz. : —
(a) to B[ichard Bintworth], Bp. of London, Chancellor, enclosing a
roll of ordinances concerning loans under the Privy Seal and other
matters affecting the Treasury; Walton, 12 Jul., b9 12 [1338].
f. 65 b ; — and (b) to the Sheri& of London, respecting complaints
of corruption against the judges, with the oath to be administered
to the latter ; Westminster, 28 Apr. [1346], f. 68.

5. Processus ad Coronationem Bicardi Secundi. f. 71 ; — ad Corona-
tionem Henrici Quinti. f. 79.

6. Boyal charter concerning the Duchy of Lancaster ; Westminster,
4 Nov. 1 [Edw. IV.]. f. 88. Printed (with date 14 Nov.) by
W. Hardy, Charters of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1845, p. 285.

Paper ; ff. 99. xvnth cent With table of contents at f. 5, in
the hand of John Anstis. Small Quarto.

661. " DiPLOMATA ScoTiiE " : transcripts of charters relating to Scot-
land, made by direction of Thomas Astle from originals then in his
possession. They include charters of David I., William the Lion,
David, Earl of Huntingdon, Alexander II., Alexander III., John
de BaUiol, Bobert de Brus (father of Bobert I.), Edward Balliol,
Bobert II., etc., and range between 1128 and 1382. The originals
are now in the British Museum (Campbell charters xxx. 1-19).

In addition to these the volume contains :— (1) Grant by David L
of lands in Melrose, etc. to Melrose Abbey ; Ercheldon [Ercildoune],
June [1142-1147]. f. 7 ;— (2) Agreement between Euphemia, wife
of Bobert II., and David, Earl of Strathem, her son, on the one
part, and Alexander de Moray of Drumesergorth [Drumsergath] on
the other, for the marriage of the latter to Joneta de Munymuske,
sister of the queen, and for the marriage of Walter de Moray,
brother of Alexander, to the elder daughter of the said Joneta;
Perth, 4 Nov. 1375. f. 42 ;— (3) Grant from InchaflEray Abbey to
Alexander Stabart and Elizabeth Hamilton his wife, of the tithes
of Dunning [co. Perth] for three lives ; InchaflFray, 17 Dec. 1558.
In Scots. This is charter 18, and the original never came to the
British Museum, but was given by Astle to Andrew Berkley
Drummond, as stated in a note by Astle dated 15 May, 1798. f. 48.
Drawings of the seals appended to the charters are given, very

Cl. X. PUBLIC RECORDS. 443

oarefally executed; in the case of charters 2, 5, and 11, the seal
appears to have been since separated from tiie deed. Notes are
appended to some of the charters, sometimes in Astle's own hand.

The volume also contains brief descriptions of Scottish charters in
the Harleian collection (f. 52) ; notes on charters in the Scotch
College at Paris, made bj Andrew Stuart in July, 1789 (f. 56) ;
and a printed tract entitled Oharia authentica Boherti Seneachalli
Scoiiae ex Archivo CoUegit Seotorum Patinensia ediia, etc., Paris, 1695,
pp. 31 (f. 59).

Paper ; ff. 78. In red morocco binding, stamped with the arms
of T. Astle. XYinth cent. Quarto.

S68. Collections relating to the history of Scotland, 12th — 18th
oentt., by Thomas Astle : a supplement to the preceding volume.
The documents transcribed are from originals in the Record Office
at Edinburgh (transferred thither from the State Paper Office in
1793), the English Record Office, and elsewhere. A table of
contents is prefixed.

1. Confirmation by Richard I. to David, Earl of Huntingdon and
Carrick, and to the men of the honor of Huntingdon, of the
liberties, etc., enjoyed by King David his grandfather and Malcolm
his brother in the time of Henry I. ; Tours, 24 June, 1190. Of,
Rymer's Fobdera, Rolls ed., voL i. pt i. p. 48. ff. 6-^.

2. Confirmation by Henry III. of a grant by Alexander IL in 1229 of
lands in Tyndale, co. Northumb., to his sister Margaret; West-
minster, 25 Dec. [1231]. With notes on the claim of the kings of
Scotland to the northern counties of England, ff. 9-14 b.

3. Bond of Henry III. to Alexander III. for 5000 marks of silver for
a dowry with Margaret, his daughter ; York, 27 Dec. 1251. With
certificate of the return by the * ballivi ' of the King of Scotland of
their < ballivae ' at the same time and place. Of. Rymer, Rolls ed.,
voL i. pt. i. p. 279. ff. 15, 16.

4. Ratification by Edward III. of the trealy with Robert I., concluded
at Edinburgh on 17 March; Northampton, 4 May, 1328. Of.
Rymer, Rolls ed., vol. ii. pt. ii p. 740. With powers to Henry de
Percy and William la Zouche de Assheby to swear to Edward's
renunciation of claims, 1 March, 1328 ; and the French version of
the trealy. ff. 17-28 b.

5. Receipt by Edward III. for the final payment of 10,000 marks,
due in respect of the above treaty, by David [II.] ; 10 Jan. 1331.
Of. Rymer, Rolls ed., vol. ii. pt ii. p. 805. fif. 28 b, 29.

6. Mandate from Edward III. to the abbot and convent of West-
minster to deliver the Stone of Scone to the sheriffs of London to
be conveyed to the Queen Mother; Bordealey, 1 July, 1328. From

444 STOWE MSa, 662.

the original in the possession of the Dean and Chapter of West-
minster. With a facsimile, ff. 29, 30.

7. Note on the measures adopted for raising the money required for
the ransom of David 11. in a parliament held at Scone in July,
1366 ; with a transcript of the record of the proceedings of that
parliament, ff. 31-41 b.

8. Betum of domain lands formerly belonging to King Bobert L,
which had been ordered by a parliament at Scone in Sept. 1367
to revert to King David, but which are still in the hands of
various persons specified ; arranged according to counties, ff. 42-54.

9. Description of the contents of Harley MS. 4694, relating to Bobert
Bruce and his successors; with the text of the declaration of
parliament in 1315 that Edward Bruce ought to succeed on the
failure of male heirs of Bobert Bruce, and of a subsequent ordinance
on the succession in 1318. ff. 55-62 b.

10. " Coronatio Boberti Begis Secundi, a.d. 1371." ff. 63-65.

11. *' Settlement of the succession to the Crown made in FarUament,
anno 1371." ff. 66-70 b.

12. Settlement of the succession to the Crown made in Parliament at
Scone, 4 April, 1373. ff. 71-75 b.

13. Agreement between Bobert III. and Margaret, Countess of Mar
and Angus, for the marriage of George Douglas, Lord of Angus,
her son, with a daughter of the said king ; Edinburgh, 24 May,
1397. In Scots, ff. 76, 77.

14. Drawings of seals of Archibald, Earl of Douglas, lord of Galloway
and Annandale, appended to a deed of 10 July, 1417 ; and of
William, Earl of Douglas and Annandale, and lord of Galloway,
appended to a deed of 1450. ff. 78, 79.

15. Grant by David 11. to John de Tie [Lord of the Isles] of the
islands of Yle [Islay], Jura, Colonsay, etc. ; Ayr, 12 June, 1344.
ff. 80, 81.

16. Grant by David II. to Beginald, son of Boderick de Tnflulis, of
the islands of Ywest [Uist], Barra, Egghe [Eig], Boumme [Bum],
etc. ; Ayr, 12 June, 1344. ff. 81 b, 82.

17. Confirmation by David II. of a grant by William, Earl of Boss,
on 4 July, 1342, to Beginald, son of Boderick de Insulis, of land
in Eemmetale in Ergadia boreali [? Eintail in Boss]; [1344?].
ff. 83, 84.

18. Grants by David II. to Malcolm, son of Turmode Maclode, of
lands in Glenelg [co. Inverness]; [1344?]. f. 85;— to Forkile
Maclode of lands in Asscynkte; [1344?]. f. 86; — to Alexander
Maonauohtane of the lands forfeited by John, son of Duncan, son
of Alexander de Yle, and by John Dun^dl, ' persona.' ff. 87, 88.

19. Grant by Henry, Earl of ^Northumberland, son of the King of

Cl. X. PUBLIC BECOBDS. 446

Sooiland [David I.], to the Priory of Brinkbnme of a salt-pit at
Werkworth [Warkworth, oo. Northumb.] ; [1139—1152]. With
ocmfirmation by William de Gwaren, Earl of Northumberland [aft.
King William the Lion]; [1162—1157]. From the register of
Brinkbitme Priory, now Stowe MS. 926. Printed in Dugdale.
Monasiicon^ voL vi. pt. i. p. 332. ff. 89, 90.

20. Confirmation by Henry, son of the King of Sootknd [David I.],
of the grant of Brinkbume by William Bertram to the Priory of
St. Mary de Insula [for the foundation of Brinkbume Priory] ;
[1139—1152]. From the same Begister. f. 91.

21. Confirmation by David de Strabolgy, Earl of Athol, to Brinkbume
Priory, of the Assise of bread and ale in Framlington [oo. Northum-
berland], as declared in a record of quo warranto in 1293 ; Mitford,
1359. ffl 92, 93.

22. Charters concerning the Priory of St Bega [St. Bees, oo. Cumber-
land], from the Begister, Harley MS. 434, including grants by
David I., William [the Lion] his grandson and nephew of
Malcolm lY., William Fitz-Duncan, Adam Fitz-Swain, Alan Fitz-
Boland, Thomas Bandolph, Earl of Moray; cire. 1160—1329.
f[. 94-100.

23. Belease by David, brother of the King of Scotland [Malcolm lY.
or William the Lion], to G[ilbert or Gilchrist], Earl of Mar, of
Gilleorist fil. Gillehugal and four others ; [late 12th cent.]. From
Harley Ch. 83 C. 24. f. 100 b.

24. Instrument drawn up on depositing the Begalia of Scotland in
the Castle of Edinburgh, 26 March, 1707, with description of the
jewels, etc.^ therein comprised. Original in the Becord Office,
Edinburgh. With printed version of the same, from the Oracle of
30 Dec. 1794, at the time of the opening of the chest containing
the Begalia. ff. 101-111.

25. Account of the State Papers and other MSS. preserved in the
Scotch College at Paris, in extracts from a letter from — Gordon,
the Principal of the CoUege; 17 Feb. 1790. flF. 112-114.

26. ** Contents of a MS. on vellum pi^eserved in H.M. State Paper
Office, relating to the affairs of Scotland." ff. 11 5, 116.

27. ** Charters relating to a monastery in the Isle of Maio or Mai
[May] in Scotland . . . copied from the originals in the Begister
of Beading Abbey, to which the monastery of Maio was a cell " : a
separate article, with an index, ff. 117-134 b.

28. *' An Account of the Highlanders and Highlands of Scotland,"
Edinburgh, 29 Dec. 1724, in answer to the question "how the
Highlanders may be civiliz'd, render'd loyal to His Majesty, and
affectionate to the British Constitution ? " ff. 135-148.

Bound in at the end are : — (a) a letter from George Chalmers to

446 STOWE MSS., 662-«64.

Afltle, thanking him for the " three cnriotiB ▼olnmes " which he
had lent him. f. 149 ; — (b) an extract from the Beport of the Com-
missioners for opening the Crown Boom within the Castle of Edin-
burgh (in reference to art. 24 above), f. 151 ; — (c) a transcript from
Bot. Clans., 8 Edw. III., containing the King's order to Bobert de
Ayleston, Archdeacon of Berks and Keeper of the Friyy Seal, to
hand over all documents relating to Scotland to the Treasuiy,
3 March, 1334. f. 165 ; — and (d) a rough copy of the charter con-
tained in art. 20 above, f. 156.
Paper ; ff. 157. Quarto.

CLASS XI.

BOYAL HOUSEHOLD, WAEDROBE AOCOMPTS, INVENTORIES,

BTO.

S6S. Book of agoomft of Soger de Waltham, Keeper of the King's
Wardrobe, from 1 May, 15 Edw. IL [1322] to 19 Oct. 17 Edw. II.
[1323]; arranged under the varioTis headings of ^'Becepta de
Scacoario," "Elemofiina," *• Neoessaria," " Qui non sunt," "Calcia-
menta," " Victualia," " Vadia guerre," "Nunoii," "Dona," etc., and
including also a list of the King's debts, and inventories of plate,
jewels, etc. At the beginning is the note " Hunc librum liberauit
ad soaocarium hie Bogerus de Waltham, nuper custos garderobe
regis E. fil. Beg. E. per manus suas proprias, xxii. die Maij anno
tertio Begis E. tertii a conquestu" [1329].

Vellum; £f. 155. Belonged to Sir Edward Simpson, Dean of
Arches (oh. 1764), Joseph Edmondson, Mowbray Herald (ob. 1786),
and Thomas Astle (ph. 1803). Bound in erimson morocco, tooled,
of the 18th cent Folio. .

654. AcooMFT of receipts and payments of Sir Brian Tuke, " Treasorer
of the Kynges Ohamber and of the Courte of Oenerall Surveyors of
the Kynges landes " ; May— Sept. 34 Hen. VIII. [1642]. The pay-
ments are chiefly on account of wages to the royal household and
others. They include: — (a) "Item for Hans Holbajn, paynter,
vii" x»" (quarterly), ff. 18 b, 38 b;— (b) "Item payed to; John
Golson .... for prickinge of the kynges bokes of his royall
chapell . . . xl»" (half-yearly), f. 23;— (c) "Item paed to Sir
Edmonde Walsinghame, knight, liewetenaunte of the tower of
London • ... for the diettes of Edwarde Courteney and Henry
Pole for ii monethes . . . xvi^" ff. 23 b, 43 b;— (d) "Item for
Bobert Hinstock, George Birche, and Bicharde Farrowe, players,
xxxiii^iiii*" (quarterly), f. 38; — (e) "Item for Nicholas Bacon,
student in the lawe, K" f. 38 b ;— (f ) " Item for Bastarde
Faulconbridge, x" " (half-yearly), f. 39 b. At the end are in-
serted:—

1. Beport of the (committee for the Cloth Trade to the Council, on
" the true groundes and motiues of the greate decay of the sale and
rent of our English cloth in fforraigne portes," etc. ; [1622]. f. 45,
Cf. the Oahndar of State Pt^pen for 1619-23, p. 410.

448 STOWE MSS., 556-658.

2. " Beoeipts in the port of London from Miohaelmas, IGTO, to Miohael-
mas, 1682." f. 60.

3. Letter from Sir Nioholas Bntler, Ent., Commissioner of Customs,
to Sir Biohard Temple, Bart., K.B., Gomm. of Customs ; London,
3 May, 1684. f. 53.

Paper; ff. 64. Tolio.

555. Book of *' all suohe paroelles of the Quenis Majesties Juelles,
plate and other stuff as remaine .... in the custodie and chardge
of John Asteley, esquire, Master and Threasourour of her highnes
juelles and plate, to her Majesties Tse," etc,, 13 Mar. 16 Eliz. [1574].
Each leaf is signed by Lord Burghley, High Treasurer, Sir BsAj^
Sadleir, ChanceUor of the Duohy of Lancaster, and Sir Walter
Hildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer, acting under a commission
dated 29 Mar. 12 Eliz. [1570]. The inventory begins with "the
kinges crowne of golde, the border gamisshed with seven ballaoes,
eight saphers, fyve pointed diamondes, twentie rubies," eic. At
the end are additions by purchase. New Year's gifts, etc., down to
12 Aug. 36 Eliz. [1594].

Paper ; ff. 154. With the arms of Astley, used by Thomas Astle,
on the vellum covers. Folio.

666. Book of " all suche paroelles of the Queenes Majesties jewelles
and plate and other stuffe as did remayne .... in the custodie
and chardge of the executours of John Astley, esquier. Master and
Threasuror of her heighnes jewelles and plate to her Majesties
vse," 20 Feb. 38 Eliz. [1596], and "are nowe deliuered to Sir
Edwarde Carye, knighte, to her Majesties vse " by Lord Buighley
and Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Exchequer, acting under
a commission dated 5 Aug. 37 Eliz. [1695]. The inventory begins
with " the Kinges Crowne," as above, No. 555, and is signed on
every page by Sir Edward Carye.
Paper; ff. 160. Folio.

567. '* A BOOKE of all suche garments, Jewells, silkes, and other stuffe,
gamishmentes of golde, pearle, and stone, and also of dyuen
stones of seuerall natures and workemanship, as are remayninge in
the offyce of the Garderobe of Bobes the . . . daye of Julie in the
xliith yeare of the raigne of our soueraigoe Ladie Elizabeth [1600]
.... and now in the chardge of S^ Thomas Gorges, knight, gen-
tleman of the Bobes," etc. The inventory begins (f. 6) with
" Bobes late kinge Edwarde the vi*** " ; and at f. 8 is a list of
«* gownes late Queene Maries." The contents are arranged under
heads, as follows : — (a) " Bobes," beginning with the " Coronacion
Bobes," the '' Mourning Bobes," the " Parliament Bobes," and the
** Bobes for the order of the Garter," and including 99 other items.

Cl. XI. BOYAL HOUSEHOLD, etc. 449

f. 11 ; — (b) " Frenche Gownee " (102). f. 18 ; — (o) «« Eotmde
Gownes " (67). f. 25 ; — (d) «• Loob© Gownee " (100). f. 30 ; —
(e) "Kirtellfl" (126). f. 37;— (f) «* Porepartes " (136). f. 46;—
(g) «• Peticoates " (125). f. 66 ; — (h) " Cloakes " (96). f. 65 ;—
(i) " Cloakes and Saufegardes " (31). f. 72 ; — (k) " Sanfegardea "
(13). f. 75; — (1) " Saufegnardes and Jnppes" (43). f. 76; —
(m) " Dublettes " (85). f. 80 ;— (n) " Lappe Mantles " (18). f. 86 ;^
(o) " Silkes " (43). f. 88 ;— (p) " Fannes " (27). f. 91 ;— (q) " Pan-
tobles" (9). f. 93; — (r) "Sundrie Parcells" (8). f. 94; —
(s) " Jewells " (131). ff. 95, 100, 102. In several instances articles
are noted as having been given away by the queen, the signatures
of the recipients being in some cases inserted in the margins, e.g.^ '
K[obert] Pamplyn [Yeoman of the Robes], ff. 20 b, 43, etc. ; Lucy
Hyde, ff. 20 b, 63; "Frauncis Cobham of Kildare" [Frances, wife
of H. Brooke, Baron Cobham, and widow of H. Fitzgerald, Earl of
Kildare], ff. 26, 48 b; " Susanna Veare " [dau. of Edw. de Vere,
Earl of Oxford], f. 26 b; A[udrey] Walsingham, ff. 41, 67. At
f. 104 is a note of the re-delivery of certain jewels by Sir Thomas
Gorges to Mrs. Mary Eatcliffe, 28 May, 1603, signed by Sir Edward
Carye [Master of the Jewels], Sir Thomas Knyvett, and Francis
Gofton ; and there are several marginal notes as to the disposal of
articles by command of James I. At the end (ff. 105-109) are
inserted extracts from records relating to the Hoyal Wardrobe,
including " a succession of the Masters," 1 Hen. VII. — 4 Anne.

Paper ; ff. 109. Belonged (see f. 3) to Thomas Astle, and pre-
viously to Sir Simeon Stewart, or Stuart, Bart., Sir John Cullum,
Bart., and Craven Ord. Folio.

068. 1. *' Thb Pbooesse in the [Court of] Arches for prouing the
manage of Bich[ard Sackville, 3rd] Earle of Dorsett with the Lady
Anne Clifford, 1609." Contemporary copy^ certified by Humphrey
Baldwin, notary public, as agreeing with the original records in
the Registry of the Court of Canterbury, f. 1.

2. *• A suruey of the Crowne Jewells [in the Tower] taken [by virtue
of a commission of] 20 March, 4 Jac. I. [1607]," and dated
28 March ; including in a separate list (f. 71) '* Jewelles of the
saide secrete Jewelhouse in the Tower geven by the Einges
Majesties owne hands to y" Queue at severall tymes." Both lists
are signed at the beginning (ff. 67, 71) by James I., and at the end
by the Commissioners, Sir William Waade, Sir Francis Knyvett and
Francis Gofton. f. 62.

Paper; ff. 73. Inside the cover is the signature of H[enry]
Powle, Speaker of the Convention Parliament 1689, and Master
of the Rolls 1689-1692 ; together with the book-plate of John

2 G

460 STOWE MSS., 66&-«66.

Towneley of Towneley, oo. Lane. At the sale of the latter's library,
2nd part, in 1816, the volume (Sale-Cat., lot 1192) was bought
by James Bindley (see note on f. 1 and c/. Bindley's Sale-Cat.,
2nd part, 1819, lot 2668). Folio.

669. Collections relating to the Crown regalia and jewels, viz. : —

1. Extracts from the Patent KoUs, Wardrobe Accompts, and other
public records, temjpp, John — Hen. VI. ; including (f. 11) a list of
the jewels belonging to the shrine of St. Edward the Confessor at
Westminster, 61 Hen. III. [1267]. flf. 1-38.

2. Inventory of "oerteyn Juells of sundry natures giuen by the
Einges Maiestie vnte Queue Katheryne [Howard] his moost derest
wiff at the tyme of the solempnisation of theire graces marriage,
and delyuered in charge by his graces commaundement by Nicholas
Bristowe, his highnes olercke, to Anne Herbert sauefly to kepe the
same, mense julii anno regni dicti dni. regis xxxn**® [1540]," etc
In the hand of, and signed by, Nicholas Bristow. With con-
temporary marginal notes concerning the disposal of some of the
items. Given to Thomas Astle by the Eev. Michael Lort in 1772.
f. 65.

3. An inventory of jewels, etc,, copied from a paper which " seems to
have been written in the time of Queen Elizabeth." f. 70.

4. ** A Hst of his Majesty's Regalia, besides plate and other rich
thiDgs, at the Jewel-House in the Tower of London " ; temp.
Will. HI. A printed broadside, for an advertisement f. 82.

6. Memorial concerning the jewels of Queen Mary, bought after her
accession, claimed by the English government as belonging to the
Crown ; drc. 1716.

Paper ; ff. 84. xvith (art. 2) and xvnith centt. Belonged to
Thomas Astle. Quarto.

660. Extracts from public records and other sources relating to the
Crown jewels, plate, etc, tempp. Hen. VIII. — Anne. Included also
(ff. 7-24) is ** The manner of the coronation of the Kinge and
Queene of England," temp. Chajs. I. ; and (f[. 27--37) " The inventarye
of the Jewells, plate and other goods of the late Q. of Sootts,"
20 Feb. 1686 [7]. On f. 1 is a letter from Dr. E[dward] L[ye] to
Thomas Astle, presenting him with the above Coronation-service,
2 Oct. 1766.

Paper ; ff. 86. xviiith cent. Small Quarto.

661. Ordinances for the King's and Queen's Households, the latter
dated 1627 and 1631. Followed by:— (a) Copies (18th cent.) of
documents bearing on the King's prerogative to *^ take out for his
service any man in prison in the prison of the Fleet"; 1628.

Cl. XI. EOYAL HOUSEHOLD, etc. 451

f. 22 ; — (b) On the legality of racking a priest in Ireland, being an
extract from a letter of Edw. Conway, Visoount Conway, to the
Lord Deputy Falkland; 30 May, 1627. f. 23 ;— (c) " Whether his
Majesty may imprison a subject without shewing a cause"; 1628.
f. 24. At the end (f. 25) is a disquisition on the Boyal prerogative,
beg. " The supreme ecclesiasticall jurisdiction power and authority
of our kings," temp. Chas. I. ; in a contemporary hand.

Paper; flf. 28. xviith and xvnith centt. In morocco binding,
stamped with the royal arms. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Small
FoHo.

662. ORDINANCES for the Household of Charles IL, signed on the first
page by the King; ctrc. 1660-1670. At the end are inserted :—

(a) " The ordinance and reformacion of apperell ... for the tyme
of morening," etc.j made by Margaret, Countess of Eichmond,
mother of Henry VII., in 1502-3. Copy (18th cent.), f. 16 ;—

(b) Note of " the dayly allowance of bread delivered out of his
E. highness [the Duke of York's] pantrey," 29 Nov. 1664.
f. 18.

Vellum (the last leaf and the insertions, paper); ff. 18. With
an illuminated initial enclosing the royal arms. Bound in crimson
morocco, with fine filigree tooling, and the royal arms in the centre.
Folio.

663. 1. "Ordebs [of William HI.] for the government of the Bed-
chamber and the Private Lodgings under the charge of the Groom
of the Stool, as were made by His Majesty's royal predecessors,
which said orders are now revived and confirmed," etc. ; 1 1 June,
1689, "the Earl of Portland being then Groom of the Stool," etc.
Transcribed by William Hetzler in 1736. f. 1.

2. " A true list of peers introduced or satt first in Parliament," from
13 July, 1660, to 1 Feb. 1733 [4]. In the hand of W. Hetzler. f.23.
Paper; flf. 40. Small Folio.

564, 665. '* The Declaration of the account of James Craggs, Esq.,
Coflferer of the Household to H.R.H. Gteorge, Prince of Wales," e/c,
for the half-year ending at Lady Day, 1717 ; containing receipts
and payments of salaries, wages, and pensions. Two copies, each
signed on f. 1 by *' George P.," and at the end by Sir Robert Eyre,
his Chancellor, and others.
Paper; ff. 16, 18. Large Folio.

566. " An establishment of ordinary wages, patent fees, allowances,
pensions, and other payments yearly allowed by us [George, Prince
of Wales] unto our officers and servants of our Council, our
chamber, our stables, and our household, as also unto the officers

2 a 2

452 STOWE MS8., 667.

and servants of our dearest consort the Fdnoess," etc., to oommenoe
from Michaelmas, 1719. Signed on f. 1 " Gteorge P."
Paper; ff. 8. Large Polio.

567. Catalogue of pictures in the Boyal Palaces at Kensington,
Hampton Court, Windsor and St. James's, apparently drawn up
in the reign of (George I., giving names of the painters, with the
position of each picture as hung. French.
Paper; ff. 79. Belonged to T. Astle. Octavo.

CLASS XII.

OFFICES OP STATE, ESTABLISHMENTS, btc.

668. «* S" Bo[bert] Cotton, M' Cambden, M' Selden, M' Tate and
sundry other Learned Antiquaries vpon the greate offices of Lord
high Steward, Lord high Constable, & Earle Marshall of England,
with other offices appendant ynto them " : —

1. Copies of warrants granting the office of Earl Marshal; ten^,
Bioh. IT., Eliz., and Jas. L ff. 2, 2 b, 6, 24 b, 27 b, 36 b.

2. *' Here followeth the order of the office of the Earle Marshall of
England vsed by Gilbert de Stragell [Gilbert de Clare, Earl of
Pembroke and Striguil] in the tyme of King Henry the second."
Printed in Charles Howard's Historical Anecdotes of some of ihe
Howard Family, 1769, p. 138. f. 8.

3. '* New ordinances propounded by King Henry the Eight touching
the service of the Enight Marshall." f. 15.

4. " The Etimologie antiquitye and office of the Earle Marshall of
England," by William Camden. Printed in Heame's Curious
Discourses, 1771, vol. ii. p. 90. f. 16.

5. ** Certaine observations concerning the Earles Marshalls of England
and their Jurisdictions." f. 30 b.

6. **The Jurisdiction of the Lord high Constable and Marshall of
England." f. 33 b.

7. " A discourse of the Office of the Lord Steward of England, by
S' Robert Cotton, K^ and Baronet." Pr. in Heame's Curious
Discourses, vol. ii. p. 1. f. 37.

8. "A discourse of the office of the Lord Steward of England,
collected by Mr. William Cambden." Pr. ibid. p. 38. f. 60 b.

9. ** A discourse of the office of Lord high Constable of England,
written by S' Eobert Cotton." Pr. ibid. p. 66. f. 64 b.

10. '' The antiquity and office of Earle Marshall of England, written
by S' Eobert Cotton." Pr. ibid. p. 97. f. 67 b.

11. "A letter to the Earle Howard of Northampton [Henry Howard,
Earl of Northampton, cr. 1604] from S' Eo. Cotton, concerning
limitations of arrests & dispositions of ffellons goods " ; 26 Nov.
1602. f. 64 b.

12. ^'Beasons that the Court of Marshalsea may fitly bee enabled in
certaine cases to hold plea of all manor of trespasses, as well vpon

454 STOWE MSS., 568, 569.

the case as others, albeit neither party be of the King's household."
Pr.iWd. p. 146. f. 67 b.

13. Papers relating to the reformation of disorders in the College of
Arms. f. 70.

14. *' The Proceeding of the Comissioners for the Earle Marshalls
office, touching the beareing of the Armes of Mowbray by S^
Kowland Howard [Heyward, Lord Mayor in 1570], alderman of
London"; 1573. f. 79b.

15. ** The decree of the Comissioners for the Earle Marshalls Office
touching the beareing of the Earle of Kent's coate by M^ George
Eotheram, Esq."; [1595]. See Noble's Hiaiory of the College of
Arms, 1805, Appendix H. f. 81 b.

16. "A warrant [from the Privy Council] for payment of dyetts to
the officers of Armes attending the progresse"; Greenwich,
31 May, 1553. f. 90.

17. " A Eemembrance of S' William Dethick, alias Garter King of
Armes, his abuses since the tyme hee was Yorke herauld to this
present." See Noble's CoUege of Arms, p. 197. f. 90 b.

1 8. *' Of a lye how it may be satisfied, or at least how it ought to bee
dealt in, by an Earle Marshall, as alsoe what is necessary to be
established to prevent the many barbarous mischeifs that daily doe
happen for default of some such course to bee taken." f. 95.

19. '* The antiquitie, vse & ceremonies of lawfull combats in England,
written by S' Francis Tate, of the Middle Temple, London,
130 Febr: Ano 1600." f. 102.

20. "The forme of the writt sent by King Eichard [L] to the
Archbishop of Canterbury [Hubert Walter] for granting of
Tumyes" [tourneys], 22 Aug. [1194]: the appointment of &ve
places where tournaments may be held. Followed by " orders to
be observed in the Tilters aforesaid." Printed, in Latin, in Bymer's
F<Bdera (Record ed.), vol. i. pt. i. p. 66. ff. 105 b, 106 b.

21. Copy of a warrant from Qu. Elizabeth to Thomas Howard, Duke
of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, to create a King of Arms ; 6 July, 1566.
f. 107 b.

22. " The manner of the judiciall proceedings in the Court Marshall."
Pr. in Hearne's Curious Discourses, vol. ii. p. 243. Followed by
" Orders to bee observed in the Earle Marshalls Court." ff. 109,
116 b.

23. '* Collections out of Beoords touching the vsage and practioe of
the Constable and Marshalls Courte in England." f. 125.

At the end (f. 168) is a Table of Contents, and (f. 176), in a
different hand, an extract of a discourse by Henry Howard, Earl
of Northampton, presented by him to his fellow Commissioners for
the office of Earl Marshal, relating to abuses in the office of Anns.

Cl. Xn. OFFICES OF STATE, etc. 466

For similar ooUeotions, see Cotton MS. Titos C. i. and Harley MS.
1066.

Paper; ff. 177. xviithoent. With book-plate of Algernon Capell,
Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

669. Papebs relating to the offices of Lord High Steward, High
Constable, and Earl Marshal, to Combats, and to the Office of
Arms (c/. No. 668, above).

1. " Of the Office of Steward of England," by Sir Bobert Cotton, Bart.
Printed in Heame's Curious DiacouraeSj 1771, voL ii. p. 1. f. 2.

2. " Steward of England," by William Camden. Pr. ibid, ii. p. 38.
f. 12 b.

3. [The Antiquity and Office of the Constable of England], by Sir
Bobert Cotton. Pr. ibid. p. 65. f. 15 b.

4. [Of the Antiquity, use and ceremony of lawfuU Combats in
England] by Sir Bobert Cotton, 1609. Pr. ibid. p. 172, the date,
however, being given as 1601. f. 18.

6. **0f the Antiquitie use and ceremony of Lawfull Combatts in
England," by — Davies, 1601. Pr. ihid. pp. 180, 187. f. 26.

6. Of the same, by James Whitlocke, 1601. Pr. ibid. p. 190. f. 36.

7. " DueUo Foyl'd," by Edward Cook. Pr. ibid. p. 223. f. 41 b.

8. " Concerning a Lye " (c/. 668, art. 18). f. 66 b.

9. " Concerning Duellos in Spaine," by Sir Henry Wotton. f. 70.

10. «' The Antiquity and Office of the Earle Marshall of England," by
Sir Bobert Cotton. Printed, op. cU. p. 97. f. 75 b.

11. A letter from Sir Bobert Cotton to Henry Howard, Earl of
Northampton (1604), concerning limitations of arrests and disposi-
tions of felons' goods (c/. 668, art. 11) ; 26 Nov. 1602. f. 81 b.

12. '' That Mareschallus Angliss or his Lievtenant Knight Marshall
was that Marshall which was joint judge in the said Courte "
[Marshalsea]. f. 86.

13. Extracts from Patent and Close Bolls and other public records
relating to the office of Earl Marshal. Pr. op. eit. p. 130. f. 113.

14. " Beasons that the Court of Marshalsey may fitly be enabled in
certain cases to hold plea of all manner of trespasses, as well upon
the case as others, albeit neither partie be of the King's Household."
Pr. tWa. p. 146. f. 133 b.

16. '' The manner, forme and usage of Gilbert de Strigall [Gilbert de
Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Striguil], Marshall of England, in the
exerciseing of that Office att the Coronation of K. Henry 2** ; with
all the points thereunto belonging. Taken out of an auncient
Booke belonging to S' Edmund Windham, who served att Boloigne
in that office, and had the booke (as it appeareth) of the Earle of
Surry, ffather to the Duke of Norfolk " (cf. 668, art. 2 J. f. 187 b.

466 STOWE MSS., 670.

16. New Ordinanoes provided by King Henry the 8tli touching the
service of the Elnight Marshal, fl 194.

17. '*Certaine observations concerning the Earles Marshalls of
England and their jurisdiction." f. 194 b.

18. The Jurisdictions of the Lord High Constable and Earl MarahaL
ff. 198, 234 b.

19. *«The Etymologie Antiquity and Office of Earle Marshall of
England," by William Camden. Pr. in Curiom Discoumes^ vol. ii.
p. 90. f. 205 b.

20. Commissions from Elizabeth and James I. for exercisii^ the
Office of Earl Marshal, ff. 214 b, 217, 220.

21. "A Consideration of the Office and Duety of the Heraulds in
England, drawne out of sundry observations," by John Dodderidge,
Solicitor-Greneral, in Aug. 1600. Pr. op. eit, vol. L p. 168. f. 225.

22. <*Certaine Observations concerning the Earles Marshalls of
England and theire Jurisdictions." A duplicate of art. 17. f. 231.

23. '' Mr. Frauncis Thinnes Discourse " : a Discourse of the duty and
office of an Herald of Arms, written by Francis Thynne, Lancaster
Herald, 3 Mar. 1605 [6]. Pr. op. dt vol. i. p. 139. f. 237.

24. Papers and discourses relating to abuses in the College of Arms,
f. 267.

25. '* Matters concerning Herolds and the Triall of Armes, and of
Court Military, by Francis Thinne, Lancaster." f. 287 b.

At the end (f. 315) is a Table of Contents.
Paper; ff. 316. xviithcent. With book-plate of Algernon Capell,
Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.

570, 571. Collection of official lists relating to the Civil, Naval, and
Military Establishments of England in the latter half of the
sixteenth century, with a few of earlier date. With occasional
notes in the hand of Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council (ctrc.
1572-1601). Two volumes. Paper. Folio. They at one time
formed part of the Library of Henry Yelverton, 1st Viscount
Longueville (cib. 1704), now in the possession of Lord Calthorpe,
and they are described in Catahgi Libranim Manuscriptorum Anglim^
etc., Oxford, 1697, ii. 130, as vols, xxii., xxiii. of that Library.
A copy of the description as there given is prefixed to each volume.
See bAbo the Appendix to the Second Beport of the Historical
MSS. Commission, 1871, p. 39. The contents are : —

570. Vol. 1. (ff, 249). Lists of Justices of the Peace, Churches and
Clergy, Forts, Castles and Bulwarks, Ships and Commanders, etct
as follows : —

1. Certificated lists of the Hundreds or Divisions of each County of
England and (f. 73) Wales^ with the names of resident Justices,

Cl. Xn. OFFICES OF STATE, btc. 467

and of Coroners and Clerks of the Peaoe; June, 1575. The only
ootinty omitted is Northumberland, f. 6.

2. ''The names of the Yioe-Admiralles within the Conntyes of
Englande and Sea Coastes themnto severallye adioyninge."
f. 90.

3. *' The nnmber of Chnrohes within everie shire, as they are in the
booke of first fhiites." f. 91.

4. ** The valuacion of the severaU Lyvings of all the Bysshopps in
England, with the Tenthes that everye of them paieth." f. 92.

5. Similar valuations for the Deaneries and a few of the Arch-
deaconries, ff. 94, 95.

6. ^'A note of such ecclesiasticall persones as have more livinges
then one," with the amounts of their incomes; [1576]. f. 96.
Followed (f. 97 b) by a similar list of " Ecclesiasticall persones
that are of meaner livinge."

7. *' Ordinarye Postes. The names of all the townes whear the postes
are betweene Barwiche and the Gonrte." f. 99.

8. '* The names of poste townes oomminge out of Irelande from the
seaside to London, with the nombre of miles distant one from
another " ; followed by " Postes from London to Dover." f . 99 b.

9. ** Orders appointed ... to be generallye observed by her Highenes
postes throughout her Ma^ Bealme." With the marginal note,
" Orders devised for the postes, but not passed." f. 100.

10. Beport '' touchinge Lron Furnaces " in Sussex, Surrey, and Kent,
with names of owners, receivers and sellers, and of the places where
the furnaces " are planted " ; headed, *' A declaracion of Christopher
Baker." f. 103.

11. **The taxation of the snbsidie in divers cities, townes, portes " ;
1576. f. 106. After the total amounts paid by 33 towns follow
(f. 107) the sums paid by individuals in London, arranged in
wards, the "strangers" being kept apart, and (f. 116b) "A note
of such as are cessed at xx^ and vpwardes in divers townes and
cities," together with (f. 122) " A note of townes and persones that
are to contribute to the lone."

12. " The names of the Judges, Sergeants, Pleaders," with the officers
of the Courts, etc. ; [1577]. f. 122 b.

13. " The names of the Doctors of the Civill Lawe, and the ministers
pertaining to the Ecclesiasticall Courtes," with dates of their
admission ; [1577]. f. 127. Followed (f. 127 b) by the " Proctors
of the Arches and Begisters."

14. " The names of the Doctours of Phisieke that be of the Colledge
of phisitiones in London " ; [1577]. f. 128 b.

15. "Noble men and gentlemen that have served and are fitte to be
employed in Foreyne messages." f. 129.

468 STOWE MSS., 670, STL

16. "The names of sncli noblemen and gentlemen as have served in
wanes." f. 130.

17. " Oapitaines having charge in Barwicke, capitaines fitte to have
charge, and cap®"** in penoion there," f. 130 b.

18. '* Capitaines in Irelande that have charge and are fitte to have
charge." f. 131.

19. '* Men of service fitte for charge out of paye in Englande, some
servinge in forreine nacions." f. 131 b.

20. " The names of sundrie gentlemen and captens for the sea."
f. 132.

21. " The names of the fortes and castells alongest the Sea Coast,
with the names also of the capitaines that have the charge of
them." f. 133.

22. '' Gonners in ordinarie and pencion servinge in Townee, Castells,
BuUwarkes, and places of strenght within the Counties of Kent,
Sussex, Southampton, and the Isle of Wight." £ 134 b.

23. '^ The Charges of Barwick and other houldes in the East Marches
foranemps Scotlande." f. 136.

24. '' The names of the Shippes through the realme above C. tonnes,
and the quantitie of Topmen under 100 tonne " ; 9 Feb. 1676 [7].
f. 137.

26. '* The names of the Masters that have taken charge in the river
of Thames " ; 10 Feb. 1676 [7]. f. 140.

26. " The names of her Ma^^ shippes, with the nomber of men and
the famiture requisite for the settinge forth of the same " ; 10 Aug.
1677. f. 141.

27. Lists, surveys, etc., relating to the provisioning, furnishing, and
military equipment of the Navy; 1674-1678. Among the vessels
named are the Triumph, Elizabeth, Dreadnought, Swiftsure,
Achates, Lion, Handmaid, Foresight, Eevenge, etc. f. 144.

28. Note recording a general muster for each county made in 1622,
with copy of the precept sent to the Chief Constables, dated
28 March, f. 165.

29. " An abridgment of the generall certificates of the Musters taken
throughout the whole Eealme, 1677." f. 166.

30. " The certificate for musters of the citie of London brought to
the Lordes of the Counsell the xv. of August, 1669." f. 200 b.

31. " A certificate of Shippes and Mariners taken uppon a generall
staye made in . . . 1670." f. 201.

32. " The certificates retoumed of the Innes, Alehouses, and Tavemes
within sundrie Shires in the Realme, 1677." f. 203.

33. " The names of all the portes, creekes and landinge places in
Englande and Wales." f. 207.

34. Certificate of the Commissioners for Ports and Havens in

Cl, XII. OmOBS OP STATE, etc. 469

CO. Kent, of the number of hooBes, creeks or landing-placea, ships
and boats, fishermen, ete.^ at the several ports of that county;
18 Mar. 1565 [6]. f. 216.

35. '* The names of the priviledged Townes in England that shall
have a store of powder allways readie kept.'' £ 220.

36. ** A Bate of the wages and expences as well of. the Kinges hous-
holde in time of peace as of his sooldionrs and marriners in time of
warre, with the nomber of his shippes"; 13 Apr. 18 Edw. III.
[1344]— 24 Nov. 21 Edw. HI. [1347]. f. 222. FoUowed (f. 235)
by ^* The names of the great Princes and Noblemen Estrangers
holden in the Kinges retinew and paye, not beinge empresed in the
nomber aforesaide."

37. '* An abstracte of the certificates retomed from the Lientenaunts
of the able men furnished and trained men in the severall counties " ;
April, 1588. f. 236.

38. Copies of warrants, returns, lists, etc., relating to the English
Fleet in preparation to repel the Spanish Invasion in 1587, 1588.
f. 240. Amongst them are : — (a) '* Bates for the enterteynmentes
of the ofiScers of the campe." f. 244b; — (b) ''The names of her
Ma^ shippes that went from Quinborough towardes Plymouth under
the charge of S' Francis Drake ... to impeache the Spanishe forces
from invadinge," Jan. 1587 [8] ; with lists of other squadrons,
f. 246 ; — (c) *'The names of the 20 shippes sett forth and ^mished
by the citye of London." f. 249.

671. Vol. II. (ff. 204). Lists of officers of the various departments of
the Boyal Establishment, and their fees, in the times of King
Edward VI., Qu. Mary and Qu. Elizabeth, as follows : —

1. Establishment list for 1552: ^a) Officers of the Courts of Bevenue.
flf. 6-16;— (b) Officers and ministvs of Justice, ff. 17-20;—

(c) " Secretaries and Clerks, Postes and Currors." f. 21 ; —

(d) Officers and Ministers of the following Establishments, viz.
Admiralty, f. 21b; Ordnance, f. 22; Armoury, f. 22 b; Office of
Arms, Heralds, etc., f. 23; Mint, f. 24; Works, f. 24 b; Great
Wardrobe, f. 25; Butlerage of England, f. 25 b; The Tents, t6.;
The Bevels, ib.; Hunting, f. 26; Musicians and Players, f. 27;
Surgeons, Physicians, Apothecaries and Astronomers, f. 27 b ; The
King's Barge, f. 28 ; Artificers, ib. ; — (e) Officers and Servants of
the Household, ff. 29 b-38 ; — (f) Towns of war, castles, bulwarks
and fortresses, f. 38 b; — (g) Keepers, officers and ministers of
castles, houses, parks, forests and chaces. f. 48.

2. Copies of warrants, lists of officers, fees, etc., for the army raised
against the King of France in 1557, amongst them being : —
(a) Warrant to WiUiam [Herbert], Earl of Pembroke, as Lieutenant

460 STOWB MSS., 67S.

and Captaiii General of the amy in France ; 3 July, 1657. f. 78 ;—
(b) Warrant to William Wightman, as Treasnrer of the army in
France; 2 July, 1557. f. 79b;— (c) Warrant of William, Earl of
Pembroke, to W. Wightman *^ of the partioularitieB of the oidinarye
charges of the saide armye for one whole monethe " ; 15 Sept 1557.
f. 80 b ; — (d) List showing the constitution of the said army with
the daily allowances for each office, f. 83 ; — (e) '' The wairante
for th' intertaynment of noblemen and gentlemen," with their
names and fees. f. 85 ;— (f) " The Muster booke," showing the
officers' names and the numbers of their troops, f. 87 b;—
(g) "Charges of certayne Milles and Ovens made at the oom-
mandemente of . . . my L. of Pembroke for the use of the Einge
and queenes Ma**» warres, laid out by . . . Eobert Colshill," wit'ii
warrant of the Treasurer for payment ; 28 July, 1557. f. 90 ; —
(h) " Disbursementes for necessaryes in this jomey about t\i'
ordinance defrayed by the L. Roberto Dudley." f. 93 ; — (i) Allow-
ances of the Treasurer and his men ; 2 July — 17 Nov. 1557. f. Q5 ;
— (k) *' WaiTantes for conducte monye, coates and transportation
outwards " in July and August, f. 97 ; — (1) " Warrauntes for oon-
duote and transportation homewardes" in October, f. 115 b.

3. Establishment list similar to Art. 1 ; undated, but for a year
between 1575 and 1580. Only a few names are given, f. 133.

4. *' The valuation of all the severall Hvings of all the Bishoppes of
Englande, with the Tenthes that every one of them payethe."
f. 155 ; — and of the Deaneries, f. 156 b.

5. Tables of precedency of the Bishops and Nobility, ff. 157, 158.

6. Establishment list similar to Artt. 1, 3, for a year between 1587
and 1590. Only a few names are given, f. 159.

7. ^ Summary collection of all such Subsidies, Dismes, FifteenB,
Belefes, Contributions, Taxes, Giftes, Grauntes, Benevolencea and
Payments • . . exacted and levyed of the Subjects of . • . England
since the Conquest " : being an historical account arranged imder
each reign from William I. to Henry VIII., extracted from varicipis
chronicles and authorities, references to which are given in. tlie
margins, f. 176. For another copy see above, No. 541, art 6.

572. MiscELULNSOXTS PAPERS, chiefly legal and constitutional : —

1. Treatise on Parliament, entitled "Modus Parliamenti," beg. ** Iel
the oulde order and first institution." f. 2.

2. The antiquity, power, order, state, manner, persons, and proooeA-
ings of the high Court of Parliament in England : a collectioz^ of
short treatises by Sir John Dodderidge [Justice of the Kiz&s*a
Bench 1612-1628], [Arthur Agard], Francis Tate, William Camdon,
and Joseph Holland, with two unsigned articles. Published.

Cl. Xn. OFFICES OF STATE, etc. 461

1658, with an introduotion by Jolin Dodderidge, son of Sir John,
f. 8.

3. ** The Offioe of an Escheator," with some other notes connected
with the same subject ; also notes on the order to sue out a livery
of lands, with a list of fees necessary for the purpose, etc. f. 16 b.

4. Fees of the Filizers of the Common Pleas, and other fees in various
courts, f. 22.

5. " The order howe a fine is levyed and recorded." f. 25.

6. '^ A generall collection of all the offices in England in his Maiest^^
guifie, with theire fees"; also the fees and allowances of the
officers in the Courts of Justice, the public offices, and his Majesty's
household ; [temp. James I.], f. 26.

7. List of fortified towns and castles, with the fees and allowances of
their officers ; with the total of " able men," ** armed men," and
"selected men," throughout England; taken in 1574 and 1575.
f. 40.

8. List of Bishops, with the value of their sees ; also of the Deaneries,
f. 51.

9. The Nobility of England, according to their authorities and
degrees; circ. 1596. f. 51b.

10. ** A note of the issue of the bloud royall of England since the
union of the 2 bowses of Yorke and Lancaster"; circ. 1590.
f. 54.

11. ** A father to his sonne : a discourse made by my undo William
Eokeby to his sonne Captayne Bokeby, and delyvered to him upon
his goeinge into the Low Guntryes." f. 55.

12. " The state of the oontroversie touchinge the discent of dignitie
and name of the barony of Bergeveny [Abergavenny]"; [1604].
f. 57.

13. Discussion '* whether any natyon by longe use of navigation may
by the lawe of natyons challenge that they may onely sayle and
traficke in the ocean sea or in any part thereof and prohibite all
others from the same." f. 58 b.

14. Legal notes, as to sergeants-at-law, masters in Chancery, and
creation of a Justice, f. 60.

15. Notes on the office and duty of Heralds in England, by [Sir John]
Dodderidge. f. 63 b.

16. Observations on the offices of Earl Marshal, Lord High Constable,
and Lord High Steward, f. 65 b.

17. '*The auctorytie of the Lord Chauncellour and the Lord Eeper,
and the Jurisdiction of that Court." f. 69.

Paper; ff. 77. xvnth cent. On f. 1 is a prayer of St. Thomas
Aquinas, subscribed with the name of Balphe Bokeby [probably
bon of Qeorge Bokeby, nephew of William Bokeby ; cf. art. 11, and

462 STOWE MSS., 678, 674.

Whitaker's History of Bichmondshire, i. p. 158]. On f. 1 b is a table
of contentB, which shows that some pages are now wanting at the
end of the MS. Belonged formerly to Peter Le Neve, Norroy King
^ of Arms (ob. 1729), who has marked many passages in the later
articles; afterwards to Thomas Martin of Palgrave (6b. 1771).
Folio.

678. " The lives and successions of the Treasurers of England," by
Francis Thynne [Lancaster Herald in 1602]. The series begins
with Odo, Treasurer to King Athelstan, and ends imperfectly with
Hugh de Segrave, appointed Treasurer in 1381. With a few
exceptions, coats of arms, in colours or trick, are placed at the
heading of each life, and marginal references are given to original
records. The treatise, which is preceded (f. 3) by a copy of the
letter of dedication to Lord Treasurer Burghley, 17 Mar. 1593 [4],
is entirely in the hand of the author and has apparently never
been printed.

Paper; ff. 219. Late xvith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Quarto.

674. Miscellaneous collections, chiefly tempp. EUz. — Jas. 1. : —

1. *• The order of the queenes goinge to the Perlament." f. 2.

2. Letter from James I. to Eobert " Lye " [Lee], Lord Mayor, and the
Aldermen, e/c., of London, on his accession ; Holyrood, 28 Mar. 1603.
Copy. Published in the form of a broadside [Edinburgh, 1603].
f. 3.

3. The same to "the nobilitie and peeres of England and to the
Councellors of State at White Haule," concerning the release
of the Earl of Southampton; Holyrood, 5 Apr. 1603. Cbpy.
f. 3b.

4. " A Cataloge of the Dukes, Earles, Yiscecountes and Barons
created, restored and caled by writt in the kingdome of England
since the first yeare of the raigne of Einge James," to 1617.
f. 4.

5. ** Earles, Yicountes and Barons created by Kinge James in the
kingdome of Scotland since his raigne of the whole Hand of Greate
Britaigne," to 1609. f. 6.

6. Valuation of the severall revenues of all the Bishopprickes in
England, with the tenths which everie one paieth to the Kinge."
f. 7.

7. Officers in the following branches of the King's (James I.)
service, with their salaries : — (a) Court of First-fruits, f. 7 b ; —
(b) Eevenue Courts, f. 8; — (c) Wards and Liveries, f. 9; —

Cl- XII. OFFICES OF ^STATE, etc. 463

(d) Beoeivers and Surveyors in the several oonnties. ff. 9 b, 10 ; —

(e) Courts of Justice, f, 10 b ;— (f) " Officers at armes." f. 11 b ;—
(g) "Secretaries, olerkes and officers in Courte," f. 12; — (h) Ad-
miralty, f. 12 ;— (i) Duchy of Lancaster, f. 14 b ;— (k) Armoury,
f. 16 ;-l^i) Mint. f. 16 ;— (m) Office of Works, f. 16 b ;— (n) Great
Wardrobe, f. 16 ;—(o) Tents, f. 16 ;—(p) Bevels, f. 16;--(q)Hunt.
ing. f. 16 ;— (r) Musicians, f. 16 b ;— (s) Watermen, f. 16 b;—
(t) Artificers, f. 16 b ;— (u) Boyal Household, f. 17 ;— (v) Officers
for the body. f. 19 b ;— (w) Harbingers, f. 19 b.

8. " The names of the Kinges shipps, with the number of men and
furniture requisite for theire going to seae." f. 13. Probably
made about the beginning of James I.'s reign, cf. Lansdowne MS.
171, f. 16.

9. " Townes of Warr, Castells and BuUwarkes," with the salaries of
their garrisons, f. 20.

10. " Eepers, officers, and ministers of castells, howses, forestes, parkes
and chases," with their salaries, f. 21 b.

11. Court of First-fruits and Tenths (see above, f. 7 b). f. 25 b.

12. "The generall musters taken thorowgh the whole realme of
England and Wales"; [<6mp. Jas. I.], f. 26.

13. Fees of the several officers of Ordnance, f. 27 b.

14. List of Edward III.'s household, with the number of soldiers and
ships retained in his service, and the names of the places which
supplied them, and also the daily rates of pay ; from " the parcells
of the accompte of Sir Walter Wentwage, knight and Treasurer
of the said howshould," 21 Apr. 18 Edw. III. [1344]— 24 Nov. 21
Edw. ni. [1347]. f.28.

16. Names and arms (in colour) of the chief captains who were with
Edward III. at the siege of Calais in 1347, with the numbers
serving under each of them. Printed from another copy by E. B.
Mores, Oxford, 1749. f. 36.

16. Salaries of the officers at Berwick Castle, f. 43; — of the Middle
Marches against Scotland, f. 43 b; — and of the West Marches,
f. 43 b.

17. "Prince Henry his challenge at the barriers performed by him
and 6 assotiates before the Kinge" ; 6 Jan. 1609 [10]. f. 44.

18. Order of James I.'s procession from the Tower through the City
of London; [16 Mar.] 1603 [4]. f. 46. Printed in Nichols' IBro-
gresaes of King Jamen I., vol. i. 1828, pp. 326-7.

19. Letter [from Bobert Wingfield] to William Cecil, Lord Burghley,
describing the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots; [11 Feb. 168f].
Copy; tmjper/. at end. f. 48. Printed (from Harley MS. 290,
f. 196) by J. Nichols in his History of Fotheringhay, Bibl. Tapogr.
Britf no. xl., 1787, p. 63 ; and an extract, endorsed by Burghley, in

464 STOWE MSS., 676, 676.

Lansdowne MS. 51, art. 46, printed by Sir H. Ellis, Original Letters^
2nd series, vol. iii., 1827, p. 112.

20. Treatise on the decay of EngHsh trade tlirough Dutch competition,
with suggestions as to the best remedies ; addressed to the King
[Jas. I.], after 1611 (see p. 57, and c/. Cotton MS. Vespasian F. ix,,
f.257). f. 53.

21. Two letters from [Sir] C[harles] C[ornwallis] to King James I.,
. deprecating his displeasure; [1614]. Copies, ff. 59,61. Printed

in Gutch, Collectanea Curiosa^ Oxford, 1781, vol. pp. 161, 168.

22. "The service and oeremonie to be performed at a christninge
where the Queenes Ma**« or her deputie shalbe present." f. 62.

23. " The forme of the oathe geven to those that are to be swome the
Queenes servauntes." f. 64.

24. *'Fees due to the Kinges servantes for makinge a Knight
Baohilor, established by Kinge James, 1619." f. 64 b.

25. "Fees due to be paid to divers of his ma*i«» officers by everie
knight that was dubbed auncientlie." Followed by a table of fees
for the creation of a baron, viscount, and earl. f. 65.

26. "An approved medisine for the by tinge of a madd dogge, either
in mankind or in beastes " ; with the note " per M^ Mathias." £ 66.

27. A few memoranda of events, 1605-1621, including particulars of
the marriage of Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home, 11 July, 1605,
and of the great frosts of 1607-8 and 1621. f. 66 b*

28. Names of the Knights of the Qarter, 1607. f. 67 b.

Paper; ff. 68. Early xviith cent. With the signature and arms
(half-effaced) of John Steward, perhaps the John Steward, who was
Gentleman Usher to the Queen of James I. (OaZ. Si, Papers, 1619-
1623, p. 31). FoHo.

676. List of the English peers in order of precedence ; followed by
lists of the officials in ihe Revenue Courts, the Courts of Justice,
Admiralty, Mint and other public offices, and the royal household,
with the fees attached to their several offices; also (f. 40) lists
of the governors of castles and (f. 43) the rangers of forests,
keepers of royal houses, ete., with their respective fees. A
collection made in 1616 by Henry Knappe (see ff. 1, 51 b), who is
described (f. 1) in a note by George Temple-Nugent-Grenville,
1st Marquis of Buckingham, as " father to Mary Knapp, wife of
Sir Bichard Temple." At f. 52 is an account of " Expences since
Michaelmas, 1624," in the same hand as the rest of the volume.
Paper; ff. 54. xvnth cent. Quarto.

676. MisoBLLAKEOUS historical, heraldic, and other papers, 16th-18th
centt, viz, : —

Cl. Xn. OPPIOES OF STATE, etc 466

1. Treatise on the BevenneB of France, composed shortly before the
outbreak of the Bevolntion. f. 2.

2. Oopj of a letter firom Charles Delafaye, Under-Secretary of State,
to [Daniel] Freveran [of the Secretary of State's office], concerning
the production in oonrt of the King of Spain's ratification of the
Treaty of Seville; Hampton Court, 11 July, 1731. f. 8.

3. Will of Henry VIII., dat. Westminster, 30 Dec. 1546 (ef. Bymer,
XY. p. 110). Contemporary copy, with imitations of the King's
signature, f. 10.

4. Notes on the Journals of the Chiuga Indians, on the river Ohio ;
with drawings of a few of the symbols used ; 18ih cent. f. 22.

6. Will of Louis XTV. of France, dat. 2 Aug. 1714. Fr. Copy,
with English translation, f. 24. For the French text see Journal
du Marquis de Dangeau (ed. Souli6 and Dussieuz, Paris, 1854-60),
vol. xvi. p. 280.

6. Will of Catherine, widow of Charles 11. of Engbmd, dat. Lisbon,
14 Feb. 1699, translated from the Portuguese by Edward Johnson,
notary, 14 Mar. 1705-6. With copies of other documents relating
to the same. f. 39. For the original see A. C. de Sousa, Prowtt da
Hiaioria Genealogica da Oaaa Real Portuguesta, vol. iv. (Lisbon, 1745),
p. 838.

7. Treatise on the offices of Lord High Constable and Earl Marshal
of England, composed 1625-1646 (see f. 67). Imperfect at the end.
f. 48.

8. (a) *' A breif collection of the hereditarie succession of the Earles
Mareshalls of England, from Anno 4^ regni Begis Stephani, 1139,
vntill this present yere of our Lord. 1623." f. 70 ;— (b) Notes on
the jurisdiction of the Earl Marshal, f. 74 ;— {c) ** A list of the
nobilitie of Engbmd trulie extracted accordinge to theire severall
oreacions, the 13 Martii, 1627 [8], and other creadons anno 1628."
f. 75 ; — (d) ** A roll of proceedinge made by Robert Coke, Claren-
cieulx [1567-92], and delivered to the Commissioners to be con-
sidered of." f. 76 b ;— (e) Table of precedence, f. 77 b ; — (f ) " A
remove of stalles, banners, and hatohements to be made in the
Chappell of Windsore," 28, 24, 25 Sept. 1628. f. 77 b.

9. Appointment of Thomas [Howard], Earl of Arundel and Surrey,
as Earl Marshal, 29 Aug. 19 Jas. L [1621] ; and authority to him
also to execute the office of Constable, 1 Aug. 20 Jas L [1622].
ff. 78, 79.

10. •' The office of the Erie Marshall of Engknd" : a treatise on the
duties and privileges pertaining to that office, f. 80.

Paper ; ff. 85. xvnth-xvmth centt. At f. 10 b (the cover of art. 3)
is the book-plate of arms of Fr. Wilkinson ; and on f. 11 (the first
page of the same article) is the signature (17th cent.) of Gilbert

2 H

466 STOWE M8S., 577-U79.

Horih. At f . 1 ia a liat of oontents in the hand of Thomas Astle.
Polio.

677. *' Thb names of the Justices of Peaoe for England and Wales,
10 March, 1651 [2] " ; arranged nnder counties, the names of
Speaker Lenthall, Captain-General Cromwell, Bulstrode White-
locke, and others appearing at the head of the Justices of each
county.
Paper; ff. 70. Belonged to Tho. Astle. Narrow Folio.

CLASS XIII.

OEBEBfONIALS.

678. 1. ''Ordo coronaoionis pariter et vnooioniB BegiB et Begine
seoundum vsum et ritum Anglioanum." f. 2. Printed for the
Boxburghe Club (1870) from the Liber Begalis at WeBtminster.

2. " The copy of a Carete oompasyng the oirouyte of ike World and
the compace of enery Iland cocnprehendid in the same" : a
description of the world, apparently written before the discovery
of America, f. 12 b.

3. '* The vii. ages of the world frome Adam forward," the seventh
extending *'vnto the ende of the world, wherof the yeres be not
nombred." f, 15 b.

4. *' The vii. ages of man lyvyng in the world/' from '* Infanoe " to
"Crepill." f. 16.

5. " A tretise of the iiij. elementes and of the seasons of the yere.
Whidhe they be and of what nature, and of the caniculare days."
f. 16 b.

Artt. 2-5 are in a different hand from art. 1 ; and art. 2 begins
on the back of a leaf, the obverse of which is covered with
theological matter in Latin^ half-erased. Artt. 2, 3, and 5 are
imperfect^ owing to the mutilation of flP. 15, 17.

Vellum; ff. 17. xvth cent. At f. 17b is the signature (16th
cent.) " Oliuerus Bamforthe." Quarto.

679. Decisions on claims to perform services at Ooronations, with
fees for the same, iempp. Bich. 11, — Jas. I., viz. : —

1. '* Processus factus ad coronationem Domini Begis Angli^ Bicardi
Secundi post conquestum anno regni sui prime." f. 3. From the
Close Bolls for 1 Bich. II. For a detailed analysis see description
of Harl. 1309, fif. 4r-24, in the Catalogue of the Harleian MSS.y vol. i.,
1808, p. 655.

2. " Glamea ad coronaoionem Henrici Quarti : ex rotulo serviciomm
factorum domino Begi Henrico Quarto die coronationis su^ per
dominos magnates et alios ligeos suos anno regni ejusdem regis
prime." f. 24.

8. '^Feticiones et damea ad coronacionem Begis Henrici Quinti."

f. 42.
4. *' The names of those persons that have putt in their claimes to doe

2 H 2

468 STOWE MSS., 680-584.

semioe att the ooronation of our Soueraigne Lord King Edward
the Sixt." f. 61.

On the margin of the first page is a note : " The originall of
these olaimes remayneth in the Paper Chamber att Whitehall in
the custody of Sir Thomas Wilson" [Keeper of State Papers,
temp, Jas. I., knighted 1618].

5. '* Processus coram oommissionariis Domini Begis ad audiendum et
terminandum clamea et seruicia in die coronationura Domini Begis
Jacobi et Annas consortis ejus xviii. die Julii 1603, vi*<> die ante
coronacionem predictam." f. 75 b. Preceded (f. 74) by the Com-
mission granted by James I. for hearing the claims, 7 July, 1603.
From the Coronation BoUs enrolled 3 Jas. I.

6. Alphabetical table of claims, f. 99.

Paper; ff. 103. xvnth cent Folio.

680. 1. Progebdings of the Committee appointed to arrange the
Coronation of Charles 11. ; 26 Sept., 22 Oct., 1660. Including the
report drawn up at their order by Sir Edward Walker, Garter
King-of-arms, on the Coronations of Bichard 11., Henry YI., and
all the sovereigns from Bichard III. to Charles I. £ 2.

2. History of the Order of the Garter from 1641 to 1661 ; by Sir
Edward Walker, Copy. f. 18.

Paper ; & 41. tvuth cent On the vellum covers are stamped
the arms of Sir Edward Walker. Belonged to T. Astle, and before
that, probably, to Bev. P. Morant, who has prefixed a title to art 2.
Folio.

681. ^'Pbocessus factuB ad coronacionem serenissimi domini Caroli
Secundi Begis Anglic, etc., anno regni sui decimo tercio " [1661] :
being (see f. 1) the ** Proceedings of the Court of Claims on the
services and fees claimed at the Coronation of Charles II.," with
an account of the ceremony, etc., on 23 April, 1661, as delivered to
the Lord Chancellor for record on 9 May. Followed (f. 36) by a
similar "Processus" at the Coronation of James 11., 23 Apr. 1685.

Paper; ff. 69. xvuth cent Folio.

682. ** Le sacbb couronnement triumphe et entree de la trescrestienne
Boyne et Duchesse . . . Claude de France " (dau. of Louis XIL of
France and Anne of Brittany, and wife of Francis I. of Fiance),
in May, 1617. Printed by T. Godefroy, Le Ceremonial de France,
Paris, 1619, p. 167. A similar copy is in Cotton MS. Titus A. zviL

YeUum ; ff. 51. xvith cent. With illuminated initials, and
ten full-page miniatures, coarsely executed. Bound in crimson
morocco, with the arms and cipher of Philippe, Comte de B^thune
(ob. 1649) on each cover (see Guigard, Noitvd Armorial^ 1890, iL
p. 56). Quarto.

Cl. Xni. CEBEMONIALS. 469

683. 1. *' The manner and order taken for ohriBteninge of the high
and mighty Prince Edward att Hampton Oonrte"; 15 Oot.
29 Hen. VIH. [1637]. f. 4.

2. " The manner and order taken for the christning of the high and
mighty Prince Arthur Bonne to the King our soueraigne lord
Henry the VII"» " ; 19 Sept. 1486. f. 8. A different version from
that printed (from Cotton MS. Julius 6. zii., f. 19 b) in the Somers
Tracts, 1809, vol. 1. p. 22.

3. Treatise *' of the order and manor of combatinge in listes " ;
addressed to King Biohard II. by Thomas, Duke of Gloucester,
Constable of England, f. 17 b.

4. Description of the funeral of Elizabeth, wife of King Henry VIL
(ph. 11 Feb. 1503). f. 27.

Artt. 1, 2 and 4 are accompanied by pen-and-ink drawings of
the processions.

Paper ; ff. 41. Late xvith cent. At f. 2 b is a note signed by
Bobert Blackelache ; and at f. 1 is the entry, '* Given to me by
M'^ Bennet, 1768." Polio.

584. 1. " CoHM£MORACi077 ot aducrtissemont de la mort [1514] de . . .
Anne deux foiz Boyne de France [wife successively of Charles YIII.
and of Louis XII.], Duchesse de Bretaigne," etc. By [Pierre
Cheque, a2.] Bretaigne, " son premier herault, et lun de ses rois
darmes." With ten full-page miniatures of her lying-in-state and
obsequies, and with coloured initials and coats-of-arms. Dedicated
to " Le Seigneur de Beton, escuyer de la Boyne et Duchesse." f. 2 b.
Contrary to the usual arrangement (probably through a binder's
mistake), the poem, preceded by the title as above, which in other
copies comes first, here (f. 59) follows the description of the funeral
(c/. Cotton MS. Vesp. B. iii.. Add. 6277, and the printed edition in
the Tre9or dea Pieces Bares, Paris, 1858). Moreover, £ 64 should
follow f. 67. The account of the funeral, without the poem,
is in T. Gk)defroy*B Ceremonial de la France, Paris, 1619, p. 96.

2. "Discovrs des ceremonies dv saore et manage d'Anne de Foiz
[dau. of Gaston de Foiz, Comte de Candale] auec Ladislaus [YI. or
VII. of Hungary and Poland, II. of Bohemia], Boy de Hongrie
Poloigne et Boeme, mis en escript du commandment d'Anne, Boyne
de France, Duchesse de Bretaigne, par [Pierre Cheque, a/.]
Bretaigne, lun de ses Boys darmes " : a narrative of the bride's
joui-ney (in 1502) from Venice to "la ville Dalbregast" [Alba
Begia, a/. Stuhlweissenburg], of the marriage and coronation
ceremonies and the festivities there and at Buda. With miniatures,
coloured initials and ooats-of-arms. Imperfect after f. 71, and also
perhaps at the end. In a different hand from art 1. f. 69.

470 STOWE MSS., 586-888.

In the BM, de VtcoU dea OharUB, 5th series, vol. iL 1861, p. 156,
Le Bonx de Lincy has edited the first part of a fuller oopj (in the
Bibliothdque Nationale), deseribing the journey from Crema to
Venioe.

Vellum; ff. 78. Early rnth oent. With the signatare
and monogram of Claude d'Argentr6 and the motto **%v€v^
^paSeiof " at ff. 2, 3. A note at f. 1 states that the volume was
presented on 14 Feb. 1774, by the Frinoesse de Rohan to [Charles
de Bohan] Prince de Sonbise ; after the death (1787) of the latter,
it was sold with the rest of the library (see Sale-cat, Paris, 1788,
p. 503). Quarto.

685. 1. ** The Order and Proceedings at the Funerall of . . . Elizabeth,
Queene of England ... the 28th of April, 1603." By Heniy
Chettle. f. 1. Printed at the end of Chettle*8 Englandes Mourning
Garment^ 1603, and in Somers Tracts, 1809, vol. i. p. 248.

2. Prolegomena prefixed to Coverdale's translation of the Bible, taken
from the edition published at London, 1577. f. 5. Somen TracU^ as
above, i. p. 86. This and the two following articles are in the same
hand.

3. Notes on the English Bible published at Beims, 1609, and
extracts from the title-pages, etc., of other English Bibles, f. 23.

4. "A Sermon preached at St. Maries in Oxford the 17 day of
November 1602 in defence of the Festivities of the Church of
England, and namely that of Her Majesties Coronation." By John
Howson, D.D. Copied from the 2nd impression (Oxford, 1603).
Imperfect at end. f. 26. Somers Tracts, i. p. 109.

5. "The order and precedence of the Nobility of England." An
insertion, of the 17th cent. f. 28.

Paper; ff. 35. xvnth-xvnith centt. Polio.

686. 1. Descriptions of funerals served by the College of Arms,
1565-1594; with arms in trick, ff. 8, 103 b, 110. The writer, as
appears by a statement at f. 46, was Nicholas Dethick, Blue-Mantle
Pursuivant (1565), Windsor Herald (1583, 6b. 1596). At ff. 2-7 b
he gives a list of " Funeralls sarvid to my knowledge sithens anno
1583 " to 1595, with the names of the heralds present

2. Similar descriptions of funerals, 1559-1571 ; in different hands,
f. 100 b, 105, 111.

3 Funeral of Sir John Gage, E.G. (oh. 1556). f. 160. This article,
as well as the following, is in a 17th cent. hand.

4. " Funeralls done in the countie of Yorke, Nottingham, Darby,
Linoolne, and Northumberland, whiche was supposed to be the
deede of William Dakyns, which is not see." f. 162. An article
including (f. 163) " the names of diverse funeralls" in the above

Cl. XIIL CEBEMONIALS. 471

oounties, 16th cent., ''with the severall names of the painters
solemnizinge them, as heralds of armes." At f. 164 a book (pre-
sumably at the College of Arms) is mentioned as containing
" severcdl pedigrees forged by Dakins."

5. " Order of carrying trophies observed by Mr. Eealle." On an
inserted leaf, 18th cent, (after 1722). f. 166.

6. Fees due to the King of Arms and Herald, and painter's bill, for
the funeral of a knight, f. 170 b.

At ff. 167 b, 172 b, are indexes, and at f. 1 are some notes as to
the authorship of the book, by some former owner.
Paper; ff. 174. xvith-xviith oentt. Folio.

687. Notes of fanerals, with the arms (in trick) of the deceased,
the earliest and latest dates given being 1507 and 1655. With
later index.

Paper ; ff. 97. xvith-xviith centt. With the signature, 18th
cent., " John Holland, no. 8." Folio.

688. Notes of funerals, with arms (in trick) of the deceased, the
earliest and latest dates given being 1614 and 1659. The first
hand ends (f. 32 b) with 1630. With a more modem index at the
beginning.

Paper; ff. 50. xvrcth cent. With the signature, 18th cent.,
'« John Holland, no. 9." Folio.

CLASS XIV.

PEERAGE, OBDEB OP THE GABTEB, mo.

689. '* A TBKATiGB oonoeming the Nobilitie acoording to the lawes of
Englande." Followed (f. 61) by ''A treatifle of knights and
matters incident to the degree of knighthoode aooording to the
lawes of England," imperfect at the end. The original treatiaea
seem to have been oomposed in the early years of James I.'s reign :
see ff. 8, 38.

Paper; ff. 78. xvnth^-xvmth centt. Owned in 1710 by Biohard
Wilkinson (see ff. 1 b, 10, 21 b), and afterwards (aooording to
O'Gonor, Bibl. MS. Stawensia^ vol. ii., p. 562) by John Holland.
ToHo.

690. " BASONAaiUM Anouje, magnatnm scilioet illins regni stemmata
reoentiora ad oonsanguinitates affinitatesque per intermixta con-
nnbisd {etc) disoemendas delineata, 1597." f. 10. A more perfect
copy, with arms in trick, is in Harley MS. 1160; ef. also Harley
MSB. 806, 4754. Preceded by an index (18th cent.) of families and
titles, f. 2 ; — ^by a copy of the grant of supporters to Sir George
Hewett, Yiscount Hewett, 4 May, 1689, and an account of his
funeral on 16 Dec. 1689. ff. 3, 4 ; — and by a few pedigrees of
English £stmilies. f. 5.

Paper ; ff. 54. XYith and XYnth centt. Owned, in the 18th cent.,
by John Holland, no. 47. Folio.

691. Creations of Nobility, from the time of Edward the Confessor
to that of Elizabeth. Preceded (f. 2) by the names of ** y« five
oonquerours of this Islande," and of ** Saxons that devided this
Island into seaven kingdoms"; and followed (f. 54b) by some
coats-of-arms, and (f. 56 b) by the grant of arms to Thomas Barlow,
1691, both added in a late 17th century hand.

Paper ; ff. 58. Late xvith and late xviith centt. Owned in the
18th cent, by John Holland, no. 39. At f . 5 b is the name of
another former owner, Daniel Clarke (17th cent.). Folio.

History of the Barons of Westmoreland, from Bobert de Yetere
Ponte (Vipont), to whom the title was granted by King John, to

Cl. XIV. PBEBAGB, OBDEB OF THE GABTEB, etc. 473

Anne, Countess of Pembroke, who olaimed the title by right of her
&ther, Qeorge Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cnmberland.

Paper; ff. 46. Written after the death (in 1643) of Henry
Cliffcnrd, 5th Earl of Cnmberland (see f. 44 b), and before the death
(in 1676) of Lady Pembroke. Folio.

598. PBOMonoKS, births, marriages, and deaths of the English nobility
and gentry, in alphabetical order of names. The greater nnmber
of the events recorded are dated 1765-1776, but there are several
earlier, and one or two of 1777, added in different ink. At f. 41 b
is an index to English peers, with references to the authorities
used, among which are (see f. 41) the Boyal KaJendar, 1776,
Anstis's Order of the Baih^ and Bigland's OhservaiUms on Begisters.
Paper; ff. 58. About a.d. 1776-77. Quarto.

694. Coloured portraits of King Edward III. and the twenty-five
Euights Founders of the Order of the Gk^rter, with St. George the
patron saint, as set up (sqb f. 7) in the chancel windows of
St. George's Chnrch, Stamford, oo. Line, at the cost of Sir William
^imggys, Garter King of Arms (oh. 1450, see Anstis, Register of the
Order of the Oarter, 1724, voL ii., pp. 343, 344). See also F. Peck,
Anndlt of Stanford, 1727, bk. xi., p. 38, bk. xiv., p. 23. The
engraving at p. 642 of Ashmole's Institution of the Order of the
Oarter, 1672, appears to have been made by Hollar from this MS. :
see Peck, as above, and also Ashmole MS. 1131, f. 159 b (W. H.
Black, Cat. of the Ashmole M88., Oxford, 1845, col. 915).

Paper ; ff. 20. xvth cent. Owned snccessively (f. 1) by William
Bayntun, John Meyrick, and John Towneley (book-plate of arms),
and bought at Towneley's sale by Bichard, 1st Dake of Buckingham
and Chandos in 1816. It had previously belonged to John Anstis
(see Peck, as above). At ff. 2, 3, Meyrick has inserted extracts from
Peck, etc.j relating to the volume. Bound in russia, tooled (18th
—19th cent.). Large Folio.

696. Collections relative to the Order of the Garter, m. : —

1. Clauses touching Garter King of Arms in the statutes of
14 Hen. VIII. ; from the Liber Niger or " Blacke Booke " (Anstis,
Register of the Order of the Garter, 1724, vol. ii., pp. 342, 350-4).
LcUin. f. 3.

2. Register of the Order, 1603-1621 ; from the Liber Coeruleus or
" Blew-booke" (described by Nicolas, Orders of Knighthood, vol. ii.,
1842, Appendix, p. v.). Latin, f. 4. With a few notes in the
hand of J. Anstis (ff. 4 b, 5, etc.).

3. Begister, 1622-1625; from the Liber Bubeus or *'Bedde Booke"
(described by Nicolas, as above). Latin, f. 26.

474 STOWE MSS., 696, 697.

Copies of letters, 6fe.» as follows : —

4. Henry YIII. to [Francis Talbot, 5th] Earl of Shrewsbniy, ngnify-
ing his election; St. James's, 24 Apr. a^ 37 [1545]. t 40.

5. Note of the degradation of [William] Lord Paget, [1552].
f. 41.

6. Warrants for payments to Sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter, for
famishing scutcheons, May, 1556, 22 Apr. 1553 ; and for delivery
to him of cloth of gold, etc., 10 May, 5 Edw. VI. [1551]. ff. 42,
44,43.

7. Descriptions of instaUations, 1592-1600. f. 45.

8. Submission of William Palmes, 1609 (see above, f. 13), and of
James Maxwell, 1 June, 1612 (see Col. of Stale Papers, 1611-1618,
p. 134). f. 49.

9. Commission for revising the statutes; Westminster, 26 Apr.
16 Jas. I. [1618]. f. 50. Printed by Ashmole, Institution of tke
Order of the Garter, 1672, p. 195.

10. Decree concerning the ensigns of the order; 27 Apr. 2 Ghas. L
[1626]. f. 51. Ashmole, p. 216.

11. Charles I. to Thomas [Howard], Earl of Arundel and Surrey,
excusing his absence from the celebration of the Feast of St. George ;
Westminster, 23 Apr. a<* 2 [1626]. f. 52. Ashmole, Appendix,
No. 166.

12. [Sir] George More [Chancellor of the Order] to the same,
announcing the postponement of the Feast; 7 Apr. 1625. f. 53.
Ashmole, Appendix, No. 161.

13. Statutes of Edw. VL ; enacted at Westminster, 17 Mar. 1552[3].
f. 54. Printed by Anstis, Register, vol. ii., App. p. xlvi.

14. Oath of Garter King of Arms. f. 70.

15. Chronological lists of English Kings of Arms, Heralds, and
Pursuivants, to 1597 ; taken from a list made by Thomas Lant,
Portcullis 1588-1597, Windsor Herald 1597. f. 71.

16. ^* The order of proclaming stiles and largesses." f. 73.

Paper; ff. 74. xvnth cent. Owned in 1779 and 1783 by
George Sanderson, of Doctors Commons (see ff. 48 b, 74 b).
Polio.

596. Transgbift of the Liber Niger of the Order of the Garter,
containing the register of the Order from its foundation to
6 Edw. YI. [1552]. ' Latin. Edited by Anstis, Register of the Order
of the Garter, 1724, vol. ii., pp. 1-469. The writing on ff. 9-59
appears to be that of Anstis himself. The transcript is imperfect,
wanting pp. 181-186 of the original (see f. 59, and Anstis, iL,
pp. 253-267).

Paper; ff. 109. xviiith cent. Small Folio.

Cl. XIV. PEEBAGB, OBDEE OF THE GARTEB, etc. 475

697. CoLLwmoN of extracts, copies of deeds, reports, oonnsels' opinions,
etc., relating to fees and offices, crown grants, legal cases, and
other matters. The contents are : —

1. Scale of fees, gratuities, etc., on the election and instalment of a
Knight of the Garter. " Extracted from Ashmole." f . 3.

2. Fees at the installation of Thomas [Herbert], Earl of Pembroke
and Montgomery, as Knight of the Garter ; 5 June, 1700. f. 5 b.

3. "The expence of the Installation Entertainment at Windsor
Oastle," 4 Ang. 1713. The six Knights were the Dukes of
Beaufort and Kent, the Earls of Oxford, Powlet, Strafford, and
Peterborough, f. 8 b.

4. '' Some Querys and Answers about Offerings of Knights of the
Garter; 17 Dec. 1713." f. 10b.

6. " Fees on swearing a Privy Counsellor." f. 11.

6. '*Fees of Honour paid by S' Cha: Hedges, Secretary of State";
[1700]. f. 11.

7. " New Year's gifts given by Secretarys of State, viz*. [Charles
Talbot] Duke of Shrewsbury, 1694, and S' Cha: Hedges, 1703."
f. lib.

8. Account of the family of Harley from Saxon times, f. 12 b.

9. Beport of Sir Edward Northey, Attorney-General, and Sir Bobert
Baymond, Solicitor-General, on the petition of Dr. Bernard Gardiner,
Warden of All Souls, Oxford, setting forth the non-compliance of
William Blencoe, Fellow, with the statutes of the College;
23 Dec. 1710, 24 Jan. 1710 [1]. f. 16.

10. Beports, counsels' opinions, etc., relating to differences between
Dr. Bichard Bentley, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and
the Fellows; 1710, 1711. f. 20.

11. " Opinion of the Judges, etc., about Mr. [William] Whiston's case,
17f^," relating to the claim of Convocation to cite for heresy,
f. 32.

12. "Sir Francis Pemberton's [Lord Chief Justice, 1683] opinion
about taxing Quit-rents." f. 35.

13. "Mr. Attorney Gtonerall [Edward] Northey's opinion about
windfalls of timber and other trees, whether belonging to the
copyholder or lord ; 18 Dec. 1703." f. 36.

14. Opinion of the same " about the custom of London as to wills ;
20 July, 1706." f. 36 b.

15. " Copy of the Patent of the Comptrollers of the Army Accompts " ;
10 June, 1703. Followed by H.M. Instructions to the Com-

. missioners "for comptrolling the Accompts of the Army," [1703].
f. 37 b.

16. " A brief account of the tenure, inhabitants, and customs of the

476 STOWE MSa, 697.

Isle of Portland, and partioolarly what relates to the Quarrys of
Stone there " ; 22 Maj, 1696. f. 42 b.

17. ^'An Abstract of the Lands forfeited in Ireland npon the
Eevolution, 1688." f. 44.

18. '' Aot of Parliament, 32 Hen. 8, abont the Honor and Oastle of
Windsor, Berks, never printed." f. 44 b.

19. " Abstracts of grants to several Lord Chanoellors from 17 Hen. 8
to 28 Gar. 2," and other papers relating more particularly to the
grant of the Windsor rents to [John Somers] Lord Somers, Lord
Chancellor ; 1698-1699. ff. 48 b, 51, 66 b, 61, 62, 62 b, 64^ 69, 73 b.

20. "Bents granted to [William Bentinck] Earl of Portland" in
CO. Berks, in 1695. f. 52 b.

21. Beport of [Sir John Hawles] Solicitor-General, on the grant of
fee-farm rents within the Dnchy of Cornwall to [Charles Saok-
ville] Earl of Dorset ; 24 Sept. 1700. f. 66 b.

22. ''Some general remarks abont grants of fee-farm rents, etc."
f. 74 b.

23. ''Copy of a case abont famishing a ship with stores, with S^
Edward Northey's opinion, 22 Nov! 1712." f. 76 b.

24. " M' [H — ] Squire's opinion abont tax allowance " on lands
charged with a stipend for a schoolmaster ; 24 Mar. 169|. f. 77 b.

25. " The Attorney General's [Sir Edward Northey] opinion that the
King's debt to the Bankers is a personal estate"; 11 Jnly, 1701.
f. 78 b.

26. " Accompt of the Dntchy of Cornwall, extracted from 8' John
Doddridge's Book " [printed 1630]. f. 79.

27. " The Archbishop of Canterbury's [Thomas Tenison] letter to
the Queen about Boyal Dispensations " ; 31 Jan. 17f§. f. 83 b.

28. " Bepresentation of Scotch Peers, 17 j^," made to the Queen
concerning certain articles in the Act of Union, with the Queen's
reply, f. 88 b.

29. Speech, etc., of James [Stanley], 7th Earl of Derby, on the
scaffold at Bolton, co. Lane. ; 15 Oct. 1651. f. 92 b.

30. " The weight of 3 remarkable oxen," m., an ox, belonging to the
Earl of Derby, killed at Latham, 13 Feb. 1636[7], another killed
at Newby, co. York, belonging to Sir Edw. Blackett, 15 Nov. 1692,
and a third at Malines, mentioned by Guicciardini. f. 101.

31. " A Parallel between Popery and Parliament." f. 102 b.

32. " Inscripiion for monument of Forster's, Northumberland," ««., to
the children of Sir William Forster, of Bamborough, Northumber-
land, erected by Dorothy [Forster], Lady Crewe, in 1711. f. 102 b.

33. " Case about a prize-ship," viz., " Whether a ship taken by the
French from an Englishman, and ransomed or bought by another

Cl. XIV. PEEBAGE, OEDER OF THE GARTER, etc. 477

EnglishmaD, can be reoovered by the first Englishman from the
purchaser." f. 103 b.

34. '*A Bill to suppress and prevent the erection of Glass-honses,"
Brew-houses, etc., within a mile of Westminster Palace; cire,
1706-10. " Presented, bnt not passed." f. 105 b.

35. ^'Ghamparty, two cases concerning it, with Mr. [Nathaniel]
Pigott's opinion thereon " ; 29 July, 1719. f. 106 b.

Paper; ff. 112. xviuth cent. Belonged originally to [John
Somers] Lord Somers, and on 9 Oct. 1767 purchased from ^' Major
Morgan " by Thomas Astle. Folio.

CLASS XV.

VISITATIONS AND PEDIGREES.

698A. Pedigbee of Jupiter and other gods of Boman mythology, in
the hand of Thomas Astle.
Paper roll, ivrath cent.

698B. The "Genealogy and Succession of the Kings of Scotland":
taken from " Richard Scot's History of the Kings of Scotland/' and
tracing their descent from Cecrops; ending with William and
Mary.
Paper, ff. 12. xvnith cent. Folio.

699. Pedigrees of English peers, 1616-1618; with additions by
Sylvanns Morgan (whose signature is at f. 1), dated 1640-43.
Breceded by an index.
Paper; iBf. 113. Folio.

600. Pedigbees, and in most oases arms in trick, of many of the
baronets created by James I. from 1611 to 1622. With index at
the end.

Paper; ff. 200. xviith cent. Folio.

601. Extracts (made for genealogical purposes and consisting mainly
of names) from Domesday-book, and from the Patent, Close, and
Parliament rolls. Fines, Escheats and Charters, down to the time
of Elizabeth.

Paper; ff. 55. XYi-xviith cent. Bound in vellum; in the
centre of each cover are the armorial bearings, motto and initials
of Henry Chitting, Chester Herald (o6. 1638). Belonged also to
J. Anstis, Garter king of arms (o6. 1745). Folio.

602. Lists of the Heraldic Visitations of the English counties, and
of the manuscripts in which they are preserved. Partly in the
hand of Thomas Astle, but mostly in the same hand as the entry
"H. Hill W (9C. writer?) 1757 " at f. 2.

Paper ; ff. 26. xviiith cent. With the signature of T. Astle at
f. 1. Quarto.

Cl. XV. VISITATIONS AND PEDIGREES. 479

603. Pbdigbxbs of Engliah fisonilies of various ooimtrieB, With indexes
at the begiiming.

Paper; ff. 51. Late xvith oent. At f. lb is the entry: «*This
book was bonght at a sale of Thos. Osborne's, bookseller in Gray's
Inn, and cost three guineas, Feb. 20th, 173|"; below whioh is a
note of the contents by Oharles Lyttleton, Bishop of Carlisle
(1762-1768). PoHo.

604. PsDiaRERS, with coloured coats of anns, of the descendants of
John of Gaunt, the Kings of Castile, and several English (and a
few foreign) noble families. With index at the end.

Paper; ff. 84. xvnth oent. Folio.

606. Pkdigbebs of English families, arranged in an inexact alphabetical
order, from A to D. At ff. 1, 171 is an incomplete index, ending
with Ha. Much injured by damp.

Paper; ff. 179. xvuth cent. Belonged, 18th cent, to John
Holland, no. 90. Folio.

606. Pedigrsbs of English feimilies; interspersed among which are
copies of grants of arms to — Bobert Glover, Somerset Herald,
1578. f. 4; — Gilly Meyrick, of Hasguard, co. Pembroke, 1583.
f. 60 b; — Thomas Atkyns, of Hempstead, co. Glouc, 1548. f. 64;
— ^Henry Northey, of Booking, co. Essex, 1556. f. 78; — ^Hugh
Sowdon, of London, 1637. f. 176. The volume also contains : —
(a) Dimensions of various kinds of banners. £ 3;— (b) '*An
abridgment taken out of the records of the kings great wardrop
touching the duties of the Churches of Westminster and Paules."
f. 3 b ; — (c) Names of Baronets made by James I. in 1611. f . 5 ; —
(d) Information in the Earl Marshal's Court, 3 May, 1634, against
E. Wood and others for usurping anns. f. 152. At £ 1-2 b is an
index in a more modem hand.

Paper; ff. 181. xviith cent. With bookplate and signature
(18th cent.) of John Holland, no. 84. Quarto.

607. 1. " GOPDB of deeds, indentures, etc., in the possession of William
Winde, Esq'," of South Wootton, oo. Norfolk; deeds relating
almost exclusively to South and North Wootton, Lynn, and other
places in co. Norfolk, f. 1.

2. ** A transcript of an old rotten and torn book .... now in my
possession, copied per me Jn^ Grant": in the same hand as the
preceding article, and consisting of genealogical notes and pedigrees
of various English families, f. 36. At the end are separate
indexes to the two parts.

Paper; ff 109. xvmth cent, after 1706, as appears by the

480 STOWE MSS., 608-619.

heading at f. 1, Sir Robert Aiutin, of Hall Place, near Oiayford,
Kent, who is there referred to as dead, having died in that year.
PoUo.

608. Copy of the visitation of Buckinghamshire, taken by John
Phillpott, Somerset Herald, and William Byley, Bine-mantle
Pursuivant, in 1634 ; ** with several other coats of the same county
collected by Samuel Waker in the year 1669." With index at the
beginning. At f. 78 is a printed ** Account of the family of Lee of
Hartwell," down to 1801.

Paper ; ff. 79. xvinth cent. Folio.

609. BuGKiNOHAHSHiBE pcdigTces and arms, based on the Visitation of
1575, the latest date given being 1620 ; with a few additions in an
18th cent. hand. Preceded (f. 8) by a list of the Justices for co.
Bucks in 1601, and (f. 4) by an index in the hand of J. Holland
(see below); and followed (flf. 79-82) by a list of Sheriffs of cos.
Bedford and Buckingham, 31 Hen. 1 — 17 Jas. L At the beginning
is inserted an engraved map of co. Bucks, by Bobert Morden.

Paper ; ff. 82. On the covers are stamped the royal arms, with
Garter and Grown, now nearly obliterated, with the initials L P.
on either side, added later. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland,
no. 16. Folio.

610. Copy of the Visitation, with arms in trick, of Cornwall, Devon,
Somerset and Dorset, taken (in 1530 and 1531) by Thomas Benholt,
Olarenceux King of Arms. Imperfect, the first leaf remaining
having originally been numbered 32 (c/. Add. MS. 14,315, f. 39 b).
At f. 24 b is the first part of a challenge by four knights-errant, in
the " adventure of y« lucent piller."

Paper ; ff. 24. xvnth cent. Folio.

611. Visitation of Essex, made in 1634 by George Owen, York
Herald, and Henry Lilly, Bouge-rose; copied (see f. 5) firom a
transcript made " by y« originall by Mr Munden." Preceded (f. 2)
by an index by J. Holland (see below) and (f. 6 b) by an engraved
map of Essex by Bobert Morden.

Paper; ff. 246. xvuth-— xvuith cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to
John Holland, no. 22, containing his bookplate. Folio.

612. Pedigrees of English families, chiefly of Essex, down to 1634, in
which year a Visitation of Essex was made (see f. 79). A copy of
the Visitation is in Harley MS. 1542. At the beginning is a^
index.

Paper; ff. 91. xvnth cent. The volume, which is entitled
'* Liber D.," belonged, in the 18th cent., successively to William

Cl. XV. VISITATIONS AND PEDIGREES. 481

Holman and Philip Morant. At the end (f. 90) is a letter t<»
Morant from Isaac Heard, Lancaster Herald (Garter, 1784), dated
12 Oct. 1769. Folio.

613. Essex pedigrkks, in the same hand as No. 612 ; with additions
by P. Morant and others, and an index (f. 1). At the end are : —
(a) List of Petitioners for services at the coronation of James I.
f. 103;— (b) List of Religious Houses in Essex, f. 104 b;—
(c) Baronets of co. Essex in order of creation, to 1641. f. 106.

Paper; ff. 106. xviith and xvmth centt. Folio.

614. Pedigrees, with arms in tiick, of Hampshire families, the latest
date in the first hand being 1626 ; with a few additions. At the
beginning is an index in the hand of John Holland.

Paper ; ff. 98. xviith and xvmth centt. The initials I. P. were
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618. VisiFATiON of Hertfordshire, with arms in trick; made in 1634
by Sir Henry St. George, Richmond Herald ; " truly transcribed
by the originall per mee, John Smyth " (see f. 2). With index of
names at the beginning.

Paper; ff. 104. xvuth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 24. Folio.

616. A COPY of the Visitation of Huntingdonshire, which was taken
in 1613 by Nicholas Charles, Lancaster Herald ; with arms in trick.
Another copy, in Harley MS. 1179, has been ftilly described in the
Catalogue of the Harleian MSS., vol. i. (1808), p. 586. In the
present copy there are a few additions in later hands, with an
index.

Paper ; ff. 134. xvuth cent. Folio.

617. Huntingdonshire pedigrees and arms, based mainly ou the Visi-
tation of 1613, but containing some additions down to 1634.
With an index.

Paper; ff. 71. xvuth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 42. Folio.

618. Visitation of Kent, with arms in trick; made in 1619 by
J. Philipott, Eouge-dragon Pursuivant. With an index.

Paper; ff. 236. xvuth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 41. Folio.

619. 1. *• The Visitation {sic) of Kent," taken apparently (see f. 47)
in 1683 ; consisting of arms in trick of Kentish nobles and gentry,
and (f. 45 b) the pedigrees of the families of Aldersey and Bakei.
f. 7. Preceded (f. 3) by an index.

2 I

482 STOWE MSS., 620-626.

Beversing the volume : —

2. '' Fragmenta Begalia, or Observations on Q. Eliz., her times and
favorites, with the character of their persons, their meritcB and
aoheivements." By Sir Bobert Naunton. First published in 1641.
The present copy is slightly abridged, f. 118 b.

3. " The Earle of Strafford characterized in a letter sent by a worth ie
gent, to his freind in the countrie " : a tract printed in 1641.
f. 61 b.

4. " The character of Tho[ma8 Coventry, Ist] Lord Coventry, late
Lord Keeper [1625-1640], with some observations in the course of
his life, accumulation of riches and happines of his end." f. 55 b.

Paper; ff. 118. xvnth cent. With the signature "John
Holland, no. 28," and (f. 2) the entry " Jefferys of Derbyshire."
The initials L P. were stamped on the old covers. Folio.

620. Kentish pedigrees, evidences, heraldic and genealogical notes
taken in churches and private houses, etc,, collected in or about the
years 1592-1594. The volume also contains, in the same hand : —

(a) Notes on Bessarioii's work " Adversus calumniatorem Platoriis."
f. 7 b;— (b) Notes on English land tenure. Fr, and Engl, f. 8; —
(o) "Touching Chester, Lancaster, Durhame and other Countye
Palantines." f. 9b; — (d) Besolution of the Justices as to the
date of commencement of Elizabeth's reign, 18 Nov. 1558. f. 10 b ;
—(e) Declaration concerning the descent of the manor of Benington,
00. Herts, to 12 Dec. 1556. f. 10 b; — (f) Memoranda of the com-
mittal of [John] Foxley, Baron of the Exchequer, on a charge of
improper conduct at the assizes at Winchester, 3 Edw. II. [1309-
10], and of the committal of Sir Adrian Fortescue, 26 Hen. VIII.,
John Snowe and Bichard Bowlys, 28 Hen. VIIL, Bichard Whittin-
stall, 36 Hen. VIIL, Sir Francis Leeke, 5 Edw. VL, and Boger
Whitfelde, 2 and 3 Philip and Mary, for contempt of court f . 11 ;
—(g) " The othe of the chiefe Baron of the Exchequer." f. 1 1 b ;—
(h) *' Magna carta de libertatibus mundi," in English verse,
f. lib; — (i) Extracts from Bracton, De Legibus Anglia; also
from Claude Cottereau, De jure et privilegiis militum. flf. 15, 26 ;—
(k) Extracts from the collectors' accompts of an aid in Kent on the
knighting of the Black Prince, 20 Edw. IIL [1346]. f. 30.

Paper; ff. 38. Late xvith cent. Folio.

621. 1. Original pedigrees of Kentish families to 1663 (in which
year Bysshe made a Visitation of the county), with tho signatures
of members of tho several families, f. 2.

2. Pedigrees and arms of the families of (a) Beresby, of Thribergh,
cu. York, down to Sir John, 2nd Bart., suoc. 1646. f. 12 b; —

(b) Tamworth, of Halstead, co. Leio. f. 16; — (c) Foljambe, of oo.

Cl. XV. VISITATIONS AND PEDIGBEES. 483

Derby, f. I8b;— (d) Harpur, of oo. Derby, f. 22 b;— <e) Brad-
bourne, of CO. Derby, f. 24 ;— (f) Bosevyle, of oo. York. f. 26 ;—
(g) Columbell, of oo. Derby, f. 26 b;— (h) Swift, of oo. York,
f. 27 b. All written in a 17th-Gent hand, and the cover (f. 12)
inscribed, " Charles Blounts Herauldry."

3. StaiFord shire pedigrees, with arms in triok, from the Visitation in
1583. f. 28. Inserted at ff. 33, 34 are two leaves from a oopy of
the Visitation of Derbyshire in 1611.

4. Pedigree of the family of Noel. Earls of Gainsborough, and of the
families connected with it, with arms in trick; ending with Edward
Noel, 1st Earl (1682-1689;, and apparently (f. 61) drawn up in
1683 by (f. 47) Ferdinand King. f. 43.

5. Arms in trick of English Dukes and Earls, f. 60.

At the end is an index by J. Holland, covering the whole volume.
Paper; ff. 67. xvnth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 24. Folio.

Ebntish PBDiGREES, with anus in triok. With an index and an
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Paper; flf. 180. xviith-xviiith centt Belonged, 18th cent., to
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Copy of the Visitation of Leicestershire made in 1619 by
Sampson Leonard, Blue-mantle, and Augustine Vincent, Bouge-
croix; with arms in colours. At ff. 126, 126 are added pedigrees
of Mountney (to 1682) and Grey ; and at f. 128 is an index.

Paper; ff. 137. xviith cent. In brown-calf covers, tooled, and
stamped with the name of Edward Gwynn. Sm. folio.

624. 1. Pedigrees of London citizens, with arms in trick; for tlic
most part compiled about 1620, but in some cases carried down to
1639. ff. 6, 217.

2. Arms of London citizens, in trick, f. 216.

3. Arms and pedigrees of Londcm citizens, taken from the Visitation
of 1633-4. f. 246.

At ff. 2-4 is a later index to the whole volume.
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6S5. Pedigrees, with arms in trick, of Northamptonshire families,
compiled in 1614 (see f. 39); with additions in another hand,
dated 1618 and 1619. With an index in the hand of J. HoUand
(see below).

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2 I 2

484 STOWE MSS., 626-637.

626. Pedigrees, with arms in triok, of Oxfordshire families, taken
fix>m the Visitation of 1574, but in many oases continued into the
17th ceut. Preceded by drawings of the seals of the boroughs of
Witney and Burford, oo Oxon., the arms of Oxford Univeraity and
most of the Colleges, and of Christ Church CathedraL flf. 6-^ ; —
and by the arms of Justices in co. Oxon., 1601. f. 9. With an
index of names by J. Holland.

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later. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 33. Folio.

627. ViSiTATiON of Oxfordshire, taken in 1634, with a few additions;
apjiarently copied from Harley MS. 1657, a transcript made by
Richard Mundy with Mundy's own additions in red ink (</. f. 20 b
of the present MS. with HarL 1557, f. 18 b). With an index.

Paper; ff. 106. xvnth cent. Belonged, 18th cent, to John
Holland, no. 43. Quarto.

628. **Thb Visitation of Shropshire, made and taken by Robert
Treswell, Somersett, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge-croix, Officers
of Armes, marshalls and deputies to William Camden, Esq.,
Clarenceux King of Armes, anno 1623. Together with the Visita-
tion made by Richard Lee, Portoulles, marshall and deputie to
Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Armes, anno Dom. 1584: with
other collections by me, John Withie." Copy (cf. Harley MS.
1396), with some later additions.

Paper; ff. 197. Early xviiith cent. Folio.

629. Pedigrees of Somersetshire families, with arms in trick,
apparently extracted from the Visitation of 1573 (c/. Harley MS.
1559) ; also a few of Devon and Wilts families. With an index.

Paper; ff. 45. xvnth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 50. Quarto.

630. Visitation of Staffordshire, taken in 1614. A copy "in the
handwriting of John Cole, Esq., one of the Deputy-Registers in
Chancery " (oh. 1750) : see a note by Philip Morant at f. 1. With
an index.

Paper; ff. 49. xviuth cent, (dated 1731 on a fly-leaf at the
beginning). With bookplate of arms of John Cole. Folio.

631. Pedigrees of Staffordshire families, from the Visitation made in
1614 by Richard St. George, Norroy King of Arms (cf. Harley MS.
1439, also Harley MS. 1173, ff. 112-133). With arms in trick, and
a few in colours.

Paper; ff. 33. xviith cent. With bookplate, 18th cent., of John
Holland, no. 69. Small Quarto.

Cl. XV. VISITATIONS AND PEDIGREES. 485

Pedigrees, with arms in triok, of Sussex families, early 17th
cent. Preceded by a list of Commissioners of the peaoe for co.
Sussex, 1601 (f. 5), by a ooUection of Sussex arms in alphabetioal
order (f. 6), and by a list of Sheriffs of Sussex, 1 Hen 11.-17 Jas. I.
(f. 11). With an index by J. HoUand.

Paper ; ff. 76. xvuth cent. On each cover are the royal arms,
with Crown and Garter, and the initials I. P. Belonged, 18th
cent., to John Holland, no. 35. Folio.

633. Genealoot of the family of Anstis, with other genealogical
notes; written by John Anstis, Charter King of Arms (o6. 1745).
Containing : (a) Preface, followed by notes on the earliest appear-
ances of the name Anstis, and by notes on the method of proving
genealogies, ete., in Latin, f. 3 ; — (b) Brief autobiography of
J. Anstis. f. 24 ; — (o) " Table Grenealogique pour justifier que Jean
Anstifl est descendu par femmes de Boys d' Angleterre." f. 26 ; —
(d) Notes on Basil the Macedonian and his immediate successors,
followed by genealogies of Roman Emperors, and of various royal
and noble families of Europe, especially (ff. 47-69) the family of
Courtenay. f. 31. At f. 23 is an index of names.

Paper; ff. 179. xviiith cent. Folio.

634. '* Genealogica descriptio stemmatis Ballardorum *' : a pedigree
of the Ballards, originally of Hortou, oo. Kent. Drawn up by
John Philipott, Rouge-dragon, in 1619, and augmented by him, and
registered at the Visitation of Sussex, in 1634. With arms in
colours.

Vellum roll, xvnth cent.

635. Pedioree of Blunt or Blount, Lords Mountjoy, from the time of
the Conqueror to Mountjoy Blunt, " now Earle of Newport" (1628-
1666); and of Clifton of Clifton, co. Notts., to Sir Gervase Clifton
(o6. 1666). With arms in colours.

Paper roll, xvuth cent.

636. *'Pediouee of the most noble and ancient Bridges family";
taken from a MS. of William Burton, the antiquary (6b, 1657), and
dedicated to [James Brydges, 3rd] Duke of Chandos, by Robert
Chambers.

Paper roll. a.d. 1783.

637. Pedigree of the family of Crossland, of Crossland Hill, co. York,
to 1707. With arms in trick. Addressed, on the back, to Wm.
Brack, painter, York, and franked by William Pulteney, after-
wards Earl of Bath.

Paper roll, xviiith cent.

486 STOWE MSS., 638-656.

688. Fbdigree of tbe family of Derham, of co. Norfolk, ^' per spatium
qninoentesimorum et eo ampliuB annomm oontinnatse *' ; 1631.
With amis and qnarterings in colours.
Vellum rolU 12 ft. by 2 ft. 6 in.

639. PBa)iGBBB of the family of Dunch, of '* Witnam " [Wittenham],
00. Berks ; taken *' from the booke of the Visitation remaining in
the ofiSoe of Armes made Anno 1623," continued by Sylvanns
Morgan to 1683, and in another hand to 1692. With arms and
quarterings in colours.

Vellum roll, 4 ft. by 2 ft.

640. Descent of the families of Fairfax and Beckwith from Thomas,
1st Baron Fairfax (o6. 1640), to 1783.

Paper roll, xvmth cent.

641. Pedigree of the family of Hatfeild, of Laughton-en-le-Morthen
and Hatfield near Doncaster, oo. York.

Paper roU. xvmth cent, (after 1752).

642. Pedigree of the family of Johnson, of Sion-Hill, co. Middlesex,
formerly of Cockermouih, co. Cumberland ; showing its connection
with the Winders of Low Lorton and the Grindalls of St. Bees
("St. Beigh's"), both co. dumb. Brought down to 1718. With
arms and quarterings in colours.

Vellum roll, 8 ft. 3 in. by 2 ft. 2 in.

643. Pedigree of the family of Keck, " deduced from Jeffery Keck of
Long-Marston," co. Gloucester, " to Francis Keck of Great-Tew,"
00. Oxon., " and to other branches of the family," brought down to
1715. With arms and quarterings in colours.

Vellum roll, 6 ft. 4 in. by 2 ft. 2 in.

644. Pedigree of the family of Lovett of Liscombe, co. Bucks. With
arms in colours.

Paper roll, xviith cent.

646. Pedigree of the family of Maijor, or Mager, of Southampton,
temp. Hen. VII. — 1631. With arms in colours. Attested by John
Philipott, Somerset Herald (1624-1645).
Vellum roll, xviith cent.

646. Pedigree of the family of Pinkney, of Sutton Pagnell, co. York
(c/. Harley MS. 1420, f. 107). With arms in trick.

Paper roll, xvmth cent.

647. Pedigree of the family of Plompton, co. York, from the Conquest
to 1748.

Paper roll, xviiith cent.

Cl. XV. VISITATIONS AND PEDIGREES. 487

848. PEwaRiE of the family of Pnlter, of Lough'barough ("Lor-
boroughe"), co. Leioester, to the end of the 16th cent. (c/. Glover's
History of co. Derby, vol. ii., 1829, pp. 588-590). With arms and
qnarterings in colours.

Vellum roll, 9 ft. by 1 ft. 9 in.

849. Descent of the family of Bisley, of Chetwode, co. Bucks, from
Paul Risley, who married Dorothy Temple, 1 Apr. 1590 ; drawn
up on the occasion of a lawsuit in 1761.

Paper roll of 16 sheets.

860. "The descent of the Rudstons, Lords of Haton [Hayton, co.
York], since the sixt year of the raigne of King John, from whence
also descended the Rudstons of SwaflFham Bolbeck, and of Elie, in
Cambridgshiere." With arms and quarterings in trick.
Paper rolL xviuth cent.

851. Pedigree of the family of Slannynge or Slanning, of Ley, after-
wards of Hele, CO. Devon. With arms and quarterings in colours.
Paper roll. Late xviith cent

862. "Genealogies of sundrye noble and famous bowses wherof
Elizabeth daughter and sole heire to S' Phillipe Sydney, knyght,
is lyneally descended," wz.: (1) Grey of Ruthyn; (2) Ferrers of
Groby ; (3) Talbot, Earls of Shrewsbury ; (4) Descent of John
Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, and of his wife Jane, daughter
of Sir Edward Guilford ; (5) Descent of Sir Robert Sydney and of
his wife Barbara, daughter of John Gamage. Endorsed " Sydney
and others, per Cooke, Clarenceux " ; to which is added the date
" 1714." Robert Cooke became Clarenceux 1567, died 1592.

Vellum roll, 15 ft. by 1 ft. 4 in. xvuith cent.

863. Pedigree of the families of Tamhome and Whittington, of New-
borough, CO. Stafford. With arms and quarterings in colours.

Vellum ; two rolls, xviith-xvmth centt.

654. Pedigree of the family of Tankard, of co. York. With arms in
trick.

Paper roll, 12 ft. by 1 ft. 9 in. xvinth cent. Formerly attached
to the back of the roll were two letters from John Lesley and

to William Brack, painter. Spurrier gate, York (c/. No. 637,

above), 1733 and n. d. Now in No. 1083, f. 133, below.

666. Pedigree of the family of Vavasor to the 25th generation from
Mauger Le Vavasor.

Paper ; four rolls, xvmth cent.

488 STOWE MSS., 656>66S.

666. History of the varioiis branches of the family of Willonghby,
including Willoughby of Eresby, Willonghby, Lord Brooke, etc.
With sheet-pedigrees inserted at the end.

Vellum ; ff. 43. xviuth cent. With bookplate of arms of Lady
Augusta Anna Brydges [daughter of Henry, 2nd Duke of Chandos],
1766. FoUo.

667. History of the family ** De Cignis," or " Schwanen," beginning
with the time of Trajan. Latin, Compiled in 1631 by " Johannes
de Meroida ac Petersum," notary and "senior secretarius" of
Cologne, who professes to have extracted his information from the
German Chronicle of Cologne and translated it at the request of
** Anthonius de Cignis, Italico verbo Cicinellus." With initials in
gold, and illuminated borders at if. 2 b, 3. At f. 2 b are the arms
of Cicinello and of the Emperor Charles Y., and at f. 18 are those of
Cicinello and of some other families supponed to have sprung from
the same stock, including the arms of Philip '' de Cignis vulgo de
Swanenborg," who, with the exception of an only sister, was found
by A. Cicinello, when at Cologne in 1531 (f. 17), to be the sole
surviving representative of the family. At f. 19 is an attestation
^in Meroida^s hand) of the authenticity of the work by the ** Pro-
consules ac Senatus " of Cologne, dated 7 Feb. 1532, with remains
of a seal.

Vellum ; if. 19. In Italian binding of dark-red morocco, tooled,
with a sunk medallion in the centre of each cover, having upon it
a head in relief. With the signature (16th cent.) of Francesco
Cicinello on f. 1. Large Octavo.

668. '* Memoirs of the house of Savelli " ; by Kobert Samber, of New
Inn, 1717. Dedicated to Richard Howard, brother of Thomas,
8th Duke of Norfolk, ** and descendent from this glorious family."

Paper; if. 45. Bound in ciimson morocco, finely tooled. With
bookplate of John Towneley of Towneley, co. Lane. Quarto.

659, 660. Pedigrees and rough genealogical notes of families of the
Low Countries, arranged in alphabetical order ; with the arms, io
many cases, in colour or in trick. Two volumes. Vol. L A to L.
Vol. II. M to Z. In Vol. II., f. 292, is a small separate collection of
Dutch and Belgian pedigrees, preceded by an index ; and at f. 319
is a *'G6nealogie abregee des deux maisons de Guines, extraite
d'une G^n^alogie plus 6tendue, dress^ par Dom Estienne Le Fez,
religieux Benedictin de Tabbaye de St. Wast " [at Arras].
Paper; ff. 398, 347. xvnth-xvnith oentt. Folio.

CLASS XVI.

ARMS AND HERALDIC COLLECTIONS.

661. 1 . '* A Probationers first discouTHe (very playne and familliar)
of the true plaoeing of the ordinarje difference of younger brothers
and famillies in every coate armour incident " ; wiitten in the form
of a dialogue between "three wandring knights/' named respectively
Sir Beraro, Sir Ohallamor and Sir Fersides. Late 16th or early
17th cent. f. 1.

2. Pedigrees of Northumbrian families, from the Visitation of 1616 ;
with arms in trick, f. 19.

3. Arms, in trick, of various English families, the last few pages in
pencil and dated 1762-4. f. 26.

Paper; ff. 50. Folio. •

662. " A SHORT HiSTORiOALL ACCOUNT of Buch marks and ensignes of
honour, as are commonly called Armes : shewing their originall,
true use, and the antient practise in bearing them. Whereunto
are added (f. 60) certain breife observations touching the antiquitie
of Heraulds, their imployments, rights, priviledges and succession."
A work compiled apparently about 1680. It includes (a) the text
of numerous grants of arms. f. 32 ; — (b) the sheriffs' returns to
a writ requiring them to send up to Westminster, in Lent, 142^,
such knights and squires as were fit to do personal service to the
King. f. 61 ; — and (c) chronological tables of the Kings of Arms,
Heralds and Pursuivants, to 1680. f. 109. At f. 12 are engravingR
of two seals of Boger de Quenci, Earl of Winchester and Constable
of Scotland (6b. 1264).

Paper; ff. 126. Late xviith cent. Duodecimo.

663. ** Les Principbs du Blason," by T[homa8] Dingley ; with pen-
and-ink drawings, consisting of heraldic illustrations, arms of a
few French nobles, and drawings of animals and landscapes, and
a frontispiece of Orpheus playing to wild beasts. At the end,
reversing the volume, is a "Sermon [by Thos. Lenthall, of
Pembroke HaU, Camb., 1642] touching the Power of a King"
(a royalist sermon on Eccl. viii. 4), with the name T. Dingley, and
the date 1643, on the titlepage. This date apparently refers to

490 STOWE MSS., 664-668.

the preaching, not to the copying, of the sermon ; for Dingley only
entered Gray's Inn in 1670 (J. Foster, Beg, of Admissions to Qray's
Inn, 1889, p. 310).

Paper; ff. 77. xviith cent. With bookplate of John Brand,
F.S.A. (o6. 1806). Duodecimo.

664. The Art of Blazoning ; with numerous coat s-of-arms, coloured
or tricked, in illustration. Followed (f. 14) by a Catalogue of the
Baronets of England from the institution of the order in 1611 to
1721 ; with their respective arms in blazon, and the first thirteen
also in trick.

Paper ; ff. 47. xviiith cent. Folio.

665, 666. "AspiLOOiA, sive de Iconibus scutanis gentilitiis com-
mentarius," by John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (o5. 1745),
with additions by Thomas Astle. In two volumes. The first
part of Vol. I. is divided into thirteen chapters, in the autc^^aph
of Anstis, as follows : — Chap, i.-vi. Introductory treatise on the
antiquity and history of seals, and their uses and value for heraldic
and other purposes, ff. 1-21 ; — Chap. vii. Seals of the Crown.

• f. 21 b ; — Chap. viii. Seals of the Nobility, f. 38 ; — Chap. ix.
Seals of Knights and private persons, f. 42 ; — Chap. x. Seals of
Ladies, f. 63; — Chap. xi. Seals of Ecclesiastics, f. 58 ; — Chap. xii.
Seals of Communities, f. 64 ; — Chap. xiii. Seals of Officers, f. 68.
The rest of Vol. I. and the greater part of Vol. II. (ff. 1-114) contain
facsimiles and copies of charters with the seals elaborately drawn
or engraved, the number of the drawings being 758. In Vol. 11.,
ff. 114 b-117, are found facsimile, with a few autograph, signatures
of the sovereigns of England from Henry VI. to George II. ; and
at ff. 118, 131 are indexes (a) " Of the Names of the Persons and
Societies whose Seals are delineated in these Volumes," and (b) " to
the Names of Places mentioned in the charters contained in these
Volumes."

Paper; ff. 122, 143. xvinth cent. Bound in crimson calf, tooled,
with the arms of Thomas Astle. Folio.

667. " Art of Heraldry : 41 [coloured] plates of arms blazoned, by
the late Thomas Barber." With an index of names.

Paper ; ff. 88. xviith-xviiith centt. Small Quarto.

668. Collection relating to heraldry, etc, : —

1. ** Memoir de ce que le t[re]sexceUent et tresuictorieux Boy
[Hen. Vn.] dangleterre ara a faire quant il sera mande venir aux
chapitres generaulx de lordre de la toison dor, dont il est frere et
oompaignon," consisting of forms of procuration, etc. ff. 2, 5 b.

Cl. XVI. ARMS AND HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. 491

2. Letter from Eneas [Sylvius Piooolomini], Bishop of Siena [Pope
Pins IL, 1458], to ** Domimis Johannes Hynderbachius, Secretarius
Begins " [Bishop of Trent 1465--86], on the origin of the name and
office of herald ; Cologne, n. d. Lot. Copy. f. 3. Priifted (with date
Vienna, kal. Jun. 1451) in the writer's Opera, B&le, 1551, p. 652.

3. Statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece ; Lille, 27 Nov. 1431.
Fr. f. 11 b. Preceded (f. 7) by an analysis " faicte . . . par [Jean
Germain] leuesque de Neuers, Chanoelier de lordre de la toison dor,
Ian mil occc. zxxiiL au lieu de Diion." Printed, with subsequent
additions, in an undated edition (Antwerp, 1560?).

4. Letter from [Philip] Duke of Burgundy [to his vassals in Pioardy
and Artois], summoning them to arm for the defence of Hainault ;
Dijon, 20 Dec. [1424]. Followed by three letters between him
and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, oonceming the invasion of
Hainault by the latter; 12 Jan., 13 Mar., 26 Mar., 1424 [5]. Fr.
Copies, f. 32 b. The last three letters are printed in Monstrelet,
Chroniquej Liv. ii., ohapp. xxv.-xxvii., ed. Douet d'Aroq, vol. ii.,
1860, pp. 213-222 ; in Wavrin, Croniques^ ed. Hardy, Bolls Series,
1879, pp. 139-157 ; and in St. Bemy, Chromque^ vol. ii., ed. Morand,
1881, pp. 96-105.

5. Certificate by Charles, Duke of Burgundy, of his having received
the Garter; Gand, 4 Feb. 1469 [70]. With the commission to
Galiard [de Durfort], Seigneur de Durae, and others to present it
to him; Westminster, 10 Jan. 1469 [70]. Fr. Capiea. f.36b. The
former is in Bymer, Fcedera, vol. v. (Hague, 1741), p. 173.

6. " Cest le donble de lespitre que sainct Bernard envoia an seigneur
du chastel ambroise." f. 38. A French translation of the " Epistola
ad Baymundum de regimine domus " once ascribed to St. Bernard
of Clairvaux, but now generally agreed to be by Bernard of
Chartres (see Hiat. Litt. de la France, vol. xii., pp. 265-7).

7. Explanation of the symbolical meanings of the metals and colours
in heraldry, beg. '* Primo aurum quod in arte blasonandi." Lot.
f. 41. Headed by a rubric, relating to the appointment of mar-
shals, and totally unconnected with this article.

8. Oaths taken by pursuivants, heralds and kings of arms on their
appointment. Engl. f. 42 b.

9. Translation, in French, of the '' Tractatus de insigniis et armis "
of Bartolo of Sassoferrato, the Latin original of which was printed
at the end of Feschius, Be Inngnibus, Altorf, 1727. f. 45.

10. *' [C]y commence la traictie de maistre Jehan de Bado Aureo auec
Francisque des Fosses '' : a French translation of the Tractatus de
Armis of Johannes de Bado Aureo and Franciscus de Foviis, the
Latin text of which was edited by Sir E. Bysshe, with N. Upton's
De Studio MiUtari and Spelman's AspUogia, 1654. f. 52 b.

492 STOWE MSS., 869, 670.

11. Gases in which duels are allowed by " la loy lomharde." JV.
f. 74 b.

12. " Des heraulx et de leur office, etc.," beg. " Heranlx par mon
aduys," etc. f. 79 b.

13. Statutes of the Order of the Ghirter, ordained by Edw. III.
JEkgl. iransl I 82.

14. Ceremonies to be observed at the burial of a king. An addition
¥nritten on the fly-leaf. f. 89.

Yellum ; £f. 89. Late xvth cent. Belonged to Robert Olover,
Somerset Herald (o&. 1588). Bound in oak boards oorered with
stamped leather. Quarto.

669. Heraldic oollecttons, in English and WeUh^ yiz. : —

1. Copy of an ordinance (imperf. at beg.) concerning the duties of
heralds in processions, eic^ dated 3 Sept 1417, and of another
ordinance regulating the fees of the serjeant-at-arms ; n, d. £ 1.

2. Analysis of the contents of the volume; written (see f. 3b, last
line) in 1629. f. 3 b.

3. " Llyfyr descriad arfaii gweidi /i/ dynnii or Llyfyr Gwiinn o her-
gest /r/ hwnn y scryfenodd Lewis Gliin Cothi /n/ amser Edward -y
trydudd " : a treatise on heraldry, in Welsh, by Lewis Glynn CothL
niustrated by drawings of scutcheons, in colour ; and with the arms
(in colour or in trick) of the kings of England from Brutus to
Edward III., that of Charles 1. being added at ff. 28 b-29 b. f. 18.

At f. 17 a note, said by 0*Conor (Biblioiheca MS. Siowensu^
vol. ii., p. 537) to be '* in the handwriting of Mr. Charles Williams
Wynne," states that " this is a transcript of part of the
White Book of Hergest, a folio MS. on vellum containing a large
collection of Welsh Poetry, Heraldry, and History compiled in the
reigns of Henry VI. and Edward IV. by Lewis Glyn Cothi, who
was himself a Welsh poet and served under the Earl of Pembroke,
to whom and to his brother many of his compositions are
addressed. The original MS. was in the Wynnstay collection
and unfortunately destroyed when in the hands of Maokinley, the
bookbinder, by fire in 180-, together with many others," In the
table of contents (f. 3 b) this article is described, as " an antient
treatise of the discription of armes written in Brittish with a fayer
antique sett hand in vellom by Lewis Glinn Coathi, in the time of
Edward the third." This last statement is a mistake, since Lewis
Glynn Cothi lived in the reigns of Hen. VI. — Hen. VIL (see the
edition of his Poems for the Cymmrodorion, Oxford, 1837).

4. "A true copie of an auncient memorable treatise touching the
pedigree and dissente of the noble name and familie of the Herberts
by commission from King Edward the 4th, Anno Domini 1460 "

Cl. XVI. ARMS AND HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. 493

[the date being apparently a blunder for 1468, in which year
William Herbert waa created Earl of Pembroke], f. 31. Followed
(if. 32, 33) by the pedigree and arms (in trick) of Edward, Ist
Baron Herbert of Cherbury.
6. Poem, in Welsh^ beg. : —

"0 deg ran gwlad gaer Einion,
arr henw i haer hen yw Son." f. 38.

Colophon : ** John Evan Klywedog ai Cant." f. 38 b.

6. ^* Names, titles, and oheiffe coats, of all the nobilitie of Great
Brittaine and Ireland, accordinge to theire degrees and creation,"
[1628] ; the arms engraved and pasted down. f. 39.

7. Names and arms (in colour) of Welsh princes, tribes, and gentry,
f. 50.

8. Marks of cadency, f. 82.

9. Drawings and blazon of English and Welsh arms. f. 83 b.

10. Drawings of various kinds of coronets, helmets, etc, f. 88.

11. Blazon of the arms of several English families, f. 88 b.

12. Welsh pedigrees, with index at the beginning. Imperfect, f. 92 b.

Paper; ff. 150. xvuth cent. Belonged in 1630 and 1642 to
Evan Jones (see ff. 1, 92), to Charles Lloyd (see f. 1), and, 18th
cent., to John Holland, nos. 62, 85. At ff. 92, 93, is the signature
of Bees Wynne. Folio.

670. HBRiXDic ooLLEcrrioNS, viz. : —

1. English arms in trick, granted for the most part temp, Eliz. ; the
first part (ff. 1-56) copied from a MS. written by Robert Cooke,
Clarenceux 1567-1592 (see f. 56). f. 1.

2. Northamptonshire arms in blazon, with a few others. In the same
hand as art. 6. f. 84.

3. *' Manuscriptum delineatum Wingfeldorum de Crowfield in com :
Suffolk, anno 1 602 : in alphabetum reductum a lohanne Gibbon,
Blew-Mantle Herald of Arms. Anno Domini 1683." An alphabet
of English arms. f. 88.

4. ** A copy of a short rowle of very antique [date] onoe in the custody
of John Gibbon, Blew-Mantle." Blazon of a few English arms in
alphabetical order ; with the colophon (f. 109 b), " Explicit rotulus
iste brevis. lohan Gibbon." f. 109.

5. Arms (in blazon) of British, Saxon and Danish kings, from
Constantino to Harold son of Godwin, f. 110.

6. Alphabet of Yorkshire arms, 1638. f. 111.

7. "Arms of the antient gentry of Yorkshire, according to their
severall divisions, or wapentakes, taken from a manuscript of lohn
Gibon Esq'. Blew Mantle Herald at Arms. Ex libro armoriali
depicto oiroa annum 1617." f. 123. With index at f. 133 b.

494 STOWB MSS., 671-677.

8. English anus in triok. f. 136.

9. Anns (in trick) of " tbe knights of this comtie of Leicester which
served under King Edward the First in his warree." f. 143.
Followed by a general collection of Leicestershire arms. f. 146.

10. Alphabet of Sussex arms. f. 158.

11. " Pedegrees," viz, of the Kings of Sweden (to Charles XII., suoc.
1697), of the Dukes of Lorraine (to Leopold, succ. 1690), and of a
large number of English families, f. 176. Partly written by
J. Coats : see at f. 231 a letter copied by him on 15 Jan. 171 J, from
the Rev. J. Brook, of Field Head, co. York, to W. Hobson, at the
Queen's Head in Holbom, 23 Dec. 1713, respecting the latter's
ancestors, the Hobsons of Dodworth, co. York.

12. A few English coats-of-arras in blazon, f. 240.

Paper ; ff. 242. xviith-xviiith centt. Inside the cover is a book-
plate of arms, azure semee-de-lis, a lion rampant gardant argeni
(see above, no. 606); and on the fly-leaf is the signature, 18th
cent., " John Holland, no. 4," and " no. 63." Folio.

671. Collections of John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (1718-1745),
for the most part in his own hand, and consisting of notes and
extracts from the Heralds' College MSS., the Lords' Journals, the
Cottonian MSS., and other sources. At f, 2 is a complete table
(written by Anstis) of the contents of the volume, which include : —

1. Genealogical and heraldic notes, chiefly from MSS. at the Heralds'
College, f. 4.

2. Peerage and privilege cases decided by the House of Lords, 1626-
1689. f. 104. Including (flF. 106-151 b) a full report of the
Purbeck case.

3. Claims to render services at the coronation of Henry V. f. 200.

4. '' The maner of makeing of knights after the custome of England
in time of peace and att the coronation, that is to say Knights of
the Bathe." f. 240.

5. Act for the legitimation of the children of Sir Ealph Sadleir,
37 Hen. VIIL [1545]. f. 251.

6. Abstracts of creations of nobility from Hen. II. to Hen. V. f. 267.

Paper; ffl 288. The onginal foliation by Anstis begins (f. 4)
with f. a238. xvuth-xvmth centt. Folio.

672. "Collectanea miscellanea," consisting of notes and extracts
from books, charters, etc.^ relating mainly to heraldic and anti-
quarian matters. In the hand of John Anstis, Garter King of
Arms [1718-1745]. With an index of some of the principal
matters inserted at the beginning by Thomas Astle.

Paper; ff. 221. xvjuith cent. Duodecimo.

Cl. XVI. AEM8 AND HEBALDIC COLLECTIONS. 49b

678. Note-book of John Anstis, Garter King of Arme, contaming : —
(a) Extracts from records in the office of the Dnohy of Lancaster,
f. 3;— (b) Extracts from the Patent Rolls, tempp. Edw. III.—
Kich. II. ff. 9, 14 b; — (c) Grants to officers of arms at funerals
and other occasions, from the Wardrobe aocompts, tempp. Hen. VII.
— Eliz. ff. 13 b, 16; — (d) Description, written in pencil, of the
plates in the stalls at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, f. 29 b.

Paper; ff. 46. xviiith cent. With the signature of Thomas
Astle at f. 1. With the royal arms on the covers. Octavo.

674. Collection of notes, extracts from MS. and printed authorities,
etc., relating to the origin and meaning of the word Marescallus,
and to the duties and privileges of the various officers bearing the
name, from the earliest times; by John Anstis, Garter King of
Arms. Holograph,

Paper ; ff. 205. xvmth cent. Folio.

675. Notes on the origin and arms of English families, arranged in
alphabetical order. The blazon of the arms of the Archbishops of
Canterbury, which is a later addition, is taken (see f. 5 b) from a
MS. [No. 555] in the Lambeth Library, originally dedicated to
Archbishop Whitgift, but continued to later times and presented
to Archbishop Bancroft by John Oliver. At the end (ff. 67 b-78),
reversing the volume, are notes on, and extracts from, the
Vaticinium of Paul Grebner (1649).

Paper ; ff. 79. xvuth cent. With the initials W. K. stamped on
the covers. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 87. Small
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676. " DocQUETS of patents for arms, a 35 11. 6 ad 45 Eliz.," giving the
blazon, the names of grantor and grantee, with date, and in several
instances a brief pedigree. The great majority of the arms entered
are of the time of Elizabeth.

Paper ; ff. 142. xviiith cent. Small Quarto.

677. Grants and dockets of arms, with the arms in trick, chiefly
tempp, Eliz, — Chas. II. With an index of names. At the end of
the volume, reversed, is an index to some other heraldic collection.
The volume also contains copies of : — (a) Speech of Charles I. at
the opening of Parliament, 3 Nov. 1640 (Eushworth, vol. iii., 1721,
p. 1335). f. 3 ; — (b) Warrant for the payment of board-wages to
the Household of Charles II. ; dated Spa, 28 July, 1664. f. 80;—
(c) Letter from Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, to Mahomet
[IV.], Sultan of Turkey, complaining of the treatment of William
White, Commander of the ship " George " ; [1653-1665]. f. 83.

Paper ; ff. 93. xviith-xviiith centt. Folio.

496 STOWE MSS., 678-686.

678. Ae^s of English BovereignB, from William I. to EUzabetli, with
those of the peers created in their respective reigns down to 1572 ;
in colours. Accompanied by brief notices of the peers as created.

Paper; ff. 139. xvith cent. Presented to T. Astle, in 1779, by
Sir Bichard Worsley, Bart. Bound in red morocco, tooled. Large
Folio.

679. Arms, in trick, of the several dynasties that have ruled in
England, from the Britons to Edw. III. f. 2 ; — and of peers, tempp.
Will. I.— Eliz. f. 3. Followed (f. 23) by names and particulars
of peers created tempp. Will. I. — Eliz. At f. 64 is the pedigree of
the Bohuns, Earls of Hereford, added in a later hand.

Paper; ff. 54. On a fly-leaf is the date 1592; and at f. 52 Qu.
Elizabeth is spoken of as then reigning. Belonged, 18th cent., to
John Holland, no. 81. Quarto.

Collection of arms, etc. : —

1. Arms of the Nine Worthies; in colours, with blazon, f. 2.

2. Arms of European kingdoms, with those of Cyprus and Morocco ;
in blazon, f. 3.

3. "Insignia Brittanorum, Eomanorum, Normanorum, Dacorum";
in trick, f. 5.

4. Arms of the Kings of England from William I. to James J., and
of the nobles created in their respective reigns. In colours down
to Hen. VI., and then in trick; with blazon of the arms and
particulars of the bearers, f. 6. With index at f. 66.

5. Names of the children of the English kings from William I, to
James I. f. 69.

6. Alphabet of arms of English families, f. 71.

7. " The petegre [pedigree] of the Kinges of Scotland," from Malcolm
Canmore to James VI. ; with arms in trick, f. 129.

8. "The Arte of Lymnynge": instructions "to make tynne like
goulde," " to write with gold or sylver," to make inks and colours
(with prices), etc. f. 131.

Paper ; ff. 136. Written after the death (3 Apr. 1606) of Charles
Blount (called here by mistake William), Earl of Devonshire, and
before liie death (6 Nov. 1612) of Henry, eldest son of James I.
(see f. 63). Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 91.
Folio.

681. Arms of English sovereigns from William I. to William IIL and
Mary, with those of the peers created in their respective reigns
(to 1689). In trick and blazon; with biographical particulars of
the peers created, etc. f. 4. Preceded by the arms of " the five
conquerors of this island," «c. Brutus, Julius CsBsar, Hengist,

Cl. XVI. ARMS AND HERALDIC COLLECTIONS. 497

Sweyn, and William (f. 1), and " the Armes belonging to England,
with the causes o£ alteration hereof, from the Raigne of S^ Edward
the Confeseor untill this present yeare " (f. 2) ; and followed by
treatises on "Precedence of all estates, and placeing to their
degrees" (f. 68), and "Of Gentry and bearing of Armes " (f. 72),
and by a description of the quarterings of several English peers
(f. 74 b).

Paper ; ff. 92. Late xvnth cent. On a flyleaf at the beginning
is the date 1674. Folio.

682. 1. Arms of James I. of England, followed by the arms of his
predecessors as Kings of Scotland, and of the nobility of Scotland
in his time ; in colours, f. 3. With index of names on f. 1 in the
same hand as art. 2.

2. Ancient arms of the Scotch nobility, ** out of Arttis Swarte Moors
book, Wapen Skelden ** ; in blazon, f. 27.

Paper; ff. 30. Art. 1 temp. Jas. I. ; art. 2 xviith-xviiith centt.
Quarto.

683. Arms of the Ring and nobles of Scotland, in trick (a few in
colours) with blazon; temp. Chas. II. Followed (f. 65) by a
" Catalog of y« English Nobility with their precedencie according
to their several creations, presented to his Ma^*® Kiiig Ch : y^ 2^,
lo Jan: 1677 [8]. By S' William Dugdale, Kn*, Gaif Principal
King of Armes.'*

Paper; ff. 67. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 23.
Folio.

684. " Armes, OreasteB and Supporters [in colours] of all the noblemen
withein the realme of Englande in ordre as they sitte in the
Parliament Howsse, thier offices exceptede." Followed (f. 36) by
a general collection of English arms in colours, with blazon. The
first coat (f. 3) is that of Qu. Elizabeth, and the last (f. 77) that of
Sir Qilbert Dethick, Gktrter king of arms (who probably compiled
the work), with the date 1562. At f. 1 b is a list of names in the
first part, apparently in the hand of William Cecil, Lord Burgbley.

Yellum; ff. 77. With the signature (17th oent.) of Eliz. Benet
on f. 1. Bound in olive leather, tooled; ^ith modem back.
Quarto.

685. CoLLBcnoNS of arms in blazon, pedigrees, etc. : —

1. Arms of English nobles, temp. Eliz. ; followed by an index, f. 3.

2. Names and arms of the nobility of England, with the time of
their creation, from 1066 to 1586 ; continued to 1603. f. 13.

3. Pedigree of Bichard Corbet, of Moreton-Corbet, oo. Salop, drawn
up for him *' by Bio. Broughton, esquier, one of the Cownsell in the

2 K

498 STOWE MSa, 686-69S.

marohefl of Wales," with notes from his evidenoes; 17th cent,
f. 54 b.

4. Titles of English peera in order of their creation, from the Conquest
to the reign of Elizabeth. £ 71.

5. Pedigrees of a few English noble families, and of the Eixigs of
Scotland; temp. Eliz. f. 86b.

6. List of Barons created 1 Jas. I. f. 110 b.

Paper; ff. 110. xvith-xviith centt Belonged, IBth oent^, V)
John Holland, no. 5. Folio.

686. Arms, with crests and supporters, of English nobility ; ooVW^
ctVc. 1630, with a few additions to the end of the century. The
earlier arms are in colours, the rest in ink or roughly sketeibioiiii
pencil With an index of names (f. 1) of the 18th cent.

Paper ; ff. 131. At the end " John Starr his Booke, 1631 " ; au^
at the beginning, 18th cent, **John Holland, no. 40.*' Small
Folio.

687. Arms, etc., of English nobility : a similar collection to the above,
made temp. Ghas. I., with additions. Drawn in trick; and
including a large number of fftmily badges. With indexes of
names (ff. 2, 144),. of the 18th cent.

Paper; ff. 145. Belonged, 18th cent, to John Holland, na 34.
Small Folio.

688. Arms, eie.^ of English nobility : a similar collectian to the above,
roughly tricked, made in the latter part of the 17th cent. With
an index of names (f. 2), of the 18th cent.

Paper; ff. 72. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 36.
Small Folio.

689. Arms, for the most* part coloured, of English baronets, in order of
creation, 1611-1629 ; with about fifty of later dates added (fL 62-
74). At the end is an index.

Paper ; ff. 85. xvuth cent. Small quarto.

690. Arms in colours ; with blazon, in JVeneft, as follows : (1^ Knights
Bannerets, temp. Edw. I. f. 3;— (2) Knights, arranged, acoording
to counties, f. 9 ; — (3) '* Ces sont les nomes et les armes abatnes
de grant seigneurs," temp. Edw. L f. 43 ; — (4) " De la to\imay
a la ville de Dunstable Tan second du Boy Edward filss jEjd^vard."
f. 46 ; — (5) " La retennanoe du Conte de Lancastra." f • 4:^ ; —

(6) "De la commune," temp. Edw. I. or Edw. IL £ 52 ; (^7) ** Cy

oomense les noms et les armes des seigneurs et nobles Ixomxnioa <|ni
estoient avesques le Boy Edward I. lane de grace 1300, et 28 de
son regue, a la siege de Earlaveroke, en Esoooe." f. B^ \> \ —

Cl. XVI. arms and heraldic collections. 499

(8) English knights, temp. Edw. I.-Edw. II., '* oopied out of an old
RolL" f. 59. At the end (f. 61) is an index.

Paper; ff. 63. xvith-xviith oentt. Plresented in 1803 to Sir Isaac
Heard, Garter King of Arms, by Edward Woodward, St. Olave's,
Sonthwark (see f. 60 b). It had previously belonged to Richard
Staoey (see f. 3). Folio.

691. 1. '' A BOKE of the armes [in triok], and of the cotes and names,
of Englyshe knyghtes." f. 3. With index of names at f. 63.

2. " The roole [with arms in trick] of Irysh knyghtes dubbed synce
the reoevinge of the swoorde by S^ William Fitzwilliam, kt., Lord
Deputy Generall for Ireland " ; 1588-1596. Preceded by " The
ordre [or charge] geuen to a knight." f. 66.

At f. 80 b, reversing the volume, is '' a small account of the famely
of Jaffery [or Jaffmy] of [Kingswells]," written by a son of Alexan-
der Jaffiay, Provost of Aberdeen, one of the five Scotch members in
the Parliament at London in 1653, eic. (ob. 1673).

Paper; ff. 83. Late xvith cent. On f. 1 is the aignature of
Richard St. George (Clarenceux, 1623-1635); and on f . 2 a note
(18th cent) that the volume was given by Thomas Wolverston
to Stephen Peters. In 1822 it belonged (f. 1) to William Raphael
Eginton, of Birmingham. Oblong Duodecimo.

692. Alphabei of arms, in blazon, and many also in trick ; according
to a note by John Anstis (f. 1), *'in the hand of S^ Christopher
Barker, Gcurter [1536-1549], with his grants at the end of each
letter." Included also are copies of: —

1. Acquittance by Sir Thomas Wryothesley, Garter, for 40s. received
from Sir John Mundy, Ent., Alderman of London, by the hands of
Christopher Barker, Richmond herald, as fee for registration " in
the RoUe and Recorde of Knyghtes" ; 4 Dec: 16 Hen. VIII. [1524].
f.2.

2. Grant from Edward [Stanley, 3rd Earl of] Derby, to Christopher
Barker, Garter, of *' oone bucke of season in somer and one doo of
season in winter " yearly, from his park at Pilkington, co. Lane. ;
14 Apr. 34 Hen. VIH. [1543]. f. 2 b.

3. " Thes be the theygnes to be regarded executed and noted by any
kyng of armes in his province, when he rydith in his progresse
withyn his marches." f. 3.

4. List of nobles and knights who bear eagles or eaglets on their
Boutoheons. f. 5.

6. Order from Hen. VIIL to Sir Andrew Wyndesour, Knt., Keeper
of the Great Wardrobe, ''and Brone our paynter and eder
[$e. either] of them," to deliver to [Christopher Barker,] Richmond
Herald, '* ii cootteB of our armes paynted the oon of damaske the

2 K 2

600 STOWE MSS., 698-697.

Oder of sarsynet" ; Windsor, 12 Ang. a^ 15 [1523]. f. 12.
6. "The ordre of the kings armee into France" [in June 1513,
see Brewer, Letters and Papers of the Beign of Henry VIH.^ vol. i.,
pp. 608, etc.\ f. 12.

Paper; ff. 97. xvith cent. Folio.

693. A BOOK of English heraldiy, compiled about the end of the
16th century, containing ; (1) Arms. f. 4. With a more modem
index at f. 2 ;— (2) Pedigrees, f. 43. With a more modem index
at f. 40 ;— (3) Arms from seals. £ 71 b ;— (4) Pedigrees, ffl 79 b,
101 ;— (5) Arms of a few bishops and archbishops, f. 100.

Paper; ff. 107. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 11.
Folio.

694. Crests of English noblemen, in blazon, drc. 1571 (f. 3); fol-
lowed by arms of Knights of the Garter, noblemen, and others,
in trick (f. 6). With later indexes at the end.

Paper; ff. 72. Late xvith cent, (with a few additions, xynth
cent.). Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, na 4w Folio.

696. Cbbsts of English, Scotch and Irish peers and gentry, drawn in
pen-and-ink. With index at the end.

Paper; ff. 155. Late xvmth cent, {ante 1778, see ff. 4, 56).
With book-plate of arms of Henry Stacy. Oblong Duodecimo.

696. Ordinabt of arms, with drawings of the coats described. French,
The arrangement, instead of being alphabetical, is as follows:
lion (f. 2), eagle (f. 14 b), bend (f; 16 b), saltire (f. 23), fess (f. 26),
vair (f. 39 b), fusil (f. 41), chevron (f. 43), fret (48 b), chief (f. 50 b),
cross (f. 54 b), etc. With index of names (f. 105). At f. 1 is a
statement, purporting to be signed by William Flower, Norroy
King of Arms, and Robert Olover, Somerset Herald, and dated
12 Febr. 1578[9], to the eflfect that the present MS. is a transcript
by Glover, "vetusti cujusdam libri chartacei Armorum olim
spectanti («tc) Thomae Jenyns generoso, de famelia nobilissimi herois
Henrici comitis HontingdonisB, nunc penes Bobertum Glovemm
alias Somerset heroaldum ad arma, ex dono et largitione praedicti
ThomsB reservati." Another copy (made in 1607) of the " Liber
Thom^ Jennyns" is in Harley MS. 6589, f. 21.

Paper; ff. 112. Late xvith cent. A vellum fly-leaf at the
beginning contains part of a 12th cent copy of St. Augustine's De
Civitate Dei, on which is written "Liber Gkiilielmi Tyllotson,
derici ao, 1592." At f. lb is the signature (17th cent.) of T. Stubley.
Quarto.

Cl. XVI. ARMS AND HEBALDIC COLLECTIONS. 601

697. Arms, in tridc, as follows : (a) Welsh, f. 8 ; — (b) Shropshire
(chiefly taken from the Visitation of 1623). f. 12 ;--(c) Hertford-
shiro (from the Visitations of 1579 and 1634). f. 38 b;— (d) Various
English counties, ff. 73, 103 b, 114 b ;-~(e) Bedfordshire, f. 87 b ;—
(f) Inns of Court, St. Eatherine's Hospital, e<e., in London, f. 92 b ;
—(g) A collection arranged so as to bring together the different
ooats borne by families of the same name. f. 131 ; — (h) Kentish.
& 155 b, 185 b. The Yolnme also contains : —

1. Notes on the family of Langley, of Siddington, co. Glouc, ff. 94,
101 b, 104.

2. Copies of grants of arms to B. Foley, 1671, S. Oilly, 1662, and the
Summer Islands Company, 1635. ff. 95 b, 106, 106 b.

3. Notes on the family of Castillon, of Benham Valence, co. Berks. ;
. including the arms of ** the Marques Francis Castillion, E^ of the

Order of S* Stephano, now living 1630." f. 112 b.

4. " A congratulation in honour of the happy festivall of the lords,
knights, esquiers, gentlemen and yeomandry of the county of
Buckingham at Marchant Taylers Hall on Tuesday, November 24,
Anno Dom: 1657." f. 146 b.

5. '* A breife description of the county of Buckingham by Cambden
and other historiographers of Oreate Brittaine." f. 147.

6. Copies of letters from :— ^a) Ben. Flower to , with advice on

his conduct in life; 27 Aug. 1664. f. 148b;— (b) Sir Henry
Wotton to his brother ; 1589-1590. ff. 149-155 ;— (c) The same to
his sister ; 1589. f. 153.

7. Portraits drawn in pen and ink by Samuel Waker in 1657>
viz.: — (a) George Villars [Villiers], 1st Duke of Buckingham,
f. 169 ;~-(b) James [Hamilton, 2nd] Marquis of Hamilton, f. 170 ;
— (c) John Spotiswoode, Archbishop of St. Andrew's, f. 171 ; —
(d) James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, f. 172; — (e) John
[Williams^, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, f. 173 ; — (f) Francis
White, Dean of Carlisle, f. 174;— (g) Joseph Hall, Bishop of
Norwich, f. 175 ;— (h) Sir Walter Ralegh, f. 176 ;— (i) Gustavus
Adolphus, King of Sweden, f. 177 ; — (k) Louisa Juliana, wife of
Frederic IV., Count Palatine, f. 178; — (1) Tamerlane, the great
Cham of Tartary. f. 179;— (m) Scanderbeg. f. 180;— (n) Achmet I.,
Sultan, f. 181 ;— (o) Mustapha I. f. 182 ;— (p) Osman IL f. 183 ;
— (q) Boxolana, wife of Soliman 11. f. 184. At f. 37 is an engraved
map of Hertfordshire, and at ff. 96-103 are pencil drawings of
warriors, ete.j perhaps intended as designs for monuments. At the
beginning is an index.

Paper; ff. 489. xvith-xvnth centt. Belonged, 18th cent., to
John Holland, no. 12 ; and inside the cover is the note, *' Bought
of Mr. Fox, July 23, 1805." FoUo.

502 STOWE MSS., 698-704.

698. 1. *' The kames and armes of the loordes Tresorers of Englande
or of the Exchequier. Collected by F. B." With dedication to
Sir Edward Dyer, Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, dated
" Clerkenwell Grene," 12 Deo. 1596, and signed " F. B." The arms
are in colour, and the names begin with Odo, Treasurer to King
Athelfitan, 924, and go down to William Cecil, Lord Bnrghley, 1572 ;
continued in a different hand to Sir James Ley, 1624, created Earl
of Marlborough 1626. f. 3. At f. 3 b are the arms of Sir Edward
Dyer, with some Latin elegiacs in his honour. After the title on
f. 3 are the words, " Je suis en vie maugre envie."

2. *' Certeyne notes taken oute of the blacke booke of the Exchequier
written diologue wyse in the 32 H. 2 betwe[en] the master and
the scholler." Extracts from the '* Dialogus de Scaocario " (see
above, p. 364). Imperfect at end. In the same hand as art 1. f. 9.

3. English arms in trick, f. lib.

4. Bedfordshire arms in trick, f. 24. With index at f. 24 b.

5. Berkshire arms in trick, from the Visitation of 1623. f. 28. With
index at f. 28 b.

6. Sussex pedigrees, for the most part carried to 1634, one (f. 47 b)
to 1651. ff. 36, 62.

7. Hertfordshire pedigrees, copied from the Visitation of 1634. f. 49.

8. Indices nominum (18th cent.) to the whole volume, f. 73.

Paper; ff. 75. xvith-xvuth oentt. Belonged, 18th cent, to
John Holland, no. 2. Folio.

699. CoLLBGTioNS of arms, mostly in trick, viz. : —

1. English arms, in colours, f. 12. Preceded (ff. 1-11) by an index.

2. English arms, in colours or in trick, in alphabetical order from A
to D. f. 51.

3. English arms, with a few grants of arms, including grants to Thomas
Andrewe, 1334 (f. 94), and Sir Francis Drake, 1581 (f. 96). f. 94.

4. Arms copied "Ex rotulo antique et fidedigno . . . ut videtor
tempore regis E. 3 in initio regni sui, quem mihi accomodavit
K[obert] C[ooke] Cla[renceux] R[ex] Armo[rum], 18 Decembris,
1576." f. 112.

5. " Nomina [et arma] Justiciariorum de Communi Banco a tempore
Edwardi secundi " to Jas. I. f. 120.

6. A miscellaneous collection of heraldic drawings, 16th cent. f. 125.

7. Note on the mythical origin of heraldry at the siege of Troy,
f. 174 b.

8. Arms of Babylon, " Rex Tarsse," etc., followed by a collection of
arms of English nobles and gentry, f. 176. At f. 200 is an
index to artt. 6 and 8.

Paper; ff. 219. xvxth-xvnth oentt. Folio.

Cl. XVI. ABMS AND HEBALDIC COLLECTIONS. 603

700. Arms of Bnglish &miliefl in triok, ohiefly those granted in the
reigns of Elizabeth and James I. Below some of them (see ff. 7,
16) is written, "W[illiam] S[mith], Bongedragon [1597-1618],
Inventor." With index of names (f. 2) in a later hand.

Paper; ff. 96. Early xynth oent. Belonged, 18th oent., to
John Holland, no. 19. Folio.

701. MiscBLiANBOUS ooLLscnoN of English arms in trick, by various
hands of the 17th cent. At the end are: — (a) Drawing of
" Thabbot off Walthaiu " and •' Thabbot off Cycestre, lord Joh :
Hawkebome," copied by Boberi West in 1740 " from a Boll of a
Procession to Parliament, 4 Feb : 3 Hen. YIIL, in the Ashmolean
Mnsenm, Oxon" [sc. MS. 13]. f. 60;^b) Genealogical table of
the family of Temple, of Temple Hall, co. Leic, which is described
as '*Clarentins Cooke's [se. Bobert Cooke, Clarenceux] drawing,
bnt Balph Hands wrytyng, 1623." f. 61.

Paper; ff. 66. Inside the posterior oover is the signature
" I. Smart." Folio.

70S. Drawings of arms, including : — (1) English arms. f. 4. With a
later index at ff. 1-3 b;— (2) Scotch arms. f. 22;--(3) English
(and a few Scotch) arms, alphabetically arranged, from A to C.
f. 42 ; — (4) Arms of some of the readers of Lincoln's Inn and
Gray's Inn, temp. Jas. I. f. 109b;~(5) English arms granted
tempp. Hen. V. — Hen. VIII., •• taken out of an olde booke now in
the hands of S' Edward Bering, K* and Baronett, bought with the
books of Balph Brooke, York herald " [1593-1625]. f. 110 b.

Paper; ff. 118. xvuth oent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 7. Folio.

708. 1. Arms, in trick, as granted by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter
1549-1584 ; with one or two others, ff. 4, 62. Of. Harley MS. 5847,
Add. MS. 12,454.

2. Grants of Arms : — (a) by Camden, to Sir Boger Jones and his
brother Thomas, Bp. of Meath, 1604;— <b) by Segar, to P. Harlow,
of Gray's Inn, 1629 ; — (c) by D. Molineux, Ulster King of Arms, to
T. Phillipps, 1600. ff. 59-61.

3. Trickings of miscellaneous English arms. f. 63. Indexes are at
ff. 1, 99.

Paper ; ff. 101. xvnth cent. On a fly-leaf at the beginning is
the signature " W» Most." Folio.

704. English arms in trick, with a few pedigrees of Essex fiunilies at
ff. 11-18 b. The arms at ff. 31-39 b are of Lord Mayors, Sherifis,
and citizens of London, and those at ff. 52-70, in colours, are of

504 STOWR MSS., 70ft-714.

Kentish towns, nobility, and gentry, the last arranged in alpha-
betical order. At the beginning is an index.

Paper; fiP. 110. xvnth cent. Belonged, 18th oent., to John
Holland, no. 6. Folio.

706. Arms of English, Sootch, and Irish nobility and gentry, lemp.
Charles I.; in trick, some drawn in pencil. With a few notes
and pedigrees, as of Acton (f. 5 b) and Martyndale (f. 160 b), and
particulars (f. 161) of Lawrence EUyott, of Busbridge, in Godalming,
00. Surrey, 6b, 15 Sept. 1619, "for whome ther is a monyment
to be erected." At ff. 12b-19 are also some arms of foreign
potentates, members of English orders. At f. 159 b is an index.
Paper ; ff. 163. xvnth cent. Small Quarto.

706. English arms in trick ; two oolleotions, viz, : —

1. Arms granted or confirmed at various times, the earliest and
latest dates given being respectively 1494 and 1626. f. 3. With
index at f. 23.

2. A similar collection, 1572-1630, the majority being granted or
confirmed by W. Camden as Clarenceux [1597-1623] ; with a few
of later date added at the end in a different hand. f. 24. With
index at f. 1.

Paper; ff. 70. xvnth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 27. Polio.

707. Drawings of arms granted or oonfirmed in various years from
1572 to 1642. Followed (f. 40 b) by miscellaneous heraldic
sketches, many of them in pencil, apparently inserted by a herald-
painter about the beginning of the 18th cent.

Paper ; ff. 66. xviith-xviiith centt. Small Quarto.

708. Arms of English families, in trick (a few in colours), arranged
according to the initials of their surnames, from A to H.

Paper ; ff. 97. xvnth cent. Folio.

709. A Herald-painter's work-book, containing : —

1. Drawings of arms and banners, f. 3. A note at f. 10 b states
that the arms, etc,, on ff. 4-10 b are " all the banners and the sheilds
which were made new and were used that day Alderman [John]
De thick was made lord maior" [of London, 1656].

2. Copies of bills for work done, 1658-1672. f. 18 b. At f. 31 is a
warrant, dated Whitehall, 16 Sept. 1658, for "blew taffety,"cfc., to
be delivered " to Mr. Anthoni Maria Smith the herauld painter,'*
for use at the funeral of the Lord Protector. It may therefore be
supposed that this is Smith's book.

Paper; ff. 100. xvuth cent. Belonged, 18th cent, to John
Holland, no. 25. Quarto.

Cl. XVI. ABMS AND HEEALDIC COLLECTIONS. 606

710. A HEBiUhPAiNTBB's work-book, 1676-1678; containing rough
drawings of arms, with the snms paid him and his employers'
signed reoeipts. These employers were George Bromwich, W.
Lord, and John Pincke (who formerly owned No. 712 below). With
an index of names.

Paper ; ff. 22. Small Quarto.

711. A Herald-painter's book of arms, drawn in trick, for the purpose
of funerals ; 1691-1694. The collector's name does not appear, but
he seems, from an entry at the foot of f. 10 b, to have been in
partnership with *• Mr. Wiseman, sen." : c/. Harley MS. 1461, f. 111.
At £f. 2-8 is an index ; and at f. 59 a few pedigrees.

Paper; S. 63. Belonged, 18th cent., to John Holland, no. 48.
Folio.

712. Arms of English families, in trick. With an index (fP. 3-8 b).
Preceded (f. 1 b) by a copy of the grant of arms to Sir Cloudesley
Shovel, with the Earl Marshal's warrant, 1691-2.

Paper; ff. 71. xvnth cent. Belonged to John Pincke, and,
18th cent, to John Holland, no. 41. Folio.

71S. English coats-of-arms, in colours, with a few in trick, 17 th cent.
With an index of names (f. 155 b). The volume also contains : —

(a) Account of the tempest on 26 Nov. 1703, with a list of Her
Majesty's ships lost in it, from the Monthly Mercury, f. lb; —

(b) List of the Commissioners, April, 1706, to treat of a Union
between England and Scotland, f. 3; — (c) Quarterings of the
English nobility, ff. 116, 140; — (d) Names and arms of the
Bishops and Sheriffs of Exeter and of the benefactors of alms-
houses there, taken from Izacke's AnHguUieB of Exeter, ff. 137,
140 b;— (e) Notes on the arms of Spain and France, f. 174; —
(f) Copies of two letters, 1589, n. d., on the pedigree of Baildon,
of 00. York. f. 175 b.

Paper; ff. 181. xvnth and xvuith centt. ' Belonged in 1735 to
William Brack of York ; and in 1783 to «* Thos. Beckwith, of York,
painter and F.A.S.," whose book-plate of arms is at the end.
Polio.

714. Arms of English families, in trick; with copies of grants of
arms made at various dates from 1473 to 1715, and a few pedigrees.
Followed (f. 187) by drawings of English crests. With indexes at
beginning and end.

Paper ; ff. 206. xviith-xvnith centt. In the centre of each cover
is an almost obliterated coat-of-arms, with the initials I. P. With
book-plate and signature of John Holland, no. 13. Folio.

506 STOWB MSS., 716-788.

716. fiouGH DRAWINGS of arms, for the most part ooloured, viz. :—
(1) English (with a few Welsh and Irish), of various oonntiefl.
ff. 1, 47 ;— (2) Surrey (with index at f. 44 b). f. 49 ;— (3) London
(with index at f. 56), partly (f. 66) ** taken out of the windows
in Cloth workers' Hall in a° 1636." f. 60;— (4) Woroestershire,
taken from the Visitation of 1569. f. 71 ; — (5) Lincolnshire, pre-
ceded by an index, f. 72 ; — (6) Irish arms (one leaf missing as
appears by the index), followed by an index, f. 82.
Paper ; ff. 85. xynth-xymth oentt. Folio.

716. Collections of arms, in trick, with a few in colours, viz. : — (1)
Arms of families in various counties of England, f. 2 ; — (2) A few
grants of arms made in various years from 1634 to 1691. f. 51 ; —
(3) Arms of Scotch families, f. 53 ; — (4) Arms and crests granted
by Richard St. (leorge, Norroy King of Arms, 1605-1617 ; followed
by other English anus. f. 55. At f. 69 is an index.

Paper ; ff. 78. xvuth-xYnith centt. A book-plate representing
Archimedes, with the initials T. IM. and the date 1697, is inside
the cover; and below it (18th cent.) the name of W. Paul. Owned
in 1775 by Samuel Pegge (f. 1), who added many names to the
index. Folio.

717. Alphabkt of English arms. On the inside of the cover is a
note by John Gibbon, Blue-mantle Pursuivant (ob. 1718), to
— Parker, " This booke is worth the copying out &ire," etc.

Paper ; ff. 38. xvnth-xvmth oentt. Folio.

718. OoLLBcnoN of arms, in trick, viz. :— (1) Drawings of various
coats, mostly in pencil, f. 1 ; — (2) Arms of English sees, abbeys,
priories, universities and colleges, inns of court, hospitals, muni-
cipalities, trade-guilds, and private persons, f. 8; — (3) Sootch
arms, in alphabetical order ; two collections, with a few English
arms (ff. 72-73) between, the second only containing the letters
A and B. ff. 29, 74.

Paper ; ff. 88. Early xviuth cent. Folio.

719. Collection of arms, in trick, viz. : — (1) English and Welsh arms,
arranged according to counties alphabetically, f. 2 ; — (2) Alphabet
of Scotch arms. f. 238 ;— (3) Irish arms. f. 265. With indexes
at the end.

Paper; ff. 310. xviiith cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 17. Folio.

720. Book of abms collected by Alexander Forsyth* hendd-painter,
1770-1796. With index.

Paper; ff. 166. Quarto.

Cl. XVL ABMS and HEBALDIO collections. 507

781-724. Herald-paintbb's sketoh-book, oontaining drawings of arms
of English fiBunilies. Li four volnmes, eaoh volume having an
index.
Paper ; £ 64, 47, 124, 64. xvmth-early xixth oentt. Qnarto.

726. Ekglish akd irish arms, in colour, finely executed, as follows : —
(1) Dukes of Buckingham, f. 1 ;— (2) Earls of Buckingham
[and Buckinghamshire], f. 2;— (3) Earls of Cornwall, f. 3;—
(4) Cornish nobility and gentry, f. 4; — (6) Earls of Devon,
f. 7 ; — (6) Nobility and gentry of co. Devon, f. 8 ; — (7) of oo.
Dorset, f. 11;— (8) of co. Somerset, f. 13;— (9) of co. Carlow.
f. 17 ;— (10) of CO. Kilkenny, f. 18;— (11) of Queen's Co. f. 20;
— (12)ofco. Tipperary. f. 22. Described in the Sale Catalogue of
the Stowe MSS., 1849, p. 126, as the work of P[hilip] Absalom ; a
statement which appears to be confirmed by the signature F. A. at
f. 6 (c/. No. 976, below, f 61). At the end (f. 26), on a vellum
sheet, is the descent of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and Bar (job, 1729),
from Thierry of Alsace, Duke of Lorraioe (1070-1116).
Paper; £f. 26. xixth cent. Large Quarto.

726. Blazon of the arms on the monuments in the churches of St.
Michael, St. Bridget, St. Mary, St. Clave, and St. John, in
Chester ; in the hand of Francis Bassano. Followed (f. 10) by the
corresponding inscriptions, in a different hand. At f. 1 Bassano
has written, above his own signature: *'E A 0. Mr, Orme of
Chester" (ef. No. 811, below).

Paper; ff. 20. xvmth cent. Folio.

727. Dbvonshibe abms, in trick ; accompanied in most cases by notes
referring to authorities, such as church-monuments, ete.y aud
*« olde bookes " and rolls of Mr. Hoker, Mr. Poole, Mr. Tresswell,
Mr. Fhillippes, and '* Mr. Clarenceux Benalte " [«c. Thomas Benholt,
Clarenceuz, who made a Visitation of the West in 1630-1], and
other Heralds. On f. 68 b is a note dated 24 Feb. 1683 [4], and on
f. 60 b another note of the writer's seeing the arms of Holland,
Earl of Kent, on a tomb at Lincoln in 1681. There is also a note
in the same hand, but inserted on f. 6 with the date 1607. With
an index in an 18th-19th cent. hand.

Paper; ff. 64. xvith cent. Small Quarto.

728. Miscellaneous antiquarian notes, made chiefly in or about the
year 1742, including: —

1. Alphabet of Dorsetshire and other arms. f. 2.

2. Pedigrees of Fioyer, CO. Devon ; Wadham, co. Somerset ; Berkeley,
CO. Worcester, ff. 7, 8, 11.

3. Quarterings of Walwyn of Longworth, oo. Hereford, f. 12 b.

d08 STOWE IfSS., 7S9-740.

4. Satirioal Latin verBes on Burnet's HtBlory ofhk oum Time. f. 14.

5. Aims in Wolveton House in Oharminster, co. Dorset, f. 14.

6. Abridgment of Coker's Survey of DoreeUUre (London, 1732).
f. 19 b.

Paper; ff. 31. On the cover is stamped the name R. Walwyn ;
and inside is the book-plate, with arms, of James Walwyn, of
Ix)ngworth. Small Quarto.

7S9. Arms, in blazon, of families mentioned in Morant's Hietory of
Essex, 1768; arranged in alphabetical order according to the
tinctures and bearings.

Paper; ff. 19. Late zyinth cent. Folio.

730. Alphabbt of Essex arms ; unfinished, only containing A-S.
Paper; ff. 24. a.d. 1693 (see f. 1). Small Octavo.

781. MiscELLANBOUS HBRALDic NOTES, containing a large number of
drawings (a few coloured) and descriptions of arms, especially of
Essex families. Lidaded also are: — (a) Suffolk arms, in blaason.
f. 16 ;— (b) Arms copied in 1726 from ** the hall window of a very
ancient house in Kentish-Town Midelsex " and from '* an old house
belonging to Mr. Jackson, at Crayford in Kent" ff. 26, 27;—
(c) Alphabet of English arms, in blazon, ff. 35 b, 46 ; — (d) Arms
of some of the English bishoprics, f. 68 b; — (e) ''Armes of the
ancient gentry of Kent." f. 69b;— (f) "Knights of the Bath
made by King George on the 27 May, 1725." f. 72 b ;— (g) Satirical
coat of arms, in blazon, for '* the Puritan," and another for '* the
usurer." f. 74. At f. 1 is a statement that " one [Henry] Jenkins,
bom at Graven, was 15 years old when King Henry y« 8**» died,
lived 167 years, and was an evidence in a cause in tiie reign of
King William y« 3*" (see Diet. Nat. Biagr. vol. xxix., 1892,
p. 300).

Paper; ff. 80. Late xvnth-xvmth centt Duodecimo.

732. Kentish arms in trick, a collection made apparently about 1620,
but copied later. The names of the bearers on ff. 44-47 are dated
between 1380 and 1416. With index.

Vellum and paper; ff. 51. Late xvnth cent. Octavo.

788. LoinwN arms in trick, vis.: — (1) City. ff. 2b, 3; — (2) Mer-
chants of the Staple and other London trading corporations, ff. 4-
11 ; — (3) The twelve principal city Companies, and the Lord
Mayors and SherifBs belonging to each of them, from 1189 to 1633
(the arms of Sir Bichard Gumey, Lord Mayor 1641, being added
at f. 20 in a different hand}, ff. 12-^1 ;— (4) Sheriffs of London,
" not certeyne of what company," 1302-1615, f. 82 ;— (5) " Alder-

Cl. XVI. AEMS AND HEEALDIO COLLECTIONS. 509

men of London of diverse oompanyee." f. 84 ;— (6) The remaining
City Companies and Guilds, f. 86. With indexes, ff. 142-144.
(7/. Harley MS. 1349.

Paper ; £f. 148. zvuth cent. On a fly-leaf at the beginning is
the entry, " 1734 Josiah Jones his book " and below, ** Lot 98 in
said gent°B sale, 3 Deoember, 1759." Small Qnarto.

784. '' Arms of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffis of the City of London,"
1189-1740, in blazon ; with index.
Paper ; £f. 56. XYiuth cent. Small Qnarto.

736. Arms, in trick, copied from ohnrohes and other buildings in and
near London, from coaches and from portraits ; including the arms
of the Archbishops of Canterbury from Lanfranc to John Potter
(ob. 1747). f. 52. With index.

Paper ; ff. 80. xvmth cent. Quarto.

736. Arms in trick, chiefly of families of Northamptonshire and adjoin-
ing counties, those at ff. 49 b-51 being of co. Butland. At ff. 57 b
are a few pedigrees of Broughton and other families. An imperfect
index is at the beginning.

Paper; ff. 58. xvuth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
Holland, no. 15. Folio.

787. English arms in trick, chiefly of Shropshire and the adjoining
counties. With an index.

Paper; ff. 19. xvnth cent. At f. 2 is the entry "Ex dono
Johanis Treves als. Trevor, Ap. 27, 1676," and at f. 19 b is the
signature of John Holland, 18tix cent. Small Quarto.

738. Arms, in colours, chiefly of Shropshire families ; including those
of [William Paulet, 1st] Marquis of Winchester (ob. 1572), and
other noblemen of temp. Eliz. With an index. At f. 10 are the
arms of the Nine Worthies.

Paper ; ff. 93. Late xvith-early xviith centt. Belonged, 18th
cent., to John Hoilahd, no. 13; and at an earlier time (see f. 72)
to Thomas Williamson. Folio.

739. Arms of Warwickshire families, in trick, with an index at the
beginning.

Paper; ff. 36. xvnth and xvnith centt. Belonged, 18th cent.,
to John Holland, no. 86. Small Quarto.

740. FiVB SHIELDS OF ARMS ui colouTS, apparently prepared for a
pedigree of the Temple family. Vellum roll, xviith or xvmth
cent.

610 STOWE MSB., 741-743.

741. Aems, in oolonrs, of ninety-four &milie8 bearing an eagle as
their prinoipal charge.
Yellnm roll, xvuth oent.

743. Names and arms (in oolonr) of the ** HontvesterB, Lnitenants-
Hontvesters en Meesters Enaapen van de Hontvesterye van
Holland " ; followed by those of the Curators of Leyden University,
and of other public officials of the province of Holland and West
Friesland, also of the Oreffiers, Treasurers-general and other
ministers of the United Piovinoes. Described on the title-page as
*' geschreeven en geteekend door Pieter Yelsen, 1746"; but most
of the lists are carried some years later, the latest date being 1755
(see ff. 63, 89). With index of names.

Paper; ff. 118. zvinth oent. With book-plate containing the
arms of Hope.- Bound in tooled calf. Folio.

CLASS XVII.

PRIVATE OORBESPONDENCE, bto.

743-748. MiSGELLANEons orioinal letters on historical, literary, and
other subjects; 1570-1759. Six volnmes, folio, chronologically
arranged.

A large proportion of the letters down to 1684 are addressed to
Sir Edward Bering, of Snrrenden, co. Kent, 1st Bart, M.P.
(pb. 1644), and to his son. Sir Edward, 2nd Bart, M.P. (pb. 1684),
those to the latter referring more especially to his daties as (Com-
missioner for Olaims in Ireland after the Bestoration.

Another series, of the latter part of the 17th cent, and the
beginning of the 18th, relates to Yorkshire, and more particularly
to Leeds and its neighbourhood, many being addressed to Thomas
Eirke, of Cookridge, F.B.S. (pb. 1706), an intimate friend of Balph
Thoresby, the antiquary. From 1734 onwards most of the letters
are addressed to Edward Gave, as editor of the OenUeman'a Magcanne,

The names of all the writers are given in the index. The more
important letters are as follows : —

743. Vol. i. (ff. 164). 1570-1640.

1. Edward Bering, Puritan divine, to Archbishop Parker; 5 Sept
1570. Laiin. Followed by an English translation, f. 1.

2. Jo — AstyU to his *' good bedfeUowe " Anthony Dering, on the
death of the latter's wife Mary [dan. of Sir Henry] Goring ; [1588].
f. 12.

3. Bichard Dering to his brother-in-law Boger Twysden; Pluckley,
13 Sept. 1599. With a note below by B. Twysden. £ 14.

4. T[homas Sackville, Baron] Buokhnrst [Earl of Dorset, 1603] to
Lord Cobham, relating to the goods of a '' French barke lately
cast away at Seaforde " ; Sackville Honse, 18 Jan. 1602 [3]. f. 16.

5. [Sir] Edward Coke, Attorney-General, to Sir Nathaniel Bacon,
Ent., referring to a suit of his *' cosin Paston " ; Godwick, 2 Sept
1604. f. 18.

}. H[enry Howard, Earl of] Northampton (a) to Sir Thomas Waller,
Ent, Lientenant of Dover Castle, instracting him to take steps that
the Cinque Ports be put *' in redynes ... to resiste and withstannde
the affironte and injnrie of the FrsDoh nation that irregolerly (in con-

612 STOWE MSS., 743.

tempte of all former orders and constituoioiiB) oome yearely armed
with shotte and Bondrey sortes of weapons and doe peremptorily
attempte and undertake to make a trade of Fishinge in the Sowe
and other places npon the easteme ooast of this Eingdome," eie, ;
Northampton House, 2 Deo. 1608. Followed by a draft of warrant
for impressing men, 20 Dec. 1608. ff. 20, 22 ;— (b) to the same:
*' Your discreete cariage of this buisnes moved by Hey don out of
presumption and not of ignorance is suiteable to all other your
actions. I must admitt of no innovacions ... I will teach him
to know the Lord Warden, and himself to be Captain of Sandowne
Castle by my favour and that his power there eztendeth not to
remove the meanest souldiour in the Garrison, but uppon due
conviction of the party before me for crymes expellable by the
ordinances first instituted for the govemementof those Fortes,*' eie. ;
Northampton House, 26 Feb. 1611 [2]. f. 26.

7. [Sir] Thomas BrudeneU, Bart. [Earl of Cardigan, 1661] to Sir
William Twysden, Bart., on a petition relating to the dignity of
Baronet; Deene, 5 Jan. 1611 [2]. f. 24.

8. John Copley, a convert ''from Fapall superstitions," to Arch-
bishop Abbot; [1618]. f. 28.

9. G[eorge Yilliers, Marquis and Duke of] Buckingham (a) to [James
Hay], Viscount Doncaster, Ambassador to [Germany], on the latter's
expected return ; Hampton Court, 26 Sept. [ 1 619]. Holograph, f. 30 ;
— (b) to Sir John Hippesley, enclosing a copy of Privy Council letters
authorising an allowance to John Withers and Samuel Healinge,
two of the officers that came from beyond the seas, if they should
be willing to continue their employment of exercising the trained
bands of the Cinque Ports; Whitehall, 29 June, 1626. Signed.
f. 70.

10. [Sir] George Goring [Earl of Norwich, 1644] to the Marquis of
Buckingham, expressing his devotion, etc. ; London, 30 Mar. 1622.
f. 32.

11. William Woodward to John Shotbolte, on the right of Sir John
Butler to the Earldom of Wiltshire; 18 Jan. 1622 [3]. f. 35.
Followed by (a) ** Woodward's propositions for Bottlers lands in
England, " written on the back of a letter, relating to Knights'
service, etc. f. 37 ; — and (b) Paper relating to butlerage on im-
ported wines, endorsed "Dr. Woodward's Butlerage" and, on the
back, five couplets of a love poem. f. 38.

12. [Sir] George Paule to the Marquis of Buckingham in Spain ;
Lambeth, 24 Mar. 1622 [3]. f. 39.

13. George [Mountain, Bishop of] London, to the same, reminding
him of his promise to take him to sea with him : " I have a
great desire to play the King of Great Brittaynes Almner in

Cl. XVII. PRIVATE COEBESPONDENCE, etc. 513

Madrid and to cast away two or three hundred ponndcs in the
streetes there for the honor of the Prince his Highness," etc.;
London, 30 Mar. 1623. f. 41.

14. Thomas Fotherley to the " Lord Highe Admirall [Buckingham]
... at Madrid " ; Westminster, 30 Mar. 1623. f. 42.

15. [Sir] Bobert Heath [Attorney General, 1625] to the same, express-
ing his deTotion : " Some of your Lordships affaires committed to my
trust, and communicated to me for your service, doe chill in your
absence ; my hope is only to preserve them, not to perfect them till
your retoum" ; 9 Apr. 1623. f. 44.

16. Theo[philu8 Howard, Earl of] Suffolk (a) to the Marquis of
Buckingham ; Suffolk House, 9 Apr. [1623?]. f. 46;— (b) as Lord
Warden, to the Mayor, Bailiffs and Jurats of the Cinque Ports for a
levy of £200; Suffolk House, 28 Feb. 1632 [3]. Endorsed by the
Mayors and Jurats, etc. f. 91; — (c) to Sir E. Bering; 21 Dec.
1634. f. 106 ; — (d) to the same : " I am given to understand you
have in your custodie a manuscript called Domesdaye booke and
divers other Becords and Writings which properly belonges to this
Castle, and ought not hence to be removed," etc. ; Dover Castle,
3 Nov. 1636. f. 122.

17. [Sir] Bo[bert] Aiton [Ay ton] to the Marquis of Buckingham,
asking support as a candidate for the Provostship of Eton ; Londou,
10 Apr. 1623. f. 48.

1 8. Phineas Pett, Navy Commissioner, to the same, reporting on the
condition of certaiix of the ships of the Fleet ; Chatham, 10 Apr.
1623. f. 60.

19. J[ohn Williams, Bishop of] Lincoln, Lord Keeper, to the same,
on a sermon by **our wise and discreet Metropolitan" and its
application to the King, etc., the filling up of the Provostship of
Eton, vacant on the death of Thomas Murray, his care for the
repair of Westminster Abbey, etc.; Westmintiter College, 11 Apr.
1623. f. 52.

20. J[ohn Egerton, 1st Earl of] Bridgewater, to the same, asking
for his favour to "settle" him in the Prince's favour; n. d. [1618-
1623]. f. 54.

21. Privy Council Commission to the Mayor of Dover, Sir Nicholas
Tufton, Sir John Hippesley and others, for putting martial law
into force amongst the troops at Dover levied for foreign service
under Count Mansfeld; Whitehall, 31 Dec. 1624. Signed by
G[eorge Abbot, Archbishop of] Canterbury, J[ohn Williams,
Bishop of] Lincoln, Lord Keeper, G[eorge Yilliers, Duke of]
Buckingham, and others, f. 56.

22. [Sir] George Calvert, Secretary of State, (a) to the Duke of
Buckingham, presenting him " with a picture perhaps not worthy

2 h

614 STOWE MSS., 743.

your aoceptation for the workmansbipp, though acceptable enough,

I assure myself, for the representation. It is a large table of some
10 foote deepe and some 7 or 8 foot broade, as I take it, contayning
a crucifix and 3 other great figures of the blessed Virgin, St
John and St. Mary Magdalene, done by Rubens " [perhaps that
described in Smith's Catalogue BaisonnS, as Christ on the Cross,

II ft. 3 in. X 8 ft. 8 in., now in the Louvre] ; n. d. [1623-1624}
f. 58;— (b) as Baron Baltimore [1625], to John Harrison, "in the
Crookett friars/' London, on business matters; Bristol, 5 Feb.
1627 [8]. f. 76.

23. [Francis Fane, Earl of] Westmorland, to Sir Anthony Dering,
Ent., and Sir Edward Dering, Knt., concerning the candidature of
his son Mildmay [Fane], Lord Burghersh, and Sir Albertus Morton,
Secretary of State, for election to Parliament in co. Kent ; Mere-
worth Castle, 13 Apr. 1625. f. 60.

24. [Henry Eich, Earl of] Holland, to , stating that he has been

commanded by the King to go into the Low Countries, etc. ; Salis-
bury, 10 Oct. [ctrc. 1625]. f. 62.

25. E[dward SackviUe, Earl of] Dorset, to Sir E. Dering, asking him
to support Sir Edwin Sandys and Sir Albertus Morton at the
election for oo. Kent; circ. 1625. f 64.

26. [Sir] John Skeffington to the same, endorsed " about the barenett-
ship"; Skeffington, 30 Mar. [ctVc. 1630-40]. f. 66.

27. Charles I. to the Vice-Chanoellor, etc.^ of Cambridge University,
on the election of the Duke of Buckingham to the Chancellorship ;
6 June, a° 2 [1626]. Followed by a letter of thanks to the same
from the Duke, without date. Copies, ff. 68, 69.

28. K[atharine, wife of George Villiers, Duke of] Buckingham, to
her cousin [wife of Endymion] Porter ; 6 July, «. a. f. 73.

29. Edward Nicholas, Secretary to the Lord High Admiral [Bucking-
ham], to Sir John Hippesley, Knt, Lieutenant of Dover Castle,
on the capture of French prizes ; 9 Apr. 1627. f. 75.

30. Hen[ricus] Beamontus [Beaumont] to Edward Beaumont ; 9 Oct.
1628. Lat. f. 78.

31. P[aul Bayning, Viscount] Bayning, to Sir E. Dering, 1st Bart ;
London, 22 Feb. 1628[9]. f. 79.

32. [Nicholas Tufton, Earl of] Thanet, to Sir E. Dering, Sir Nicholas
Gilboume, Knt., and Nicholas Toke, '* concerning the passage of
Newenden water through Wittesham Levell, and of the benefitt
likelye to redounde thereby to the five wateringes and Walland
Marsh " ; Tufton House, 2 June, 1631. f. 81.

33. J[ohn] Philipott, Somerset Herald, to Sir E. Dering, on the suit
between Bettenham and Copley [cf. letters of Sir E. Dering in this
volume] ; 3 Oct. 1631. f. 83.

Cl. XVII. private correspondence, btc. 515

34. [Sir] Edward Males, Bart., to Sir B. Bering, on elections and
other matters relating to Kent; Tun«tall, 10 Mar. 1631 [2] — 1 Oct.
1640. fif. 85, 96, 112, 142, 147.

35. John Ball to Dering, on the election of the King of Poland ;

Warsaw, 17 Nov. [1632]. f. 88.

36. [Philip Herbert, Earl of] Pembroke and Montgomery, (a) to Sir
E. Dering and other Justices in Kent, enclosing a copy of a Privy
Council letter of 30 June respecting the repayment by a levy to
Sir John Hippesley of money advanced by him, when Lieutenant
of Dover Castle, for the "repayring and amending of the landing
places exposed to danger within the Lath of St. Augustinea " ;
Whitehall, 15 Dec. 1632. f. 89 ;— (b) to Sir E. Dering, requesting
his attendance on the King at York : ** The armes for yourselfe
are to bee russett with guilded nayles or studds after the fashion
of a Curassier, those for yonr servant or servants white and as a
Harqobusier " ; Whitehall, 3 Feb. 1688 [9]. With a copy of the
same, slightly altered, ff. 128, 130.

37. Sir Dudley Digges to Sir E. Dering and Sir Bobert Dawe, con-
cerning contributions for ''the way at Boughton,*' co. Kent;
Chilham, [1632]. f. 93.

38. [Sir] Simonds D'Ewes to Sir E. Dering, on his MS. collections ;
Bury St. Edmunds, 7 May, 1633. f. 95.

39. [Sir] Edward Dering, Ist Bart (ob. 1644), to (a) Archbishop

Laud, on his [the writer's] dispute with Bett^nham and

John Copley [vicar of Pluckley ] with reference to Pluckley Church ;
Apr. 1634. Draft, f. 98;— (b) to [Spencer Compton], Earl of
Northampton, on the same matter; Surrenden Dering, 26 May,
1634. Draft, f. 100; — (c) in conjunction with Sir Anthony
Dering, to Sir John Sedley, Bart., Sir Humphrey Tufton, Knt.,
and Sir Thomas Culpeper, arbitrators in the above quarrel ; 2 Feb.
1634 [5]. f. 108;— (d) to [John Tufton, 2nd] Earl of Thanet,
explaining hi6 inability to attend the King at York on the ground
of ill-health; Surrenden Dering, 7 Mar. 1638 [9]. f. 132;— (e) to
Sir John Hippesley [Lieutenant of Dover Castle, M.P. for Dover
in 1628, etc.] : "I understand by good proofe that you have . . .
reported that I gave you a oerteine price for your resignation . . .
I did promise mony, and you your secrecy. My part I have
payd; would you had discharged yours. The height of malice
can do no more then through itt[s] owne sides to wound another,
so do you ; since itt is more shame for you to sell that which you
never payd for, then itt can be for me to purchase what I deserve,
had not you been seated there before me " ; n. d. Draft, f. 134.

40. Sir John Coke, Secretary of State, to Sir E. Dering, Lieutenant
of Dover Castle, stating that '* a Holland man of warre hath piratic-

2 L 2

516 STOWE MSS., 748. 744.

ally seased of an English shalop neere Gravelin, whicli caried over
letters, and with the shalop tooke both the letters which were
sent over by the post and also the person of an English gentelman
and his servant," and requesting him to canse ''both ship and
captaine to bee arested and staied, if they come into the Bead or
Towns" ; London, 26 June, 1634. f. 101.

41. Commissioners of Privy Conncil for Pious Uses to the [Sheriff and
Justices of CO. Kent], respecting the levy of contributions towards
the repair of St. Paul's Cathedral; WhitehaU, [16] July, 1634,
31 July, 1637. Contemp. copies, ff. 103, 124.

42. Privy Council to the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, to enforoe
the King's writs for the equipment of a vessel of 800 tons, 250 men,
etc.; Whitehall, 24 Nov. 1634. Contemp. copy. f. 105.

43. Richard Weston [? Sir Richard Weston, Baron of the Exchequer]
to the Justices of Peace for Kent, enclosing a copy of a Privy
Council letter charging them with *< the better execution of His
Majesty's printed Booke of Orders"; London, 15 May, 1635.
f. 110.

44. Marmaduke Moore to Sir E. Bering; Dover Castle, 31 Aug.
1635. f. 114.

46. W[illiam Laud, Archbishop of] Canterbury, Sir John Lambe
[Dean of Arches], Sir Henry Marten [Judge of the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury], and Sir Nathaniel Brent [Vicar-General],
Commissioners for Ecclesiastical affairs, to Sir E. Dering, com-
manding him to arrest John Fenner, of Egerton, co. Kent, carpenter
or *^ paylemaker," as '*a scbismaticall Recusant and a Seperatist
from the Church," who " taketh uppon him to preach or expound
the Holy Scriptures and to keepe private conventicles," etc.;
Lambeth, 19 Jan. 1635 [6]. f. 116.

46. [Thomas Howard, Earl of] Arundel and Surrey, Earl Marshal,
to Sir E. Dering, respecting the continued imprisonment of one
Francis Jenifer at Canterbury, whom he had ordered to be set at
liberty; Arundel House, 23 Mar. 1636 [6]. f. 118.

47. [John Tufton, 2nd Earl of] Thanet, to his bix)ther-in-law Sir R
Dering, asking him to " be pleased to make a Criustian of [t.e. to
be sponsor to] his daughter" ; [18 July, 1636]. f. 120.

48. Fra[nce8, vnfe of Nicholas Tufton, Ist Earl of] Thanet, to her
son-in-law Sir E. Dering, recommending ^'Mr. Carwarden, an
able man, ... to take the face " of her daughter, Elizabeth, Lady
Dering; Sylom, 16 Oct. 1636. f. 121.

49. [Sir] John Manwood, Lieutenant of Dover Castle, to Sir E.
Dering, concerning one Cheney Eborne, a mutinous soldier ;
[Dover] Castle, 5 Aug. 1637. f. 126.

Cl. XVIL private correspondence, etc. 617

60. [Sir] George Sondes [Earl of Peversham, 1676] to (a) Sir
Thomas Walsingham, asking for assistance in his candidature as
Knight of the Shire [Kent], ''theire beinge likelyhood of opposi-
tion, Sir Edward Dearinge and some others laboringe in itt, but I
hope they will quickly see theire owne weaknesse and soe desist.
• . . Wee which have been Shreifes and had such imploymentes in
our offices of Debuty Leiuftenantes had neede be present to justify
ourselves the best we can when our actions are questioned, as
undoubtedly they will"; Dartford, 9 Dec. 1639. f. 136 ;— (b) to
Sir E. Bering, on the same subject ; Leese, 4 Mar. 1639 [40]. f. 138.

51. [Sir] John Sedley [Sidley], 2nd Bart., of Great Chart, to Sir E.
Bering, promising him and [Norton] Knatchbull his support at the
election for Kent, as against Sir Roger Twysden ; St. Cleer's in
East, 7 Mar. 1639 [40]. f. 140.

52. [Sir] Robert Barell, Knt., to the same, on the Kent election;
Calehill, 29 Sept. 1640. f. 146.

53. [Sir] John Culpeper to the same, on their prospects at the election
for CO. Kent; HoUingboume, 2, 16, 16, 18 Oct. 1640. ff. 149, 166,
167, 168.

54. Edward Kempe to the same, on election matters; Bover, 6<o.,
1 and [9] Oct. 1640. ff. 160, 163.

55. [Sir] Thomas Peyton, 2nd Bart., of Knowlton, to the same, on
the Kent election; 25 Oct. 1640. f. 159.

56. Richard Carpenter, yicar of Poling, to [? Sir E. Bering], giving an
account of his conversion from the Church of Rome to the Church
of England, and his grievances against the Archbishop; [ctVc.
1635]. f. 163.

744. Vol. 11. (ff. 172). 1640-1667.

1. [Sir] Richard Skeffington [?aft. 4th Bart., of Fisherwick] to his
cousin Sir E. Bering ; Coventry, 12 Bee. 1640. f. 1.

2. The Mayor and Jurats of Sandwich to the same, asking him to
oppose in Parliament the attempts to levy subsidies on the Cinque
Porta from which they are at present exempt, and reminding him
of their previous services to the Crown, etc. ; Sandwich, 14 Jan.
1640 [1]. f. 2.

3. Capt. Richard Lee to the same, on a petition to Parliament;
7 Mar. 1640 [1]. f. 6.

4. [Sir] John Skeffington, 2nd Bart., of Fisherwick [cb. 1661], to the
same; 8 Mar. 1640 [1], Fisherwick, 26 Bee. 8. a. The first letter is
signed ** Anonymus," but is in Sir John's handwriting, ff. 7, 17.

5. William Brockman to the same, concerning white and '*pide"
(pied) deer of Mrs. Moyle ; Mar. 1640. f. 8.

6. [Sir] Hamou L'Estrange to hia cousin Sir E. Bering, concerning

518 STOWB MSa, 744.

a petition exhibited against him "into the Committee touching
the High Constables and K Marshalls oonrt by one Styleman " ;
24 Mar. 1640 [1]. f. 10.

7. Bobert Abbott, minister of Cranbrook, Kent, to the same, (a) on the
matter and form of a true church, etc. ; 8 Oct 1641. f. 11 ;— {b) on
Bering's imprisonment in the Tower, etc. ; 24 Feb. 1641 [2]. f. 15.

8. Augustine Skynner to the same, on the Kent clergy, etc. ; Tutsham
Hall, 28 Jan. 1641 [2]. f. 13.

9. [Sir] John Wolstenholme, Jun. [afterwards 1st Bart.], Farmer of
the Customs, to Sir John Harrison, Ent., on matters connected
with his office; London, 13 Apr. 1654. With draft of reply,
17 Apr. flf. 24, 26.

10. [Sir] Eichard Fanshawe, 1st Bart, to his father-in-law. Sir
John Harrison, on the latter*s money affairs; 14 Nov. 1655. f. 28.

11. [Sir] Heneage Finch, Ent [Earl of Nottingham, 1661], (a) to his
brother-in-law Sir Edw. Bering, 2nd Bart, principally on family
matters — " . . . The Archbishop of Armagh [Ussher] siokned
Thursday last, being the 20*^ of March, and dyed on Friday the
21^. Hee is to be interred in Westminster Abby at the charges
of my Lord Protector, who likewise builds his Sepulcher. Sir
Henry Vane is dead too, and by his own hands, as my Aunt
Mellish told me on Tuesday last, to whom her sonne Hampton
brought the news from the Exchange, and that the Protector had
seised the estate," etc.; Lambeth, 27 Mar. 1656. f. 30;~{b) to
the same, with the postscript, ''This day a councell of officers
assemble at St. James's, notwithstanding all which is past";
21 Oct. 1658. f. 33 ; — (c) to the same, on legal matters ;n.d. £ 35 ;
—(d) to the same, on public affairs ..." Yesterday was acted,
in the greatest and noblest presence which the Court can make,
before the fullest Theatre, and with the highest applause imaginable,
ray Lo. Orerys new play calld The Generall, formerly acted in
Ireland by the name of Altamira, but much alterd and improved.
From thence the whole Court went to Wallingford house, where
the Earl of Arran [Eichard Butler, son of James, 1st Duke of
Ormonde, or. Earl of Arran 1662] and the Lady Mary Stuart [dau.
of James, Ist Dake of Eichmond] were that night before supper
marryd in the Gallery by the Archbp. of Canterbury, whose
presence is a Dispensation of it self and makes all houres and
places Canonicall . . . His Ma^y did my Lo. Arran too much honour,
for he did not only stay to see him in bed, but to see him rise
agayn, and deliverd over the bride into the custody of her mother
for some time " ; Kensington, 15 Sept. 1664. f. 81.

12. [Hon.] Eo[bert] Boyle [5th son of Eichard, Earl of Cork,] to
; Sussex House, 3 Apr. [1660]. f. 37.

Cl. XVII. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, etc. 619

13. [Sir] John Hotham to Col. Charles Fairfax, Governor of Hnll,
on the raising of a regiment and on their engagement in a *' common
cause, viz. the safety of the nation '*; Rise, 16 Apr. 1660. f. 40.

14. [Heneage Finch, Earl of] Winohilsea, Lord Lieutenant of Kent,
(a) to Sir E. Bering, relating principally to his [the writer^s]
departure as Ambassador to Turkey, and to the government of the
trained bands in Kent during his absence ; Essex House, 27 Aug.

—4 Oct. 1660. Eight letters, ff. 42-52;— (b) to ; 2 Mar.

166 J. Imperfect, f. 86;"-(c) to Sir E. Bering; Pera, 10 Aug.
1665. f. 93. (See also next volume.)

15. Ri. Tombrell to his cousin William Lowther, of Swillington, on
the af&tirs of his regiment ; Chester, 3 Feb. 1660 [1]. f. 53.

16. Power of attorney from Robert Fayrberd to Mary his wife to sell
goods, e<o., of the late Sir Samson Every, Serjeant-at law, of
which he was administrator ; 2 Apr. 1661. f. 55.

17. Privy Council to the Earl of Winohilsea, Lord Lieutenant, and
the Beputy Lieutenants of co. Kent, for the enforcement of the
King's proclamation for the disarming of *' officers or souldiers
serving in any of the Armies of the late usurped Powers " ; White-
hall, 11 Bee. 1661. Contemp. copy. f. 57.

18. Certificate in favour of the widow and children of William
Burley, of Cawood, co. York, " Cannoneare under the command of
the Marquess of Newcastle in his Majesty's service at Hessey
Moore," etc,; 15 Aug. 1662. Signed by Sir Miles Stapleton, Bart.,
and sixteen others, f. 60.

19. [Borothy, dau. of Yisct. Fairfax, widow of Richard Hutton, of
Poppleton] to her son Charles, giving him advice *' when he was
going to London"; 6 Apr. 1663. Copy, in the hand of Thomas,
eldest son of the writer, f. 61.

20. [Edward Conway, 3rd Viscount] Conway, (a) to his brother ;
Lisbume, 22 May, 1663. f. 62;— (b) to Sir Edward Bering;
Lisbume, 13 Apr. 1664. f. 74; — (c) to the same; Ragley, 14 Mar.
166J, 20 June, 1666. ff. 103, 113; — (d) to the same, mention-
ing '*the good news of the successe of our Fleet"; Lisbume,
29 Aug. 1666. f. 125; — (e) to the same, concerning his [Sir E.
Bering's] chances for " the reversion of the Auditor's office," with
the postscript, "Heere is no news but the death of my Lady
Benham, the Queene's sicknesse, and the ill correspondence of
both Howses of Parlament. I supt with the King and my Lady
Castlemain last night and was with them till two adock this
morning ; they were very merry and did not trouble their heads
with any of these things"; London, 8 Jan. 166f. f. 144;— (f) to
the same, on the subject of the Auditorship ; London, 2 Feb. 166$^.
f. 148.

620 STOWE MSS., 744.

21. John Knatchbull [2nd Bart., 1684] to (a) Sir E. Bering; 20 July,
1663. f. 63; — (b) to the same,- mentioning the effects of the
plague at Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, «fc., and the " defeat of the
Dutch by the sinking of and firing of above 60 of theire shipps,'*
etc,; Mersham, 11 June, 1666. f. 110.

22. James Windet, M.D., to Samuel Clark, Squire Bedell of Oxford
University, thanking him for the loan of his Dialogues of Achmet
and Sinan, etc. ; London, 22 Aug. 1663. f. 65.

23. Sir William Lowther, Knt., M.P. for Pontefract (pb. 1687), to
John Bell; Preston, 22 Oct. 1663. f. 66.

24. [Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of] Eoscommon, to Sir E. Dering;
8 Nov. 1663, Trim, 10 Nov. 1664. ff. 68, 82.

26. Sir John Qoodricke, Bart., to Giles, with a blazon of his [the

writer's] arms, to be placed on a window in Bipon Minster;
26 Feb. 1663 [4]. f. 70.

26. S[ylvauus] Morgan to Henry Giles, complimenting him on his
proficiency in " work in glass," etc. ; London, 17 Mar. 166j. f. 71.

27. [Roger B03 le, 1st Earl of] Orrery, President of Munster, to Sir
E. Dering, Commissioner for executing the Act of Settlement;
Charleville, 12 Apr. 1664—26 Apr. 1667. ff. 72, I08. 122, 158.

28. Edward Smyth, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, to the same, on
Irish affairs, etc, ; Dublin, 28 May, 10, 17 Aug. 1664. ff. 76, 78, 80.

29. F[rances, wife of Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of] Boscommon, to
Lady Dering; 27 July, [1662-1674]. f. 84.

30. [Sir] John Skeffington [aft. 2nd Viscount Massereene] to Sir E.
Dering, on public affairs in Ireland; 2 Mar. 166|, 24 May, 1665.
The first letter is imperfect, ff. 86, 89.

31. John Lewys to Bichard Beane, with the postscript, *'By some ill
accident (supposd in the Powther roome) the Ship London (wherein
S' John Lawson was to have gone Commander) was blowne up,
comming out of Chattam Dock, and therein perrisht neere 400
men," etc.; London, 11 Mar. 1664 [5]. f. 88.

32. Order of Council fixing the duty on the transport of horses into
Ireland at lOs. a horse; ''At the Court at Salisbury," 6 Aug. 1665.
Signed by Bobert Southwell, f. 91.

33. [Sir] Edward Dering, 2nd Bart. (ob. 1684), to Lord Arlington,
Secretary of State, chiefly on matters connected with the writer's
office of Commissioner of Appeals, c/c, in Ireland ; Dublin, 20 Jan.
1665 [6], 29 Nov. 1666, 11 Feb. 1666 [7]. Drafts, ff. 96. 139,
150.

34. Warrant exempting Sir E. Dering from having officers or soldiers
quartered on his lodgings at Dublin; 25 Jan. 1665 [6]. Signed
by [James Butler, 1st Duke of] Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, f. 97.

Cl. XVII. PBIVATE COBBESPONDENCE, etc. 521

35. [Henry Bennet, Earl of] Arlington, Secretary of State, to Sir E.
Bering, on the merits'of Sir Bob. Southwell, Bering's son-in-law ;
Whitehall, 6 Feb. 166f. f. 99;— in favour of Col. Fitzpatrick;
20 Mar. 166 J. f. 105;— in favour of Viscount Netterville, ete. ;
3 Nov. 1666. f. 136.

36. Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Bart., of Knowlton, to the same, recom-
mending his cousin-german Gapt. Stephen Hales : " He is an old
Low Country ofiScer. . .of a most inexcusable modesty accompanied
with great honesty and virtue, which how it becomes a souldier
(take our Armies and Campes as they now are, since y^ desuetude
of the Boman Discipline) I leave you to judge"; Knowlton,
16 Feb. 166J. f. 101.

37. Legal opinion by T. Johnson on the excommunication of " Mr.
Pickering," and whether he can be discharged by the King without
the Bishop's sanction ; [1665], f. 107.

38. [Sir] Bichard Ingoldesby, K.B., to [?Sir E. Bering], referring to
favours received by himself and his brother Sir Henry Ingoldesby
in Ireland ^' in reference to our provisoe in the Act of Settlement,"
etc,; llJune, 1666. f. 112.

39. Thomas [Fulwar, Archbishop of] Cashel, to Sir E. Dering, as
Commissioner for the Court of Claims in Ireland; Cashel, 16 July,
1666, 31 Jan. 1666 [7]. ff. 115, 146.

40. [Sir] Bowland Lytton, Knt., to Sir John Harrison, concerning
the marriage settlements of his son and Harrison's daughter;
Knebworth, — July, 1666. f. 118.

41. William [Fuller, Bishop of] Limerick, to Sir E. Dering; London,
2 Aug. 1666. f. 120.

42. H[enry] Ashhurst, Alderman of London, to George Thursby,
offering to assist in apprenticing the children of certain poor men
in Westmorland, Cumberland and Northumberland ; 25 Aug. 1666.
f. 124.

43. Henry Jones to Thomas, 2nd Baron Culpeper, giving news of the
fleet at Spithead; Isle of Wight, 12 Sept. 1666. f. 127.

44. [Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of] Anglesey, Treasurer of the Navy,
to Sir E. Dering, as Commissioner for the Court of Claims, respect-
ing the former's property in Ireland, ^4th some allusions to public
affairs; 20 Oct. 1666—16 Nov. 1667. ff. 130, 142, 151, 156, 172.
See also Vols. III. and lY.

45. [Sir] George Carteret, Biohard Braham and Edward Cock,
patentees for digging of coals in Windsor Forest, to Henry Hyde,
Viscount Combuiy [Earl of Clarendon, 1674]; 22 Oct. 1666.
f. 131.

46. [Sir] Gteorge Lane, Secretary of State for Ireland [Viscount Lanee-
borough, 1676], to Sir E. Dering ; Bathclyne, 24 Oct. 1666. f. 135.

522 STOWE MSS., 745.

47. Jo[hn Lesley, Bishop of] Clogher, io [Sir E. Bering?], asking for
'' the reducement of the acceradge of Termont M<^Ora to what it is
really worth . . . The land ... is the worst and most nnproffi table
in the Province of Ulster," efc.; Castle Leslie, 4 Mar. 1666 [7].
f. 152.

48. [Theobald Taafe, 1st Baron] Carlingford, to Sir E. Bering, on the
latter's appointment to office in Ireland, and on public affairs;
London, 20 Apr. 1667. f. 157.

49. Michael [Boyle, Archbishop of] Dublin, to [Edward Hyde, Earl
of Clai-endon], relating to the Irish Jndges, and to the prospects of
a peace—'* Wee have lost almost all onr trade and moneys, but a
happy peace will restore both togeather"; Dublin, 14 May, 1667.
f. 160.

50. Elizabeth Aldburghe to her son William Lodge, of Jesus College,
Cambridge; Amoldsbigin, 24 June, 1667. f. 164.

51. Christopher Hildiard to , on his collection of Boman coins,

etc. ; York, 17 Aug. 1667. f. 165.

52. [James Butler, 1st Duke of] Ormonde, to Sir E. Dering, in favour
of his " brother Hamilton " ; Kilkenny, 24 Oct. 1667. f. 167.

746. Vol. III. (flF. 145). 1667-1677.

1. William Lodge, the artist, to his mother, Elizabeth Aldburghe, at
Gisborne, oo. York; [Cambridge,] 14 Nov. 1667. f. 1.

2. [Patrick Plunkett, 9th Baron] Dunsany, to Sir E. Dering, on his
misfortunes: "My sadd and deplorable condition, my weake and
aged bedd-ride condition, together with that unspeakable want, few
knowes " ; Dunsany, 16 Jan. 1667 [8]. f. 3.

3. [Sir] Edward Dering, 2nd Bart. (o6. 1684), (a) to Lord Arlington,
Secretary of State ; Dublin, 26 Feb. 1667 [8]. Draft f. 5 ;— (b) to
, on Irish affairs ; n. d. Draft, f. 33.

4. [Arthur Anneeley, Ist Earl of] Anglesey, Treasurer of the Xavy,
to Sir E. Dering ; London, 10 Mar. 1667 [8]— 10 Mar. 167^. ff. 7,
9, 16, 19, 113.

5. [Sir] Alan Brodrick, Commissioner of the Court of Claims in
Ireland, to his brother; 10 Mar. 1667 [8]. f. 8.

6. Sir Winston Churchill, Ent., to his brother, on matters connected
with the writer's office of Commissioner of the Court of Claims;
20 Mar. 1667 [8], 20 Feb. 1668 [9]. ff. 10, 32.

7. [Edward Conway, 3rd Viscount] Conway, to Sir E. Dering, con-
cerning the reversion of " the Auditors Office " ; n. d, f. 12.

8. N. Johnston to Sir Will. Dugdale, Garter, on the pedigree and aims
of Thoresby of Leeds ; 1667. f. 14.

9. Fra[ncis Marsh, Bishop of] Limerick, to the same : " I heare the
Duke of Yorke's agents doe threaten to storme my house at Lymeric,

Cl. XVII. PRIVATE COEBESPONDENCE, irrc. 523

for which I have a particular proviso in the act and yonr certificat
thereupon," etc.; Dublin, 4 June, 1668. f. 20.

10. Sjlvanus Morgan (a) to [Henry] Giles, relating to a hook lottery :
" My son and I have ventred our 40»*> a peece in Mr. Oglebyes
lottery for bookes . . . the bookes are royal Bibles, but ther is but
few of thos, then ther are 500 and odd books of Virgill, each
valued at 5 pound, as many Homers Hliad, each at 5^*, Homers
Odessey with larg brass cutts at 4 pound the peec [«c. piece], Histories
of Chinaes at 4 pound the peec, a first and second part of Esopes
together at six pounds," etc, ; " At the lottery," 7 July, 1 668. f. 21 ;
— (b) to the same; London, 26 Sept., 1 Dec. 1668. ff. 28, 29.

11. [Hon.] Ro[bert] Boyle [5th son of Richard, Earl of Cork] to
Samuel Clark, Bedell of Civil Law at Oxford ; Lees, 11 July, 1668.
f. 22.

12. Warrant of the Lord Deputy of Ireland, granting leave of
absence to Sir E. Dering and others, Commissioners for the Acts of
Settlement and Explanation; Dublin, 13 July, 1668. Signed by
[Thomas Butler, Earl of] Ossory. f. 23.

13. Sir Heneage Finch, [Earl of Nottingham, 1681] to his brother-
in-law Sir E. Dering, (a) on public affairs ; 20 Aug. 1668. f. 26 ;
— (b) to the same, on court and state affairs :*'•.. Yesterday
I had an obligation upon mee to wayt upon the King towching the
Dutchess of Portsmouth's warrant, and went with my Lord Arling-
ton at the rising of the Councell into the Cabinet. I there presumed
to tell the King that the warrant being to her and the heirs males
of her body, the title would descend only to such as should be
begotten after marriage, but, if there were any other whom his
Ma*y would wish some care should be taken of, they would be
wholly past by ; that I held it my duty to make this bold address
because I had observed in the course of my service that after the
Pattent to the Dutchess of Cleveland was past his Ma^y began to
wish that the Earl of Euston had been thought of sooner. I never
saw the King more surprizd in my life nor I think displeasd,
which, whither it were that he thought I made difficultys or
that I was putt upon it by my L. Arlington, whom he suspects
to be partiall to my Lady Cleveland in this matter, or that he
were angry with those who drew him into this mistake, I know
not," etc.; 6 Aug. [1673]. f. 72 ;-— (c) to the same, on an expected
offer of a Government appointment to Sir E. Dering; 21 Aug.
1673. f. 74.

14. John Clayton [sometime Recorder of Leeds] to John Thirsbye ;
Oakenshaw, 10 Dec. 1668. f. 30.

15. Ambrose Barnes, Puritan, to Elk[anah] Wales, on matters of
religion ; Newoasde, 12 Jan. 1668 [9]. f. 31.

524 STOWB MSS., 746.

16. [Jolin Skeffington, 2nd Yiscoimt] Massereene, to Sir E. Dering,
on public aflfairs in Ireland ; Antrim, 22 July, 1669—16 Oct. 1670.
ff. 36, 47, 62.

1 7. [Heneage Finch, Earl of] Winchilsea, (a) to Sir E. Dering ; EaRtr

well, 29 Sept. 1669. f. 38 ;— (b) to , " If Sir John Finch is to

retume from his Embasaie, as I heare by good hands he is, you will
much oblige me with your friendship and recommendations of me
to your friends of the Turkey Company that I may succeed him,"
etc, ; Eastwell, 1 Feb. 1675 [6]. f. Ill ;— (o) to Sir E. Dering, on
his anxiety to be appointed to the Governorship of Tangier or the
Embassy at Constantinople; Florence, |§. June, 4 Aug. 1676.
ff. 120, 124.

18. [Sir] Edward Hales, 2nd Bart., to Sir E. Dering, on county
matters ; Chart, etc., co. Kent, 6 Jan. 16f5— 14 Nov. 1676. ff. 40,
61, 86, 133.

19. Lyo[nel?] Fanshawe to Robert Hitch, Dean of York, on the
business of Parliament, promotions in the church, etc. ; West-
minster, 4 Mar. 1669 [70]. f. 44.

20. [Sir] Thomas Gower, 2nd Bart., to Robert Hitch, Dean of York ;
27 Sept. 1670. f. 50.

21. A[nne, wife of Marcus Trevor, Viscount] Dungannon, to Sir E.
Dering, on matters relating to the corporation of Dundalk, etc ;
Dundalk, 9 Mar. 167?, 17, 22 Apr., 26 Aug., 9 Sept., 8. a. ff. 64-68.

22. J Barker to Lodge, on the writer's travels in Italy ;

Rome, 28 Mar. 1671. f. 59.

23. [Sir] Thomas Culpeper to Sir E. Dering, on family matters;
Hollingboume, 1 Sept 1671. f. 60.

24. J Newton, of Leicester, to Rev. Richard Clarke, master of

Wigston's Hospital, Leicester, on matters connected with the
Hospital and School; Leicester, 8 Jan. 167^ — 31 May, 1676. Nine
letters, ff. 62, 84, 91, 93, 95, 97, 103, 104, 106.

26. [Sir] E[dward] Bagot to , enclosing a letter of Sir Francis

Burdett on a project of marriage ; 5 Feb. 1 67 J. f. 63.

26. Eliz[abeth, wife of Christopher, 1st Baron] Hatton, to the Privy
Council, excusing her non-attendance ; Wittlesey, 21 May [1670-72].
f. 64.

27. W Thimelby, Prioress, to Helen Thompson, " att Sir William

Methams att Rippon,'* relating to the illness of the latter's sister, a
nun ; 14 June, 1672, 4 July, 1674. ff. 66, 81.

28. Alexander Mac Intosh to Maj. William Gowre, announcing his
appointment as chaplain to Lord Duras of Holdenby, going to
Fiance in command of 150 horse-guards, '* with the King of
England's standard, to be guard for the Duke of Monmouth " ;
Westminster, 30 Jan. 1672 [3]. f. 68.

Cl. XVIL private C0ERE8P0NDENCE, etc. 525

29. Letter (unsigned) relating to servioe in the East India Company ;
Fort George, 27 Jan. 167§. f. 69.

30. M[atthew] Bacon, M.D., to Dr. Eoussel, at Wentworth Wood-
House, with a prescription for "my lady"; London, 13 Mar.
1672 [3]. f. 70.

31. [Henry Bennet, Earl of] Arlington, Secretary of State, to Sir
Thomas Strickland and Sir E. Dering, commanding them to bring
in the Privy Seal to the King ; Whitehall, 19 Apr. 1673. Endorsed
by Sir E. Dering, " Which I did accordingly." f. 71.

32. John Evelyn, the younger, to his grandfather. Sir Richard Brown ;
Wotton, 6 Oct. 1673. Latin, f. 76.

33. Thomas Eirke, of Cookridge, (a) to Henry Giles, on glass-painting
and scientifio matters; London, 20 June, 1674. f. 77 ; — (b) to Dr.
[Martin] Lister, describing a visit made to Fern Islands, Holy
Island, etc.; Edinburgh, 3 June, 1677. f. 137.

34. ^* Ptoceedings of the . . . Associated Churches in the adjacent
parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire"; 1674. Endorsed
" This is the autograph of Capt. Jo. Pickering, of Tingley." f. 79.

35. [Sir] John Armytage, Bart., to [Robert Hitch] Dean of York ;
Kirkleea, 16 Oct. 1674. f. 87.

36. Francis Noble to Rev. Richard Claike, on matters connected with
the School and Wigston*s Hospital at Leicester ; 15 May, 5 June,

1675. ff. 101, 107.

37. [Martin] Lister, M.D., to Thirsby, of Leeds, on discoveries

of Roman coins, etc. ; York, 25 May, 1675. f. 105.

38. [Sir] Henry Goodricke, Bart, M.P. for Boroughbridge, to Henry,
Lord Fairfax, on the prospects of the King's calling another Parlia-
ment, etc. ; London, 25 Nov. 1675. f. 109.

39. Col. W Rooke(?) to , relating to disputes between the

parishes of Pluckley and Minster; Maidstone, 18 Mar. 167f. f. 112.

40. E[lizabeth] R[odes] to , giving an account of the miraculouK

recovery of her speech and senses ; Houghton, 25 Apr. 1676. f. 1 1 5.

41. Edward Stephens to Richard Stephens, enclosing a copy of the
medical case of Sir Matthew Hale, " which the good man gave
me " ; 20 May, 1676. Endorsed '* My Ld. Cheif Justice Hales case
by himself, to be communicated to D' [Luke] Rugeley." f. 117.

42. Robert Stookdale to Sir E. Dering, as Commissioner of Customs,
on his arrest, etc. ; 5 July, 1676. f. 122.

43. Letter (unsigned) from the " Treasurer of the Dean and Chapter
of Canterbury," relating to a lawsuit respecting property of the
Winston family, of which he was a Trustee ; Canterbury, 9 Oct.

1676. f. 132.

44. Nicholas Mannooch, student of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to
Sir E. Dering, thanking him for a gift of money, and enlarging on

626 STOWE MSS., 748.

his " virtuous endowments and exceeding care to poore scholars ** ;
Cambridge, 13 Mar. 167f. f. 135.

45. Octavian Pulleyn to , containing news from Siena, Milan,

Bologna, etc.; Siena, 9 June, 30 Aug. 1677. ff. 139, 141.

46. [Sir] William Dugdale, Garter King-of-Arms, to Gregory King,
Lancaster Herald, respecting a grant of arms to Thomas Baylye, of
Coventry; 17 July, 1677. f. 140.

47. [Sir] Robert Sawyer [Attorney General, 1681] to [John] Mauly-
verer. Fellow of Magdalen Coll., Oxford, on college affitirs;
15 Feb. 1677 [8]. f. 142.

746. Vol. IV. (ff. 146). 1678-1690.

1. [John Skeffington, 2nd Viscount] Massereene, to Sir E. Dering, on
public affairs in Ireland; Dublin, 18 May, 1678. f. 1.

2. William Lodge, the artist, to Henry [Giles]; London, 9 Nov.
1678. f. 8.

3. Jo. Assheton, Heniy Marsden, and The. Heber, to Lord Fairfax,
on the capture of a suspected Jesuit; Gisbome, 17 Dec. 1678.
f. 4.

4. [Margaret, widow of Capt. Thomas] Danby [Mayor of Leeds], to
John Thoresby, respecting the living of Wattlow ; 10 Jan. 1678 r9].
f. 6.

5. [Sir] H[enry] Goodricke, Bart., M.P. for Boroughbridge, to Lord
Fairfax, on the dissolution of Parliament : *' . . . The Parliament is
dissolved. His Ma^^ last night declared it in Councell. His
discourse was to this purpose, 'I am resolved to disolve this
Parliament, and have not consulted you, knowing how vain it is,
when people are more afraid of it then of myselfe. The Mictions
amongst themselves has rendred it uselesse and dangerous, but I
will call another within the legall time ...'"; London, 25 Jan.
167f. f. 7.

6. Capt. Edward Hales to Sir E. Dering, 2nd Bart., on the election
for Hythe, etc. ; 27 Jan. 167|— 27 July, 1679. ff. 9, 13, 19.

7. [Sir] William Honywood, 2nd Bart., to the same, on the election
for Hythe; Hythe, 1 Feb. 1678 [9]. f. 10. With draft of the
answer, 6 Feb. f. 11.

8. Elizabeth Honywood, widow of Sir Edward Honywood, 1st BarL,
to Sir Miles Coock, on the same subject; 3 Feb. 1678 [9]. f. 15.

9. Address of the electors of co. York to Charles, Lord Clifford, and
Henry, Lord Fairfax, testifying to their "fidelity and activity
for the service of our King and country in the Parliament whidi
began at Westminster, 6^ of March, 1678 [9]," and re-electing them
by an "uncontradicted choyse"; [Sept. 1679]. Endorsed '*Capt.
Pickering." f. 16.

Cl. XVII. PEIVATE correspondence, ktc. 527

10. [Sir Allen Apsley] to Lord , on public afiFairs; [circ. 1678].

f. 17.

11. [Sir] Hugh Cholmley, of Whitby, Bart., to Sir E. Bering,
principally on money matters; 14 Apr. 1680—28 Feb. 1683 [4].
Ten letters, flf. 25, 61, 65, 68, 76, 80-85.

12. [Sir] Robert Southwell to his father-in-law. Sir E. Dering: "For
my owne part, I am entirely convinced that, unlesse France comes
againe with fire and sword into the bowells of Germany, this
Electour will not step a foote from his resolution of neutrallity,"
etc. ; Berlin, J^ July, 1680. f. 28.

13. Treasury Commissioners to the "Commissioners of His Majesty's
Monthly Assessments for the County of Flint " and to the SheriflF of
Flint, relating to forfeitures out of the estates of Popish recusants ;
Whitehall, 21 July, 1680. Signed by Laurence Hyde [Earl of
Rochester, 1682], Sir John Ernie, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir
E. Dering, Bart., Sidney Godolphin, and Sir Stephen Fox. ff. 30, 32.

14. Ezerel Tonge, D.D., (a) to Sir Thomas Clarges, Knt., relating to a
charge of libel by the former against Sir E. Dering ; 16 Nov. 1680.
f. 35 ;— (b) to his brother, Capt. John Tonge ; 17 Nov. 1680. f. 38 ;
—(c) to Sir E. Dering; 17 Nov. 1680. f. 40.

15. The inhabitants of Lydd, co. Kent, to Julius Docdes, Mayor of
Hythe, asking him to represent to Sir E. Dering the worthless
character of one Reginald Baxter, acting as " a searcher and seisor
of wooUs and other prohibited comodities " under Capt. Hall of
Rye, a patent officer of the Customs, although he "hath not taken
the oath nor received the Sacrament according to the Act of
Parliament for preventing dangers which may happen by popish
recusants,*' etc.; Lydd, 22 Feb. 1680 [1]. f. 45.

16. [Sir] Henry Oxenden, of Dene, Bart., (a) to Sir E. Dering, on
county matters; Dene, 2 Deo. 1681. f. 48;--(b) in conjunction
with Sir James Oxenden, Ent., M.P. for Sandwich, to the same,

asking him to support Coombs a candidate for the mayoralty

of Sandwich ; Deane, 5 Dec. 1681. f. 49.

17. E[lizabeth] R[ode8] to , on her religious experiences;

Houghton, 24 Dec. 1681. f. 50.

18. [Sir] George Mackenzie, Bart., Lord Advocate, to Archbishop
Sancroft, citing arguments relating to legitimated children in
Scotland being preferred to younger but lawfully begotten children ;
31 Dec. 1681. f. 52.

19. George Keith, the Quaker, to Richard Harrison, of Balls, co.
Herts, asking his favour at the Quarter Sessions, and enclosing " a
small printed treatise " ; Theobalds, 1 April, 1682. f. 54.

20. J[ames] Smith to Henry Giles, at York, on scientific subjects :
London, 15 July, 10 Aug. 1682, n. d. ft 57, 59, 60.

628 STOWE MSS., 746.

21. F[ranciB] Place, engraver, etc., to Henry Giles, principally on
the subject of glass-painting; London, 17 Jnly, 1683, 22 July,
1688. ff. 70, 102.

22. [Sir] Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State, to [John Fell, Bishop
of Oxford], relating to a petition to Charles II. &om the Mayor
and Corporation of Oxford concerning their charter; Windsor,
27 Aug. 1683. f. 71.

23. [Sir] E. Bering, 2nd Bart., to Sir Hugh Cholmley; London,
27 Nov. 1683. Draft, f. 78.

24. "William Stoughton, Governor of New England, to Richard
Streton ; Boston, 5, 8 May, 1684. ff. 89, 89 b.

25. [Jean Foy] Vaillant, Numismatist, to , on the production of

M. [Jean] Hardouin*s Nummi antigui and the mistakes therein, etc. ;
2 Dec. 1684. f. 91.

26. Henry Dodwell (a) to , on the works of St. IrenseuB ; St.

Asaph, 29 Jan. 168|. f. 93 ;— (b) to Bishop Ken, relating to the
Oath of Allegiance ; n. d. Copy. f. 116 ; — (c) to [George Hooper],
Dean of Canterbury; Oxford, 12 May, 1691. Copy. f. 140;—
(d) to [William Lloyd], Bishop of St. Asaph, "now elect of
Coventry and Lichfield " ; [1692]. Copy. f. 142.

On the same and additional leaves are also copies of : — (e) Declara-
tion of John Lake, Bishop of Chichester, on his deathbed, of his
devotion to the Church of England and the doctrine of Non-
-resistance; 27 Aug. 1689. f. 116 b;— (f) Declaration by George
\ Hickes, Dean of Worcester, maintaining his right to his office;
2 May, 1691. f. 141 b;— (g) "Dr. Sanderson's [Robert Sanderson,
Bishop of Lincoln] Paper and Censure." f. 145 ; — (h) " A brief
Eesolution of the grand case of conscience, concerning the Allegi-
ance due to a Prince ejected by force out of his kingdom, and how
far the subjects may comply with a present usurpt power, London,
1650." (For another copy see Add. 32,093, f. 272.) f. 145 b.

27. Thomas Yarburgh to William Lowther, of Swillington, giving
an account of the King's death ; London, 7 Feb. 1684 [5]. f. 94.

28. M[artin] Lister, M.D., to Henry Giles; London, 8 Jan. 1685 [6],
f. 97.

29. P[ierce] Tempest, Engraver and Printseller, to Francis Place ;
London, 9 Jan. 168f. f. 98.

30. B Tyndall to [George Saville], Marquis of H[alifax] : " When

you sate at the helme, you were the happiest man of the nation,
because you were the best minister and the best patriot,*' eic;
Newark, 18 Apr. 1686. f. 99.

31. W Thursby to a Bishop, relating to '* M' [Barnabas] Oley's

charity to the poore vicars " in his diocese ; Middle Temple, 3 June,
1686. f. 100.

Cl. XVn. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, etc. 629

32. [Sir] Christopher Wren, as Surveyor-Greneral of the Royal Workn,
to John Etty, of York, respecting a description drawn up for the
King of the Palace of Berwick ; « Office of the Workes," 5 Apr.

1688. f. 101.

83. C[a8tilion] Morris, Town Clerk of Leeds, undertaking^ to " assist
and contribute to the election of such members to sit in Parliament
as (by the principle of the Church of England) are of knowne
loyaltie to the King," etc, ; Leeds, 16 Aug. 1688. f. 103.

34. James Bonnell, Accountant-General of Ireland, to his cousin,
Rev. John Strype; Dublin, 17 Nov. 1688, 19 Apr. 1689. The
second letter is imperfect, and begins, '* With the King [James II.]
came over the Bp. of Chester, Dr. Cartwright, of whom the clergy
here was a little shy. But the Bp. of Meath, the only Bp. left in
these parts (I reckon not our Primate, being decrepid), was civil
to him. The coUedg, of which the Bp. of M. is standing Vioe-
Chan% and the clergy of these parts wayted with the said Bp. on
the King, who receiv*d them graciously, and promised them
protection, [saying] that he was satisfied tbe principles of the
Ch. of England were loyal," etc, ff. 106, 11 1.

35. Col. R[obert] Byerley, M.P. for Knaresborough in 1696, etc., to
William Lowther; 29 March, 1689. f. 109.

36. Jasper Blythman, Recorder of Leeds, to [Michael] Idle, Alderman
of Leeds, with a list of fees for private Acts of Parliament,
etc. ; 13 Apr. 1689—27 Sept. 1690. flF. 110, 128, 136.

37. John Ray, botanist, to Dr. Martin Lister ; Black Notley, 5 Aug.

1689. f. 113.

38. [Sir] Thomas Qower, 3rd Bart., to Sir Will. Lowther ; Stitnam,
16 Aug. 1689. f. 114.

39. Walter Calverley to Sir Will. Lowther ; Eshould [Esholt], 14 Sept.
1689. f. 117.

40. [Sir] Joseph Williamson to Sir Jonathan Atkins, Knt., expressing
his readiness to serve Mr. [Thomas ?] Orfevre at Queen's College,
etc. ; London, 24 Oct. 1689. f. 119.

41. Jonathan Jenings, Sheriff of co. York, to the Justices of Peace,
bidding them put in execution the laws for disarming Papists,
etc. ; York, 21 Dec. 1689. f. 123.

42. [Sir] John Kaye, Bart., M.P. for co. York, to William Massy,
Mayor of Leeds, on the impending dissolution of Parliament;
6 Feb. 1689 [90], 1 May, 1690. ff. 124, 127.

43. Ursula Rokeby [wife of Justice Sir Thomas Rokeby] to Thomas
Hutton, on political matters, etc, ; 6 Mar. 1689 [90], 22 Sept. 1690.
ff. 126, 136.

44. [Sir] J[ohn] Bland, Bart., M.P. for Pontefract, to Lieut. Kirk,
with information as to disaffected persons; 21 July, 1090. f. 129.

2 M

530 STOWE MSB., 747.

45. [Sir] E[obert] Sawyer to William Pettite, of the Inner Temple,
enclosing Treasury letters relating to the Commissioner for the
Inner Temple ; ffighclere, 24 July, 1690. f. 130.

46. Thomas Eirke, of Gookridge, to Thomas, Lord Fairfax, on the
seizure of Papists, etc. ; Cookridge, 25 July, 1690, n.d. flf. 132, 133.

47. Thomas Dixon to Miohael Idle, Mayor of Leeds, in London,
sending Leeds news ; Leed8, All Saints [1 Nov.], 1690. f. 138.

48. George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (pb. 1690):
explanation of types from the Old Testament, <c. *' Arones linen
breches he put them one when he went into the tabemakell, that
his naked nes was not scene ; and the prist £ne linen garments was
a tii>e of the righteous of Christ, which is the fien lining of Christ
that hee puteth upon his sents [saints]," etc. With a note hy Balph
Thoresby, the antiquary, stating that the paper was given to him
by Mrs. Bland, of Beeston, 26 May, 1709. Printed by A. C.
Bickley, Oearge Fox, 1884, p. 389. f. 139.

747. Vol V. (ff. 157). 1691-1702.

1. E E to Rev. Banks, of Hull " Certainely we live

among a strange sort of people, for I am told to-day that the Clergy
were going to petition the Queen to depose Archbishop Tillottson
because he was not a Christian nor in Priest's Orders, so farre does
some men's malice and madnesse extend " ; 14 Sept. 1691. f. 6.

2. Thomas Fairfax [of University College] to his father [Thomas
Fairfax, of Menston, co. York] ; Oxford, 29 Sept. 1691. f. 7.

3. [Sir] George Fletcher, Bart., M.P. for Cumberland, (a) to Sir W.
Lowther, on affairs in Parliament; 9 Mar. [1691], f. 8; — (b) to
William Gilpin, on the county elections ; Cockermouth, 31 July,
1698. f. 99.

•i. J Dickinson to Capt. Pickerin, with news " of an exceeding

great earthquak in Jamica"; Gilderson, 13 Aug. 1692. f. 10.

5. Gregory King, Lancaster Herald, to [Henry Hyde, 2»* Earl of]
Clarendon, concerning the 2nd Duke of Albemarle, and the arms
of Morgan quartered by Herbert, Earl of Pembroke ; Heralds' Office,
3 Dec. 1692. f. 12.

i\. iSamuel Dale, botanist, etc., (a) to John Houghton, apothocaiy;
Braintree, 8 Mar. 1692 [3]. f. 13;--(b) to [Martin Lister, M.D.],
on their respective collections of shells; Braintree, 2 Dec. 1693.
f. 24.

7. Eichard Saunder to John Houghton, giving the price of com, etc.,
and a record of meteorological observations; Leesthorp, 20 Mar.
169|. f. 14.

8. John Hampden, Jun., to Bev. [Francis] Tallents, [Presbyterian
minister], on the union of Protestants and on charges made against

Cl. XVn. PRIVATE COEEESPONDENCE, etc. 631

Tallents of being a Jesuit, and of saying mass at St. Omer : " I
would not have you concem'd at such little things as these are, for
if they see they can disturb you by saying you are a Jesuite, it
may be next time they will say you are a Mahometan or a Pagan.
Experto crede Boberto, 1 have been reported a Papist, an Atheist,
a Socinian, a Bepublican, a madman, and yet I would not go over
the threshold to disprove any of these false reports. Truth is the
daughter of time, and Wisdome will at length be justifyed of all
her children," etc.; London, 27 May, 1693. With a note by
Tallents on the charges against him. f. 16.

9. John Wildman, John Wainewright and nine others to Bev.
Timothy Manlove, at Durham, asking him to be their Pastor;
Pontefract, 8 June, 1693. f. 17.

10. J. Smith to [William Levett], Dean of Bristol, Principal of
Magdalen Hall, Oxford, on a case connected with a writ of Habeas
Corpus; 16 July, 1693. f. 19.

11. John Beaumont, jun., geologist, (a) to John Houghton; Wells,
2 July, 1693. f. 18 ;— (b) to Dr. [Martin] Lister ; Stony-Easton,
10 Nov. 1693. f. 23.

12. [Sir] W[illiam] Temple, Bart., to George Woodyer, on legal and
family business; More Park, 1 Oct. 1693. f. 21.

13. J P [?D' Place, Physician to the Grand Duke of

Tuscany] to Henry Giles, relating chiefly to the art of colouring,
eie,^ glass and pottery in Italy, to his own life at Florence, etc, :
'* 1 am glad to hear you are still growing on in employ, and if you
get the business of Trinity Ly*brary, it will prove a good jobb, but
be sure let them not run you down in your price, for all those old
Fellows are extreamly oovetious"; Florence, 27 Jan. 1693 [4].
f. 26.

14. Francis Place, engraver, to Henry Giles; York, 7 Feb. 1693.
f. 28.

16. Thomas Wilson, Balph Thoresby and other inhabitants of Leeds
to Bev. Timothy Manlove; Leeds, 11 Feb. 169|. f. 29.

1 6. The Mayor and Corporation of Leeds to [Thomas Osborne] Duke
of Leeds, on his taking his title from their town ; Leeds, 14 May,
1694. Copy. f. 32.

1 7. [Sir] Abstrupus Danby to Alderman [Michael] Idle, on his right
to choose one of the two parish-clerks of the Old Ohurch, Leeds ;
Slenningforth [Sledingford] Hall, 28 Aug., 13 Sept. 1694. ff. 33,
35.

18. [Sir] Hans Sloane, Bart., e<e., to Thomas Kirke, on scientific,
antiquarian and literary subjects; London,- 4 Oct., 27 Not. 1694.
The first letter is followed by a draft of T. Kirke's reply, 2 Nov.

~ 1694. ff. 36-39.

2 M 2

632 STOWE MSS., 747.

19. [Sir] Charles Wolseley, Bart., to Rev. Woodhonse, on public

affairs : " The Archbishop [John Tillotson] . . . might have beene
saved, as they say, if means had beene used that Lords Day he
fell ill, but beinge deferred till Monday it proved too late, beinge
struck with a dead palsie and apoplexi together. Their is scarse
of any partye a man of more serious piety left, and a man of most
cleere head eyther to reason or judge, one whose mind lay in a
direct line to every poynt . . • He seemed not a little elevated with
his preferment, and did much relish the grandeur and equipage of
it, which was strange for a man that knew soe much of another
world " ; Wolseley, 29 Nov. 1694. f. 40.

20. [Sir] William Lowther, Knt., M.P. for Pontefract (6b, 1706), on

the elections, business of Parliament, etc,, (a) to Purston,

7 Dec. 1694. f. 42 ;— (b) to Alderman Idle ; 23 Sept. 1696. f. 55;
—(c) to Thomas Kirke; 9 Jan. 1696 [6]-- 4 June, 1700. ff. 67, 58,
61, 66, 79, 88, 89, 91, 125.

21. Cyril Arthington, M.P. for Aldborough, co. York, (a) to Thomas
Kirke; 12 Jan. 169J, Xmas, [1696]. ff. 44, 70;— (b) to [Michael]
Idle, Alderman of Leeds ; 28 Mar. 1696. f. 64.

22. Samuel Pepys (a) to : "We have had 2 great vacancys

fallen since wee last talked together ; that in the Church I am
sure you and I shall thinke well £ll'd; while the other in the

State fills it selfe," etc,; 16 Feb. 169 J. f. 46;— (b) to Rev. ,

of Oxford, referring to " a very entertayning account [by D*" Wallis]
of the different successes of our sun-gazers at the late ecclips," and
to the journey of his " nephew Jackson " to Rome, with questions
for " our learned sea-farer Mr. [John] Hudson " on the knowledge
of navigation, etc,, among the ancients; 21 Oct. 1699. f. 118.

23. Nat[haniel] Pighells to Thomas Kirke, giving the results of some
chemical experiments; 19 Mar. 169 J. f. 48.

24. [Sir] Godfrey Copley, Bart, M.P. for Thirsk, (a) to Cyril
Arthington; 12 Sept. 1696. f. 63;— (b) to Thomas Eirke, on
affairs in Parliament; 29 Dec. 1696. f. 66; — (c) to the same, on
the coinage; 16 Feb. 1696 [6]. f. 62;— (d) to the same, on the
Assassination Plot, "There are great disooverys of this Horrid
Plott and Invasion. The Prisoners confesse all and will be shortly
brought to Tryall. News this day from Sea is that wee have taken
16 merchant shipps of the French, and wee hope for better news
yet"; 3 Mar. 1696 [6]. f. 63; — (e) to the same, on the same and
other scientific subjects, "Mr. [Edmund] Halley [Astronomer
Royal] and Mr. Middleton are to sett out this Summer to run
round the Olobe to find the Variation of the Variation of the

Needle, to discover longitudes and the Terra Australis, etc I

have been thin day, ant?, am to meet to-morrow Mr. Saraoole and

Ol. XVn. PRIVATE COERESPONDENCE, etc. 633

Mr. Hadley. I have seen his Engine consisting of 3 mill wheeles
with Small Cranks att each end of the Axletree, which raises Tems
water and are all carried with one stream of Kennell water," etc. ;
4 June, 1696. f. 66 ; — (f ) to the same, on similar subjects ; 4 Oct.

1697. f. 78 ; — (g; to the same, on the proceedings of the Royal
Society on St. Andrew's Day, etc, ; 14 Deo. 1697. f. 81 ;— <h) to
the same, respecting a Bill he is to bring into Parliament **to
make Dun navigable"; 1 Jan. 1697 [8], f. 84; — (i) to the same,
'* The Lords are to be upon Duncomb to-morrow and, if they throw
out the Bill, I shall not wonder. They sent us down a Bill against
Blasphemy Atheisme and Prophanesse, but it is so crude and
indigested that there never was a bill of lesse goodnesse with so
pious a title"; 3 Mar. 1697 [8]. f. 92 :— (k) to the same, on the
proceedings of the Royal Society, the installations of Lord
Chancellor Somers as President, etc. : ** Mr. Halley also by a large
mapp gave my Lord an account of his last voyage ; he hath been
lately past the line, and he sets forward within this month for a
new voyage to the Southern Continent, where he goes by the
King's Command to make new discoverys"; 17 Aug. 1699.
f. 116.

26. James Hilton to [Oliver?] Hey wood of North Owram, on the
death of Rev. [Henry] Newcome, of Manchester ; [22 Sept. 1695].
f. 64.

26. [Sir] Thomas Knyvett, to Newbrough, ordering books for

himself and Sir John Rous, including [Thomas] Rymer's Beflec-
turns on some old plays; 1 Mar. 1696 [7]. f. 72.

27. Ann Uns worth to Rev. [Oliver ?] Hey wood, asking him to edit
sermons of the late Henry Pendlebury ; 1696. f. 73.

28. Richard Hogarth to Rev. Thomas Noble, chaplain to Anne,
Countess Dowager of Carlisle; 25 May, 1697. f. 74.

29. Edward Millington, auctioneer, to Rev. Joseph Hill, of Rotterdam,
thanking him '* for your great service done to learning and learned
men, in your first advising and effectually setting on foot that
admirable and universally approved of way of selling librarys by
auction amongst us," etc. ; London, 26 June, 1697. f. 76.

30. Ralph Thoresby to Thomas Kirke; Leeds, 7 Dec. 1697. f. 81.

31. [Sir] William Lowther, Knt., [Bart. 1715], High Sheriff of York
(pb. 1729), to Thomas Kirke; 28 Dec. 1697. f. 83.

32. U[rsula] Rokeby, [wife of Justice Sir T. Rokeby], to Thomas
Hutton ; 4 Jan. 1697 [8], 10 Dec. 1698. ff. 86, 106.

33. William Dockwra, [Founder and Comptroller of the Penny Post
in London], to John Houghton; "Chief Office, Penny Post," 25 Apr.

1698. f. 93.

34. [Sir] John Lowther, 2nd Bart., of Whitehaven, M.P. for Cumber-

534 STOWE MS8., 747, 748.

land, (a) to William GUpin, of Whitehaven; London, 10 Hay,
1698, Ackworth, 16 Aug. 1698. ff. 94, 103;— (b) to Sir William
Lowther, Knt. ; Whitehaven, 6 Aug. 1700. f. 131.

35. [Sir] John Kaye, Bart., M.P. for oo. York, (a) to William Milner,
Mayor of Leeds^ on the approaching election; 23 July, 1698.
f. 96 ;— (b) to Sir William Lowther ; 11 Aug. 1702. f. 154.

36. Robert Uvedale, botanist, etc., to Dr. Richardson, containing a
list of plants, etc. ; Enfield, 24 July, 1698. f. 97.

37. James Lowther, M.P. for Carlisle, [4th Bart. 1731], to William
Gilpin, on election matters ; 9, 13 Aug. 1698. ff. 101, 102.

38. Thomas Frankland, M.P. for Hedon, to , on a petition from

Halifax ; General Post Office, 21 Feb. 169f . f. 109.

39. [Sir] Walter Yonge, Bart., Commissioner of Customs, to ;

London, 23 Mar. 169f. f. 110.

40. Peter Le Neve [Norroy King of Arms in 1704], to Banka,

on fees for Heralds' visitations, ete. ; drc. 1699. f. 111.

41. Mary Marshall to Rev. Joseph Boyse, at Hnnslet, near Leeds,
giving an account of [Valentine] Gratriz [Greatrakes] and his cures
of the King's Evil, etc,, by stroking ; Dublin, 2 May, 1699. f. 112.

42. Jeremiah Dodson to Sir E. Bering, 2nd Bart., at Dublin, on the
course of studies of bis pupil. Sir E. Dering's son ; n,d, f. 120.

43. M[ary] Bruno [Frankland], a nun at Gravelines, to Father Hall,
Carthusian, at Newport ; [circ. 1700]. f. 122. See another letter
from her in Add. MS. 28,919, f. 44.

44. James Sutherland, botanist, to Dr. Richard Richardson, on
botanical and scientific subjects ; Edinburgh, 20 May, 1700. f. 123.

45. William Robinson, Mayor of York, to the Mayor of Leeds, for-
warding a copy of an information by Robert Bell, of Leeds ; York,
15 July, 1700. f. 128.

46. [Hon.] Henry Boyle, [Baron Carleton, 1714], to James Talbot, at
Trinity College, Cambridge; London, 30 Sept. 1700. f. 132.

47. Paul Rycaut to William Foxley, merchant at Hamburg ; London,
17 Oct. 1700. f. 133.

48. M[ary] Clavering, [afterwards wife of William, 1st Earl Cowper],
to Dorothy Nevile ; Chopwell, 19 Dec. 1700. f. 137. Followed
(f. 138) by a poem in her hand entitled " An Encomium of y«
Parliament, 1699."

49. Jezreel Jones to Sir Hans Sloane, containing meteorological
observations ; " Abord the Favourite," 23 Feb. 170^. f. 140.

50. John Evelyn, son of John Evelyn the younger, to his grand-
father; Oxford, 9 May, 1701. Latin, f. 143.

51. The Mayor [Thomas Lazenby] and Aldermen of Leeds to
Thomas Eirke, of Cookridge, on the erection of a lock and dam on
Sir W. Lowther's grounds ; Leeds, 13 Jun. 1701. f. 144.

Cl. XVII. PEIVATE COREESPONDENCE, etc. 535

52. William Vernon to D^ [Riehard] Richardson, on soientdfio
mattera; Cambridge, 8 Aug. 1701. f. 145.

53. Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, to Richard
Richardson, M.D., on various antiquarian subjects, and ending
" The Archbishop of Philippopolis with some other Graecians had
yesterday Doctor's [or] Master's Degree confer'd on them, and
D^ Sloan had lately a Diploma from this University " ; Oxford,
2 Sept. 1701. f. 146.

54. W[estby ?] Gill to , giving an account of the reception, e«c.,

" of the Greek Archbishop *' by the University of Cambridge, and
a graphic description of Stourbridge fair ; 20 Sept J701. f. 147.

55. [Sir] Christopher Musgrave, Bart., to William Nicolson, Arch-
deacon [Bishop in 1702] of Carlisle, concerning a letter sent from
Lord Carb'sle to be signed by the Deputy Lieutenants, *' full of
great assurances and promises of opposing the French King and
the pretended King James son"; Edinburgh (?), 8 Nov. 1701.
f. 150.

56. [Sir] Robert Southwell to John Woodward, Medical Professor
at Greeham College, on the Deluge, etc. ; Spring Gardens, 13 Jan.
170f f. 162.

57. John Flamsteed, Astronomer Royal, to Abraham Sharp, beg.
'* Included I send you a catalogue of the places of 30 principal 1
fixed Stars for your owne use, and I allow you to impart it to the
AB. of York, who I hear is the frend to any ingenuous acquaintance
of yours, on condition that no copys of it be given by them to
others, least it should be printed before the rest of the great
catalogue from which it was excerped," etc.; the Observatory,
18 June, 1702. f. 153.

68. J[ohn] E[disbury], D.C.L., Master in Chancery, ete., to Rev.
G^rge Plaxton . . . "Yesterday D' Wake sent the Queen a
remonstrance with reasons against his resigning his canonry of
Christ Church, upon which shee sent for the A : Bp. and in short
told him he must do it, with which he departed sore displeased,"
etc, ; 29 [Oct. 1702]. f. 155.

59. [Sir] T[homas] Molyneux, M.D., to , relating to the Arch-
bishop of Dublin's " MS. Latin Diotionaiy " ; Dublin, 10 Nov. 1702.
f. 167.

748. Vol. VI. (ff. 235). 1703-1759.

1. T[homas] M[adox], antiquary, to Edward Ployde [Lhwyd], " at
the Museum in Oxford," ending " There is nobody yet appointed
Keeper of the Cotton-Library, nor any salary settled on that
place " ; London, 18 Feb. 1702 [3]. f. 3.

2. Thomas Eirke, of Cookridge, and J Dyneley to Col. Robert

536 STOWB MSS., 748.

Byerley, M.P. for Knaresborough, on the affairs of the Wert
Biding: Cookridge, 27 Feb. 170f. f. 5.

3. Col. Eobert Byerly, M.P. for Knaresborough, to Thomas Kirke;
10 Mar. [1702-3]. f. 6.

4. B C[omforth] to her father, at Leeds : " Last night at 9 df the

clock my master an lady an most of our servants se a strangs siet in
the north ski lyke fiteing with 2 armies ; they usmelt lyke brim-
stone an gon powdor and smouk and fier and spears st^reams of fier.
About a we[ek a] go we se 3 sons in the element very faar. I fear
we shall have sad doings " ; 25 Mar. 1703. f. 8.

5. [Sir] Grodfrej Copley, Bart., (a) to Thomas Eirke, on Fcientific
subjects : '* There was also some new books shewn with cntts and
discoverys of Exotick Plants which occasion'd some pleasant dis-
course between Rough Diamond and Woodward about the liberty
some Doctors take in trying Experiments (for the good of the rest
of mankind) upon their own Patients, to discover the Vertues of a
New Herb or Medicine " . . . '* I am told great Lakes are now the
mode ; Van brook set out one for the D. of Newcastle, to front his
new house, of 40 acres. I have got a very pretty Camera obscnra
that throws the figures erect and fit to be drawn upon a half-gronnd
glasse plate " ; London, 17 June, 1703. f. 9 ; — (b) to the same :
^' You would scarce imagine that I went 8 mile to a Horse-Raoe,
choosing rather to play the foole by so generall example then to be
wise alone. There was, according to the country phrase, a plain
bundance of Jockys and Knights of the Shire and Ladys that
wanted husbands, and so much for the race " ; Sprotborough,
4 Sept. 1703. f. 14;— (c) to the same; Sprotborough. 19 Feb.
1703 [4], 29 May, 1704, and n,d. ff. 21, 22, 26.

6. Gale to his father, giving an account of his life in N. Carolina :

*' As to the state of religion, I wish I cood give a more laudible
character. The Quakers are here very numerous, butt as for
Independant Anabaptists, Presbeterians, and other sectary's, they
have little or noe place here. Most who profess themselves D»
and Atturneys are scandalls to their profession; impudence and
notorious impertinence make up their character. Itt were to be
wish'd that the Kev<i clergy had more encouragement, especially
respectu officii, from the lives and conversations of the people.
The decay of Christian piety is in such large characters that he
that runs may read ... As to what you desire to know of the
Indians, some are civil and some barbarous, they using the sea-
bord. They live in small townes of barke cabbins, pallisado'd in
with 2 or 3 rows of stakes. Every towne or nation has its
perticular king and different language. They have some notion
of the flood, butt very obscure. They offer the first fruits of

Cl. XVn. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, btc. 537

everytlimg they eat to the Devil, by whome they cnre deseases,
and act Beverall strainge things, as laying the wind, etc. ..." ;
'^Perquimans River, in the county of Albemarle, N<> Carolina,"
5 Aug. 1703. f. 12.

7. [James Butler, 2nd Duke of] Ormonde, to Lord , in favour of

Brigadier Conyngham ; Dublin, 14 Aug. [1703]. f. 13.

8. Thomas Guidott, physician, to Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, mentioning the writer's tract, Be
auikore etfide Hisiorise Britannise, and bis History of JEBculapius, etc.
(see Sloane MS. 2038); Bath, 27 Sept. 1703. f. 16.

9. John Anstis, Garter, (a) to , mentioning [Thomas] Rymer

and "his book ['^ Fcedera^ vol. i., 1704] being almost finisht";
26 Nov. 1703. f. 18;— (b) to Lord Clarendon, containing "pro-
posals for placing the Royal and Cottonian libraries in St. Paul's " ;
Heralds' office, 6 Mar. 171f. f. 118 ;— (c) to the "author of the
Gentleman's Magazine " [Edward Cave] : " If the London Magazine
has gain'd ground of you lately, it's owing to your inserting so
many mathematical, Biblical, and divinity-polemical questions,
which one in 500 hundred (sic) of your readers don't understand,"
etc. ; 22 July, ».d. f. 120.

10. John Boulter to [Thomas] Kirke, of Cookridge, enclosing an
impression of a " seal of y« new King of Spains head " [? Arch-
duke Charles, titular Charles III.] ; 27 Jan. 170 J. f. 20.

11. [Sir] J[ohn] Bland, Bart., M.P. for Pontefract, to Thomas Cooke
[Kirke], of Kirkridge [Cookridge] ; 22 Apr. 1704. f. 24.

12. John Locke to Awnsham Churchill, "bookseller, at the Black
Swan, Pater Noster Row, London," desiring to see him "very
speedily, for I hasten a pace to my journey's end, and can count
upon but a very few days in this world, and have many things to
say to you, some whereof may concerne your own interest. Doe
not think I aggravate my case to hasten you ; when you see me
you will conclude it is for the last time," etc. ; Oates, 27 June,
1704. He died 28 Oct. 1704. f. 27.

13. U[rsula] Rokeby to [Thomas Button] ; 10 July, 1704. f. 28.

14. [Sir] H[enry] Gough, Knt. [M.P. for Lichfield, 1706], to Rev.
[George] Plaxton ; Perry Hall, 19 Aug. 1704. f. 29.

15. William Penn, Quaker, to ; 6 Oct. 1704. f. 30.

16. Adriana [wife of Sir Griflfin] Boyntoii, Bart., to Jacob Simpson,
surgeon, of Leeds, on the Sykes family and arms; 10 Oct. 1704.
f. 31.

17. F — T — B — V — Baer von Slangenburg, Dutch General, to
[Francis] Fagel, Greffier, giving details of the movements of the
Allied Army under the Duke of Marlborough from 12 to 26 Aug.
[1705], in defence of his conduct in opposing the latter in his

638 STOWE MSS., 748.

resolve to force the passage of the Ische; [Parwe], 27 Aug. 1705.
Engl, translation. (For a French version v. 6. de Lamberty's
MSmoires, 1736, iii. p. 485). f. 37.

18. [Hon] Henry Boyle [Baron Carleton, 1714], as Custos Rotnloram
of the West Hiding, to the Justices of Peace, (a) enclosing an Order
in Council on the encouragement and increase of seamen ; London,
28 Mar. 1706. f. 43 ; — (b) asking for a return of Papists ; London,
13 Apr. 1706. f. 47 ;— (c) enclosing a Privy Council order on the
Act for the better recruiting of the Army and Marines ; London,

* 7 Dec. 1706. f. 53; — (d) enclosing a similar order on the price of
com ; London, 7 Feb. 1709 [10]. f. 88.

19. Capt. Eichard Milbome (a) to Lawrence Hall ; Dartmouth,
16 Aug. 1706. f. 61 ;— (b) to the same, giving an account of the
Battle of Almanza [25 Apr.] and defeat of the allied troops under
the Earl of Gal way; Bayonne, 18, 25 Jun. 1707. flf. 59, 61;—
(c) to his son Bichard; "Cittadell of Challon in Burgundy,"
12 Sept. 1708. f. 75;— (d) to Lawrence Hall; London, 15 Sept.
1709. f. 83.

20. Humphrey Wanley to Rev. John Eillingbeck, Vicar of Leeds ;
London, 8 Feb. 170f . f. 56.

21. John Lister to his cousin, Hill, of Boston, merchant, on the

latter's family; Kipping, 18 Feb. 170f. f. 57.

22. J Waite to Theophilus Shelton, (a) purporting to enclose a

Privy Council letter addressed to Henry Boyle, Custos Botulorum of
CO. York, relating to the '* more effectual recruiting of her Majesty's
forces "; London, 27 Jan. 170|. f. 68 ; — (b) to the same, purporting
to enclose a Privy Council letter and Act of Parliament " for the
better security of her Majesty's person and Government " ; London,
23 Mar. 1707 [8]. f. 70.

23. Bobert Nelson to the Archbishop of [York ?], giving a biographical
account of Rev. John Kettle well and of his benefactions to North-
allerton; Ormond Street, 4 Sept. 1708. f. 74.

24. D Copley to Edward Iveson, enclosing a list of sheriffs for

York from 1686-1708 ; York, 5 Nov. 1708. f. 77.

25. The members of the Congregational church of Chesterfield to
" Bev. Mr. Elston," of Lupsett, inviting him to become their
pastor; Chesterfield, 25 Dec. 1708. Signed by Jonathan Thomlin-
son and 12 others, f. 78.

26. C[yril] Arthington, M.P. for Aldborough, to William Neville, on
the progress of a Bill relating to the woollen manufacture in the
West Biding ; 11 Mar. 170f . f. 79.

27. J[ohn] Nevil, of Chevet, to his cousin, William NeviU, relating
to the family pedigree and a contemplated life of Balph NeviU,
Bishop of Chichester, temp. Hen. III. ; Bath, 4 May [1709]. f. 80.

Cl. XVII. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, irrc. 539

28. Richard Milbome, Jtin., (a) to Lawrence Hall, enquiring abont
his coQUuission ; Brussels, 17 Aug. 1709. f. 82 ;— (b) to the same :
** I am just now packing up my bagage in readiness to goe to the
siege of Mens ... I believe yon have heard of this late and
blondy battle [Malplaquet, 11 Sept.] that we have gaind with the
loss of many thousands of men, and it is thought that there will
be another battle before the campaign is over," ete.; Brussels,
20 Sept. 1709. f. 84.

29. James Bertie and H[ugh] Smithson, as candidates to represent

Middlesex at the next election, to ; Tottenham, 18 Apr. 1710.

f. 90.

30. William Bromley, Speaker of the House of Commons, to [Jonathan
Kymberley, his chaplain, Dean of Lichfield, 1713]; 11 Nov. 1710.
f. 91. Followed (f. 92) by an extract of proceedings of the House
of Commons, 6 Dec. 1710, signed by W. Bromley.

31. [Sir] H[enry] Chauncey, author of HUiorical AtUiquUiea of Hert-
fordshire^ to Robert Dale [Richmond Herald, 1721]; Ardeley,
22 Apr. 1712. f. 97.

32. John Chamberlayne, F.R.S., (a) to Downing, printer, intro-
ducing *' the ingenious Mr. [Ralph] Thoresby, of Leeds," F.R.S. ;

Petty France [Westminster], 5 Aug. 1712. f. 98;— (b)to

Newman, 17 May, 1718. f. 106.

33. John Disney (ob. 1730) to Henry Newman, relating to " Popish
Priests" and the Protestant clergy: ''A Popish Priest in the
parts of Lindsey was taken some months ago baptizing a child
(and I think the child of a Protestant). The Minister of the Parish
had notice what was doing, took a constable and some neighbours
and seized him in the very midst of the solemnity, and carried him
before a Justice of Peace, but by some shuffling betwixt the
justice and a Rom. Cath. gentleman who appeared for the prisoner
the further examination (for it was then late at night) was putt
off till next morning, and the priest was spirited away and so
escaped punishment . . . One thing we observe to be of very fatal
consequence to the Ch. of England, which is Protestants and
Papists intermarrying. We earnestly wish for an act of Parlia-
ment to prevent that ; for whether the husband or wife be Papist,
the children are generally brought up so"; Lincoln, 18 Feb.
171J. f. 99.

34. A[bel] Boyer, lexicographer, to Wyat ; 16 Mar. 171|. f. 102.

35. Sir Isaac Newton to Dillon, making an appointment ; 16 Mar.

171}. f. 103.

36. Treasury Warrant to Sir Edward Northey, Attorney-General,
appointing Commissioners to enquire into the Queen's title to
certain lands not specified ; Whitehall, 22 Apr. [1711-1 714]. f. 104.

640 STOWE MSS., 748.

37. Nahnm Tate, Poet Laureate : *' Song for his Majesty's Birthday" ;
28 May, 1716. Holograph, f. 106.

38. [Sir] diaries Hotham, Bart., to Lord , on the movements of

the troops under Gen. Carpenter against the Jacobites in Scotland :
" I doubt not but a few days will bring us account of the southern
rebells dispersing, for we have found by experience they will not
stand regular troops, though not one third their number " ; New-
castle, 11 Nov. 1715. f. 108.

39. [Richard Lumley, Lord] Lumley, [2nd Earl of Scarborough in

1721], to , on the movements of the troops against the rebels,

" There is now certain Litelligence come in that the rebels march't
yesterday morning from Lancaster towards Preston, where they
give out that they expect great numbers to join them," etc, ; [ctVc.
Nov. 1715]. f. 110.

40. Letter (unsigned) enclosing a detailed account of the battle
of Dunblane [Sherrifmuir], 11-15 Nov. 1715, Glasgow, 30 Nov.
1715. f. 111.

41. Bichard Bentley, D.D., Master of Trinity Coll., Cambridge, to
Bev. [Edw.] Vernon, on college business, and on the etiquette to be
observed on the visit of George I. to Cambridge ; Trinity College,
Sunday [Oct. 1717]. f. 116.

42. James Tyrrell, historian, to Boger Gale, antiquary, discussing
the question of the legitimacy of the children of Bobert IL, King of
Scotland, and other antiquarian points ; Derby, 3 Apr. 171-. f. 123.

43. James Craggs, jun.. Secretary of State, to Lord Chancellor
Macclesfield, informing him that the King has '' been pleased to
dismiss Sir William Thompson from his office of Solicitor General " ;
Whitehall, 17 Mar. 17Jf f. 124.

44. B[obert] Walpole [1st Earl of Orford, 1742] to } on behalf of

a " late Excise officer" ; 26 Jun. 1721. f. 127.

45. Philip Honywood [K.B. in 1743] to Ansteet [John Anstis,

Garter] *'at the Herlads [sic] office" acknowledging a summons
to attend the Duke of Marlborough's funeral ; " From the Camp at
Hounslow Heath," 14 Aug. [1722]. f. 129.

46. John Dashwood to his uncle, on the discovery of some Boman
coins at Wansford, co. Northt., etc. ; Wansford, 5 Sept. 1726. f. 135.

47. [Adm. Sir] Edwai-d Vernon, M.P. for Penryn, to Bev. Edward
Vernon, Fellow of Trinity Coll., Cambridge, on family matters ;
Naoton, 26 Sept. 1730. f. 136.

48. M[oses] Browne, poet, to [Edward Cave] ; 25 June, 1734, 11 Jan.
1738 [9], n.d. The last letter is written on the blank side of a note
from Cave. ff. 139, 166, 167.

49. Thomas Dod to Edward Cave on the subject of epigrams; Woor,
26 Oct. 1735. f. 143.

Cl. XVII. PEIVATE correspondence, etc. 641

60. B Drake to the same, on poems sent by him to the Gentleman^ 8

Magazine under the name of *' Theophilus " ; 24 Nov. 1735.
f. 144.

61. Rev. Edward Vernon, of Redmile, poet, to his son Rev. Edward
Vernon, D.D., Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, on the proposed
marriage between Frederic, Prince of Wales, and Augusta, Duchess
of Saxe-Gotha, on his own poetical works, etc, : " No verses can be
so bad but they will deserve a place in Academic compositions,
which the youth are forced to make as unwillingly as turn spit
cnrrs enter into the wheel " ; Redmile, 23 Apr. 1736. f. 147.

62. J[ohn C[lough], Vicar of Ash ford, to Edward Cave, on the
dangers of going to law ; Ashford, 17 Feb. 1736 [7]. f. 148.

63. Edward Blithe to [Edw. Cave?], with criticisms on the [Gentle-
man's Magazine?]; Wisbech, 21 Feb. 1736 [7]. f. 149.

54. I Brereton to Edw. Cave, relating to the suicide of

[Thomas] B[each], author of Eugenio (1737), etc., and to his own
contributions to the Gentleman's Magazine; 3, 21 June, 1737.
ff. 150, 151.

55. Rev. William Broome, poet, to the same, on literary matters;
19 July, 1737, Eye, 29 Aug. 1737, n.d, flf. 152-154.

66. Joseph Spence, Fellow of New College, Oxford, to ** Mr. Sylvanus
Urban [Edw. Cave], at St. John's Gate, London " ; New Coll., 4 Jan.
1737 [8]. f. 155.

67. Letters, etc., addressed to Edward Cave, editor of the Gentleman's
Magazine, from : — (a) ** Claudian," with verses from " Mitio." f.l56 ;

-^(b) T G , with verses, f. 167;— (c) "MeHnda" [?Elizabeth

Churchill], relating to verses in the Magazine by " Indocta " ; n.d.,
St. James's, 6 Jan. 173J. ff. 158, 160 ;— (d) " Rusticus," with lines
** on the epitaph on Signer Fido [a favourite dog] in L^ Cobham's
Gardens at Stowe " ; Walpole, near Wisbech, 24 Mar. «.a. f. 161 ;
— (e) short biography of Sir Benjamin Eeene, in the hand of
Thomas Birch, D.D., for insertion in the Gent. Magazine on bis
death in Dec. 1757. f. 190.

58. M[ark] Akenside to the same ; Newcastle, 30 Sept. 1738. f. 163.

59. D[avid] Wilkins, D.D., Archdeacon of Suffolk, to the same on
errors in D' [Pierre Francois le] Courayer's History of the Council
of Trent, and mentioning his own Concilia; Hadleigh, 12 Nov.
1738. f. 166.

60. Elizabeth Carter to the same, on literary subjects ; Deal, 24 June-
19 Dec. 1739. Eight letters, ff. 169, 171-177.

61. Edward Cave to Hughes, in rhyme; St. John's Gate, 12 Dec.

174-. f. 178.

62. Samuel Boyse, poet, etc., to Edw. Cave, on literary matters,
and begging for money; 20, 21 July, 1742. ff. 180, 181. Followed

542 8T0WE MSS., 748, 749.

(f. 182) by a biograpkioal account of S. Boyse and his father Joseph
Boyse in the hand of Thomas Astle, Oct. 1786.

63. Francis Hooper to Edward Vernon, D.D., Eector of St. George's,
Bloomsbury : '* Most of y^ week has been spent in riotons living
and in greasy luxnry, which we concluded this day with the most
magnificent entertainment I ever saw within these walls. Clarret
Burgundy and Champain flowed in plenty . . . Other coUeges
feadd the Chancellor [Duke of Newcastle] with rangling disputa-
tions, speeches and vain Philosophy, but we gave him Fricandeaus
and Turbot, &c, &g. &c., and ev'ry thing that con'd tickle and
flatter a polite and elegant palate ... He took leave of us in an
elegant speech and a squeeze by the hand as good as a bishoprick " ;
Trin. Coll., Cambridge, 17 June, 1753. f. 187.

64. Samuel Pegge, antiquary, to Thomas Bavenhill, mentioning his
contributions to the [Oentlemani's] Magazine, under the anagram of
Paul Gemsege; [Chesterfield], 14 Nov, 1757. f. 189.

65. [Mary Barber] (oh. 1757) to Edw. Cave, enclosing contributions
to the OerUleman's Magazine; n,d, f. 191.

66. [Sir] Nicholas Armorer to Sir E. Bering at Dublin; Whitehall,
Easter Eve, s.d. f. 194.

67. G[eorge ?] Wharton [M.D. ?] to , on the purchase of books,

efc., and asking for the loan of his " bigest, fairest and most rare
medall, whether gold, silver or copper '* ; n.c?. f. 204.

Amongst miscellaneous papers at the end are : —

1. Notes on St. Waltrud's church at Mons. f. 208.

2. Counsers opinion, by Williams, on questions relating to the

succession to Ralph, Lord Eure (ch. 1707). f. 210.

3. Epitaphs on the wife and family of Bobert Gamett, A.M.; 1679-
1681. f. 211.

4. Epitaph on Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby, Kni. (ob. 1640), with
particulars of his heir Sir John Sydenham (ob. 1642) and others
of his fieanily. f 212.

5. Notes on the division of co. York for purposes of assessment, said
to be in the hand of Thomas Hutton, of Popleton ; late 17th cent.
f. 213.

6. " Elevation des eaux . . . par des Principes de la Geometrie de la
Statique et de THydrostatique," said to be in the hand of **the
celebrated Sir Samuel Morland," Bart. (ob. 1695). f. 215 b.

7. Verses on Babelais, ascribed to Thomas Rymer, compiler of the
Foedera. f. 216.

8. Thirty-six Latin elegiac verses entitled '* In foedera stabilita ab
Oliviero Cromwello inter Bempublicam Britannicam et ordines
foederatos Belgii, Authore Boberto South" (D.D., Canon of Christ
Church, Oxford), f. 217.

Ol. XVn. PBIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, btc.

543

9. Petition of Dame Margaret Stapilton, widow of Sir Bryan
Stapilton, Ent., slain at Rowton Heath, 1645, to the Justices of
Peace for the West Riding, f. 218.

10. Catalogue of plants and trees alphabetically arranged, signed at
the foot of each page " J. Baillie." f. 224.

749. Original letters addressed to John Anstis, Garter Ring of
Anns (6b. 1745), on antiquarian subjects, principally heraldic or
genealogical; 21 Oct. 1700—19 Mar. 174^. The last letter, dated
12 Apr. 1746, must be to John Anstis, jun.

The names of the writers are given in the index. Among
them are : Thomas Tanner, Prebendary of Norwich, and Bishop of
St. Asaph ; Thomas Hearne ; Humphrey Wanley, Librarian to Lord
Harley; Francis Wise; John Thorpe; Roger Gale; Tliomas Baker,
of Cambridge; N. Harding; Dr. Halley, the astronomer; Dr.
Derham, of Windsor; Dr. Daniel Waterland; Richard Graves;
Lord Stafford ; Lord Harcourt ; Ralph Thoresby ; E. Lhwyd ;
Browne Willis; Antonio Gralvao de Castello Branco, Portuguese
envoy; Mons. Clairambault. The particular subjects treated
include : —

Welsh Antiquities, etc. ff.3,4,5. (Romish
language from the **countrey fel-
lows"; 1700. flf. 3,4. BnriftlofDr.
Radcliffe at Oxford; 5 Dec. 1714.
f. 8. Citation of Thomas Hearne for
defaming the University of Oxford in
the preface to Camden's Elizabetha;
16 Mar. 171;. f. 20. Notes on the
" Bpisoopus Pneroram " ; 1718-20.
ff. 24, 74, 116, 117, 121, 132. Arms of
the five Regius Professors at Cam-
bridge, as granted in 1590. f. 32. The
order of **Fratre6 de Sacoo sive de
poenitentia Jesu'* in the 13th cent.
f.36. Notes on Knights of the Garter,
with pedigrees,' etc., of Felbrigg,
Stapleton, EnoUjs, and others ; 1720-
1723. ff. 36, 41, 59, 62, 63, 66, 73. 83,
84, 87, 89, 103, 136, 162, 178, 199, 215.
Picture of Sir Christopher Hatton,
with a copy of letters of recommenda-
tion from Q. Elizabeth to the Bishop
of Li^ge, etCy on his going to Spa.
ff. 46, 50, 55, 58. Notes on William
Botoner and Sir John Falstaff, etc ;
1719-1723. ff. 63, 66, 77, 140, 147,
156, 193, 228, 225, 229. Bushworth
College in Norfolk, founded by Ed-
mund Gunvile ; 15 Aug. 1719. f. 67. i

Knights of the Garter who were Mem-
bers of Parliament; 1719. ff. 69, 71.
Tanner's list of his seals ; 1719. ff. 80,
81. State of the Harley Catalogue;
20 Mar. 1720. f. 93. BeveraioDs of
the headship of a College, mandates
for fellowships, etc., at Cambridge;
1720. ff. 98, 107, 108. Notes on
windows, ete., in Kentish churches,
with armsof Guildford, Nevill,yillier8,
Sackvill, Devereux, Mountacute,
Broke; [1720]. f. 100. Notes on
Bochester Bridge; 1720. f.l03. Notes
on King's Hall, Cambridge, the gate-
way at Trinity College, etc; 1720.
ff. 105, 109, 112, 119. Criticisms by
Tanner of Anstis's AipOogia (?); 1720-
21. ff. 126, 128,138 b. Entries of the
births and deaths of the families of
Herbert and Sydney from a MS.
Psalter at Trinity College, Cambridge :
27 Oct. 1720. f. 131. Library of
Francis Layton, keeper of the Jewel
House to Cliaries I., containing many
of the King's books and MSS. ; 5 Dec.
1720. f. 133. Dr. Halley, on a mis-
take in the date of a solar eclipse in
1846; 16 May, 1721. f. 158. Notes on
the families of Mowbray and SheiBeld ;

644 STOWE MSS., 750.

10 Aug. 1721. f. 161. M8. of the
" 8ca1a Chronica " ; 1721-22. ff. 179 b,
181, 193. Coronation Offioes in the

legacies of MSS. of Peter lo Neve,
Norroy King of AnuB ; 1729. ff. 266,
268. Notes on Infant Communion;

hands of Arohbishops Land and San- ■ 1737. ff. 273, 275, 277. Pedigree of

croft; 1723. ff. 219, 221, 223, 227. I the Trivets; 27 Aug. [1741?].

Oq the date of a picture of Sir Thomas I f. 281. Pedigree of Richard GnTes;

More; 1725. f. 249. Death and ! 19 Mar. 1742. ff. 284 b, 287.

Paper; flf. 290. Folio.

750. Original letters from lawyers, scholars and others addressed
for the most part to Thomas Parker, Lord Chief Justice 1710,
Baron Parker 1716, Lord Chancellor 1718, Earl of Macclesfield
1721 (o6. 1732); 1704-1739. A few draft replies of Lord
Macclesfield are interspersed (ffl 46, 112, 246, 430, 432). Many
of the later letters are recommendations to livings in the Lord
Chancellor's gift. The names of all the writers are given in the
index. Among the letters are the following, all of which, where
not otherwise noted, are addressed to Lord Macclesfield : —

1. Oeorge Hickes, Dean of Worcester, (a) on the publication of his
Antigua Literatura Septentrionalis, etc. ; 1 June, 1704 — 6 Apr. 1710.
ff. 2-5, 23;— (b) interceding for Rev. Hilkiah Bedford; 4 Oct.
1714. f. 66.

2. [Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of] Peterborough; [23 Feb. 1709-10].
f. 11.

3. [William Cavendish, 2nd Bake of] Devonshire, recommending
[Alexander] Denton, M.P. for Buckingham; [10 Mar. 1709-10].
f. 13.

4. Sir James Mountagu, Attorney-General; 12 Mar. 1709 [10].
f. 15;— as Baron of the Exchequer; Warrington, 10 Feb. 1715 [61
f. 163.

5. J[ohn] Fortescue- Aland, al Fortescue [Sol. General 1714, Baron
of the Exchequer 1717, Justice of the King's Bench 1727, cfc.],
(a) congratulating L. C. J. Parker on his appointment; 12 Mar.
1709 [10]. f. 17;— (b) on business of the Western Circuit;
Launceston; 20 Mar. 1710 [1] f. 28; — (c) on his appointment as
Solicitor General to the Prince of Wales; 22 Oct. 1714. f. 76;—
(d) that " Kome of the Gentlemen who are to be calFd Serjeants "
. . . will take no degree without your Lordship's consent " ;
14 Dec. 1714. f. 88; — (e) on circuit matters, etc.; Taunton,
22 Mar. 1714, Northampton, 22 Nov. 1716. ff. 98, 214;— (f) on
the trial of Jacobite rebels at Carlisle; 8 Dec, 13 Dec. 1716.
ff. 222, 223 ; — (g) describing the difficulties from the rain and snow
of his joiimey to York to hold the Assize; York, 17 Mar. 1716 [7}
f. 249; — (h) on public and legal affairs, etc.; Serjeant's Lin,
30 Apr. 1726—29 Dec. 1730. ff. 416, 418, 424, 428, 445.

Cl. XVII. PBIVATE CORKESPONDENCE, etc. 545

6. William Brydges [Serjeant-at-Lav, 1716], giving an aooount of
proceedings on the Oxford Circuit; Shrewsbury, 2 Apr. 1710.
f. 21.

7. Unsigned letter abusing the Whigs, etc, ; 30 Sept. 1710. f. 25.

8. W Cockcroft, wi fch proposals for raising revenue ; — Feb. 1 7 10 [ 1 ].

f. 26.

9. [James Butler, 2nd Duke of] Ormonde, to [Charles Boyle, 4th] Earl
of Orrery; Bottisfield, 19 June, [1711]. f. 30,

10. Unsigned letter to the Mayor of Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the
presentation by the Duchess of Gordon to the Advocates' Library,
Edinburgh, of a medal of the Pretender, on the prosecution of a
Prosbyte^rian minister fur libelling the Queen and Church at
Ormskirk, co. Lane, and other news; London, 20 July, 1711.
f. 32.

11. [John Erskine, 6th Earl of] Mar, to the Earl of Orrery ; Whitehall,
20 July, 1711. f. 34.

12. William Courtenay, disclowing to the Lord Chief Justice a ** scurvy
plot and designe contriving against your person, honour and
intrest by severall gentlemen in the Queen's Bench"; 5 Dec.
1711. f. 38.

13. [Simon Harcourt, Baron] Haroourt, Lord Keejier; 21 Mar.
1711 [2]. f. 40.

14. [Nicholas Leake, Earl of] Soarsdale, asking to be released from
his promise to the Queen that he would accept the appointment of
Ambassador to Vienna; ctre. 1712. f. 42.

15. [William Legge, Ist Earl of] Dartmouth, Secretary of State,
oonoeming the release of two French subjects who had come from
France without licence ; Whitehall, 2, 7 Apr. 1713. With draft of
reply, 4 Apr. 1713. ff. 44r-48.

16. [Robert Harley, Ist Earl of] Oxford, to the Earl of Scarsdale, on
the latter's intended embassy to Vienna, etc, ; St. James's, 27 Feb.
1713 [4], 19 Apr. 1714. flf. 50, 53.

17. Henry Newton, LL.D., enclosing a treatise; 23 Mar. 1713 [4].
f. 52.

18. Daniel Wilson, concerning the new Commission of Peace for
Westmorland: "We have proclaim'd and are still proclaiming
the Elleotor of Brunswick our King in the severall towns in our
county of Westmorland, and are likewise doeing what ever else
wee can judge proper for his service to deprive the hopes off the
Papists and non Jurors, who off late have been and are still very
insolent" ; Dallam Tower, near Kendall, 5 Aug. 1714. f. 55.

19. Bobert Wilmot, on election and corporation matters at Derby;
Derby, 11 Sept. 1714. f. 56.

20. D[ayid] Wilkins, asking for L.C. Justice Parker's interest for the

2 N

646 STOWE MSa, 760.

Regius Professorship of Hebrew at Oxford; Amsterdam, 21 Sept
1714. f. 60.

21. Jolin Tnrton, on Tamworth election; Alrewas, 9 Oct. 1714.
f. 68;— Orgreave, 17, 22 Apr. 1714. flf. 266, 268.

22. P McNeny (a) to Lord Orrery, congratulating him on his

appointment as Lord of the Bedchamber, etc.; Brussels, 10 Oct
1714. f. 70; — (b) to Lord Macclesfield, on the discovery of a
Popish Plot, the Cambray Congress, etc. ; Brussels, 20 Jan. 1722.
f. 408.

23. Bernard Lintott, on his disappointment on not being choeen
King's Bookseller; 16 Oct 1714. f. 72.

24. John Bichardson, on the conversion of the Irish Papists;
Belturbet, 18 Oct 1714. f. 74.

26. [Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of] Somerset; 28 Oct 1714, 10 Feb.
1716-7, 1 Mar. 1723 [4]. flf. 78, 242, 412;— to Sir W. Wyndham;
13 Sept [1716]. f. 119.

26. William Salkeld [Serjeant-at-Law, 1716]; [31 Oct 1714]. At
the head is a note by [Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of] Hardwicke, '* my
Father practised or studied the law under this Gentleman Seij*
Salkield." f. 80.

27. [Charles Montagu, Earl of] Halifax, 1^ Lord of the Treasuiy;
16 Nov. 1714. f. 86.

28. [William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of] Devonshire, on the nomination
of a Sheriff for co. Derby ; [16 Dec. 1714]. f. 89.

29. E Pepper, on the murder of his brother by the rebels ; 14 Jan.

1714 [6]. f. 90.

30. C[harles] Stanhope, Under Secretary of State, enclosing "the
Plan of the General Peace, and the papers relating to Toumay ** ;
Whitehall, 2 May, 1716. At the head is a note by the 2nd Lord
Hardwicke. f. 100.

31. Sir John St Leger, Baron of the Exchequer, Ireland, (a) on
current topics, practice iu the Irish Law Courts, etc. : " We expected
to have had a mob up on the Pretenders birthday, but there was not
the least appearance here or in any other part of the Kingdom, that
we have yet heard of. The arm of the civil power is too strong here,
and the magistrates are vigilant and sincere friends to the King.
. . . The College indeed is invincibly bad, and nothing but malice
and treason within their walls. The collegians, who ramble about
this great town to all the infamous places, are the greatest rakes
and scownes that ever I heard of," etc.; Dublin, 14 June, 1716.
f. 104 ;— (b) on Irish affairs ; Dublin, 22 Nov. 1716, 21 Feb. 1716 [7].
ff. 136, 244.

32. T[homas] Bell, M.A., (a) on affairs at Cambridge ; Trinity College,
16 June, [1716]— 12 Mar. 1716 [6]. ff. 108, 161-156, 169, 161,

Cl. XVn. PBIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, etc. 547

165, 167, 174; — (b) on parish matters, etc.; Liverpool, 3 Dec.
1717, 21 Feb. 1717 [8]. ff. 274, 280.

33. [George Granville, Baron Lansdowne], (a) t<> Sir William
Wyndham, Bart., on the state of political partie.s in England, etc. :
** Our apprehensions here of an invasion are groundless, and yet we
proceed as if they were real. Walpole is to be at the head of the
Treasury, and his brother Horace Paymaster in Trust. The feuds
at Court run high " ; 5 Sept. 1715. At the head is the note by the
2nd Lord Hardwicke, "N.B. This is a remarkable letter and
clearly treasonable in its meaning." f. 114; — (b) to the same;
17 Sept. 1715. f. 123.

34. Francis Webl)er, Joseph Alloway and others to Sir W. Wyndham,
on Minehead election; Minehead, 14 Sept. 1715. f. 121.

35. ''The honour and impartiality of the House of Commons set
forth in the case of Sir William Wyndham"; [1715]. Printed.
f. 125.

36. Sir Richard Steele, petitioning for the Mastership of the Charter
House in succession to Dr. Thomas Burnet; St. James's Street,

3 Oct. 1715. f. 127.

37. Ralph Thoresby, defending Alderman Oookson of Leeds against
a charge of disaffection; Leeds, 17 Oct. 1715. f. 129.

38. H[enry] Hatrell, (a) on the Jacobite rioters at Newcastle [under
Lyme], the pai-tialit}^ of the Magistrates, 6/o. ; 31 Dec. 1715.
f. 139 ; — (b) on his claim against Ralph Sneyd for an attack on his
house in the late riots ; 14 Nov. 1717. f. 272.

39. [William Cowper, Baron] Cowper, Lord Chancellor; 4, 5 Jan.
1715 [6]- ff. 141, 143.

40. Edward Wells, D.D., on the question of his taking the oathhi ;

4 Jan. 1715 [6]. ff. 145.

41. Sir W[illiam] Wyndham, asking for an order for the admission
into the Tower of Dr. Friend and Dr. Chamberlain, to attend his
wife Lady Katharine [Seymour] suffering from the smaU pox;
Tower, 13 Jan. 1715 [6]. f. 147.

42. [Pierre] Des Maizeaux, on literary matters; London, 18 Jan.
1715 [6]. Fr, At the head is the note by the 2nd Lord Hardwicke,
" N.B. De Maizeaux's correspondences were bought by my worthy
friend D' Birch and are now at the [British] Musaeum.** f. 149.

43. T Bootle, on the trial and execution of rebels at Liverpool,

etc. ; Liverpool, 29 Jan. 1715 [6]. f. 157.

44. Sir Thomas Bury, Baron of the Exchequer : (a) "I was yesterday at
Grayes Inn Chappel the morning, and there the reader read a note
desiring us to pray for the fewer persons or Lords (I know not which,
for he mumbled it a little) lying under condemnation. And the
Clerk set for the Psalm the fewer last verses of the 44th Psalm,

2 N 2

548 STOWE MSS., 750.

bnt begun to sing at the first of the two lines preceding, in Tate
and Braddyes version, the first line whereof is ' All slaughter'd or
reserved like sheep/ " etc. ; 27 Feb. 1715 [6]. f. 170 ;— (b) as Lord
Chief Baron ; 8 Nov. [1717]. f. 270.
46. F[rancis] Barnard, M.A. [Prebendary of Norwich, 1720], on the
progress of Lord Parker's son at Cambridge ; Clare Hall, 15 Mar.
1715 [6]. f. 176.

46. Bill of W Boyer, for cutting Saxon characters, printing, etc. ;

1715. f. 180.

47. Sir Robert Baymond [Lord Ch. Justice, 1725], declining to enter
Parliament; 17 Apr. 1716. f. 181.

48. Arthur Charlett, D.D., Master of University Coll., Oxford, on
a robbery of plate at Wadham College ; 23 May, 1716. f- 188.

49. S[imon] D[egge] to Rev. Thomas Bell, giving an account of a
Town and Gown riot at Cambridge, on 28, 29 May ; Clare Hall,
31 May, 1716. f. 194.

50. W[illiam] Moore, (a) thanking L.C. Justice Parker for his recom-
mendation to the post of ** Master of the References for England to the
Commissioners for the forfeited Estates,'* etc. ; 8 Aug. 1716. A note
on the back states that " This Mr. Moore was author of the Chrisis
attributed to S' Rich^ Steele." f. 196 ;— (b) Kensington, 6 Sept. 1716.
f. 204; — (c) relating to the estate of Ecclestone, nr. Preacott,
CO. Lane, alleged to have been granted to superstitious uses by Capt
Ecclestone, who became a Jesuit, etc, ; Preston, 5 Oct., 19 Nov, 1716.
ff. 210, 212 ;— (d) on the reversion of the office of Clerk of the Pells ;
26 Oct 171 7. f. 264 ;— (e) Essex House, 23 Sept. 1718. f. 290.

51. Benjamin [Hoadley, Bishop of] Bangor; 9 Aug. 1716, 14 Oct.
1719, 7 Sept. 1726. flf. 196, 325, 340.

52. Sir J[ohn] Trevelyan, Bart., to Sir W. Wyndham, relating to the
petition against their election [for Minehead, oo. Som.] ; London,
6 Sept. [1716?] f. 202.

53. James Craggs, Postmaster-Oeneral, with news ; Gen. Post Office,
8 Sept. 1716. f. 206.

54. E[dward] Chandler, D.D., Prebendary of Worcester; London,
22 Sept. 1716. f. 208; — on the expected vacancy in the see of
Worcester; Worcester, 26 Jan. 1716 [7]. f. 208;— as Bishop of
Coventry and Lichfield, concerning the patronage of Elmdon;
30 May, 1719. f. 308.

55. Letter submitting extracts of a complimentary poem on George,
Prince of Wales, etc. ; [Nov. 1716]. f. 215.

56. Robert Price, Baron of the Exchequer, on the trial of rebels : '* We
have 68 prisoners ; they are the better sort of the Scotch Rebells ;
they are well guarded, and soe are the King's witnesses. All the
little pettyfoggers are engaged in the severall quarters of the

Cl. XVIL private CORBESPONDBNOE, mra 649

ooimtry to engage juiymen, and soe are the dissenting preaoherB,"
etc.; Carlisle, 6, 17 Dec. 1716. ff. 217, 228.

57. B[ichard] Lnughton, of Clare Hall, (a) on a College election;
Cambridge, 11 Dec. 1716. f. 219;— (b) recommending Bev. John
Barman for the living of Harston, oo. Leic. ; Worcester, 12 Sept.
1719. f. 314.

58. L[ancelot] Blackburn, Dean [Bishop in 1717] of Exeter, on the
printing of " that infamous libel called Nero y« Second '* ; Exeter,
15, 22 Dec. 1716. ff. 224, 234.

59. Bobert Tracy, Juotioe of Common Fleas, on the trial of rebels at
Carlisle ; Carlisle, 15, 19 Dec. 1716. ff. 226, 230.

60. Farrer Armestrong^ giving information concerning " the grand
rebell (the pretended generall Forster)" and other Jacobites;
Morpeth, 22 Dec. 1716. f. 236.

61. [Bobert Sutton, 2nd Baron] Lexington, on a contemplated act of
Parliament fur a marriage between his daughter Bridget Sutton
and Lord John Manners [3rd Duke of Butland, 1721]; 26 Dec.
1716. f. 238.

62. William Loraine, magistrate, on his relations with the rebels;
Kirkhade, 26 Feb. 171f. f. 247.

63. J[ohn] Davies, LL.D., thanking Lord Parker for his influence in
procuring for him the mastership of Queen's CoUege, Cambridge ;
24 Mar. 1716 [7]. f. 252.

64. Sir Francis Molyneux, 4^ Bart., ete,y asking advice, as a J.P.,
*' concerning settlements in relation to servants"; TeversaU,
13 Apr. 1717. f. 254.

65. William [King, Archbishop of] Dublin; Dublin, — Oct 1717,
2 Apr. 1729. ff. 266, 437.

66. [John Sutherland, Earl of) Sutherland, recommending Mr.
[Marcus] Gibbin for the living of Northfleet; Marlborough Street,
19 Aug. 1718. f. 282. .

67. J Molesworth, to the same effect : ** This Gentleman, Mr.

Gibbon was tum'd out of a curacy at Gravesend by the Bp. of
Bochester for lending his church to the Dutch troops who came to
our succour at the time of the Bebellion, in order to their perform-
ing their devotions at an hour that did not interfere with the
service of the parish " ; 19 Aug. 1718. f. 284.

68. William Mitchell to the Duke of , concerning the Scottish

Church and the oath of abjuration; Edinburgh, 22 Nov. 1718.
Copy. f. 292.

69. Speech of [George Granville, Ist] Baron Lansdowne, against the
Occasional Conformity BiU; 19 Deo. 1718. Printed, f. 294.

70. Baron de [Mazarelle] Stavijani, endosing a list of chemical and
other curiosities; London, 17, 18 Mar. 171f Fr. ff. 297, 299.

560 STOWE MSS., 761, 758.

71. [James Stanhope, Ist Earl] Stanhope, on the precedency of the
newly-created Dukes of Greenwich, Manchester, and Chandos;
Whitehall, 25 Apr. 1719. f. 306.

72. George Parker [2nd Earl of Macclesfield, 1732] to his father,
describing his travels in Germany, Italy, etc, ; Francfort, Innspruck,
Venice, etc., 28 Oct. 1719—7 Sept. 1726. ff. 327-422 |«w«i«.

73. Daniel Moore; Venice, 19 July, 1720. f. 348.

74. Edmund [Gibson, Bishop of] Lincoln, to Eev. Matthew Tate,
Vicar of Bumham, on Lord Nottingham's reply to William
Whiston's letter on The Eternity of the Son of God and of Hi$ Holy
Spirit; Duke St., Westminster, 11 May, 1721. Copy. Printed
in Lipsoombe's Bttckinghamshirej iii. p. 214, note. f. 372.

75. Lord Macclesfield to the Duke of Devonshire, defending himself
from the charge of selling the offices of Masters in Chancery, etc, ;

22 May, 1722. Draft, f. 404.

76. Francis [Atterbury, Bishop of) Bochester, to Lord Orrery;
Bromley, 13 Aug. 1722. f. 409.

77. Z[achary] Pearce, Vicar of St. Martin-in-t he-fields, [Bishop of
Bangor, 1748]; 13 Sept. 1726. f. 426 ;--«ending ''a small parcell
of my pamphletts on the miracles " and on the death of Anthony
Collins, Deist, " I am told thai his dying words were to this effect,
* I have endeavoured to serve ti-ue Eeligion and my Country, and I
hope that I shall go to a place where I shall find others that have
done the same'"; 17 Dec. 1729. f. 441; — on literary topics;

23 Dec. 1729. f. 443.

78. B[emard] Mandeville, M.D., on his son's iUness; London, 8 Oct
1726. f. 429.

79. S[arah Churchill, Duchess of] Marlborough; 31 Jan. 1727 [8],
f. 434.

80. William Cartwright, concerning Dr. Mead's MSS.; Aynho,
10 Feb. 1738 [9]. f. 447.

81. Draft of Speech on the disadvantage of a Standiug Army, in the
hand of J. Fortescue Aland, f. 449.

Paper; ff. 451. Purchased (f. 451) by Thomas Astle from W.
Heard, 25 Sept. 1767. FoHo.

751. Original lettebs of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and
Sarah his wife, to James Craggs, Sen. [Postmaster-General in 1715],
who was acting as financial secretary to the Duchess; 1711-1718.
The Duke's letters are twenty-one in number, and with one excep-
tion (f. 15), dated " Camp before Bouchain, the 9th Sept 171 1," are
holograph. This letter, though dated from the seat of war, oontains
no military intelligence, but relates to the debt on the building
accompt of Blenheim Palace. The remaining twenty, which

Cl. XVII. PBIVATE COERESPONDENCE, ettc. 651

extend from 11 Apr. 1713 to 18 July, 1714, during which time the
Dnke was in retirement abroad, relate almost exclnsively to the
same subject. The letters of the Duchess, seventy-five in number,
are all holograph, and comprise the period between the time of her
final rupture with the Queen in 1711 and the year 1718. The first
letter of the series bears no date, but from the opening sentence,
which is as follows, *'If yon have not been with the Duke of
Shrewsbury this will save yon the trouble of it, for I have
removed most of my things out of St. James's, and all my lodgings,
I believe, will be cleard by to morrow night," it must have been
written between May and July, 1711 (cf. Coxe, Memoirs of the Duke
of Marlborough, 1819, vol. iii. p. 357). The Duchess's letters, which
are couched in vigorous and at times spiteful language, throw
considerable light on the financial side of her disputes with the
Queen and Government. At the end (f. 226) is a key to the
numerical cyphers used by the Duchess.
Paper; flf. 227. Folio.

752-764. Original letters addressed to Charles Lyttelton, LL.D.,
Dean of Exeter [1748-1762] and Bishop of Carlisle [1762-1768],
President of the Society of Antiquaries [1765], chiefiy on literary
and antiquarian subjects; 1730-1768. Three volumes. Paper.
Folio. The contents are : —

762. Vol. I. (ff. 240). 1. Letters of Smart Lethieullier, of Alders-
brook, co. Essex (ob, 1760), chiefly on Roman and Saxon antiquities,
architecture, etc.; 28 Sept. 1743—1 April, 1760. flf. 1-105.
Among the special subjects treated are : —

The origin of burial in ohurohyarils and
inside ohnrohes ; 1744-1746, 1752.
ff. S, 5, 9, 66. The correspoDdenoe of
Henry Bnllinger with English Re-
formers, preserved at Zurich ; 14 Sept.
1747. f.l7b. New- Hall near Chelms-
ford, with oognizanoe of Katharine of

ff. 34, 35 b. The institution of the
Creweian oration, etc ; 14 July, 1750.
f. 89. Wooden chapel at Greenstead
near Ongar,oo. Essex; 21 Jan. 1751 [2].
f. 49. Grant of a charter of incorpora-
tion to the Society of Antiquaries;
18 Nov. 1751. f. 55 b. Boyal Arms

Aragon; 14 Sept. 1747. f. 18b. Pope | of Henry IV., etc., with description of
and Lord Bolingbroke's Idea of a \ Heron Gkite near Brentwood, co. Essex ;

Patriot King ; 25 Bfay, 1749. f. 27 b.
Waltham Abbey; 14 July, 1749.
f. 29. Disooyery of a liithraa tablet
at York; 24 Oct, 29 Nov. 1749.

19 Oct. 1756. f 89. The speUing of
tlie word « isle " or " aisle " ; 23 Nov.
1757, f.98.

2. Letters of William Borlase, of Ludgvan, co. Comw., author of the

Antiquities of Cornwall, 1754, chiefly upon that subject, with

some account of the Stannaries and Scill^* Isles, various meteoro-
logical notes, allusions to the British Museum, etc. ; 8 Nov. 1748 —
30 Sept. 1768. ff. 106-240.

552

STOWE MSS., 75»-758.

AmoDg the special subjects treated are :-

1753. ff. 156 b, 157, 158. DiaooTeryof
a Roman patera near Ludgyan ; June
—Oct. 1758. flf. 183 b, 184, 186, 187.
Notes on the family of Borlaae; 1760-1.
flf. 200 b, 202, 218 b. On Lndgvan
church being struck by lightning,
and on a tidal wave ; 17 Aug. 1761.
f. 212. John WUkee; 8 Dec 1763.
f. 220 b. Notes on the Poor Bates,
ete.; 1765-6. flf. 223, 224 b, 228. Notea
on tho American dispute ; 1766.
C 227 b, 230. Notes on a tieatise of
the coins of Gunobelin ; 6 Aug. 1766.
f. 232.

A MS., in the possession of Dr. Lyttelton,
of the Passion of Our Lord in Cornish
verse; 8 Nov. 1748, 29 Mar. 1749.
ff. 106, 109. British coins, etc. ; 1749.
ff. 116, 120. Druid seal found in
Anglesey; 1750. ff. 124. 126. "Par-
liament of Tinners"; Dec. 1750.
f. 129 b. St. Achebranuus, a Cornish
saint ; 9 April, 1752. f. 189. Dolmen
at Constantine; 2 Oct. 1752. f. 144.
Connection of the families of Lyttelton
and Trenance; 28 May, 1753, 3 Oct.
1761. fi: 155 b, 218,214,215. Soman
altar at Bath, and a description of a
Saxon church at Burford: 30 June,

753-764. Vols. II., III. (ff. 301, 280). Lettebs on various topics;

10 May 1730—13 Dec. 1756, and 21 Feb. 1757—21 Oct. 1768.

(At the end of Vol. III. a letter to Thomas Astle, 4 July, 1797, is

inserted.)

Among the writers are : —
George Ballard, author of the Sistory of

Learned Ladies; Thomas Tanner,

Bishop of St. Asaph; W. Thomas,

author of History of Worcester ; Eliza-
beth Elstob, author of a Saxon Gram-

tnary etc.; Dr. Thomas Birch; Dr.

William Stukeley ; Daniel Dumaresq,

of St. Petersburg; Jeremiah Milles,

Dean of Exeter; Richard Pococke,

Bishop of Ossory, aft. of Meath;

George Lyttelton [Baron Lyttelton,

1756] ; John Hutchins, author of His-
tory of Dorsetshire; Browne Willis;

Edward Clarke, chaplain to the em-

Among the subjects treated are :-
The Dudley arms, etc,; 1735-1747.
Vol. n. flf. 3, 4, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 75.
Hales Owen, Stourbridge, etc., co. Wor-
cester; 1735-1741. Vol. IL flf. 3, 5,
9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 29. B. Smyth's lists
of Sheriffs; 1743-1745. Vol. IL
ff. 33, 45, 51. Letters of Card. Wolsey,
Raleigh and Q. Elizabeth ; 28 July,
1743. Vol n. f. 35. Criticism of
Clarendon's account of the battle of
Stratton; 13 Aug. 1743. Vol. IL
t 38. Druid Antiquities, etc. ; 1745-
1754. Vol. IL ff. 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, |
119, 194, 268. G. Ballard's Learned {

bassy at Madrid ; Dr. Andrew Coltee
Ducarel, librarian at Lambeth ; James
Bentham, author of History of Ely ;
Edward Lye, author of Anglo-Saxon
and Gothic Dictionary ; Thomas
Dawes, of Aleppo; Dr. Benjamin
Kennioott; Philip Morant, author of
History of Essex ; Samuel Pegge; Sir
Jos. Ayloffe; Sir Dayid Dalrymple,
SLUthor of Annah of Scotland; William
Cowper, M.D., of Chester ; Hon.
Daines Barring^on ; and Thomas Pen-
nant, of Downing.

Ladies^ se. Maiy Astell, Dorothy, Lady
Pakington, Lady Jane Orey, etc;
1746-1753. Vol. U. ff. 61, 65, 67,
73, 99, 102, 107, 157, 220, 281. Older
of tiie Earl of Northumberland's
Household, 3 Hen. VIIL; 14 Mar.
174|. Vol. II. f. 79 b. MSl with
instructions for illuminating in gold
and sUver; 10 Feb. 174^. Vol. U.
f. 99 b. Parliamentary Hisiorg by
Francis Drake and Oiesar Ward.
VoL IL ff. 113, 138 b, 137, 189, 141,
148 b, 153, 163, 187, 191, 230, 259, 264,
273, 275, 282, SOL DiscoTeiy of a

Cl. XVII. PRIVATE COBBBSPONDENCE, etc.

653

Mithras tablet at York; 1749. VoLIl.
ff. 119 b, 125. MS. of Richard of
WestmiiiBter, at Copenhagen; 26 Oct
1749, 20 Dec. 1760. Vol. II. f. 120,
Vol.111, f. 74 b. Rawlin'B MSB. left
to G^rge Ballard, correspondence with
Dr. Charlett, ete., the birth of the Pre-
tender, the death of Qn. Mary, the
reception of William HI. at Oxford,
etc.; 1744-1754. Vol IL ff. 49, 156,
179, 181, 202-206, 235, 248, 258.
Wimbome Minster, and other churches
in Dorset ; 9 July, 1751. Vol. II.
f. 166. Giant figure at Geme, oo.
Dorset, legend of St. Augustine, etc.,
1751-1764. Vol. II. ff. 170, 172, 185,
189 b, 292, 294. Vol. HI. f. 118.
Domesday Book; 1752-1766. Vol. II.
ff. 177, 188, 189 b, 238, 248. Vol. III.
ff. 108, 110, 188. MS. of St. Jerome's
Psalter, etc.; 1758-1754. Vol. II.
ff. 235, 245, 249, 251. King Arthur's
tomb at Glastonbury; 26 July, 1756.
Vol. II. f. 296. Ely Cathedral and
church architecture ; 1758-9. Vol. III.
ff. 14, 20, 41. M8S. of Leofrio ; 9 May,
1758. Vol. III. f. 16. Dea Hamma
Sabia, the derivation of the name and
race of Scoti, etc,; 1758. Vol. III.
ff. 22, 30, 32, 34. Copy of Magna
Garta, ete^ at Hales Owen ; 18 Sept.
1758. Vol. m. f. 29. Letters from
Thos. Dawes, chaplain to the English
factory at Aleppo, with notices of an
earthquake, plague, etCy in Syria, of
the visit of Cha. (Karsten ?) Niebuhr
to Sinai, of inscribed rocks, and of
[Feodor] Emin in Armenia, G^rgia,

755. Miscellaneous private letters, etc., English and foreign ; 1613-
1818 :—

1. [Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount] Mountgarrett, to Sir William
Andrewes, Knt., with a present of a goshawk, etc.; Ballyne,
12 Sept. 1613. f. 1.

2. [Henry Percy, 9th Earl of] Northumberland (ob. 1632), to Sir
Thomas Fairfax [?cr. Viscount Fairfax of Elmley 1628], relating
to a disputed piece of land : — '' Lett us boeth indevor to know the
trueth whose it is : if yours, God give yow joye of it, and I have
made an ende ; if myne, I know yow will allow it me with out
any contention," etc. ; 22 Dec, s.o. f. 3.

etc; 1760-1766. Vol. m. ff. 42, 84,
124,193. Lisbon after tbe earthquake;
24 Jan. 1760, 2 Apr. 1761. VoL HI.
ff. 48, 87. Celts, Teutons, ScIeys, eU. ;
13A.ug.1760. VoL III. f.56. OoUa-
tion of Hebrew M8S. in the Esourial,
etc.; 1760-1764. Vol. UI. ff. 72b,
77,82,91,124. Notes on the battle of
Bnmanburg and the burial of Danish
princes at Axminster; 18 Feb. 1761,
2 July, 1763. Vol. HI. ff. 81. 106 b.
Begulations for readers at the British
Museum; 20 Apr. 1761. Vol. lU.
f. 89. Visit of the King and Queen to
Eton, installation of Knights of the
Garter, etc ; 27 Sept. 1762. Vol. IH.
f. 104. Commission for the Reooni
Office (Dr. Ducarel, Sir Jos. Ayloffe,
and Thos. Astle), etc.; 1763-1764.
VoL m. ff. 108, 110, 128. 141. Annals
of Dunstable by S. Pegge: 1 Oct.
1764. Vol. III. f. 147. Scotch re-
cords carried off by Edw. I preserved
in the old Charter Hou8e,Westminster,
letters of Chas. II. to Duke of Hamil-
ton, etc. ; 1766. Yol. lU. ff. 183,
184, 186 b. Notes on the great plague
of 1348; 14 Jan. 1767. Vol. III.
f. 203 b. Demolition of the East Gate
of Chester; 20 June, 1767. Vol. IIL
f. 215. MS. of Amys and Amylion, a
metrical romance; 1767. Vol. III.
ff. 217, 219. Richard Plantagenet.
natural son of Rich. III.; 20 Aug.
1767. Vol. III. f. 221. Vineyards
in England; 4 June, 1768. Vol. lU.
f. 232.

554 STOWE MSS., 766.

3. [Sir] Francis Windebanke, Secretary of State, referring a petition
to the Lord Treasurer, etc. ; Whitehall, 20 Mar. 163|. f. 5.

4. [Henry Rich, Ist Earl of] Holland [or. 1624, o6. 1649], to Elizabeth,
Queen of Bohemia, promising to serve " M'. Dinglye," and com-
mending the bearer, a lady ; 18 Aug. <.a. f. 6.

5. Signature of Anna Maria, [Countess of] Shrewsbury, daughter of
Robert, Lord Brudenell, afterward Earl of Cardigan, and 2nd wife,
in 1658, of Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury [1654^1668],
With a note by Richard Grenville, Duke of Buckingham [1822],
that she afterwards married George Rodney Brydges, of Avington,
00. Southton. f. 8.

6. Acquittance from Guy Patin, M.D., Professor of Anatomy and
Chemistry at Paris, to Claude Coquille, Receiver-General, for half
a year's salary ; Paris, 16 Oct. 1658. Fr. Vellum, f. 9.

7. H[eneage Finch, 2nd Earl of] Winchilsea, Ambassador to Con-
stantinople, to Lord , introducing William (Jolt, a Sootch

merchant, resident for many years in Turkey; Pera, 27 Sept.
[1660]. f. 10.

8. Francis Bedford [Rector of Falmouth, 1664] to John Ferrers ;
Lincoln ColL, Oxon., 8 Apr. 1662. Lot, f. 11.

9. Abraham Cowley, the Poet, to [John Evelyn], thanking him for a
present of garden seeds, and adding, '* I hope to see shortly your
work of Horticulture finished and published, and long to bee in all
things your Disciple " ; Barnes, 29 Mar. 1663. f. 13.

10. William Prynne to Dr. Peter du Moulin, Canon of Canterbury,
in defence of his statement '' of the Queen's confessors brandishing
his sword at the late Kings murder" (see A True and Perfect
Narrative^. etc,, 1659, p. 62). "What I have printed I shall aver
upon oath, that I received this relation more then once or twice,
and made the best inquiry I could to satisfy myselfe . . . your
friend and fellow champion against romish emissaries, W™ Prynne " ;
Lincoln's Ion, 19 Mar. 166f . Followed by a contemporary copy,
f. 14.

11. Thomas Hill, minister of Shuttington, co. Warw., to John
Ferrers, thanking him for preferment : — " You planted mee in the
University, you watered mee when I removed thence, and now
you give the incrementum " ; Shuttington, 28 Jan. «.a. [1660-
1665]. f. 17.

12. William [WiUoughby, 6th Baron] Willoughby [of Parham],
Governor of Barbados, to Lord , asking for a supply of Scots-
men : ^' We have more then a good many Lish amongst us,
therefore I am for the downe right Scott, who I am oertaine will
fight without a crucifix about his neck "; Barbados, 16 Sept 1667.
f. 19.

Cl. XVn. PRIVATE COBBESPONDENCE, etc. 555

13. [Armand Frederio, Count de] Sohonberg [afterwards 1st Duke of

Schomberg], Greneral of the English forces in Portugal, to ,

on behalf of [Frederic] his son, to whom, as senior colonel, he was
giving up the command of the troops on their return to England
on the conclusion of peace; Lisbon, 2 June [1668]. Fr. f. 20.

14. Sir William Temple to his cousin Sir Bichard Temple, Com-
missioner of the Customs, (a) on his journey to Holland as
Ambassador; Shore, 26 May, 1674. f. 22; — (b) replying to an
attack on his conduct of tlie negotiations by Sir G^rge Downing,
formerly Ambassador to the Hague; Hague, 17 Aug., N.S., 1674.
f. 24.

15. [James Drummond, 4th Earl of] Perth [styled Ist Duke of Perth]
to [? John Leslie, 6th Earl of Bothes, Boyal Commissioner of
Scotland, or John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, Secretary of
State for Scotland] : '* I should condemn my self if I had occasioned
those encumbrances upon my fortune that keep me from attending
your Grace as I wold, but being the effect of ^e unspoted loyalty
of my grandfather and father, I do rejoyce in my poverty ; and
if (as God forbid it should) the King's business called for my
hasarding the litle remnant I possess, my life and it should, with
the chearfullness that becomes me, be freely employed that way, and
it may be with as much of passion and zeal as those who have had
more the honor to be noticed by his Majesty, and tasted of his
bounty too," etc. ; Drummond, 19 Sept. 1677. f. 26.

16. William Strother to [Henry Cavendish, 2nd] Duke of Newcastle,
narrating an encounter with rebels "of one Welshes faction
at Learmouth in Northumberland"; Fowbury, 13 Sept. 1678.
f. 27.

17. Letter unsigned and unaddressed, but endorsed, "Madam Lam-
bert (as I conjecture) to Mr. 0[liver] Heywood concerning Mr.
Tim[othy] Boot's enlargment. See his case in the Conformists
4*»» Plea for the Nonconformists, p. 61,'' printed in 1683. f. 29.

18. "A Letter from y« Bever^ Father [Edward] Peters, Jesuit,
Almoner* to y® Kb of England, written to y« Bever<* Father Le
Chaise [Frangois d'Aix], Confessor to y« most Christian Sling,
touching y« present state of affairs of England"; [1688], Trans-
lated from the French. Printed in the Somen Tracta^ ed. Scott,
1809-13, vol ix. f. 30.

19. Bough draft by John Dryden, the Poet, of the dedication to
[Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset] of Henry Purcell's
musical drama " The Prophetess, or the History of Dioclesian,"
published in 1691 ; written in Purcell's name. Holograph, On
the back, in the hand of Jacob Tonson the publisher, is a draft of
the Advertisement printed in the above edition, f. 34.

556 STOWE MBS., 766.

20. Fifederic] Spanheim to William [Lloyd], Bishop of Coventry and
LicMeld, on literary subjects; Leyden, 13 Not. 1695. Lot. f. 36.

21. John Evelyn to William Nicolson, Archdeacon of Carlisle [Bishop
of Carlisle, 1702], on the education of Inns of Court students, on
laxities at the State Paper Office, etc. ; Dover Street, 10 Nov. 1699.
Printed in Evelyn's Diary and Correspondence^ ed. W. Bray, 1852,
iii. p. 378. f. 37.

22. Matthew Prior to James Talbot, Fellow of Trinity CoUege and
Professor of Hebrew, Cambridge, conveying his decision not to
stand for Burgess for the University : " I will not trouble you i* ith
any reasonings on this occasion, since I suppose my letters may be
opened and read in a Combination room or two before they oome
to your hands " ; Whitehall, 19 Dec. 1700. Holograph, f. 39.

23. Henry St. John, Secretary-at-war [Viscount Bdingbroke, 1712]

to , sending " some orders for holding court martials in the

several garrisons " ; 8 May, [1704-1708]. f. 40.

24. [Fran^oise d'Aubigne, Marquise de] Main tenon, to [Francois de
Neufville, Duo et] Mar6chal de Villeroy, on the projects of the
Princeese des Ursins ; S* Cyr, 19 Oct., 1709. Fr, f. 42.

25. Beceipt from Alexander Pope to the Hon. Mrs. Granville for two
guineas, '* being the first payment to the subscription for the
Translation of Homer's Iliads," 1715-20. Printed form; signed,
f. 44.

26. Order of the Admiralty to Adm. Sir John Norris, relating to the
convoy of merchant ships from Newcastle to the Baltic ; 1 June,
1716. Signed by [Edward BusseU, 1st Earl of] Orford, [Sir] Jfohn]
Jennings, [Sir] Charles Turner, A[braham] Stanyan, and Oeorge
Baillie, Commissioners, f. 45.

27. Sir J[ames] Thomhill, the artist, to GTeorge [Bubb] Dodington,
of Eastbury, co. Dorset, with a design for a cupola over an octagon
room, presumably at Eastbury; Great Piazza [Covent Garden],
3 Sept 1719. f. 46.

28. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, to Martha Blount, con-
taining allusions to A. Pope, John Gay, and the " Beggar's Opera,"
etc,; Dublin, 29 Feb. 172 J. Hologr,; without signature. Printed
in Swift's Works, ed. Scott, 1824, xvii. p. 177; Pope's Works,
ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, vii. p. 117. f. 47.

29. Alexander Pope (a) to John Knight, with news of himself, Patty
Blount, Mrs. Cornish, and his mother, with the epigram, " When
other fair ones to y« shades go down," etc. ; 30 July, 1730. Hologr.
Printed in Pope's Works, ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, vol. ix.,
p. 446. fl 49 ; — (b) to the same, on the delights of Stowe House,
his intended visit to Lord Peterborough at Southampton, the state
of his health, etc. ; Stowe, 23 Aug. 1731. Hologr. Printed in

Cl. XVIL private correspondence, ettc. 657

Pope's Works^ ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, vol. ix„ p. 448.
f. 51 ; — (cj to Edward Cave, editor of the GenUeman's Magazincy
in answer to a request to decide on the merits of poems of an
author not named : '* Yon must excuse me that I decline to erect
myself into a Judge. I never went farther than to give an Opinion
in these matters, and that only to my private Friends, who ask'd it
of me before Publication ; after that, it is useless to them, and an
arrogance in me ... I think there is merit in 4 or 5 of y« Poems,
and particularly in no. iv., y« rather as y^ author says it is a first
attempt " ; n. d. Hologr. f. 58.

30. ]sa[bel, wife of Jonathan] Newton [of Newcastle-on-Tyne], to
John Knight, pn family matters ; 4 May, 1733. f. 53.

31. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, to Prince Eugene of Savoy,
'* the greatestt Generall this age hath produced,*' introducing
" M^ Nugentt," who has *' a design to serve as a Volunteer in his
Imperiall Majestys Army" under his command; Marlborough
House, 26 June, 1735. Copy. f. 55.

32. M[artha] Blount to Mrs. Knight [Anne, dau. of James Cra^s,
sen., wife successively of John Newsham, Jehn Knight, and Robert
Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent], with a postscript by Alexander Pope,
containing their wishes for Christmas, etc,\ 10 Dec. [1736].
Printed in Pope's Worhs, ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, ix.,
p. 458. f. 56.

33. [Frangois Marie Arouet de] V[oltaire] (a) to , relative to the

publication of " L'histoire du si^cle de Louis 14" in a " Recueil de
pieces fugitives en prose et en vers"; Brussels, [1739-40]. Fr,
Hologr, See G. Bengesco, Voltaire, Bihliographie de ses oeuvres,
Paris, 1882, vol. i., p. 341. f. 60 ;—(b) to Sir Everard Fawkener,
Secretary to the Duke of Cumberland, asking him to send " the
best printed memoirs upon the late insurrection in Scotland, and
the glorious exploits of your Duke, with the life of Lord Lovat,"
etc. ; Paris, 8 Sept., N.S. [1746]. Hologr, f. 63.

34. Notes by William Cole, the antiquary (ob. 1782), relating to
Archbishop Sandys; with signature as M.A. Cantab., 1743. f. 62.

35. Letter of condolence from [Louis Charles Auguste Fouquet],

Mar6chal Due de Belleisle, to ; Viry, 17 Nov. 1749. jPr.

Hologr, f. 65.

36. [Diana, dau. of Richard, Earl of Bradford, widow of Algernon
Coote, 6th Earl of] Mountrath, to [Mary Katharine, dau. of John
Law, widow of William Knollys, Visoount] Wallingford (oh. 1740);
13 Sept. 1764, ». d. [ante 1766]. flF. 66, 77.

37. Pierre Henri Treyssac de Vergy to the Chevalier D'jfeon, enclosing
a copy of an affidavit sworn by him before the King's Bench,
revealing the plots in which he had been employed by the Comte

658 STOWE MSS.. 766.

de Guerchy, when the latter was sent to supersede D'&n as French
Minister in England; 13 Nov. 1764. French, Copy. De Vergy
asserts that De Gnerchy had tried to suborn him to mnrder D*!fe>n,
and a grand jury of London subsequently brought in a true bill
against him on the charge, f. 68.

38. F[rancis] Blackbume, Bector of Biohmond, Prebendary of York,

to , relating to his work entitled The Confessional ; Bichmond,

25 Dec. 1767. f. 78.

39. Andrew Millar, bookseller, to ; Bath, 5 Feb. 176f f. 79.

40. Samuel Johnson, LL.D., to Bev. Henry Bright, Master of
Abingdon School, proposing a pupil; Johnson's Court, Fleet
Street, 9 Jan. 1770. Hologr. f. 80.

41. Note from Horace Walpole [4th Earl of Orford, 1791] to Edward
Edwards, artist ; Strawberry Hill, 13 Aug. 1783. At the foot is a
rough pencil drawing by H. Walpole, of the east front of Straw-
berry Hill, as he iirst had it and as it was after his alterations ;
followed by four memoranda in Walpole*s hand, one of which
is '' I order that on my death my Body may be opened. Orford,
June 6th, 1796." The above note and memoranda were given by

Edw. Edwards to G Baker, as appears by the covering letters

dated between 26 Sept. 1797 and 1 July, 1800. ff. 81-92.

42. M[argaret] G[avendish, dau. of Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford,
widow of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of] Portland, to Lady
Wallingford [widow of William, Viscount Wallingford]; Bullstrode,
1 Sept. 1783. f. 93.

43. J[onas] Hanway, traveller, etc. (ob. 1786) to Messrs. Bivington,
the booksellers; 19 Jan. 1784. f. 95.

44. B[enjamin] Franklin, while American Minister at Paiis, to
Eichard Bache, his son-in-law, on private matters and on tlie

♦ progress of his grandson Benjamin Franklin Bache ; Passy, 1 1 Nov.
1784. f. 96.

45. [Gabrielle Yolande Claude Martine de] Polastron, wife of
Armand Jules Frangois, Gomte de Polignac, to Mad. de Meinieres,
promising to further her suit with the Garde des Sceaux;
Fontainebleau, 23 Oct. 1786. f. 97.

46. [Honore Gabriel de Biqueti, Comte de] Mirabeau, to [Fran50M]
Lucas, the sculptor, respecting payment for a bust, and on the
illness of a niece ; 31 June, s, a, Fr, f. 98.

47. [Francis North, 2nd Earl of] Guilford, to Lady Wallingford
[widow of William Viscount Wallingford, 6b. 1740]; 8 May, 1789.
f. 99.

48. J[ame8] Lackington, bookseller (ph. 1816), to ; n.d. With

portrait, published 18 Jan. 1790. f. 100.

Cl. XVII. PBIVATB COERESPONDENCE, etc. 559

49. [Pierre Francois Hugues, dit] d'Haucarville, to C[harleB]
Towneley, enolosing letters and papers taken from ''Cet infernal
chateau," the Bastille ; Paris, 30 Jan. 1790. f. 101. Included are :—
(a) Report of the keeper of a house of ill-fame to the Lieutenant
of Police, of persons visiting her house; 7, 19, 20 Nov. 1753.

f. 103; — (b) Letter from NicoUe to , praying for

employment; Paris, 5 Oct. 1773. Fr. f. 112; — (o) Letter from

Benaven to , praying for some intimation as to the term

of his imprisonment; Aufor Leveque, 31 July, 1776. Fr, f. 113;
— (d) Relation by Qilles Pierre Chenu, "avocat en Parlement."
of a domiciliary visit to Germain Joseph Nys, and of the examina-
tion of his papers; 28, 30 Deo. 1775. f. 114;--(e) "Memoire
historique de ma vie et conduite depuis environ deux ans et

(iemy " : an account by Delaunay of his establishing, in

connection with Swinton, an Englishman, the ^* Gazette

Anglo-fran9aiBe et Americaine, politique et litteraire" in Maestrioht,
in 1780. Imperfect f. 116.

50. [Eva] M[arie, wife of David] Garrick (c*. 1822) to [? Robert]
Adam, the architect (ob. 1792) on some alterations in her house at
Hampton; Hampton, 4 Sept. s, a. f. 117.

51. William Robertson, D.D., the historian (ob. 1793), to James
Adam, the architect; College of Edinburgh, 1 Mar. <. a. f. 119.

52. James Bruce, the African traveller, to Lady Cunliffe [Harriet,
wife of Sir Foster Gunliffe, 3rd Bart.], giving advice for a tour in
Scotland : " If I am anything I am a traveller, and you surely
may rely upon me "; Einnaird, 15 Aug. 1793. f. 120.

53. [? Henry Noel, 6th Earl of] Gainsborough (ob. 1798), to Lady
Wallingford [widow of William, Viscount Wallingford] ; Harley
St., n. d. f. 122.

54. J[ean] Fr[an^.ois de la Marche], Bishop of St. Pol de Leon [1772-
1 806], (a) to Lord — — , on the failure of a Royalist project, etc, ;

1 Mar. B. a. Ft. f. 124 ;— (b) to the Rev. Martin ; 3 May, 1800,

6 May [1800]. Fr. ff. 125, 127.

55. [Marie Paul Rooh Yves Gilbert Metier, Marquis de] La Fayette,
to [Martin Michel Charles] Gaudin [afterwards Due de Gaete],
French Minister of Finance, in support of a petition from the
town of Rozoy for an '* etablissement forestier"; La Grange,
9 Pluviose, an 9 [29 Jan. 1801]. Fr. f. 129.

56. Rev. JohnErskine, D.D. (ob. 1803), to ; Lauriston, 10 May,

1802. With portrait, f. 130.

57. G[eorgiana, wife of William Cavendish, 8th Duke of] Devonshire
; (o6. 1806), to Wry man [?]: "Pray send me the tooth pick

case, with pensez h moi," etc. ; n. d. f. 131.

560 STOWE MS&, 766-759.

58. John Lewis Burckhardt, the Afrioan traveller, signed " Ibrahim/'

to , respecting the loan of books; n.d, (For other letters

signed "Ibrahim," v. Add. MS. 27,620, ff. 13, 15, 21.) f. 132.

59. James Sims, M.D. (ob. 1820), to ; 26 Jan. 1818. With

portrait, f. 133.

60. List of ** Bishops bom in Dorsetshire," apparently drawn up by
B[rowne] W[illis], but in the hand of Rev. William Cole (o5. 1782).
f. 134.

61. Oval-shaped pieoe of paper, 4 J in. X 2f in., inscribed, *' This is
the size of a diamond sent to the King of Portugal from Bresil,
wich weighs 1680 carats, or 12 ounces & a ^, value'd 225 millions
sterling," etc. f. 135.

62. Franks and other signatures, in some cases accompanied with
engraved portraits of the vniters. The names are given in the
Index, flf. 136-154.

Paper ; fif. 154. Folio.

766. Letter-book oontaining copies of letters of a writer whose name
is not given, addressed to " Dolly Sq^" her father, John Handley,
his cousin, and others, on the subject of his love for the lady, and
his desire to make her his wife ; St. Albans and London, 6 April,
1725—29 Jan. 172f.

Paper; ff. 21. Sm. Quarto.

767. Letter from K[athaniel] B[ras8ey] Halhed [author of A Code of
Gentoo Laws, 1776, and A Orammar of the Bengal Language^ 1778,
afterwards M.P. for Lymington 1791-1796] to the Bev. [George]
Costard, on the antiquity and character of the Indian language
and religion, in reply to a letter published by the latter in 1778,
criticising Halhed's preface to the Gentoo laws. Dated from the
Cape of Good Hope, with " 1779 " added by T. Astle.

Paper ; ff. 26. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Small Quarto.

768. Miscellaneous letters, Treasury warrants, papers, etc.; 1619-
1818. Amongst them are : —

1. Statement of claims on the Exchequer of Frances, wife of Sir
Thomas Savile, and grand-daughter of William, Lord Oobham;
circ, 1620.

2. Speech of Algernon Sydney delivered to the Sheriffs on the
scaffold; 1683. f. 3.

3. Letter from John Belson to Lord , on theological matters;

circ. 1688. f. 6.

4. Warrants, etc., relating to appointments of officers and other
business connected with the Customs in Scotland; 1710-1812.
ff. 10-116 pagmm.

Cl. XVn. PRIVATE CORREsrONDENCE, etc. 561

5. Letters, etc., reUting to the transactions of the Society for Pro-
moting Christian Knowledge, chiefly relating to the Welsh Bible,
eie.^ and the election of members of the Society; 1747-1815.
ff. 13-146 i^oMtm.

6. Letter from Martin Joseph Ronth, President of Magdalen College,

Oxford, to , acknowledging the receipt of books ; Oxford, 6

Peb. 1814. f. 126.

7. Dialogue, in verse, between Britannia and Sir Walter Raleigh ;
[by Andrew Marvel]. Printed in his Works, ed. 1776, vol. iii.,
p. 314. f. 147.

8. " A rare shew, or a Knave in Qnerpo with his back stript and
basely whipt by the taile of a Monster ont of Stow Wood," being
an answer to " a pamphlet called New News of a strange Monster
found in Stow Woods." This is virtually an attack on Sir W. S.
[f.d. Sir William Smyth, Bart., of Redclyffe, co. Bucks.], and an
exposure of his conduct in securing his election for Buckingham
in the second Parliament of Charles II. [1661]. Written after
1675. f. 151.

9. " Paris, a satire," in verse ; addressed to the Duke of Buckingham
[? John Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire, 1703-21]. f. 164.

Paper ; ff. 167. xviith-xixth centt. Folio.

769. 1. Epitome of Church history, from the bii-th of Christ to 1612.
ff. 3-49 b. Followed (ff. 50-59) by notes, in the same hand, on
the Apostles and Evangelists, the early Bishops of Rome, Jeinisalem,
and Alexandria, and other Fathers of the Church. At ff. 1 b, 2,
are memoranda of commercial transactions, dated 1639; and at
f. 60 is the record, in Italian, of a sale by Filippo Williams and
Francesco Hoye to Ottauiano Bartoli of caviare expected from
Russia, dat. Liuomo, 7 Dec. 1641.

2. "Observations on the Messina trade for Customes," etc.; 1642.
f. 61.

At the other end of the volume (ff. 119 b-62 b) are :—

3. Register of letters of Philip Williams [" P. W.," f, 89], who appears
from them to have been an English merchant, resident at Galata,
30 Mar.— 5 July, 1639 (ff. 118-111 b), at Constantinople, 13 July,
1639—10 Feb. 1639 [40] (ff. Ill b-100 b), and at Leghorn, 13 July,
1640—20 June, 1647 (ff. 99b-73b). ff. 119b-73b. One letter
(f. 85 b), dated 9 Aug. 1642, is to Sir Henry Garway [al Garra-
way. Lord Mayor of London 1639-40], thanking him for his " word
in my behalfe, that made mce part Commissioner in Liuome for the
India Compy."

The letters relate solely !o private and busiiiess affairs, a
large proportion being addressed to the writer's brother, William

2 0

562 STOWE MSS., 760-784.

Williams^ with whom he seems to have been in partnenhip
(see also f. 1 b). His sisters appear to have married respeotiyely
men named Backhouse (f. 99, e^c), Browne (f. 96, from which
it appears that Mrs. Browne died before 11 May, 1641), Eiccard
(f. 76 b ; see also ff. 71 b, 1 b, 2), and Garway (a relation, probably
nephew, of Sir Henry, see f. 93). Some of the letters are addressed
to Edward Barnard, "Consnll in Alleppo" (ff. 113 b. 111 b, 109 b,
105 b) ; and one is to " Mr. Tho. Symonds, in Zant, Consul! " (f. 78).
4. Schedule of deeds, 1517-1684, relating chiefly to property in and
near " Charleton Canvill " [Charlton Horethome], oo. Somerset,
which appears to have come into the possession of the Williams
family about 1639. ff. 72 b-62 b.
Paper; ff. 119. xviith cent. Quarto.

760. 1. **FoRMTJUE LiTERABUM Collected out of the most quaint
authours in diverse languages." The only English authors
mentioned are Sir Henry Wotton and Sir Francis Bacon, f. 2.

2. *• Formes of Passeports in Latin, English, French, Italian, etc.,"
chiefly granted by Heneage Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, ambassador
at Constantinople ; among others, to Lord Henry Howard (1 Oct
1665), Sir Philip Mathewes, Bart., Will. Golt, merchant, and the
Marchese Bernardo Pecori. f. 15.

3. ''Certaine rules and observations for a Secretary," as to the
conduct of his correspondenoe. f. 21.

4. " Superscriptions and Addresses of letters," arranged alphabetically
in index form ; probably written by a secretary of the above Earl
of Winchilsea. f. 23.

Paper ; ff. 32. zvnth cent. Small Folio.

CLASS xvm.

BIOGRAPHY, AND PERSONAL.

761. Biographical notices of literary, scientifio and other persons
living, for the most part, in the latter half of the 17th century,
arranged in dictionaiy form. According to a note appended the
MS. is in the hand of Thomas Coxeter, of Trinity College, Oxford
(ob. 1747).

Paper ; ff. 26. Late xviith cent. Bought by Thomas Astle at
the sale of the library of D' Biohard Farmer, Master of Emmanuel
College, Cambridge (oh. 1797), on 15 June, 1798. Sm. Octavo.

762. List of English Authors in rough chronological order, 1698-
1695, with dates when they died or flourished. The names are
taken from Wood's Aiherue and Fasti OxonienseSy those from the
Fasti having references to the second edition [1721]. At the end
(f. 43) are added earlier names from the Catalogue of Boston of
Bury.

Paper; flf. 44. xviiith cent. Narrow Octavo.

763. 1. " Cabte Sigillate " : a collection of copies of charters relating
to the families of Berkeley, Sackville, and others, with drawings
(some coloured) of the seals, made by Sir Edward Bering (<•/.
No. 924, below), who has inserted marginal notes concerning the
originals. . f. 1.

2. Another similar collection, preceded by a pedigree of the Bromley
family made by Sampson Erdeswick in 1594 (cf. another copy in
Harley MS. 4031, f. 71 b), and including pedigrees of the families
of Oreystock, Montfort, Montauban, and others, the latter part
(beginning at f. 42) being copied " ex magna Historia Britanniae
Armoricann." f. 28.

Paper ; ff. 60. xviith cent Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

764. Account of the life of Colonel Hume Caldwell, son of Sir John
Caldwell, Bart.; who was bom in 1735, entered the Austrian
service in 1750, and died from a wound at Sohweidnitz on 19 Aug.
1762. Followed by copies of letters from Austrian officers and
others, bearing testimony to his bravery ; and by some account of

2 0 2

564 STOWE MSS., 766-772.

his brothers, especially his eldest brother Sir James, who was made
a Count of Milan by Maria Theresa.

Paper; ff. 71. About a.d. 1776 (see f. 69). Octavo.

766. Survey of the estates forming the jointure of Mary, widow of
Sir William Cobbe, Knt., in JB&bingley, Wolverton and Sandring-
ham, CO. Norfolk ; taken 4 and 9 Mar. 8 James I. [161^] and 30 Dec.
9 James I. [1611]. Latin. At the end are:— (a) Copy of "The
booke of the taske of Wolferton," made 26 Aug. 16 Hen. VIII.
[1523] by Jeffrey Cobbe, Esq., and others, his tenants, f. 47; —
(b) " The tenthes or fivetenthes payde " in Wolferton, 36 Hen. VIIL
[1643-44]. f.47 b;— (c) Extracts from the Court-Eoll of Wolferton,
1466, 1487. f. 48 b.
Paper ; ff. 49. Folio.

766. " Ane aocompt of what past betwixt the Lords of Justitiarie and
M' John Dick when his sentance was re-intimat to him the nixt
day after he was apprehended, which was upon the 4 of March,
[16]84." With an account of his execution on the following day
in the Grass-market, Edinburgh, including a full report of hia

address to the people. Printed in A Testimony to the doctrine

of the Church of Scotland hy Mr. John Dick, [1684],

pp. 61-68; see also Wodrow's Church of Scotland, iii. (Glasgow,
1829), pp. 446, 473, iv. (1830), pp. 68-61.

Paper ; ff. 8. Late xvnth cent. Quarto.

767. Collections made by John Anstis, Garter King of Arms, for a
history of the family of Granvill or Grenville, of co. Cornwall ;
consisting of extracts from charters and other records, and pedi-
grees of the family and of families allied with it.

Paper ; ff. 97. xviiith cent. Small Quarto.

768. Extracts from Newspapers, 1643-1667, illustrating, from a
Parliamentary point of view, the conduct and character of Sir
Eichard Grenville, royalist. The newspapers from which the
extracts are taken are, A Perfect Diurnal^ Mereurius VertdiaUf
Mercuriua Britannicus, Perfect Occurrences, Perfect Passages, Mereurius
Politicus, etc., and from a pencil-note on the fly-leaf by M. Staoe,
who made the extracts, they formed part of the collection of
Dr. Charles Bumey.

Paper ; ff. 37. xvnith cent Oblong Quarto.

769. Catalogue of ancient deeds, royal and autograph letters, and
other MSS. formerly in the possession of Rev. George Harbin, Non-
jnror [fl. 1713], and said (f. 1) to have been purchased at his sal^
ill 1746. With others added (seelf. 14).

Cl. XVIII. BIOGRAPHY, AND PERSONAL. 565

At the end (f. 31) are notes on a grant by Gilbert Tisun to Selby
Abbey, oo. York, temp. Will. L

Paper; £F. 33. xvuith cent. With the bookplate of Osmnnd
Beauvoir, D.D. (oh. 1789), and note of purchase by Thomas Astle,
1800. Folio.

770. Diary of Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, for the year 1688.
Holograph. The earlier part is taken np chiefly with a law-suit
brought against him by the Queen Dowager, to whom he had
been Treasurer and Receiver-General from 1680 to 1685, arising
out of the question of the allowances due to him in that capacity ;
and with references to the trial of the Seven Bishops. The
latter part is almost wholly occupied with the occurrences of the
Revolution, and the writer's own part in it, the diary concluding,
" Thus ends this unhappy yeare, fatall I fear to England. God grant
the next may prove more fortunate then it seems to portend."

Another copy of the same Diary, also autograph, is in Add.
MS. 22,578, but the entries in many cases diifer, the present
copy being generally the fuller of the two and more in the nature
of a fair transcript. Together with others for 1 Jan. — 8 Feb. 168^
and 1 Jan. 168| — 17 Aug. 1690, this Diary for 1688 was printed by
Dr. John Douglas, The State Letters of Henry ^ Earl of Clarendon, etc.,
Oxford, 1763, vol. ii, being taken from a copy of the present
volume made when it was in the possession of Bryan Richards,
to whom it had been given by the third Earl of Clarendon (t&u2.,
vol. i., p. xxxiv.). The original had then disappeared, having been
lent to a Mr. Carlton and never returned. It was reprinted,
apparently from Dr. Douglas's text, by S. W. Singer, The Corre-
Bpondence of Henry Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, etc., London, 1828,
vol. ii., p. 153. For small memorandum-books of Lord Clarendon,
for 1690, 1691, see Add, MSS. 22,550 ; 28,190.

At the end (f. 169) is inserted a copy of the will of Edward
Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, dat. 11 Dec. 1674; with probate,
14 Dec. 1675.

Paper ; ff. 170. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

771. "A TRUE NARRATIVE of the Principal Transactions" between
Lieut William Lowfeild, K.N., and Elizabeth his wife which led
the former to apply for a divorce; **0n Board His Maj" Ship
Marlborough at Sea, Oct 30^ 1761."

Paper; ff. 28. Small Quarto.

772. Life of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle ; by his physician,
Thomas Skynner, M.D. From the title-page (f. 3), and from the
spaces left for the insertion of portraits (ff. 2 b, 73, 100, 106, 109),

666 STOWB MSS., 773-778.

this Beems to be a fair copy written out for the press ; bat the work
was not published until 1723, when it was edited by William
Webster from Skynner's original MS. It appears to have been com-
posed between 1678 and 1685 (see two letters from the author to Dr.
Sam. Barrow in Egerton MS. 2618, flf. 136, 138, and the allusion to
Charles II. as " his present Majesty " at f. 13 b of the present MS.).
Paper; ff. 115. Late xviith cent. Bound in red moroooo, very
richly tooled. Bookplate, with arms (f. 1 b), of James [Brydgee],
Earl of Carnarvon [1714, cr. Marquis of Carnarvon and Dake of
Chandos, 1729]. On the inside of the cover is also the book-
plate, with arms, of his grandson, James, Marquis of Carnar-
von [1744-1771, succ. as 3rd Duke of Chandos, 1771]; but the
volume appears to have been sold with the 1st Duke's library in
Mar. 1747 (Catalogue, No. 2575). FoHo.

773. Schedule of goods and chattels (including pictures) of Hon.
George Monntagu, deceased, contained in Manchester House,
Canons' Bow, Westminster, and in Horton House, co. Northampton ;
attached to a deed of sale of the same by his executors to Edward
Mountagu, his son and heir, the use for life being reserved to
Lady Elizabeth Mountagu, his widow, 5 Apr. 1682.

Vellum roll, 17 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 1 in.

774. AcGOMPT-BOOK of the household and personal expenses of Boger
North, 2iid Baron North, of Kirtling, oo. Caiub. ; 1 Jan. 1576[6]—
3 Feb. 1581[2], and 1 Apr. 1582—20 Dec. 1589. Two volumes,
now bound in one. The aocompts are generally entered in the
hand of Lord North himself, and are signed by him at the end of
each week. In vol. i., f. 73, is '* a brieflf oollection and dedaration
of all suche provision as was spent at the house of . . . Lord
North of Kertlinge at the Q. Majesties commyng thither on
Mondaye the first of Sept. [1578] to supper and tarying there
untill Wednesday after dynner next following," etc. Among
entries elsewhere are gifts (a) " to my 1. of Essex players liii* iiii'*,"
13-19 May, 1576. vol. i. f. 16 b ; — (b) " to my 1. of Svasex
minstrells v«," 2-7 July, 1576. vol. i. f. 20b;— (c) " to my L
Howards plaiers vs" 1-7 Dec. 1577. vol. i. f. 55 b ;— (d) " to the
Queens, plaiers xx»," 2-8 June, 1583. vol. ii. f. 35 b;— (e) to ** the
Queens plaiers x«," 12-19 July, 1584. vol. ii. f. 65 b ;— (f) to *• my
1. of Lester's plaiers x»," 5-11 July, 1585. vol. ii. f. 94. Numerous
entries of "losses at play" are included, e.g, "Lost to the
Q[ueen] at imperiall xi"," 29 Jan.— 4 Feb. 1576. voL i. f. 9;—
" lost at maw with the Queen xxviii", lost at premerow xxxiii","
Aug. 1576. voL L f. 23 ;— " lost with the Q. at pky v", with my

Cl. XVIII. BIOQBAPHT, AND PERSONAL. 667

IdL of Lester iii" x», witli my Id. Bitch xxx«/' Deo. 1686. vol. ii.
f. 104K In vol. L, f. 164b, are payments "for froggs and flies
for the Queens gloves 1», for gloves for the Q. xv«," Nov. 1681 ;
and in vol. ii., f. 168 b, **for the booke of martirs xl»," May, 1689.
Extraots are printed in Archmohgia^ vol. xix. 1821, pp. 283-301.

Paper; ff. 172 and 179. At the beginning of vol. i. is inserted
a water-oolonr sketch of Kirtling Hall, by I. B. Thompson. Folio.

775. Bailiffs* and other accompts relating to the lands and posses-
sions of Sir Bichard Southwell, Knt., in co. Norfolk, for the year
ending at Michaelmas, 3 Eliz. [1661]. Latin,

Yellum ; ff. 47. Belonged to Thomas Astle, 1790. Folio.

776. Chabtulaey of the estates of John de Vallibus or Vaux (pb,
16 Edw. I.) and of his daughter Petronilla and her husband
William de Nerford, in VVissett, co. SuflFolk, and Thurton
(" Therstone "), Shottesham, Holt and Cley, and Narford, co.
Norfolk ; tempp. Hen. III. — Edw. II. Latin, Two leaves have been
torn out after f. 9, and two after f. 10. At f. 21 b is a release, by
Sir Will, de Boos, of Hamelake, and Matilda his wife to Sir Will,
de Nerford and Petronilla his wife, of the next presentation to the
Priory of Pentney, oo. Norfolk, after the death or cession of Prior
Hugh de Narburg, dat. Palm Sunday, 1302. The last deed entered,
though not the last in date, is (f. 63) the ** Seperacio terrarum
Domini Johannis de Vallibus inter heredes," dated 3 Feb.
16 Edw. I. [1288]. Inside the cover are some notes by Thomas
Martin of Palgrave, and T. Astle has inserted a short introduction,
dat. 30 Oct. 1773 (flf. 1-2 b).

Vellum; fiF. 64. xiuth — ^xivth centt. Bound in dark purple
velvet (18th cent.). Quarto.

777. " Extracts from the Court BoUs of the several manors belonging
to the Earls of Oxford in the counties of Essex, Hertford, Hunt-
ingdon, Buckingham, Middlesex, Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk,"
tempp. Hen. III.— Edw. IV. ; made early in the 16th cent. Latin.
Preceded (flF. 6-36) by an index of "Nomina dominorum et tenen-
oium."

Paper ; flf. 129. On f. 4 is the inscription " Liber Petri Leneve,
1694, Bougecroix," together with a few notes by the same.
Belonged also (f. 1) to Thomas Martin of Palgrave {6b. 1771), and,
in 1776, to Thomas Astle, who added the title as above. Quarto.

778. " Copies of Deeds, Charters, and other Muniments," the originals
of which are stated on the title-page to have been in 1731 in the
possession of James West. The deeds are forty-five in number,

668 STOWE MSS., 778-786.

and relate to lands in varions connties. The earlieBt is dated
in 4 Edw. II., the latest, in 13 James I.; and rongh drawings of
the seals are added.

Paper; flf. 56. a.d. 1731. Octavo.

779. "An Inventory of the Earl of Sussex's goods at Easton
Mauditt," CO. Northampton, probahly taken after the death of
George Augustus Yelverton, 2nd Earl, in 1758.

Paper; ff. 8. Folio.

780, 781. A COLLECTION of English Wills, chiefly copies, with a few
originals ; 1002-1768. In two volumes, arranged in chronological
order. The names of all the testators are given in the Index.
The collection w^s originally arranged by T. Astle in three
volumes, and included what are now Stowe charters 622-642.
Paper, xvith-xvmth centt. Largo Quarto. The principal con-
tents are : —

780. Vol. I. (ff. 179). 1002-1698. 'J he first ai-tiole is a translation
of the will of Wulfric, the founder of Burton Abbey (c/1 Thorpe,
Diplom. Sax,, 1866, p. 643). Among others are copies of the wills
of ;— (a) Lionel, Duke of Clarence (oh, 1368). f. 3;— (b) Cardinal
Pole \ob. 1558). f. 23;— (c) Sir Henry Wotton, Provost of Eton
(ob. 1639), with an account of the Wotton family, f. 66; —
(d) Sir Leoline Jenkins (ph. 1685), with an indenture between his
executors and the Principal, cte., of Jesus College, Oxford (11 Mar.
168f), and the Master in Chancery's report (7 July, 1687). f. 128.

781. Vol. II. (ff. 133). 1701-1768. Included are the wills of :—
(a) William [Cavendish, 1st] Duke of Devonshire, dated 1707.
f. 20 ;— (b) Sir John Holt, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1708.
f. 26;— (c) Hugh Fortescue, of Filleigh, co. Devon, 1714. Draft,
with corrections in the hand of Sir Thomas Parker (afterwards
Earl of Macclesfield and Lord Chancellor), who is named as
one of the executors, f, 40;— (d) John Hedges, of London, in
doggrel, 1737. f. 98 ;— (e) Translation of the will of [Henrietta]
Caroline, Landgravine of [Hesse-] Darmstadt (o6. 1774). f. Ill ;—

(f) Printed pamphlet containing the will of Louis XVL, 1792,
with translation and prefatory notes (London, 1793). f. 119 ; —

(g) Cuttings from newspapers, containing the wills of Frederic
II. of Prussia, Edmund Burke, the American General Charles Lee
{db. 1782), and Richard Eigby, Paymaster-general 1768-1782
{ob. 1788). ff. 119-133.

782-784. ** Extracts of wills from the Registers in the Prerogative
Court at Doctors Commons from 1385 to 1660," compiled, with

Cl. XVIII. BIOGRAPHY, AND PERSONAL. 669

extreme neatneiis, by Edward Rowe Mores, F.S.A. In three
volumes : Vol. i. 1385-1533 ; Vol. ii. 1533-1591 ; Vol. iii. 1592-
1660. The introduotioii (vol. i., f. 2) contains an account of the
Prerogative Court, and of the registers there ; and at the end of
vol. iii. are complete indexes of names and places. Most of the
wills extracted are those of inhabitants of Berkshire.

Paper; flF. 178, 143, 141. xviiith cent. Belonged to T. Astle,
who purchased several of Mores' MSS. after his death in 1778 (see
Nichols, Lit. Aneed.^ v. p. 403). He has inserted the title-page quoted
above, and a few notes at the beginning of vols. i. and ii. Octavo.

785. " Vita e Costumi di Don Giulio Alberoni " : a violent attack on
the character of Alberoni, on the occasion of his being promoted to
the Gardinalate in April, 1717. Italian.

Paper; ff. 27. Small Folio.

786. Dedication-lftter to George II. from Andreas Beyer, Engraver,
of Begensburg, to accompany the engraving made by him from the
picture of the king by Joachim Kayser, of Hanover; 26 Dec. 1730.
Elaborately written, partly in gold lettering. Germ.

Paper; flF, G. Bound in violet velvet, lined with blue silk.
Folio.

CLASS XIX.

GEOGKAPHT, TOPOGEAPHY, AND LOCAL HISTORY.

787. " The Elementbb or groundeB of Geographye, both Theoreticall
and Practical!"; by Kichard Baby. Preceded (ff. 2-11 b) by a
dedicatory epistle from the anthor to ''the Worshipfull and bis
much hononred freinde and Master, Mr. Arthnre CapelL" In two
books ; the first (ff. 14-121) theoretical, explaining the scheme of
the universe on the Ptolemaic hypothesis, and the artificial division
of the earth's surface by great and small circles; the second
(ff. 122-277) practical, containing directions for finding the horison,
meridian, equator, ete.j at any place, and for the oonstniction and
use of the terrestrial globe and the "mappe or planispheare."
The work ends (ff. 260-277) with "a breife discourse of chorogrft-
phye, which is an appendix vnto Geographye." With numeroiu
diagrams.

Paper ; ff. 277. Early xyiith cent. Octavo.

788. ^' Abbeo^ de la Geographic " ; compiled towards the end of the
17th century (see ff. 1 b, 21).

Paper ; ff. 150. Late xviith cent. Belonged to George Bridges.
Quarto.

789. 1. *' Abreo^ de la Geographic " ; apparently compiled between
1742 and 1763 (see ff. 186, 137). Not the same work as No. 788,
and much less full.

2. " Principes de la langue fran9oise " : a short treatise on French
grammar, f. 186.

Paper ; ff. 197. xvnith cent. Quarto.

790. '^Belatiom of a Journey from London to Paris and thence
home through Flanders and Holland," starting '< from the Spread
Eagle in Gracechurch street " on 7 May, 1720, and ending " at the
Tower Wharf" on 19 Aug. 1721, after a seven days' passage from
Botterdam '* on board the Hampton Court sloop, Captain AnnibcJ,
Commander." Besides what is included in the title, the writer
travelled from Aix-la- Chapelle to Cologne and Bonn, returning by
way of Dtlsseldorf. From the references to religion and politica

Cl. XIX. GEOGKAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, etc. 671

{e.g. at ff. 32 b, 103 b) it appears that he was a Protestant
Whig ; that he was also a oommoner is evident from the way he
tells (at f. 108 b) how the landlord at Cologne showed his vanity
*'in procuring our passport from the City, wherein, perhaps to
make the Magistrates believe his house was taken up with great
men, we were insorib'd English Barons, which I can hardly think
he was so ignorant himself as really to imagine."
Paper; ff. 192. Quarto.

791. " JouitNAL of a summer's excursion, by the road of Monteoasino
to Naples, and from thence over all the southern parts of Italy,
Sicily, and Malta, in the year mdcclxxii"; by [Sir] William
Young [2nd Bart., F.B.S., etc.]. Printed ; with marginal notes in
the author's hand, and a few pen-and-ink sketches, f. 9. The
preface is signed, and is dated Delaford [near Uxbridge], 24 Apr.
1774. Followed (f. 82) by seventeen small water-colour drawings
of antiquities in Sicily.

An entry by the author on the title-page states that the work
was not published, that twenty copies were printed in 12™®, but
only the present one in 4^, and that " the marginal memoranda
were written by the author, W. Y., who gave it to the Most Noble
George, Marquis of Buckingham, March, 1787." At the beginning
are, in Sir W. Young's hand : — (a) Two copies (the second being
apparently an amended version of the first) of an Epistle, in Latin
elegiacs, to Bichard Aldworth Neville [2nd Baron Braybrooke].
ff. 1 b, 2b ; — and (b) *' An Essay relative to Poasti or Posidonia, the
remains of which are yet visible in the Gulph of Salerno, 50 miles
south of Naples," illustrated by seven water-colour drawings (see
below, No. 1022). ff. 4, 7.

Paper ; ff. 86. At f. 2 is an entry : *' Marquis of Buckingham,
e dono autoris W. Y. 1786 " ; and at f. 9 b is a copy of a note from
Sir William Hamilton, dated 23 May, 1784, to the dowager Lady
Young, thanking her for a copy of the Journal (described above),
and presenting her with his own '* melancholy account of Calabria."
Small Quarto.

792. AocouNT of *' a tour into the Indian Nations " made by General
James Edward Oglethorpe, Commander of the British Forces in
S. Carolina and Georgia, ''to establish peace between them and
the English," and of his subsequent operations against the Spaniards,
including an attempt on the Fort St. Augustine, on the coast of
Florida; 8 July, 1740—4 Sept. 1742. The narrative was written
by a " Banger in Georgia " in attendance on the General.

Paper; ff. 20. Quarto.

572 STOWE MSS., 79S-796.

798. " Journal of a Voyage performed by order of the N. W. Com-
pany, in a bark canoe, in search of a passage by water through the
N. W. Continent of America from Athabasca to the Pacific Ocean,
in summer 1789 " ; [by Sir Alexander Mackenzie]. A pencilled
entry on the first fly-leaf states that this is the original journal in
Mackenzie's hand, and O'Conor says further (Bibliotheca MS.
Stowensis, 1818-19, ii. p. 247) that it was presented by the author
to George [Grenville, 1st] Marquis of Buckingham. Printed, in a

f lightly expanded form, by Mackenzie in his Voyages from Montreal
. . in the years 1789 and 1793 (London, 1801), pp. 1-119.
Paper; ff. 81. Quarto.

794. Journal of the ship Chesterfield, Matthew B. Alt commander;
28 May, 1793—21 Oct. 1794. In two parts : Part i. (flf. 1-28) is
the journal of the voyage made in company with the Hormuzeer,
William Bampton commander, from Norfolk Island through Torras
Strait to Timor, 28 May— 11 Sept. 1793. An abridgment of
Bampton's journal of this voyage has been printed by Matthew
Flinders, A Voyage to Terra Australis^ vol. i. (London, 1814), pp.
xxx.-xlv. Part ii. (ff. 29-72) is the journal from 20 Dec. 1793 to
21 Oct. 1794, during which time the Chesterfield cruised about in
the South Atlantic Ocean, starting from the Cape of Good Hope,
and then returned to England.

Paper ; ff. 72. Folio.

795. Miscellaneous topographical collections, consiBting chiefly of
transcripts made in the 18th cent., viz. : —

1. Papers relating to Thombury, co. Gloucester, 1305-1683. ff. 1-4,
7-60. They include : — (a) Appropriation of the church to Tewkes-
bury abbey, in 1305. Lai, f. 1 ; — (b) Institution of the vicarage,
1315. Lai. f. 2 b ;— (o) Rental of the manor, 1466. LaL f. 7 ;—
(d) Roll of the Court of the Supervisors of Thombury Castle manor,
6-9 Mar., 25 Eliz. [1583]. LaL f. 46 ;— (e) Description of Thom-
bury Castle, 25 Feb. 1582 [3]. f. 59.

2. Papers relating to Coventry Priory, 14th-16th centt. Q\ 61-116.
They include copies of rentals of Bulkington (f. 63), Ansty and
Shortwood (ff. 64 b, 66), Shalton (f.68), Foleshill (f.l03b), and
Henley in Foleshill (f. 116);— and an Extent, etc., of Sowe (ff. 73,
84, 95 b, 99 b).

3. Copies of detds, viz, : — (a) Inspeximus of a Crown grant, 25 Sept
1548, to Thomas and John Mildemay, of lands in Chelmsford, oa
Essex, and in the parish of St Mildred's, Bread Street, London ;
12 April, 1576. f. 117 ;— (b) Inspeximus of a certifloate as to the
will of Thomas Rouse, made in 1276, providing for a Ivmp befove

Cl. XIX. GEOGEAPHY, TOPOGBAPHY, etc. 573

the altar of St. Margaret in the church of St. Margaret Moysy in
Friday St, London ; 12 Feb. 1682, f. 118 b ;— (o) Grant in trust
by Bobert Bacon, of St. Dnnstan's in the West, London, to John
Waylond, notary, and John Major of a messuage called *' le pewter
pott," etc., in the parish of St. Mildred, London; 12 April, 1535.
f. 119 ;— (d) WiU of Bobert Bacon ; 14 April, 1686. f. 119 b.

4. Deeds of Eenil worth Priory, chiefly in connection with its relation
to Stoneleigh Abbey, co. Warwick, 12th-14th centt. LaL
ff. 121-134.

6. "A confirmation of the Vestry or assistants in St. Andrews',
Holbourn " ; 23 Oct. 1670. f. 136. With list of Assistants (f. 161 b)
down to 1689.

6. " A Copy of the last Constitntion of St. Martin's Vestry [«c. St.
Martin's in the Fields, London], made October 18, 1673." f. 165.
Followed by (a) ** A copy of the former Constitution," 28 June,
1662. f. 168 ; — and (b) " A copy of the several Powers, Usages, and
Customs," 6 Mar. 1723 [4]. f. 161 b.

7. " A copy of the original Constitution of the Vestry of St. George
the Martyr" [Queen Square, London]; 29 Nov. 1723. f. 163.
With other deeds, inventories, etc., relating to the same church,
1706-1716. ff. 167-192.

8. Bental of the Hospital of St. John Baptist, Bedford ; [1646].
Lat. f. 193.

9. Terrier of the parsonage of Braybrook, co. Northampton, 1631 ;
extracted from the register of the Bishop of Peterborough. Two
copiea. ff. 198, 219. With other papers relating to the same place,
1653, 1726. ff. 209, 222, 232.

10. Opinion of Sir John Willes, Attorney General, on the claim of
James, Duke of Atholl, to the Barony of Strange ; 12 May, 1736.
f. 203 b.

11. Decree in the suit of Lewis Atterbury, D.D., Bector of Milton
oZ. Middleton Keynes, co. Bucks, concerning certain glebe;
Trinity term, 1671. f. 214.

Paper ; ff. 261. xviiith cent. At ff. 6, 6 are inserted two pages
of original churchwardens' accompts [? of Burton Dassett, co.
Warwick], 1629, 1663. Quarto.

796. Collections relating to Corporations, 13th-18th centt., being
chiefly transcripts of the 18th cent., viz. : —

1, ''An abstract of the Grant of King Charles the First to the
Trustees of the City [of London], 26o Sept. 4^ Car. 1 " [1628]. f. 2.
On the cover is the name of Sir Peter Pett, Commissioner of the
Navy, with the date 5 June, 1677.

2. " A Beport from a Committee appointed by the Lord Mayor and

674 STOWB MSB., 796-798.

Conrt of Aldermen of the City of London, to state the Bights,
Priviledges and Legislative Power of the Court oonoeming the
Common Council." f. 16. Followed by other papers relating to
the Aldermen and government of the City, including (f. 34) notes
in the hand of Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor.

3. Memoranda by Lord Chancellor Macclesfield, headed '^dock-
maker"; apparently notes of arguments used in an application
for a patent for a repeater in clocks, f. 36.

4. Warrant for a new charter to the Girdlers' Company, 27 Feb.
168^ ; with paper of heads for the same. Copy, f. 38.

6. " Bepresentation of the plate workers," as regards the standard of
silver, f. 41.

6. " An answer to the Proposalls of tbe Company of Plumers " [^c.
Plumbers], with regard to the New River Corporation. Endorsed
" Mr. Emes answere, 1664." f. 43 b.

7. Collections, partly in the hand of Dr. Andrew Coltee Ducarel,
relating to St. Katharine's Hospital near the Tower, including
(f. 47) a list of the Masters from 1268 to 1746; and (f. 50) the
"Rules and Orders" made by Lord Somers in 1698. ff. 46-68.
Included also (f. 61) is a letter from Dr. Ducarel to Rev. [Philip]
Morant, 8 May, 1762, wherein he says he has " been much out of
order with this fashionable cold. . . . This distemper is not only
epidemical here, but almost universally so in Europe. We have
certain accounts that it is got into all parts of Germany, France,
Spain, Portugal and Italy, where it is called La InfluemaJ* On
the last page of this letter (f. 62 b) is a note by P[hilip] Morant,
presenting his History of Colchester to the Archbishop of Canterbury,
ff. 45-68.

8. "The State of the Charterhouse," London, giving the revenue,
arrears, etc., at Christmas, 1728. f. 69.

9. "The Representation of the Church- Wardens of the Parish of
Christ-Church, London, ... to the Worshipful the President,
Treasurer and Governors of Christ's-Hospital [respecting the non-
payment to the parish of bequests], with their answer thereto " ;
1759. Printed, f. 73.

10. Copy of an opinion by Sir Constantino Phipps, on the legaliiy,
under the late "Bubble Act," of the purchase of estates to be
divided into shares ; 1 Sept 1720. f. 79.

11. Charter of James I. to the borough of Congleton, co. Chester;
19 Jan. 1625. Engl, transl. f. 80. With an opinion by Alan
Brodrick as to the right of the town to " stallage and piccage," eie.
f. 93.

12. Memorandum of the incorporation of the town and port of Dover,
1684. f. 94,

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGEAPHY, ktc. 576

13. Charter of Qn. Elizabeth to Henley upon Thames, co. Ozon;
21 June, 1568. Oopy. f. 95. With other papers relating to the
town and to the Free Grammar School, 1604-1721. ff. 107-152.

14. Ordinances for regnlating the powers of the aldermen of
Eingston-npon-Hnll, co. York. f. 153.

15. Charter of James I. to Song's Lynn, co. Norfolk; 19 Nov. 1604.
Oo]^. f. 154.

16. Warrant for a new charter to the town and port of New Bomney,
CO. Kent, 1 Aug. 1685; with ^' paper of heads" for the same,
ff. 155, 156.

17. Charter of Henry III. to Shrewsbury, co. Salop ; 20 Mar. a^ 11,
[1227]. Latin. Copy; with transL ff. 158, 164.

Paper ; ff. 169. xviith-xvmth centt Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Folio.

797. Extracts from the Qno Warranto, Assize and Plea EoUs, chiefly
of counties York, Cumberland and Durham. Lat. The dates
given extend from 25 Hen. III. to 1 Hen. IV. [1240-1400]. At
ff. 2-6 b, ''Iste sunt libertates quas Burgenses de Scardebury
[Scarborough, co. York] clamant habere."

Paper; ff. 20. xviith cent. Polio.

798. Perambulations of Boyal Forests in cos. Huntingdon and
Gloucester and several other counties, made tempp. Hen. III.--
Edw. I. Lai. and Fr.

At the end are copies of : — (a) Charter of Edward the Confessor
concerning the endowment of Westminster Abbey, 5 Kal. Jan.
1066, [28 Dec. 1065]. Lat. f. 39. Pr. by Dugdale, Man. Angl,
Tol. i., p. 293. See also W. de G. Birch, On the three Great
SeaU of King Edward the Confefuor (reprinted from the Transactions
of the Boy. Soc. of Literature^ vol. x.. New Series), p. 10 ; — (b)
Charter of William I. to Westminster Abbey, 1067. Lat. f. 42.
See Cotton Charter, vi. 3, and W. de G. Birch, On the Great Seals
of WiUiam the Conqueror (reprinted, as above), p. 13 ;— (c) List of
grants made by the Plantagenet kings to Westminster, Waltham,
Salisbury, Fotheringhay, Kingston, and Lincoln. Lat. ff. 45, 46,
48 ; — (d) Charterof Cnut to Bury St. Edmund's. Lat. and Anglo-
Saxon, f. 46. Pr. by Kemble, Codex Diphmaticus, vol. iv., pp. 15,
17 ; — (e) Four Charters of Edward the Confessor to the same.
Anglo-Saxon, f. 47. Pr. by Kemble, iv., pp. 231, 222, 223, 194w

Paper ; ff. 48. xviith cent. Bound in vellum, tooled, with the
royal arms of England in the centre of each cover. Belonged to
Tliomas Astle. Small Quarto.

576 STOWE MSS., 799.

799. Collection of papers relating to the UniveraitieB of Oxford and
Cambridge, viz. : —

1. "A memorial relating to the Universities," suggesting amend-
ments in the statutes ; [1717-18]. f. 2. Pr. hy J. Gutch, Collectanea
Guriomt 1781, vol. ii. p. 53. Gutch says (p. ii.) that it was general] j
ascribed to Lord Chancellor Macclesfield.

2. Another memorial of similar purport, drawn up apparently about
the same time. f. 9.

3. Notes of Chancery pleadings, 1564-1676, concerning the privil^;e6
of Oxford University. In the hand of Lord Macolesfield (cf.
art. 1). f. 13.

4. Papers relative to the visitation of Oxford University, m. (a)
Beferences to the Council books, tempp. Rich. II. — Jas. II. f. 15 ;—
(b) An original letter from Thomas Madox to the Lord Chancellor
[Macclesfield], 10 Dec. 1718. f. 17 ;— (c) Extract from the Patent
BoUs, declaring the right of visitation to belong to the Arohbishop
of Canterbury, 1 June, 20 Rich. II. [1397]. f. 21.

5. Petition of John Anstis, junior. Garter King of Arms, assarting
his claim to a fellowship at All Souls' College, Oxford ; [1728]. See
Diet, of Nat. Biogr., vol. ii. p. 43. f. 23.

6. Extract from the Parliament-Roll, 13 Hen. lY., oonfirming the
Archbishop of Canterbury in his visitatorial rights (see above,
art. 4). Pr. in Bolls of Parliament, vol. iii. p. 651. f. 25.

7. Lord Chief Justice Holt's argument in the case of Exeter College,
known as the "Phillips and Bury" case, 16 June, 1694. Pr. in
Skinner's Beports, p. 475. f. 30.

8. Copy of Inspeximus of the Act of Parliament, 13 Eliz. cap. 29
(see J. Griffiths, Enactments in Parliament^ Oxford, 1869, p. 27),
incorporating the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ; 7 June,
13 Eliz. [1571]. f. 35.

9. Copies of minutes of resolutions of the Privy Council at Wood-
stock, 23 Aug. 1631 (written here 1630), with regard to certain
"delinquents," members of Oxford University; and of a letter
from Charles I. to the Vice-chancellor on the same subject, dated
Woodstock, 26 Aug. 1631. Pr. in Wood's Hist of Oxford Univ.
(ed. Gutch, 1792-6), vol. ii. p. 376. See also Cal. of State Papers,
1631-1633, pp. 134, 135. flf. 47, 49.

10. Copies of letters relating to Cambridge University, viz.: — (a)
Qu. Elizabeth to Sir W. Cecil, 27 May, a^ 1 [1559]. f. 62 ;— (b) Sir
W. Cecil to the Vice-chancellor [Dr. Porye]; 29 May, 1559.
f. 64; — (c) William Fulkes, Vice-chancellor, to Lord Burghley,
10 Oct. 1582. f. 56. See Cal of State Papers, 1547-1680, p. 130,
ibid. 1581-1590, p. 72.

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, etc. 577

11. Copies of papers relative to the dispnte as to Archbisliop Laud's
right to act as visitor of Cambridge Univeniity, viz, : — (a) Argu-
ments adduced by the Yioe-chanoellor and Heads of Houses for the
exemption of the University; 24 Dec. 1635. Pr. in Laud's Worhs^
vol. V. (1863), p. 667. f. 60 ;— (b) Opinions of Thomas Hetley
and Richard Taylor, counsel, 26 Aug. 1635. f. 63 ; — (c) Order in
Council, Hampton Court, 21 June, 1636. Printed in Cooper's
Annals of Cambridge^ vol. iii. p. 276. f. 67; — (d) References to
the Council books concerning visitations; 1549-1682. f. 70.

12. Copies of Royal Charters granted to Cambridge University;
16 [26?] Apr. 3 Eliz. [1661], and 9 Mar. 2 Jas. L [1606]. The
former is printed in G. Dyer's Privilegea of the Univ, of Cambridge,
1824, vol. i. p. 113 ; see also Cooper's Annals^ vol.ii. p. 165, iii. p. 17.
ff. 76, 100.

13. Copies of three letters from Sir W. Cecil on disorders at St. John's
College, Cambridge, to the Yice-Chancellor, the Bishop of Ely, and
Richard Coortess al. Curteis, President of the College, respectively ;
13 Dec. 1665. See Cal of State Papers, 1549-1680, p. 263. f. 126.

14. Copy of an Order in Council concerning a petition of certain
Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; 9 Oct. 1718. See
Masters, Hist, of Corpus, 1831, p. 221. f. 132.

15. Copies of opinions of the law officers of the Crown on some points
concerning Trinity College, Cambridge, [1712]; with an original
letter from Richard Bentley to the Attorney-General [Sir Edward
Northey], 1716 [after 14 Nov.]. ff. 134, 136. See J. H. Monk,
Life of Bentley, 1833, i. p. 325.

16. Letters [to Lord Macclesfield] from R[ichard] Laughton, Fellow,
and William Grigg, Master, of Clare Hall; 29 Dec. 1716, 7 Apr.
1717. ff. 138, 140.

17. Copies of a letter from the Cambridge Yice-chanoellor and Senate
to the Duke of Newcastle, with his reply ; [30 Aug.], 3 Sept. 1766.
See Cooper's Anruils, vol. iv. p. 843. f. 142.

18. Extracts from the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
in the dispute between James II. and Cambridge University
(Cooper, vol. iii. pp. 631-3), and from N. Johnston's The King's
Visitatorial Power Asserted, 1688, p. 251 ; and a query as to the
sentence on Anthony Wood, [14-29 July. See Wood's Athenss
Oxonienses, ed. Bliss, vol. i. pp. cxv. cxlvi.]. ff. 144-148.

19. Letter from Thomas [Tenison], Archbishop of Canterbury, to
[Fitzherbert Adams, Rector of Lincoln College], Yioe-Chancellor
of Oxford, on an invasion of the royal prerogative, with the Yice-
Chancellor's reply ; 24 and 26 Dec. 1695. The Archbishop's letter
is a draft in the hand of John Sharp, Archbishop of York, and
signed by himself, f. 149.

3 ?

578 STOWE MSS., 800-806.

20. GorreBpondenoe ocmoeming the election of the Warden of Win-
chester College, between Joseph Warton [Head Master 1766-1795],
John Burton [Head Master 1724-1766], Richard Phelps [Under-
Secretary of State], and George Harris [secretary to the Biishop of
Winchester?] ; 6 Dec. 1763—17 Jan. 1764. ff. 163-172.

21. Extracts from the statutes of, and other papers relating to,
Magdalen College, Oxford, ff. 173-177.

22. List of Heads and Fellows of the colleges at Oxford ; [b^. of
1768]. f. 178.

Paper ; ff. 182. Belonged to Thomas Astle (see f. 1). Folio.

800. Antiquarian notes and references concerning Bedfordshire,
Berkshire, and Cambridgeshire, in the hand of Thomas Martin of
Palgrave (pb. 1771).

Paper; ff. 16. Duodecimo.

801. MiNiSTSBs' AOCOMPTS and muster-rolls for Buckinghamshire;
1593-1649. Among other matters are : —

1. Accompts of William Andrewes, collector of fifteenths and tenths
granted by Parliament [22 Mar.] 35 EHz. [1593], for the hundreds
of Newport, Buckingham and Cotteslowe ; including (f. 4 b) a
royal command to the ooUeotors exempting from payment the
property of New College ('* St. Marye Colledge of Winchester in

Oxon."). f. 1.

2. Accompts of Sir Francis Cheyne, Ent., of moneys coUected by him
''for beeves, etc.," for the Boyal Household in co. Bucks, 1616,
1619. f. 6.

3. " A rate made for the maimed soldiers money in the 8 hundreds
of Buckingham, upon an order of Sessions of the 11 January, Anno
Dom. 1648" [9]. f. 14.

4. " An olde note uf armour sans date " ; being a list of arms furnished
(or to be furnished ) by various towns in the three hundreds of
Buckingham, f. 15.

5. Lists of men, horses and arms furnished by the county for the
trained bands, 1614-1620, including '' the charge of the cleargie for
armours within the three hundreds of Buckingham " (f. 27) ; with
a copy of a letter from the Privy Council to [George Villiers]
Marquis of Buckingham, 28 Feb. 1620 [1], directing him as Lord-
lieutenant to muster the trained bands (f. 39). f. 17.

6. Copies of indentures concerning the transport of soldiers impressed
in the county, with lists of the men impressed; 18 Dea 1624,
21 May, 1625. ff. 41, 45.

Paper ; ff. 45. xvith-xvxith centt. When this volume was ac-
quired by the Museum, it was bound in an indenture, on vellum,
now Stowe Charter 646. Folio.

Cl. XIX. GBOGBAPHY, TOPOGBAPHT, kto. 579

802. AssBSSMENTs to Aidfl and other purposes in the oounty of Buck-
ingham, etc. : —

1. Assessment list for each parish in the hundred of Ashendon ; dre.
1637-1640. f. 1.

2. Accompts of the steward of Biohard Orenville, of Wotton Under-
wood ; 1663-1673. f. 16 b.

3. Assessment lists for rates at Wotton Underwood, Nether Win-
ohendon, and Ashendon-cum-PoIlicotts ; 1666-1700. ff. 20, 23 b-
24 b, 26-32.

4. '' Valuation, with notes, of Mr. Tyrringham's lands and estate in
Nether Winohenden." ff. 22 b, 26.

Paper; ff. 33. Belonged to Bichard Grenville of Wotton.
Narrow Folio.

803. '^ The Histobt and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough
and Deanery of Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire," by the Bev.
Thomas Langley, M.A., of Great Marlow. A large-paper copy of
the printed edition (London, 1797), with marginal notes by the
author, and a MS. index of names at the end.

Paper; ff. 287. Quarto.

804. 1. Lkttebs to Bev. Thomas Langley on matters connected with
his History of the Hundred of Desborough (see above) ; 1788-1799,
with a few undated. The names of the writers are given in the
Index. Among them are George Canning (f. 53) ; Bichard Gough
(S, 38-42); George Temple Nugent-Grenville, 1st Marquis of
Buckingham (ff. 34, 58) ; George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
(f. 62); George Pretyman Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln (f. 24);
Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester (ff. 26, 27, 51). f. 1.

2. "Copy of a letter said to be written from a young lady near
Windsor," containing an account of Marlow Baces; Oct. 15, 1752.
f. 70.

3. Miscellaneous additions to the History of Desborough, including
(f. 97) a printed sermon on Ps. ix. 16, entitled David and Saul
(London, 1696), preached by T[homas] B[eesley], Vicar of Little
Marlow, an ancestor of Langley's (see f. 97 b), on the occasion of
the plot to assassinate William III. ; also (f. 112) thQ printed Beport
on the affaii-s of the Charitable Corporation, 1732. f. 79.

Paper ; ff. 119. Folio.

806, 806. '* A Beoisteb of the names and occupations of all persons
residing within the county of Buckingham (not engaged in any
military capacity) between the ages of 15 and 60 years; and also
of the number of draught horses, waggons, carts of burthen, wind
and water corn-mills, within the same, Betumed to John Penn,

2 P 2

580 STOWE MSS., 807-8U.

Esq., High Sheriffy pursuant to a preoept issued by him for the
better ascertaining the Posse Coinitatus. Oarefully examined and
arranged by Aoton Chaplin, TTndersheriff, 1798." In two volumes,
arranged according to hundreds. At the end of vol. iL are indexes
of the hundreds and of the parishes, with the main results of the
return in tabular form; followed by official notices and forms,
mostly printed.

Paper; flF. 256, 296. Polio.

807. Cambbidoe collections, by Francis Blomefield; containing
materials for short historical notices of the several colleges and of
their most noteworthy members, in the form of extracts from
various sources and newspaper cuttings, together with an account
of the churches in Cambridge and of the monumental inscriptions
in them. At the end are a few notes on Ely Cathedral.

Interspersed are numerous woodcuts and engravings, including
views of many of the colleges, ''the academical habits of the
severall degrees " (f. 40), and the following portraits : — (a) John
Caiu8, engraved by J[ohan] Faber [the elder] from a painting in
Caius College, f. 6;— (b) Charles Mason, Fellow of Trinity,
Woodwardian Professor 1734-1762. £ 64 ;— (o) Francis Leicester,
of St. Peter's College (author of two sermons published in 1786).
f. 74 ;— (d) Frances Sidney, CouDtess of Sussex [wife of Thomas
Batcliffe, 2nd Earl], foundress of Sidney Sussex College, f. 100;—
(e) Bichard Farmer, Master of Emmanuel College 1775-1797.
f. 103;— (f) Elizabeth de Clare, foundress of Clare College,
f. 107 ;— (g) Thomas Audley, Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chan-
cellor 1632-1644, engraved, after Holbein, by P[eltio] W[illiam]
Tomkins. f. 119.

Blomefield's Collectanea Cantabrigienna, 1760, contains the sub-
stance of most of what is here written concerning monumental
inscriptions. After Blomefield's death in 1752 (cf. DicL of Nat
Biogr.f v. p. 226) the volume appears to have come into the possession
of Thomas Martin of Palgrave; for there are many additional
entries in lus hand (see ff. 26, 107, etc.), and an inn-bill endorsed
by him on 21 July, 1765 (f. 28). Some of the prints and cuttings
must have been inserted after his death (1771).

Paper; fil 175. With bookplate of arms of Francis Blomefield,
1736. Folio.

808. " Statuta. AuIbb Div» Catharin© " : copy of the statutes of St.
Catherine's Hall (now College), Cambridge, drawn up by Bobert
Woodlark, the founder [in 1475], and augmented by the Boyal
Visitors [in 1549. See Cooper's AnnaU of Cambridge, vol. ii. p. 61],
Printed in DociAmenU relating to the Univertity omd OoOegeM if

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, bttc. 681

Cambridge^ 1852, toL iii. p. 78. At the end are forms of service
for Commemoration (fc 17 b), and for "Gostlyn Day," in memory
of John Gostlyn, M.D., Master of GonviUe and Gains College
(f. 20 b).
Paper; ff. 20. xvnith cent. Dnodeoimo.

809. Copies of statutes of GonviUe and Cains College, Cambridge, in
Laftn, with other papers : — (1) Bishop Bateman's statutes for
GonviUe HaU; 7 Sept. 1353. f. 2;— (2) " Expositiones sen Inter-
pretationes " of passages in the above, by John Caius the second
Founder, f. 12 b ;— (3) The statutes of John Caius ; " Datum
Londini, Martii 30, a® Christi 1558, ac postea auctum Januarij 1,
1572 [3]." f. 14;--(4) Extracts from a letter written by Matthew
Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Master and Fellows,
1 Jan. 157^, explaining certain passages in the statutes, f. 66 b ;
— (5) Note " concerning absence from the CoUege." f. 73. Artt.
1-4, including Parker's letter in full, are printed in DocumenU
rdaiing to ... . Cambridge, 1852, vol. ii. pp. 226, 238, 241, 314. At
the end (f. 74 b) is a copy of a letter from James I. to Cambridge
University (Cooper's AnncUa^ vol. iii. p. 114), notifying his refusal
to grant the town a new charter; Westminster, 4 Eal. Mar.
[26 Feb.], 1616 [7].

Paper ; ff. 75. Early xvuth cent. From entries on the fly-leaf
and f. 1, the volume appears to have belonged to Bobert Eade [of
Caius CoUege, B.A. 1661 ?] and Thomas Astle; and on f. 12, at the
end of art. 1, ia written : " Hunc Ubrum casu repertum 19^ die
Maij A : D : 1697, in usum CoUegij olim fortean cessurum, tradidit
in manito Custodis infr^ quatriduum Joshua Burton, socius hujus
Collegii." Quarto.

810. Copy of the statutes of Trinity College, Cambridge; drawn up,
as appears from the preamble (f. 3) dated 4 Cal. Apr. 2 Eliz.
[29 Mar. 1560], by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Sir William Cecil and others, who lately visited the University at
the Boyal command. Latin. This preamble is quoted at length in
that of the revised statutes issued in 1844 (see Documents relcUing
to the Univ. and Coll. of Cambridge^ 1852, vol. iii. p. 411). At f. 1
is the signature of Zachary Pearce, [Bishop of Bangor 1748, and
of Rochester 1756-1774] ; and at f. 2 is a letter concerning the
statutes from George Holmes, Deputy-keeper of the Beoords in the
Tower, to Lord Chancellor Macclesfield, 5 Apr. 1717.

Paper; & 86. xviiith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle. SmaU
Quarto.
SIL CoLLBcnoNS for the history of Chester, containing : —
1 . " The antiquitie[s] of the most antient and famous cittie of Chester,

682 STOWE MSS., 812.

collected by learned and experienced authors of great antiquity,
being here bom/' etc, ; chiefly derived from the collections of Bobe^
Bogers, Archdeacon of Chester (see Harley MS. 1948). f. 2.

This and the following articles are the same as ihe contents of
Add. 29,780, but more complete.

2 " A Collection of the Majors [Mayors] who goTcmed the citty of
Chester and the time when they governed the same, with tiie
antiquitie[8] of the said citty, by William Aldersey a cittizen
thereof. Anno Domini 1594"; containing a liBt of mayors and
sheriffs, with historical notes, beginning with 1241, and continned
from 1696 (in which year WiUiam Aldersey was mayor) to 1771.
f. 30.

3. Miscellaneous matter, niz. : — (a) The articles concluded 1 Feb. 164{
for the surrender of the city to the Parliamentary forces (Ormerod's
History of Chester, vol. i. p. 208). f. 73b;— (b) "Legacies given
to the city of Chester." f. 76 b;— (c) Brief notes on Chester
Cathedral, f. 78 b ; — (d) Bating of the several parishes of oo. Chester
for the Mize. f. 81 b ; — (e) Alphabetical table of the Mayors of
Chester, from 1242 to 1802 (but incomplete after 1760), and of the
Sheriffs from 1260. ff. 90, 93 b;— (f) Bating of the county for a
subsidy of 3000 marks to Arthur, Prince of Wales, 1502. f. 101.

On f. 1 is the signature " Fran : Bassano," above which is written
in the same hand "BAG. Mr Orme of Chester " ; and below is a
note, in the hand of George Temple JSTugent-Grenville, Ist Marquis

of Buckingham : *' Francis Bassano married (sic) daughter

of Bandall Holmes [«c. Holme] of Chester, Pursuivant at arma.**
Bassano was appointed deputy for Norroy King of arms, for Chester
and North Wales, in 1733 (Noble, OoUege of Arms, 1805, p. 409).
Paper ; ff. 106. xvinth — early xixth centt. Folio.

812. Papers relating to a suit between the city of Chester and Sir
Banulph Crewe, Chief Justice of the King's Bench 1625-6, con-
cerning the tolls at the East-gate ; 1 627-1 631 . For more documents
respecting the same suit, see Harley MS. 2091, ff. 243-300. At
the beginning is a table of contents, in the hand of the third
Bandle Holme (oh. Mar. 1700, see Grmerod's Hist of Chester, vol. ii.
p. 252), headed : " Thinges of most note in this Booke, anno 1669."
The original foliation begins with 320, and that of Harl. 2091 (to
which is prefixed a similar list of contents) ends with 319, so that
the two MSS. were no doubt originally in one volume. The letters
addressed to Edward Whitby, Becorder of Chester 1613-1639, are
all originals ; of the remainder (of which only a few are originak)
a large proportion are endorsed by Whitby, and there is much of
his writing elsewhere. The contents are as follows : —

Cl. XIX. GBOGBAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, irrc. 683

1. Notes on andent oustoms and laws regarding the tolls at East-gate,
in Whitby's hand. fF. 3, 110.

2. Letters from Sir Bannlph Orewe (a) to the Mayor and aldermen of
Chester; 2 Jan. [162f], 26 Sept. [1629]. fF. 8, 28 (copy) ;— (b)
to E. Whitby; 2 Jan. [162f]— 14 Mar. 163?. fF. 10, 18, 20, 23,
116;— (e) to [Thomas Savage, Ist] Yisconnt Savage; 13 Jan. 162^,
n.d. ft. 12, 79 (copy);— (d) [to E. Whitby?], concerning the
nomination of a Serjeant for the East-gate ; n.d. [after 11 Aug. 1613].
f. 90;— (e) Petition to the Privy Council; [Apr.^Jnne, 1630].
Copy. f. 100.

3. Letters from E. Whitby (a) to Sir E. Crewe ; 26 Jan. 162f Copiea,
the first auioffr. ff. 14, 16;— (b) to Lord Savage; 21 Dec. 1630.
Autogr. copy. f. 49.

4. Letters from the Mayor, aldermen and citizens of Chester (copies,
except those at ff. 70, 84):— (a) to Sir R. Crewe; Jan. 162f,

24 Sept 1629. ff. 16, 17, 26, 26;— (b) to Greene; 29 Jnne,

1630. f. 33;— (c) to [Sir J. Bridgeman and Sir M. Lloyd,] the
Judges of Chester ; 19 July, 29 June, 1630. ff. 40, 82 ;— (d) to
E. Whitby; 4 Feb. 163^. Signed by Charles Walley, Mayor,
Thomas Cowper, Sheriff, and thirteen aldermen, including Randle
Holme [the first, 6b. 166^]. f. 70 ;— (e) to Lord Savage ; 21 Dec.
1630—26 Apr. 1631. ff. 48, 60, 63, 78 ;— (f) to the Privy Council,
and to individual members of it; 29 June, 1630 — Jan. 163^.
ff. 46, 46, 62-66, 60, 80, 84, 86, 94, 104-108.

6. Miscellaneous letters, viz, : (a) Thomas Bavand to his uncle, E.
Whitby, reporting the prooeedings of the Privy Council; Inner
Temple, London, 16 July, 1630—16 Jan. 163^. ff. 34, 43, 72,
74 ;— (b) Thomas Gatliffe to T. Bavand ; 7 Sept. 1630. f. 41 ;—
(c) [Thomas Savage, 1st] Viscount Savage, to the Mayor and
aldermen of Chester, E. Whitby and Sir B. Crewe; 17, 29
Jan. 163 J, n.d. ff. 56, 68, 62, 66 (copy), 66 ;— (d) to Sir R. Crewe;
[1630-1]. Copy. f. 62 ;— (e) Charles Walley, Mayor of Chester, to
E. Whitby; 4 Feb. 163J. f. 68.

6. Letters from the Privy Council to the Mayor and aldermen of
Chester; 9 June, 20 Deo. 1630. With order in favour of Sir B.
Crewe; 12 Jan. 163?. Copies, ff. 88, 92, 102.

7. Certificate to the Privy Council from Sir John Bridgeman and
Sir Marmaduke Lloyd, Judges of Chester, of their judgment in the
suit; 17 July, 1630. Copy. f. 96.

Besides the above, there are two petitions not connected with
the suit; — (a) Bichard Halliwell and Bichard Burrowes, con-
oeming a lease in Dodleeton [co. Chester]; 1633. f. 2;— (b)
Bichard Sneyd to the Mayor, eto., of Chester, requesting that
Bobert Gryce, Sergeant at the Mace, may be compelled to yield

584 STOWE MSS., 813-820.

him his place according to their bargain; 4 Sept [1634]. Cbpy.
f. 98.

At f. 7 b is a portrait of Sir Eannlph Crewe, engraved by Holkr,
1664.

Paper; flF. 117. Folio.

813. TRiLNSGRiFT of the royal charter granted to the borough of
Saltash, in Cornwall, 27 Nov. 35 Chas. II. [1683]; with a note on
the changes introduced by the charter of George III. [1774]. At
f. 48 b is an entry signed "Nic. Nepean/' to the effect that the
writer was appointed a bnrgesB 14 June, 1774, and that '* the New
Charter" was bronght to Saltash 25 June, 1774; followed by a
description of the boundaries of the borough.

Paper ; ff. 48. xviiith cent. Small Quarto.

814. List of Parliamentary electors for Saltash [in 1806], with notes;
followed (ff. 11-24 b) by letters, 23 Mar.— 2 June, 1806, concerning
the preparations for the approaching election, with lists of impor-
tant electors and hints as to how their votes^ may be secured in the
interest of the Marquis of Buckingham and M[ansel] D[awkin]
ManseL At £ 25 is the Inspeximus of the charter granted to
Saltash by B^inald de Yalle Torta, extracted from the Patent Boll
of 5 Eioh. II. by Eobert Lemon for Thomas Astle, 4 Feb. 1781;
and at f. 27 a list of members of Parliament for Saltash, 1707-1751.

Paper; ff. 28. Folio.

816. «* Saltash Election Case; 19th Feb. 1807. A statement of the
evidence and arguments of counsel before the Committee of the
House of Commons, upon the controverted election for Saltash " ;
by Samuel Carpenter, barrister-at-law. Printed^ rx)ndon, 1808:
an interleaved copy, with MS. notes.
Paper; ff. 145. Quarto.

816. Transgbift of Domesd&y Book, so far as it relates to Derbyshire;
with an identification of the names of places (f. 34), in the hand
of Edw. Yernon, D.D., rector of St. Qeorge's, Bloomsbury, London
(pb. 1761).

Paper; ff. 34. xviiith cent. Folio.

817. Brief notes for a history of Derbyshire by Edward Vernon,
D.D. (see No. 816, above).

Paper ; ff. 28. xvmth cent. Presented to Thomas Astle (f. 3) by
Dr. Vernon's niece and executrix, Mrs. Mary Yates, 1762. Folio.

818. Papers relating to Derby and Coventry, viz. : —

1. Transcript of royal charters granted to the borough of Derby ;
tempp. Ken. JL— Chas. IL £1.

2. Papers conceruing the project of making the Derwent navigable

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, etc. 586

up to Derby, tfiz, (a) Letter from the Mayor and Bnrgefiaes of Derby
to [Thomas] Parker, Baron Parker, Chief Jnstioe of the King's
Bench [afterwards Lord Chancellor and Ist Earl of Macclesfield],
2 Mar. 171f , enclosing an engraved map of the Derwent and a copy
of King John's charter to Derby, f. 78 ; — (b) Arguments in favour
of the scheme, f. 83 ; — (c) Notes in Parker's hand on the legal
aspect of the matter, f. 86.

3. Letters to Sir Thomas Parker, as M.P. for Derby and Recorder,
(a) from G. Fletcher, concerning the Countess of Shrewsbury's alms-
houses at Derby; Derby, 6 Feb. 1708[9]. f. 88;— (b) from the
churchwardens of Derby respecting charities in the borough;
[1705-10]. f. 90. With a memorial [to the same] from the
Mayor and Burgesses of Derby, protesting against an increase in
the window-tax, [1709-10]. f. 91.

4. *• Papers relating to the city of Coventry." f. 93. They consist
mainly of documents connected with the Chancery suit with regard
to Sir Thomas White's charity (see Account of the Loans^ Benefactions
and Gharitie$ belonging to the city of Coventry, Coventry, 1802, pp. 125,
150), viz. : — (a) Abstract of the case, in Lord Macclesfield's hand,
f. 96 ; — (b) Copies of agreements between the mayor, etc,, of Coventry
and the Merchant Taylors' Company; 6 July, 5 Edw. VL [1551]
and 2 Jan. 1705 [6]. flF. 112, 127 ;— (c) Copies of orders in Chancery,
10 June, 7 Anne [1708]— 5 Mar. 11 Anne [171§], and of the judg-
ment of the House of Lords, 11 Mar. 1720 [1], fF. 132-156, 160.

Paper ; ff, 163. Early xvmth cent. Folio.

819. " A Chorographigal, and Historicall, Description of y« county
of Devon and city of Exon, in which is set down y® nature of y«
country, of y« people, y« commodities, and goverments thereof,
with sundry other things incident and worthy to be known, col-
lected by T[ristram] R[isdon], Qent., for y« love of his country and
countrymen." On the vellum cover is written, " A Description of
the county of Devon by T. R., Gent, 1659." Tristram Eisdon
died in 1640. The arrangement differs somewhat from that of the
printed edition, London, 1714.
Paper ; ff. 66. Folio.

Transcript of statutes and ordinances of the College of Vicars
Choral of Exeter Cathedral as drawn up 7 Apr. 1591 ; including
English versions of the statutes of Bishop Edmund Stafford, dated
1403, and of two statutes ordained respectively by " Petrus Primus "
[Peter Quivil, Bishop 1280-1291] and Thomas Brentingham, Bishop
1370-1394; with additions down to 1729.

Paper ; ff. 29. xvmth cent With title, " The College of Vicars
in Exeter," in the hand of Thomas Astle. Folio.

586 STOWE MSS., 821-829.

82L AooouNT of the bonndariefl and privileges of, and fees held in,
Teesdale Forest, oo. Durham, 1538-1635. With a rongh map of
the district. At the end (f. 18) is a list of '' Fee farme Benis
purchased of the Trastees for sale of Kinges lands by Sir H[eni7]
Vane," endorsed with the date 29 Nov. 1655.
Paper ; ff. 19. xvnth cent. Folio.

822. Extracts from the rolls of assizes held at Chelmsford, hundred-
rolls for CO. Essex, and other records bearing on the history of plaoei
in the county, chiefly tempp. John — Edw. in. With an index of
places in the hand of Rev. Philip Morant, author of the JTtsfory
of Essex, 1768 ((*. 1770).

Paper ; ff. 22. xviiith cent. Folio.

823. "Valuation of all livings in the County of Essex, made
20 Edw. I. anno 1293" (sic); being extracts from the "Taxatio
Nicholai IV." (see ed. 1802, pp. 21-23, 18-19). LaL In the hand
of Philip Morant.

Paper ; ff. 8. Folio.

824. " Tabula alphabetica Inquisitionum post mortem • • . exGe[rjpta
ex libro Inquisitionum in Capella Botulorum remanente,pro oomitata
Essex tantum " ; tempp. Eich. II. — Jas. I. The names are arranged
separately under each reign, the date of death being generally given.

Paper ; ff. 60. Temp. Chas. I. Belonged to Bev. Philip Morant
Small Quarto.

Papers relating to co. Essex, viz. : —

1. '* A table of all the hundreds and parishes in the County of Essex.
With the rate on each hundred for the xv*«>." £ 1.

2. Address delivered to the officers of the Forest of Essex, at a
Swainmote Court held 16 Sept. 1634. Imperf. at end. £ 9.

3. Proceedings of a similar court held at Eomford, 29 Nov. 15 Chas. L
[1639], before Montague [Bertie], Lord WiUoughby [afterwards
2nd EiEtrl of Lindsey], Steward of the Forest ; and of another held
at Stratford Langthome, 14 Sept. 6 Chas. I. [1630], before Bobert
[Bertie, 1**] Earl of Lindsey, Steward, ff. 31, 36.

Paper ; ff. 37. xviith cent. Folio.

Papers relating to the Boyal Forests in co. Essex, viz. : —
Perambulation, preceded by a royal mandate for the same, dat

26 Nov. 26 Edw. I. [1297]. Lot. Copies, 17th cent, f, 2.
Extracts " ex bundello inquisitionum forestarum de anno 9 Edw. 2 "

[1316-16]. LaL £ 33.

A pamphlet entitled **Forresta de Waltham, alias Foiresta de

Essex. The Meers, Meets, Limits and Bounds of the Forest of

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGBAPHT, btc. 6«7

Waltham," as determined in pnrsnanoe of Act of Parliament of
17 Ghas. I. [1641], the text of which is included. Printed, (for
L. Chapman, 1642, small 4to.). f. 35.
4. Copies of two royal praecipes dated Lincoln, 13, 14 Feb. 29 Edw. I.
[1801], the first to Hugh Le Despencer, Justice of the Forest '* citra
Trentam " ; the other to the Sheriff of Essex, f. 45.

The last article, a table of contents at f. 1, and a note at f. 46 b,
are in the hand of Rev. Philip Morant.

Paper ; ff. 46. xviith-xviiith oentt. Folio.

827. Inventories of church-goods, plate, jewels, etc., in the hundreds
of Uttlesford and Freshwell and in the half-hundred of Clavering,
CO. Essex, taken by the Royal Commissioners, 5 Oct. 6 Edw. YI.
[1552]; signed by three of the Commissioners, viz. Sir George
Norton, Sir Thomas Jocelyn, and Edmnnd Mordaunt. The names
of the several parishes are included in the index.

Paper ; ff. 43. Folio.

828-830. Municipal acoompts and taxations of Colchester, co. Essex;
1489-1595. Three volumes, of which vols. i. and n. have tables of
contents by Rev. Philip Morant (not, however, exactly corresponding
to the present arrangement). Paper. Narrow Folio. The contents
are: —

828. Vol. 1. (ff. 136). 1. SoRUTiNT of arms in the four. wards ; Mai'ch,
4 Heu. VII. [1489]. f. 2.

2. Assessments for fifteenths ; 5-17 Hen. VII. [1489-1502], ff. 13-42,
48-59, 75-98, 110-134.

3. Assessments for arms; 6 and 10 Hen. VII. [1490-1, 1494-5].
ff. 43, 60.

4. **An aide and a contribucion made and asseesid there for the
makiDg of a new craue at the Hithe and othre charges necessary " ;
Michaelmas, 11 Hen. VII. [1495]. f. 67.

5. Names '* of aUe theim that been of value to spende xx" hi the yere
free aboue alle charges or of the value of vj" xiij« iiij<* in goodes
and catallis within the libertie of this toun of Colchester";
[1497 ?]. f. 99.

6. Names " of them that haue hameys out of the Mootthall the xvij^
3ere of Kynge Herry the vij*J» " ; and inventory of stores *♦ in the
Barekk in the MotehaUe," 7 Mar. 17 Hen. VII. [150|]. f. 135.

7. Assessment of the four wards ; temp. Hen. VII. f. 136.

829. Vol. II. (ff. 85). 1. Assessment for expenses of the burgesses in
Parliament; 19 Hen. VII. [1503-4]. f. 2.

2. Acoompts of John Maynerd, Chamberlain of Colchester, for the
year ending Michaelmas, 1549, iucluUing (tf. 26, 45, 69) au *'ayde

58S STOWE MSS., 830-B40.

graunted by the hoo]e Counoell ... for and towardes the amende-
ment of the haven chanell and watercourse at the new hithe in
Colchestere " ; 4 Mar. 3 Edw. VL [164f ]. f. 12. At f. 56 is an
acquittance for money dne on the haven aooompt paid by Alice,
Maynerd's widow, to William Ram by consent of the Corporation,
24 Nov. 22 Eliz. [1679].
3. Fee-farm rents, fines, and various accompts, temp. Eliz. ; including
(f. 84) the " contribucion graunted to the preacher," 4 Eliz. [1661-2].
f. 72.

830. VoL III. (ff. 126). Taxations for fifteenths and tenths; 27-37
Eliz. [1586-1696].

831. Taxations of Colchester for subsidies, in various years ftom
1677 to 1696; preceded (ff. 2-39 b) by an undated taxation [ien^
Hen. VIIL], and followed (ff. 112-124 b) by portions of two others
[temp, Eliz.]. At f. 126 is the taxation for two subsidies, 8 Oct
16 Charles 11. [1663]. With notes (ff. 1, lb and 111) by Eev.
P. Morant.

Paper; ff. 131. Folio.

832. Papers relating to the payment by the borough of Colchester of
composition-money for the maintenance of the Royal Household ;
1696-1638. Included are : — (a) A complete survey of the borough
for the assessment of the tax in 1696, and again in 1699. fL 7,
26 ;— (b) Rating of the several parishes for 1606, 1606 and 1607.
ff. 46-47. On f. 1 is a note by Eev. P. Morant that the two
surveys were among the papers given him by Richard Bacon, and
were formerly " in the possession of Thomas Glascocke, Town-clerk"
(ob. 1727, Morant's Essex, ii. p. 67). He refers to them in his
Hist, of Colchester, 1768, p. 62.

Paper ; ff. 60. Folio.

833. Retubns from the several parishes in Colchester, oo. Essex, of
assessments for the maintenance of the Parliamentary army, for
royal subsidies, etc. ; 4 Mar. 164§— 16 Mar. 166J. A few letten
and orders from the Parliamentary and County Committees are
included ; and a note by Rev. Philip Morant is prefixed.

Paper; ff. 166. Folio.

834-839. Collections relating to Colchester, by Rev. Philip Moiant;
consisting of copies and extracts of various documents, with notes,
forming the materials for his History of Colchester (first published
in 1748, afterwards enlai^d and incorporated in his HhL of Essex,
1768). In six vols., each of which has at the beginning a genenl
description of its oontents. Vols. i. and iL deal with the town

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, irro. 689

generally ; vol. iii. with the civic government ; and vols. iv.-vi.
with the monasteries of St. John and St. Botolph, vol. iv. consist-
ing of an abstract of the chartalary of the former, from the original
'* in the possession of the Hon^^ Philip Yorke, Esq." The only
original documents are (vol. ii. f. 45) a letter fron; Thomas Rase to
Alderman Boys, 19 June, 1684, concerning the surrender of the
Charter of the borough ; and another letter (vol. iv. f. 2) from Dr.
Birch to Morant, 1 Oct. 1748.
Paper ; ff. 109, 102, 96, 89, 100, 65. Small Quarto.

840. Collections relating to Colchester, co. Essex, with other mis-
cellaneous papers, circ. 1300-1800, viz. : —

1. Speech of Sir Gilbert Dolben in the Convention Parliament,
28 Jan. 168f, on the state of the nation {Pari. Hiet., vol. v.,
col. 36) ; in his own hand. f. 1.

2. Draft of a bill for excluding placemen from the House of Commons,
f. 10. Of the three Place bills introduced between 1688 and 1701,
this must be the third, which was thrown out on 20 Feb. 169^ (see
Commana' Journals) ; for the sovereign is spoken of as " his Maj**«,"
and the two previous bills were disposed of during Queen Mary's
lifetime. (See Macaulay's History, ed. 1880, vol. ii., pp. 406, 473,
497.)

3. Abstract of the will of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Bart., of Stowe,
00. Bucks (o6. 1697). Imperfect at the beginning, f. 12.

4. Perambulation of Bemwood Forest, co. Bucks, 28 Edw. I. [1299-
1300]: an official copy made in 1609, and examined by Arthur
Agarde. f. 17.

5. Miscellaneous papers relating to Colchester, from*the collections of
Rev. P. Morant. f. 2. Among them are : — (a) Three letters from
Browne Willis to P. Morant; 1748-59. ff. 20, 21, 24;— (b) Deci-
mary of lands in the parish of Stanway, co. Essex, *'*• belonging to
the late dissolved house of St. Johns beside Colchester" ; copied in
or soon after 1621. f. 25; — (c) Rating of parishes in Colchester,
in various years from 1610 to 1662. ff. 26-32 ;— (d) Receipts from
Nathanael Rich, Receiver-general of the Land-tax, 1691-1693.
ff. 33-39 ; — (e) Letter from the bailiffij of Colchester, praying for
the issue of a writ for the election of a burgess in Parliament in
plaoe of Nicholas Glere deoeased, and the sheriff's return of Robert
Midleton as the new burgess, 1579. ff. 40, 41 ;— (f) Verdicts of
juries at Colchester, against Margaret Rand, ** communis fascinatrix
et incantatrix tam hominum quam animalium," for having bewitched
a woman on 28 Nov. 35 Eliz. [1592], and against John Lock, for
using *' witchcraft, inchantment, cbarme or sorcerie," 8 Nov. 1651.
Vellum, ff. 42, 43 ;— (g) Weekly tables of deaths in Colchester

590 STOWB MSS., 841-846.

from the plague (4731) and from other oauses (528), 14 Aug. 1665—
7 Dec. 1666. Followed by "The Bearers oath" and "The oath
for the Searchers of the Plague, 1665." Copies by P. Horant (cee
Creighton, Hiiiory of Epidemics, 1891, p. 688). ff. 44, 46 ;— (h)
Letter on the antiquities of Colchester by Anthony Holbroolc,
Eector of Waltham Parva and Pandfield, oo. Essex (early 18th
cent.), f. 47; — (i) Grants of arms, extracted from chartulariea,
patent rolls, etc. f. 54 ; — (k) Essex pedigrees, f. 65.
Paper ; ff. 79. xvith-xviiith oentt Folio.

841. Collections, chiefly transcripts, of records relating to Colchester
and Essex, and more particularly to St. John's Abbey, Colchester,
made by Bev. Philip Morant. Among the contents are : —

1. Charters of confirmation by Henry I., Stephen, Henry II., Pope
Alexander III. and others to St. John's Abbey, extracted from the
Abbey Begister by P. Morant. f. 1 ; — and charter of Henry IV.
[1405]. Imperfect, f. 19.

2. Note '' de Decimis in leyre de la haye," with records of pleas, efc,
of the Abbey. In hands of the 15th cent. ff. 29-32.

3. Charter of confirmation by Edward III. to the Leper Hospital of
St. Mary Magdalen ; [1336]. f. 33.

4. Deeds relating to the chantry in St. Mary's-at-the- Walls founded
by Joseph EUanor [in 1348]. ff. 35, 37, 44.

5. '* Letters patent of King James I. to the Strangers of the Dutche
Congregacion in Colchester " ; 17 Oct. 1612. f. 41.

6. Deeds of foundation of a scholarship at St. John's College, Cam-
bridge, by Robert Lewis, Fellow of the same, and Preacher at St.
Peter's, Colchester ; 19 Sept. 1622. f. 45.

7. Two vellum leaves of a chartulary of Earl's Colne Priory, co.
Essex, founded by Aubrey de Vere, circ. 1100, recording grants by
successive Earls of Oxford ; 15th cent. f. 52.

8. Record of the election of members of Parliament for Colchee^ter by
the Common Council ; 9 Jan. 1 Eliz. [1569]. " Transcribed by me
P[hilip] M[orant], Octob. 16, 1754, from an original." f. 55.

9. Notes by the same on the '* Knights or Representatives in Parlia-
ment " for CO. Essex, f. 56.

Paper ; ff. 66. xvth, xviiith oentt. Folio.

842. Papers relating to Colchester, co. Essex, 1644-1684, viz. : —

1. Original book of the proceedings of the Committee for Col-
chester, 1644-1656 (the writing having been begun at both ends),
ff. 1-82 b. At f. 22 is added a list of persons summoned to appear
on 10 Sept. 1663 before the Commissioners for the subsidies granted
to Charles IL, and at ff. 24b-23b the proceedings of the t^aid
Commissioners, 28 Aug. — 10 Sept. 1663.

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, etc. 591

2. Transoripts by Rev. P. Morant of TariouB papers Teepeoting the
siege of Colchester in 1648, with an original list (f. 39) of the
*' poor and sufferers in the siege, among whom a distribution was
made of the 2000'. retnm'd back by the Lord Fairfax." ff. 3^-64.

3. Original aocompts of John Maynard, Chamberlain of the borough,
for the year ending Michaelmas, 1683. ff. 55-69. With a few
receipts, 26 Nov. 1683—10 June, 1684, on ff. 70 b, 71.

Paper; ff. 71. xviith, xviiith centt. Folio.

843. Forms of oaths of Mayors, Aldermen, Justices of peace and other
civil officers of the borough of Colchester ; 18th oent. With a list
in the hand of Rev. Philip Morant.

Paper ; ff. 10. xvmth cent. Octavo.

844. Copt of the charter granted to Colchester by WiUiam and Mary
[on 27 July, 1693]. Lot. See H. Harrod, Bepertory of the Records
and Evidences of the Borough of Colcheeter^ 1865, p. 3 ; and Morant's
HUt. of Colchester, p. 88.

Paper; ff. 34. xviith-xviiith centt. Octavo.

846. CoLLBCnoNS relating to Hampshire, vts. : —

1. Three documents relating to Portsmouth, viz. :— (a, b) Charters
granted 7 Nov. 3 Charles I. [1627], and 12 Oct. 8 Rich. II. [1384] ;
transcribed in 1718, the former from a copy ** penes Johannem White
apud Portesmouth " (see f. 23), and the latter apparently (see f. 28)
from the original *'in manibus Georgii Huish observata apud
Portesmouth." ff. 2, 24; — (c) Commission to inquire into the
burning of the town by the French in 1369 (Rymer, FoBdera,
ed. London, 1708, vol. vi. p. 638, to which reference is here made
atf. 30). ff. 2, 24, 29.

2. Notes of monumental inscriptions, and on the descent of the
manors, in several parishes in Hampshire, taken at various times
frx)m 1702-1706; with indexes of names and places at the end.
f.31.

The contents of the volume are in the same hand as Add. 14,296
(also a volume of Hampshire collections), viz. that of William
Pavey, whose signature is at f. 1 (and at f. 2 of Add. 14,296), and
whose book-plate, with arms, is inside the cover. Perhaps he is
the William Pavey whose name appears in 1717 among the
founders of the Society of Antiquaries : see Archmologia, vol. i.
pp. xxviii., XXXV., and also Add. 6182, f. 15 b (where he is described
as " Mr. Will. Pavey, of Clements Inn, Att. at law, Seer, in 1718."
Inside the cover is pasted a note in the hand of Thomas Grenville.

Paper; ff. 159. Small Quarto.

592 STOWE MSS., 846-860.

846. Enbolmskt-book of the Mayor and Bailiffs of Winoheater, oon-
taining enrolments of eharters, deeds, wills and other docnmeDti
entered in yarions years from 31 Edw. I. to 42 EUz- [130S-
1600], There are entries for almost every year down to 7 Hen. VL,
after which the next enrolment was in 31 Hen. YI., and the next
after that in 4 Hen. YIL At the end the entries are lees orderiy
than in the earlier periods; the last date of enrolment giTen is
Michaelmas, 8 Eliz. [1566], at f. 192 b, but after this come aevenl
deeds of later date, the latest of them (f. 197) being of 3 Jmie,
42 Eliz. [1600]. Lai. and Engl.

Inolnded also are : — (a) List of the sovereigns of England ** qui
possidemnt totnm regnnm," from Alfred the Great; originally
ending with Henry YL, but oontinned by later hands to ElizabetL
f. 1 ;— (b) List of the Mayors and Bailifb from 1485 to 160a
ff. 2, 3 b-4 b ; — (c) Copy of an indenture (having probably been
omitted in its proper place) oonoeming merchants trading at Win-
chester, dated Winchester '< ad Burghmotnm," Tuesd. afL F. of St
George [23 Apr.], 8 Hen. VL [1430]. f. 2 b;— (d) Oath of the
Mayor, to be taken *•*• coram xxiiii^^' senioribns de cinitate," ots. ^' )e
schal obseme and kepe alle the Statutes and vsages of thys cite,
and alle Ordynaunoez ymad of cure predessessours by fore thyi
tyme. And 30 schal no man discharge for Offys no non Officeir
ne ministre make newe ne chaunge be thoute the sent of the
xxiiii. and of the Gomunus. Bute wel and trewelyche alle the
Statutes and vsages je schal putte in excucion, and by yoore
power lawfullyche hem excute. So God helpe 30U at l^e holy
dom. Et respondet, ' 30 so GK)d helpe me at the holy dom\ Ita fiat"
Written opposite the enrolments for 36 Edw. IIL [1362], but
apparently inserted later, f. 53 b.

The first twelve pages, and part of the thirteenth, of the enrol-
ment-book (ff. 5-11) have been printed by Sir Thomas Phillippe
(at Evesham, 1857).

Vellum ; ff. 202. Bound in boards covered with (modem) purple
morocco. A short account of the MS., written by Sheffield Grace
in 1826, has been inserted at f . 3; whence it appears that the
volume formerly belonged to Edmund Abbot, of Winterboume
Dantsey, co. Wilts., after whose death (in 1761) it descended to his
grandson, the Rev. Edmund Benson, Priest-vicar of Salisboiy
Cathedral. On the margin of f. 1 is written '*Bobert Benson,
Close, Salisbury," possibly the autograph of the Becorder of Salis-
bury (06. 1844), son of the above Edmund. Folio.

847, 848. CouBT-BOOKS of several manors in Hertfordshire, and some
in Essex, Surrey* and Jididdlesex; 1689-1704. In two volumea.

Ol. XIX. GEOQEAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, ettc. 693

Vol. i., 1689 and 1701. The manors are as follows: — ^Baas (aZ.
Boxe), Bayly Hall, Bedwell Lowthes, *'Andrewe8 le Mote" in
Cheshnnt, Easendon, Geddings, Hadham Parva, Hatfield, Hertford
Castle, and Hoddesdonbury, oo. Hertford ; Cannons in Great
Pamdon, Boydon Hall and Boydon Temple, oo. Essex; South
Mimms, co. Middlesex; and Botherhithe, oo. Surrey. Vol. ii.,
1701-1704. Only eight of the above manors occur, tfiz. Baas,
Bedwell Lowthes, Geddings, Hadham Parva, Hatfield, Hoddesdon-
bury, Boydon Hall and South Mimms. These manors (with the
exception of Cannons) were the property of James Ceoil, 4th Earl
of Salisbury. He sold the two Boydon manors to Sir Josiah Child,
Bart, (who was also lord of the manor of Cannons) between 29 Mar.
1692 and 18 Apr. 1693 ; the rest descended at his death (25 Oct.
1693) to his son James, 5th Earl. Sir Josiah Child left Cannons
and the Boydon manors at his death (22 June, 1699) to his son
Bichard, or. Viscount Castlemaine (1718) and Earl Tylney (1731).
All the manors were administered by the same steward, Samuel
Percivall. At the beginning of vol. i. are some memoranda relating
to the manors, and at the end of each volume is an incomplete
index.

Paper; ff. 273, 72. Folio.

849. Bbcords of the halimote-courts of the manor of Codioote, co.
Hertf.; 21 Hen. III.— 4 Hen. V. [1237-1416]. Latin. Transcribed
from the court-rolls, probably by a monk of St. Alban's, to which
abbey the manor belonged (see Clutterbuck's Hertfordshire^ vol. ii.
p. 305). The names of the cellarers of St. Alban's are given for
almost every year from 9 Edw. I. to 51 Edw. III. Imperfect at the
end.
Vellum ; ff. 126. Late xvth cent. Large Folio.

860. Collections relating to Kent and other counties, articles 6-8

having originally formed separate MSS. : —
1. Transcripts of deeds and other documents relating to Canterbury,

chiefly tempp. Hen. VII. — Hen. VIII., with a few of earlier date.

Lat, and Engl. ff. lb, 45, 115b. Included among them are: —

(a) " Fees that the Towne clerk of Caunterbury may laufuUy take
for his entreez in his office, admytted and approved in the tyme of
Thomas at Wode, maier". . . . ; 20 Hen. VIL [1504-5]. f. 7;—

(b) Forms of oaths of the various municipal officers, ff. 10, 93 b,
120 b-1 23 b, 124 b; — (c) Ordinances of the mayor and aldermen
for the conduct of the markets, efc. ; [temp. Hen. VII.?]. f. 15; —
(d) "The propertes and the bencfetos that free men of Caunterbury
have then other jf the same citye," etc. f. 19; — (e) "Mensuracio

2q

594 STOWE MSS., 861-856.

mnrorum droa dvitatem Cantuar. per Thomam Dduun, honorabilein
ciuem diebiis Bnis omitatiB prediote, facta, qui quidem Thomas
obiit xxvi die Aug. anno r. r. Hen. v^ teroio [1415]," etc, L 124 ;
— (f ) Bental of lands, efc., pnroliased by Sir Tho. Bronn of Sir
Qervayse Clyffcon '* with the hundred and the aldermanry of
Westgate in Cannterbnry." f. 127.

2. Transcripts of charters, ordinances, 6<e., relating to Bomney Marsh,
tempp. Hen. III. — Edw. III., together with the charter of Henry VIL
[I486]. Lot. ff. 25, 76.

3. Transcript of the charter incorporating the town and hundred of
Tenterden, co. Kent, 1 Aug. 27 Hen. VI. [1449] ; followed by its
confirmation by Edw. lY., 24 June, aP 3 [1463], and by the agree-
ment between the bailiff of Tenterden and the Mayor of Bye,
21 Sept 8 Hen. YU. [1492]. Lai. See Hasted's Kent, iii p. 93.
f. 105.

4. "Hec sunt proprietates regales et exposioiones eorundem," efe. :
names of services and other terms, e.g, sak, sok, blodewite, hang-
wite, etc, J with explanations, f. 112 b.

5. " Ysages and customes of Bovorre." f. 133. Preceded (£ 130)
by two inserted leaves containing an inventory of " the contentes
of the evidences, charters, minimenttes and wrytynges belongings
to the Mason due [Maison Dieu] in Dover," taken by Laurence
Elviden and William Hannyngton, 16th cent

6. Precedents of writs and other documents of various kinds. Lot,
f. 143. At the end (f. 210 b) is written " Sum liber Thome Bolfe."

7. Original sheriffs' accompts for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire;
iempp. Hen. YI.— Hen. YIII. f. 212.

8. T^nscripts and translations of writs, ordinances, etc., oonceming
Sherwood Forest, issued temp. Edw. I. ; and an original letter on
the Forest Laws from William Fleetwood, Beoorder of LondoD,
dated 1682. ff. 314, 339.

At f. 1 are eleven lines : " Arise erli ; Serve god devovteli

And slope svrlie"; and at f. 5 is a recipe "to make Inke" (16th
cent.).

Paper; ff. 341. xvth and xvith oentt. The name of a former
owner, Christopher Levyns, is written on ff. i, 143, and elsewhere;
and on f. 1 is also the name of William Coppyn, Sheriff of Canter-
bury 1538-39, who is mentioned in the first few charters at fil 1 b,
etc. Folio.

861. "Copt of Domesday for the county of Kent," by Abraham
Farley, "Chief Clerk in the Chapter House"; with an index
showing the modem names of places. Thomas Astle states in a
note on the fly-leaf that Farley transcribed the whole Domesday

Ou XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGBAPHY, Era 695

book, from which tiansoript it was published. On f. 2 b is *' Mr.
Bailey's estimate for engraving Doomsday Book/' 28 Not. 1768.
Paper; ff; 126. xvmth cent Polio.

862. Alphabetical list of parishes in Kent, showing, in tabulated
form, the various manors with their descents.
Paper ; ff. 86. xvmth cent. Octavo.

853. OopiES of thirty charters, mostly relating to Kent. Latin, The
first 28, ranging in date from the end of the 7th century to 1063,
have been printed in Eemble's Oodex Diphmaticus or Birch's Oartu-
larium Saaconicum (and some also elsewhere). The last two are of
Stephen and John respectively (printed by Stubbs, Select CharterSj
pp. 120, 288).

Paper ; ff. 39. In two hands, of the first half of the 17th century.
Said by O'Conor (Bxbliotheca MS. SUnoensie, ii. p. 161) to have
belonged to Sir £. Dering, and afterwards to Thomas Astle. In
the hand of the latter, at f. 39, is a list of "Charteres with
T[homas] A[8tl6] and not in this Book " (now included among the
Stowe Charters). Folio.

864. CuART(7LART of the lands belonging to the family of Yaloines in
Godmershaiu au.l Wye, oo. Kent ; tempp, Edw. I. — Hen. VI. Latin.
The following are later additions : — (a) Particulars of a court-baron
of Thomas Brodnax for the manor of Ford and Yallans [Yallande,
in GodmershamJ held 26 Oct. 32 Eliz. [1690], with rental taken
at the same time. ff. 17 b, 18;— (b) Bcntal of lands "holden
in meane of Thomas Astyn by (nc) and the rigUt of his tenement
called the Fourde [Ford] withyn the seid parisshe of Godmersham,
whiche the seid Thomas lately emongis landis and tenementis
purchased and had of Thomasyne Ince, wedowe, doughter and
heire of William Valaunce " ; Mich., 1 1 Hen. VIII. [1619]. f. 19 ;—
(c) Account of the stock of money and household goods belonging
to the Chantry of Godmersham handed over to John Joye, chaplain
(probably on his appointment), on 11 May, 11 Hen. VIII, [1619]
by John Poope and John LuUe, churchwardens of Gh>dmeraham.
f. 20 b.
Vellum ; ff. 20. xvth-xvith centt. Large FoUo.

866. Abstracts by E H of transcripts of charters belonging

to the Hospital of St Nicholas, at Harbledown, near Canterbury,
and now in the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth (Noe. 1131,
1132); made in 1763 by Henry Hall, Bector of St. Michael's,
Harbledown. At f. 44 b are the statutes of Archbishop [Robert]
Winchelsey regulating the Hoflpital.

Paper ; ff. 164. Purchased hy Thomas Astle in 1796. Quarto.

2 Q 2

596 STOWE MSS., 866-862.

866. *' LiBBR presldenoie diversorum Instramentornm tarn Bpiritaalinm
quam temporalium " : a common-place book of formulas for granta,
legal pleas, etc., composed by John Hebylthwayte, [? of Lydd, co.
Kent], whose name, with two Latin verses containing it, is written
at the beginning and end of the volume.

To these are added : — (a) Kecord of certain rates of " Denge
mershe," etc., collected by the same John Hebylthwayte and others
in 1550-1556. f. 18;— (b) Bental of the manor of Langeporte
[Langport] in Lydd. f. 22 ; — (c) Memoranda of " cocketts " had
by various persons for " redd herynge," •* wracke sacke '* [wreck
sack] and "allegant" [alicant], etc., 18 Dec. 1558—11 Feb. 1559.
f. 31; — (d) Miscellaneous writs and notes relating to Lydd and
the Cinque Ports, including " The tenure of a cockett " (f. 32),
and warrants from William Brooke, Lord Cobham, Lord Warden
of the Cinque Ports, and Lord Bobert Dudley, Master of the
Horse, concerning the export of horses, etc,, June, 1559 (f. 34).
flF. 32-37;— (e) Rental of the manor of Warehorne [in Bomney
Marsh, co. Kent], f. 38 b ; — (f) Beady reckoner for wages, f. 41 ; —
(g) Inventory of ''wyne and other marchandyse saved at the
wracke [wreck] lost the [7 Feb. 1552-3], half for the marchantes
and half to the savers." f. 42.*

Paper; ff. 44, including two vellum leaves (ff. 1, 44) of a
xvth cent, service-book, which formerly served for a binding.
Dated 1547 on the title-page, but the entries extend to 1559.
Small Folio.

857. Copies of letters and papers relating to a dispute between the
town of Lydd and the Seven Hundreds (Cranbrook, Blackburn,
Barkley, Great Bamfield, Selbrightenden, Rolvenden, and Tenter-
den), CO. Kent, as to the charge of providing watchmen at " Denge
Mersh " (Dunge-Marsh) ; 1587-1589. Followed (f. 16) by a short
account of the beacons in Kent, 1585-1592. With notes (flF. 3,
17-18 b) in the hand of Sir Boger Twysden (6b. 1672). For other
documents concerning the Dnnge-Marsh dispute, see Archmologia
Cantiana, viii. (1872), pp. 299-310.

Paper; ff. 19. xvlith cent. Folio.

858. Survey of the manor of Northbourne, co. Kent, late belonging
to the see of Canterbury, but then parcel of the jointure of Queen
Anne, made 30 Aug. 6 James I. [1608], by Sir Thomas Palmer,
Knt., and John Hercye, Esq., by virtue of a royal commission. A
copy made, according to O'Conor (Bibliotheca MS. StawentU^ ii.
p. 220), in 1681 ; the last leaf, on which the date was written, is
now mutilated.

Paper ; ff. 68. Quarto.

Cl. XIX. GEOGEAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, etc. 697

869. Copies of tbe Btatutes and ordinances of Wigston s Hospital in
Leioester, 1574-1666. The contents, with one exception, viz. an
*' Abstract of such of the foundation statutes .... as mnj manifest
the donor's intention" (ff. 6-11), are included in the account of
the Hospital given by Nichols, Hist of Leicesierahire^ 1815, vol. i.
pt. 2, pp. 471-604.
Paper ; ff. 24. About a.d. 1700. Small Quarto.

860. Names of the Companies of tbe city of London, and names and
arms in trick of the "Portgraves" and Lord Mayors from the
Conquest to 1639, and of the Sheriffs from 1189 to 1469. With
index added (ff. 2, 90).

Paper; ff 91. xvuth cent. Belonged (18th cent.) to John
Holland, no. 3. Polio.

861. Begister of Documents concerning a chantry in tho church of
SS. Anne and Agnes within Aldersgate, founded by Sir William
Gregory, Knt,, citizen and skinner of London [Lord Mayor 1451-2] ;
1461-1603. Lat. and Engl The contents are:— (1) \Vill of the
Founder, made 18 Aug. 1461, and enrolled 7 Edw. IV. [1467].
f. 3 ; — (2) Deed modifying the terms of the bequest by his execu-
tors, Nicholas Lathell, Baron of the Exchequer, and Stephen
Saundre, B.D., General Confessor of Syon monastery beside Brent-
ford, dated 4 Dec. 1498. f. 20 ;— (3) Analysis of the preceding " Re-
formacion." ff. 32, 35 ; — (4) " The forme of obseruaunce and kepyng
of the obite for Margaret Holmehegge," etc, f. 34; — (6) Further
ordinance of the executors, f. 37 ; — (6) Confirmation of the foun-
dation thus modified, by William Warham, Bishop of London,
2 Dec. 1503.

Vellum; ff. 48. xvth-xvith centt. Belonged to Thomas Astlo.
Small Quarto.

862. 1. Copies of warrants, orders and lettera relating to the Tower
of London during the period Sir William Waad was Lieutenant
[1606-1611], with extracts from public records of the privileges
of the Tower and of the laws and regulations from the time of
Henry III. Apparently an imperfect copy of the original register
of Sir William Waad, now Add. MS. 14,044. Followed by copies
of other papers relating to the Tower down to 1721. ff. 1-31.

2. Bental of the manor or prebend of Neasdon in the parish of
Willesden, co. Middlesex, 1610. " Transcribed out of an old paper
book called Warham." f. 33. Followed by :— (a) Copy of a lease
of the prebend from Thomas Wilson, Prebendary, to Francis
Eoberts, of Willesden; 17 June, 1624. f. 36;— and (b) "An
account of the Prebend or Manor of Nesdon alias Neasden ....

698 STOWE MSS., 868-869.

belonging to the Cathcdrall Churoh of St. Paul in London from
1610 to 1707." f. 38.

Paper ; ff. 60. XYnth-XYUith oentt Belonged to Thomas Astle,
who purchased it at the sale of the MSS. of Paul Field, in 1783.
Folio.

863. AcoouNT of St. Eathanne's Hospital, near the Tower of London,
by Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D., Commissary of the Hospital;
1763. With notes and corrections in the author's hand, and with
ten engravings and two pen-and-ink drawings of various parts of
the hospital, and coloured drawings of some coats-of-arms copied
from Harley MS. 2269, flf. 132-134. At f. 2 b is an engraving of
Ducarers portrait painted by Soldi. At f. 1 he notes that he pre-
sented another copy of this book to Queen Charlotte on 10 Mar.
1763. Printed, in an expanded form, and with some additional
plates, by Nichols in vol. iL of Bibl. Topogr. Brit, (forming no. 5»
1782). See Nichols, Literary Anecdoi€9, vol. vi. p. 392.

Paper; flf. 61. With bookplate of arms of A. C. Ducarel. Folio.

864. Collections for the history of St. Katharine's Hospital, by
Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D. ; partly in his own band. With
ten engravings. Included (f. 30) is a paper, written in 1679 or
1 680, to prove that " The Patronage and Visitation of St. Eatherine's
Hospitall belongs of right onely to her Majestic Katherine, Queene
Dowager."

Paper ; ff. 84. xvnth-xviiith oentt. With bookplate of arms of
A. C. Ducarel ; together with his signature and the date 1 763. Folio.

866. MiscELLAMEOUS TRACTS and papers, as follows : —

1. Papers relating to the Savoy Hospital in the Strand, London, pu.
(a) " Case of the Savoy," being a brief account of it from the time
of Henry III. to about 1726. f. 2;— (b) " Lord Keeper Wright's
sentence for dissolving the Savoy, July 31, 1702." f. 3 b; — (c)
" Remarks on this case by Sir Nathaniel Lloyd, Knt. LL.D." f. 6 h.
All in the hand of Dr. Andrew Coltee Ducarel, who adds a note
(f. 9) dated Doctors' Commons, 16 Sept 1764, that he copied them
from the originals, belonging to Dr. Richard Rawlinson. f. 1.

2. Project for the "Total expulsion of the French from Maritime
India " by means of a blockade of the Isles of Bourbon and Mauritius ;
eirc. 1809. f. 10.

3. " On the Silver Coinage of this Kingdom," by John Porter, of the
Office of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade; 28 Ocf. 1804.
f. 23.

4. ** A sketch of the preaant (ne) state of Smuggling " ; circ. 1800. f. 38.
6. Short abstracts of the first five books of Herodotus; 19th cent.

Imperfect, f. 64.

Cl. XIX. GBOGBAPHT, TOPOGBAPHY, bto. 599

6. '* Elegia soripta in Croemeterio Bnstioo," a tranfilation into heza-

meten of Gray's " Elegy in a Country Ghnrohyard," by W

H Bobertfl. f. 86. Followed (f. 95) by " Epitaphinm in

templo Abergavenny, Comitatn Monmouth," by the same, 1789.
Paper; ff. 95. zyiiith-zixth oentt. Quarto.

866. Becx)rd of burials in Westminster Abbey, from 1 Dec. 1705 to
29 June, 1745, generally mentioning the exact locality of inter-
ment, and giving in some cases the inscription upon the coffin ; with
notes of a few earlier burials, and a description (f. 30) of the burial
of PriDcess Louisa Anne, dau. of Frederic, Prince of Wales, on
21 May, 1768. With an index of names. At the end (flf. 31-41),
reversing the volume, is an analysis of J. Blaeu's Nouveau Theatre
d'ltdlie, 1704, and of his Nowoem TUatre du PiSmont et de la
Savoye, 1725.

Paper; ff. 45. xviiith cent. With the name ''Monfaucon"
inscribed on f. 45 b. Folio.

867. Abstracts of fines relating to lands in Norfolk ; 1 John— 23
Hen. YII. Latin. With an index of places (not quite complete) ;
and with interlinear notes and corrections in the hand of Peter le
Neve, Norroy King of Arms (ff. 20 b, 32, etc.).

Paper; ff. 112. xviith-xviiith centt. Folio.

868. Transcript from the Liber Feodorum, or Testa de Neville, for
Norfolk and Suffolk. See the Testa de NeviUe, 1807, pp. 282-301.
The transcript was probably made for Peter le Neve, who has
added the title and several marginal notes.

Paper ; ff. 34. Early xvmth cent Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Folio.

869. '* IiiB£R OKNERALis taxationum, tarn temporaliuiu quaiu bpiritu-
aiium, in com. Norfolk, proauxilio levando anno 3 Hen. 4** [1401-2]
ad maritandum Blanchiam filiam suam primogenitam." With
indexes of hundreds and parishes at ff. 2 b, 193. The title is in a
modern hand; and the volume includes numerous extracts from
other records relating to Norfolk down to temp. Jas. I. Followed
(f. 206) by " a proportion agreed upon " to be paid by the several
hundreds in Norfolk for the muster-master's salary, 3 Oct. 1609 ;
and (f. 207) by an account of some armorial bearings seen in *' the
late abbey of Thetford."

Paper ; ff. 208. xviith cent Inside the covers, taken from the
original binding, are stamped in gold the royal arms with a label
of three points, within the Grarter, ensigned with a coronet of
crosses and fleurs-de-lys. These arms were used by Henry, eldest
son of James I. (see Sandford, Genealogical History, 1707, p. 563);

GOO STOWE MSS., 870-878.

but as O'Gonor mentions " the letters cT.JB. on the back " (^BibL MS.
Stovfenns, vol. ii., p. 197), the volume would appear to have
belonged to James IL, who used these arms when Duke of York
(Sandford, p. 655). The volume afterwards belonged to Tfao.
Astle. Quarto.

870. Terrier of East Carlton and Hethel, with parts of Braoon-Ash
and Mulbarton, oo. Norfolk; taken in May, 1571. L(Uin.

Paper ; ff. 252. Inside the cover is the signature of Thomas
Martin of Palgrave, with a note that the book was given him by
John le Grys of Norwich, 1729. Quarto.

871. Inventory of service-books, plate, copes, vestments, napery, eic,
belonging to the church of St. Peter Mancroft, in Norwich ; ten^.
Hen. VIII.

The list begins with *'one Antiphenare of the large volume
garnished with blew silk and bottons of the same. . .of Sir Bobert
Cutler, alias Sexten (Chantry- priest of Cosyn's Chantry in 1490,
Blomefield's Norfolk^ vol. iv. p. 202), bryngyng in to the Churoh, etc.,
and of Sir William Bilham [h]is gifte" (in 1498, ibid. p. 214).
The copes are 47 in number and include (f. 8 b) '* a cope of grene
cloithe of tissue, with an orpheras golde brodered werke of the
life of Sent Thomas of Canterbury, and in the cape Sent Petir
gamyshid with perylles [pearls] and of the gifte of Thomas
Mayne " ; and (f. 10 b) "a cope for the boy that is the bushope,
paned yelow and blew." Among the plate is (f. 16 b) "a arose
with the crucifixe, our lady and sent John, with iij euangelestes
in ameU [enamel], at euery vpper end one, and the xij appostellis
in amell at the lower end, with vi wrethyng wormes betwene the
appostelles, and the knope of the soket and the crose selfe is
enameld in the myddes with blew amell, and whight roses boith
be hynd and afore, with the recidne gilte ; with a fote also to the
same, grauen with iiij euangelestes and iij prophettes, with the
gospelles and prophecez in vii quarters, and in the viii quarter
sent Petir sittyng in blew amell, hym selfe wight, and a man.
woman and i child kneUyng uppon grene amell afor hym • . . and
this erase with the fote ponderith clxvi vnces."

Paper; f£. 33. SmaU Folio.

872. Annales Oxonienses : brief notes of events relating to the town
and university from 1066 to 1310. In the hand of E. B. Mores
(see Nos. 782-784 above).

Paper; fir. 17. xvi nth cent. Quarto.

873. " Index of eight MSS. of Mr. [Elias] Ashmole in the museum
at Oxford." The MSS. are numbered ^36 and 1097 Lib. n.-vii..

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, etc. 601

that 10, seven in all, and not eight as given in the title. The title
of Ashm. 835 given in W. H. Black's CaUdogue of the Ashnudean
MSS.^ 1845, is ** The Herald's Bepository," ete,^ and this index is a
subject indei^ only. The volumes referred to above as Ashm. 1097,
Lib. II.-VII., are in Black's Catalogue numbered 1098-1103, the
volume there numbered 1097 being apparently the original Index
of Names contained in the next six volumes, of which this part of
present MS. is a copy. The MSS. form part of the thirty-nine
volumes of Ashmole's Collections for a History of the Order of the
Garter.
Paper ; ff. 79. xviiith cent. Folio.

874. Record of the prices of wheat and barley in the market of
Oxford, with the assize of bread and other ordinances regulating
prices issued by the Vice-chancellors, with their original signatures
and those of the Clerks of the Market, from 26 Sept. 1663 to 3 Mar.
1668[9].
Paper; ff. 163. Duodecimo.

876. Extracts from assart-rolls, perambulations, etc., relating to the
royal forests in co. Rutland, tem]^. John — Hen. YIII.

Paper; ff. 20. a.d. 1662 (see f. 20). luside the cover is the
monogram of Thomas Martin of Palgrave (oh. 1771). Folio.

876. " Liber Censualis Gulielmi Primi pro Statfordscire " ; or
Domesday Book for Staffordshire, transcribed by Edward Yemen,
D.D., in 1764 (c/. No. 816 above). At the end is an alphabetical
list of the modem names of places.

Paper ; ff. 26. Belonged, in 1764, to Thomas Astle. Folio.

877. "A Survey of Staffordshire," by Sampson Erdeswicke. The
printed edition of 1723, interleaved, with numerous additions in
the hand of Edward Vemon, D.D. (c/. No. 816 above). Between
the introduction and the first page of the "Survey" (f. 13) is
inserted a printed ** Scheme or Proposal for making a Navigable
Communication between the rivers of Trent and Severn," by
Thomas Congreve, London, 1717.

Paper; ff. 352. Belonged to Thomas Astle (cf. Shaw's Stafford-
shire, vol. i., 1798, p. viii.). Quarto.

878. *' The Parochial ANTiQurriES of Staffordshire " ; written about
1745 (see f. 6) by Thomas Loxdale, Bector of Tixall. With an
index and a few notes added by Edward Vernon, D.D. The work
is noticed in Sir Thomas Clifford's Detcription of Tixall, Paris, 1817,
p. 74 ; and a brief account of the author, together with some of

e02 STOWE MSS., 879-882.

his letters oii antiquarian sabjeots, is in Shaw's SiaffcrdJure^ yJL ii.
pp. vi.-ix.
Paper ; ff. 50. Belonged to Thomas Astle, 1761. Qoarto.

879. <* Liber Niger de Xedewood " : containing 15th cent transcripts
of the charters of the free tenants of Need wood Forest, oo. Stafford,
who claimed liberties and commons by exhibition of their charten
before Boger le Brabbaoon, steward of the Honour of Tntbnry, on
St. Clement's Eve, 16 Edw. I. [22 Nov. 1288]. Followed (f. 36 b)
by similar copies of various documents relating to the forest in
later times, continued to 1652. With a brief introduction (f. 1),
table of contents (f. 4), and index (f. 80), of the ftth cent.

Paper (with a few leaves of vellum) : ff. 80. xvth-xviiith centt
Bound in boards covered with stamped leather, 17th cent., rebacked.
Belonged to T. Astle, by whom some of the later transcripts were
made (see ff. 37, 38). Daniel Astle, his father, was keeper of
Needwood Forest (see Shaw's Staffordshire^ vol. L p. 67). Quarto.

880. Miscellaneous collection of papers relating to Needwood Chaae,
GO. Staff. ; interspersed with which are sundry papers relating to
other parts of the county. Among them are : —

1. Assessment of the county for a tenth and fifteenth ; 29 Hen. YL
[1450-1]. f. 1.

2. Rental of Alrewas; Mich. 15 Edw. HT. [1342]. f. 28 ;— and of
Yoxall, Tutbury and Hoarcross ; 14 Hen. VIL [1498-9]. ff. 46,
49 b, 58.

3. Taxation of the [estates of the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield,
and of several religious houses, within the archdeaconry of Stafford ;
late 15th cent. f. 39.

4. Notes oonceming the family of Wells, and their property in oo.
St«ff. ; 15th-16th centt ff. 54r-70 b passim.

5. Assize of bread, ale, etc, ; late 15th oent. ff. 65, 71.

6. Belation of proceedings of the Lord Protector and Council with
regard to Needwood Chase, beginning 20 Oct. 1654; with the
petition presented 5 Feb. 165} (see Shaw's Staffordtihire^ voL L
p. 62). By Zachary Babington (f. 78), Carborough, 19 Feb.
1654 [5]. f. 74.

7. Orders and penalties made at a wood-mote, 1558, and by Sir The.
Parry, Rut., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in 1610 and
1611. ff. 88, 94, 95 b.

8. Two copies of a charter of King Edward the Confessor (see Kemble,
CharisB Anglo-Saasonicm, vol. iv. p. 201, no. 842) : copied " from the
original in Westminster Abbey." f. 109.

A large portion of the volume is filled with notes of reooids in

Cl. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGBAPHY, etc, 603

the Augmentation and Dnohy of Lanoaster offices, maiiy of them in
the handwriting of T. Astle, to whom the volume belonged.
Paper; ff. 114. xvth (artt. l-5)-rvinth centt. Quarto.

881. Antiquarian collections relating to the borough of Ipswich, ca
Suflfolk, tnz. : — (1) Extracts from royal ohai-ters from 1199 to 1518;
18th cent. f. 1; — (2) Original accompts of Edward Cage,
Borough Treasurer, for the year ending Michaelmas, 1688. f. 6 ; —
(3) Extracts from " a curious and large book called JDomesday-Book
(written on vellum) [and compiled, as the prologue shows, in 1620]
belonging to the corporation of Ipswich " ; followed by copies of
various deeds relating to, and inscriptions found in, the town, with
drawings of seals and arms, and by notes on the churches of
Ipswich. In the hand of Thomas Martin of Palgrave. f. 11.

The volume also contained some original charters, now numbered
separately as Stowe Charters 382-413.

Paper; ff. 89. xvith, xvrath centt. Belonged to Thomas Astle.
Folio.

882. " Registrum Magistri Johannis Blauncharde, Archidiaconi
Wygomie, de cartis, literis et aliis evidenciis concernentibus
manerium suum de Bereforde Sci. Martini juxta Wyltoun in comit.
Wiltes." Latin and French, Blaunchard, who was Archdeacon of
Worcester 1371-1383, obtained the manor of Bai-ford St. Martin by
grant from William Chuseldene (f. 48) in 1373, and hold it till his
death on 2 Dec. 1383. The first part of the volume (ff. 4-47) con-
tains transcripts of deeds from 1221 (see f. 39) to 1387; the first
entered being a grant of the manor [in 1288] from Edmund, Earl of
Cornwall, to William Cheynduyt. The second part (ff. 48-71) has
a separate heading : " Hie incipiunt carte et mnnimenta Magistri
Johannis Blaunchard,*' efc,, and contains only deeds relating to the
tenure of the manor during Blaunchard's lordship, with the excep-
tion of a few at the end, which concern the succession of his brother
Thomas after his death. At the end (f. 72) is a fragment of a rental
of "Honybryge," ob. Wilts, for 1400. This plaoe was owned by
John Blaunchard and his successors (Cal Inquis. past Mortem, vol. iii
1821, pp. 67, 92, 188). Following this (f. 73) is a leaf containing
some deeds already included in the register (at f. 64). At f. 1 is in-
serted part of a letter from Richard Clarke, Registrar of Worcester
to his brother Thomas, Registrar of Hereford, dated Sept. 1774 ; and
at f. 74 is a list of lords of the manor of Barford, 37 Hen. m -
16 Edw. IV., taken from the Escheat Book for Wilts, and enclosed
in a letter from R[obert] Lemon, dated Tower, 30 Mar. 1790.

Vellum ; ff. 76. Late xivth cent. Belonged to T. Astle, who
has made notes in various places. Folio.

604 STOWE MSS., 888-896.

888. Survey of the manor of Aldborongh, W. Biding, co. York, "by
W. D. ao Dom. 1714." Preceded by an "Explanation," deBcribmg
some of the antiquities of the plaoe ; and followed by two plans in
pen-and-ink, one of the borough, the other of the manor, of Aid-
borough. On the latter, which is partly coloured, is written:
"Surveyed Ano Dom. 1708, by B. Smithson. April 14th, 1714.
W. D."

Paper; ff. 17. Purchased (see f. 1) by T. Astle from Major
Morgan at Lichfield, 9 Oct. 1767. Small Quarto.

884. "HisiOBT of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, in York";
written (see note at f. 1 b) at York in 1774 by Edward Abbot,
painter, at the house of Thomas Beckwith, the painter and
antiquary. The title-page and " advertisement " show that the
work was intended for publication. Included also (f. 112) are
several notes on the antiquities of York, in the same hand as the
entry above referred to (presumably that of Beckwith), together
with (if. 161, 152) engravings of the tombs of two of Beckwith*8
ancestors, viz, that of Sir William de Bruce, at PTckering, and of
Sir Walter Malebysse, at Aoaster-Malbysse. ,

Paper ; ff. 152. With book-plate of T. Beckwith, to whom the
voliune was presented by the author. Folio.

s

885. Canons and constitutions for the ecclesiastical government of
Jersey, as drawn up by David Bandinel, lately appointed Dean,
and other ministers of the Island, and examined and amended by
the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops of Lincoln and
Winchester, under a Eoyal Commission ; 1623. At the beginning
is a copy of the ratification of King James I.

Paper ; ff". 27! Quarto.

886-914. Memoiks on the provinces of France, drawn up by their
several Intendants in accordance with instructions issued by
Louis XIV. in 1697 (see below. Vol. I.). French. In 29 volumes.
A full analysis is in Boulainvilliers' ^tat de la France, London, 1727,
Vols. I. and II. The series originally contained two more volumes,
in which were memoirs on Alsace and Bretagne (see O'Conor's
Btbl MS. Stowensisj ii. p. 245). Another copy of the complete
series is in Lansdowne MSS. 175-186, in a hand of the same period
as that in which the present volumes are written, viz, the beginning
of the xvmth cent. Paper. Quarto. The districts treated in the
several volumes are as follows : —

886. Vol. I. (flPl 632). Generality de Paris ; by [Jean] Phelypeaux,
Intendant. Preceded (ff. 2-36 b) by the " Memoire pour Messienrs
les maitres des requestes commissaires departis dans les provinces,"

Cl. XIX. GBOGBAPHY, TOPOGBAPHY, btc. 606

oonveying the king's iDstmotioiiB, This *' M^moire/' whioh is printed
t« extento by BoolainYillieTs at the beginning of vol. i., is a verbal
reproduotion of the '* M^moire r6dig6 pour les oommissaires envoy es
dans les provinces en 1664 ** i see A. Oh^mel, Hiaiaire de VAdminia-
tralion Monarchique en France, Paris, 1855, vol. ii. pp. 121, 455, and
C. Dngast-Matifeuz, ^tat du Paitau eoua LouiM XIV.j Fontenay-le-
Gomte, 1865, pp. ii., 123. Bonlainvilliers has by mistake printed
(p. 13, line 26) the beginning of the memoir on Paris as the conoln-
sion of this letter of instruotions.

887. Vol. II. (flf. 254). Provinobs de Picardie (f. 2) et Artois (f. 133) ;
by [Jerdme] Bignon, Intendant, 1698.

888. Vol. m. (ff. 61). GiENERALiT^ de Soissons; by — Sanson,
Intendant, 1698.

889. YoL IV. (ff. 121). GENBRALiTi d'0rl6ans ; [by Michel Andr6
Jubert de Bouville, Intendant].

VoL V. (flF. 408). DucHfis de Lorraine et de Bar. f. 1 ;— Les
Trois Ev^h^s de Metz, Toul et Verdun ; by [Dominique Claude
Barberie] de St. Contest, Intendant, 1698. f. 100. In Bonlain-
villiers (L p. 150), the latter article is ascribed to [Jacques Etienne]
Turgot, Intendant (at Metz, see Almanac ou Calendrier for 1699,
p. 38; he was succeeded there by St. Contest in 1700, see Almanack
Bayal for 1701, p. 39).

891. Vol. VI. (ff. 185). Province de Champagne ; by [Michel] Larcher
and [Jean Baptiste] de Pommereu, Intendants, 1698. In Bonlain-
villiers (i. p. 190), the article is ascribed to Larcher alone ; the
latter was, in fact, Intendant in Champagne until 1700, when
De Pommereu succeeded him, being transferred from Alen^on (see
AJmanae, afterwards Almanack Bayal, 1699-1701).

892. Vol. Vn. (ff. 503). Generality de Dijon, i.e. Duche de Bour-
gogne; by [Antoine Francois] Ferrand, Intendant, 1700.

893. Vol. VIII. (ff. 86). Comt6 de Bourgogrie, i.e. Province de
Franche Comt6; by [Claude] De Lafonds and — D'Harrouis,
Intendants, 1698.

894. Vol. IX. (ff. 99). La Flakdre Flamingante ; by MM. Desmadris
and De Barentin, Intendants, 1698.

896. Vol. X. (ff. 111). La Flandre Gallicane; by [Dugue] dc
Bagnols, Intendant, 1698.

896. Vol. XI. (ff. 75). Province de Haynault; by [Charles Etienne
Maignard, Sieur] de Bemi^res, Intendant, 1 G08.

606 STOWE MSS., 897-917.

The three foregoing articles are treated by BoalainTillien (L
pp. 337, 354, 375) as one, and the authors' names are not given.

897. Vol. XIL (ff. 42). GsNERALmfi: de Boiien; [by — De Ia
Bonrdonnaje, Sieur de Cotyon, Intendant].

898. Vol. Xni. (ff. 360). Obneralit^ de Caen ; [by Nicolas Jofleph
Foucanlt, Intendant].

899. Vol. XIV. (ff. 129). GekbralitA d'Alen^on (f. 1), and Province
dn Perohe (f. 85) ; by [Jean Baptiste] De Pommereu, Intendant,
1698.

900. VoL XV. (ff. 54). GenkraltfA de Poitiers, i.e. Province de
Poitou; by [Grilles] de Maupeoux [Sieur d'Ableiges], Intendant,
1698. Printed by Dugast-Matifeux, Etat du Poitou aoiu Louis XIV.,
p. 515, from a MS. in the Bibliuth^que Nationale.

901. Vol. XVI. (ff. 112). GENBRALir^ de La Bochelle; by [Michel]
Begon, Intendant, 1698.

902. Vol. XVII. (ff. 91). ' GENBRALrrfi de Limoges; "par M. de la
Bonrdonnaye, Intendant, Ann6e 1698." This ascription is clearly
a blunder ; for in Boulainvilliers, as in other MS. copies, the article
is ascribed to De Bernages, who was Intendant at Limoges in 1698,
while De La Bourdonnaye was at Bouen (see above, vol. xii., and
Almanac ou Galendrier for 1699, pp. 37, 39).

903. Vol. XVIII. (ff. 210). Generality de Tours, consisting of the
three provinces of Touraine (f. 7), Anjou (f. 74), and Maine
(f. 143); by [Thomas Hue, Marquis] de Miromeidl, Intendant,
1698.

904. Vol. XIX. (ff. 66). GENERALTrii de Bourges, i.e. Province de
Berry ; [by — Dey, Sieur de S6raucourt, Intendant at Bourges, or
else by Nicolas Etienne Roujault, who succeeded him in 1700, on
his transference to Bouen]. See Almanac ou Oaleindrier for 1699,
p. 39 ; Almanach Boyal for 1701, p. 41.

906. Vol. XX. (ff. 111). GbneralttA de Moulins; by — Dargooges,
Intendant, 1698.

906. Vol. XXI. (ff. 140). Province d'Auvergne, i.e. Generalite de
Biom ; by [Antoine Francois de Paule Le F^vre] d'Ormesson, In-
tendant, 1697 (finished in 1699).

907. Vol. XXIT. (ff. 178). GBNERAurfi de Montauban ; by [Antoine
Gaspard Francois] Le Gendre [de Lormoy], Intendant, 1699.

908. VoL XXIII. (ff. 104). Province de fijussillon, t.e. Generalite
de Perpignan ; by — Itousselot, Grand Vicaire de Tev^ohe d'Elne
k Perpignan, 1707.

Ol. XIX. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGBAPHT, bto. 607

909. Vol. XXIY. (ff. 134). GraKRALrri^ de Bordeaux; by M. do
Bezons, Intendant, 1697.

910. Vol. XXV. (ff. 31). [GkneralttA de Pan, contenant les]
Provinces de Beam et Basse Navarre; by [Francois] Guyet,
Intendant, 1698.

911. Vol. XXVI. (ff. 223). Gk)uv£RNiaii£NT de Lyon, oontenant les trois
Provinces de Lyonnois, Forest et Beanjolois ; ** par M. Trudaine,
Intendant, Annee 1698." According to Boulainvilliers (ii. p. 358)
the author was [Henri Frangois] Lambert d'Herbigny, who was
Intendant at Lyon 1694^1702. Trudaine appears not to have
beoome Intendant there until 1704 (see Diet de la Noblesse^ xi.
p. 323, and Almanac ou Gcdendrier^ succeeded by Almanack Boyal,
1699-1705).

912. Vol. XXVII. (ff. 150). Province de Dauphin6 ; by [Etienne
Jean] Bouchu, Intendant, 1698.

918. Vol. XXVIir. (ff. 455). La ProvbiICb; by [Pierre Cardin] Le
Bret, Intendant, 1701.

914. Vol. XXIX. (ff. 289). Province de Languedoc ; by [Nicolas
Tiamoignon] de Basville, Intendant, 1698. The article, however,
is dated at the end (f. 286), Montpellier, 31 Dec. 1697.

916. Descriptive remarks, in French and JSnglUhj on Amsterdam,
Brussels, and other towns in the Low Countries. Preceded (f. 2)
by the beginning of a journal, in the same hand, of a tour in the
Netherlands, starting from London, in 1710. At f. 1 is an engraved
map of Holland, by Pieter Schenk, 1705.
Paper; ff 23. Oirc. 1710. Quarto.

916. Description of Flanders, Brabani, Holland, Denmark, Sweden
and Germany ; translated from the Voyages de Monsieur Payen,
Paris, 1666, and again 1667. Followed (f. 43 b) by a description
of Picardy, the Isle of France, and La Beauce, '* being the per-
ticuler observations of S. D., 1675."

Paper; ff. 91. Small Quarto.

917. '^Promissio Serenissimi Principis Domini Laurentii Prioli,
Indy ti Ducis Venetiarum " : the statutes of Venice, with the
undertaking of the Doge, Lorenzj Priuli, to observe the same ; 14
June, 1556. Latin and Italian. On f. 54 b is written *' Presbyter
Joannes de Vitalibus scripsit hunc librum, M.D. LVIII." For a
similar volume see Add. 15,816.

Vellum ; ff. 54. With a note by P. Edwards, a former owner,
on f. 1. Folio.

608 STOWE MSS., 918-923.

918. Keport of the revenues of Malta and Gk>zo, with remarks on tiie
trade, laws, ete., of those islands. The writer expresses (f. 12 b)
his opinion that it would be advisable for the British Government
to cede Minorca rather than Malta. This report must therefore
have been written between 5 Sept. 1800 (when the British forces
gained possession of Malta) and 27 Mar. 1802 (when Minorca was
ceded at the Peace of Amiens).

Paper; flF. 13. Folio.

919. Account of the churches of San Salvador [Saragossa Cathedral]
and Nuestra senora del Pilar at Saragossa. In two hands, one of
which, according to an entry at f. 2 b, is that of a Mr. Burch, the
other that of Lady Parker Long [Martha, wife of Sir Philip Parker-
a-Morley-Long, Bart., who d. 1741 ?].

Paper ; ff. 7. zvmth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Quarto.

920. '' CoRREOCiON de la Historia de Mallorca " : historical notes by
Ouillermo Terrassa correcting the histories of Majorca by Juan
Bautista Benimelis (1595) and by Juan Demeto and Vicente Mut
(1632-50), chiefly upon ecclesiastical matters; 1774. With an
index. SJpanwA.

Paper; ff. 110. Polio.

921. *' Abstract of British West Indian trade and navigation,"
1770-1806, by Sir WiUiam Young, Bart. On ff. 31 b-32 b are
tables showing (a) the *' comparative mortality of British troops
of the line in each West Lidian Island during 4 years of inactive
war," viz. 1799-1802 ;—(b) " Ketums of British troops in the
West Indies from 1795 to 1803 " ; — (c) " Comparative mortality in
different months, in the West Indies, on average 3 years of in-
active war, 1799, 1800, 1802." On ff. 33b-37b are five roughly
coloured charts showing the various passages to and from the W.
Indies. Autograph. The matter in the MS. was incorporated in
Sir W. Young's West-India Oommon-Place Booh, 1807.

Paper ; ff. 37. Small Octavo.

922. ** Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive Account of the Island
of Tobago; to which is added an Essay on the commercial and
political importance of the possession. By Sir William Young,
Bart, Governor, 1809." Autograph. Finished (see £ 156) on
30 Dec. 1809, and presented by the author to the Marquis of
Buckingham, 1 Jan. 1810 (see f. 3). It contains 36 water-colour
drawings made by the author during his excursions for survey,
18C7-9 ; and also (f. 1) a print of his portrait by J. Browii, 1788.

Paper ; ff. 166. Folio.

Cl. XIX. GEOGEAPHT. TOPOGRAPHY, btc. 609

9SS. "An Almanack for the Island of Tobago," for 1810. Printed.
With marginal and interleaved notes, and varions statistics oon-
ceming the island, as well as fonr water-colour drawings, by Sir
William Yonng, Bart., who was Governor from 1807 till his death
in 1815. His crest and motto are at f. 1 b, with a note that *' this
the first Tobago Almanac and Calendar printed '* was presented by
him to the Marquis of Buckingham, 1 Jan. 1810.
Paper; ff. 47. Octavo.

2 R

CLASS XX.

MONASTIC CHARTULARIES, bto.

924. Abstracts of ohartularies of the following Religious Housea,
etc., in Latifiy made originally by Sir Edward Dejing, 1^ Bart., of
Snrrenden -Bering, oo. Kent (ob. 1644), and afterwards re- written
for him in their present form : —

1 Chartulary of Horton (al. Monk's Horton) Priory, co. Kent ; from
the register drawn np by Prior James Holbeck [temp. Hen, VL],
which was then " in manu Georgij Booke, Ar.," but which afterwards
(see Tanner's Notitia, 1744, p. 215) became the property of William
Somner of Canterbury. It is now No. 936 below. The present
transcript was made in 1627 *'per manum Henrici Hutton, Donel-
mensis." f. 2.

A fragment of another chartulary of Horton, written in the 15th
cent., is in Add. MS. 5616, ff. 1-8 (from which several charters have
been printed in Archseologia Cantiana^ vol. z., 1876, pp. 269-281).

2. Chartulary of Beigham [al. Bayham] Abbey, co. Sussex ; from the
original in the Cottonian Library (Otho A. ii., which was after-
wards injured by the fire in 1731). f. 48. Another copy of this
abstract is in Add. MS. 6037, ff. 75-121.

3. Chartnlary of Christ Church, Canterbury; from a register ''in
ejusdem Eoclesie Thesauraria reservato." Transcribed in 1630
**calamo Oliveri Marshall, Cantabrigiensis." £ 88. Another
copy is in Add. MS. 6037, ff. 1-74.

4. Chartulary of St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury; from the
Cotton MS. Julius D. ii. Preceded (f. 186), as in ff. 1-21 of the
original, by lists of English Kings, Archbishops of Canterbury,
and Abbots of St. Augustine's, and brief annals ; and (f. 189 b) by
an abstract of the rule of St. Benedict (which occupies ff. 24-39 of
the Cotton MS.). Transcribed in Sept. 1628. f. 192 b.

5. Chartulary of Knolton Manor, co. Kent, from a MS. "in manu
Johannis Philpot, alias Somerset, ar." (jbc. John Philipot, Somerset
Herald 1624r-1645). f. 245.

Besides the above, there are in the table of contents at f. 1 the
titles of five more articles, for one of which see No. 927 below.

Paper ; ff. 264. xviith cent. With the arms of Sir E. Dering
on both covers. Folio.

Cl. XX. MONASTIC OHARTULARIES, eto. 611

926. "Registrum Cartamm Frioratns de Bradenstoke in oomitatn
Wiltes," founded in 1142 by Walter de Evreux. The title is modern,
and was probably added by T. Astle. The contents, which are pre-
ceded by a table and (f. 24 b) by a " Taxatio bonomm temporalinm,"
are arranged under the following heads : — (1) *' Munimenta ecclesia-
rum," being grants of churches and church property to the Priory,
f. 26;— (2) Grants, etc., in Wilts (flF. 34b, 157), Dorset (f. Ill),
Somerset (f. 119), Bristol (f. 122), Gloucester (f. 126), Berks (f. 144),
Oxon (ff. 144 b, 182), Northampton (f. 150), York (f. 153 b), and Hert-
ford (f. 156) ;— (3) " Fines." f . 1 68 ;— (4) " Confirmaciones Regum."
f. 173 b ;— (5) " Confirmaciones comitum.*' f. 180 b. Among the
additions are copies of: — (a) Deeds relating to Savemake Forest,
15th cent. f. 188 ; — (b) Confirmation of grants to the Priory by
Popes Lucius III. 1184, and Clement III. 1188 (of which there are
also copies among the Munimenta Ecclesiarum, above), ff. 191 b,
192 b ; — (c) Deed of surrender of the Priory, with list of pensions
to the Prior and servants of the Priory, 18 Jan. 30 Henry VIIT.
[1539]. A copy made in 1766, and collated by T. Astle. f. 194.
At the end of the table of contents, which is in a different hand to
the rest of the MS., are the words " Orate pro anima fratris T. de
M., qui hunc librum scripsit." Another Register of this Priory, in
a late 14th cent, hand, is in Cotton MS. Yitellius A. xi.
Vellum ; ff. 195. xivth-xvth centt. Folio.

926. ''Registbum Cartarum Prioratus de Brenkeburne [Brinkbum]
in agro Northumbrie," founded by William de Bertram, Baron of
Mitford, temp. Hen. I. The title is modem, and on f . 3 is a short
account of the Priory, followed by a table of contents (continued
at the end of the volume), also in a modem hand. The volume is
divided into eight chapters ; the number of charters in each chapter,
with the names of the principal benefactors to the Priory, being as
follows : — Ch. I. Thirty-five charters, of Roger Bertram, David de
Strabolgi, Earl of AthoU, Ralph de Scauoebi, Nicholas de Aketon,
and others, the last being dated 1347. The first leaf, which contained
two charters and part of a third, is missing. The founder's charter,
which was probably the first in the collection, has been supplied in a
modem hand from Dugdale's Montuticon, vol. vi. p. 332, where the
present manuscript is noticed. The second remaining leaf having
been mutilated, the greater part of charter 5 is also missing,
ff. 8-26;— Ch. II. Twenty-nine charters, of William Puffyn,
Roger Bertram, Hugh Vigoms, John Vesoy, Adam Maufetour,
William Blumvile, Godfrey Mauduit, and others, ff. 26-37 b ;—
Ch. III. Fifty-two charters, of William de Framlington, William
Pigace, William de Latur, William Brien, John de Eslington,

2 R 3

612 STOWE MSS., 927-980.

Robert de Felton, William Pyon, and others, ff. 37 b-54 ;— Ch. IT.
Forty-two charters, of Boger de Merlay, John de Kesteme, the
family of Tirwhit, and others, ff. 64-68 b;— Ch. V. Twenty-
three charters, of Bobert de Eslington, William de YeBGy* Hemy
Comes [NorthumbriBB] filius [David] Regis Seotis (ch. 1152),
William de Qwarenne, Comes Northumbri» [2nd son of Earl Heniy,
and, in 1165, King of Scotland], Bernard de BaHliol, Hugh de
BallioU, William and John de Vescy, and others, ff. 68 b-73.b;—
Ch. VI. Sixty-six charters, of John de Plessiz, Symon de Plessiz,
the family of Schotton, Walter de Bolam, Thomas de Fenwic, and
others. Several leaves between ff. 78 and 79, containing charten
21-57, are missing, ff. 73 b-82 b ;— Ch. VII. Twenty-two ohart^ra,
of William de Felton, Hngh [de Puisac], Bishop of Dnrham and
Earl of Northumberland (ch. 1195), Philip [de Poitou], Bishop of
Durham (ch, 1208), and others, ff. 82 b-88 ;— Ch. VIII. Nine
charters, of King John [1201], Henry III. [1253-1259], Henry IL,
Henry, Comes Northumbri» (ch. 1152), Edward I. [1293], Edward
III. [1334]. ff. 88 b-93. There are also added grants by (a) Pope
Urban HE. [1 1 85-1187]. ff. 93 b, 95 ,— (b) King Bichard IL [13861.
f. 96 ;— (c) Balph, Baron of Greystock, [1387], f. 96 ;— <d) Walter
[SHrlaw], Bishop of Durham, [1391]. f. 96 b.

Vellum; ff. 106 (including 11 inserted leaves, part paper, ff. 1-7,
103-106). xivth-xvth oentt. Stated on f. 3 b to have belonged
in 1630 to Lord William Howard, of Naworth Castle, co. Cumber-
land. It subsequently came into the hands of Thomas Astle,
who has added several marginal notes and whose arms are on
the back. The modem covers are inlaid with stamped leather of
the 15th cent., displaying four .impressions of the same stamp,
containing the words, **sancta maria mat[er]," with foliage,
animak, etc. Octavo.

927. Abstract, made in 1630, of a chartidary of Christ Church,
Canterbury, preserved "in ejusdem ecclesie thesauraria." Latin,
This is one of the articles mentioned in the table of contents of
No. 924, above, but not contained in the volume itself. Imperfect,
beg. with Charter 10 (a.d. 905), and some leaves being apparently
missing after f. 3. The last charter entered is one of Henry IV.
(no. 337).

Paper; ff. 12. FoHo.

928. Chartulary of Croxton Abbey, co. Leicester, transcribed in 1755
from the original MS. at Belvoir Castle (Hist. MSS. Oomm., Ist
Beport, 1870, App. p. 11). LcUin. At the end (f. 79) is a copy of
the Deed of Surrender of the abbey to the Crown, 8 Sept. 1538,
made from the original in the Augmentation OiBce, and collated

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHAETULARIBS, etc. 613

by Thomas Astle, 6 June, 1768. On ff. 2, 3 are engravings of the
seals, afo., of the abbej, and of *' A Croxton monk in his Common
Dress," taken from Nichols's Xetces/^rsAire, 1795, vol. ii. p. 151 ; and
on the oover at the end is a pen - and - ink drawing of a stone coffin
with inscription of " Eobert de Todnei le Fundeur," and the note, ** I
saw this stone, in the scite of the Chapel of the Priory of Belvoir,
under the Castle in letters of lead in 1726. W» Stnkeley."
Paper ; ff. 84. Sm. Quarto.

929. Chaetulary of West Dereham Abbey, qo. Norfolk, founded in
1188 by Hugh Fitzwalter, Dean of York [Archbishop of Canter-
bury, 1193]. Latin, By far the greater part of the deeds refer
to lands in Wiggenhale St. Mary Magdalene. The MS. is stated
on f. 1 to contain ''twoe hundered twenty seaven deedes taken
oute of an antient booke some time pertayninge to the diaolved
monestarie of West Derham . . . the old booke and this being
examned by Bobert Derham, William Guybon, Esquires, and
Thomas Baker, gent., and Symon Pyttes, yoman, whose names
are subscribed to every written leafe of this booke." The original
Eegister is not now known to exist. The above note was written
by Thomas Guybon in 1622, and he adds that the cost of the tran-
script was 418, 2d,

Yellum ; ff. 53. Belonged to Thomas Martin of Palgrave (oh,
1771), to whom it was given by Robert Underwood, of King's
Lynn, gent. ; and subsequently, in 1777, to Thomas Astle. Folio.

930. Beoister of the Cathedral-Priory of Durham, in Latin; com-
posed apparently of several distinct portions bound up together.
The contents, which include (art. 10) an early 14th cent, copy
of the " Boldon Book," range in date from the 12th to the end
of the 14th cent., but a few of the documents were entered in the
15 th cent.

1. '* Statuta dni. Eicardi. . .episcopi in sino[do?] " : sixty ordinances
apparently of Bichard de Marisco, Bishop of Durham 1217-1226,
or Bichard le Poor, Bishop of Durham 1228-1237, but with
occasional references to York. In a 13th cent. hand. The above
title, which is half obliterated, is in a different hand from that
of the text, and somewhat later. The introduction begins, *' Cum
rex oelestis glorie de natura," the title of the first statute being
'*De irregularibus qui indigent dispensacione apostolica." The
series concludes, '*Statuimus eciam quod in singulis ecdesiis in
Ebor. diocesi ad nostram uisitacionem spectantibus post suscep-
cionem litterarum noetrarum de uisitacione facienda omnes cause
tunc temporis mote et non terminnte nostre discussioni cum ad
partes illas uenerimus reseruentur." The btatutes mostly agree

6U STOWE MSS., 930.

with the '^ GonstitntioneB " printed by Wilkins, CoiieiUa, 1737,
vol i. p. 572, as those of Bishop Richard de Marisco, but they m
less numerous and frequently (Sorter, f. 3.

On f. 8 is a contemporary note that on 17 Feb. 1280 [1]
" Hospitatus fdit Dns. Petrus de Monteforti, miles " ; and on th«
reverse (f. 8b) has been added the hymn, with music, "Ave,
Stella matutina."

2. '' Constituciones synodales Domini N. Dun[elmen8is] episoo]^,"
beg. '' Cum ars arcium sit regimen animarum." Written in double
columns in a 13th cent, hand, but differing from that of art. 1. The
title, as above, is added, and the words " N. Dun.," viz. Nicholas
de Famham, Bishop of Durham 1241-1249, are written over an
erasure. With verbal differences, the constitutions are the same
as those ascribed by Wilkins, vol. i. p. 704, to Bishop Walter de
Kiikham, drc. 1266. f. 9.

3. Eegister of letters and other documents relating to Durham Priory,
drc. 1246-1276. f. 16.

This and the next six articles are in various hands of the
latter part of the 13th cent.

4. List of churches belonging to the Priory, with names of the donozs,
etc. f. 26 b.

6. ^'Submissio Prioris et conuentus super ordinacione ecclesie de
Houeden [Howden, co. York] in prebendas"; 30 Apr. 1266.
f. 27 b. With letters of Walter Giffard, Archbishop of York, and
other deeds, etc., relating to the same church ; 1265-1273. ff. 36,
66 b-68, 77-79.

6. Bulls, etc., of Innocent lY. concerning the Priory, ire. (a) '* Ex parte
tua " ; Lateran, 27 Feb. 1264. See Potthast, Begesta, vol. ii. p. 1255,
and Wilkins, p. 702, and cf. art. 19, below, ff. 28 b, 29, 58 b, 59 ;
—(b) to the abbots of York and Selby, "Ex parte dilecti filii
prioris monast. Dunelm " ; same date. ff. 29, 68 b ; — (c) " Editum
a nobis," enclosing " Postquam regimini generalis " (see below,
art. 16); Lateran, 3 Nov. 1263. f. 29 b.

7. ** Excommunicacio dni. pape [Innocent lY. ?] super perturbator6B
libertatum ecclesie sci. Guthberti Dunelm." ; [1264?]. f. 30 b.

8. " Declaracio Dni. pape [Gregory X.] de decima in subsidium terre
sancte deputate («c)"; Lyons, 6 Nov. 1274. Beg. "Cum pro
negocio decime " {cf. Potthast, Begesta^ vol. ii. p. 1688). £. 31.

9. " Littera [Walteri Giffard] episcopi eboracensis, missa visitatori-
bus suis in Diocesi sua " ; Wilton, 8 Apr. 1276. Beg. " SaluB et
sanguis subditorum." With " articuU," or heads of subjects for
enquiry, f. 34.

10. " Boldon Buke " : a survey of the Palatinate of Durham, taken in
1 183 by direction of Hugh Pudsey [or de Puisac], Bishop of Durham.

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHARTULARIES, etc. 615

The original MS. is lost, but the present copy is one of four known
to exist, of which two are at Durham and one in the Bodleian
Library. Printed, for the Becord Commission, ed. Sir H. Ellis, in
the Appendix to Domesday Book, 1816, p. 563, and for the Surtees
Society, ed. W. Greenwell, 1852; but neither editor used this MS.,
which is the earliest of the four, being in a hand of about 1320.
It is contained in two quires (of 12 and 4 leaves respectively)
inserted between matter written earlier, f. 36.

11. '*Acta apud Seleby in capitulo generali," 1256, present the
Abbots of Whitby and Selby, the Prior of York and the Sub-prior
of Durham, f. 52. See below, art. 24. This art. and those
following down to f. 76 b (except art. 22) are in hands of the
13th cent.

12. " Copia oomposicionis inter Hugonem Qobiun et nos [sc, Prio-
ratum Dunelmensem] de terra in Spennyngmore " ; 1279. f. 52 b.

13. Grants to the Priory by Walter [de Kirkham], Bishop of Durham ;
1269 [? for 1259] and [1249-1268]. f. 53.

14. '* Concilium Arohiepiscoporum et Episcoporum Anglie, Anno dni.
in9ocP Quinquagesimo Tertio, presente Eege Henrico," with the
later title *' Conoordancia oontroversiarum inter Begem et clerum."
f. 54.

15. *' Littera Boberti Grosetest, Episcopi Lincolniensis, summo Pon-
tifici (aic) direota contra provisiones apostolicas " ; [1253]. Beg.
'' Noverit discrecia vestra " (see B. Chosseteste Epiatolae, ed. Luard,
1861, p. 432). The title is in the margin, in a 14th cent, hand,
the letter being really addressed to the papal commissioner.
f.54b.

16. Bull of Innocent lY. on the collation to benefices; Lateran,
3 Nov. 1253. Beg. " Postquam regimini generalis." With covering
letter to the Abbot, etc.j of St. Albans. See Matthew Paris, Chron.
Majoraj ed. Luard, vol. vL p. 260 and Potthast, Begesta, vol. ii.
p. 1248. f. 55 b.

17. "Convencio facta inter B[adulfum] de Nevill et B[ertramum]
Priorem Dunelmensem de bosco [de Aldwde] empto"; 1254. f. 57.

18. Memorandum of the *' Subeidium petitum per Dominum Begem a
oleic"; 1254. f. 57 b.

19. Bull of Innocent lY. to abbots of the Order of St. Benedict
"super statuta et reformacionem monachorum ejusdem monachis
aGregorio IX. edita"; " Perusii, Kal. etc'' [1262 or 3]. Beg.
" Ex parte tua." This copy is addressed particularly to the Abbot
of Bemay, dioo. Lisieux, the contents being identical with art.
6 (a), above, f. 58.

20. Bull of Alexander lY. relating to the ** Terminus statutus a
summo Pontifice consecrandi electos in Episojpatum " ; Naples,

616 STOWE MSS., 930, 931.

[5 Apr. 1255]. Beg. '' Gum ad Bomanam eodesiam." See Potthast,
oh. dt, p. 1300. f. 59.

21. Bentfid of Durham Priory, apparently drawn up about 1255. f. 60.

22. '^Decima bonorum spiritualium et temporalinm Prions et con-
Yen tuB Dunelmensium soluta Domino Regi Anglie, secundom nouain
taxam." On an inserted leaf (14th cent.) sewed on to f. 68. £ 69.

28. Various valuations and taxations of churches in Durham and
Northumberland, f. 70.

24. '^ Hec sunt oapitula que statuta sunt et recitata in omni capitulo
general! inter Abbates de Eboraco, de Seleby et Witeby et prioiem
Dunelmensem " ; cire. 1250-1260. f. 72 b. See above, art. 11.

25. ^'Gompositio inter Priorem et conventum Dunelmensem et hoepitale
de Aluerton " [North AUerton, co. York] ; [ 1 233-1244]. £ 76 b.

26. "Ordinaoio" by Walter [GiflFard], Archbishop of York, as to the
church of Eastrington, co. York ; 13 Sept. 1269. f. 79 b ;— and by
William [Wiokwane], Archbishop, as to the church of Skipwith, co.
York; 29 Jaii. 1279[80]. f. 80.

This art. and the following down to f . 145 are in hands of the
14th cent.

27. Deeds relating to the fishery ** del pole " in Norhamshire ; 1252, etc
f. 81 b.

28. '' Placita apud Dunelmum coram Willelmo Berford et B[adalfo]
de Heyham, justiciariis Domini Begis, ad veteres querelas et assisas
hominum episcopatus Dunelmensis prius Domino Begi portatas et
uon determinatas audiendum et terminandum assignatis " ; Easter
term, 33 Edw. I [1305]. f. 83.

29. ** Nota de Aqua de Tyne," with copies of other records relating
to fishing and sailing lights on the B. Tyne, made in the middle of
the 14th cent. flF. 116, 117.

30. Inquisitions and other records relating to various places in cos.
Durham, York and Northumberland in connection with Durham
Priory, to circ, 1370. flF. 118-128.

31. Gharters relating to Greatham Hospital, co. Durham (c/. G.

Allen's Collectanea ad statum com. DuneZm., Darlington, 1774).

f. 129.

32. Papal grants of the ring, mitre, pastoral staff, etc., to the Prior
of the cathedral church of Winchester from Innocent IV*, beg.
''Ut pulcra et decora," dat. Anagni, 6 Sept. 1254, with oonfirmar
tion by Bonifiace VIII. beg. ** Devocionis affectus," dat. St. Petards,
24 Feb. 1304. f. 131 b ;— and to the Prior of Ghrist Ghurch,
Ganterbury, from Urban V. beg. " Ut pulcra et decora," dat St
Peter's, 6 Aug. 1364. f. 132. On f. 132 is also a declaration by
Hugh [Basing], Prior of Winchester, of his exercise of the privilege,
dat 18 June, 1382.

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHARTULARIES, etc. 617

33. " Statuta Domus de Shyrebum " ; 14tli cent. Printed in G. Allen's
Collections relating to Sherhum Hospital^ 1771. f. 133.

34. "Littera Begis ad excusandum priorem de non adventu ad
capitulum generale," in consequenoe of an impending invasion by
tbe Scots; Westminster, 20 Aug. a« 17 [Edw. HI. 1343]. f. 135 b.

35. Charter of Prior John [Fossor] founding the Chantry of the Holy
Trinity " in parte boriali dicte eoclesie [Dunelm.] ad altare Sci.
Nicholai et Sci. Egidii " ; 24 Dec. 1368. With inquisition as to
lands, etc., 1359. flF. 136, 137.

36. Royal charters " de libertatibus episoopi Dunelmensis," temj)p.
Hen. II.-Edw. III. In hands of the 14th and early 15th centt.
flf. 141-148.

37. Inspeximus by Edward III. of a charter of Edward I., 10 July,
1303, relating to the franchise of Anthony Bek, Bishop of Durham ;
8 June, a" 27 [1353]. f. 149. For an account of this and the
following articles see Begistrum Palatinum Dunelmense, Rolls Series,
voL i., preface. This article and the next are in a 15th cent,
hand.

38. *' Artiouli contenti in le convenit facti inter Dominum Antonium
[Bek], quondam Episoopum Dunelmensem, et communitatem episco-
patum Dunelmensem " («c). f. 152.

39. *' Acta judicum itinerancium in com. Northumbrie, de libertate
Episcopi Dunelmensis"; Hilary term, 21 Edw. I. [1293]. f. 153.
This article and the next are in a 14th cent. hand.

40. " Controversia inter Archiepiscopum Eboracensem et Episoopum
Dunelmensem in curia Regis"; 1293. f. 156.

41. Royal grants of privileges to the Burgesses of Newcastle-on-Tyne,
some of which refer to fishing and other rights on the R. Tyne ;
tempp. Hen. II.-Edw. I. f. 161. In a 15th cent. hand.

Vellum ; ff. 173. xiiith-xvth centt. Belonged to Thomas Astle,
to whom it was given in 1783 by M[ichael] Lort, D.D. Quarto.

931. Chabtulary of the College of SS. Mary, Thomas the Martyr, and
Edward the Confessor, at Higham-Ferrers, co. Northampton ; con-
taining 15 charters, ranging from 1422 (in which year the college
was founded by Archbishop Chichele) to 1437. Latin. Followed
(f. 76 b) by an ordinance by John [Gynewell], Bishop of Lincoln,
concerning the portion to be assigned to the Yicar of Higham-
Ferrers by the Dean and Chapter of the collegiate church at
Leicester, 15 Kal. Feb. 1357[8], and (f. 79) a grant from the latter
body to the vicar, 3 July, 1429.

Vellum; ff. 83. With an illuminated initial (f. 1). xvth cent.
Quarto.

618 STOWE MSS., 932-987.

932. ExTBACTS from the Begister of tlie Abbey of St. Benet of
Hulme, CO. Norfolk. An entry on the margin of £ 2, signed
'* P[eter] Le Neve, Bongecroix/' states that this is a transcript of
part of Cotton MS. Galba E. ii. (to which references are giTon
throughout), and that it was compared therewith 13 Feb. 1695[6].

Paper ; ff. 42. XYiith cent. On f. 1 are the signatures of Sir
William Le Neve, Clarencieux Eong of Arms [1635-1661], and
Thomas Astle. Folio.

933. Bental of Marham Abbey, co. Norfolk, made by a jury of
fifteen, in Dec. 39 Edw. III. [1366]. Latin. At the end are
inserted : — (a) Acquittance from John Alcumbury to Thomas
Schuldir for 40 sh. paid on account of the Abbess and Convent
dat. London, 5 July, 24 Hen. VI. [1446]. f. 38 ;— (b) Fragment
of a leaf containing particulars of some wills, 1416-1429, proved
by the Abbess, who had power of probate within the jurisdiction
of the House.

Vellum ; ff. 40. Folio.

934. Eeqisteb of the College of St. Mary, Mettingham, co. Suffolk,
containing; — (1) Surveys of the several manors belonging to the
College, taken at various times from 1461 to 1508. f. 5 ; — (2)
Royal charters from 1343 to 1489, followed (f. 169 b) by two bulls
of Pope Boniface IX., and (f. 170 b) by two charters from Thomas
[Percy] and Henry [Spencer], Bishops of Norwich, f. 153 ; — (3)
Begister of bequests for the celebration of obits, f. 174 b.

Paper (with a few leaves of vellum) ; ff. 193. xvith oent, A
note inserted by T. Astle (f. 1 b) states that before coming into his
possession the volume was owned successively by Peter Le Neve,
T[homas] Martin [of Palgrave], and J. Ives of Great Yarmouth ;
and a letter (f. 193) from Ja. Harvey, of Cockfield, shows that it
was purchased from him (presumably by Le Neve) in 1714, A
table of contents has been prefixed by Astle; and Martin had
added (f. 187) an index of places. For an earlier Register see
No. 939 below, and for accompts of the College, 1402-1516, see
Add. MSS. 33,986-33,990, which also formerly belonged to T.
Martin. Folio.
986. Chartulaky of Monk's Horton Priory, oo. Kent, founded by
Bobert de Yer, temp. Hen. I. LcUin. The rubric states that the
contents were collected from the original evidences by James de
Holbech, Prior, temp. Hen. VI. The last date recorded in the body
of the MS. is 1440 ; but on f. 77 is a procuration dat. 9 May, 1445,
naming William Wynchelse as Prior, and another on f. 77 b, dat.
6 May, 1477, naming Bichard Eeter as Prior. It is the MS. from
a copy of which, taken by himself. Sir Edward Bering caused the

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHARTULAEIES, irrc. 619

abfitracte in No. 924 above, ff. 2-47, to be made in 1627. The latter
MS. fortunately supplies some of the charters which are now
missing from the present volume. It already wanted several leaves
when Sir E. Bering copied it, as may be seen by his notes on
ff. 40 b, 42 b. These deficiencies, as well as others at ff. 59 b,
77 b, are witnessed by W. M., the initials, according to O'Oonor, of
W. Martin, but which are more likely to be those of one of the
Mantle family, who obtained possession of the Priory in temp.
Edw. YI. and again in temp. Eliz. A Walter Mantel has written
his name, as owner, on the lower margin of f. 4 b. The only other
leaf missing when Dering's copy was taken is that which preceded
f. 6 ; but further mutilations have since been made before ff. 14, 16,
17, 18, 20, 29, 32, 33, 34, 36, 39, 40, 62, 64, 66, 66, 57, 69, 60, 61,
64 and 78. The earliest charters are those of the founder Eobert
de Yer, Constable of the King, and Adelna his wife. On f. 36
is a ''Prohibitio versus Willelmum Veland," by King Henry
the younger (pb. 1182) under the style '* H. rex Anglic ....
jRegis Henrid [XL] filius." At the end (f. 78) is a list, imperfect
at the beginning and end, of '* Beneficia ecclesiastica Frelatis vel
Religiosis non app[ropr]iata in Dice. Cantuar. et in jurisdictionibus
immediate subjectis eidem una cum Tazatione Decime singulorum
in Decanatibus " (for which title see No. 924 above, f. 37). There
is a note in the margin of f. 38 in Sir E. Bering's hand.

Vellum ; ff. 80. xvth cent. Belonged in 1627 to George Eooke
(c/. No. 924 above, f. 2) and subsequently to William Somner
(Tanner, NoHtiay p. 216). Folio.

936. Terbasium Prioratus Norwici : a rental of Norwich Priory from
lands in the following places in co. Norfolk, viz. Hindringham
(f. 1), Hindolveston (f. 9), Newton (f. 16), Eaton St. Andrew
(f. 22 b), Taverham (f. 27), Ehnham (f. 30 b), Catton (f. 33), Plum-
stead (f. 36), and Martham (f. 37). Imperfect at the beginning.
The Priors named are : Will, de Orukes, a® 6. f. 23 ;— W[illiam]
de Kirkeby [1272-1288], ao 8. f. 28;— H[enry] de Lakenbam
[1289-1309], ao 4. f. 37 b. On f. 28 a note of a grant by Ingulph,
first Prior of Norwich, dated 1119, has been added by a later hand.

Vellum; ff. 116. xivth cent With the name, as owner, of
Thomas Martin of Palgrave (ob. 1771), and a note of contents
(f. 1) in the hand of Bev. Philip Morant (cib, 1778). Belonged also
to Thomas Astle. Folio.

937. Ghabtulart of Pipewell Abbey, co. Northampton, compiled,
and written by various hands, in the latter half of the 13th cent.
Other ohartularies of the same Abbey are in Cotton MSS. Otho
fi. ziv. and Calig. A. xii., siii. The volume begins with quire vii.

620 STOWE MSS., 937-939.

four leaves of quire vi. (ff. 69-72) being inserted in the middle
of quire xxviii. ; quires xi-xv., xvii.-xxiv. are missing altogether
(though without any apparent loss of matter), and quire xxri.
consists of two leaves only. After quire xxx. there is no further
numeration. The charters refer to lands in the following places,
viz.: — (a) co. Northampton : Braybrooke, ff. 8, 72 b, 73 b, 76, 125,
147, 148 b, 153; Cold Ashby, ff. 22, 77 b, 120 b; Eltington. flF. 27,
79 b, 119, 133 ; Winwiok, ff. 36 b, 63 ; Northampton, ff. 56, 61, 154 ;
Scaldwell, f. 67 b ; Brixworth, ff. 60, 81 b ; Benefield, f. 65 ; Dee-
borough, ff. 68 b-72, 76, 125 ; Walgrave, f. 99 ; Broughton, ff- 101,
128; Holoote, f. 103; Thomby, ff. 122, 163 b; Ashley, f. 124b;
Carlton, f. 126; Rushton, f. 126 b; Catesby, f. 138; — (b)ca
Warwick: Rugby, ff. 38, 134; Lawford, ff. 38b, 129; Dunohurch,
ff. 85, 130 b; Thurlaston, ff. 114 b, 118, 118 b; Cawbton, f. 130
Bilton, f. 131b;— (c) CO. Bedford: Wroxton, ff. 91, 95, 96-98
Barford, ff. 91 b^94, 96; Stagsden, ff. 94, 94 b;— (d) oo. Lincok
Whaplode, f. 46; Stamford, ff. 103 b. 151;— (e) co. Leicester
Kilwortb, f. 106 ; Cotes, ff. 112, 113 ;— (f) co. Rutland : Uppingham,
f. 122 b. Amongst the miscellaneous entries are the following : —

1. Note of the foundation of the Abbey, f. 66 b.

2. " Litera [Oliveri Sutton] episcopi [Lincoln.] pro clericis inoarceratis
liberandis " ; 7 May, 1298. f. 82 b.

3. *'Taxatio bonorum nostrorum temporalium in com. Warwik."
f. 87 b-

4. '' Carte de terris pertinentibus ad hospicium." f. 114.

5. Charters of Henry III. relating to the observance of Magna Charta
and Charta de foresta ; 1253. f. 135. Followed by '' Consuetudines
et assise que debent observari in foresta Domini Regis," and
" Placita corone et articuli inquirendi " ; 1253-1265. ff. 139 b, 140 b.

6. Short description of England, as far as regards the sees and shires,
f. 144.

7. *'De forma tradendi terras ad feodi firmam." f. 146.

8. '* Confirmado societatis et pacis inter domes ad Cistercienoe
capitulum pertinentes et eas que pertinent ad ordinem uel
capitulum de Sempinghan " [Sempringham] ; 1164. f. 146 b.

9. Grant by Richard I. to Earl David, brother of the King of
Scotland, of the Honour of Huntingdon, 24 June, a° 1 [1190].
1 152 b.

10. '* Hie notantur contra quos et de quibus habemus cyrograffa
regis." f. 154 b.

At the end (f. 157) is inserted a certified copy, made in 1787, of
the surrender of the Abbey, 6 Nov. 30 Hen. VIII. (1538).

Yellum ; ff. 157. xiuth cent., with a few additions of the xrrth.
With the name ** Joseph Spence, 1677," on the outside of the lower

Cl. XX, MONASTIC CHARTULAEIES, Erro. 621

cover ; and " Bibl. T. Astlei, arm." and " Cliandos Buckingham,
July 18, 1813 " [sc, Biohard, 1st Duke of Buokingbam and Chandoe]
on the inside of the upper cover. In binding (18th cent.) of dark
red morooco, richly tooled; rebacked, and with the arms of Tho.
Astle inserted in the centre. Octavo.

938. 1. " TIisTORiA Monasterii Bamesensis" : a 17th century copy of
the MS. of the Ghrotncle of Bamsey Abbey now in the Bodleian
Library [Rawl. MS. B. 333], and formerly in the possession of Sir
Henry Spelman (c/. Macray's edition, Bolls Series, 1886, pp.
ix.-xii.). Described by Macray, op. cit p. xiv. The first three
parts are complete ; then follow the charter of William I. in 1077
(c/. Macray, pp. 200-204), the charter of Henry VI. in 1442
(tb. p. 324 note), and the Narratio de Abbate Gualtero (tb. pp. 325-
336). f. 3. The whole is preceded by two extracts from the
chronicles, and a bull of Gregory V. [997], concerning Peter's Pence ;
and at the end (f. 76) are notes on the coming of the Carmelites
to England in 1240, their establishment at Aylesfqrd, co. Kent, in
1246, and the dedication of churches there in 1248 and 1417.

2. Dialogus de Scaccario [by Bichard Fitz-Nigel, Bishop of London
1189-1198], "authore Gervasio Tilburiense (ut creditur)." f. 77.
From a comparison of passages it appears certain that this is a copy of
the MS. belonging to Sir Henry Spelman from which No. 312 above
is taken (c/. especially the numbering of the chapters in the table
to book ii.). At the end (f. 127) is the same table of times allowed
for the issue of summonitions to the various counties.

Vellum ; flF. 127. The whole in one hand, of the xviith century,
very clearly written. Blank spaces are left where the scribe of
this MS. or (more probably) of those from which it was copied was
unable to read the origin^. Folio.

939. ''MoKUHENTA tangencia ecclesiam de Bavenyngham,'* being a
chartulary of the College of Baveningham, co. Norfolk, founded
in 1343 by John de Norwico, removed to Norton Subcourse in
1371, and finally transferred to Mettingham, co. Suffolk, in 1382.
Some of the earlier charters of the volume relate to Baveningham
church prior to the foundation of the College, and to Norton
church before the removal of the College there. On ff. 14-21
are seven charters of Edward III., four of Bichard II., and one
of Qu. Anne wife of the latter, all relating to the endowment or
the several removals of the College. At the end (ff. 23, 24 b) are
two Bulls of Pope Boniface IX., dated 1395, 1398. For a fuller,
though later, Begister, see above, No. 934.

Vellum ; ff. 25. xvth cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle in 1777.
Folio.

622 STOWE MSS., 940-944.

940. Extracts from the Teztus Boffensis, oontaining many artioleB
not printed in Heame's edition ; oopied in imitation of the ancient
writing by James Smith (described at f. 21 as "pner deoennis''),
and collated with the original by William and Elizabeth Elfitob in
1712. At f. 2 is a list by Dr. Samuel Fegge of the articles included
in this volume and not in Heame.

Paper; ff. 136. Dr. S. Pegge mentions this transcript in his
*' Historical Account of the Textus Boffensis " (no. xxv. of BibUo-
theca Topographica Britannica^ 1784, pp. 10, 11), and states that on
W. Elstob's death (1715) it came into the hands of his uncle. Dr.
Charles Elstob, Prebendary of Canterbury, that on the latter'a
death (1721) it was bought by Joseph Ames, and that he (Pegge)
bought it at Ames's auction in 1760. In a note on f. 1 Thomas
Astle states that he bought it in 1798 at the sale of the MSS. of
Michael Bray, who had it from Matthew Duane. Folio.

941. '* Beqistrum cartarum Sacristarie sancti Neoti factum ad festnm
Annunciaoionis Sancte Marie Anno incamacionis domini m^ cc**
octogesimo sexto, tempore fratris Willelmi le Caron de Beceo tunc
Sacriste." The charters are ninety-nine in number, and refer
exclusively to the Sacristary of the Priory of St. Neots, oo. Hun-
tingdon. After the grants of the principal benefactors (ff. 4-17),
the deeds are arranged under the places to which they refer, a list
of them being given on f. 3 b. At the end (f. 55) are ** Nomina
eorum qui debent redditus Sacristarie Sancti Neoti ... in villa
Sancti Neoti." For an abstract of the contents, with oopies of
some of the charters, see G. 0. Gorham, Eynethuiry and St Neotg^
1824, vol. ii. p. 311, and supplement, p. Iviii. ; and ef, Dugdale,
MonasHcon^ ed. 1821, vol. iii. p. 468, note a.

Vellum ; ff. 59. Bound in boards covered with crimson velvet,
having in the centre a small enamelled medallion of the arms and
motto of Thomas Astle. Octavo.

942. Chartxtlabt of the Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr in South-
wark. Latin and English, The deeds are entered, not chrono-
logically, but according to the parishes in which the lands concerned
are situated, and include conveyances of the several estates bteween
private persons, before they came into the possession of the Hospital.
Imperfect^ wanting the first leaf, and a few others in various parts
of the volume. The principal headings are : — **• De fundadone."
f. 1;— "Bulle"; all scored through with the pen. f. 5 b;— St,
Margaret, South wark. f. 7 b; — St. Mary Magdalene, Southwark.
f. 62;— St. Olave, Southwark. f. 71;— St. Mary Magdalene, Ber-
mondsey. ff. 80, 120;— St. George, Southwark. f. 83; — St.
Margaret " Patyns." f. 109 ; — St. Dunstan near the Tower and

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHABTTILARIES, etc. 628

AU Saints "de Berkyngeohiroh." f. 121;— All Samts "Stann
chircli." f. 127 b;— St. Olave in Mark lane. ff. 129 ;— St. Katherine
Colman. f. 133;— St. Botulpli without Aldgate. f. 133 b;— St.
Botnlph without Bishopgate. f. 134; — St. Michael, Comhill,
f. 134 b ;— St. Nicholas Aoon. f. 136 ;— St. Benedict " Graschuroh."
f. 136 b;— St. Michael Wood street, f. 138 ;— St. Faith, f. 139 b;—
St. Michael " in le Querne." f. 141 ;— St. Nicholas " ad Macellas "
[Shambles], f. 141b;— St. Sepulchre, f. 144 b;— St. Margaret,
Westminster, f . 1 4 6 ;— " Knyghtryderstrete London." f. 146 b ;—
St. Nicholas Coldabbey. £f. 153, 168;— Bt. Michael Queenhithe.
f. 154b;— St. Swithin "in Candelwykstrete." f. 156b;— St.
Laurence Pounteney. f. J 67 ; — St. Michael " in Croked lane."
f. 167 b ;— St. Margaret " in Briggestrete." f. 168 b ;— St. Leonard
"in Estchepe." f. 159;— St. Magnus, f. 159b;— St. Martin
" Barmannechirch." f. 160 b;— St. Martin "Orgar." f. 162;—
"Patentes Begum." f. 163 ;— Quit-rents in London, f. 166;—
Fires, f. 172; — " Patria parochia de Lamehith" [Lambeth],
f. 175;— St. Mary Newington. f. 203 ;— Camberwell. f. 222;—
Deptford and West Greenwich, f. 225; — "Olyff in marisco de
Redeham in com. Eancie." f. 259 ; — " Penge in par. de Batryssey."
f. 260 ;— " Katerham [Caterham] et Chaldon," co. Surrey, f. 261 ;—
" Wymbildon prope Merton in com. Surr." f. 276 ; — " Westwyke-
ham et Merlawe in com. Buk." f. 291 ;— Walworth, f. 311. At
f. 310 are some notes concerning the appointment of priors, from
1277 to 1477.

Paper; ff. 321. xvith cent, (probably soon after 1525, which is
the latest date given, at f. 316 b). Belonged to Tho. Astle.
Folio.

943. " Beqistbum cartarum Prioratus de Stone in comitatu Staffordiaa " :
a transcript, made in 1734 by David Casley, librarian of the Cotton
Library, from Cotton MS. Vespasian E. xxiv., formerly belonging
to Christopher, Lord Hatton (see Dugdale, Monasticon, vi. 1830, p.
226). Cotton Ch. xiii. 6 contains copies of twenty -two charters
belonging to this Priory, written in a 12th cent. hand.

Paper; ff. 79. Folio.

944. Liber YiTiS : the Register and Martyrology of Newminster and
Hyde Abbey, Winchester, written about 1016-1020. Latin and
Anglo-Saxon, The original MS. begins at f. 6, the preceding leaves
containing *' A short Account of Hyde- Abbey, with a Table of the
contents of this Book," not wholly accurate, signed by Thomas Astle,
25 Mar. 1771. On ff. 6, 6 b, 7 are drawings executed in ink, with
occasional colour, by an Anglo-Saxon artist, viz. — (1) King Cnut and
his Queen, ^Ifgyfu, presenting a cross upon the altar of Newminster,

624 STOWE MSS., 944.

the Saviour, within a vesica, being represented above between the
eponymic Saints of the Abbey, St. Mary the Virgin and St. Peter,
f. 6;— (2) Angels conducting the spirits of benefactors to the
Heavenly Jerusalem (f. 7), the portal of which is opened by St
Peter for their reception. Both this design and the next extend
across the two pages, ff. 6 b, 7 ; — (3) Two saints looking on a
contest between St. Peter and Satan for a soul at the Last Judg-
ment, the books being opened, and on the right an evil spirit lead-
ing away a man and woman, ff. 6 b, 7 ; — (4) The jaws of Hell,
with Satan thrusting down the man and woman, while the gate is
being locked by the Archangel Michael, f. 7. To the left of the
two saints in the third design is written ''.Mgarus," perhaps
^Ifgar or ^thelgar. Abbot of Newminster, 965, and afterwaids
Bishop of Selsey (980) and Archbishop of Canterbury (988). Two
later entries have been added on f. 7 b, in Latin^ viz. :— {1) An
appointment by John [probably John de Suthill, 1181-1222],
Abbot of Hyde, that a sum of five shillings shall be distributed
among the poor at the burial of any of the brethren of the Abbey;
and (2) historical memoranda (15th cent) concerning the burning
of the offices of Newminster on St. Oeorge's Day [23 Apr.], 1066,
the building of William the Conqueror's palace, a^* 4 [1070], the
conflagration of the city of Winchester, 2 Aug. 1140, and the
resettlement of the parish of St. Laurence, 12 Nov. 1150.

1. *'Incipit prefatio constructionis Uuintoniensis Monasterii, quod
Novum nunoupatur," etc. : an historical account of the building of
the Abbey from its intended establishment by Alfred the Qreat to
its consecration by Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the
Nones of July [ctrc. 980-987], pointing out the propriety of
commemorating its benefactors. Latin, f. 8.

2. Preface to the list of brethren, monks and benefactors whose names
are contained in this book that they may be read during services.
Latin, f. 13.

3. '* Nomina regum occidentalium Saxonum," from Cynegils to
iEthelred II. [1016]; continued in various hands to Henry Y.
f. 14.

4. '* Nomina filiorum regum " : a list of ten names of Anglo-Saxon
princes, f. 14 b.

5. " Nomina Archiepiscoporum Doruemensium *' : a list of twenty-
nine Archbishops of Canterbury, from Augustine to ^Sthelnoth,
appointed 13 Nov. 1020. f. 14 b.

6. '' Nomina episcoporum orientalium Saxonum " : a list of twenty-
four Bishops of London, from Mellitus to .^&tan [961-995].
This and the three following lists differ from those in Cotton MS.
Tiberius B. v., f. 21, and Stubbs, Begiitnm Sacrum^ p. 159. f. 15.

Ol. XX, MONASTIC CHAETULARIES, etc. 625

7. ''Nomina episooporum Hrofenfiis ecolesiaQ": a list of fifteen
Bishops of Rochester, from Paulinns to Godwine [995]. See art. 6.
f. 15 b.

8. " Nomina episcopomm oocidentaliam Sazonnm " : a list of thirty-
five Bishops of Winchester, from Byrinus to Mfsige [1014-1033],
in the original hand, continued at various times to Henricus
Blesenc[is, 1129]. See art. 6. f. 15 b.

9. " Nomina episooporum austral ium Saxonum " : a list of seventeen
Bishops of Selsey, from Wilfrid to -^thelgar [980-987]. See art. 6.
f. 16.

10. *' Nomina episcopomm Scirbumensis ecclesied ** : a list of twenty-
one Bishops of Sherborne, oo. Dorset, from Aldhelm to ^Ifmsdr
[1017-1022], which agrees with the series in Tib. B. v., f. 21b,
but not with that in the £6^. Sacrum, p. 165. f. 16 b.

11. "Nomina episcopomm Wiltuniensis ecclesiae": a list of eight
bishops of Eamsbury, co. Wilts, from ^thelstan to Byrhtwold
[1005-1045], not agreeing with the Beg. Sacrum, f. 16 b.

12. " Nomina episcopomm Cridiensis ecclesiae " : a list of seven
bishops of Crediton, co. Devon, from Eadulf to Eadnoth [1012-
1019]. fl6b.

13. '' Nomina episcopomm Wyllunnensis ecclesiae " : a list of six
bishops of Wells, co. Somerset, from Sigar to Byrhtwig [1018],
The list of bishops of Wells given in the Beg. Sacrum differs wholly
from this, and is apparently derived from the " Nomina Uvilnensis
aecclesiiB" in Cotton MS. Tiberius B. v., f. 21 b. f. 17.

14. " Nomina ducum " : a list of fifteen Anglo-Saxon '' duces," ending
with Godwine (ph. 1053). f. 17.

15. "Nomina benefactomm defanctomm": a list of seventeen
Anglo-Saxon thegns, etc. f. 17.

16. "Nomina fratram ueteris ccsnobii Uuentane ecclesiae sub pro-
tectione domni sancti Petri apostoli Deo inibi servientium " : a
list of twelve bishops of various dioceses, brethren of the Old-
Minster or St. Peters. Among them are Atheluuold, Bishop of
Winchester, whose deposition was commemorated on 1 Aug. (cb.
984); and .Mfheah his successor, consecrated xiv. kal. Nov.
[19 Oct. 984] and enthroned v. kal. Nov. [28 Oct.] and still living
at the time of the entry (ob. 19 Apr. 1012). f. 17 b.

17. "Isti quoque specialiter se deuouemnt" : a list of religious and
secular devotees of the abbey, in continuation of art. 16, numbered
consecutively from 13 to 100, then again 1 to 92 and the remainder
added without numeration in various later hands in the 11th and
12th centuries. The list begins with TTuomarus, Abbot of Ghent,
who died, according to the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, in 981, and in-
cludes a bishop, dean, archdeacon, precentor, " nestiarius," other

2 8

626 STOWE MSS., 944.

abbots^ a oellarer, monks, a nun, priests, '^leuitao," or daaoons, and
" pneri," as well as goldsmiths, and persons designated as ** naniu,"
"clandus," "carpus," "albus," "niger," "senex," '^decrephna,"
" Jud[8BUs]," etc. f. 18.

18. " Nomina fratmm Nooi Ccenobii Wintoinensis aecclefliae. Saloft-
toris cosmi honore sacratae " : a long list of persons admitted to the
brotherhood of Newminster, and afterwards of Hyde, outside the
city walls, from the foundation to the suppression, arranged is
groups under the heading of the respective abbots by whom tiiey
were received, ff. 20 l>-2d, 62-64.

In the early parts of the list the names are written in oolurana
with the rank or condition of each person in an opposite column,
and numbered from i to Ixxvi. These include the period between
^thelgar, 1st abbot [965], and the accession of ^fwine, 6th abbot
[1035]. The numeration begins again from i. to oczL, after which
the principle of numbering is abandoned, and eventually the list
becomes irregular and carelessly written. After f. 23 it is con-
tinued at the end of the volume.

19. " De monaoho iter actaro *' : a rale for the maintenanoe of a
monk on a journey ; 12th cent. f. 24.

20. " De seruientibus " : a rule respecting the charge upon Candeveta,
perhaps Preston-Candover, near Andover, co. Hants, for support of
the " seruientes " of the abbey ; 12th cent f. 24.

21. " Benedictio " : a rule respecting the form of blessing to be used
according to the custom on all occasions; 12th cent. f. 24.

22. "[H]ec est conuentio inter nos et monachos Sancti Albani":
terms of the spiritual confraternity between Newminster and St
Alban's Abbey ; 12th cent. f. 24.

23. A list of royal and distinguished persons, written by varioui
hands during the 12th and 13th centuries. It begins with
Henry I., his queen Mathildis (o6. 1118), and their son William,
who was drowned in 1119. Latin, f. 24 b.

24. '* Nomina familiariorum uel benefactorum qui se nostiis com-
mondauerunt orationibus." This list of benefactors begins with
kings iBthelred and Gnut, and contains a number of " duoea,**
'' miuistri,'* Danes, and others. It is numbered from i. to Ixjcxv.
in the original hand, then continued to ciiii. in somewhat later
hands, and a few are added at the close without numeration, f. 25.

25. '* Nomina feminarum illustrium hunc sanctum locum pro Dei
amore diligentium, vel quae se precibus huius familisB elemoBinamm
largitione commendauerunt " : a list of queens, abbessef>, and other
royal, noble, or illustrious ladies, beginning with Ealhswy th, wife
of King Alfred, and containing, among others, the name of Sant-
slaue, sister of King Cnut, who is not found in the usual pedigz^»ea

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHABTULABIBS, etc. 627

of that king. The marginal note " h* " (for " hio "), placed agaiust
her name at a later period, seems to show that her remains were
deposited in Newminster. f. 26.

26. ** Nomina &atrum Abbandonensis coenobii " : a list of forty-one
brethren of Abingdon Abbey, beginning with Abbot Oj^gar [963-
984], and consisting . of five abbots, one monk, and a number of
" sacerdotes " and " lenitie.*' f. 26 b.

27. "Nomina fratmm Elgensis ooenobii": a list of twenty-seven
brethren of Ely Abbey, beginning with Abbot Beorhtnoth [970-
981], and composed of three abbots, six monks, and a number of
priests and deacons, f. 27.

28. " Nomina sororum Hrumensis coenobii " : a numbered list of fifty-
four sisters of Bomsey Abbey, including two abbesses, f. 27 b.

29. *' Nomina fratrum laicorum *' : a long list of lay-brethren
(both men and women), arranged at first in columns and numbered
from i. to xviii., afterwards not numbered or regularly entered,
but written in various hands of different periods down to the
suppression of the abbey. The list is continued on two subse-
quent pages (ff. 54 b, 55) ; and on four leaves added at the end of
the book. ff. 28, 29, 54 b, 55, 65-68. On f. 55 is an entry that
Bichard ''Palmarius" gave a silver box (cassula) for relics, in
return for which his name was to be entered in iJie martyrology
and his anniversary commemorated.

30. The will of King Alfred ; with preface, which begins, " Ic
Alfred cingc mid godes gife," and ends, " spa ic hit sylf ge cpeSe
»t ]>am nyhstan dsBge." The will begins, " Ic Alfred pest
seaxena cingc," and ends, " spa ge me for gyfan pyllan." Printed
in The will of King Alfred, ed. 0. Manning, Oxon., 1788 ; Eemble,
Oodex Diplomaiicui^ no. ccxiv. ; Thorpe, Diplomatarium, p. 484;
Edwards, lAber de Hyda (Bolls series), p. 52 ; Birch, Cartularium
Saaanicwnj no. 553 ; and (with a facsimile) in the Ordnance Survey
Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon MSS., part iii. f. 29 b.

31. *' Prima sdtas mundi" : the six ages of the world, to which are
added sundry notes relating to the life and duration of the ministry
of Christ, and the age of the Virgin, arranged in twelve para-
graphs lettered from A to M. The passage in the sixth paragraph
(F) has been partly erased, and the year current when the
original writing was put down has been altered to 1031. Latin,
with Anglo-Saxon paraphrases, f. 33.

32. '* Her CyS ymbe ]ia halgan pe on Angel cynne restaS *' : a treatise
on the family of the Kentish kings from the baptism of ^thel-
byrht by Augustine, their holy character and works. See Hiokes,
Disaertatio Epittolaris^ p. 115, for another edition, different at the
end, f. 34 b.

2 s 2

628 STOWE HSS., 944.

83. '*Her ongynS secgean be )>am Godes 8[an]c[tn]m jie on engb
lande arrest reston '* : a treatise, in continnation of the preceding,
showing the places, with their adjacent waters, in England, and
one place in Ireland, where the Saints' remains are deposited,
f. 36 b.

34. '' Nomina Begum *' : a chronological list of Kings of WesBOx,
with duration of their reigns, from Ine to Cnut, during whose
reign it was compiled. AngUhSaxan, f. 39.

35. Letter of Eadwine, monk and choir-master (cilda msestere) of
Newminster, to JElfsige, Bishop of Winchester, relating his Tision
of St. Cuthbert, of Durham, his subsequent clandestine visit to the
remains of ths saint, and his proceedings after his retnm to
Winchester ; with a second paragraph, relating his knowledge of
the circumstances on the occasion of the inauguration of a spiritual
agreement between the Old Minster and Newminster, circ. [1056-7].
Beg : — " Ic Eadpine munuk cilda maBstere an Nipan mynstre " ;
ends: *'ane into ealde mynstre 7 oSre into niran mynsire."
Printed in Thorpe's Diphmatarium, p. 321, from the Codex Winton
(Add. MS. 15,350, f. 1 14 b). f. 40.

36. Contemporary copy of a grant by William I. (c/. f . 7 b) to
Byuuallonus, Abbot of Newminster, of the churches of Autnna
[Alton], CO. Southton, and five hides of land, and Clara [Clero-regis],
CO. Southton, and four hides and one virgate of land in exchange
for the site of the abbey cemetery, on which he designed building a
palace ; [1070]. Beg. : " Ego W. Dei omnipotentis gratia operante
Anglorum rex " ; ends, '* signum istud ego ipse manu mea pona"
On the margin at the foot of the page is a rudely made caron,
possibly the King's signature, f. 41.

87. Portion of an Evangeliary, or Collection of fourteen Lessons from
the Gospels of SS. Matthew, Luke and John for Sundays and
Festivals, derived from a text not wholly agreeing with the
Vulgate, and often having readings supported by the Codex
Amiatinus. The period covered is from Christmas to Palm-Sunday,
to the Gospel for which latter day are prefixed certain directions.
The last leaf of this series is wrongly bound at the beginning
(f. 41), and on a space originally left blank between the Gospel
for the Sixth Sunday in Lent and Palm Sunday the above charter
of William I. (art. 36) has been wiitten. Latin, f. 42.

38. The " Benedictio Cerei," or ** Exultet," belonging to the Service
for Holy Saturday or Easter Even ; imperfect at the beginning,
and altered at the concluding sentences. Of. the MUtcde Bomanum,
Aug. Taur., 1874, p. 125, and an account by E. M. Thompson of
Add. MS. 30,337, in Joum. BriL Arch, Assoc., xxxiv., pp. 262, 321.
The musical pneums or breathings which are placed over the

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHARTULARIES, etc. 629

letters are of unnsnal character, combining the customary forms
with letters of the alphabet, as for example m, mediocriter
moderari ; «, sursum scandere, etc. Beg. : " 0 beata nox qu8B sola
meruit" ; ends, •* cum sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei patris. Amen."
f. 50.

39. A series of Blessings, several of which are found in early service
books, ri«. :— (a) "Benedictio lactis et mollis." f. 60 b;— (b)
" Benediotio casei, oui, omniumque pulmentorum." f. 60 b ; — (c)
" Benedictio dicati Agni." f. 51 ; — (d) " Benediotio diuersarum
carnium." f. 51 ; — (e) " Item, Benediotio super cames onium."
f.51b;— (f)"Alia." f. 51 b ;—(g) " Benedictio herbarum." f.52;—
(h) " Alia." f. 52 b ;— (i) " Pr»fatio Vuae," i.e. " nv©." f. 52 b ;—
(k) "Benedictio Vuae," t.e. "uvea." f. 52b;— (1) "Benedictio ad
omnia quaa volueris." f. 53 ; — (m) " Benedictio pomorum." f. 53 ;
— (n) "Alia." f. 53 ;— (o) "Benedictio panis noui." f. 53 b;—
(p>" Alia." £ 53 b ;— (q) " Item alia." f. 53 b ;— (r) " Benedictio ad
omnia quae uolueris " ; imperfect, f. 53 b ; — (s) [" Alia."] Imper-
fect at the beginning, one or more leaves being lost. f. 54.

40. List of relics of Biblical personages and Saints; 12th cent.
Included are relics headed " Iste reliquisB sunt in magna cruce,"
viz., in the famous cross given by King Gnut to the Abbey. Latin.
f. 55 b.

41. "Incipiunt nomina sanctorum qui regnant feliciter in regno
caelorum " : a list of Old Testament peinsonages, patriarchs, saints,
prophets, popes, apostles, and others, beginning with Adam, Abel,
and Melchisedech, and ending imperfectly with Donatus, Agapitus
(perhaps Agapetus II, Pope, 946-956, or Agapetus, the deacon, of
Constantinople), and Magnus (perhaps Magnus the Good, King of
Norway 1036-1047, but there are several saints of this name), f. 56.

42. Concluding lines of a charter of King Eadweard the Elder to
Denewulf, Bishop of Winchester, granting land in the city ; circa
904. Anglo-Saxon, with Latin subscriptions. A full text is given
in the Win ton Codex, Add. MS. 15,350, printed in Kemble, Cod.
Dipl., no. mlxxxvii. ; Thorpe, Diplomatarium, p. 156 ; Birch, Oarti^-
larium Saxonicum, no. 605. f. 57.

43. " He reliquie sunt in gestatorio ligni domini " : a list of relics,
including " De virga Moysi," " De presepio domini," and " De
vestimento quod fecit Sancta Maria," deposited in a shrine containing
a portion of the Wood of the True Gross. An insertion of the
12th cent. f. 57 b.

44. " pys is se halidom pe his gelogod innan j^am haligan serine pe
man nemnaS lohannis et Pauli " : a list of miscellaneous relics
lodged within a shrine called that of St. John [Baptist] and St.
Paul, relics of these saints being included, f. 58.

^iO STOWE MSS., 946, 946.

45. "pis in se halidom ^ ib on Sam grecyasoan serine Se eeo
hlflefdige geaf into nyPan mynstre " : a further list of relics
deposited in a shrine of Byzantine workmanship. The lady
referred to in the title is Queen ^Ifgyfu Emma, widow of King
Cnut, and the head of St. Valentine, which was given by her to
the Abbey in 1041 (Angl. Sax. Chron. ad an,), oocnrs at the clo«
of the list. f. 58.

46. ** pis is s^ halidom Se is on j^am serine Se AlPold c^'rioTeard
bePorhte " : another list of relics, containing *' eal p^ halidom Se Pm
on ^j^eatanes kyningces gimme," viz., all the relics comprised with
King ^thelstan's gems, and preserved in a shrine made by Alwold
the churchwarden, f. 58 b.

47. Grant by Riuuallo, Abbot of St. Peter's, Newminster, of the
revenue of the manor of Auueltona [Alton, co. Southton], to the
relief of the poor and ])ilgrims, for the souls of the king [William
I.], the royal family, himself and his biethren, and all the bene-
factors of the Abbey; [1080-1087]. Witnessed by Waloeliniu,
Bishop [of Winchester], Hugh [de Port], sheriff; Godfrey, Prior
[of Winchester], Osbem de 0 [or Ow], and others. Latin, f. 59.

48. '^Interroga^tio Damasi Pap» " : a colloquy between Pope Damasus L
and St. Jerome, on the subject of the proper hours of the day for
High Mass in accordance with the acts of the Council of NiosBa
[a.d. 325]. Not included in the works of either of these Fathers
LcUin ; with an Anglo-Saxon version, f. 59 b.

49. ** Hy mnus Angelicus," or " Gloria in excelsis." Latin, f. 60.

50. " Oratio Dominica," or Lord's Prayer. Latin, f. 60 b.

51. " Symboliim Apostolorum," or Apostles' Creed. Latin, f. 60 b.

52. ** Creda (sic) ad missam " : the Nicene Creed. Latin, f. 61.

53. An ** interrogation' or inquiry concerning the number of languages
in the world, with reasons for the answer of seventy-two. Laiim,
f. 61 b.

The whole MS. has been edited by W. de G. Birch for the Hamp-
shire Record Society.

Yellum; ff. 69. xith cent., with later additions to the XYith
cent. Belonged (see notes by T. Astle on f. 69), in 1710, to Walter
Clavel [of the Middle Temple, ch. 1740] ; Bev. [George] North
[M.A., Vicar of Codicote, co. Herts, 6b. 1772] ; Rev. [Michael] Lort,
D.D. [rector of Fulham, co. Midd., and Mile-end, Colchester, cb.
1790] ; and T[homas] Astle, to whom Lort presented it in 1770.
Tall Octavo.

946. Will of Alfred the Great, in Anglo-Saxonj copied from No. 944
above (f. 29 b), when in T. Astle's possession ; with introduction
and notes, and translations into Englitik and LaUn^ by 0[wBn]

Cl. XX. MONASTIC CHARTULAKIES, mc. 631

M[aniimgJ, 1776 (see f. 18). Published at Oxford, 1788. Followed
(f. 19) by the will of Alfred the Aldorman (Thorpe, Diplomatarium^
1865, p. 480), in Anglo-Saxon with interlinear Latin translation, and
with an EnglM translation ; and (f. 27) by an English translation
of the will of iEthelstan the ^theling (Thorpe, p. 557).

Paper; ff. 28. xviiith cent. Bound in red morocco, tooled.
Belonged to T. Astle. Folio.

946. Bbqula. Canonioorum S. Chrodegangi Metensis Episoopi, in Latin
and Anglo-Saxon, Transcript of a MS. of the xith century at
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (S. 12 in Wanley's catalogue of
Anglo-Saxon MSS. at C. C. C, p. 130, contained in Hickes^s
TheBourWy vol. ii.; and no. cxci. in Nasmith's Catahgua, 1777,
p. 273). The contents are not the Poenitentiale of Theodore of
Tarsus, as stated by Dr. O'Conor (who quotes Wanley's description
of a wholly different MS.), but the regulations of St. Chrodegang,
Bishop of Metz [742-766], based on those of St. Benedict.
The text differs verbally from that printed in Migne, Patrohgia,
vol. Ixxxix. coll. 1059-1096, and contains only 84 chapters instead
of 86, those numbered 5 and 6 in Migne being' absent. The Anglo-
Saxon version faces the Latin on the opposite pages. The Latin
prologue (quoted by Wanley, I.e.), which differs wholly from the
preface in Migne, is not transcribed, but the remaining portion of
the Anglo-Saxon version of it is given. On f . 1 is a description of
the MS., with the false ascription to llieodore.
Paper; ff. 57. xviiith cent. Folio.

CLASS XXL

POETRY, AND PROSE DRAMA.

947. Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume deLorris and Jehan de Menog.
The portion by Guillaume ends : " Car ie nai mes aillieurs fiance "
(f. 30 b, col. 2), followed by the rubric, " Veez ci common Maistre
Jehan de Meun commence,'* and by a miniature representing the
two authors at work. The passage relating to the two poets
"guillaumes" and ** iehans clopinel" (see Ward, Catalogue of
BomanceSy vol. i. p. 876) is at ff. 76 b-77 ; and the passage on love,
of doubtful antiquity (ib. p. 878), is not to be found here (see f. 33,
col. 2). Colophon : " Explicit le rommans de la rose | Ou lart damour
est toute enclose."

Vellum; flf. 165. xivth cent. In double columns; with illu-
minated borders and initials, and twenty-four miniatures. Qoarta

948. Hyhn to the Virgin, in French, preceded by a calendar in a
different hand. Imperfect at the beginning, the first line bein^
" Durement fu trauaile " (f. 8 b), and wanting leaves after ff. 9, 10.
The several divisions remaining begin, " Deu te salt uirgine honore **
(f. 9 b), " Virge mere preoiouse " (f. 10 b), " Dame du oiel emperiz"
(f. lib), "Dame ieo ay bone espeir" (f. 13b), and "Haute dame
gloriouse" (f. 15 b). At the end (f. 16 b) is an imperf, prayer in
Latin, A single leaf (f. 7) between the calendar and the hymn
contains recipes for various medicines, in a different hand tram
either of the others.

Vellum; ff. 16. Early xivth cent. Executed probably in
England. The calendar is ornamented with small representationB
of tiie signs of the Zodiac, and each alternate page in the hymn is
occupied by two miniatures on gold backgrounds, representing
scenes from the Old and New Testaments. On f . 1 is a note by T.
Astle, referring to p. 154 of his Origin and Progress of Writing^
where four lines from f. 15 b are reproduced. Duodecimo.

949. Lives of Saints, in English verse. This MS. belongs to the
group of which Harley MS. 2277 and Egerton MS. 1993 are repre-
sentatives, described at length in C. Horstmann's AUengUsde
Legenden, Fader bom, 1875, pp. iii.-xxzviii., and in his introduction
to The Early South-English Legendary or Lives of Saints, Early EngL

Cl. XXI. POETBY.

633

19.

St. Clement.

f.61.

20.

St. Eaterine.

f.67b.

21.

St. Andien.

I71h,

22.

St. Nicholas.

f.74.

Text Soo., 1887. The oolleotion here is incoinplote, containing
only the latter half, from St. Michael onwards, but it includes
some additions to the usual list. The contents are as follows, the
names being given as they occur in the text, not as in the later
page-headings and index : —

1. Seynt Michel })e archangel, with the
additions treating of the Deyil, Hell,
Heaven, the Elements, the Sonl, etc.
f.3.

2. St Jerom. f. 15 b.

3. St. Leger. f. 17 b.

4. St. Fiaunceys. f. 18 b.

5. SL Feye [Faith], f. 25.

6. St. Denys. f. 26 b.

7. StLuk. f. 28 b.

8. [£n]dleYe ]x>n8and of virgines.
f. 29 b.

9. St Symon and St. Jude. f. 82.

10. St. Quyntyn. f.34b.

11. Alle halewyne day. f. 36 b.

12. Alle Soulen day. f. 37 b.

13. St. Eusthas. f. 42.

14. St. Martyn. f. 46 b.

15. St. Brice. f. 50.

16. St. Edmond >e confessor, f. 51.

17. St. Edmond >o holy king. f. 57.

18. St GecyUe. f. 58.

Of these Lives no. 31 is not found elsewhere, and the text of
no. 30 differs from that in Ashmole MS. 43. For comparative lists
and remarks see Horstmann's E. E. T. S. volume, pp. ix., xv.-xvii.
There are also textual variations, especially in the beginning of the
life of St. Thomas of Canterbury. The work is written in lines of
seven feet for the most part, occasionally of six feet, with a pause
after the fourth foot in the first case, and after the third in the
second. Ends, apparently incompletely, in the middle of the life of
Moses.

Vellum; ff. 168. Late xivth cent. Spaces left for coloured
initials at the beginning of each life, but not filled up except near
the beginning of the volume. No titl^, but many of the pages
have the name of the saint whose life is contained in them written in
a later hand. On f. 1 b is an index in the original or a contemporary
hand, entitled " Calendare libri sequentis," giving the names of the
saints in their Latin forms. This has been transcribed on an
additional sheet of paper (f. 2), bearing the signature of Tho. Astle,
with the statement that he obtained the volume from the Bev.
[John] Brand in 1796. Liside the cover is the book-plate of
" J[ohn] Brand, A.B., Coll. Line. Oxon." [Sec. to the Society of

23. St. Lncie. f. 80 b.

24. St Thomas \fe apostel. f. 83.

25. The Conception and Nativity, a
nanative from the birth of the
Virgin to the retnm from Egypt,
with an addition relating how the
feast of the Conception of the Virgin
was ordered to be kept in England.
f.88b.

26. St Steuene. f. 102.

27. St. Jon >e Euangelist. f. 103 b.

28. St Thomas of Canterbury, f. 110 b.

29. St. Egewyn. f. 142 b.

30. St. Frideswyde. f. 144.

31. St. Fremund. f. 145b.

82. St. Pemel [Petronilla]. f. 154.
33. Moyses. f. 155.

634 STOWB MSS., 960-962.

Antiqiiariee, 1784-1806]. Bound in rough wooden boards, with
modem leather back. Small Quarto.

960. CoNFESsio Amantis, by John Grower. Imperfed^ both the
beginning and the end being lost, including both passages by
which the editions are distinguished. The text begins near the
commencement of the 1st book, with the line "He hyde it nought,
for yif thou feynest " (Pauli, i. p. 47), and ends in the middle of
the vision in the 8th book, with the line "Which hadden bee
fortuned sore " (Pauli, iii. p. 861). Several leaves have been cut
out and lost in the course of the volume, m., one in book i. (after
f. 16), one in book ii. (after f. 35), two in book iii. (after f. 44),
three in book v. (one after f. 97 and two after f. 108), and two in
book vii. (after f. 136) ; while f. 168 has been cut out, but remains,
though the lower margin and the bottom line have been cut away.
The Staflford MS. additions are not found here.

Vellum; ff. 177, including two modem paper leaves at the
beginning and end. Written in double columns in several hands,
of the earlier half of the 15th cent. Initials of paragraphs are in
blue, occasionally flourished with red. The Latin summary which
accompanies the text is in red, and the Latin verses are underlined
in red. Bound in thick oak boards covered with leather, stamped
with small roses, etc. On the inner side of the boards are pasted
leaves of vellum covered with cramped and much abbreviated
writing apparently of a legal description. On the margin at the
top of f. 62 are some Latin verses signed W. Bury and dated 157|
and 1575. On the inside of the cover is the name of Fraunds
Nermann, and on ff. 2, 73, those of Gualteras Harting and Henry
Swynboume, all of the 16th cent. Folio.

951. 1. History of the three Kings or Magi, Jaspar, Melchior and
Balthasar, with an account of the three translations of their bodies
until they were finally deposited at Cologne by Bainald of Dassel,
archbishop, in 1164: an abridged English translation of the
Historia Trium Regiim of Juhn of Hildesheim, Prior of the Car-
melite house of Marieiiau, who died in 1375. f. 1.

The text agrees with that of Boyal MS. 18 A., x., the second of the
two texts edited by C. Horstmann, The Three Kings of Cologne^
E. E. T. S., 1886. It is, however, imperfect, the first page beg. " pea
iii Eynges were come in to Jerusalem" (ed. dt, p. 59, 1. 21), and
the second leaf being almost entirely torn away.

2. Tho Mirror of Life: a religious poem generally attributed to
William of Nassyngton, and founded on " La Somme des vices et
des vertus." f. 32. Begins : " Alle myghty Gtod in Tiynyte."
Its nature is explained in the course of the Introduction :

Cl. XXI. POETRY. 635

" Fyrste I wille speke of )?e gi*ete pruiitt
Of pe Pater Noster ]7at oomes of lit ;
And of pe fmyte and )>e dignite
Of pB,t prayer als men may se ;
And specially of )>e seuen askynges
pat on pe Pater noster hynges ;
And' of pe seuen gyftes of pe haly gaste
And [leg, p&t] pe seuen askynges may to vs haste ;
And of seuen synnes ps,t maste may smerte
pat pe seuen gyftes puttes out of herte ;
And specially of Tertues seuen
pat may sett in ]7aire stedes euen," etc.

The present copy does not include the lines at the end, printed
by Sir F. Madden in a note in Warton's Hist of English Poetry,
ed. 1840, vol. ii. p. 368, from Boyal MS. 17 C. viii., attributing the
original Latin to Friar John of Waldby and the English version to
William of Nassyngton.
d. '* Exhortacio contra vicium adulterii " : a translation in EnglM
vene, with Latin prose argument to each stanza (written in red), of
a French poem by John Oower. f. 313. In 57 seven-line stanzas,
preceded by one by the translator : —

*^ Who )?at liste loke in j^is litel tretice

May fynde what mesohief is of auouttrie.

Wherfore he pat will eschewe J?at vice,
He may see here to beware of folic.

Oower it made in frenshe with grete studie
In balades ryale ; whos sentence here
Translated hath Qvrdey in this manere."

For the original see Balades and other Poems by John Oouter,
Boxburghe Club, London, 1818 ; and also Warton, Hist, of Engl.
Poetry, ed. 1840, ii. p. 248, and H. J. Todd, Illustrations of Chaucer
and Oower, 1810, p. 98.

Paper, the first and last leaf of each quire vellum ; ff. 322.
xvth cent. Bound in oak boards, flush with the leaves, with
backing (modem) of leather. Quarto.

952. The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man: a translation into
English octosyllabic verse of the second recension [1355] of
Guillaume de Deguileville's PMerinage de la vie hunudne. The
French poem forms the first book of the author's Trois P^lerinages,
the second being the P^lerinage de Tame, and the third the
PMerinage de J6sus Christ. Books i. and ii. were written originally
in 1330-1332, book ill. in 1358. See Ward, Catalogue of Romances,
vol. ii. p. 558. The translation is commonly ascribed to John Lyd-

636 STOWE MSS., 952-964.

gate. The translator's prologue (in decasyllabic verse) states that
the work was executed at the request of the Earl of Salisbury [Thomas
de Montacute, 4th earl, killed at the siege of Orleans in 1428].

'* the noble manly knyght,
Which in Fraunoe for the kynges right
In the werre hath many day oontunyd.
Whom Grod and grace han full well fortunyd."

It was begun, as the same passage proceeds to state, in 1426.
The work is headed with the Latin couplet : —

" Qui peregrinaris, hunc per librum docearis
Que bona vel dubia sit fugienda via."

It includes a translator's prologue, an author's prologue, and th^i
the main work, describing the progress of the pilgrim under the
guidance of Grace Dieu, and his instruction with reference to
various temptations and dangers, something in the manner of
Bunyan. As far as f. 303 b, 1. 25, the MS. is in a late loth cent
hand; the rest was written by John Stow (ob. 1605). Stow has
also added a few marginal notes, including two (ff. 1, 3) in whidi
he ascribes the translation to Lydgate ; and this copy of the poem
is probably the one referred to as being in Stow's possession in
Speght's edition of Chaucer, 1598, f. 394. Chaucer's acrostic poem
A.6.C. or La Pri^re de Nostre Dame, which he translated from
Deguilevile, was adopted by Lydgate instead of a version of his
own. It is, however, not transcribed here, but a blank space is
left for it (f. 329 b), as is the case also in Cotton MS. ViteUius C.
xiii., f. 256 b. It is introduced in the following terms : —

''And towchynge the translation
Of this noble orison.
Whilom, yf I shall not fayne.
The noble poete of breteyne
My mastar Chawcer in his tyme
Aftar the frenche he dyd it ryme.
Word by word as in substaunce
Byght as it is made in fraunce

And for memory of that poete
With all his rethorykis swete.
That vras the first in any age
That amendyd owr langage,
Therfore, as I am bound of dett.
In this boke I will hym sett,
And ympen thys oryson
Aftar his translation."

Cl. XXL POETBT. 637

For desonptiong of other copies (Cotton MSS. Vitell. C. xiii., and
Tib. A. Tii.), with extracts and references to passages in print, see
the Oat. ofBamaneeSj voL ii. p. 571.

Paper; ff. 379. xvth and xvith oentt. With the name ''W.
Browne " inscribed on f. 1, probably that of William Browne, the
poet (cb. 1643 ?). Quarto.

953. Narrative poem in old English verse relating the revelation to
St. Methodius of the history of the world from the Creation to the
Day of Judgment. Begins : —

*' Sum tyme was there a man of state
That was clepyd Methodius,
An holy byshop, a gret prelate,
A man nobyll and gracyous."

It summarises the story of the patriarchs, and relates the lives of
two eastern kings named Cusdro and Sabysas. The latter is con-
quered by the sons of Ishmael, who subsequently, under Oreb and
Zeb, are defeated by Gideon. The poem proceeds to prophesy
the overrunning of the whole world by the sons of Ishmael (the •
Saracens) and the persecution of the Christians ; the victory of the
Christians ; the birth and reign of *' Antecryst ye develys byrde " ;
and the Day of Judgment. Of Antichrist it is said : —

*'yt xall not be as folkys have tolde
he xulde be begotyn of a frere and bom of a nunc,
but he xall be born of a bysmere bolde
y« worst woman ony where may wone."

All the last part is largely borrowed from the book of Bevelation.
The poem is written in rough octosyllabic quatrains, sometimes
incomplete, with the rhymes indicated (sometimes wrongly) by
red ink.

Paper; ff. 16. xvth cent. At the end is the name (as owner)
of William Qilberd de Toffet Monachorum (Toft-monks, co.
Norfolk), 16th cent.; and at the beginning are the bookplate of
Francis Blomefield, 1736, the initials T. M. [Thomas Martin of
Palgrave, o5. 1771], and a note by Thomas Astle that the MS. was
presented to him by the Rev. [John] Brand in 1788.

954. SoNETTi and Canzoni of Petrarch, entitled " Lamentationes
domini Francisci Petraroe de amore domine Laure." Preceded by
an index of first lines, and followed in the same hand (f. 150) by
the Triomphi, headed " Triumfi vi. Petraroe." The revei-se of the
last leaf contains a copy of Petrarch's note on the death of Laura,
originally written in his MS. of Virgil, but differing in giving the
date on which he heard of it as the xxviiii^i^ day of May instead of

638 STOWE MSS., 955-967.

the zix^. On the fly -leaves of the volume are some vei
different hands of later dates.

Yellum; ff. 184. xvth oent. With an illnminated capital and
a blank shield for a coat-of-arms within a border on the first paga,
an illuminated capital at the beginning of the Tiiomphi, and other
initials in red and blue. Bound in wooden boards, oovered with
stamped leather, rebacked. Qaarto.

9S6. Love-poems in French (one in Spanish), with twelve emblematioal
miniatures. Each miniature occupies a page, and on the opposite
page is a quatrain, surmounted (except the first) with designs con-
taining the letters M and P and a device which appears to be a
pair of compasses (or pilgrim's staves) crossed. At the beginning
(ff. 1-4 b) is an address in prose from the lover to his mistress, and
at the end (f. 17) a well-executed portrait of the lover. On the
back of this is written, ** Set de vray (?) le portret de Pierre Sak
mestre dotel de ches le roy, avec des enimes quil avoit fet a ss
mestresse ; qui estoit grand honde a madame de Ressis, laquelle
est sortie de la mayson de Guillien en Quercy." For a notice of
Pierre Sala, or Salla, seigneur de T Anticaille, see the abbe Pemetti*i
Becherches pour aervir a Vhistoire de Lyon (Lyon, 1757), p. 378. He
is there said to have been maltre de Tecurie to Charles VUJ.
[1483-1498] and to have married Marguerite Builloud. He k
apparently the same who in the Biographie Lyonnaise of Breghot
du Lut and Pericaud (Lyon, 1839), p. 268, is described as ''en
1513, 6cuyer, 6crivain de la chambre du roi, traducteur da raman
de Tristan de Leonoys." Marguerite Builloud [or Bullioud] was
no doubt the lady addressed in these verses, the first of which
begins '* Mon cueur veult estre en oeste Margueryte.'* The Madame
de Bessis mentioned above, as Pierre Sala's great-niece, was
Eleonore de Ouilhens, wife [in 1595] of Gkoffroy de Sallemar,
seigneur de Bessis, and grand-danghter of Michel de Guilhens, who
married [in 1530] Antoinette de Salla, heiress of her brothers
GeofiEroy, Fran9oi8 and [presumably] Pierre {Did, de la N<Me$u^ x.
p. 96).

Yellnm, purple-stained, with letters in gold, or in red on a gold
or white ground; fi. 17. Early xvith cent. A transcription has
been added later, on paper (ff. 18-34). With remains of the
original binding of dark olive velvet, and enclosed in a wooden
case covered with leather, coloured green and gold and carved
with devices, among which are the letters P and M formed out of
crossed compasses or staves. On the edges of the case are rings,
intended for a chain to suspend the volume from the girdle.
Attached to the cover at the end (f. 35) is an extract from a sale-

Cl. XXL POBTBT. 639

oatalogue, whiok states that the MS. was formerly in the possession
of Marshal Junot, Duke of Abrantes. Duodecimo.

956. The PENrrEiniAL and other Psalms, in Engliah verse [by John
Croke, one of the six Clerks in Chancery, and afterwards, 1549-
1564, a Master in Chancery], The volume contains the " Veni
Creator," the seven Penitential Psalms, and Psalms ix., xiii., xliii.,
xci., cxxxix. The same collection, witbout the "Veni Creator,*'
but including Ps. xxxi. in addition, is found in Add. MS. 30,981,
where the name of the author is given; and it is printed from
another MS. (believed by the editor. Sir A. Croke, to be John
Croke's autograph) in vol. xi. of the publications of the Percy
Society (1844).

Vellum; ff. 104. Temp. Henry VIII. At the beginning is a
miniature of Henry VIII. A very minute volume, bound in gold.
The covers, measuring If inches by If inches, are worked in open
leaf tracery, and there are remains of black enamel in the frames
round the tracery and the engraved panels of the back. At the top
of the covers are two rings, through which a chain was passed to *
attach the volnme to the girdle. The volume corresponds exactly
with one described by the anonymous editor, reported by Mr.
Marsham to be Triphook, of George Wyat's Extracts from the Life
of Queen Anne Boleigne^ p. 29, as being then [1817] in his possession ;
and he adds that it was traditionally said to have been given by
Anne Boleyn, when on the scaffold, to one of her maids of honour,
a lady of the family of Wyat.

There is, however, another volume to which this tradition is
applied, viz. a volume of prose prayers, slightly larger, but also
bound in gold with black enamel, thongh the design is different
and closely resembles one by Holbein. This volume is described
by the Hon. B. Marsham in Archseologia, vol. xliv. p. 259. It is
now in the possession of the Earl of Bomney [a descendant of the
Wyats], and is probably the same as the "most curious little

prayer-book MS such as were given to Queen Anne Boleyn's

maids of honour," which Vertue saw in the possession of the Wyat
family in 1745 [see Marsham, p. 260, and Walpole's Miacellaneoua
Antiquities, no. ii. p. 13].

967. David and Absalom : a Latin tragedy, in five acts, written in
iambic trimeters and various chorio meters. The characters are
Joab, Absalom, Ahitophel, Messenger, David, Abishai, Cushai,
Zadok, Abiathar, Watchman, and Ahimaaz. A modern note on the
first page attributes it to John Bale, Bishop of Ossory [1495-1563] ;
but it is not included in his own list of his works, nor in any other

640

STOWE MSS., 968-980.

list, and it appears neTor to have been printed. From the
nnmerous correotions it is apparently in the author's autographs
Paper; ff. 80. xvith cent. Octavo.

968. Collection of pieces in verse and prose, mostly of a religious
character ; temp. Elizabeth. Included are : — (1) Ballad, in 37 four-
line stanzas, in praise of Mary Watt, niece of Hugh Latimer and
wife of Robert Glover, the martyr, beg. " Mary Wat the nyoe in
bind To Latemere the great." f. 8, and continued on f. 2b; —
(2) Ballad, in 45 stanzas, " Maystare Eogers to his childeme," beg.
" Geve eare my childeme to my wordes." At the end " Wryton by
me Robart Bott." f. 3 b ; — (3) " A Ballad concemynge the death of
Mr. Robart Glover [burnt at Coventry, 20 Sept. 1565] wrytone to
Maystrys Marye Glover his wyf of a frend of heres," beg. *• O Lord,
thou God of Israeli." In 70 stanzas. At the end " Wryton by
me Robart Bott." f. 8b; — (4) "Tharrayment [arraignment] of
Thomas, Ducke of Norfolk," at Westminster, 16 Jan. 14 Eliz. [1572].
f. 18 ; — (5) Forms of excommunication, of absolution, of an oath
"ministred to the charchewardens and swome men," and of
acquittances for debt, etc. £f. 24, 25, 26, 26 b ;— (6) Metrical epitoph
on Leonard Levis [Lewis ?], Esq., followed by other pieces in prose
and verse, f. 27 b. At f. 2 are accompts of rents in TJttoxeter, co.
Stafford, etc. ; and on the last page is the date 1581.

Paper; ff. 38. The original vellum covers (ff. 1, 38) are firom
a Latin service-book of the 15th cent. On the inside are the
initials R. B., probably for Robert Bott. Duodecimo.

969. Collection of Welsh Poems by various writers. Imper/ed^ and
mutilated at the beginning. Among the names and headings are : —

Bedo BrwynllyB. ff. 4 b, 16, 37 b, 60,

198, 225.
Llywelyn ap Gyttyn. ff. 5, 160, 161,

162 b.
Morys Dwypeth. f. 6 b.
Davydd Llwyd. ff. 8 b, 25, 107 b.

116 b, 135, 159 b, 160 b, 161b, 163,

186. 197, 231 b.
Dayydd ap Edmwnd. ff. 9 b, 26, 33,

37, 103 b, 117.
WUiam Egwad. ff. 10, 29 b, 53-56 b,

66, 67, 72, 81 b, 139, 225 b, 228 b.
Jevan Daylwyn. ff. 10 b, 98, 98 b,

123, 129 b, 132, 150 b, 171, 176,

178 b, 240 b, 241b.
Gyttor Glynn, ff. 11. 20 b, 51, 58 b,

68 b, 93, 127, 127 b. 129, 166 b, 169,

177, 215 b, 234, 238 b.
Jevan Brydydd hir. f. 11 b,

Jevan Laia. f. 13 b.
Robinn Hird. f. 14.
Davydd Nantmor. ff. 15, 49 fa^ 70.

80, 80 b, 82 b.
Bedo Ayrdrem. fi. 15 b, 17.
Gryffydd ap Baddaff ap Bavydd.

f. 17 b.
Jolo Goch. ff. 18b, 28b, 62b, 12S,

128, 143 b, 226 b, 230 b, 235.
Jevan ap Bya ap Llywelyn. ff. 19 h,

236.
Llawddenn ai Kant. ff. 21, 102, 113.
Deio dy ai Kant. tf. 21 b, 71, 73, 132 b.

146.
Edwart ap Bys. ff. 22, 38 b.
HywFenyal. ff. 24, 36, 58, 164 b.
LewyB y Glynn Kothi ai Kannt.

ff. 27b, 199b, 209b, 218b. 224,

229 b.

Ol. XXL POBTBT.

641

JeTan Pyri if. 80, 81.

Lewys Morganwg. if. 82h, 88 b,

109 b, 186, 182, 221b, 250.
Master Hani f. 84.
Jeyan Tew. ff. 85, 57, 96, 119, 119 b,

154 b, 165 b.
Davydd Gorlwch. ff.89,42b.
Talieesin Benbairdd. f. 41.
John y Kent. f. 42.
Bys Nantmor. ff. 43 b, 61, 63 b, 69 b,

100b. 115b, 179b, 223b, 244b,

245 b.
Syr Pbylip Emlynn. ff.44, 168.
BysBiart ap Bys Brydydd. ff. 45 b, 48.
Hy w Kae Llwydd. ff. 46, 57 b, 59 b,

64 b, 70 b, 142 b, 210.
Gwilim Tew ai Kant ff. 47, 98 b,

96 b.
Jevan Getbin. ff. 48, 217 b.
HywDayi ff 61b, 211, 218 b.
Byssiart Jerwerth. ff. 74, 87, 88.
Siankin Vynglwyd. ff. 75, 83 b, 248.
Howel Swrdwal. ff. 75 b, 242 b.
Byflsiart Vynglwyd. f. 77.
Jarll Pywyg. f. 78.
Tydyrr Aled. ff. 79. 95 b, 112 b, 124,

147, 246.b, 247 b.
Jerwerth Vynglwyd. ff. 84, 117 b^

180. 187, 137 b, 140, 145, 149, 149 b,

200 b, 227 b, 289, 240, 248.
Owilim 1^ Jeyan Hen. f. 86 b.
HywLlyn. ff. 90, 195.
Dayydd ap Einon LygUn. f. 91 b.
Bya Brychan. f. 94 b.
Bedo Fylib Bach, ff 99b, 102b,

121b.
Jeyan dy Dayydd ap Owain. ff. 104,

214 b.

Howe] Dayydd ap Jeyan ap Bys.

ff. 110 b, 122 b, 148, 153 b, 172, 178,

282.
Thomas DerllyB. f. 118 b.
Dayydd ab Owilim. ff. 120, 120 b,

164,190, 192 b, 193,198 b.
Jeyan dyr Bylwg. f. 125 b.
Jeyan ap Howel Swrdwal. f. 131.
Llywelyn ap Howel ap Jeyan ap

Gronw. f. 184.
Bys Uwyd Dayydd ab Ainon.

f. 152.
John ap Howel Gwyn. ff. 155 b, 157 b,

159.
Jerwerth ai Kant. f. 156.
Lang Lewys. ff. 156 b, 158, 174 b,

175 b.
Maifltir Hani ap HbweL 1 165.
Syr Bys o Gamo. f. 167.
Syr Lewys liaydwy. f. 167 b.
Syr Gryffydd Ychaa. ff. 172 b, 174.
Llywelyn Goch. f. 178 b.
Eydwabdr ap Bys. f. 180.
Jeyan ap Hyw Kay Uwyd. f. 188.
Moris ab Jeyan ab Ahion. ff. 184,

185 b, 212 b, 236 b.
Slon ap Howel Gwynn. f. 189 b.
Bobin Ddy o yon. ff 188 b^ 191.
WiUam Powell, f . 206.
Thomas John o Dregaron. f. 208.
Thomas Derllys. f. 211 b.
Dayydd ap Jankin Vynglwyd. f. 216 b.
Bysriart Thomas Dy. ff. 218, 222 b,

219 b.
Pwy ay Kant nys Gwnn. f. 220 b.
Llywelyn ap Gwilim. f. 283.
Gwilim Biyan Hen. £ 237 b.

Syr Wiliam Klement. f. 249.
On f. 206 b is inserted a letter on magisterial business from
V^illiam Powell to the constables of Llanstephan, oo. Caerm., dat.
Trymsaran, 16 July, 1603.

Paper ; ffl 250. Late xvith oent. On the inside of the oover
is the name of Ed. Lhwyd, and several other names are scribbled
in various parts of the volume, as Maurice Qwynne and (1675)
Harry Morgan on f. 182 b, and Sir Henry Vaughan on f. 230.
Bound in oak boards, covered with dark leather, re-backed. Folio.
980. Poems by Sir John Beaumont, Bart., [1582-1628], brother of
Francis Beaumont the dramatist, and author of *' Bosworth Field.'*
This volnrae contains several of his shorter poems, including two
not printed in Grobart'a edition, one (f. 8 b) entitled ** Of the

2 T

642 STOWS MBS., 961-964.

Assninption of our Blessed Lady," the other (f. 10) " On the deatii
of many good People slaine by the fall of a floore at a Gatholike
sermon in Black Friers '* [in Ang. 1623]. The latter is unques-
tionably the poem belonging to the cancelled pages 181, 182 of the
edition of 1629, which have been cut ont of every known oopy of
that edition ; for in two or three copies, including one in the British
Museum [1077 b. 26], the initial letters of the lines on p. 181
have been left in cutting out the page, and these correspond with
the poem in question. The last six lines of the poem oocupied
p. 182, the remainder of it, according to the custom of this edition,
remaining blank. The cancelling of this poem may have been
due to its being supposed to show favour to the Boman Oatholio
religion; and the same reason, in stronger measure, may have
caused the omission of the poem on the Assumption, which was
never printed at all. This volume also contains an additional
memorial poem on Sir John Beaumont, beg. ^* Expect no more : this
latest line contains | The bounds and scope of all his former strains."
Paper; ff. 15. xvnth cent. Folio.

96L The Poeus of Dr. John Donne [1573-1631], Dean of St. Panl'a
The collection, which is in a single hand, is not complete, hut
includes the first four Satires, most of the Elegies, the Epithalamia,
many of the Epistles, and most of the Lyrics and Devotional pieces.
The arrangement is irregular, and the titles differ in many cases
from the ordinary ones. The volume also includes the poem ** Dear
Love, continue nice and chaste V (f. 58 b), which is given in manj
editions of Donne, but is ascribed by Drummond to J[ohn] R[oe^
Beaumont's elegy on Lady Markham (f. 20 b), and three other
poems not included in Grosart*s edition. One of these, ** The Home
Qlasse," beg. " Do but consider this small dust " (f. 69 b), is ascribed
in No. 962, below, to W. Wotton ; the other two begin *« If I fteely
may discover" (f. 79 b), and "Love bred of glances" (£ 82 b>
The pages are numbered, and an index of first lines appended.
Paper; ff. 114. xviith cent. Small folio.

962. A CoLLEcmoN of poetry of the time of James I. and Charles I.,
including the Satires and many other poems of Dr. John Donne.
Among the other authors are Francis Beamont or Beomond [Beau-
mont], Jo[hn] Fletcher, Sir Walter Bawlyegh [Baleigh], Ben Jonaan,
Thomas Carewe, [Lord Bacon: "The world's a bubble"]. Sir
Kenelm Digby, Francis Phillips, Jo. Crowther, G. Morley, W. Lewes,
A. Mannering-Groodwin, Jo. Hoskins, Dr. Corbet, John Alford,
H. W[otton], etc Many of the pieces have no name attached to
them. In addition to the poetry, and standing by themselves «t
the beginning of the volume (ff. 1-3), are the Paradoxes, Problema,

Cl. XXI. POBTBY. 648

and Characters of Dr. Donne, with separate index. The numbering
of the leaves oontinnes as £bu: as f . 37, and then begins afresh (the
£rst leaf of the new numbering being oat out). At the end
(f. 244) is an index of first lines.
Paper; ff. 264. xvnth cent. Quarto.

963. *' The Vanitie and Follie of misplaced Love, a brief Beflection
on Women " : a collection of poems in one hand, on the subject of
women, in different metres ; followed by some religious meditations
and miscellaneous poems. Some are dated from 1693 to 1698.

Paper; ff. 331. Small Octavo.

964. Bacon's Essays; with the Characters of Julius Caesar and
Augustus at the end, and preceded by the dedication to the Duke
of Buckingham and '' Elegies " on the author by Ben Jonson and
by A. Cowley, in his poem to the Boyal Society. A printed edition,
with the title-page torn out. On one of the fly leaves is written
in capitals ^ Essays of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Yerulam : To Mrs.
Newsham [sister of James Craggs, Secretary of State, and wife
successively to John Newsham, Bobert Knight, and Bobert Nugent,
aft. Viscount Clare and Earl Nugent] from her servant A : Pope.
In the year 1725." On a fly leaf at the end is written, in Pope's
hand, the poem addressed to Martha Blount on her birthday, 1723.
The version here given is, however, different from both those
published [c/. Elwin and Courthope's edition of Pope, vol. iv.
p. 495]. It agrees with the earlier version (published in 1726) in
consisting of 14 lines only, and therefore in being nominally a
sonnet, but only the first four lines are the same ; the next six
recur in the latter part of the longer version, and the last four differ
from both. It is here entitled ^A Wish, to Mrs. M. B. on her
Birthday, June [at first written March] 15."

Oh be thou blest with all that Heav'n can send !
Long Health, long Youth, long Pleasure, and a Friend :
Not with those Toys the Woman-world admire,
Biches that vex, and Vanities that tire.

Let Joy, or Ease; let Affluence, or Content,
And the gay Conscience of a Life wellnspent,
Calme ev'ry Thought, inspirit ev'ry Qrace,
Glow in thy Heart, and smile upon thy Face I

Let Day improve on Day, and Year on Year,
Without a Pfedn, a Trouble, or a Fear.

And oh I since Death must that dear Frame destroy,
Dye, by a sudden Extasy of Joy I
Let the mild Soul in some soft dream remove,
And be thy latest Gasp a Sigh of Level

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644 STOWE MSS., 965-870.

A copy of the same venion, with verbal differenoee in IL 11 and
13, oocoTB in Harley MS. 7316, f. 150.

Paper; ff. 90. Bound in orimson moroooo, very finely tooled.
Small Octavo.

965. '' Cahillo's Complaint : a poem, inscribed to his Grace, George
[Stone], Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh " [1747-1765] ; and lamenting
the brief vice-royalty of Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chester-
field, Lord LieutenaQt of Ireland, 1745-46. In 53 six-line stanzas.

Paper ; ff. 19. circ. 1747. Quarto.

966. Collection of songs and verses, with the inscription on the
cover: ^'Camarvan 1745 [James Brydges, Marquis of Carnarvon,
b. 1731, 3rd Duke of Chandos, 1771] ejus liber carminum, Wesi-
[monasteriensis] Alumn[uB] Schol[8B]." Included are: — (a) "Verses
by the Prince of Wales," beg. "Come, my dearest Goddesses."
f. 11;— (b) "To his Excellancy the Earl of Chesterfeild [Lord
Lieut, of Ireland, 1 745-6]. By one Jones a Journeyman Brick-
layer," beg. " Amidst th' applause which art and learning brings."
f. 13.

Paper; ff. 18. ▲•D. 1745-6. Quarto.

967. " The Wicker Ohaib : a Burlesque Poem in blank verse," after
the manner of the "Splendid Shilling" and "Cyder" of John
Philips. In three cantos; with an introduction in prose. The
subject is country life, and the scene the neighbourhood of
Evesham.

Paper ; ff. 31. xvnith cent Folio.

968. " The Baffle, or the Patriots" : a poem in three cantos, with
arguments in prose, ridiculing opponents of the Grenville adminis-
tration, circ. 1763.

Paper; ff. 29. xvmth cent. Quarto.

969. Collection of miscellaneous political and other poems, as
follows : —

1. " AdvidB to a Painter, upon the Defeat of the Bebells in the West
and the execution of the late Duke of Monmouth," beg. " Since by
just flames the guilty Peioe is lost." See Poemt on Affaif9 of Stated
1716, ii. p. 148. f. 1.

2. Poem on Players and Poets, imperfeci at the beginning, mentioning
Cowley, Sedley, Bochester and Otway, [James] Carlile (ofc. 1691),
and [William] Mountfort (pb. 1692). f. 6.

3. "Odi Imitatores, Servum Pecus," beg. "Since the united cunning
of the stage." See op. dt. i. p. 194, where the title is " A satyr on
the modem Translators, By Mr. P r." f. 9.

Cl. XXI. POETRY. 645

4. " A Oonsolatorj Epistle to Julian in his confinement," [by George,
Duke of Bnokingliain], beg. " Dear Mend, when those wee love are
in distress." See op. cii. ii. p. 132. f. 15.

5. ** Satyr to Capt. Waroap," beg. *' Here take this, Waronpp, spread
it up and down." f. 17.

6. <' The Town Life," beg. '' Onoe how I doated on this jilting town."
See op. eit. i. p. 190. f. 21.

7. "Lymonides, or the Western Expedition," [on Monmouth's le
bellion], beg. '^ Who oan but wonder at this season." f. 26.

8. '* Madame Le Oroy " [the fortune teller], beg. *' Of all the plagues
mankind possess" : a satire on members of the nobility, etVc. 1687.
See op. dt. ii. p. 152. £ 30.

9. ''On the Camp," beg. *' Older and wiser the proverb long has
been " : a satire on members of the nobility, drc. 1B87. f. 36.

10. " Tunbridge Satyr " [dre. 1637], beg. *• Though Satyrs do admonish
every year." f. 42.

11. *' S' George Etheridge [Etherege] to the Earl of Middletou," beg.
** Since love and verse as well as wine." See his Worhs^ ed. A. W.
Verity, 1888, p. 377. f. 47.

12., "A letter from Mr. Dryden to S' George Etheridge," beg. " To
you, who live in chill degi^ee." See Dryden's WorkSf ed. 1866,
ii. p. 250. f. 50.

13. '* S' George Etheridge to the Earl of Middleton," b^. «• From
hunting whores and haunting play." See his Works, 1888, p. 380.
f.53.

14. '* An Inverdion of Mr. Drydens Answer to S' George Etheridge
Letter to the Earle of Middleton," beg. ** To you who hang like
Meoha's tomb." f. 55.

15. **The Benegado Poet," beg. '* Damon the author of so great
renown." See Poems on Affairs of State, ii. p. 168. f. 58.

16. Verses, " To the Old Tune, Taking of Snuff is the Mode of the
Oourjt, &C.," beg. *' The Widdows and Mayds " : on the marriage
(1686) of George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland, etc. Sebop.cU.
iii. p. 199. f. 61.

Paper ; ff. 63. xviuth oent. Quarto.

970. OoLLScmoN of miscellaneous political and other verses, written in
several hands, apparently all feminiue. Included are : —

1. Lines by [James Graham, 1"^] Marquis of Montrose, written *' as
he was riding over the sands .... with his sword .... upon
l&e news of the death of £ing Charles," beg. *' Great, good and
just" Printed in his MemoirSy ed. M. Napier, 1856, i. p. 693. f. 2.

2. '* To a Lady, more Oruell than Fair, by Lord Anglesey," beg.
** Why d*ye with such disdain refuse." f. 6.

646 STOWE MSa, 970, 97L

8. ''On the Earl of Stra£Pord*B Trial and Death," [by Sir John

Denham]. Imper/e<^. f. 10. See Anderson's Brituh PoeU^ t.

p. 676.
4. " The Looking Glass, on Mrs. Poultney," [by A. Pope]. See his

Works, ed. Elwyn, iv. p. 450. f. 13.
6. •• The Female Phaeton," by Mr. [Matthew] Prior. See Andersrai's

British Poets, vii. p. 604. f. 16.

6. " Death and the Cobler, being a troe and full aoconnt of a laie
oonferenoe between a meagre D[nke] and Will. Green, cordwaiDer
in St. James, Westminster." See Poems on Affairs of State, 1716,
iii p. 299. f. 22.

7. " A Song, by Mr. [Nicholas] Rowe," known as " Colin's Com-
plaint," beg. " Despairing besides a clear stream." See Ghabneni'
English Poets, ix. p. 474. f. 24.

8. " The Answer to the Afore-written Song," beg. " Ye winds to
whom OoUin complains." f. 27.

9. '* Verses made on Mr. [John] Moor's in Abchnroh Lanes Woim-
powder, by Mr. Pope." See his Works, ed. Elwyn, iv. p. 484.
f. 31.

10. "My Lord Dorset's verses on Lady N.," beg. "Conrag©, deer
Moll, and drive away despair I " f. 46.

11. ^The Amnsement": a dialogue between Strephon and Sylvia,
beg. " Why weeps my Sylvia, prithee why." £ 47.

12. '* Epigram on the Dutchess of Qneensberry, by Mr. Pope." f. 54 h.

13. " A Beply [to the above] upon Mr. Pope, by Lady l^ry Wortley
Montague." f. 64 b.

14. " A song made at York races by [Philip] Duke of Wharton/' beg.
" Ye powder'd gallants who saunteo: at Whites." £ 67.

16. "On the Seven Wise Men of England," beg. " Seven planets they
do grace the skies " : on a visit paid to the Prinoe of Walea 1^
Walpole, the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Orford, Lord Cowper,
Townsend, etc., [cire. 1718]. £ 68 b.

16. "On the ohristning the Prince of Wales son that Died " [George
William, b. 2 Nov. 1717, d. 6 Feb. 1718], beg. "God prosper long
our noble king." £ 61 b.

17. "Song, made by S' William Yonge," beg. "Tell me, tell me,
charming creature." £ 63 b.

18. Verses, by the same, beg. " Be kind, my dear Oloe, let's kiss and
let's love." £64b.

19. " A Burlesque upon Colin's Complaint [ef. art 7], by [Philip]
Duke of Wharton," beg. "By the side of a great kitohen fire."
£66.

20. "An Epistle from the Ladys of Drury to those of Borne," beg.
" To all our sisters now at Bome." £ 66 b.

Ol. XXL POETKY. 647

21. '* A song, made by S' George Etherege/' beg. '* As Amoret with
Phillis flat" From his comedy, '* The Man of Mode." See his
Works, ed. Verity, 1888, p. 368. f. 68 b.

22. '< Upon JA Bolingbroke's o£Pering to write news or make verses
for S' Eobert Walpole and S' Bo : W. answer to him, by Lord
Chesterfield," beg. "All scribblers poor who write to eat."
f. 69.

23. "A tme and lamentable song cal'd the Earls Defeat, to y
memorable tune of Chevy-Chaoe," by Philip, Duke of Wharton.
See his Works, under the title, '*The Drinking Match," i. 1.9.
f.69.

24. " On a young Lady's leaving the Town, by Mr. Pope," See his
Works, ed. Elwyn, iii. p. 226, under the title of "Epistle to Mrs.
Teresa Blount," etc. f. 73 b.

25. " On the Queen's [Queen Anne's] Statue at Paul's," beg. " Near to
that sacred and immortall frame." f. 75.

26. " Votes of the House of Commons at York, Die Veneris, S^ Jan.
1723[4] " : a satirical sketch in prose, by [Philip] Duke of Wharton,
f. 76.

Paper ; ff. 79. zvmth cent. Quarto.

971. Collection of amatory and other verses, with extracts from plays
of Shakespeare, Dryden, and others, in a lady's hand. Included
are: —

1. " Qently touch the Warbling Lyre. Burlesqued by S' W[illiam]
Y[onge, Bart?]," beg. " Gently stir and blow the fire." f. 1.

2. '* The Cambro-Briton rob'd of his Bauble : A song made upon S'
WlUiam Morgan loosing his Bed Bibbon " [drc. 1726], beg. «*Hear
all ye freinds to Knighthood." f. 1 b.

3. "On Signora [Francesca] Cuzzoni" [eirc. 1722-1728], [by John
Phillips ?], beg. " Little syren of the stage." f . 3.

4. Stanzas, beg. "My time, 0 ye muses, was happily spent."
f. 5b.

5. "An Epitath (sic) on the late King of France, Lewis 14," beg.
" Here lyes an old man of seventy-seven." f. 11.

6. Lines on "Happiness," beg. "Nature courts happiness," etc.
f. 13 b.

7. Lines " On the Lord Bochester's Death," beg. " As on his death-bed
grasping (sic) Strephon lay." f. 20 b.

8. Verses by Lady Mary Wortley, beg. " Woman's a thoughtless,
giddy creature." f. 22 b.

9. Extempore verses ''by a gentleman [John Byrom] who was a
spectator to the Tryal of Skill [at sword and quarter-staff] between
Messieurs [James] Figg and [Edward] Sutton" [14 Apr. 1725].

648 STOWE MSS., 972-976.

See Bjrom's Poem, 1773, L p. 43, and Dodaley's CoUecHan, ed. 1775,
vLp. 286. f. 23 b.

10. Lines, beg. "I mnst confess, when I did part from you." f. 25b.

11. Lines, beg. " As Chloris on her downey Pillow lay." f. SO b.

12. ** An Elegy on the much Lamented Death of & William Lowther,
Bart." [1729]. f. 34.

Paper; ff. 36. xvnith cent On the cover at the end is the
name " M. Lowther, junr." Quarto.

972. Collections of poems and verses by various authors, including: —

1. "The 139th Psalm Paraphrased. By Mr. Standen," beg. **0
dread Jehovah ! thy all peircing eye." f. 1.

2. " The Progress of Life," beg. " How gayly is at first begun." f. 2.

3. "Love's Defence," beg. "When, dully- wise, the Grave disdain."
f. 3.

4. "To Signora Cuzzoni. By Mr. [John?] Philips," beg. "Little
Syren of the Stage " (c/. No. 971, f. 3). f. 4.

6. Lines " Written by Mrs. Cooper in her brother's Chke upon LiUU-
ton" beg. " 0 thou who labourest in the rugged mine." f. 4 b.

6. " Mr. Hai-vey's answer to a lady, who asked him, What is Love?,"
beg. " Love's no irregular Desire." f. 4 b.

7. " Translation of a passage in Mr. Pope's Essay on Criticism, by
Dr. Samuel Moreland." Lai, f. 5.

8. " A Farewell to the V-anities of the World, said to be written by
S' Henry Wotton." Ascribed also to Sir W. Baleigh (see Poemt hg
Sir H. WotUm and Sir W. Ealeigh, ed. Hannah, 1845, p. Ill), f. 5.

9. " The Milk-maid's mother's answer to Mr. [Christopher] Marlow's
Milk-maid's song [Come live with me]. Written by Sir Walter
Baleigh." See op. cit, p. 128. f. 6.

10. " The Bev. Dr. [Jabez] Earle to Mr. W». Harris [Presbyterian
minister, D.D. of Edinburgh, 1728] on his Degree." f. 6 b.

11. ''Dr. [Isaac] Watts on the ceiling of Lady Abney's Summer-
House, where he had drawn lines for a kind of Sun-Dial," beg.
" Little sun, upon the ceiling." f. 7.

12. " To the Memory of Mrs. [Anne] Oldfeild" (db. 1730), beg. " Stay,
passenger, awhile ; reluctant see." f. 7.

13. Lines "to Mr. Stephen Duck, by ... Mr. Byatt," beg. "On
rattling floors did late thy flail rebound." f. 7 b.

14. " On Contentment," by Sir Henry Wotton. See his Poems, ed.
Hannah, 1845, p. 28, under the title " The Character of a happy
Hfe." f. 8.

15. Lines "to the Honour of Mr. Locke. Imitation of Horace's
Lateger Yitn, eta," beg. " Great Shade, He needs not, who is read
in Thee." f. 10.

Ol. XXL POETBY. 649

16. Lines "to Lady Sunderland, at Tnnbridge Wella, 1712. By Dr.
I[saao] WattB." See Anderson's British Poek, xiii. 73. f. 13.

17. " To the Queen. By [Qeorge Granyille] Lord Lansdown." See
his Works^ in op. et<., vii. p. 723, under the title *< The Muse's last
Dying Song." f. 14.

18. " On the Queen's Hermitage," beg. " Looke, Newton, Clarke, and
Wollaston are seen." f. 15.

19. Lines 'Mefk with a silver Standish on Dean Swift's Desk," beg.
" Hither from Mexico I oame." f. 15 b.

20. Epitaphs in prose and verse. Lot. and EngL ff. 16 b-27 b
(reversing the volume)..

21. Amatory and other verses selected from the works of John Gay,
Tho. Pamell and others; many, however, having no title or
name of author, f. 28.

Paper ; ff. 32. xvuith cent. Small Quarto.

973. 1. OoMMONPLACE-BOOC of poctry, including copies of a poem
by B. Qlover [author of * Leonidas '] on Sir Isaac Newton, ' Laus
Literarum,' in Laiin and English^ by Joseph Perkins, short poems
by Prior, Qay, etc. ; with LcUin verses, epitaphs, eic. At the end
are inserted a few separate pieces, f. 1.

2. Commonplace-book of poetry, with the name of John Browne and
date 1720, containing a poetical epistle by E. Littleton, a Latin
poem entitled * Ecclesiastes,' an epigram by Allan Bamsay, etc.
f. 54.
Paper; ff. 66. zvnith cent. Folio.

974. OoLLxariON of Vers de Society, mostly addressed to ladies of
rank. Followed by separate pieces in different hands, including : —
(a) "The Muses suit to Apollo. A Masque." f. 14;— (b) "On
Holker Hall." £ 19;— (c) "An epigram on refusing the late
Bishop of Bochester [Atterbury] to be buried in a public manner."
f. 25; — (d) An epilogue (not the original one) to Farquhar's
"Becruiting Officer," f. 26;— (e) "On Lidifference, by Mrs.
Greville," with answer by Lady Carlisle, ff, 27, 29; — (f) Verses
to a lady, with a letter signed by Edw. Jemingham [1727-1812].
f. 35;— (g) Epigrams concerning Sir Bobert Walpole. ff. 36,
37 ;— (h) " Song for the GkJaon the opening the Qoldsmiths Hall,"
15 July [1835]. f. 38. At the end (1 39) is a satirical epistle in
prose from " Bevis the Qreat to Little Ben," 1731.

Paper; ff. 40. xvmth, znth centt FoUo.

975. " Thb Boll of Earlavbbok. An Heraldic Poem, enumerating the
Barons, Knights, and Gentlemen who attended King Edward the
First into Scotland, Anno mooc." A translation in prose from
Cotton MS. Caligula A. xviii., ff. 23b-30b, made by Philip

650 STOWB MSS., 97ft^80.

Absolom in 1817 (see the border on f. 51). Followed (f. 52) by a
short acoount of Oaerlaverook Castle.

Paper; & 54. With coloured shields of arms and onuonenial
initifiJs and borders. Bound in red moroooo tooled, 1818. Book-
plate of Philip Absolom. Quarto.

976. The Shepherd's Paradise : a pastoral play in prose, in five acts,
by Walter Montagu, written to be acted by Queen Henrietta
Maria and the ladies of her Court. The present copy bears no
title or author's name, but at the beginning is a list of the
characters: *' Saphira-Bellesa, the Queue; Bassalino-Moromante,
My Lady Marques; Agenor-Qenorio, Mrs. Cicely Croftes," etc.
There is another copy in Sloane MS. 3649, without title, author's
name, or distribution of parts, but with a prologue, beg. " What
newes, Apollo, from the highest spheares ? "

Printed under the above title for Thomas Bring, London, 1629.
This date, however, is evidently an error (for 1659?), the title-
page speaking of '* the laie King Charls." The same edition was
also issued as printed for John Starkey, London, 1659. The piece
was no doubt that which was acted by the queen and her ladies at
Christmas, 1632 (Collier, Hist, of Dram. Poetry, 1831, voL ii. p. 38).
Its preparation is alluded to in letters of John Pory, of 20 Sept,
** That which the queen's majesty, some of her ladies, and all her
maids of honour, are now practising upon, is a pastoral penned by
Mr. Walter Montagu," etc, ; and again, 25 Oct., *' Mr. Montaga*8
pastoral, wherein her Majesty is tiie prime actress, is extremely
long, for my lady marquis's part is as long as an ordinaiy play**
(Doran, Court and Times of Charles I., 1848, vol. ii. pp. 176, 187).

Paper; ff. 68. Small Folio.

977. " The Seige of Londonderry " : a prose drama, by Oolotnel John
Michelbume, one of the governors of the town during the siege,
and author of a history of it. With a dedicatory letter, apparently
addressed to the Lord Lieutenant of Lreland, in which the author
styles his work an ** unhewne peice" and a " tragicall disoonrBe."

Paper ; ff. 75. xvnth-zvnith centt.

978. ** Litigation, a Comedy in 5 Acts " ; according to a note by
Dr. Charles O'Conor on the title-page, written by his cousin Hu^
McDermot, of Coolavin and Moylurg, co. Sligo, Ireland, and offeied
at Brury Lane Theatre. Dated 14 Apr. 1812.

Paper; ff. 38. Folio.

979. "Elis Saga" : the romance of ^e de Saint-Oille, in leekmdk.
Transcribed by Qrim Jonsonn Thorkelin from MS. 533, quarto^
of the Arna-Magn89an Library at Copenhagen, whioh was used by

Ol. XXL POETEY. 651

E. Eolbing in his edition of EUa Saga og Boiamundu (Heilbronn,
1881) : see his introcL, pp. viiL z.-ziii

Paper; ff. 87. With note of donation hy O. J. Thorkelin to
Tho. Astle in 1787. Folio.

980. ** Saoa af Fartalopa ok Marmoria " : the romance of Partonopetis
de Bloifl, in Icelandic. Transcribed by Grim Jonsson Thorkelin,
from Ama-Magnaaan MS. 538, quarto (see aboye), which was edited
by 0. Elockhoff in the Upaala UnivernteU Irsshrifl for 1877. Another
copy is in Add. MS. 4860 (£P. 189-208), described in the Catahgus
of Bamance8j vol. i. p. 707. Inserted at the end (f. 40) are two
vellum leavesi containing anecdotes of Archbishops of Canterbnry,
14th cent.

Paper (ff. 40, 41 vellum); fF. 41. With note of donation by G.
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98L '* SuMMA que vocatnr Catholicon, edicta (ric) a fratre Johanne de
Janua, ordinis fratmm predieatomm " : a glossary of the Latin
language by Giovanni de' Balbi, of Oenoa, beg. ^ Frosodia quedam
pars grammatioe nanoupatur." Under the word 'janua' the
author gives his own name as Johannes Januensb de BalbLs, and
a list of his works. The Catholicon was completed, according
to the statement of the author at the end of the work, in 1286,
and was repeatedly printed between 1460 and 1506.

Vellum ; ff. 320. In double columns, of 66 lines. Written in
France at the end of the xivth cent. The first page is surrounded
by an illuminated border, and the first initial incloses a miniatoie
representing the author kneeling before the Virgin and Ohild ; the
first initial of each letter of the alphabet is also illuminated in
gold and colours. On a fly-leaf is a note by G^rge Temple
Nugent-Grenville, Marquis of Buckingham, stating that the
volume was given to him by George, Earl Spenoer, in 1810,
having been bought by the latter at the Pinelli sale. Large
Folio.

982. CoLLEcrriONS of uiiscellaneous tracts, as follows : —

1. The Boke of Kervynge ; without title and beg. '* Thow shall be
pantere or butler." Printed by Wynken de Worde in 1513,
re-edited by F. J. Fumivall for the Early English Text Society,
1868, vol. xxxii. p. 261. After the colophon (f. 7 b), «*Thni
endithe pe demenyng and clenly behaving of marscheall and
vssher," additional matter follows here (f. 8) with the colophon (in
the same hand as art. 4) '* Explicit the Keping and the oondye-
ment [and] moderacion off all manor of Wynes." f. 1.

2. ''A Boke of curtesy," beg. ''My dere son, fiyrst the enable."
Known also under the title of ''Stans puer ad mensam," and
ascribed to John Lidgate. In verse; but the first page hero
written as prose. Printed by F. J. Fumivall, op. cU*^ p. 26. £. 10.

Cl. XXn. PROSE WOBKS. 653

3. " A tretiflse of good govemanoe," beg. •* For heltbe of body oouer
ffo oold thy bed," in yerse, ascribed to the same. Printed (but
with great variations) in op. eft. p. 54, under the title of **A
Diatorie.'* f. 11.

4. ** A boke of Eepyng of horses, and for to knawen here sekenesse
and to do the leche-orafte therefore/' beg. *' Ferst yf hyt be an
hors colt." liaferfeci at the end. In a different hand from art. 3.
Other copies are in Harley M8S. 5086, 6398. f. 13.

Paper ; ff. 22. .Late xvth cent. Belonged to John Anstis and
Thomas Astle. Quarto.

983. Moral Treatise and texts from Scripture, addressed to [Sir]
Allen Cotton, alderman and Lord Mayor of London [1625], by his
son-in-law Thomas £[yre]. A note at the end states that it was
'* begonne and intended for a Newe Yeares gnifte on Newe Yeares
Day in the Yeare of onr Lord Christ 1625, of the world 5552, but
not finished untill some monthes after." AoXograj^li,

Paper; ff. 159. Small Quarto.

984. "Bishop Bedle [? William Bedell, Bishop of Eihnore, 1629-42,
and Ardagh, 1629-33] his groundes for the lawfollnesse of usury.'*
The tract is not included in the lists of Bedell's works given by his
biographers.

Paper; ff. 47. XYUth cent. Belonged, 18th cent., to John
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985. '* CoLLSCTAKSA qu8ddam Anglo-Sazonicae codidbus manuscriptis
hino inde congesta," by William Elstob, M.A. (o&. 1715), and Eliza-
beth Elstob, his sister. The extracts are mostly taken from manu-
scripts formerly belonging to Francis Junius, and by him
bequeathed to the Bodleian Library. They were probably prepared
by the Elstobs in furtherance of their scheme for publishing a com-
plete Saxon Homiliarium, which resulted only in the printing
[? 1715] of a fragment of 36 leaves, apparently without title-page,
but which, according to Nicholls, Literary AnecdoieSy voL iv. p. 132,
and to a printed prospectus of the projected work in Lansdowne
MS. 373, f. 88, was to have borne the title " The English Saxon
Homilies of Ml£no, Arch-Bishop of Canterbury .... now first
Printed, and Translated into the Language of the Present Times by
Elizabeth Elstob." The prospectus was issued from Oxford in
1715. The five volumes of transcripts made specially for this
work are now in the British Museum, Lansdowne MSS. 370-374;
and there is in the Museum a copy of the printed fragment, pre-
sented by Sir Henry Ellis. The present MS. came into the
possession of Thomas Astle, who prefixed to it (f. 3) a letter fin)m
William Elstob to Lord Chief Justice Thomas Parker [1st Earl of

654 STOWE MSS., 98S-988.

Macdesfield, 1721], asking for his inteiest for the appointment to
the Freaohership of Linooln's Inn, vacant by the elevation of
Dr. Francis Gastrell to the see of Chester [Feb. 1713-14]. The
contents of the volume are : —

1. '* De Initio Creature," or '* Bedam Frum Sceafte," txanscribed ''ex
prima parte Homiliaram Hattonianarum Jnnii apogr. inter oodicet
Junii no. 41/' See the CataL of Junius MSS. in CaUUogi Mtumr
Bcriptorum Angliae, 1697, p. 251, and Wanley's '*Catalogus Libzomm
Septentrionalium," pp. 26, 87, 137, etc., in Hickes' Theaaunu, 1703,
vol. ii. The transcript has been collated with a similar MS. in
the library of Corpus Christi College, Ccunbridge. f. 5.

2. " De Anticristo Traotatulus, Latine et Anglo-Sazonice/' the Lofm
version only. See Wanley's Catalogue, p. 27. f. 20.

3. *' De Be[o]unda epistola quando dividitur crisma," in AngUhSoMm.
See Wanley, p. 23. f. 24.

4. The Anglo-Saxon version of Art. 2. See Wanley, pp. 27, 58, 139. L 31.

5. " De septiformi spiritu " : the Anglo-Saxon version, followed by the
same in modem English. Extracted from Junius MS. 48 (BodL
Libr.), itself a copy from the Anglo-Saxon Homilies presented in
1675 to the Bodleian by Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hattcn.
See also Wanley, p. 23. f. 37.

6. '* De Perseverantia " [et de Eucharistia], in Anglo-Saxon, From
Junius MS. 48, which, according to the CaUdogi Mawascr, AngUm^
p. 252, was transcribed by Junius from Cotton MS. Tib. A. iiL
[f. 105b,«fc.]- ffi^l, 43.

7. " De Vita S. Swithuni Homilia," in Anglo-Saxon. Transcribed hj
E. Elstob from Cotton MS. JuL E. iv. f. 94 b. See Wanley, pp. 188,
192. f. 45.

8. " Cronici Saxonici fragmentum " : a transcript of the Anglo-Saxem
Chronicle from 1043-1079, from a MS. in the Cathedral libraiy,
Canterbury, itself a copy by Willicun Lambarde from Cotton MS.
Tib. B. iv. See The Anglo-Saxon Ohronidej Bolls Series, voL L
p. xviii., and Wanley, p. 271. f. 57.

9. ^'Numerus Hydarum Anglisa," in Anglo-Saxon. From the same
MS. at Canterbury, f. 80.

10. [De area Noe], in Anglo-Saxon. From the same MS. f. 81.

11. Extracts in Anglo-Saxon from " Mr. [William] Lambarde*s Trans-
cript," at Canterbury, of "Hemingi liber de terris et redditibos
Ecdesie Wigomiensis," made probably from Cotton MS. Tib. A.
xiii., ff. 156, et $eqq. Marginal references are given to T. Heame's
Hemngi Oluirtulainu'm Ecdesiae Wigomienns, Oxford, 1724. Col-
lated and examined by W. and E. Elstob, 21 June, 1712. f. 82.

Paper ; £P. 94. A.D. 1712. With the signature of Tho. Astie oi
f. 1. Small Quarto.

Cl. XXIL prose WOEKS. 665

986. '* GoLLBCTANBA OX Diotioiumo Theologioo ThcmsB Oasooynge,"
from MSS. 117, 118 of Lincoln College, Oxford. Preceded (in the
hand of John Anstis, Qarter) by the preamble to the patent of
Thomas Parker, as Baron Parker of Macclesfield, [1716]. f. 3;—
and followed in the same hand by extracts from a book of Ward-
robe and Household accompts in the Wardrobe Office, called Cotom
from its writer William Cotom, who appears to have been made
Clerk of the Great Wardrobe on 12 Feb. 16 Hen. VI. [1438]. f. 36 b.

Paper; ff. 48. xviiith cent. With the inscription "Liber
Johannis Anstis, Garter, et Amicorum, No. 178/' at f. 1. Belonged
also to Thomas Astle. Small Quarto.

987. Anagram on the words " Charles the Second by the Grace of
God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and Lrelande, Defender
of the Faith," by P[aul] Lorrain ; with explanatory treatise, and
dedicatory letter to Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty,
dated 1 Jan. 168|. The writer speaks of himself as a Protestant
refagee (f. 8), and in addressing Pepys writes (f. 3 b), ** You being
the maister of my time ought to be also the disposer of my
Actions," etc. For a letter from him to Pepys, speaking of being
employed by him, in 1700, see the latter's Diary and Carregpondencey
ed. M. Bright, 1879, vi. p. 228. He was naturalized in 1690
(Agnew, ProtesiarU Exiles^ 1886, ii. p. 62), and became Ordinary of
Newgate Prison.

Paper; ff. 36. Bound in black leather, with gilt and blind
tooling, and the arms of Charles II. Small Quarto.

988. '* Becueil Histobique, tire de plusieurs autheurs " : a collection
of abstracts of histories and travels, compiled, according to a note on
the first page, by James Le Fanu. The chief contents are: —
(1) Abstract of Bussy Rabutin's History of Louis XIV. [1662-
1693]. ff. 2 b-6 b ;— (2) Notes on Peru at the time of its discovery ;
author not named, ff. 6 b-8 b ; — (3) Extracts from the works of
St. Evremond [1613-1703]. ff. 8 b-11 b;— (4) Abstract of the
travels of B. Enox in Ceylon [1659], from a French translation
published in 1693. ff. 11 b-24 b;— (6) Abstract of the History of
Henry IV. of France, by Hardouin de P6refixe, Archbishop of
Paris and tutor to Louis XIV., printed 1666. ff. 25-54 b;— (6)
Abstract of the travels of Adam Olearius [CElschlager] in Muscovy,
Tartary, and Persia [in 1634-1637]; and of the travels of T. A.
Mandelslo in India, China, etc. [in 1638, 1639]. The original
narratives are in German, and the abstract is from French trans-
lations, published 1656-1659. ff. 58-98 b;— (7) Miscellaneous
verses from Boileau and other writers, fil 99-128 b ; — (8) Abstract
of the History of France by [F. EudesJ de M^zeray, from Phara-

656 STOWE MSS., 980-1008.

mond to the death of St. Louifl [published 1643-1651]. tL 12»-
192.
Paper ; ff. 192. Early xvmth oent. Small Quarto.

989. ** NouvEAU Dialogue des Morts, ou Entretiens anx Champs EUaec
entre Messire Fr. de F^nelon, Arch-duo (sic) de Cambray, et M"
T. B. BoBsuet, eveque de Meaux. L'on y fait intervenir Madame
Ouyon [the Quietist authoress, befiiended by Fenelon, but oon-
demned by Bossuet, 6b. 1717], femme d'une rare piet6, qui a ser^i
do pr6texte aux brouilleries arrivees entre les deux Prelats. OuTiage
dedie a Son Altesse Boyale Madame la Prinoesse de Galles [Caroline,
wife of Oeorge II.], par le Sieur de Nesle, Ingenieur et Professeur de
rAoeademie Boyale de Lunebourg, 1724.'* A violent attack on
Bossuet's oonduot, espeoially in the matter of Madame Guyon.

Paper; ff. 81. Small Octayo.

990. '' DiALEcncA Universa : tradita a Beverendo D. Domino VigoEie
de Briois, Beligioso Monasteiii 8^ Yedasti Ordinis S^ Benedict!,
Artium Doctore ao Dialecticas Professore, reoepta vero a Bichardo
Moore, Anglo, 1732 " ; notes of lectures on Dialectic by Dr. Vigor de
Briois, Professor of Dialectic at Douay. Some engravings of Greek
sages, etc.i are inserted, and at the end (f. 162) is a printed syllabus
of a disputation to be held before the professor in the College Hall
at Douay on 6 Aug. 1732, one of the disputants being the above-
mentioned Bichard Moore.

Paper; ff. 162. Small Quarto.

991. Jdmm Orationum desumptas ex disquisitionum politicanim
materiis *' : outlines of speeches and addresses suitable for vurioiu
occasions in political affetirs. Latin. There are 90 in all, the
subjects of some being stated in general terms, e.g, '' Idaaa orationis
qua nova vectigalia necessitatis Beipublicaa causa indicenda pn>-
ponuntur ao suadentur," while otheis have imaginary names and
circumstances attached to them, e.g. *' Idsea orationis qua Helvidins
Prisons usus est in Senatu post Yitellium sublatum, oum de
principatu Yespasiani ageretur." With a table of contents at the
end.

Paper; ff. 211. xvmth cent. Small Quarto.

992. *' Original Memoibs of Apparitions and Spirits in Wales " : a
collection of stories of apparitions of spirits and fairies in various
places in Wales, especially in and near the parish of Blaenau
Gwent [Aberustryth, al. Aberjstwith, co. Monmouth], to which
the narrator, who relates several supernatural phenomena as
having occurred to himself, appears to have belonged. At the end
(f. 16) is a long extract from the preface to Strype's BewMim of

Cl. XXIL prose works. 667

John Lightfcotf D.D.^ 1700, giving an aooount of a spirit appearing
in Driffield in TorkBhire.

Paper ; ff. 28. Written in 1738 (see f. 11). Small Quarto.

993. EsaiT on the dignity of Trade, showing the high opinion in
whioh it has been held in all ages, and that it is as honourable a
parsnit, and as likely to lead to adyanoement» as any of the learned
professions. There are two versions of the essay, in different hands,
one having been orossed through with a pencil; with additions
and ooiTeotions apparently in the hand of the author. At the end
of the second oopy is the date 1747. Printed anonymously, under
the title A Treatise on Trade : or the antiquity and honour of eom"
fiMTce, etc., London, 1750.

Paper ; £f. 89. Small Quarto.

994. Spbcimbns of the signatures and handwriting produced (accord-
ing to the title-page) '* by me William Henry Ireland during my
fabrication of the manuscripts which I wrote and attributed to
Shakespeare,'* with Ireland's explanatory notes.

Paper ; ff. 9. xvmth-xixth cent. Quarto.

Accompanying this volume are the following fifteen (formerly
sixteen) printed tracts, containing Ireland's forged signatures and
marginal notes of Shakespeare, most of them having on the title-
page the inscription " S[amuel] Ireland from his dear Son." The
titles, eic., of the tracts (the foliation of which includes Ireland's
inserted readings of the alleged Shakespeare notes) are as follows : —

906. Vol. I (ff. 41> *• A SuFPLiOATiON of the Family of Love/' etc., Cambridge,
1606, 4to. With book-plate of J[ohn] Brand, MA., F.S.A, Line. Coll.
Oxon. (ch. 1806).

996. Vol. II. (ff. 19). **TmB Gatholikbb Bufpucation onto the Kings

maiestie," etc, by Gabriel Powell, London, 1603, 4to.
Vol. m. was missing when the Stowe MBS. cauiO to the Musenm.

997. Vol. IV. (ff. 29). '* An bxaot discovbrib of Bomish Doctrine in the coso

of Gonspiraoie and Bebellion," etc., by T. M. [m. Thomas Morton, Bishop
of Durham], London, 1605, 4to.

998. Vol. y. (ff. 77). "* A sebmoh of Christ cmcified,** etc, by John Foxe,

London, 1570, 4to.

999. Vol. YI. (ff. 46). ** His Maiebths spiaoh in this last session of Parliament,"

London, 1605, 4to.

1000. Vol. YII. (fL 57). ** Tbifuci nodo, triplex ounens, or An Apologie for
the Oath of AUegiance," etc, London, 1607, 4to.

1001. VoL Vin. (ff. 72> " Job. To the King," etc, by Hngh Broughton,
1610, 4to.

1009. VoL IX. (ff. 15). "A Caveat for France," etc "Translated ont of
French into English by £. Aggas," London, 1688, 8to.

1009. Vol. X. (ff. 28). **His Maixsties speech to both the Hoiimb of Parlia-
ment " [31 Mar.], etc., London, 1607, 8yo.

2 u

658 STOWE MSS., 1004r-1016.

1004. Vol. XL (C 88). *" Thb Bbbtoiob of the Franoh estoto," eio.,
1589, 8yo.

1006. VoL ZIL (ff. 18). '' A OOMTOBT against the 8paniazd«" by TbonM Ka»
London, 1596, 4to.

1006. Vol. Xm. (£ 16). "* A Dbglabation of His Maieetiea BoyaU i
in what sort he thinketh fit to enlarge or reserve MmnA^ISp on matter ef
bonntie," London, 1610, 4to.

1007. Vol. XrV. (£ 20). <* An Answsrb to oeriaine scandalous papers Mattend
abroad nnder colour of a Oatholicke Admonition,'' London, 1606; 4!to.
Imperf,

1008. VoL XV. (ff. 24). ** A Sbdsb 01am, that is, Order of the Wodd,* bj
Hugh Broughton, London, 1618, 4to.

1009. VoL XVL (ff. 4). "* Two uttlb wobsh defendvB of oar Bedanptun.*'
etc, by Hugh Broughton, 1604, 4ta

1010. Commonplace-book, inclading eztraots from Sir & FanshaweV
translation of Gnarini's Pcaior Fido [first published in 1646], and
from [G. J.] Yossins, Shetorices Oontrada. On the flj-leaf is
roughly soribbled the name of Bichard Temple.

Paper; ff. 18. xvnth-xviiith oentt. Duodecimo.

1011, 1012. Commonplace-books of John Fortescne Aland, Justioe of
the King's Bench (1727) and of the Common Pleas (1729), or. Lord
Fortesoue of Credan in 1746 (ob. 1746), partly legal, partly generil,
including snch subjects as Non-jurors, the doctrine of BoBistanod,
Escheators, Mahomet, Philosophy, eto., the entries for the moit
part being very brief. Two volumes ; with an index of subjects at
the end of each.

Paper ; ff. 116, 45. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Small Quarta

1018. CoMMONPLACE-BOOK belonging to, and for the most part in the
hand of, Edward Vernon, D.D., of Trinity College, Oambridge,
Eector of St. George's, Bloomsbury (6b. 1761). The oontenti
are: — (1) "A brief account of the nature, end and use of
chronology." f. 3 ; — (2) " De origine scribendi " : a treatise in
English on the art of writing, extracted from Harley MS. 5899 (f. 71)i
f. 25 ; — (3) " Coronatio Eegin» Anglo-Saxonum ante conquestom,'*
extracted from Harley MS. 6166 (f. 67). In the hand of T. Astle.
£ 29;— (4) Notes on the manufacture of ink. f. 32;— (5) "An
Epitome of Dr. [Samuel] Clarke's demonstration of the Being and
Attributes of God." f. 35 ;— (6) " A translation of Marquis de la
Hopital's [Guillaume Francois Antoine de I'Hospital, Marquis de
Sainte Mesme] four first books of Conic Sections." f. 44. At tho
end, reversing the Tolume, are misoellaneous extracts and common-
places, chiefly in the hand of Thomas Astle.
Paper; S. 117. xviuth oent. Small Quarto. '

/

Oli. XXn. PBOSB WORKS. 669

1014. OoMMONPLiCB-BOOK, oontaining eztraots from various authors, by
Thomas AsUe. On f. 32 is a reoipe **to make decayed letters
appear in an old MS."

Paper; ff. 32. dire. 1760. Sm. Qnarto.

1015. CoMMOHPLAC&BOOK, oontaining extracts from Caesar's Com-
mentaries and frt>m Sir Clement Edmondes's ** Observations " on
the same, with shorter quotations from Ovid, Horace, Juvenal, and
Persius.

Paper; ff. 199. Early zvinth cent. The name ** Madame
Willten " appears on the inside cover. Folio.

2 u

CLASS xxm.

ANTIQUITIES,

WITH CX)LLBCrnONS ON ANTIQUARIiLN AND KINDRED SUBJBCTS»
OATALOaUES AND BXTBACTS OF MSS., BTC

1016. iNSCBipnoNES antiquae: a copy of the collection of Latim
inscriptions (with a few Oreek) made by Johannes Jucundns [Fii
Giooondo], of Verona, a Franciscan (or possibly Dominican) fiiar,
and a considerable architect and antiquary (ob, 1515), and dedi-
cated by him to Lorenzo de' Medici. The inscriptions are principally
from Borne (flf. 5-147), but also from other towns in Italy (ff. 147 h^
229), Dalmatia and the adjoining islands (ff. 230-233), Greece
and Asia Minor (ff. 233 b-235), Gaul (ff. 235 b-241). Spun
(ff. 241 b-244), and Africa (f. 244 b). To these is prefixed (fL 1-3)
a Calendar, with representations of the sigDS of the zodiac beauti-
fully drawn in colours, and with the characteristics and agricultural
occupations, etc., of each month in blue and gold letters. Among
the inscriptions are also representations of several of the tablets
with their accompanying ornaments, similarly drawn. At the end
is a list of the streets and principal buildings of each of the 14
regions of Home, firom Fabius Victor, with totals of the houses,
baths, granaries, etc., in each ; an index of abbreviations used in
inscriptions ; and a table of contents, arranged according to the
localities to which the inscriptions belong.

The text of the inscriptions belongs to the ** third recension " of
the work, including several which are found in that recension
alone ; though two at least (0. J. L., x. 1332, 4225) belonging to
that recension are not found here. Another MS. of Jucundus was
formerly in the Libri collection in the Ashbumham Library, and
is said in the folio catalogue of that Library to be apparently in
the same hand as the present volume. It is now in the Lauzendsii
Library at Florence, and Dessau, the editor of the Corpus Intcnp-
tionum LcUinarumt vol. xiv., states it to be in the same hand as the
codex Yeronensis (of the 1st recension), which b probably auto-
graph [(7. L L. iii. pt. i. p. xxviL, vi. pt. i. p. xliv., and ix. p. xlvLl
The writing is in a fine Italian hand; the names of places in red,
the inscriptions themselves generally in black, but sometimes in
gold and other colours. There are some marginal notes in red.

Cl. XXIII. ANTIQUITIES. 661

but no mtroduotion or dedioation. The original divisionB of lines
in the inscriptionB aie not marked.

Yellnm ; ff. 271. xyth-xvith oentt. In the original tooled bind-
ing, much worm-eaten on one side and rebaoked. Formerly belonged
to Lord Somers, Sir Joseph Jekyll, James West [1738-9], Dr.
Antbony Askew, and Thomas Astle [1785]. Large Octavo.

1017. Etruscan antiquities, including copies of several Etruscan
inscriptions from J. C. Amaduzzi's Alphahelum veterum Etruscorum
[1771], with translations in the hand of Thomas Astle; a list of
XTmbrian epithets of Jupiter; a hymn to Jupiter, with translations;
and a description of a statue of Jupiter Chthonius. Also some in-
scriptions in early Greek characters and coins from various places.

Paper ; £f. 27. Late xvmth cent. Small Quarto.

1018. An account of the Antiquities in the collection of the Earl of
Pembroke, at Wilton, copied from the "book of Antiquities at
Wilton." The collection consists of ancient statues, busts, bas-
reliefs, and inscriptions, and includes many specimens from the
collections of the Earl of Arundel and Cardinal Mazarin. The
objects are described at some length, and a description of the origin
and character of the collection is prefixed.

Paper; £f. 71. xvmth cent. Small Quarto.

1019. Account by Gavin Hamilton in two letters to Charles Townley
of the statues, busts, e<c., found by him in excavations at Hadrian's
Villa [Tivoli], Monte Cagnolo, Ostia, and other places round Bome,
176d-1779; with a catalogue of the objects found, and the names
of their possessors. At the end (f. 16 b) is an aCvOunt by Tho.
Astio of a bust of Marcus Aurelius in his possession, which was
among those found by Hamilton.

Paper; ff. 18. " Bibl. T. Astlei, 1780." Small Octavo.

1020. 1. NoTB by Thomas Astle of the collection of casts of antique
statues, ete.^ in Italy made by the Abbate Foesatti ; 23 July, 1774.
f. 1.

2. Letter from Gayin Hamilton to -, on discoveries of statues, etc,

at Gabio ; Eome, 18 June, [1792]. f. 2.

3. '' Ancient Marbles found by Mr. Gavin Hamilton in various ruins
near Bome since 1769 " : another copy of the catalogue, with names
of possessors, in No. 1019, above, f. 4.

Paper; ff. 6. Folio.

1021. **Bbevis disoubsus antiquitatis Puteolomm ac Baiarum": a
short aooount of the antiquities of Pozzuoli and Baja, for the use
of travellers. Latin. The author's name appears at the end,
<• Devotissimns servus Jacobus Sabbatinus, Cioero Puteolanus,

662 STOWE MSB., 10S2-1027.

notoB curiofiis ao yirtnosis viris." Written after 1704, a dwocmtry
made in that year being mentioned at £ 5 b.
Paper ; ff. 14. zymth oent. Octavo.

1022. ** An Essay on the ruins of Poesti, or Posidonia, with drawings
taken on the spott, a.d. 1773 " ; by Sir William Young, Bart. The
essay is the same as that in No. 791 above, and is preceded by the
same dedication, in Latin elegiacs, to Lord Braybrooke. It is
followed (AT. 16-26) by a letter to the same from Sir W- YouDg,
" containing a summary account of Calabria and Apulia, etc** All
three articles are in the author's hand. The essay and letter are
illustrated by twelve water-Ksolour drawings; and at f. lb is a
print of the author's portrait by J. Brown (see No. 922, f. 1).
Paper ; flF. 26. Small Quarto.

1028, 1024. *' Imagines sou Figures variarum Inscriptionum pnedpue
Sepulchralium, Lapidum in orbes depositorum, Substroetionum
qaas Wallici Kromlech et Kistv^an nominant, cipporum quos
cruces dicimus, castrorum sen castrametationum antiquarum, in
Anglii, Scotia et Hibemid, cur& Johannis Anstis, Fecialinm
Principis cognomento Garter, delineata et ob oculos posita": a
collection of drawings of stone-circles, crosses, cromlechB, camps,
tombs, brasses, etc. In two volumes. Only the title-page and a
few pages at the beginning of vol. i. are in the hand of Anstii
himself. The contents are divided as follows;— England, voL L
ffi 9-78 ; Wales, vol. i. ff. 79-181, voL ii. ff. 1-78 ; Scotland, voL iL
ff. 79-124; Ireland, vol. ii. ff. 125-196. The work has apparently
never been published, but a paper on the subject of it by Thomas
Astle, who acquired most of Anstis's MSS. in 1768, was read before
the Society of Antiquaries on 11 June, 1798, under the title of
** Observations on Stone Pillars, Crosses and Crucifixes'* (see
ArchsBologia^ vol. xiii. p. 208).

Paper; ff. 181, 201. zviiith cent. With the arms of T. Astle
on the covers. Quarto.

1026. Notes on antiquities in Cambridgeshire and the adjoining
counties; with 29 sketches in pen-and-ink and pencil, chiefi^r
ground-plans of camps and other ancient works. At f. 25 b is a
list of the places in Cambridgeshire where *' there are remains of
antient workes." The last part (ff. 57-68) is filled with notes on
the Fens, beg. ** Having lost or mislayd the notes I took in relation
to roads, etc,, in the fenns, 1760, what I can recollect is as follows."
With tables of contents at ff. 1, 69 b. On the old cover was
inscribed, in the same hand as that found inside: "A y. Cam-
bngeshire and Countys adjoining " (see inside present cover).
Paper ; ff. 70. Latter part of the xvnith oent Quarto.

Cl. XXin. ANTIQUITIES. 6<MJ

10S6. ** EcTTPA YABiA ad Historiam Britannioam illnBtraiidam olim
inBcnlpta studio et curft Antiqnarii FidelisBiini et Indefessi Thomsd
Heame, AJli. Oxoniensis," 1737. The printed volume, with MS.
notes in two hands, the descriptions of the Plates being in
the hand of Bichard Parmer, D.D., Master of Emmanuel College,
Cambridge, while the references to the sources from which the
engravings were made are perhaps in the hand of Edmund
Calamj, D.D. Amongst the plates are : — (a) the Boman Tesselated
Pavement at Stunsfield, near Woodstock, a full description of which
is prefixed to vol. viii. of Le1and*s Itinerary^ ed. Hearne ; — (b) the
Woodward Shield, a dissertation on which was written by Henry
Dodwell, and published by Heame in 1713; — and (c) seventeen
engravings of the Colleges of Oxford, which are included as an
appendix in the above work of Dodwell's, to illustrate Collegiorum
. . • AcademisB Ooconienna, by Thomas Nele. At the beginning
(f. 2 b) is an engraved portrait of T. Heame by G. Vertue.

Paper; & 55. Notes on the fly-leaf state that the volume was
given in June, 1737, to Edmund Calamy, D.D., by James West
[Secretary to the Treasury, eic.], and was subsequently given by
Calamy's son to Dr. Farmer. Folio.

1027, 1028. Engravings and drawings of antiquities, coins, seals, ete.^
discovered in Great Britain ; compiled by Thomas Astle, Keeper of
the Becords in the Tower of London, with descriptions often in his
handwriting. Two volumes. Paper. Late xviiith cent. Folio.
The contents are : —

1027. Vol. I. (ff. 86). 1. Boman Antiquities and Inscriptions found
at Schervey on the wall of Antoninus, Lanchester, co. Durham,
Cotterstock, co. Northanis (1736), Hovingham, co. York (1745),
Weldon, co. Northants (1738), Colchester, co. Essex (1763), Leicester,
Devizes, co. Wilts, Checkley, co. Staflf., Ellenborough, co. Cumber-
land, Glastonbury, co. Somerset, and Ash near Sandwich, co. Kent
(1771). flF. 1-19.

2. Plates of Coins cut out of printed books, including British, Boman,
and Saxon ; two plates of coins found at Colchester [fi-om Morant's
Essex] ; silver coins from Thanet, and ancient copper or " black "
money ; silver coins from the collection of Matthew Duane ; a table
showing what silver and gold coins were struck in each reign in
England ; plates of coins, French and English, published by the
Society of Antiquaries ; Anglo-Gallic coins ; coins of the dukes of
Brittany ; miscellaneous English coins, eic, £f. 20-53.

3. Seals, including royal seals of Edward the Confessor, Bichard I.,
Edward III., and William the Lion of Scotland ; seals of Canterbury
and other ecclesiastical establishments, and of several noble families

664 STOWE M8S., 1038-1033.

(seyeral plates pablished by the Society of Antiquaries) ; and the
seals of the Irish sees. ff. 54-85.

1028. Vol. U. (ff. 105). 1. Drawings of ancient flint ImplementBand
other miBoellaneons antiquities, ff. 1-6.

2. Drawings and descriptions of the reliquary of St. Etbelbert of
Hereford, and of the Oroyland and Malmesbury reliquaries, and
misoellaneous plates, ff. 5-14.

3. Boyal Seals of the kings of England from William L to Henry YIL,
and from James I. to Anne ; seals of princes of the blood and of
English nobles; seals of the Cinque Forts; ecclesiastioal and
miscellaneons seals, ff. 15-48.

4. Coins and representations of various Byzantine emperors and
empresses, ff. 49-62.

5. Representation and description of the Grand Vizier's standard
captured by John Sobieski at Vienna, 1688. f. 64.

6. Miscellaneous coins; coins of Dorchester; tradesmen's tokens;
seventeen leaves from Ducange's OlosBttrium, containing his aooonnt
of the word moneta, with plates of French coins ; English medals^
etc, ff. 66-87.

7. Miscellaneous antiquities, including a plan and description of
Roman baths at Baden weiler; description [printed] and plates of a
bronze statue of Hercules found near Beirut ; and description of a
horn belonging to the honour of Tutbury in the duchy of Lancaster.
ff. 88-96.

8. Seals from Yorkshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire. K 97-104

9. Six coloured drawings of representations of French nobles, taken
from enamelled silver plates, f. 105.

1029^1048. Collections by John Anstis, Garter Eing-of-Arms [1718-
1745], relating to matters of historical, legal, and antiquarian
interest, in fifteen volumes. They consist of extracts, almost all
in the hand of Anstis, from Patent and Close Bolla, Bolls of
Parliament, lleas of various courts, MSS. in the Cotton Libraty,
Cart» Antiquaa in the Becord Office, and other similar aooroes.
Some of the volumes are devoted to special subjects systematicaUy
arranged ; in others there is no pretence of order.

The first nine volumes are in octavo and contain for the most
part only brief notes. In vols. iii„ viii. and ix. are indices of
different kinds, for which see below. Vols. x.-xv. are in folio,
bound in vellum, containing longer treatises than vols, i.-ix.,
together with many short notes and extracts. The chief contents
are as follows : —

1029. Vol. I. (ff. 293). A miscellameous oollbctioh of short notes
on a great variety of subjects, among which are : — (a) Referenoea

Cl. XXIII. ANTIQUITIES. 665

as to jndioatnre in Parliament {ef, toI. xiv.), and tbe phrase *' plaoita
parlementaria " in reference to the Condliam Begis. ff. 3 b, 100 ;
—(b) Money, ff. 7 b, 48, 66 b« 61, 140 ;— (o) Measures, ff. 26 b,
47 b, 58, 147 b;— (d) Eoclesiastioal jnrisdiotion. £f. 8 b, 19 b, 23,
24b;^e) list of Convooations. f. 18; — (f) Statutes of prae-
munire, f. 22; — (g) Church dues. f. 69 ;— (h) Fleas before
itinerant Justices, and notes on their duties, ff. 10, 41 ; — (i)
Common Law. f. 43; — (k) Hospitium Begis. f. 29;— {1) Pre-
rogatiye. f. 34; — (m) Arrest of a lord for debt. f. 76; — (n)
Duels and courts of chivalry, ff. 60 b, 73, 96 b, 207 ;— (o) Petitions
in Parliament, 1 Edw. III. f. 115b; — (p) Patent Bolls, iempp.
Edw. IIL-Edw. IV. f. 128;— (q) List of Cancellarii from
William I. to Stephen inclusive, f. 155 b; — (r) List of bishops
from William I. to 20 Hen. II. f. 197 ;— (s) Election of members
to the House of Commons, f. 194; — (t) Chronological landmarks
from the Conquest to William and Mary. f. 213; — (u) Extracts
from charters of various cities. £ 281 b ; — (y) Extracts from Close
and Patent Bolls, etc.

1080. Vol. U. (ff. 240). MiscELLA5K0ns hotbs, dealing with the fol-
lowing subjects among others : — (a) Placita coram Bege. f. 2 ; —
(b) list of Parliaments from John to James I. f. 29 b; — (c)
Glossary of old English words in charters, f. 57 ;— (d) Pro-
ceedings of Parliaments of Edward II. f. 60 ; — (e) Notes on tbe
offices of Marshal and Constable of England, ff. 71, 104, 201 ;—
(f ) Values of commodities, f. 120 b; — (g) List of counties, cities,
and boroughs sending members to the Parliament of 23 Edw. L [the
Model Parliament], f. 133 b ;— (h) Convocation, f. 142 b ;— (i)
Progress of the law after William I. to Henry VII. f. 153 b ;— (k)
List of statutes not mentioned in Parliament Bolls, and notes on
origin of English law. f. 158 b; — (1) Notes on Parliament, and
the jurisdiction of the King's Council, f. 180; — (m) Musters of
soldiers and ships, f. 183 ; — (n) Lieutenants of Ireland, 17 Edw. I.-
10 Eliz. f. 195 b.

1081-1083. Vols. IIL-V. (ff. 190, 144, 116). Outlines and headings,
with some portions filled up, of a treatise on the Civil Laws and
Constitution of England. At the beginning of vol. iii. is a subject
index to the three volumes, and a table of contents, showing the
divisions of tbe treatise. Vol. iii. deals with the Prerogatives of the
King, and the position of magistrates, ecclesiastical and temporal ;
vol. iv. with the reciprocal rights of persons in various relations, such
as father and son, or lord and tenant, with bodies corporate, things
real and spiritual, and with property in things real ; and voL v.
with wrongs to person and property, and their remedies at law.

y

666 STOWE MSB., 1034-104L

1084. VoL YI. (JL 263). Miscsu^uensous notes, indnding: — (a)
Summarj of pleas in variouB oountieB, iemij^. Bioh. I. and John.
f. 3 ; — (b) Comments on laws of Henry L f. 27 ; — (c) Notes to
Eadmer. f. 71 ;— <d) Anglo-Saxon coins, f. 77 b;— (e) Tithes.
f. 95 ; — (f ) List of persons summoned to Parliament, 6 Edw. L-
10 Eich. II., as to whom it is doubtful whether they were barons.
f. 107 b;— (g) Collections on the Navy. f. 157 ;— <h) Notioee of
taxes, 4 John-17 Edw. n. f. 194 b;— (i) Styles of kings of
England from William I. to Henry V. f 200; — (k) Money.
flf. 207 b, 223, 225 b, 228 ;— (1) List of treaties from Henry L to
Elizabeth, f. 255. Notes from a large number of Pleas, Patent
and Close Rolls, «to., are also included.

1086. Vol. VII. (flf. 217). Notes on the subject of Parliament, with
a table of contents prefixed. The notes deal chiefly with the
ancient procedure in the matter of Bills, also with the summons
to Parliament, procedure iu the House, appointment of BeoeiveiB
and Triers of petitions, and of committees, the officers of the
House, places of meeting, and the Speaker.

1086. Vol. VIII. (flf. 84). Index to the preceding volumes (ft 1-31),
followed by notes on amendments of laws (f. 32), on sovereign
power (f. 36), on law in general (flf. 38, 42), and on the law of
reason (f. 40). With miscellaneous notes on ceremonial, 6<e.

1087. Vol. IX. (ff. 85). Miscellaneous notes from Cotton MSS.,
Carted Antiquse, and on heraldry. The latter part (ff. 54-^2)
oontains two indices, one of names of persons, from various ancient
authors, the other of matters, partly from various authors and
partly from these collections, but very incomplete.

1038. Vol. X. (ff. 122). Miscellaneous oollectionb, including : — (a)
Extracts from Domesday for the following counties, Bucks,
Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford, Huntingdon, Bedford, Suffolk,
Essex, York, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, Salop, and Northampton.
f. 21 ; — (b) Index of ** nobiles " mentioned in Domesday, for the
same counties and for Cornwall, f. 20 ; — (c) Abstracts from the
C'artsd Antiques [K K to P P] in the Becord Of&ce, of misoel-
laneouB charters of Edward U. and of charters in the College of
Arms. ff. 23, 33 b, 35;— <d) Extracts from Parliament Bolls of
Edw. IV., Patent BoUs of Edw. II., Patent and Close Bolls,
16 Edw. IIL-2 Hen. IV. ff. 43, 47 b;— (e) Notes on printing in
England, f. 46 b; — (f) Copy of the process against Thomas,
Earl of Lancaster, in 1325. f. 49;— (g) Abstracts of Close Bolls,
1-11 Edw. m. f. 56 ;— <h) Index of knights from Close Bolls,
4-8 Edw. III. f. 95 ;~(i) Miscellaneous Patent and Close Bolls of

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Edw. m., Bioh. n., and Hen. V. f. 101 b;— (t) Early ^J^^
grants to varioas abbeys, eie. f. 110.

1089. Vol. XL (ff. 137). (a) Extracts from Close Bolls, 1-36 Hen. VL,
Pines, 3 Hen. VI.-17 Edw. IV., Close and Prenob Bolls, 1-22
Edw. IV. f. 1 ; — (b) Notes on the genealogy of the Haroonrt
family, ff. 80, 102, 135 b;— (c) Fines, 1-14 Hen. IV. f. 96;—
(d) Close Bolls, 1-10 Hen. V. f., 103;— (e) Pines, 4 Hen. V.-
2 Hen. VI. £ 118;— (f) Patent Bolls, 1-7 and 21 Hen. VL
f. 123 ;— <g) Notes on the family of Bosworth. f. 136,

1040. Vol. XII. (ff. 98). Notes chiefly concerning offices of state,
including : — (a) Heraldic miscellanea, f. 1 ; — (b) List of Admirals,
21 Hen. IV.-14 Edw. IV. f. 10 ;— (c) Constables of Dover and
Wardens of the Cinqne Ports, 1 Hen. V.-21 Edw. IV. f. 16 ;— (d)
Constables of the Tower, tempp. Hen. II.-Edw. IV., and other
officers of the Tower, tempp. Hen. VI.-Edw. IV. f. 18;— (e)
Justices, etc., of Ireland, 1174-1332 [from Hollingshed] and
1 Edw. 111.-1 Edw. VL, from Patent Bolls, eie. f. 29 ;— (f ) Officers
of the Mint, tempp. Edw. L-Edw. IV. f. 44 ; — (g) Precedents for
grants of reversioDs of offices, temp. Hen. VIIL f. 50 ; — (h) High
Stewards of England, tempp. Hen. V. and Edw. IV. f. 67 ;— (i)
Notes on boronghs. f. 69 ; — (k) Notes on the office of Great
Chamberlain of England, ff 61, 74, etc.

1041. Vol. XIIL (ff. 232). Miscellaneous oollbction, including : —

(a) Elaborate notes on the powers and duties of Executors, f. 2 ; —

(b) Treatise on Vicarages, in 8 chapters, f. 43 ; — (c) Copies of the
correspondence of William Camden with yarious persons, f. 69 ; —
(d) Extracts from Patent and Close Bolls, 81 Edw. L-29 Edw. IIL
and 6 John-18 Edw. 11. f. 79 ;— (e) Copy of the charter of
William L, granting to the church separate jurisdiction and the
use of Canon Law. f. 87 ; — (f ) Computus Hospitii, 6, 12 and
18 Edw. 1. f. 95 ;— (g) Abstracts of letters of John of Salisbury,
f. 104 ;— (h) Extracts from books in the Herald's Office left by
Sir E. Walker, f. 110 ; — (i) Copies of state papers relating to the
proposed Union with Scotland in 1670. f. 115 ; — (k) Notes on the
early share of the Commons in legislation and in judgments on
writs of error, also on the distinction between Councils and Par-
liaments, etc. f. 133; — (1) Beport of heralds and correspondenoe
on precedence of court officials, with order of certain ceremonials,
ff. 147, 202 ; — (m) List of charters of towns and city companies
which passed thePrivy Seal in 1683, 1684. f. 190 ;— (n) List of officers
returning writs for the Parliament of 1701. f. 203 ; — (o) Notes on
the position of Deputy -Marshal, f. 211 ; — (p) Various documents
concerning heralds, including bequests of books by Sir E. Walker,

668 STOWE MSS., 1042-1045.

Garter, Sir W. Dugdalet Garter, and W. Camden, Clarenoenx, to
their snooessors. f. 223 ; — (q) Essay on Commitments by Parlia-
ment and Habeas Corpus, f. 226.

1042. YoL XIY. (ff. 243). Collections on the subject of Jndicatore
in Parliament, including: — (a) Treatise on that subject, quoting
authorities, f. 3; — (b) Eemarks on the Beoeivers and Triers of
Petitions in Parliament, f. 31 ; — (o) Examples of methods of
expressing the assent of Parliament, f. 36 ; — (d) Mode of summon-
ing Parliament in 1301. f. 40 ;— ^e) Proceedings in the case of Adam
de Orleton [Bishop successively of Hereford and Worcester] by
way of writ of error in Parliament, in 1329. f. 42 ; — (f) Similar
proceedings in the case of Thomas of Lancaster, 1328. f. 53 ; —
(g) Appointment of five lords to hear appeals, in conjunction with
others of the king's council, with further appeal in difficult cases
to Parliament, 1344, with instance of a case under this statute.
f. 62; — (h) Examples of appeals in the King's Bench, temp.
Edw. III. f. 69;— (i) Extracts from the Lords' Journals in
1675, relating to the disputes with the Commons arising out of
the jurisdiction of the Lords, in the cases Sloughton v, Onslow,

♦Slingsby v. Hale, Shirley v. Fagg, and Cripps v. Dalmahoy.
f. 108;— (k) Treatise on the jurisdiction of the Lords, f. 178; —
(1) Becord, chiefly from the Lords' Journals, of the proceedings in
the case of Titus Gates in 1689, the refusal of a writ of error in
the Lords, and mitigation of his sentence by act of Parliament
f. 192; — (m) Becord of proceedings in Parliament of 1 Hen. YH.
f. 230. Most of this volume is not in Anstis's hand.

1043. Vol. XY. (ff. 312). Collection of papers dealing mostly witii
questions of ceremonial and precedence, preceded by a " syllabus
contentorum." The principal subjects are : — (a) Notes from Cotton
MSS. on points of ceremonial, precedence, and ancient offices of
state, f. 4;— ^b) On surnames in the royal family, f. 21; —
(c) Miscellaneous points of etiquette, etc, ff. 22, 47, 69; — (d)
Abstracts of Patent Eolls, 1 Rich. IIL— 2 Hen. YIL f. 27 ;— (e)
Notes on use of the title " cousin " by the king. f. 40 ; — (f) On du^
f. 51 ; — (g) On the nobility according to the law of England, from
Cotton MS. Jul. C. viii. f. 63 ; — (h) Two treatises on questions of
precedence in the legal profession, ff. 73, 137 ; — (i) Tables of
precedence, with letters and memoranda on the same subject,
f. 153; — (k) Appointment of trustees of the jewels, etc^ of Heniy
Y., with list of the jewels, f. 187 ;— (1) Documents relating to tbe
order of the Garter, f. 215 ; — (m) Computus Garderobae, 3 Hen. Y.
f. 219; — (n) Petitions against baronets who have not paid the due
sum of money on creation, and for the abolition of the order.

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f. 234 ;~-(o) Treatise to prove that titles of bononr do not follow
the law of property in referenoe to descent and transference,
f. 241 ; — (p) Petition for preservation of ancient hooks and monn-
ments, witii scheme for effecting the same. f. 247; — (q) Essay
on treaties, f. 251 ;^r) Becord of *' Adiudicata temp. Edw. I./'
decisions of the justices in varions counties, with an index ; also
" Adindicata de Banco/' 1 261. The contents of this volume are
in several different hands of various dates.

1044. 1. ** An answsrb to the questions proposed by Sir Alexander
Hay, KS touching the office of Constable8, done by Sir Francis
Bacon, Knight, his Maiesties Solicitor Generall, anno domini
1608": Chapp. xix., xx. of Cages of Trecuon^ published under
Bacon's name, London, 1641 (see his Works, ed. Spedding, 1857-74,
vol. vii. pp. 745, 775). f. 3.

2. ''The Jurisdiction of Justices Itenerants in the Dominion of
Wales, written by Sir John Doddridge, one of the Judges of his
Maiesties Benche at Westminster, anno domini 1608." Printed as
by Bacon in (hses of Treason (see above), oh. xxi. ; and included in
the Appendix to vol. vii. of his Works, p. 778. Other copies are in
Harley MS. 6797, f. 74, and Lansdowne MS. 612, f. 17. The sub-
stance, almost word for word, is contained in Doddridge's History
of ihe Principality of Wales, 1630, pp. 43-^2. In 1608 Doddridge
was King's Serjeant; he became a Justice in 1612. f. 16.

8. Antiquarian collections of John Anstis, including : — (a) Names of
English boroughs, f. 24;--(b) Abbots of Tavistock, f. 25;—
(c) Abbots of Battie. f. 27 ;— (d) " A list of all the citys and
towns that sent members of Parliament to Bic. 8<^'s time." f. 28 ; —
(e) Extracts from grants to Clerkenwell Priory [Harley Charters
83 C. 31, 34]. f. 30 ;— (f) Extract from Patent Bolls, 7 Edw. 11.
" De apportamento armorum." f. 32 ; — (g) Pedigree of the Fitz
Alan family, f. 33 ; — (h) Extract horn letters patent of Hen. YI.,
dated 1435, granting the Seigneury of Graville in Caux, with
description of the seal« f. 34 ; — (i) Notes on the Stewardship of
Engknd. f. 35.

4. Arguments as to the liability of parochial ministers to pay poll-
tax [1689]. f. 39.

Paper ; ff. 40. xviith-xviiith centt. Belonged to John Anstis
and Thomas Astle. Quarto.

1045. 1. CoLLBCTiONS by Francis Tate, Secretary to the Society of
Antiquaries [ten^. Miz.], with reference to various subjects pro-
posed for discussion at the meetings) of the Society, 1590-1600.
The subjects include the antiquity, etymology, etc, of the various
tities of honour in England, of cities, towns, oasUes, dimensions

670 . STOWE MSS., 1046.

of land, tenuree, funerals, lawful oombats, efo., and some, if not all,
of them were worked up into papers to be read before the Sooieiy«
See Heame's Curious Diicouneay 1771. Heame {tbid^ Pzefaoe, p. IviiL)
refers to the volume as being in the possession of John ATi»ti«,
Garter King-of-Arms ; and a table of contents is prefixed to it in
Anstis's hand. f. 1. On f. 4 are eleven lines of verse on the death
of Lord Ghanoellor Hatton, beg. " Fortunate heros " ; and on £ 4 b,
5 are lists of members of the Society.

2. Collections, in an 18th cent, hand, relating to the Order of
the Garter, etc., including : — (a) Manner of the funeral of Edward
[Manners], Earl of Butland, 1587 ; from a MS. in the posseesion
of J[ame8] Mickleton, of Gray's Inn [adm. 8 Jan. 1715-6].
f. 93; — (b) Order of the installation of Knights of the Garter;
from "Lib. 5 penes Chum. [Cholmeley] Daring, Baronetti" [ne]
(ch, 1711). f. 97; — (o) Listructions for the delivery of the
Garter to the Duke of Urbino, [1603-4]. f. 99b,-— (d) Charges
at the installation of Francis I., [1527-8]. f. 102 ;— (e) " The
ordinaunoe and reformaoiou of apperrell," made by Mai^ret,
Countess of Bichmond, 18 Hen. VII. [1502-3]. f. 104;— (f) Masses
that Knights of the Garter shall cause to be said for members of
the order, f. 108.

3. Collection of Petitions and Flacita "poram domino Bege et eius
Consilio ad Parliamenta sua," 1290-1301 ; with a list of persons
summoned to Parliament in 1307, and an abstract of tenants in
capite arranged according to counties, ten^. Edw. L — ^Eidw. £0.
In the same hand as art. 1. f. 109. ^

Paper; ff. 164. xvith and xvnith oentt Small Quarto.

1046. MiscBLLANBOUS PAPERS, mostly antiquarian, frig. : —

1. " Origo feodorum," a short treatise on the origin, nature, and value
of a knight's fee in England, and on fines for dispensation of
knighthood ; 17tb cent. There are marginal references in another
hand to Sprott, Spelman, Selden, etc. f. 1.

2. Glussary of antiquated words which occur in the charters of the
Cinque Ports. Certified by Thomas Astle as examined, 12 March,
1765. f. 7.

3. Account of George Browne, first Protestant archbishop of Dublin
[1535-1554], copied from Harris's edition of Sir J. Ware's Wari$,
i. pp. 348-352 (DubUn, 1739). f. 22.

4. Notice of foundation of Sherborne Monastery, co. Dorset, cine. 704^
with a list of its possessions in 1292, 1414 and 1539. f. 24.

5. Copy of the Deed of Surrender of Bradenstock Priory, oo. Wilts;
1539. Lai. f. 28.

6. Lidex to Escheats and Inquisitiones post mortem in Cheshire, from

Ou XXm. ANTIQUrnES. 671

1 6 Hen. 8 to 8 Hen. 6, the later reigns being incomplete ; 16th cent,
f. 30.

7. Notes on the family of Vernon in Oheshire. f. 48.

8. Notes on certain Manors, induding an aooonut of the manors of
Clayton and Cnmberworth, co. York, from 1804 to 1595; the
onstoms of the manor of Brokenborougb, oo. Wilts, in 1570 ; the
cnstoms of the manor of Charleton [Charlton, oo. Wilts] in 1672 ;
and (f. 51 b) a grant of Tetenhale [Tettenhall] manor, co. Staff.,
by Charles 11. to John Ferrars, 1679. f. 45.

9. Beoords of lands, including lists of the freeholders, in Nether
Whittaore [WhitacreJ and flolloughton [Hallonghton], [co. War-
wick], belonging to Lord Ferrars and Sir John Longvill, and in Over
Wbittacre [Whitacre], belonging to Gabriel Poulteney and Samuel
Morrow, Feb. 1608[9] ; and a Terrier of glebe lands and dues belong-
ing to Milwich vicarage, co. Staff., March, 1612[8]. ff. 55 b, 56 b.

10. Papers relating to the grammar school of Barton-under-Need-
wood, CO. Staff., chiefly correspondence between the visitors of the
Bchool and the Drapers* Company, its patrons ; 1622-1653. f. 58.

11. Inscription over the door of the church of Stanton Harold
[Staunton-Harrold], oo. Leicester, rebuilt by Sir Bobert Shirley ;
1653. f. 72.

12. Papers relating to Forests, ff. 73-89. Included are : — (a) List of
all forests and chaces in England and Wales, according to their
counties, in 1647. f. 73 ; — (b) List of the parks, forests and chaces
in England belonging to the Crown, and of the custodies granted
of the same, 1647. f. 78 ;•— (c) Statement of the value of Bowland
forest and Seawood park, co. Lana f. 83 ;-— (d) Account of Need-
wood forest, CO. Stafford, cire. 1660. f. 85; — (e) Letter from
J. Hawkins, one of the keepers of Needwood forest, concerning
certain injuries done to it, 21 Jan. 1688[9]. f. 86 ; — (f) Statement
of disputed claim to a lease of mines in Teesdale forest, co. Durham,
circ. 1700. f. 88.

13. Petition of Henry Heron and others, complaining of being dis-
possessed of certain lands in Lyndsey [Lindsey] Level, co. Line, to
which they were entitled in virtue of a grant made to Bobert, Earl
of Lindsey, as a reward for undertaking the draining of the Level,
with draft of a bill for redressing their injuries; temp. Anne,
ff. 90, 92 b.

14. Petition relating to derelict lands in co. Lincoln, assigned l)y the
Crown to the Marquis of Miremont, and by him transferred to the
Earl of Feversham; temp. Anne. f. 111.

15. List of the apparel of Garrad Shelbury, his wife and servant;
[16th cent. ?]. f. 113.

16. Proposals by S. and N. Buck for publishing by subscription 24

672 STOWE HSS., 1047.

views of Abbeys, CastleB, ete^ in Woroester, Stafford, Hereford,
and Salop; 1731. Engraved, f. 114b.
17. Aooonnt of Kingston-npon-Hull, chiefly from its early charien,
from its foundation in 1297 to 1541, by T. W[arbarton], Somerset
Herald; 1737. f. 116.
Paper; ff. 126. xyith-xymtli oentt. Folio.

1047. CoMHONPLACE-BOOK of Franois Tbynne, Lancaster Herald [1602-
1608], relating to English history and antiquities; condsting of
extracts from chronicles, monastic registers, etc., including the
following : —

1. *^ Thinges taken oute of an olde writen frenche cronicle," treating
of the relations between England and France, tempp. Hen. H.-John.
With the colophon "Finis, 12 Junij, 1685." f. 12. Followed
(f. 14) by similar extracts from Pierre de Langtoft.

2. "Of the kinges of Manne," 1066-1316, "taken out [of] a copie of
Johne Stowe, whiche he copied from an olde written copie." f. 17.
See Camden's Britannia, 1586, pp. 529-542. Followed by " other
notes touching the Isle of Manne," 1305-1585. With the oolophon
" Finis, 5 Julij, 1585." f. 21 b.

3. " Notes taken oute of Henry Enightone . • . de euentibus Anglie
untill the yere of Christe, 1395." f. 22.

4. Extracts (a) "ex libro Abbathie de Niewham" [Newenham, oo.
Devon], f. 30; — (b) "ex libro Lewis [Lewes Priory, oo. Suss.]
scripto anno domini 1444 per Bobertum Ancell quondam priorem
de Lewis" (see Cotton MS. Vesp. F. xv.). f. 32;— (c) **ex libto
de conBu[e]tudinibus abbathie S. Edmundi, scripto temx>ore Ed.
primi circa annum regni sui xxx®." f. 47 ; — (d) " ex libro et
registro monasterii de Chertsey." f. 50b; — (e) "ex registro de
Bermundeseye." f. 56b;— <f) "ex libro Eodeeie Christi Can-
tuariensis." f. 61.

5. Account of Wat Tyler's rebellion in 1381, taken frx>m ^an
anonimaU cronicle belonginge to the abbey of St. Mariee in Yckrke."
French, f. 64 b.

6. Extracts (a) " ex libro Abbathie de fontneis [Fountains, eo. York]
mutuo dato a Willelmo, domino Howarde, filio tercio genito Thooue
Ducis Norfolcie." f. 71b;— (b) from "the historye of Elya"
f. 79 ; — (c) " ex libro cartarum Abbathie de Fontibus." f. 92 b ; —
(d) " ex peticionibus parliamenti tenti apud Lincolne, 29 Ed. L"
[1300-1]. f. 94; — (e) "ex libro Dunelmensis ecdesie de Titb
episcoporum eiusdem sedis." f. 97.

7. Definitions of terms denoting pieces of laud, «(e., "ex anonimo
historico vetusto qui scripsit tempore Edwardi primi." f. 99 b.

8. Extracts (a) " ex regiis caitis de libertatibus London." f. 100;—

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(b) from the charters of Bermondsey abbey, f. 102 ; — (c) from " the
grete lieger booke belonginge to the Abbey of Osney in Oxfordshyre,
borrowed of Mr. Stowe." f. 105;— (d) from "the lieger booke of
Beding [Heading Abbey, co. Berks] lent to me by Mr. Josephe
Hollande the xi. of Marche, 1604 " (c/. Cotton MS. Vesp. E. v.,
which was given to Joseph Holand, according to the inscription at
f. 1, on 16 May, 1606). f. 113 ;— (e) " ex libro monasterii de Stan-
lawe sine de Whalley in com. Cestr." [Stanlaw, oo. Chest., after-
wards moved to Whalley, oo. Lane.], f. 126; — (f) "ex libro S.
Albani." f. 130 ; — (g) from " the lieger booke of the monasterye of
Lilleshall [co. Salop], that booke in possessione of Sir Richarde
Leuesone, Knight, 14 of Marche, 1604" (for other extracts from the
same book see Harley MS. 2060, pp. 54-58). f. 133;— (h) from
" the booke of Clerkenwell " [Nunnery, co. Middlesex], f. 148.

9. " Some fewe notes concernynge the ooronatione of Einge Edwarde
the Sixte." f. 163.

10. Extracts from " an anncient booke MS. belonging to St. Angus-
tines in Canterburye, conteyning diuerse matter but mostlye of that
howse ; whiche booke did sometyme belonge to Frer William de
Byholte, and gyuen to Benet [now Corpus Christi] colled g in Cam-
bridge by Mathew Parker." ff. 169 b-183 b. Including (a) a glossary
entitled "verba Anglica obscura et glosata excerpta de legibus

Begum Anglic, viz. Chnuti, Aluredi Ethelredi " (c/. Arundel

MS. 310, f. 122). f. 174 b ;— (b) " Cronicha de Thanet." f 176.

11. "Genealogia Robert! Stuard, domini prioris Eliensis, breuiter
extracta e rotulis heraldorum anno domini 1522." f. 194 b.

12. "The names of suche as were with King Edwarde [IV.] in his
yomey into Scotlonge at the feaste of St. Andrewe [30 Nov.] anno
1462." f. 196.

13. History (a) of the Earls of Essex, from the Conquest to 1572.
f. 197 b ;— Cl>) of the Earls of Cornwall, f. 200 ;— (c) of the Earls
of Eiohmond. f. 201 b.

14. Extracts from the notes of an officer of arms, temp, Edw. IV., con-
taining :— (a) " The christeninge of Brigett the daughter of Kinge
Edwarde the forthe " (c/. Harley MS. 364, f. 1, Add. MS. 6113, f. 74).
f. 204 b ; — (b) " Les sermons que sent tonus faire les heraulx a
leur oreatione." f. 204 b ;— (c) " Les droitz [et] largesses apparte-
nent^. . . aux roys darmes seloncque lusance du royalme dangleterre "
(cf. Cotton MS. Nero D. ii. f. 256 b). f. 205 b;— (d) Grants of
arms to William Dunthorne of oo. Cambridge, 1467 [8], and to
William Yeoman, [1476]. fiF. 206 b, 219;— (e) "Presentmente of
knights of the Garter," [Apr. 1429 ?]. See Ashmole, IfuiiiuHon of
the Garter, 1672, p. 269 ; Anstis, Begigter of the Garter, 1724, vol. ii.
p. 169. f. 207 ;— (f) " Orders sett for the king['s] house," [temp.

2 X

674 STOWE MSS., 1047, 1048.

Edw. IV. ?]. f. 208 ;— (g) Ordinanoea •' to be obserued and kept
in all manner Jnstes («c. of Jousts) of peoe Boyall," 29 May, 6
Edw. IV. [1466]. f. 209 ;— (h) Reception by the king [Edw. IV.]
of a sword and cap of maintenance from the Pope [Sixtus II., 1482].
See Anstis, BegUtei\ vol. ii. p. 211. f. 210 b;— (i) Marriage of
Richard, Duke of York, 2nd son of Edw. IV., to Anne, danghtar
of John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, 15 Jan. 1477 [8]. f. 211 ;—
(k) ** Le lois de Lombard es conoemants combattes," and ** de
heraulx et de leur office " (c/. No. 668, above, ff. 74 b-81 b).
flF. 211b, 214;— (1) "Epitaphium Ricardi ducis Eboraoenais patris
Ed. 4." Fr. verse, f. 217 ; — (m) " Proclamacions for the host and
ordinances," [temp. Edw. IV. ?]. f. 217 b;— (n) "Orders for the
Garter," [temp. Edw. IV.]. See Anstis, ii. p. 201. f. 218 b ;— (o)
Funeral of Mary, daughter of Edw. IV., [1482]. f. 219;— (p)
Creation of [Jaspar Tudor], Duke of Bedford, 1486. f. 219 b;—
(q) Letter from Septsaux, pursuivant to the Chancellor of France,
to the English Kings of Arms, Heralds, and Pursuivants, com-
plaining of ill-usage at the taking of Harlleur, 2 Mar. [1416]. Fr.
f. 220 ;— (r) Election of Baiights of the Garter, [1472]. See Anstis, L
p. 50, ii. p. 187. f. 221 ;— (s) Embassy to the Duke of Burgundy,
1472. t. 221b;— (t) Creation of [Louis de Bruges], Lord of
Gruthuyse, as Earl of Winchester, 1472. f. 222 ;— (u) Entertain-
ment of the same as ambassador from the Duke of Burgundy,
1472. f. 223 ;— (v) " Knights made after the custome of England
in tyme of pece," 1475. f. 225 ; — (w) Proceedings at a Febtival of
the Order of the Garter, 27 Feb. 1476 [7]. See Anstis, ii. p. 196.
f. 225 b ;— (x) Statutes of the Order, ordained by Hen. V. Fr.
(cf. Ashmole, Appendix, and Cotton MS. Nero D. ii. f. 252). f. 227 ;—
(y) " Le manner de fair chiualers selon la custome dangleterxe en
temps de paix et de baine" (c/. Nero D. ii. f. 259). f. 230 b;—
(z) ** The charge belonginge to the makinge of a knighte of the
Bathe." f. 232 b.
15. Heraldic notes, chiefly on the rules of precedency, ffl 233 b-
250b. At the end is the note "ex libro W. H.," with the date
28 Apr. 1590.- Among other matters are : — (a) " The prooedinge
to the parliamente at Westmynster from the Pallace there called
Whitehall." f. 236 ;— (b) " The manner of wearinge of barbea."
f. 238b; — (c) "The syse of banners, standards, penons," etc,
f. 239 ;— (d) " The procedinge to the funerall of a greate estate."
f. 243 ; — (e) " Fees due to certain of the kinges servantes of everye
newe dubbed bacheler knighte." f. 247; — (f) *' Dyscomodities
that may growe to ane armye for lacke of ensignes, as banners," etc
f. 247 b ; — (g) " The oflfyce and auctorytee of a Einge of- Armes in
his province." f. 248 ;— (h) « The prices of hatchments." f. 249 h.

Cl. XXIIL antiquities. 676

16. '' Defloraoiones ex Nicholao Upton " de re militari. f. 252 b.

17. Notes of the creation of Bichard Lee as Clarencenx, 18 May,
1594, and of a '* contenoione betwene Qarter and Clarenoenx for
buryinge of Elmer [«c. John Aylmer], Bishopp of London, 26 June,
1594." f. 262.

18. Names of nobles and knights killed and taken (fighting against
the king) at Boronghbridge, 16 and 17 Mar. 1322. f. 263.

19. Notices (a) of a contest for precedence between [Anthony Browne,
2nd] Yisoonnt Montagu, and Lord Thomas Howard, decided in
favour of the latter, 16 Jan. 1594 [5]. f. 264b;---(b) of the
marriage of William [Stanley, 6th] Earl of Derby, 26 Jan. 1594 [5].
f. 264 b; — (c) of the funeral of Sir John Puckering, Lord Keeper,
27 May, 1596. f. 265.

20. Confirmation of arms to John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canter-
bury, 22 Jan. 40 Eliz. [1598]. f. 265 b.

21. Decree of the Earl Marshal [Bobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of
Essex] touching '*the bastinado betwene Antonye Felton and
Edmonde Withipole " at Ipswich, 13 May, 1598. f. 266.

22. List of officers of arms, temp, Edw. IV. f. 268.

23. Account of the proclamation of James I. on 24 Mar. [1603], and
of the burial of Qu. Elizabeth, f. 268 b. At the end (f. 271) on
leaves left blank by Thynne, are notes " De Heraldis et eorum
juribus ex adversariis meis," by John Anstis, Garter, who has
added to the title the note : " This is the first foul draught, which
is much enlarged, and hath the vouchers and proofs added thereto."
Anstis also prefixed to the volume (f. 4) a full table of the
contents.

Paper; flF. 359. xvith — xvinth oentt. On f. 1 is inscribed
"Liber Francissci Thynne, 14 Februar. 1562 [3]," but the articles
are mostly dated between 1585 and 1604. At f. 359 b is the name
(of a former owner ?) Elizabeth Pygott, in a 17th cent. hand.
Belonged in the 18th cent, to John Anstis and Thomas Astle.
Polio.

1048. Commonplace-book of misceUaneous historical, topographical^
and antiquarian notes, in various hands, including : — (I) ^* Obser-
vations of Warwickshire,** Berkshire, and Derbyshire. fiF. 1, C,
13 ;_(2)«« Observations" out of (a) WiU. Martin's History and
Lives of ike Kings of England, 1616. f. 14 ;— (b) Arthur Wilson's
History of Cheat Britain, etc., 1653. f. 20 ;— (c) Geo. Sandys* Travels,
etc., 1621. f. 22b;--(d) Leland's GoUectanea, ed. T. Heame.
f. 24.

At tiie reverse end of the volume are : — (3) Topographical Notes
on Oreat Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands, f. 78 b: —

2x2

676 STOWE MSS., 1049-1054.

(4) Extracts from Leland's CoUeetanea, vol. iii., commencing with
" Alfredi regis laudes," an English translation to which is added
on the two preceding pages by B. E., in whose hand these extncti
&om Leland as well as those in Art. 2 (d) are written, f. 12 b.

Paper; ff. 81. xviith cent. On f. 1 is the name of Gowiii
Knight, first Principal Librarian of the British Moseom
{6b. 1772), and on the inside of the cover is the note, " Ex dono
Caroli Stanhope, filii unioi Arthnri Stanhope, de East Stoake, in
Com. Nott., armigeri, et coUegii Mertonensis generosi Commensalis,
Anno I>* 1667." Duodecimo.

1040. Tracts, etc., on antiquarian subjects collected by the Bev. John
Lewis, vicar of Minster, Isle of Thanet ; 1 743.

1. ***I2EI0N, sive . . . Isidis delubrum reseratum " : a printed tract,
without date or author's name. The dedication, to James West, is,
however, subscribed in ink " J. Ward," i.e. Dr. John Ward, F.B.S-
{6b, 1768). . f. 2.

2. '* A specimen of a Dictionary English and Latin, compil'd by the
late Mr. S[amuel] Morland, F.B.S., as proposed to be publish'd by
his son, S. Morland, F.R.S. " ; London, 1723. Printed, f. 7.

3. Letters to Rev. J. Lewis from (a) Joseph Ames; 3 Oct. 1733,
8 Feb. 1737 [8], 24 Mar. 1741 [2]. ff. 14, 18, 22;— (b) Dr. Samuel
Pegge, with a dedication -inscription from Postlinge Church, oo.
Kent; 30 Nov. 1741. f. 15.

4. Readings by Bev. J. Lewis of inscriptions (a) '* on a stone in the
steeple of St. George's Church in Southwark, pulld down 1 733."
f. 17 ; — (b) "on a round marble pillar brought from the ruins of
Alexandria in Egypt, anno 1726." f. 20.

6. Drawings of ** silver coins found at Beculver in Kent." f. 26.
6. Account by Rev. J. Lewis, with drawings, of urns, etc., found at
Chartham, co. Kent, 1730, 1743, ff. 27-32.

Included also are some engraved plates of coins, seals, etc. ff. 24,
25, 33-36.
Paper ; ff. 38. Small Quarto.

1050. " Thomae Astlei Excerpta ex Collectaneis Thomas Madox, Arm.,
in Museo Britannico repositis " : notes by Astle from Madox's ool-
lections (Add. MSS. 4484-4572), relating to manorial rights, royal
prerogative, inrollments of records, and other historical and l^al
antiquities. At the end is a note on the general character of
Madox's collections.

Paper ; ff. 96. Small Quarto.

1051. Antiquarian notes, for the most part (as pointed out by Philip
Bliss at f. 1) in the hand of Edward Bowe Mores, including : — (1)
Institutions to benefices in the diocese of Canterbury, 1381—1387

Cl. XXIII. ANTIQUITIES. 677

(from Aahmole MS. 794). f. 2 ;— (2) Admissions to degrees, etc.,
at Oxford, 1448-1461, 1505-1528 ; with other notes relating to the
University. From the MSS. of Anthony Wood. f. 6 ;—(S) Lives
of John Philipot, Somerset Herald (ob. 1645), and William Lambard,
and other biographical notes, f. 85 ; — (4) Notes on Mlfno, Arch-
bishop of Canterbury : see Mores, De ^Ifrico . . . CommentariuSj
ed. Thorkelin, 1789. f. 52 ; — (5) Brief glossary to Chaucer, and
of words in the Anglo-Saxon Gospels, f. 72 ; — (6) Extracts and
copies of charters, from Heming's Gkartularium, Dngdale's M(ma»-
iicon^ and other sources, f. 79 ; — (7) Addenda to Tanner's Notitia,
and notes on the history of Lavenden Abbey, co. Bucks, and of
Kochester Cathedral. ff. 93, 95, 97; — (8) Lists of English
boroughs, in the hand of Browne Willis, f. 100 ;— (9) Two
letters [to Browne Willis?] from Chr. Pitt and Christopher Eaton;
1711, 1723. ff. 106, 107 ;— (10) Heraldic and genealogical notes.
f. 109; — (11) lasts of abbots, priors and incumbents, and various
other notes, f. 188.

Paper ; ff. 213. xvmth cent. Quarto.

1052. " Antiquarian Extracts," containing a facsimile of the signa-
tures of the members of the Privy Council of Henry VI. to an
iuHtrument dated 15 March, 145 J; with a copy of a letter to the
European Magazine for June, 1790, pp. 423, 424, signed A. T., with
reference to the same.

Paper ; ff. 7. Small Quarto.

1053. Commonplace-book of Philip Morant (6b. 1770), Rector of St.
Mary's, Colchester, and author of the History of Essex^ consisting
of extracts and notes on the following, among oUier, subjects: — (1)
Anglo-Saxon Parliaments, f. 2 ; — (2) Homage and tenures, ff. 38,
40 ; — (3) The Nature and Attributes of God, and other theological
matters, ff. 50, 53. At the end (f. 124) is a copy of the Epistle to
the Laodiceans in Greek, ascribed to St. Paul.

Paper ; ff. 127. xviiith cent. Small Qaarto.

1054. Extracts from various manuscripts, e/c., in the Vatican Library,
made in 1787 by Rev. Charles O'Conor, D.D. (see his Bihl, MS.
StowensiSy vol. i. p. 335).

1. Malediction of Pope Sixtus [V.] on any one who shall steal or
ill-use the books in the Vatican Library, being an '' Inscription on
marble at the left as you enter." f. 1.

2. Notes relating to the memorial of " Conte D. Carlo Stampa . . .
for the saccession to the Gran Priorato of Ireland vacant by the
death of Card. Ottoboni " [? Pietro Otthoboni, o6. 1740]. From
" N. 3149, MSS. Vaiia, torn. 21, p. 226." f. 2.

3. Extracts from **N. 6883, CoUeotio Variorum Onuphrii Panvinii,

678 STOWE MSS., 1060.

p. 330," viz.: — (a) Charter of King John resigning to the Pqpe
[Innocent III.] the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, dat. 3 Oct
1 213. Printed in Bymer's FoBdera, ed. Holmes, vol. i. p. 67. f. 2 b ;
— (b) Notes on ** Dandaye " [Danelaghe] and Peter's Pence, f. 4 b ;
— (c) Deed whereby Reginald *• Rex Insnlanun " sabjects himself
and his Island of May to the Pope [Honorius m.] ; x. Kal. Oct.
[22 Sept.] 1219. f. 6 b.

4. Fragment of a letter from St. Basil to Innocent, a Bishop. Or,
Printed in Migne's Patrologia Oraca^ xxxii. col. 388, where see also
a note as to the incorrect addition of the word " 'pta/iif: " after the
word " hruTKoiTiOy* in the heading of the letter, f. 7.

5. Note on the proposed subjugation of Ireland by Pope Gregoiy XTTL,
from " DiBCorsi e Trat[tati] Diversi, vol. 7." f. 7.

6. Bull of Pope Paul lY., by which he '' makes over the Kingdom of
Ireland to Philip and Mary," dat 7 June, 1655. f. 7.

7. ''Istoria Brittonum edita ab Anachoreta Marco ejusdem gentis
sancto Episcopo," followed by a life of St Patrick. From Vatican
Codex 1964, p. 47, of the 10th cent See Hardy's Descriptive Cata-
logue^ voL L p. 335. f. 8.

8. Note of the contents, eie.<, of Vatican MS. 1534, of the library of
Queen Christina, f. 28.

Paper; fiF. 28. Folio.

1066. Extracts from original letters and papers in the Bodleian,
British Museum, and other Libraries, made apparently for Tho.
Astle, who prefixed a list of contents.

1. Letters of Richard Lay ton and other Visitors of Religious Houses
to Thomas, Lord Cromwell, on the immoralities, e^., at Fountains,
West Dereham, Bury St Edmunds, Bristol, Maiden Bradley, efc;
1537. From Roger Dodsworth*s MSS. in the Bodleian Library,
f. 2.

2. Account of relics found on the suppression of monasteries at
Repingdon, co. Derb., Grace Dieu, co. Leic, Shefford, co. Bedf.,
Hufford, 00. Notts., Derby, Hampole, Bridlington, Rievaux and
many other places in cos. York, Cumberland, Lancaster, Chester
and Westmorland. From the Dodswoith MSS. f. 7.

3. Account of Robert Braybrook, Bishop of London [1381-1404], and
of a visit paid to his body preserved in the Chapter Houae of St
Paul's by [Barbara Villiers] Duchess of Cleveland. From a MS.
note by [Henry Hare, 2nd] Lord Culeraine, made 10 Dec 1675 in
his copy of Dugdale's History of 8t, PauTa Cathedral, f. 16.

4. Customs of "Church Ale" from Dodsworth MS. 150, and of
" Bride Ale," from tho Court-rolls of Halesowen, co. Salop, 1572-3.
ff. 23, 25.

Cl. XXIII. ANTIQUITIES. 679

5. Note oonceming the burial place of " Little John, Bobin Hood's
companion ** ; " from a loose paper in Mr. Ashmole's Hand writing,
Oxford Mus8Biim." f. 26.

6. '*■ A Letter from Scotland to a Friend in England at King James's
being there Anno 1617 " : a satirical aooonnt of Scotland, by James
Howell, printed under the title of A Perfect Description of the People
of Scotland in 1649. (For another copy see No. 151, above.) From
the Dodsworth MSS. f. 27.

7. Beminisoenoes of Bobert Shrimpton, Mayor of St. Albans, relating
to customs and superstitions at St. Alban's Abbey before the dis-
solution of monasteries; "from a loose paper in Mr. Ashmole's
wi-iting, 26 Aug. 1668 " [Ashm. MS. 1137, f. 61]. Printed in the
OenOeman'a Magazine, cii., Sept. 1832, p. 204. f. 37.

8. Verses on the Passion of Jesus Clirist, generally known as '* Carta
redemptionis humanae," framed in imitation of a grant of laud,
beg. '* Noverint presentes et futuri, Wetes all that be heere," etc.
(For another copy, see Add. MS. 24,343, f. 6 b.) From the Dods-
worth MSS. f. 40.

9. *' Plate remaining within the upper Jewel House in the Tower
and deliver'd over to the Trustees of Pari* for Sale of the Bang's
goods," 15 Aug. 1649 ..." From a loose sheet among M^ Auberys
[sc. John Aubrey] MS. Collections relating to N. Wilts, in the
Ashmole Musedum, Oxon." f. 43.

10. Notes on English Manners and Customs, 1678 ; identical for the
most part with the Introduction to John Aubrey's Topographical
CoUectiona for N. Wiltahirej which was, however, written in 1670.
From the same MS. collections in the Ashmole MussBum. f. 46.

11. "A Bental of the Dutchy of Lancaster, anno 1596." f. 60.

12. Account of dishes, etc.,, used at various Boyal and other banquets
in the 15th cent., chiefly from Harley MS. 279. flF. 63-76.

13. " Purveyance made for K. Bich«> (ye 2<>), being vdth the Due of
Lancastre at the Bishops Palace of Durham at Loudon," 23 Sept.
a° 11, 1387 ; from Harley MS. 4016. f. 77.

14. Bill of fare "at the Stalling of J[ohn] Stafford, Archbishop of
Canterbury," 1443; from the same MS. f. 79.

16. " The order of a Feast royal made by Cardinal Wolsey " ; from
Harley MS. 6807. f. 50. With cooking recipes from the same
MS. ff. 81,83.

16. Patent of King John relating to the Crown Jewels, [1207].
f. 90.

17. Account of the seizure of the Bishop's castle at Hereford by John
FitzAlan, Lord of Arundel, 47 Hen. IIL [1262]. "Ex Begistro
Bicardi Swiniield, Episcopi Herefordensis, fol. 25." f. 92.

18. Lists of relics (a) "in ecclesia I^ominstre ab antique." "Ex

680 STOWE MSB., 1066, 1067.

eodem Begistro, fol. 36 b." f. 93 ;— (b) at St. Angnfltine^ Canter-
bxuy, " lit patet ex Notula temp. B. Hen. HL addita ad finem Yetos-
tisdini CodiciB Evangeliorum oUm ad illud Monasterinm pertmentu
et ntmc in Bibliotheca Collegii Corp. Xti. Cantnar. L. 15." f. 95.
19. Two documents found, according to a note by Thomas Astle, in
the above MS. at Corpus Christi College, viz. (a) Belease of land in
Flnmstead in 1109. f. 96; — (b) Suit concerning lands at Nofrlh-
boume in 1146. f. 98.

Paper ; ff. 99. xviiith cent Bound in red morocco. Qnarta

1066. Catalogues of various collections of MSS. and Printed Books,
as follows : —

1. Manuscript collections of Thomas Madox, Historiographer Royal
(o6. 1727). f. 3.

2. MSS. of Jatnes West, Secretary to the Treasury, etc (ob. 1772),
m,;— (a) His "Manuscripts in Covent Ghirden." f. 22; — (b)
" Manuscripts on vellum in Covent Garden." f. 39 ; — (c) " Mann*
cripts at Alsoot [oo. Warw.], Sept. 1772." f. 43. The collection
was on West's death purchased by William Petty, 2nd Earl of
Shelbume [Marquis of Lansdowne, 1784], and is now included
among the Lansdowne MSS. acquired by the British Museum in
1807. On f. 44 b is a note by Tho. Astle on the descent of the
Burghley Papers (forming part of the collection), which were
inherited from Henry Hicks, Lord BurgUey's Secretary, by Sir
Will. Hicks his son, who, in Mar. 1682, sold them to Bichaid
Chiswell, bookseller, from whom they passed by purchase to John
Strype, and, in 1734, to James West.

3. List (in the hand of Bev. Philip Morant) of " Thomas Jekyll's
MSS.," relating chiefly to the History of Essex. Some of tho MSS.
now form part of the Harley Collection in the Brit. Museum.
Followed on f. 69 by a short account of Jekyll's life [1571-1653].
f. 68.

4. *< Catalogue of Manuscripts and Original Charters, Grants, <&c,
illustrating ... the History of the County of York," collected by
John Burton, M.D. ; 1769. Printed, f. 72.

5. Sale-Catalogue of the MSS. of Sir Julius Caesar, Master of the
Bolls, ete.; 1767. Printed, f. 74.

6. Accounts of the Beoords in the charge of the King's Bemem-
brancer and the Lord Treasurer's Bemembrancer, in the Exchequer.
ff. 80, 82.

7. Account, by James Mickleton, of Durham, of his MS. Coilectioos
relating to the History of Durham ; eirc. 1660-70. Autogro]^
i 84.

8. Lists of (a) " MSS. Books given to Lincolns Inn by S'" Matthew

Cl. XXIII. ANTIQUITIES. 681

Hale, 1676." f. 86;— (b) "Mr. [WilUam] Prynn's Works in the
Library of Lincoln's Inn." f. 89.

A table of contents has been added by Thomas Astle.

Paper ; ff. 89. xviith-xviuth centt. Polio.

1057. CoLLEcriON of tracts, etc., made apparently by Dr. Zaohary
Grey, Hector of Houghton Conquest (o6. 1766), in whose hand the
first 92 leaves are written. Prom a note by Rev, William Cole, the
Cambridge antiquary, in Add. MS. 5822, f. 123, it would seem that
he borrowed this volume from Dr. Grey in 1759 and transcribed
from it artt. 3 and 5. The initials P. W., which appear against
Artt. 3, 4, 8-11 in the list of contents on f. 1., are probably those of
Philip Williams, President of St. John's College, Cambridge, whose
MSS. both Grey and Cole used freely for their respective collec-
tions. The contents are : —

1. Index, or brief list of contents, of the MS. collections of Thomas
Baker (ob, 1740), B.D., of St. John's College, Cambridge, being
42 volumes, of which the first 23 are now Harley MSS. 7028-
7050 in the British Museum, and the remaining 19 MSS. Mm.
1.35 — Mm. 1.63 in Cambridge University Library, f. 3.

2. Index to the MS. Collections of Robert Hare (o&. 1611), relating
principally to Cambridge University, and preserved in the
University Registry, f. 53.

3. Dissertation " touching the death of Peter Hawkins wounded in
the Park of Bramfield, July 24, 1621, by Dr. George Abbot, Lord
Archbishop of Canterbury." f. 92.

4. Modus tenendi Parliamentum ; [by Henry Elsynge]. Imperfect at
beginning, f. 105.

5. ''StatutaeoclesiffiCathedralisEliensis. . . 1666." f.l56. This and
the following articles down to art. 12 are apparently in the hand of
Dr. John Nalson, for an account of whose connection with Rev. W.
Cole, Dr. Philip Williams and Dr. Z. Grey, see Add. MS. 5841. f. 4 b.

6. "Abstract of [Roger Boyle] L[ord] Orrery's answer to P[eter]
Walshes second letter to his Grace the D[uke] of 0[rmonde] about
indulgences for Roman Catholics." Printed at Dublin, 1662,
under the title of An Answer to a scandalous letter lately printed and
subscribed by Peter Walsh, etc. f. 163.

7. Extracts from a treatise on Ecclesiastical Councils, f. 166.

8. "A Collection of Prophesies, etc., out of Sir Robert Cotton's
Collections," from Nostradamus, etc, f. 167.

9. Extracts from pamphlets of William Prynne, and "Passages out of
[Peter] Smart's sermon preached in the Cathedrall of Durham,
July 7, 1638" [? 1628, cf. article on John Cosin, in Dirt. Nat,
Biogr.], ff. 173, 175.

682 STOWE MSS., 105»-1060.

10. Extracts ** out of the 2^ part of Doleman," that is, Part H of
A Conference Umching succession to ike Orown^ by Bobert Doleman,
al, Robert Parsons, Jesuit, printed in 1594. f. 176.

11. Treatise on Predestination, eto.,by Dr. [John] Nalson. Imperfed.
f. 178.

12. Treatise entitled '^ No mony, no law " : a draft of a political tract
by [Dr. J. Nalson], printed in 1683 under the title of The Presad
Interest of England, eto. f. 204.

13. " The Processe for making a Bishop." f, 219.

14. '*Ld Chiefe Justice [Bobert] Heath's opinion that, where the
Bishop, or other Inferior Judge will not, dare not or cannot doe
Justice^ the Superior Court may and ought to doe it " ; 22 Mar.
1643[4]. f. 221.

15. ** Bishoprickes how antiently donative, and by what meanes i^ej
came elective.*' f. 223.

Paper; ff. 224. xvnith cent. Folio.

1058. Transcripts of various documents, made by Dr. Zachaiy Grey, of
Trinity Hall, Oambridge, Vicar of St. Peter's and St. Giles' in
Cambridge, and Bector of Houghton Conquest, co. Bedford (o6.
1766). At the beginning are inserted four original documents,
viz. ; — (a) Certificate of induction of Dr. Bobert Moss to the rectory
of Gilston al. Gedleston, co. Hertf., on 29 Dec. 1714 (Moss, who
was Dean of Ely 1713-1729, was connected with Grey by marriage:
see Nichols, Lit. Anecd, i. 664, ii. 548). f. 1 ; — (b) Promissory
note signed by Moss, and witnessed by Grey, 13 Apr. 1721 (with
acquittance on back, 28 May, 1724). f. 3; — (c) Begulationi
for funerals in the parishes of St Peter and St. Giles, Cambridge,
22 and 26 Apr. 1726. ff. 4, 5.
The transcripts are as follows : —

1. English state papers and letters, 1641-1660 ; from the MS-
collections of Dr. Philip Williams, President of St. John's College,
Cambridge, and Public Orator 1730-1741. f. 6. The most important
are printed by Grey in the appendices to his Examination of vols. 3
and 4 of Need's History of the Puritans, 1737-9 ; and other letters
were transcribed by him from Williams's collection for Francis Peck,
and printed by the latter in Desiderata Curiosa, vol. ii., 1779, pp.
345-490. Williams's collection appears to have belonged originally
to his grandfather, John Nalson (see Desid. Our., pref. to vol. ii.) ;
and according to Nichols, Lit Anecd., vol. viii., p. 415, •* Wfr. Cole
of Ely possessed the MSS. of Dr. Williams [after the latter's death],
which afterwards came into the hands of his brother Charles
Nalson Cole." The collection seems to have contained a large
number of originals, together with some copies (see f. 131 b), and

Cl. XXIII. ANTIQUITIES. 683

to have consisted of at least twenty-three volnmes. For other
transcripts from it, made respectively by Grey and by T. Baker,
see Cat, of MSS, in Cambridge Univ. Library, vol. ii. (1857), p. 282-^,
vol. V. (1867), pp. 398-403 ; and see also above. No. 1057.

2. Extracts from " Woodwards Register," relating to the diocese of
Lincoln in the 17th cent. f. 137.

3. Detailed catalogue of vols. i.-x. of Dr. Williams's collection (see
above), f. 168.

4. A miscellaneons collection of extracts, chiefly from the Baker
MSS., and relating mainly to the history of Cambridge, f. 202.
They include :— (a) Extracts from ** Alderman Newtons book" (now
Harley MSS. 4115,4116). ff. 202-220 ;— (b) " A Poem— on y« cutting
down a tree in Trinity Walks." f. 221 ;— (c) Letters from Elizabeth,
James L and Charles IL f. 224; — (d) Letters to Archbishop
Button from Archbishops Grindal, Whil^ft and Matthews, and
from Bichard Yaughan, Bishop of Chester ; 1577-1600. f. 234.

Some of these extracts from Baker's MSS. are printed in Feck,
Detid, Our.j and elsewhere (see Cat. of MSS, in Camb, Univ. Ltbr.j
V. pp. 368, etc.).

Paper ; ff. 250. xvmth cent Folio.

1069. Archaismus Graphicus: an introduction to Palaeography by
[Sir] Henry Spelman, written for the use of his sons in 1606. It
contains notes in Latin on the history of letters, and on MSS. and
the means to determine their age, together with a glossary, which
occupies nearly the whole volume, of abbreviations in Latin MSS.
Paper; ff. 93. Bound in leather, stamped with the arms of
Charles I. as Prince of Wales (cf Add. MS. 27,936). On the title-
page is inscribed "Liber Bicardi Symonds," i.e. E. Symonds, of
Black Notley, oo. Essex, author of the Marches of the Boyal Army
during the Great Civil War (ed. C. E. Long, Camden Soc., 1859) :
cf Harley MSS. 911, 939, 944, Add. MS. 17,062, Eg. MS. 2635, etc.
Belonged to Thomas Astle, 1764. Octavo.

1060. Facsimiles of " Alphabets, specimens of Ancient and Modem
Writing, engravings of Ancient Charters, etc.,* with notes by
Thomas Astle, giving references to the sources from which the
plates were taken. A few of the plates were used by Astle for
his Origin and Progress of Writing, 1784. At the end are some
specimens of modem caligraphy, amongst them being some by (a)
Mathew Buchinger, "bom [1674] without hands, legs or feet,"
London, 1730. f. 97 ;— (b) John Cox, "bom [1684] without arm
or hand," 1714-5. f. 98 ;—{o) Jeremiah Andrews, 1715. f 101 ;
—(d) John Sturt, 1728. f. 102 ;'-(e) Rev. J. Thoma^^en, of Tarvin,
CO. Chester, 1726. f. 103;— (f) Robert Spofforth, of Oxford, 1700.

684 STOWE MSS., 1061-1086.

f. 104 ;— (g) Daniel Hopkins, f. 104 ;— <h) Edward Gotterell, 1730.
f. 105;— (i) Thomas Cole. f. 109 ;--<k) Thomas Young, in Gretk.
1793. f. 112.

Paper ; ff. 114. The cover bears the arms of Astley, asaumed
by Thomas Astle. Formerly lettered " Eotypa Varia. Vol. 11.,'' •«
if a continuation of No. 1024. Folio.

1061. Facsimiles, executed by hand, of ancient writing and illumina-
tions from manuscripts in the British Museum, Bodleian, Corpus
Christ! College, Cambridge, Lambeth, and other Libraries, appa-
rently collected by Thomas Astle. Amongst them are a few single
leaves, vellum, of original manuscripts, including : — (a) Miniatures,
poorly executed, from Books of Hours written in France in the
15th cent. On the back of the first is written " Ex libris Jacobos
(sic) Laurent. Ce present libure appartient a Monsieur Laurent,
predicant & la cour de Mons, Licentie es droit et Loix et Grefhier a
messieurs Eschevins de laditte ville de Mons." ff. 112-117; — (b)
Leaf from a Dutch MS., 15th cent., containing the commemoratiosi
of St. Katharine, f. 118 ;— (c) Leaf from a 14th cent. MS. of the
Saint Graal, in French, f. 120; — (d) Leaf from a 14th cent
almanac (June and July), f. 122 ;— (e) Leaf from a 12th cent
Antiphonal, with musical pneums. f. 125 ; — (f) Leaf from a 15th
cent. Gradual, with musical notes on a four-lined stave, f. 127 ; —
(g) Fragment of a late 14th cent, service-book, with musical notes
on a four-lined stave, etc. f. 130. At the end (ff. 131-152) are
22 of the 26 coloured plates of illuminations from MSS. of the 14th
to the 17th cent, in the library of the Dae de la Valli^re, publiahed
by the Abbe J. J. Eive in 1782 (see his ProspecdM cTttn ooero^
proposSpar aouscripiumt Paris, 1782).

Vellum and paper; ff. 152. xvuith cent. Bound in red morocoo,
tooled, with the arms of Thomas Astle. Folio.

1062. "Lexicon Diplomaticum Graecum: or an Interpretation of
abbreviations used in Greek manuscripts, compiled by John
Caravalla, a native of Greece, from original manuscripts, for the
use of Doctor Mead" [Richard Mead, M.D., 1673-1754].

Paper ; ff. 51. xvmth cent. Presented to The. Astle by Edwin
[Sandys], Lord Sandys, of Ombresley, in 1787. Bound in greeo
calf, tooled. Small Octavo.

1063. Specimens of Latin and Greek type, with alphabets of various
languages, numerals, abbreviations, etc. Written with printer's
ink, in closest imitation of printed type, by J. Thomaaen of
Chester, 1726.

Paper ; ff. 8. Small Octavo.

CLASS XXIV.

SCIENCE,

INGLUDINO MEDICAL AND COOKERY RECIPES.

1064L Collection of philosophical and scientific treatises, in Latin, in
one hand, accompanied at the end by a few neatly-drawn and
colonred illustrative figures. The MS. was probably written for
nse at the Jesuit College of Clermont-Ferrand. The contents
are: — (1) " Tractatus ad qnatnor libros Aristotelis de cobIo sen do
mnndo." f. 2; — (2) "Tractatus in tres libros Aristotelis de
anima." f. 57 ; — (3) " Ex optica et astronomia selecta mathemata,"
delivered by "Petrus de Maupeou, Parisinus,*' at the Jesuit
College, Clermont [-Ferrand], on 23 July, 1666. Printed, f. 129 ;
— (4) ** Tractatus brevis et facilis de arithmetica practioa." f. 137;
—(5) "Tractatus de optica." f. 148;— (6) "Institutio Astrono-
mica." f. 194 b.

Paper; ff. 231. xvnth cent. On the fly-leaf is the entry
"Thomas Barker, in CoUegio Eegali Cleremontano, anno 1666,"
with the note, " Pretio £2 12s. 6d." Quarto.

1065. A Folded Almanack, with tables of feasts, planets, etc.^ as
follows: — (1-4) Calendar, with tables of cycles calculated from
1482, the probable date of the MS., to 1520, each of the four
sheets containing the calendar, etc., for three months ; — (5) Indie-
tiones, Festa Mobilia, Tabula planetarum. Tabula lunaa, and Homo
Signorum («c. the influence of the signs of the Zodiac on man) ; —
(6) Homo venarum (ac. the uses of, and influences on, the various
veins of the human body), and the canon or explanation of the
whole Calendar.

Vellum; six sheets, 12x8j^ inches, doubled, folded in four, and
joined at the top for hanging at the girdle. Oblong Octavo.

1066. Tables for finding the moveable feasts, epacts, duration of
moonshine and sunshine, ebb and flow of tides, etc., preceded by a
Calendar, drc. 1540-1550. On a fly-leaf in the hand of Edward
Seymour, Duke of Somerset, are the following lines : —

" Fere of the lord is the b[e]genning of wisdumme."

" Put thi trust in the lord w* all thine hart."

" Be not wise in thyne owne conseyte, but fere the Lord and fle

frome euele."
" From the toware, the day before my deth, 1551, E. Somerset."

1

686 STOWE MSS., 1087-1070.

He was ezeonted on 22 Jan. 155 J. At the end is written in a
minute hand "Katerine Hartford, Caterine Seamoar," probably
Catharine, dau. of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, wife of Bdward
Seymour, Earl of Hertford, son of the Dnke of Somerset.

Vellum ; ff. 31. Bound in crimson velvet. 3|x3 inches.

1067. HiSTORiii Animalium : a Bestiary, agreeing generally in suU
stance with the one, of which many copies are extant, beg.
" Bestiarum vocabulum proprie convenit," but differing consider-
ably in form. The text begins ** Leo ex Greco vocabulo inflexuin
est," the introductory paragraph "Bestiarum vocabulum," eic,
being added (with variations) in the margin. Forty-three
characters are given, with the usual moral lessons annexed tu
them, and references 1o the unknown " Physiologus." The last
two characters are of the stones adamant and *' mermeoolion," ending
with the words " talem retributionem recipiunt pro corruptibilibiis.*'

Vellum ; ff. 16. xiith cent. With coloured initials and 29 pen-
and-ink drawings of animals described, the blank spaoeB for the
remaining sketches and initials in the latter part of the work not
having been filled up. Large Octavo.

1068. Notes on John Hunter's classification of the Animal Kingdom,
taken (according to a statement at the end) " from a slight view of
Mr. Hunter's experiments and preparations. They are, in the first
place, imperfect; in the next, they may be erroneoufi in many
particulars."

Paper; ff. 11. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Bound in Tellnm,
with tooling. Duodecimo.

1060. '* Matthi£Db Lobel [L'Obel], M.D., Botanographi Regii eximii,
Stirpium Ulustrationes." Printed (somewhat more folly) under
the editorship of William How, London, 1655. At the end (f. 72)
is added, in the same hand, *' Theatri Botanici Joannis Parkinsoni
(pr. 1 640) • A/Aaf>r[i7]/xaTa." This is also printed, as by L'Obel, in the
volume above mentioned.

Paper ; ff. 77. xviith cent. Quarto.

1070. Collection of tracts on alchemy, the philosopher's stone, eie^
as follows : —

1. " Tractatus Nicholai Comitis " de lapide Philosophorum, b^. " Ut
ad perfectam scientiam pervenire." f. 2. For another copy aee
Sloane MS. 692, f. 20.

2. '* Summa Platonis " : an alchemical treatise, beg. ** Cum res ex
eodem genere sunt." f. 17 b.

3. " Speculum Alkemye Bogeri Baconis," beg. " Speculum Alkymyc,
quod in corde meo figuravi." f. 20.

Cl. XXIV. SCIENCE. 687

4. " Verbum abbreyiatum Baymundi " Lullii, beg. •' Verbiun
abbroviatum verissimum et approbatuin." Headed *' Raymnndufi
Lullius," but the second word has been eraaed and '* Ganfridns
RaymnnduB " written above, f. 22 b.

5. Alchemical treatise by Robert Frimytor, "otherwise called in
English Baikar, born in Suffolk at Bongeye/' beg. "In the name
of God amen, the yere of our lord god 1466." f. 26.

6. * Secreta secretorum artis philosophorum/' an English translation,
beg. " After the mind of Hermes, Plato/' etc. f. 32.

7. " Traotatus Mireri de lapide philosophico," beg. " Cum qusBris quid
sit lapis philosophicus." f. 37.

8. Extract from the Rosarium philosophorum Amaldi de Villa Nova,
with the Epistola Bemardi Treverensis ad Thomam de Bononia ;
the latter printed in J. J. Manget's Btbliotheca Chemica Curioea,
1702, tom. ii. p. 399. f. 38.

9. " De anulo," beg. " Inoipiunt septem operaoiones lapidis maioris
secundum Johannem Bastonem, sepultum in Antuarpia." f. 40.

10. Treatise on the four elements of nature, beg. ''Laus sit Deo
patri, qui dat sapientiam sapientibus." f. 42. For a similar
treatise, to which the title " Rosarius Philosophorum " is given,
see Harley MS. 1818, f. 1.

11. ''Liber philosophic magistri Johannis Dastyn, Anglici," beg.
'* Cum dignum sit dignis secreta pandere." f. 44.

12. "Medulla alchymie" of George Riplay, canon of Bridlington,
sometimes ascribed to Johannes de Rupescissa (c/. J. J. Manget*s
BibL Chemica Ouriosay tom. ii. p. 84, where this treatise is printed,
though with many variations, as Liber Lucis J. de Rupescissa),
beg. ** Materia lapidis est res una vilis." f. 51 b.

13. "Operacio practica Johannis Saw[t]re monachi [de] Thomey,"
beg. ** Immensas omnipotenti Deo gratias refero.'' f. 56 b. Fol-
lowed (f. 61) by an '* Appendix/' beg., after four quasi-hexameters
(*'Notifl via datur," etc.)^ "Ego Joh. Sawtre inveni speculo
philosophorum."

14. Treatise on the Philosopher's Stone, beg. "Nota quod aurum
nostrum et argentum nostrum non est commune sed est sperma."
f. 63 b.

15. " Dialogus inter Naturam et filium Philoeophie," beg. " Cum annis
plurimis super secretorum nature indagine." Printed in op. cit,,
tom. ii. p. 326. f. 66.

Paper ; ff. 74. xvith cent. Belonged successively to John Dec,
the Astrologer (ob. 1608), in whose hand are some of the marginal
notes; to Patricius Saunders, 1606: to G. Theophanes, al. Tifi^,
1730 ; and to Dr. R[ichard] Farmer (pb, 1797). Small Quarto.

688 STOWE MSS., 1071-1073.

1071. «*The Qoulden arte, or The Jewell House of 6eme8...witli
divers other things devided into tow severall bookes for the better
understandinge therof. Collected and gathered together oat of
divers and sundry authors by William Heth, Clarke of his Majesties
Store for the navy at Portesmouth, for the good of his cuntry.*' The
first part of the work was apparently written in 1603 (f. 10), but
William Heath did not receive the grant of his office till 1609 {cf.
CaL of State Papers). For a somewhat similar work entitled ** The
Gouldsmythes Storehouse," written in 1606, cf. Add. MS. 25,093.

The first part, which is a treatise on gold and silver, is divided
into the following headings, amongst others, mz. " The description
of gold." f. 3;— "The generatione of gold." f. 3b;— "The
abstractiDge of gold from the mine." f. 6 ; — " The purginge of
gold from stonne." f. 6b; — "The mine of silver and the
quallityes therof." f. 8 ; — " Of the first originall and making of
money." f. 10;— "The manner of the assaye." f. 11 b;— "The
charge and duty of the M' of the Minte." f. 13b;— "The tayall
or examination of moneyes." f. 14 b ; — " The divissione of the
pound Troye." f. 16 b; — " The vallew of sterlinge silver and fine
silver." f. 16; — Tables showing "the goodnes and prise of all
sortes of silver." f. 16 b ;— " The difference of Troye waight and
Tower waight." f. 24;— "The fines [fineness] of outlandish
moneyes " : description, weight, and value of foreign coins, ff. 26 h,
28 b; — " The finnes of our old English moneye." f. 28 ; — ^Names,
etc., of " A Jurye of Goldsmythes for triall of Silver/' in 1600 and
1601. ff. 29 b, 31 b ;— " The tryall of the pixes, 1600." f. 30 ;—
••The just reconinge of gold, 1677." f. 33;—" The Table of the
finnes of all manner of gold." f. 35; — "The waight of gold
quoynes." f. 36 b : — " The rule of combinatione upon the mixtar
of gold with copper." f. 37 ; — " The rule staticke and steremetrya
upon the waight of gold or silver." f. 38 b ; — " The property of
gold and silver against poysonne." f. 39 ; — " A secret to knowe
by arte where ther is any myne of gold, or gold treasur hidde,
without breakinge of ground." f. 39 b ; — " To make artificiall
gold out of Alexis workes." f. 40 ; — " On gold and silver in the
West Indies." f. 40 b ;— " On the mines of Potosi." £ 44 ;— " Of
the propertye of quickesilver," etc. f. 49 ; — " Of the Engines to
grind mettalls." f 63 b.

The second part is called " The Booke of pearles and presious
Btonnes, with their vallewes and vertues." After a general intro-
duction, which includes (f. 67) some English verses, translated
from Maibodus by Abraham Fleming, the following particular
stones are considered ; — The Pearl, f. 69 ; — Carbuncle, f. 62 ; —
Diamond, f. 62 b ;— Ruby. f. 66 b ;— Sapphire, f. 68 b ;— Topas.

Cl. XXIV. SCIENCE. 689

f. 70 ;— Emerald, f. 70 b ;— " Ballas . . a Kind of Rubies." f. 72 ;
— "Spinnelle ... an other Kind of Rubies." f. 72 ;— " Turquese."
f. 72 b ;— Jacinth, f. 73 ;— Amethyst, f. 73 ;— Opal. f. 73 b;—
" Jerasolifl." f. 73 b ;— Jasper, f. 74 ;— Cat's eye. f. 74 b ;—
Agate, f. 75 ;— Chrysolite, f. 75 b ;— Memphitis. f. 75 b;—
" Saunus." f. 75 b ;— " Toode Stoune." f. 76 ;— " Eohites." f. 77 ;
—Loadstone, f. 77 b;— "Zepistites." f. 78 b ;— " Histinos." f.78b;
— " Elitropia." f. 79 ;— Beryl, f. 79 b ;— " Sependamus or fetipen-
damus." f. 79 b ;— Comelion. f. 79 b ;— " Esmundus." f. 79 b ;—
" Iris." f. 80 ;— " Gallasia." f. 80 ;— Lapis Lazuli, f. 80 ;— Onyx,
f. 80;— Crystal, f. 80 b;— Amber, f. 81 ;— Coral, f. 81b;—
" Gagates, in English Jeat " [Jet], f. 82 ;— Bloodstone, f. 82 b ;—
Chalcedony, f. 82 b ; — '* The stoune for the deseas of the gravell
and stoune in the kidnes or raynes." f. 83 ; — " Bona." f. 83 ; —
"The stoune for the desease of the mother." f. 88b;— "The
vertue of pretious stounes against poyson." f. 83 b ; — " Serpentine
Stone." f. 84 ;— " The Stone Salmas." f. 84 b ;— Selonite. f. 84 b ;
— Alectoria. f. 84 b.

In addition, the following subjects are treated : — " The tryall
of Stounes." f. 85 ; — " The Beazzar Stone," and its virtue against
poisons. f. 86 ; — ** The unicomes home." f. 91 ; — " Amber
Grise." f. 92;—" Of muske and the muske catt." f. 94b ;— "Of
the Civet Catte." f. 95 ; — Directions for making counterfeit stones,
f. 96 ; — Recipes for gilding and for various operations with gold
and silver, f. 99 b ; — " Of the strange moneyes that is used in
other ountryes." f, 103.

At the end (f. 104), in a later hand, is " A short valuation of
pearles by weight or measure."

Paper ; flF. 104. Folio.

1072. Account of a new volcano which rose from the sea between
Sicily and the island of Fantellaria, in Jidy, 1831 : a translation of
a paper read by Dr. Carlo GJemmellaro, Professor of Natural History
in the Royal University at Catania, on 28 Aug. 1831, in the hall of
that University, and published the same year. Followed by an
Appendix, containing letters, e^c, on the same subject. The paper
appears to have been originally read before the " Academia Qioenia
di scienze naturali" at Catania on 18 Aug. 1831 ; it is printed in
the Atti of that society, vol. viii. (1834), p. 271,

Paper; £f. 36. xixth cent. Quarto.

1073. Hippocrates and Galen, in Oreek, viz. ; — (1) Hippocrates'
^'Opicos. f. 2;— (2) Hippocrates' Nd/ios. f. 3 b;— (3) Hippocrates'
*A<^opi(7/AOil Titles are occasionally given, in red ink, but irregularly
and sometimes wrongly. The concluding aphorism^, rejected by

2 Y

690 STOWE MBS., 1074*1080.

Littr6 and Ermerins, are here piesent. f. 6 ; — (4) Hippooimtei'
UpoyyioariKov. f. 62 b; — (5) Qaleo, IIcpc evx^/tla^ iceu kokokv^Uo^-
f, 98 b. There are oocasional marginal oorrectians, in a different
hand.

Paper, bound in vellnm ; ff. 174. zvith cent. Belonged to Tho.
Astle. Duodecimo.

1074. '« Anatomue Compendium.'* Paper; ff. 53. zvnth oenl 8m.
Quarto.

1076. *' Primera Parte de Medicina y Cimgia" : a treatise on medi-
cine by the Licentiate Juan de Yidos y Miro, '* Beneficiado '* of the
church of St. Paul, SaragoBsa. I^nish, A &o-8imile oopy made
'*por loe Indios Guaranis de las antiquas Misiones del Paraguay"
from the printed edition, Saragossa, 1699, beginning, however, with
the " Tratado Quarto." At the end (f. 65) a few medical redpes,
in Spanish^ have been added by an xvinth cent. hand.

Paper ; ff. 66. xymth cent. Stated in a note on f. 1 to have been
given, as a specimen of the skill of the Indians in imitation, by Don
Santiago Liniers, General of the Spanish Foroes and Viceroy of the
Province of Buenos Ayres, to Don Juan Tyrrell, Administrator of
the Boyal Custom-House at Monte Video, who, on 18 Mar. 1808,
presented it to [George Temple Nugent GrenviUe, 1st] Marquis of
Buckingham. Sm. Qaarto.

1076. CoLLECTiOK of medical recipes, with a few others. At the end
are : — (a) Recipes for diseases of horses and cattle, f. 62 ; — (b) " The
cordiall Elireix («c). Cousin Betty Kirkby." f 68 b ;— (c) " For an
intermitting fever by Dr. Winteringham " [Clifton Wintringbam,
M.D., 6b. 1748, or his son Sir Clifton Wintringham, Bart, MJ)^ ob,
1794]. The initials D. W., which are placed against several of the
recipes, may possibly stand for D[r]. W[intringham].

Paper; ff, 64. xvmth cent Folio.

1077, 1078. Medical, cookery and other recipes, mostly collected and
written by Sir Peter Temple, Knt., of Stanton Barry, oo. Bucks.
Two volumes. In vol. I. the medical recipes are arranged in rough
alphabetical order, and are followed by other recipes under the
following heads, viz.: Cookery, f. 109; Made wines, £ 115; Per-
fumes, f. 116; Husbandry, f. 119; Horses, f. 122; Dogs, f. 135;
Fishing, f. 136 ; Babbits, f. 137 ; Experiments, f. 138. Inserted at
the end (f. 141) are " The true Beceipts of that valuable secret for
curing all sorts of Buptures in men, women and children, for one
branch whereof the King gave Thomas Benton 5000L in money,
5001. per annum." On the vellum cover (now laid down inside)
the following notes occur, in Sir P. Temple's hand : (a) *• Beceipts.

Cl. XXIV. SCIENCE. 691

May vlt. 1656"; (b) "For my dear danghter Elianor Temple, if
I doe not otherwise dispose it under my Hand and seale, Pet.
Temple." Vol. II. contains a similar ooUection of recipes, which
are, however, written in many hands besides Sir P. Temple's. The
names of the persons from whom the collector obtained the recipes
are in many cases given. On the fly-leaf is the name of Elianor
Temple [<Un. of Sir Peter, who married Richard Grenville, of
Wotton].
Paper ; flF. 146, 60. xvnth cent Polio.

1079. XoTE-BOOK of medical and other recipes in the hand of Sir P.
Temple, the names of the authorities from whom they were derived
being generally given.

Paper ; ff. 86. xvuth cent. Duodecimo.

1080. Recipes for cookery, for making simples, perfumes, etc., and
for japanning, varnishing and gilding ; with the name of Eatherine
Lowther on the last page.

Paper; ff. 38. xvmth cent Polio.

2 T 2

692 STOWE MSS., 1081-1083.

CLASS XXV.

MISCELLANEOUS.

108L Twelve ink drawings of persons and groups, elaboratelj
executed by a French artist, generally without removing the pen from
the surface. Opposite each drawing are one or more French soiigs,
with the musical notes (except in one instance). On the covers are
two similar figures cut out of the upper vellum skin with a penknife.
Vellum ; £f. 32. Late xviith cent. Belonged to Thomas Astle,
1774. Quarto.

1082. Translations of oriental letters, etc., viz. : (a) The Shah of
Persia to Charles L; 1635. From the original in the Public
Kecord Office, f. 1 ;— (b) The Shah of Persia to Charles IL ;
1667. With critical remarks by the translator, Thomas Hyde, D.D.,
Professor of Arabic at Oxford (o6. 1703). f. 2;— (c) Charaoters
on the seed of the Emperor of Morocco, impressed on a letter sent
to Queen Anne in 1 706. f. 5 ; — (d) ** The qualifications of lovely and
desirable women " ; translated from the Persian by — Simpaon
in 1789. In the hand of T. Astle. f. 6;— (e) "The emperor of
Morocco's curses against his two eldest sons, taken from the
original in his own writing in the register of the principal church
at Morocco " ; no date. f. 7.

Paper ; ff. 8. Bound in red morocco, tooled. Small Folio.

1083. Miscellanea : papers brought together from various volomes
in the Stowe Collection : —

1. Vellum leaf of a 13th cent. MS., containing Amos L 9-13, with
commentary (c/. Harley MS. 1700). In the margin is the name of
Thomas Burdett, of Purstoun Jacklyne [Purston Jaglin, oo. York] ;
and, with other scribbling of the 16th cent., " The Idol of Win-
chester Stephen Gardiner [Bishop, 1531-60, 1553-1555] . . .
BowUynge of Sherburne vicar full well dothe the love." f. 1.
(From No. 994.)

2; Two vellum leaves (not consecutive) from a late 14th or early
15th MS., from a Begistrum Brevium, or precedents of writs, f. 2.
(From No. 409.)

3. Two leaves from a book of recognisances against killing, dressing
or eating flesh in Lent, temp. Eliz. f. 4. (From No. 810.)

4. (a) Privy Council letter to the Shenff and Justices of Easex, as to
enfordug the orders respecting flesh in Lent; Hampton Court,
14 Jan. 1572[3]. Contemp. copy, f. 6 ; — (b) Return of musters
in various counties in 1575, 1577 and 1588 (cf. Harley MS. 168,
ff. 166, 172 b). f. 7;— (c) Report of the trial of Francis Throk-
morton for conspiracy, 21 May, 1584. f. 17. (From No. 749.)

Cl. XXV. MISCELLANEOUS. 693

5. "An aooount of the bulls, pardons, indulgences, dispensations,
absolutions, and other instruments contain'd in this volume'*
(old No. 841). The documents in question are now incorporated
amongst the Stowe Charters (see below). Followed by transcripts
of many of the deeds, some in T. Martin's hand (see below), f. 21.
On f. 21 b is a note by T. Astle, stating that most of them
belonged to Thomas Martin [of Palgrave].

6. Letter from 0[wen] Manning to Thomas Astle, on antiquarian
matters; Godalming, 6 Sept. 1778. f. 42. Followed by copies of
deeds, drawings, and engravings of seals. (From No. 665.)

7. (a) Abstracts of deeds relating to Flixton Priory, oo. Suffolk,
f. 56;— (b) Pedigree of the family of Tasburgh. f. 85;— (c)
Abstracts of deeds relating to Soutli Elmham, co. Suffolk, f. 86.
(From old No. 755, now arranged among the Charters.)

8. Papers inserted in No. 490, viz, :-— (a) Speech of [John Eempe
Bishop of London and] Chancellor, on the part of the Council,
to the Duke of Bedford [Begent of France] ; 28 Jan. 1427. Copied
from Cotton MS. Cleopatra F. iv. f. 87 ;— (b) Order of Council
to the physicians attending Henry VI., 15 Mar. 1454; with
f)Bu»imile of their signatures, f. 91. Taken irom Cotton MS.
Cleopatra F. v. f. 165; — (c) Precedents from BoUs, etc.y relative
to Begencies, tempp. Hen. III. — Geo. IL f. 93 ; — (d) Copy of a
letter from the Council in England to the Lords Justices, etc., in
Ireland " for proclaiming Queen Mary" ; 20 July, 1553. f. 96.

9. Transcripts (from No. 255) of papers relating to Scotland and the
Bebellion of 1745. They were purchased at the Townley sale by
Bt. Hon. Thomas Grenville, and are : — (a) Declaration of Charles
Edward Stuart, as Prince of Wales ; Holyiood House, 10 Oct. 1745.
f. 98 ; — (b) Speech of [Arthur Elphiustone] Lord Balmerino, upon
the scaffold; 18 Aug. 1746. f. 100;— (c) Dying declaration of Bev.
Thomas Eeppock oZ. Coppock, executed 18 Oct. 1746. f. 102; —
(d) Declaration of Archibald Cameron, which he '* intended to
have delivered to the Sheriff of Middlesex at the place of execu-
tion," June 1753. f. 104;— (e) List, in the hand of T. Astle, of
precedents (1708-1726) relating to the right of Scotch Peers to
sit in the House of Lords, f. 105; — (f) Homage taken by the
Scotch Lords to King Bobert II., 1371. Lat. f. 107 ;— (g) Homage
taken by David II., of Scotland, to Edward III., 30 Mar. 1352 ;
with a treaty, 12 Apr. 1352. Lai. f. 107 ;— (h) Batification by
David II., of the charter granted to his subjects by Alexander L,
2 June, 1330. f. 110;— (i) " Table of the general election of the
[Scotch] Peers, 24«> July, 1790." Unsaved, f. 112;— (k) Verses
on the Bebellion of 1745, entitled " Psalm 79," and " Advice to the
Captives." ff. 115, 116.

10. " • Piii ch*a te penso, o Cara ' : Duettino del Sig' Ottana. Written

694 STOWE MSS., 1084, 1085.

by Jean Jacques Boosseau do Greneve, Paris, 4 Sept. 1776, and
sent by Mr. Twiss to Miss AnceU." f. 117. (From No. 1081.)

11. Fragment of declaration of trust on a lease to Bobert Howe, of
Ipswich, of land in Hadleigh, co.Suff.; 17tli cent. f. 119.

12. "A list of such Perambulations as appear in the 7^ year of Kii^
Edward the First" [1278-9], followed by references relative to
Courts of Justices in Eyre, to Proceedings in Parliament aud to
Forests; 18th cent. f. 120. (From No. 414.)

13. '^Ordinacio facta per Dominum Begem super stabilitate teme
Soooie," from the Close Bolls of 33 Edward I. [1304-5] ; 17tli cent.
Fr. f. 126. (From No. 661.)

14. Letters to William Brack, painter, of York, from John Lesley

and ; Ghdnsbro', 7 , 1773, and n.d. ff. 133, 134.

(From No. 664.)

Paper; ff. 136. xinth-xixth centt. Folio.

1084. Transcripts of papal bulls relating to England, 1476-1533,
most of the originab being now Stowe Charters 580-600 (see
below). According to a note on f. 2, these transcripts were oollated
by Peter Le Neve, Norroy, in 1717, with the originals then in the
possession of James Gibson, Town Clerk of London. Followed by : —
(a) Boyal mandate, without date, to the Mayor and Sheriffs of
London to publish statutes relating to wool, etc, f. 27 ; — (b) Copy
of the foundation charter of Canwell Priory, oo. Stafford, drc.
1142 (Dugdale, Monasticon, vol. iv. p. 106). f. 28.

Paper ; ff. 29. xvnth cent. Belonged to Thomas Martin of
Palgrave, and to Thomsus Manning. Folio.

1085. Descriptions and transcripts, made by or for Thomas Astle, of
Anglo-Saxon charters in his own possession or among the Cotton
MS8. in the British Museum. The name of John Lewis, as copyist,
is inscribed on f. 91 b, with the date Dec. 1766. The volume for-
merly contained Astle's original charters also, but these have been
removed, and are classed separately as Stowe Charters 1-44
(below, p. 696).

Paper; ff. 121. The binding (18th cent.) is of thick boards
covered with needle-work of the 16th cent., in coloured silks and
gold-wire on canvas, evidently not intended for such a purpose.
In the centre of the upper cover is the Crucifixion, and at the four
comers as many saints. The figures of the Saviour and of the two
saints at the top are ajppliquSeSf and the other two saints are on
separate pieces of material sewed in. On the under cover are six
pieces sewed together, each containing a saint standing between the
pillars of a colonnade ; the figures in the upper row of three aie
appUqtUea. Folio (22^ in. x 17 in.).

CATALOGUE

OP THE

STOWE CHAETEKS.

1. Grant by Uihtred, King of the Cantuarii, to the Basilica of
St. Mary in Limingae [Lyminge, near Hythe, co. Kent], of four
aratra of land at Wieghelmestun, bounded by Bereueg [Berwick],
Meguines-paed [? Giminge-brook] and Stretleg [Street] near
Lympne and Lyminge, co. Kent. Witn. : Berichtuald, arohbishop
[of Canterbury]; Uihtred, king; iSdilburga, queen; and others.
Dat. July, indict, x. [a.d. 697]. Latin. From the endorsement it
appears that the land was formerly known as Berdelhames-wic.

Facsim., with text, in Antiquarian Bepertoryy 1775, vol. ii. p. 132 ;
and the Ordnance Survey Facdmiles of Anglo-Saxon MSS.y 1884,
pt. iii. pi. 1. Printed in Eemble, Cod, Dipt. no. xliii. ; Birch, CarttU.
Saxon.^ no. 97. Of, Brit. Mus. Facnm, of Ancient Charters^ pt. i. pi. 4,
from Cotton Ck Augustus II. 88, where the land is called Pleg-
helmestun ; B. C. Jenkins' Hiatorieal Sketch of Lyminge, 1859, p. 10,
and The Chartulary of Lyminge^ where Wilmington Culet in
Sellinge, adjacent to Lyminge, is identified witli Wieghelmestun.

2. BscoRD of Proceedings at a Great Council held at Baccanceld
[Bapchild, near Sittingboume, co. Kent], presided over by Uuihtred,
King of the Cantuarii, settling the privileges of the church
with regard to the monasteries of Upmynster, Baculf [Beculver],
SuSmynster, Dofras [Dover], Folcaustan [Folkestone], Limming
[Lyminge], Scepeig [Shepey], and ^t-Hoe [Hoo ?], [co. Kent] ; and
granting to the dioceses of Christ. Church [Canterbury] and
Booheeter freedom from secular taxation and interference in
ecdeeiastical matters. The charter to be deposited in St. Saviour's
Church, Dorobemia [«c. Canterbury Cathedral]. Witn.: Uuih-
tred, king, for himself, the queen Uuerburg, and their son Alric ;

696 STOWE CHAETERS, »-«.

Berhtuuald, archbishop [of Canterbury]; and others. [?Oirc
A.D. 697.] At the end is a paragraph recording the confixmatioii of
the above at a Synod at Cloveshoh [in Mildenhall, co. Suff.], a.d. 716,
indict, xiii., 1 ^thelbald of the Mercians. Witn. : Berhtwald, arch-
bishop, and others. Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 2; printed in Haddan and
Stnbbs' CounctU, iii. pp. 238, 300, from MS. Lambeth 1212, and in
Oartid, Saxon.^ no. 91.

8. Grant by Eardulf, King of Kent, to Heaberhct, Abbot, and the
monastery of Ricuulf [Eeculver, oo. Kent], of one aratrum of land
in Ferhamstede in the region of the Caestmuara [?BocheBter] at
Heahhaam [PHigham near Rochester and Gravesend, oo. Kent].
Witn. : Eardulf, king of Kent ; Earduulf, bishop of Rochester;
and others. {Oirc. a.d. 766.] Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 3; printed in I.e. and Oartd.
Saxon.^ no. 199.

4. Grant by Offa, King of the whole of the Angli, to laenbert.
Archbishop at Christ Church [Canterbury], of three sulungs of
land in the south part of the region of Mersouuara [Roniney
Marsh], at Hlid [Lydd, co. Kent], between Denge merso [Denge-
marsh] and Bleccing. Witn. : Offa, king ; laenberht, archbishop ;
Cynethryth, queen ; and others. Dat. a.d. 774.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 3; printed in I. c, Kemble,
Cod. BipLj no. cxxii., and Cartid. Sanson. ^ no. 214.

6. Grant by Offa, King of the Mercians, to Ealdbeorht, thegn, and
his sister SeleSryS, of fourteen aratra of land at locc ham [Ickham,
CO. Kent] and Per ham stede [Farmested manor, in Kingston,
CO. Kent], and swine-pasturage at Dun ualing daenn, Sandhyrst,
etc., in the Andred wood, with privileges of cutting timber, fire-
wood for salt-boiling, a fishery in Pusting-uuer, etc. Witn, : Offa,
king of the Mercians; laenbeorht, archbishop [of Canterbury];
CyneSryS, queen; EcgfriS; and others. Dat. a.d. 785, at the
synod of CelchyS [Chelsea, co. Midd.]. Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 5 ; printed in L c. and Cartul.
Saxon., no. 247.

6. Grant by Offa, King of the Mercians, to Ealdberht, tbegn, and his
sister SeleSryS, abbess [of Lyminge], of fifteen aratra of land in
locham [Ickham], Peorhamstede [Parmested manor, in Kingston,
CO. Kent], and Hroching [Ruckinge, co. Kent], with swine-paBtnres
at Limen-wero-weald and other places, firewood, timber, a vicos
called Gurringtun on the northern side of the market at Canter-
bury, a fishery in Pustingwere, etc. Witn.: Offa, king; laen-

STOWB CHARTERS, 7-9. 697

berht, archbishop [of Canterbury] ; CyneSryS, queen ; and others.
Dat. A.D. 786, at the synod of CelchyS [Chelsea, co. Midd.]. IaUw,
FaoHim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 6 ; printed in I, c. and Cartul.
Saxon.^ no. 248.

7. Restitution by Coenunlf, King of the Mercians, for 100 mancussd,
to the metropolitan church of St. Saviour [Christ Church, Canter-
bury], at the petition of Archbishop AeSilheard, of forty-four
aratra of land (viz., at Ciorrincg [Charing, co. Kent], thirty aratra ;
at Seleberhtes-cert [Great Chart, co. Kent] and Bryning-lond, ten
aratra originally purchased from King Egoberht; at Humbing-
lond in Biora-ham [Barham, co. Kent], four aratra granted by
Egcberht to Aldhun the thegn, and by him given to the Church),
which King 0£fa had, on the ground of unlawful grant by Aldhun,
taken and distributed among his thegns; and confirmation of
Egberht*s grant to the same of four aratra of land at Bum [Bishops-
bourne, CO. Kent]. Witn. : Coenuulf, king ; Hygeberht, arch-
bishop [of Lichfield]; AeSilheard, archbishop [of Canterbury];
and others. Dat. at the royal vicus at Tome-worSig [Tamworth,
CO. Staff.], 3 Coenuulf, indict, vii., a.d. 799. Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv,, pt. iii. pi. 7 ; printed in I. c. and Cartul.
Saxon., no. 293. Of. Kemble, Cod. Dipl., no. mxz., from a late
copy.

8. i. Recital of a grant by CuSred, King of the Cantwarii, with the
consent of Coenuulf, king of the Mercians, to JESelnoS, prefect, of
three aratra of land at Heagy^-Some [Eythome, oo. Kent] for
3,000 pence. Witn.: Coenuiilf, king; CuSred, king of Kent;
Uulfred, archbishop [of Canterbury]; and others. [Circ. A.D. 806.]
Latin.

ii. Testamentary disposition by the above ^SelnoS, Reeve of
Eastorege [Eastry, co. Kent], and OsBuburg, his wife, in the
presence of Wulfred, Archbishop, .^ISelhun, his mass-priest, and
Esne, the king's thegn, settling the above land upon the longer
life of the two beforementioned, and the child of Gaanburg, if she
have one ; otherwise Archbishop Wulfred may purchase the land and
spend the money in alms. Witn. : Wulfred, archbishop ; ESelnoS,
Gsanburg, and others. Anglo-Saxon.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 7 ; printed in I. c, Kemble,
Cod. Dipl.yTio. cxci., and Cartul. Saxon., no. 318; cf. Cotton Ch.
Augustus II. 100, which appears to be the original grant, etc.

9. Gbant by Coenuulf, King of the Mercians, and Cudrsod, King of
the Cantuuarii, to Uulfhard, priest, '' fieunulus ** of archbishop Ae^l-
heard, for 100 sioli of gold and as many of silver, of two '* manentes "

698 STOWE CHARTERS, 10-12.

of land at SneordblincaB [Swarling, in Petham, oo. Kent] and a
geoded at Ecgheannglaud [?Aokhanger, in Cheriton, oo. Kent],
with 80 loads of wood in the royal wood. Witn. : Goennnlf, king ;
Cudred, king ; XJulfred, [archbishop] elect [of Canterbury] ; and
others. Dat. Aoleah [Oakley in Higham, co. Kent], in tiiie year
that AeSilheard, Archbishop of Canterbury, died [betw. 13 Maj
and 3 Aug.], a.d. 805, indict, xiii., 9 Coenuulf. LaUn.

Facsim. in Ord, Surv.^ pt. iii. pi. 9 ; printed in L c. and Catid.
Sax., no 321.

10. Grant by Coenuulf, King of the Mercians, to XTulfred, Archbishop
[of Canterbury], for 126 mancusse, of lands in Roeginga-ham [Bain-
ham], called Apping land, Febresham [Feversham], and Swidun-
ninglond in Grafonea [Graveney], all in West Kent; in the
Romney-Marsh district, land bounded by iEHa-mearc, Byttlinc-
hopa, the king's land, and Frodeshammespend ; one aratnun of
land at Elmanstede [Ebnstead] on the burh strsBt and bnrh. rode
[Stone-street] ; two and a half poBsessiunculsB, hages, or burgags
on the south of St. Saviour's Church [Christ Church], Canterbury,
with meadows appertaining to them on the east bank of the 8tnie
[Stour] river. Witn. : Coenuulf, king ; -^If^ryS, queen ; Sigred,
king [of Essex ?] ; Uulfred, archbishop ; and others. Dat. x.d. 811,
indict, iv., 15 Coenuulf, 6 Uulfred, kal. Aug., in the Council of
London. LcUin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 10 ; printed in L c and CariaL
Saxon., no. 335. Of. Cotton Ch. Augustus XL 10; Kemble, Cod.
I>ij>Z., no. czcvi.

11. Grant by Coenuulf, King of the Mercians, to Uulfred, Archbishop
[of Canterbury], of land at Byzlea [Bexley] on the Crsegea [Cray
River, co. Kent], with appurtenances of svdne-pastures at Helfre-
Sing-denn, Hunbealding-hola, Frumesing-leah, Bumesstedes-denn,
Hean-yfre, etc. Witn. : Coenulf, king ; Uulfred, archbishop ; ^If-
Sry%, queen ; and others. Dat. a.d. 814, indict, vi. Latin^ with
Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.y pt. iii. pi. 11 ; printed in L c. and CartaL
Saxon., no. 346. Cf. Cotton Ch. Augustus XL 77 ; Kemble, C^
Dipl., no. cciv.

12. Grant by Coenulf, King of the Mercians, to Uulfred, Archbishop
[of Canterbury], for twenty-three maucusad in a ring, of one
mancus or hide of land called Seleberhting-lond, in Febresham
[Feversham], and Gravenea [Graveney] to the south of the Sualue
[River Swale, co. Kent]. Witn.: Coenuulf, king; Uulfred, ardi-
bishop; and others. Dat. 14 kal. Apr. [19 Mar.], a.d. 815, indict

STOWE CHARTERS, 18-15. 699

vii., 19 Coentiulf, at the kiog's vicus at Wicbold [Wiohbold, oo.
Wore.]. Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 12 ; printed in L e. and Cartid.
Saxon.^ no. 353.

13. Deed of Exchange, whereby TJnlfred, Archbishop [of Canterbury],
grants five aratra of land at ^gySe 5om [Eythorne] and Longcan
duam [Langdown] between Waldmeres soora [Waldershare], the
Public street [Roman Way], HereferSes-lond, and Loncgan-duun,
to the monastery [of Christ Church] in Dorovemia [Canterbury],
for the same amount of land in Beorham [Barbam] and SuiSberht-
incglond, between Gildincg, Wimlincga-wald [Womenswould],
BerhtnoSincglond, etc. Witn. : Uulfred, archbishop ; Heamund,
priest ; and others. Dat. 10 kal. Aug. [23 July], a.d. 824, indict,
ii., in the city of Dorovemia [Canterbury]. LcUin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.y pt. iii. pi. 13 ; printed in I. c. and Cartul.
Saxon.^ no. 381. Cf. Kemble, Cod. DipL, no. mxxzii.

14. Record of proceedings at the Council of Clofesho [in Mildenhall,
CO. Suff.], whereby Uulfred, Archbishop [of Canterbury], recovers
from QuoenSryS, abbess, and the family at SuSmynstre [co. Kent.]
four aratra of land at Oesewal [? Wall-farm, near Ashford], which
Aldberht, earl, and his bister SeleSryS, abbess [of Lyminge, see
No. 6], had settled upon him ; but the sister died, and Aldberht died
in Folkestone monastery, having confirmed it to the archbishop,
whereupon Osuulf, earl, took the charter of the land and offered
it upon the altar at SuSmynstre. Witn. : Uulfred, archbishop ;
Beomuulf, king of the Mercians; and others. Dat. a.d. 824,
indict, ii., 2 Beomulf, 19 Uulfred. Latin.

On the back, written in another hand : —
(L) Boundaries of eight aratra at Godmseres h4m [Godmersham, co.
Kent.] given by Beorhtulf [sc. Beornulf, see the grant, a.d. 822,
Cartid. Saxon., no. 372], king of the Mercians [a.d. 838-852], to
Uulfrsed, the archbishop [a.d. 805-832]. Anglo-Saxon.
(ii.) Boundaries of eight aratra at Oealfa loc [Challock, adjacent to
Godmersham, co. Kent]. Anglo-Saxon.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.y pt. iii. pi. 14 ; printed in L c. and Cart.
Sax., no. 378.

15. Record of proceedings at the Council of Clofesho [in Mildenhall,
CO. Suff.], wherein is detailed (after a long preamble relating to the
terms of reconciliation agreed upon between Wulfred, Archbishop
[of Canterbury], and Coenwulf, King [of the Mercians], by virtue
of which the archbishop paid 120 pounds and resigned all claim
to 300 manentes at lognes homme [Ensham, near Oxford], in
return for the restitution of his ecclesiastical authority) the settle-

1

700 STOWE CHARTERS, 16-19.

ment of the suit between Wulfred, the archbishop, and CwoenSiyl.
abbess of SuSmjnstre, for possession of lands at Hearh [Harrow,
CO. Midd.], HerefreSingland, Wemba lea [Wembley, co. Midd.],wd
Geddincgg [Yedding, oo. Midd.], Boo lend, and Gnmb [Combe, a
Wodnesborough], oo. Kent. Witn. : CwoenSiyS, abbess ; Beon-
wulf, king of the Mercians; Unllred, archbishop; and othcR.
Dat. A.D. 826, indict, iii., 20 Uulfred, 3 Beomuulf. Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.^ pt. iii. pi. 15 ; printed in L c. and CatisL
Saxon., no. 384. Cf. Cotton Ch. Augustus II. 78.

18. Grant by CeolnoS, Archbishop [of Canterbury], to the family in
Dorobemia [Canterbury], of two aratra of land at liongandua
[Langdon], co. Kent. Witn.: CeolnoS, archbishop; Beomfreii,
priest; and others. Date on the endorsement, a.d. 831. Laiin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.^ pt. iii. pL 16 ; printed in l. c. and CkartwL
Saxon., no. 406. Cf. Kemble, Cod. Dipl., no. mxl.

17. Grant by Aetheluulf^ King of the West-Saxons and of the
Cantuuarii, to Athelmod, his thegn, of ten aratra at Cert [Great
Chart, CO. Kent], with woods called Theodo[r]ice-8nad, and Beao-
eccer, and swine-pastures at ^tingden, Lidingden, Meredeim,
Uddanhom, etc. Witn. : Aetheluulf, king; AeSelstan, king l<o(
Sussex] ; CeolnoS, archbishop [of Canterbury] ; and others. Dat at
Meran wortS [Mereworth, co. Kent], Monday, 6 kal. Jun. [28 May],
A.D. 843, indict, vi. Latin, with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.^ pt. iii. pi. 17 ; printed in I, c. and Carhd.
Saxon., no. 442.

18. D££D OF EXCHANGE, whcrcby Uuerenberht, thegn or prssfect of
the king, grants to Vuerheard, priest-abbot [of Eeculver?], one
cassata of land for another in Hrooes seaS [Roxeth], formerly belong-
ing to Orenan ford vill [Greenford, co. Midd.]. Witn. : Ceolnoth,
archbishop [of Canterbury] ; Uuerheard, abbot ; and others. Dat
at London, Sunday, 6. id. Nov. [8 Nov.], a.d. 845. LaUn.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 18 ; printed in I. c. and Cartml.
Saxon., no. 448.

19. Conveyance by ESered, Archbishop, and the domus of Christ
Church [Canterbury], with assent of Elfred, King [of the Mercians],
to Liaba, aiiaa Leafa, son of Birgwine, for twenty-five mancuse of
gold, of an agella of land at Gilding [ Yalding, co. Kent]. Witn. :
.SSelulf, king of the West-Saxons; ESelbsBld, the king's son;
ESelstan, king ; CeolnoS, archbishop ; and others. Dat. a«d. 873,
indict, vii. Latin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 19 ; printed in I. c. and CarimL
Saxon., no. 536.

STOWB CHABTERS, 20-88. 701

SO. Tbstamknt of iBlfred, Dake, addiessed to King MUiedi and the
Witan, bequeathing to Werburg, his wife, and their daughter
AlhdryS, lands at Sonden stede [Sanderstead, co. Surr.], Selesdune
[Selsdon, in Sanderstead], Weatarham [Westerham, co. Kent],
Cloppaham [? Clapham, oo. Surr.], Leangafelda [Lingfield, oo. Surr.],
Horsalaage [Horsley, co. Surr.], and Netelamstyde [Nettlestead,
CO. Kent], with remainders, and a charge of two hundred pence
soul-alms yearly upon the owner of Clapham in favour of Ceortes
ege [Chertsey abbey, co. Surr.], bequeathing also to .^}Selwald, his
son, lands at Hwaete dune [ Wotton, co. Surr.] and Gatatune [Gatton,
00. Surr.], with option of Horsley or Lingfield ; to Berhtsige, his
kinsman, land at Lingfield, charged with soul-alms to Christ Church
[Canterbury], and Chertsey ; to Sigewulf or Sigulf, his kinsman,
the reversion of Nettlestead ; and to Eadred, his kinsman, land at
Fearnlea [Farleigh, co. Kent], with a yearly soul-alms to Hrofes
csBstre [Bochester, co. Kent]. Witn. : .^ered, archbishop [of Canter-
bury]; -ZElfi-ed, duke; and others, [a.d. 871-889.] Anglo-Saxon.
Facsim. in Ord, Surv., pt. iii. pi. 20 ; printed in Lye, IHcL Saxon.^
vol. ii. no. 2 (appx.) ; Thorpe, Diplom., p. 480 ; Kemble, Cod. DipL^
no. cccxvii. ; Ord. Surv.^ L c. ; CartuL Saxon.^ no. 558.
21. Grant by ^ESelulf, King of the West-Saxons and Cantuuarii, to
Edred [afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury] of land at Horatune
[Horton, co. Kent], near [Canterbury and] Certeham [Chartham,
CO. Kent], with permission to give it to Lulla and SigeSryS, who
in turn may give it to Eaulf and Herewine : of this property Eaulf
gave a moiety to Biarnulf, and retained the other. Witn. : JESelulf,
king; CeahioS, archbishop [of Canterbury, 833-870]; .^SSelstan,
king; iElSelbald, the king's son. With later confirmation by
^$ered, archbishop [of Canterbury, 870-889], and others, on a
purchase of the land by Liofric. Dat. a.d. 874, indict, vii. Latin.
Facsim. in Ord. Surv. pt. iii. pi. 21 ; printed in I. c. and Cartul.
Saxon.^ no. 538.
22. Record, by King Eadweard [the Elder], at the request of
iE^lfriS, duke, who had lost the original deed (here rewritten
from memory) by a fire, of a grant by A8ulf to -^^IgyS, his
daughter, of land at Easteran Hrisan byrh [Prince's Bisborough,
00. Buck.], near Wealdan hrige [Waldridge], the Cynebellings'
gemsBre [Great Kimble], Iconhylte [Icknield-way] and Welandes-
stocc [Wayland's Stoke, Stoke Mandeville ?]. Witn. : Eadweard,
king ; EaSelred, or iESelred, and JC^lflsed, prince and lady of the
Mercians ; Flegmund, archbishop [of Canterbury] ; and others.
Dat. A.D. 903, indict, vi. Latin, with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord, Surv., pt. iii. pi. 23; printed in Kemble, Cod.
Dipl.^ no. mlxxxi., Carttd. Saxon., no. 603, and Ord. Surv., I. c.

702 STOWE OHABTERS, 88^27.

23. Leasb for three lives by Plegmnnd, ArchbiBhop [of Canterbniy],
for 385 pence, to B3rr}itr8ad, of eighty-five jugera of land ai
Waefincg mersc, or Weering-merso [the Warren, near New Boinney^
on the river Bnmenesea [Romney, co. Kent]. Witn. : Flegmnnd,
archbishop; Bymhelm, abbot; and others. Dat. a.d. 924, indict
viii. [but archb. Flegmnnd died 2 Aug. 914]. Laiin.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.,, pt. iii. pi. 24 ; printed in L c. and OartaL
SaoDon.t no 638.

24. Grant by Eadmnnd, King of the English, to iElfstan, thegn, of
six mans® or sulnngs of land at Miclan grafe in Tenet [Thanet
Island, 00. Kent]. Witn. : Eadmnnd, king; Eadgifa, the king'i
mother; Oda, archbishop of Canterbnry; Eadred, the king's
brother; and others. Dat. a.d. 943, 3 Eadmnnd. Latin^ with
Anglo-Scucon bonndaries.

Facsim. in Ord, Surv., pt. iii. pi. 25 ; printed in I. c. and Cbrln/.
Saxon., no. 780.

25. Grant by Eadmnnd, King of the English, to ^Ifstan, thegn, of
twelve mansab or sulnngs of land at Ealdingtnn between Basculfiiga
mearce [Reculver], MildrySe mearce [St. Mildred's Minster, I. of
Thanet, co. Kent.] and the river Wantsum. Witn. : Eadmnnd , king ;
Eadred, the king's brother ; Eadgifa, the king's mother ; Oda, ardir
bishop of Canterbury ; Wulfstan, archbishop [of York] ; and othera.
Dat. A.D. 944, indict, ii. Latin, with Anglo-Saxon boundaiiea.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv,^ pt. iii. pi. 26 ; printed in I. c. and OarhL
Saxon., no. 791.

26. Grant by Eadred, King of the English, to .^ilfwyn, a religioni
woman [i.e. an abbess], of six manses or sulnngs of land at Wie
ham [Wickham-Breaux, co. Kent], between Theelbrycg [Ellbridge],
the river Sture [Stour], Trind lea [Trinley-wood], 6fc. Witn.:
Eadred, king; Eadgifa, the king's mother; Oda, archbishop of
Canterbury; Wulfstan, archbishop of York; and others. Dat
A.D. 948, indict, vi. Latin, with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 27 ; printed in I. e. and CarimL
Saxon., no. 869.

27. Recital of a bequest by -^Selwyrd, with consent of Oda, Arch-
bishop, and the monastery of Christ Church [Canterbury], to
Eadric, of land [held by him under a lease for three lives] at
Geocham [Ickham, co. Kent] for his life, with reversion to
.^ISelwyrd for her life, subject to certain specified rents in numej
and kind. Witn.: Oda, archbishop; Eadelm, abbot of St
Augustine['s Abbey, Canterbury]; the three feUowahips rf
burgesses ; and others. Dated on the back in a much later hand.

STOWE CHABTBRS, 88-81. 703

A.D. 958, bnt the oharter is probftbly earlier. On the back are the
terms of Eadrio's appropriation of the above land. AngUhSaaan,

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 28; printed in I. c. ; Lye,
DicHon.^ 1772, vol. ii. appx.; Kemble, Cod, Dipl,, no. ocodzxyii. ;
Thorpe, Dipl, p. 609 ; Ord. Swrv., I. c. ; Brit. Mus. Oatal. of SeUe-
Hon from the Stouje MS8., 1883, p. 4; Oartul. Saxon., no. 1010,
cf. also no. 1011.

28. Beoord of the title of Qneen Eadgifa [third wife of Eadward the
Elder] to land at Cnling [Cooling, oo. Kent], bequeathed with its
charter to her by her father Sigelm, but mortgaged for thirty
pounds to Goda ; and, after the settlement of disputes with Goda,
at iEglesford [Aylesford, co. Kent], and his sons Leofstan and
Leofric, she gave it to Christ Church [Canterbury] by the laying
of the charters upon the altar. [Circ, a.d. 961.] Anglo-Saxon.

Facsim. in Ord. Swv.j pt. iii. pi. 29 ; printed in Lye, Diction.,,
appx. ; Kemble, Cod. Dipl, no. occcxcix. ; Thorpe, JWpZ., p. 201 ;
Brit. Mus. Catal. of Stowe MSS., as above, p. 6 ; CartuL Saxon.,
no. 1064, cf. also no. 1066.

29. Grant by Eadgar, " Basileus " of all Britain, to Ingeram, thegn,
of seven cassati of land at Feng [Thong], between Bum-fleotes-muS
[Northfleet] and Straet [Watling Street, oo. Kent], with wood at
Tettincglea. Witn. : Eadgar, king ; Dunstan, archbishop [of
Canterbury]; Oscytel, archbishop [of York]; and others. Dat.
A.D. 963. Latin, with Anglo-Saxon boundaries. The endorsement
bears a note that Lieeram sold the land to Archbishop Dunstan.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 30 ; printed in I. c. and Cartul,
Saxon., no. 1101 ; cf also 1102, Dunstan's purchase of the land and
grant to Christ Church, Canterbury.

SO. Grant by Eadwold and .^elflsBd to iBlfwold, for 1460 pence, of
Hyring daann [Heronden near Eastry], adjacent to Thanet [co.
Kent]. Witn.: Eadgar, king; Dunstan, archbishop [of Canter-
bury] ; KLoSewig, portreeve ; and others ; together with the monas-
tery of Christ Church [Canterbury] ; the monastery of St. Augustine
[Canterbury] ; the three fellowships of burgesses [of Canterbury] ;
^Ifsige the BurSen [borough-thane] ; and the monastery at Apuldre
[Appledore, co. Kent]. Dat a.d. 968, indict, xi., 11 Eadgar. On
the back is a not« that iBlfwold gave Eadwold and his son 100
pence over the price. Latin and Anglo-Saxon.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 31 ; printed in I. c. and Cartul.
Saxon., no. 1212.

31. Grant by Eadgar, <* Basileus" of the isle of Albion, of privileges
io the monastery at Elig [Ely, co Cambr.], establishing the convent

704 8T0WE CHARTERS, 32, 38.

there by admonition of Athelxinold, royal secretary. Bishop of
Winchester, and exchanging it, and three viUs, Meldebuma [Mel-
bonme, co. Cambr.], Earmingaford [Armingford Hand., co. Gamhrr
and Northuuold [Northwold, co. Norf.], with the bishop, for siity
cassates at Heartingas [Harting, co. Suss.], Brihtnoth being
appointed abbot. The king adds a gift of ten thonsand eds
yearly from iEt TJuyllan [Upwell and Outwell, co. Norf.] and
secular powers in Uuichlanua [Witchford Hund., co. Cambr.] im
the province of the East-Saxons ; civil jurisdictions over the abbey
lands ; the fourth penny of the state in the province of Granta-
ceaster [Cambridge county], etc. Witn. : Eadgar, king ; Dnnstan,
archbishop [of Canterbury] ; Oscytel, archbishop [of York] ;
Atheluuold, bishop [of Winchester] ; and others. Dat. Unlfamere
[Walmer, co. Kent.] a.d. 970, indict, xiii., 13 Eadgar. iMiin, with
Anglo-Saxon translation at the foot.

On the back is an endorsement of the exhibition of this charter
in the legatine visitation of Thomas [Wolsey], Archbishop of York,
at Ely, 17 Apr. 1529, by Roland Lee, Decret. Doc., Archdeacan of
Cornwall, dice, of Exeter, Commissary General.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv,, pt. iii. pL 32; printed L c, and CoriaL
8aa!on,, no. 1266.

32. Portion of a charter of ^thelred*, King, reciting a charter of
Eadgar, confirming to the monastery of St. Peter [Westminster'
six cassates of land at LohSeres leage [co. Midd.], which ThuLstaa,
archbishop [of Canterbury], bought of the King for seventy
solidi of gold for the abbey, in a.d. 972, at Cyngestnn [Kington-
on-Thames, co. Surr.] on the death of the owner Wulmaer : con-
firming also three cassates of land in the same place, lioSeres
leaga, which Dunstan had bought of King Eadward for thirty
pounds, upon the abandonment of the land by BrihtferS, a hnnta-
man. The boundaries include Wasclinga stnet [Watling Street,
Edgware Road], ^gces wer [Edgware], Stan human [near Stan-
more], Sulh [Roman station SullonicaB, north of Edgware], Bnegenta
[Brent River], Heandun [Hendon], etc. [all in co. Midd.]. Dat
A.D. 978. Latin, with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 33. Cf. in same series An^lo-
Saxon Charters at Westminster Abbey, no. vi.

33. Further and concluding portion of the charter of ^thelied,
confirming to St. Peter's Monastery, Westminster, five mansioncube
of land at Ham staede [Hampstead, co. Midd.]. The boundaries
include Bedegares btyuic lea [Betstile,near Colney Hatch], W^soclinge
strsete [Watling Street, Edgware Road], etc Witn. : uEthelred, king;
Dunstan, archbishop of Christ Church [Canterbury] ; Oswald, arch-

STOWE CHABTERS, 84-86. 705

bishop [of Tork] ; and others. Dat. a.d. 986. Xo/in, with Anglo-
Saxon bonndaries.
Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 34.

34. Grant by AeSelred, Ring of the Angolsaxons and of all Albion,
to Alfwold, Bishop [of Crediton], of two cassati of land at Sandford
[oo. Deyon]. Among the bonndaries are Crydian briege [Creedy
bridge], Hrooes ford [Bnxford], Henne stigla [HenstUl], etc.
Witn. : ^aSebred, king; ^Ifric, archbishop of Canterbary ; Ealdnlf ;
archbishop of Tork ; and others. Dat. viii. kal. Aug. [25 July],
A.D. 997, indict, x. Lattnt with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.^ pt. iii. pi. 35.

35. Grant by ^Selred, '^Basileus" of the nation of the English, to
his " homo " Aethelred, for the life of him and his wife, for seven
pounds, of land within the city of Dorobemia [Canterbury, co.
Kent], with six agri of plough-land without the city; with
reversion to Christ Church, Canterbury. Among the boundaries
are the king's land, the burh street [Burgate, Canterbury], the
lictun [cemetery], the abbot of Appledore*s lands, the king's street,
the Hrythera ceap [cattle-market]. Witn. : Aethelred, king ;
Aelfric, archbishop of Canterbury ; and others. Dat. Canterbury,
the metropolis of the Cantuarii, v. Id. JuL [11 July], a.d. 1003,
Indict. XV., Epact iv., Luna xxvii. Iro/ffi, with Anglo-Saxon
boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord, Surv., pt. iii. pi. 36.

36. Will of ^Ifhelm, whereby he bequeaths to his lord [the king] a
hundred mancussB of gold, two swords, four shields, four spears,
four horses, two with trappings and two without ; to St. ^theldryS
[Ely Abbey] the land at Wrattinege [Wratting, co. Suff.]; to St.
Peter['s monastery at] Westminster the land at Brycan dune
[?Brickendon, ca Hertf.], subject to pasturage of two hundred
swine ; to his son .Mfgar the land at Hwipstede [ Whepstead, co.
Suff.] and Wealtune [? Walton, co. Suff.] ; to his wife her **morgen-
gyue," viz. land at Beadawan [Baddow, co. Essex], Burge stede
[Burstead, co. Essex], Str»t ford [Stratford, co. Essex], and
Heanheala [High Hall or Walthamstow Toni, co. Essex], as well *
as land at Wilburge ham [Wilbraham, oo. Cambr.] and BLrasgenan
[Bainham, co. Essex] ; with various other bequests to other persons,
and to Bamsey Abbey, in the oounties of Cambridge, Essex,
Suffolk, etc. Early 11th cent. Anglo-Saxon.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.^ pt. iii. pi. 37; printed in Lye, Diction.
vol. ii. appx. ; Somner, Hitt. of Oavelkindf p. 197. Kemble, Cod.
Diplj no, dcccclxvii. ; Thorpe, Dipl.^ p. 696; Ord. Surv.^ h c,

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706 STOWE CHABTEBS, 37-40.

37. Will of ^thestan aatheling, son of King iSthelrod, made with
the oonsent of hiB fistther, bequeathing freedom to his serfii ; to tk
Church of Christ and St. Peter [Winchester Cathedral], where b
desires burial, land at Eadburgebyrig [Adderbury, co. Ozoil^
Merelafa [? Great Marlow, co. Buck.], and Mordune [PMordoi,
CO. Surr.] ; to the old monastery [Winchester], money duo to hin
from the widow of Athelwold; to Christ Church [Cantorbuiy>
land at Holinga bum [Hollingboume, co. Kent] and Qurwaldintm
[? Yamton, co. Oxon.] ; to St. Mary's Nunnaminster [Winchester',
land at Hrytherafeld [Botherfield, co. Hants.] ; to Holy Trinity.
Newminster [Winchester], a silver ewer; to Soeaftenesbjiig
[Shaftesbury Abbey, co. Dors.], money ; to King .SH^Iielred, laid
at Cealhtun [Chalton, co. Hants.], North-tun, and MoUintan
[Mollington, cos. Oxon. and Warw.]; to his brother Eadmnni
land in East Anglia and Peaces dele [co. Derb.]; and devisio|^
numerous other lands and detailed property. About aj>. 1015.
Anglo-Saxon.

Faosim. in Ord, fifutr., pt. iii. pi. 28 ; printed in Lye, DictictL,
vol. ii. appx.; Hiokes, Dissert, Epist.^ p. 61; Kemble, Cod. D^
no. dccxxii. ; Thorpe, ZHpl.^ p. 657 ; and Ord, Surv,,, I. c. Cf, Ori
Surv.y pt. i. pi. 18.

38. Grant by Cnut, Bang of the English, to ^ifstan, archbiskop
[of Canterbury], at the request of Qaeen iEl^gyfa, of a grove in
the wood of Andredesweald, called Hsesel ersc [in the Weald of
Kent and Sussex], near Smooth [co. Kent]. Witn. : Cnnt, king;
Uulfstan, archbishop [of York] ; ^Ifgyfd, queen; and others.
Dat. A.D. 1018. Latiny with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord, Surv.^ pt. iii. pi. 39.

39. Copt of the translation of a charter of Cnut, ** Anglorom Basilem,"
granting to Christ Church, Canterbury, the royal crown for the
altar, and for the monks the port of Sanduuio [Sandwich, co. Kent],
with certain foreshore rights between PipemsBsse and Meareef
fleote. Witn. : Cnut, king ; ^thelnoth, archbishop of Canterbmy;
^Ifric, archbishop of York ; and others. Dat. a.d. 1023. Latin,

Facsim. in Ord. Surv,, pt. iii. pi. 40; printed from the Anglo-
Saxon and Latin copies in Canterbury Cathedral, in Kemble,
Ood. Dipl.^ no. dccxxxvii.; Thorpe, DtpL^ p. 314; Ord. 5iirr.,pii
pll. 19, 20.

40. Declaration, whereby it is recorded that Cnut, King, has granted
Folkestane [Folkestone, co. Kent], to Christ Church, Canierboij,
when Eadsine his priest became a monk there, subject to a liib
tenure by Eadsine without power of alienation, the land haying
belonged to Christ Church in the time of King ^thelstan and

STOWE CHAETEBS, 41-44. 707

Archbishop Odo. Witn. : iElgyua Imma the Lady [Queen] ; ^gel-
noth, arohbiahop [of Canterbniy] ; and others. Dat. Eing8ton[-on-
Thames], oo. Surr., Whit-Sunday [21 May], a.d. 1032 (endorsement).
Latin^ with Anglo-Saxon translation subjoined. Copy.

The final clause indicates that three copies of this document
were made for Christ Church, St. Augustine's Abbey [Canterbury],
and the King's Treasury with the relics of the saints, respectively.
Facsim. in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 41; c/. Eemble, Cod. Dij^.^
no. mcccxxyii. ; Thorpe, I>tp2., p. 824.

41. Grant by Cnut, King of the English, to Eadsin, Bishop [of
St. Martin's], of half an aratrum of land at Berwic [Berwick in
Lympne] in East Kent, with wood at Gimmincg [Gimmingbrook,
or Gibbon's Brook, in Stanford]. Among the boundaries are :
Stanford, Stone-Street, Oteres pol [Otterpoole], Sture, [B. Stour].
Witn. : Cnut, king ; iGthelnoth, archbiBhop [of Canterbury] ; and
others. Dat a.d. 1035. Ira^n, with Anglo-Saxon boundaries.

Facsim. in Ord. Surv.^ pt. iii. pL 42 ; printed in L c.

42. Grant by Eadsi, Archbishop [of Canterbury], to St. AugUBtine['s
Abbey, Canterbury], of five acres of land outside Reada gata
[Biding-Gate, Canterbury], and the mead outside Wiwer gata
[Worgate]. Witn. : God wine, bishop of Bochester ; Godwine, bishop
of St. Martin's; and others. [Cire. a.d. 1038-1050.] Anglo-Saxon.

The final clause indicates that two copies of this document
were made, for Christ Church and for St Augustine's Abbey.
Facsim. in Ord. Atrv., pt. iii. pi. 43 ; printed in I c. and CatcU.
of a Selection ofStowe MSS., 1883, p. 9.

43. BtSTiTDTiON of temporalities by Henry L, King of England, to
William [de Corbeuil], Archbishop, and the monks of Christ Church,
Canterbury, confirming to them all the lands and privileges which
they held in the time of King Edward [the Confessor] and
William [L]. [are. a.d. 1123-1136.] Latin, with Anglo-Saxon
translation subjoined. Copy.

Facsim. and printed in Ord. Surv., pt. iii. pi. 44. Of. Hiokes,
Pref, p. xvL

44. Bestitution of temporalities by Henry II., King of England, to
Theobald, Archbishop, and the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury,
confirming to them all the lands and privileges which they held in
the time of Edward [the Confessor], William [I.] and Henry [L]
[a.d. 1155.] Latin, with Anglo-Saxon translation subjoined.

Facsim. and printed in Ord, Surv.j pt. iii. pi. 45; printed in
Catal. of a Selection of Siowe MSS,, 1883, p. 9. Cf Harl. Ch. Ill,
B. 49.

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708 STOWE CHARTEES, 45-50.

46. Quit-claim by Thomas, rector of Appelby [Appleby, oo- Derfcy .,
to Laurence [de S. Edwardo], Abbot, and the convent of Bxirthoa
[Burton-on-Trent, oo. StaflF.], of tithes, Peter's pence, and othff
payments formerly claimed by him from the abbey tenants in b
parish, including fonrpence for every marriage oeremooiy. ^itn.:
Dom. Geoffrey de Appelby, Walter de Streton [Stretton, oo. Derb.\
William, parson of Stretton, etc. [1229-1260.] Lot.

46. Grant by Nicholas de Benetylee [Fenny Bentley, oo. Derby] to
John his son, by Avice his wife, of a moiety of the cultivated land
held by him of Robert son of Gerald, at a yearly rent of £vb
shillings and a pair of gloves worth one penny. Witn. : Xkxm. B.
"presbyter,*' Ralph de Tykenhal [Ticknall, oo. Derb.], Ralph
*' clericus " of Stapenhill, etc. Temp. Hen. III. LcU.

47. Lease by Roger de Rydeware [Hamstall Ridware, co. Sta£\
lord of Boyleston in co. Derb., son of the late Dom. Bog. de
Rydeware, to John de Basingges, citizen of London, of BoylestoiL
manor with the advowson of the church and the new manor latdj
built in Boylstono wood, for 10^ years from the feast of the
Annunciation, 22 Edw. L [26 March, 1294]. Witn. : William de
Meynil, Henry de Baylesford, Henry de Elnyveton, Hemry fiL
Herbert!, John de Lan^eforde [Longford, co. Derb.], Balph dt
Monioye [Mountjoy], '^ mUites," Ralph Sparewater, etc LaL Seil
of arms [figured in Astle's AgpiloQia (Stowe MS. 666, f. 93), no.
657].

48. Quit-claim by John [Talbot], 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, to Hiaster
Thomas Heywode, Dean of Lichfield, and William Hnkyni,
chaplain, of a messuage in Chestrefeld [Chesterfield], oo. SXmM^
and land in Shenston [Shenstone, co. Staff.]. Dat. lachfield,
3 Feb., 12 Edw. IV. [1473]. Lat. Portion of seaL

49. Quit-claim by Stephen de Bello Campo [Beauchamp] to Burton
[-on-Trent] Abbey of the village of Cotes [Coton in the Mma, oo.
Derb., cf. Dugdale, iii. p. 40], which he had unlawfully aened.
Witn. : John de Cadomo [Caen], Geoffrey de Wiverdeetnn, Hugh
" clericus de Derebi," Michael, servant to the prior of Tutesbeiia
[Tutbury, co. Staff.], etc. Late 12th cent Lat.

60. NoTincATiON by William Seruelauedy, of Derby, of a leaae to bin
by the abbot and convent of Burton[-on-Trent] of land in Derbj
formerly held by Walter, son of William "tinotor," of EBsebon
[Ashbourne], which he with consent of Ynga his wife and Symoa
their son wholly resigned on setting out to the Holy Land ; the
rent to be paid partly to the Chamberlain of the Abbey and partlj
to Ralph de Fresdierevile [Freshville], lord of Alwaldestoa

8T0WE CHARTERS, 61-^8. 709

[Alvaaton, co. Derb.]. Witn. : Thomas "juvenis," of Derby,
William "juvenis," William de Chaddesden, and Symon Eolle,
•• prepofiiti," of Derby, Thomas Chous, etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lat.

51. Grant by Richard del Grene de Dubbmgge [Doveridge, co. Derb.]
to Robert Deye, " oapellamis," of Dnbbrugge, of land in that
neighbourhood in Monnesholme and Cubaohe. Witn. : Dom.
Robert de Knyveton [co. Derb.], vicar of Dnbbrugge, William
Fisshere and Henry Turkeys, of the same, etc. Dat. at Dubbmgge,
Saturday before the feast of Assumption, 19' Rich. II. [14 Aug.
1395]. Lat. Portion of seal.

52. Bond given by Hugh de Gurney to the abbot and convent of
Burton[-on-Trent] for his appearance with his wife Elizabeth before
the Justices of the King's Bench or the Justices in Eyre for tho
execution of a conveyance of his land in Findima [I^ndem, co.
Derb.], the abbot and convent paying his costs on the occasion ;
the bond to be executed by the Sheriff of Nottingham, with power
to distrain on Hugh's goods in default of his appearance. Witn. :
William de Rolleston, sen., Ralph de la Bache, William de
Huscampo [Muschamp], etc. [Circ. 1275.] Lat. Seal.

53. Memorandum of lease held by Richard, " clericus " of Findern
[co. Derb.], from William [Melbume], abbot, and the convent of
Burton[-on-Trent] of land in Findern, and of his resignation to
them of other lands therein. Witn., besides the whole convent,
Mag. Roger, "seniscallus,"«<c. [1197-1210.] Lat. Seal.

54. Fine from Hugh de Gumeye and Elizabeth his wife to John
[Stafford], abbot of Burton-on-Trent, of a messuage and land in
Fyndeme [Findern, co. Derb.]. Made before Mag. Roger de Seyton,
Mag. Richard de Stanes, John de Cobbeham, and Thomas Welond
[Weyland], Justices, in the octave of St. Hilary [20 Jan.], 3 Edw. I.
[1275]. Lat.

55. Licence from Nicholas de Wilenton [Willington, co. Derb.] to
N[ichola8], abbot, and the convent of Burton[-on-Trent] to
strengthen their fish-ponds at Findeme [Findern, co. Derb.], pro-
mising never to build a mill there and guaranteeing them against
damage from the mills at Potlac [Potlack, near Findern]. Witn. :
Matthew, "capellanus" of Baueowell [Bakewell], William de
Verner, Robert de Stokeport, etc. [1188-1197.] Lat.

56. Licence from Robert de Toke to N[icholas], abbat, and the convent
of Burton, to strengthen their fish-ponds at Findeme [co. Derb.],
promising never to build a mill there and to prevent the mills
at Potlac [near findern] from injuring their stews. Witn.:

710 STOWE CHABTEBS, 67-^L

Matthew, ** oapellanns '* of Banecwell [Bakewell], William dd
Vomer, Bobert de Stokeport, and others. [1188-1197.] Lat.

67. Lease by Henry de Hambnry [Hanbury], lord of Honnehill
[Houndhill in Hanbnry, co. Staff.], to William Gilbert* carpeoiflff,
Agnes his wife and Henry their son of a messuage in Honndhfll,
formerly held by Henry de Weston and Thomas Pye, and of hatk
in HoTindhni. Dat. at Houndhill, Monday the yigil of &
Purification, 30 Edw. III. [1 Feb. 1356]. Lai.

58. AwAKD of the priors of Wirkesoph [Worksop, co. Notts], Ponte-
fract [co. York] and Blith [Ely th, co. Notts], acting under authontf
from Pope Honorius [III.], by which the vicarage of Magna Own
[Mickleover, co. Derb.] is assigned to the abbot and convent of

Burton[-on-Trent], on payment of seven marks to Mag. B

de Burton, vicar of Magna Owera. Witn. : B[obert], prior of

Lenton [co. Notts.], H , dean of Batford [Badford, co. Notts.],

Mag. Godfrey de Bupill, Thomas, ** capellanus " of Blyth, dt
A.D. 1226. Lot.

69. Fine from Bichard [de Lisle], abbot of Burton[-on»Tre(nt], to
Boger Le Breton and his men of Bughedich of rights of oommcB
pasture, excepting their goats and pigs during the acorn seasosr
in the manor of Magna Yure [Mickleover, co. Derb.], and in Putta
Yure [Littleover, co. Derb.], and of land in Basingerys ; in retorn fiv
the right of clearing sixty acres of land in Syortegrave [near
Mickleover], subject to certain rights of &ee entry and pasture.
Made at Nottingham before Hugh [de Wells], Bishop of Lincoln,
Stephen de Segrave, Bobert de Lexinton, William fitz-Waiin, asd
WilUam Basset, justices in Eyre, the Morrow of Michaehnas,
iO Henr. IIL [30 Sept. 1226]. Lai,

60. Grant by Thomas de Maddelega [Madeley, co. Staff.] to Laovenoe
de S. Edwardo, abbot, and the convent of Burton[-on-TrBnt] of
lands in Magna Overa [Mickleover, co. Derb.], which he bad
recovered from them at Nottingham before the Justices in "Eyre
by writ of mart d'ancestor in 16 Hen. Ill [1231-1232] ; and quit-
claim of other lands in the same place which he had claimed &i
the same time. Witn. : Dom. Banulph de Ferrariis [Ferrers], Dob.
Geoffrey de Gresel [Gresley], Dom. Bobert de Tok, Dom. Bobeit
de Warda, etc. [1231-1260.] IM. Seal.

61. Notification by Nicolas fil. Walkelin de Henover [? Rough
Heanor, near Mickleover] of a lease to him by Bichard de Lisula,
abbot, and the convent of Burton[-on-Trent] of land in Magna
Oura [Mickleover, co. Derb.], called Crosforlong, with righta of
herbage in the wood called Merwineswode and of common pasture in

STOWE CHAETERS, 62-86. 711

Magna Onra. Witn. : Bobert fil. Walkelin and Henry His brother,
Sobert de Tok, Bobert de Bella fide [Beaufoy], Sjmou de Sanoto
Mauro [Seymour], Nicholas de Breideshale [Breadsall, oo. Derb.],
oonatable of Thuttesbiri [Tutbury, oo. StaflF.], etc. [1223-1229.] Lai.
68. Gbakt by John de Comera de Derby to the abbot and oonvent of
Burton-on-Trent, of a tenement which he held in fee of them in
Parra Oveia [Littleover, co. Derb.], together with the rent and
service paid to him by Boger de Walton [co. Derb.] in respect of
a tenement held of him in the same place. Witn. : Dom. William
and Dom. Giles de Meynil, milites, John de Chandos, Dom. de
Bodbnme [Badboume, co. Derb.], Magister William fil. Bobert de
Henovere, etc. Temp. £dw. L Lot.

63. Grant of a corrody by Th[omas de Pakinton], abbot, and the
convent of Burton-on-Trent to Aldnsa aliaa Hawisia, wife of Henry
fil. Bichard de Huncindon [Hanson Grange in Alsop, oo. Derb.],
viz. a house and land in Brondston [Branston, co. Staff.], if she
survives her husband, together with a bushel of wheat every three
weeks for her life and a cart-load of fire-wood every year ; in return
for the tenement which her husband had released to the said
oonvent. Witn. : Stephen de Yrton [Eirk Ireton, co. Derb.], Balph
de Alsop [oo. Derb.], Hugh Bonsergant de Thorp [oo. Derb.], etc,
[1281-1306.] Lot. Abbey seal.

64. Grant by Isabel, widow of Thomas del Hull de Snelleston
[Snelston, co. Derb.] to Henry de Knyveton [Eniveton, oo. Derb.],
rector of the church of Norbury [co. Derb.], and Henry Wallour,
chaplain, of lands in cos. Derby and Stafford inherited by her after
the deatii of Isabel, widow of John Shaille and daughter and
heiress of John de Hambuiy. Witn. : Nicholas Mountegomery,
John Gokayn, John Bagot, John de Ardem, " milites," etc. Dat. at
Snelston, Monday after Michaelmas, 7 Hen. IV. [5 Oct. 1405]. Lat.
Seal of arms.

66. Quit-claim by Bichard Pollesworth, vicar of StapenhuU [Stapen-
hill, CO. Derb.], Peter Gybun of Burton[-on-Trent], and John
Wryght, chaplain of the same place, to Walter Batell and William
de Hozale [Yoxhall, oo. Staff.], chaplains, William Adamsone of
StapenhuU, Bichard Pavy of the same, and Henry Gunne of
Homynglowe [Hominglow, co. Staff.], of land in StapenhuU.
Witn. : William Prodhom of Burton, Bichard del Halle of Stapen-
huU, John Knyghtley de WynshuU [WinshiU, co. Derb.]. Dat. at
StapenhuU, Thursday after Trinity Sunday, 3 Hen. IV. [25 May,
1402]. Seals (3).

66. Lbasb by Bichard de Hulecrombe and his wife to Banulph
[BlundeviUe], Earl of Chester and Lincoln, of land in Wylinton

712 STOWB CHABTEBS, BT-TL

[Willington, co. Derb.]. Witn. : William de Yemon [ Jnstdcurr of
Chester, 1229-1232], Robert de Tok, Robert de Warda, eie. [1217-
1232.] Lat. Seal.

67. Agreement between William de Wynaehnl [Winsbill, oo. Deib.]
and hiB son Henry, deacon of Wynshnl, by which the latter, for
fonr marks, resigns all claim on bis father for support or assistaDCB,
Dom. John, chaplain, son of [the above-mentioned William^
John " faber," of Bnrton[-on-Trent], John fil. Roger de Horinglowe
[Hominglow, co. Staff.], and John Hemining of Burton, bdsg
appointed sureties for the payment. Witn. : Stephen de Wynshnl
and his brother Adam, Beginald Bran of Heminglowe, etc, Dat
Trinity Sunday, [3 June], 1268. LaL

68. Lease by John fiL Hen. fil. Oode de Tutesbiri [Tutbniy, co.
Staff.], to Bichard fil. Swain de Winsul [Winshill, co. Derb.], of
lands in Winsul, the rent to be paid partly to the said John and
partly to the abbot of Burton[-on-Trent]. Witn.: Bobert de
Bursioot [Bearwardoote, co. Derb.], Bobert de Lucy, Bobert fiL
Emald, etc. Temp. John. Lot,

69. Lease by Symon de Worthinton [Worthington, co. Leia] to
Dom. John fil. Will, de Melebum [Melbourne, co. Derb.] of land
in WyneshuU [Winshill, oo. Derb.], formerly held by Bobert fiL
Bob. de Subbosco [Underwood] de WyneshuU. Witn. : William de
Essebum [Ashbourne, co. Derb.], Matthew de Scobenhal [Shobnall,
CO. Staff.], Adam " vinetarius,'' of Burthon [Burton-on-Trent], eU.
Temp, Edw. IL LaL Seal.

70. Quit-claim by Matthew fil. William le Knist de Tatinhnl [Talen-
hill, CO. Staff.] to Thomas [de Pakinton], abbot, and the convent of
Burton[-on-Trent], of land in Brontiston [Branstou, co. Derb.] and
Winishull [Winshill, co. Derb.], with various services thereto
annexed. Witn. : Ralph de Burgo [de Burgh], Robert de Pipe,
Richatd de Barton, '^clericus," Bobert fil. Henry de Yttokishath
[Uttoxeter, co. Staff.], William de Bosco Calumpniato, etc. [1281-
1305.] Lat. Seal.

71. Inspeximus, by the *' offioialis jurisdictionis spiritualis " of Bnrtoo
Abbey, of a grant by Nicholas fil. Bobert le Clerk of WynsuU
[Winshill, co. Derb.] to William Gterard, of Burton-on-Trent, of
land in WynsuU. Witn. to the grant: John del Warde and
Maurice le Irenmonger, of WynsuU, and Bobert Lucy, of Stapen-
hill, etc. Dat. at Wynsull, Friday, the feast of St. Gregory, Pope,
18 Edw. III. [12 Mar. 1344]. Witn. to the inspection: Dom.
Richard de Asshebum [Ashbourne, co. Derb.], Dom. John de Felde,
Dom. Robert Flygh, chaplains, etc Dated in the conventual

STOWB CHABTBRS, 72-77. 713

church of Biirion, the Sunday after the feast of St. Gregory
[14 Mar.] 1343[4]. Lai.

72. Quit-claim by John de Eynttoley, cU. Knyteley, sen., residing at
Asoheby [Ashbynde-la-Zondi, oo. Leic], to John Knytoley, junior,
and Bichard de Budyngh, of lands in Wyncel [Winshill, oo. Derb.].
Witn. : John de Wrhynton, Reginald Store, Bichard Knyte, etc,
Dat. at Burton[-on-Trent], the feast of St. Katharine, 49 Edw. III.
[25 Nov. 1376]. Lai.

73. Award of Sir Walter Gryfiyth, knight, and John Wystowe,
gent., arbiters between William [Bone], abbot of Burton-upon-
Trent, and William Schenette, of Pakynton [Packington, co. Staff.],
labourer, concerning land in Wynsell [Winshill, co. Derb.], by
which the latter is required to release the land to Thomas
Cromewell, of Burton-upon-Trent, receiving from the abbot 40».
Dat. 8 July, 13 Hen. VIII. [1621]. Signed by the arbiters.
English. Seals (one fragmentary).

74. Letters patent of Henry [YI.]» notifying the appointment of
Bobert Ardem to the office of Eschaetor for ooe. Nottingham and
Derby. Dat, at Westminster, 8 Nov. 18 [Hen. VI. 1439]. Lai.

75. ExEBffPLtFiCATiON of a recovery by Bichard Haughton, Humphrey
Wolryche, William Bostoke, and Fulk Eyton, esquires, from Lewis
Eyton, esquire, and Margery his wife, of nine messuages and 3300
acres of land in Horton [Haughton in Shifinal, co. Salop] and
Malynslye [Malinslee in Dawley Magna, oo. Salop]. Dat. at
Westminster, 5 June, 14 Hen. VII. [1499]. Seal of the Court of
King's Bench. LaU

76. Lease by Geoffrey [de Muschamp, Bishop] of Coventry [and
Lichfield], to William fil. Hugh Bobus (?), of land formerly held by
his father in Wibbildemor [near Lichfield, co. Staff.]. Witn. : Osbert
de Hwitinton [Whittington, co. Staff.], seneschal, Bichard de Pipa,
Henry and Bichard, "clerici" of Langedon. [1198-1208.] Seal,
with counterseal, of the Bishop. LaL

77. Lease by Bernard, abbot, and the convent of Burton [-on-Trent],
to Bichard de Bersicote [Bearwardcote in Etwall, co. Derb.], of the
land which his father John had held of them; with licence to
make a mill in Bersicote. Witn. [on the back], the chapter itself,
fix, William the prior, Owen the sub-prior, Martin, William the
" cantor," etc. ; also Bobert de Stapenhell [Stapenhill, co. Derb.],
Ailwin, chaplain, Beginald, chaplain, Balph de Chaldwell [Cauld-
well, CO. Derb.], Leising de Brontestune [Branston, co. Staff.], etc.
[1160-1175.] Lat.

7U STOWB 0HABTEB8. 78-84.

78. G&iLNT by William Budd, of Biomley Abbatis [AbboU's Bromky,
00. Staff.], to Thomas Clerk and Eatherine his wife of land in
Abbott's Bromley. Witn. : John Gierke, Niohoks Foord, Edward
Bardell, etc. Dat. 20 Mar., 1 Hen. VIL [I486]. Lai.

79. Grant by Biohard £Q. Bobert de Bronoestona [Branston, oo. Staff.]
to John m. Ealph de StapinhiiU [Stapenhill, oo. Derb.] of tho
homage and servioe of William Makerel for land in Bronoestona.
Witn. : Elias fQ. Gilbert de Streiton [Stretton, oo. Staff], John fiL
Gilbert de Hominglow [oo. Staff.], etc Temp. Henry UL LaL

80. Agbebmknt between Laurence [de S. Edwardo], abbot, and the
convent of Biirton[-on-Trent] of the one part, and Eva, danghter
of Beginald, ** piepositas " of Bronciston [Branston, oo. Staffl], of
the other, whereby the abbot and oonvent lease to the said Eva
lands in Bronciston (part adjoining Hykenildestrete [Ickneild
Street]) for life, in return for a quit-claim by the said Eva of lands
in Sobenhal [Shobnal near Burton, co. Staff.], which came to her as
dowry from Jordan fil. Herbert, her late husband. Witn. : John ds
Stapenhill [oo. Derb.], William de Tatenhull [Tatenhill, oo. Staff],
Boger de Huncedon, etc. [1229-1260.] LaL

81. Notification by Henry fil. Geoffrey de Bronciston [Branston^ ca
Staff.] of a perpetual lease to him by the abbot and convent of
Burton[-on-Trent] of his father's messuage in Bronciston. Witn.:
Balph de la Bache, seneschal of Burton, John fiL John de
StapenhiU, William de WinishiU [Winshill, oo. Derb.], Ralph ''ad
finem ville " de WinishiU, etc. Late 13th cent. Lat.

82. Lease by Bichard fil. Avicia de Branteston [Branston, oo. Staff.] to
Ely as ''janitor" of Burton, of land in Branceston. Witn. : Richard
de Insula [de Lisle], abbot of Burton, John de StapenhuU
[Stapenhill, co. Derb.], his seneschal, Bobert de Bursioota
[Bearwardoote, oo. Derb.], Hugh Bulloo, Nicolas de Oxonia, Richard
"miles." «tc. [1223-1229.] Lat.

83. Lease by Margery, daughter of Elyas "janitor," of Burton, and
formerly wife of Ralph " dericus," of StapenhuU [StapenhiU, oo.
Derb.], to John de Bronteston [Branston, co. Staff.] and Pamel his
wife, of land in Bronteston, which her father received from Avida
de Bronteston, daughter of Boger fil. Grodwin, to be held on per-
petual lease of her eldest son WiUiam. Witn.: Balph de la Bache,
Ralph de Burgo, WUUam de TatenhuU [Tatenhill, co. Staff.], etc
Late 13th oent. Lat.

84. NoTiFiGATiON by WiUiam Pollard, sen., of Brontiston [Branston,
00. Staff.], of a lease granted to him by Thomas [de Pakinton],
abbot, and the convent of Burton-on-Trent, of land in Brontista

STOWE OHABTEBS, 8ft-«L 715

formerly held by Henry fil* Qeoffrey ; in return for which he quits
daim of the rent which he nsed to receive of them for the same
land. Witn.: John de Brontiaton, William Pollard, Jan., Bichard
PheUp, «te. [1281-1305.] Lot.

85. Declaration by Philip Maroi [v. Magna Gharta, cap. 50] and Anna
[Ser]affini hi£ wife that they lease the village of Parva Oure
[Littleover, co. Derb.] of the abbot and convent of Bnrton[-on-
Trent] for life only, and that they have delivered to the abbot and
convent a copy of the charter by which they hold it, which shall
be valid against any contrary contention by themselves or their
heirs. Witn. : Walter [de Senteney], abbot of Dala [Dale Abbey,
CO. Derb.], Bartholomew, prior of Totesbiri [Tutbury, co. StaflF.],
William de Yemen, Mag. Stephen de BadecUne, Mag. Bobert de
Seka, Balph Grim and others. [1204-1235.] Lat. Seals (2).

86. Lease by the abbot and convent of Barton-on-Trent to John
Pope, of Galdon, and Maiota his wife, for twenty years, of a bam
and land in Caldon [Ganldon, co. Staff.] formerly held by John
Bee. Dat. at Galdon, Michaelmas, a.d. 1427. LaL Small seal.

87. Lease by the abbot and convent of Burton-on-Trent to Qeorge
Galdon, abbot, and the convent of Bocester [co. Staff.], of a chapel
and land in Galdon [Ganldon, co. Staff.] for forty-one years. Dat.
at Burton-on-Trent, 19 Apr., 5 Hen. VIL [1490]. Lai. Seal of
Bocester Abbey.

88. Lease by Thomas [de Pakinton], abbot, and the convent of Burton-
on-Trent, to Bichard fil. Bobert de Stretton [in Burton, co. Staff.]
of land in Horinglowe [Hominglow in Burton, co. Staff.]. Witn. :
William de Sparham in Wytmere [Wetmoor in Burton, co. Staff.],
Boger Bulloc in Stretton, William G-obert in Hominglowe, John
** ad finem ville de Hominglowe," eic. [1281-1305.] Lot.

89. Tine from Nicholas de Dinbrighten [?Drointon, co. Staff.],
'' clericus," and Joan his wife, to John le Blund, " capellanus," of
land in Lichfield [co. Staff.]. Made at York, before Balph de
Hengham, William de Bereford, Elias de Bek[ingham], Peter
Malorre, William Howard, and Lambert de Trikyngham, justices,
Mich, term, 32 Edw. I. [1304]. LaL

90. Grant by John [de Derby], Dean, and the Chapter of Lichfield,
of a half-penny a day in augmentation of the incomes of every
vicar of the church of Lichfield, Dat. at Lichfield, Wednesday,
Michaelmas Day [29 Sept.], 1311. Lat. Portion of seal.

91. Graht by William de Becheford, of Coventre [Coventry], Bobert
de Canleye [Canley, co. Warwick], Thomas de Willeby, and Thomas
de Bretford, of Coventry, to John de Henton, " dericus," of a

716 STOWE GHABTEBS, 92-95.

messuage in Damstrete in Liokfield. Witn. : Nicholas Miobel* mayor
of Coventry, Bichard Buttere and John Swyneshed, bailiffii of
Coventay, ete. Dat. at Coventry, 26 December, 36 Edw. lEL. [1362].
Lat, Four seals.

98. Lease by Adam de Pencrich [Penkridge, co. Staff.], snooentor, and
the vicars of Lichfield cathedral to Dom. Thomas Faleyn, vicar of
the said cathedral, and John and John his kinsmen of a messuage
in Baknnstrete [in Lichfield] for their lives. Witn. : John de Bonle,
Hugh de Gnnston, John Beoon, etc, Dat. at Lichfield, Friday after
the feast of St. Luke, 41 Edw. III. [22 Oct. 1367]. LaL Seal of
the vicars.

93. Lease by Thomas Yaleyn, perpetual vicar of the cathedral church
of Lichfield, and the other vicars of the same, to Thomas Warmjn-
ton, Joan his wife, and Margery their daughter, of a tenement and
garden in Baoonstrete in the suburbs of Lichfield, for their Uvea,
the vicars to provide at their cost waterpots hooped with iron, and
hempen cords, at the well of the tenement. Witn. : Geoffirey Heyford,
Bobert Leche, Stephen Boydell, dc. Dat. at Lichfield, Michaelmas
day, 5 BioL U. [29 Sept. 1381]. LaL Seal of the vicars.

94. Grant by William Bugges, Bichard de Bodyngton [? Bodington,
CO. Salop], Boger Fordyane, '* capellani," and John Crane, to
Thomas de Ondely, Bichard de Admaston [?co. Salop], John Cook,
and Bobert Carmen, ** capellani," of a burgage in Lichfield near ** le
Grenehull," and land in the localities called Burghayand Oxebuzy.
Witn. : Bobert Teyntrel, Bichard de Walton, John SeintJonea^ efe.
Dat. at Lichfield, Saturday after the feast of the Exaltation of the
Cross, 20 Bich. II. [16 Sept. 1396]. Lat. Four seals.

96. BscrrATiON by Thomas Wyght» succentor, and the vicars of the
cathedral church of Lichfield, of the benefiBUstion of John de More-
ton, canon of Lichfield and prebendary of Longdon Prebend in
Lichfield, in completing the gift of a marble table for the shrine
containing the relics of St. Cedda [Chad], and an altar adjoining
the same, which had been begun by Bobert de Stretton, late biahop
of Coventry and Lichfield [1360-1386], and in endowing a daUy
mass at the said altar ; with their acceptance of the benefiiction and
institution of the service required. Witn. : Bobert de Stretton,
archdeacon of Coventry, John Cheyne, John de ]^oreton, Thomas
de Stretton, and John de Feltewell, canons, eie.^ attending the
Chapter, and Thomas de Wyleby and Bobert de Onerton, clerks of
the see ; with attestation by William de Erdynton diet Fourbour,
priest of the see, public notary, who drew up the deed. Dat. at
the Chapter House of Lichfield, 29 April, 1390. Lai. Seals (2).

STOWE CHABTEBS, 96--101. 717

96. Mandate by the president and cliapter of the cathedral church of
Lichfield (the Dean, William de Pakington, being abroad) to Mag.
John de Ibbestoke, notary public, to peremptorily warn John de
HerlastOD, archdeacon of Chester and prebendary of Bowelton
[Bonlton in Derby], to make good without delay, under pain of the
greater excommunication, arrears of sums due from his prebend in
augmentation of the revenues of the vicars of the cathedral, for the
sustenance of the fabric payable to Dom. Henry Swan, *' Gustos
Fabrice," and for the martilogium, and for the salary of Dom. John
Welham, vicar of the prebendal stall of Bowelton* Dat. in Lich-
field Chapter House, Friday after the feast of the Circumcision
[7 Jan.] 1389[90]. Lat. Portion of seal.

97. Probate of the will of Thomas Bonde, formerly of the diocese of
Coventry and Lichfield ; granted by William Coke, LL.D.,
commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 30 June, 1557.
Lat. Portion of seal.

98. Lease by William Pant[ulf] to Bertram Griffin of land in Mulewiz
[Milwich, CO. Staff.] and Hildeveston [Hilderstone in Stone, co.
Staff.] in return for a quit-claim to him by Gtoofirey Griffin, brother
of Bertram, of land in Melford [Milford in Baswick, co. Staff.].
Witn. : Dom. Henry de Audidelega [Audley, co. Staff.], Baldwin and
Stephen de Hodenet [?Hodnet, co. Salop], Henry de Verdun, etc.
Temp. Hen. m. Lat. Seal.

99. Gkant by William Milner, of Newborough [in Hanbury, co.
Staff.], to Jacob Milner, his son, and Agnes, the latter's wife, of
two burgages in Newborough. Witn. : Nicholas Agarde of New-
borough, " jentilman," Thomas Whitington of the same, " jentil-
man," Thomas Duffelde, of the same, etc. Dat. at Newborough,
Thursday before the feast of St. Andrew, 14 Edw. lY. [24 Nov.
1474].

100. Grant by William Haryson and John Duffeld, '^ praepositi " of
the chapel of All Saints in Newburgh [Newborough], co. Stafford,
with the assent of the burgesses, ete., to William Whemby, of
Newbui^h, of a part of a burgage formerly belonging to William
Milmer. Witn.: Nicholas Agard, William Whityngton, Thomas
WeUys, etc. Dat. 20 March, 16 Hen. YIL [1501]. Lat. Frag-
ment of seal*

101. Quit-claim by Matthew de Sobenhall [Shobnall, near Burton, co.
Staff.] and Matilda his wife to Laurence [de S. Edwardo], abbot, and
the convent of Burton[-on-Trent] of all their land in Sobenhall for
the life of the said Matthew ; in return for a corrody in the abbey,
m., free seijeanty with food and clothing for his life, and a bushel

718 STOWE 0HABTEB8, 102-106.

of wheat and half a mark of silver every fortnight to his wife and
children. Witn. : Donw Oeoffrey de Gxesel [Ohnrch Greeley, ca
Derb.], Dom. Bobert de Tok, Dom. Sobert de Warda, John de
Stapehnll [Stapenhill, oo. Derb.], seneschal. [1231-1260.] Lot
Portion of seal.

102. Grant by G[eoflErey], abbot, and the monks of Biirton[H)n-T]rwit
to Orm, of land in Stratton [Stretton, co. Staff.], on the same terms
as he had held it from abbot Nigel. Witn. : the chapter of the
Abbey, viz.^ Edwin, prior, Edric, Durand, and other monks, also
William fil. Herbert, William fil. Nigel, Fulch fil. Oaswal, Bobert
fQ. Walchelin, Herbert, "nepos" of the abbot, Balph, "presbyter"
of Stapenhill [oo. Derb.], etc. [Po8t 1114.] Lot.

103. Lease by Geoffrey, abbot, and the convent of Barton[-on-Tr6nt]
to Boger, brother of the monk Gerald, of a house ia Barton,
formerly held by Frawin, and land in Stratton [Stretton, oo. Staff.]
given to the church by Alan fil. Fladald, and in YulrichestoDe
[Wolston, CO. Warwick], g^ven to the church in abbot Nigel's time
by Domina Adeliza [widow of Henry I.], on obligation to build a
house, chamber and privy on the latter land, and for other servioeB.
Witn. : the chapter of the abbey, m., Edwin, prior, Jordan, sab-
prior, Edric, Durand, Godric, Teodric, Gerald, William, Briennioa,
and other monks, also Alvrin, <^ presbiter," Herbert, '^ nepos " of
the abbot, Frodm[und], Alric, *' oooos," Bagenald, Aluric, ** pistor,"
Elmel, "pistor," Ascelin, "faber," Elgelram, «« portarius.'' Dat
1133. Lot.

104. Grant by Bernard, abbot,'and the convent [of Burton-on-Trent]
to Beginald de Sancto Albano, of land [in Stretton] formerly
belonging to Gamel de Stratona [Stretton, co. Staff.], viz^ five
bovatae of " warland " and nine acres of ** inland," with other lands
and a pear-orchard, and land in Burton on which to build a hooaa.
Witn. : the chapter of the abbey, m., Jordan, prior, Balph, sub-
prior, Martin, ** sacerdos," Bichard ii., Bichard iii., Biohard Engin,
etc. [1160-1176.] Lot.

105. Lease by William de Acouere [Okeover, oo. Staff.] to A^am ** SL
Willelmi " coci," of Burton[-on.Trent], of land in Stretthon [Stretr
ton, 00. Staff.], at a nominal rent. Witn. : Elyas de Stretthon, Simon
de Wythmere [Wetmoor, near Burton, co. Staff.], John Gnbert of
Hominglowe [Hominglow, co. Staff.], Bichard '*fiL tixtoris de
Burthon," etc. Oirc. 1270. LaU

106. Lease by William de Acouere [Okeover, co. Staff.] to Beginald de
Stretton [co. Staff.], " bercarius," of land in*Stretton for twen^-two
years. Witn.: Simon de Wythmere [Wetmoor, oo. Staffl], John

STOWE CHABTEES. 107-U3. 719

Gubert, John " ad finem yille de Hominglowe " [Hominglow, co.
Staff.], ele. Dat. Michaelmas Day, 1270. Lot.

107. Lease by William de Aooaere [Okeover, oo. Staff.] to John,
" serviens coqninarii de Burthon " [Bnrton-on-Trent], of land in
Stietton [oo. Staff.] for twelve years. Witn. : Helyas de Stretton,
Simon de Wythmere [Wetmoor, oo. Staff.], John Gubert, etc.
Dat. Miohaelmas Day, 1270. Lai.

108. Lease by William de Aoouere [Okeover, co. Staff.] to John de
Stapenhull [Stapenhill, co. Derb.] of land in Stretton [oo. Staff.]
for twenty-two years. Witn. : Symon de Wythmer, John Gubert,
John ad finem yille de Hominglowe, etc Dat. Michaelmas Day,
1270. Lot.

109. Gbant by William de Aconere [Okeover, co. Staff.] to John,
*< serviens coqninarii de Bnrihon " [Bnrton-on-Trent], of lands in
Stretton [co. Staff.] in perpetuity, at the rent of a rose yearly on
the feast of St. John Baptist [24 June]. Witn. : Elyas de Stretton,
Symon de Wyhtmere [Wetmoor, oo. Staff], John Gubert of
Hominglowe [Hominglow, co. Staff.], etc. [Circ. 1270.] Lai.

110. Grant by, William BoUoc, chaplain, fil. Bobert BoUoc, of Stretton
near Burton-on-Trent [co. Staff.], to John fil. John Bolloc, of Stret-
ton, of land and a building in Stretton. Witn. : John Sparham of
Witmere [Wetmoor, oo. Staff.], John Gk)bert of Homyglowe
[Hominglow, co. Staff.], John de Oxford of Burton, etc. Dat. at
Stretton, Monday after the feast of St George, 31 Edw. III. [24
April, 1357]. Lat. Fragments of seal.

HI. Grant by Bobert Medbume, of Broughton [Churoh Broughton,
CO. Derb.], to Dom. Walter Bateyl, chaplain, of land in Stretton
[co. Staff.], which he formerly received from John Bullok of
Stretton. Witn. : John de Shopenhale [Shobnall, oo. Staff.], Boger
de Morley, Henry Snow, etc. Dat. at Stretton, 3 May, 6 Hen. lY.
[1405]. Lat. SeaL

118. Lease by Bobert " fil. Nioholai venatoris," of Tutteburi [Tutbury,
00. Staff.], to David *'fil. Joh. Tuttebiri meroatoris" of land in
Tutbury. Witn.: William de Bideware [Hamstall Bidware, oo.
Staff.], Manger de Busson, William le foun, John de Wodehous,
and John Sterre, ** propositi" of Tutbury, etc. Dat. at Tutbury,
Tuesday before Christmas Day [23 Deo.], 1281. Lai. Seal.

118. Grant by Nicholas de Bokeby, of Tuttebury [Tutbury, co. Staff.],
to Bobert del More, Beceiver of Tutbury Castle, William atte
Walle [Etwall, c/. No. 116], perpetual vicar of Longford [oo.
Derb.], and Bobert de Howen, of Tuttebury, chaplain, of all his
lands in Tutbury. Witn. : John de Duffeld, «' derious," William

720 STOWE CHAETERS, 114-U9.

de Tuttebury, John de Cosynton, etc. Dat. at Tatbniy, Taesdaj,
tho feast of St. Katharine, 50 Edw. III. [25 Nov. 1376]. Lot.

114. Lease by Edmund^ [Earl of Lanoaster, Leicester, and Derby, 4th]
son of the King [Henry III.], to Bobert " venator," of Ottoxbathie
[Uttoxeter, oo. Staff.], of land in his waste of Tensetepark. Witn. :
Dom. William Wyther, Dom. Boger Brabanzon, Dom. William de
Stafford, " milites," etc. Dat. at Tuttebiri [Tutbuiy], on the feast
of St. Thomas the martyr, 14 Edw. I. [29 Dec. 1285]. LaL Seal
of arms.

115. Grant by John Tumour, of Douuebrug [DoTcridge, oo. Derkl
to William Beke, chaplain, William Heth, and Bichard Paxker,
chaplains, of a burgi^ and a half in IJttoxhathere [Uttoxeter, oa
Staff.] Witn. : William de Bodbum [Badbume, oo. Derb.], Bobert
de Hay teleye, Thomas Tappeleye, etc. Dat. at Uttoxeter, Saturday,
Michaelmas Day, 4 Bich. II. [29 Sept. 1380]. Lot. SeaL

116. GaAMT by William de Farley [in Alton, oo. Staff.] to William
Etwall and John de Holand, chaplains, of two messuages, and a
burgage and a half in Hotuksatur [Uttoxeter, oo. Staff.]. Witn. :
John Passmere, Bichard Masegent, John Cowper, all of Uttoxeter,
John de Holand of Barton subter Nedwod [Barton-under-Needwood,
CO. Staff.], etc. Dat. at Uttoxeter, on the feast of St John Baptist,
1 Hen. IV. [24 June, 1400], Lat. Seal.

117. Grawt by John Lilied, of Uttoxeter [co. Staff.], to Bichard Playna
and John Cowper, chaplains, of Uttoxeter, of a burgage and a half
and other land in Uttoxeter. Witn. : John Myners, Thomas
Detheke, John Baly, John Burden, and John Perkyn, bailiff of
Uttoxeter, etc. Dat. at Uttoxeter, the feast of St. Greorge, 1 Hen. VI.
[23 April, 1423]. Lat. Portion of seal.

118. Grant by Bichard Plane and John Couper, of VttozJiatre
[Uttoxeter, co. Staff.], chaplains, to Margaret Lilihed, of Vttoxhatre,
widow of John Lilihed, of a burgage and a half in Vemey Street in
Vttoxhatre for her life, with remainder suocessively to Thomas
and William sons of the said John Lilihed, the heirs of WilUara,
the heirs of Thomas, John son of the said John Lilihed, the heirs of
John the younger, and the right heirs of John her husband. Witn« :
John Myners, William Sandebage, John at Wode, Henry Maaster-
gent, etc. Dat. at Uttoxeter, the feast of SS. Peter and Paul,
1 Hen. VI. [29 June, 1423]. Lat. Two seals.

119. Becobd of lease granted in the oourt of the rector and *' domini ^
of the church of Vttoxatre [Uttoxeter, co. Staff.] and of the ooUege
of Wyndesore [Windsor], held at Uttoxeter, to John Perkyn of
lands near Uttoxeter. Dat. 10 June, 4 Hen. VI. [1426]. Lat.

STOWE CHABTEBS, 180-125. 721

120. Grant by William Bonde, of Vttoxliatre [Uttoxeter, oo. Staff.],
and Matilda his wife to Bobert Foxe of half a burgage in Uttoxeter.
Witn. : Thomas Brabanne, bailiff of the town, William Perkyn,
John Carter, etc. Dat. at Uttoxeter, the vigil of SS. Simon and
Jude, 18 Edw. IV. [27 Oct. 1478]. Lat. Portions of two seals.

121. Grant by William Perkyn, son and heir of John Perkyn, of
Vttoxhatre [Uttoxeter, oo. Staff.], to Bobert Foxe and Margaret
his wife of half a burgage in Uttoxeter. Witn. : Thomas Braban,
bailiff of the town, John Carter, Bichard Smyth, etc. Dat at
Uttoxeter, the day of the Conception of the B. V. Mary, 19 Edw. IV.
[8 Dec. 1479]. Lat. Portion of seal.

122. Grant by Bobert Lillihed, of Vttoxhatre [Uttoxeter, co. Staff.],
son and heir of William Lillihed, to his son William and Joan his
son's wife of a burgage and a half in Uttoxeter. Witn . : William
More, jun., bailiff of the town, Bichard Smyth, Banulph Hyde, etc.
Dat. at Uttoxeter, Thursday before the feast of St Wereburga,
3 Hen. VII. [31 Jan. 1488]. Lat. Seal.

123. Lease by Boger de Huncedona [Hanson Grange, co. Derb.] to
the abbey of Burton[-on-Trent] of several paroels of land in
Wythmere [Wetmoor, co. Staff.], at an annual rent of a pair of
gloves of the value of one penny, for the improvement of their
kitchen. Witn. : Dom. William de Greselega [Church Gresley, co.
Derb.], "miles," William de Essebum [Ashbourne, co. Derb.],
seneschal of the abbot, Boger de Nortona [? Norton under
Cannock, co. Staff.], Balph de Caldwell [Gauldwell, oo. Derb.], etc.
Temp. Hen. III. (early). Lat. Portion of seal.

124. Notification by John fil. William de Melebum [Melbourne, oo.
Derb.] of a lease to him by the abbot and convent of Burton[-on-
Trent] of land in Withmere [Wetmoor, co. Staff.], formerly held of
them by Boger de Hunoedon [Hanson Grange, co. Derb.], at a rent
of one penny to their cook. Witn. : Dom. Peter de Thok, John de
Bersicot [Bearwardcote, co. Derb.], Henry Butavant, Bobert fil.
Boger de Hunoedon, etc. Dat. 14 Kal. Mart. [16 Febr.], 1255. Lat.

3.25. Lease by Laurence [de S. Edwardo], abbot, and the convent of
Burton[-on-Trent] to Balph, formerly chamberlain to abbot
Nicholas [de Wallingford], of a house and lands which he had
formerly oooupied in Wichtmere [Wetmoor, co. Staff.] and Stretton
[oo. Staff.], at the same rent as before, for his life only, his wife
Sybil retaining her dower in it if she survive him ; with a grant
to him of common herbage for six oxen, and a rent of twelve pence
to their daughter Matilda. Witn. : Bobert de Aoouere [Okeover, co.
Staff.], Bobert de Toke, John de Stapehull [StapenhiU, co. Derb.],
seneschal, eU. [1229-1260.] Lat.

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722 STOWE CHARTERS, 126-130.

126. Covenant between Edmonde Warde and Elyne his wife, on tk
one part, and Richard Fletcher, James Wotton, William Wyaa, kA
Nicholas Marshall, wardens of the chnrch of Yozall [co. Sta£'.
Stephen Warde, Thomas Salt, Thomas Campden, Robert Fletcher,
John Wodwarde, Robert Wotton, John Wylson, and Thomas Wyia,
on the other part, by which the former agree to take two oota^
and two crofts in Yozall at the next court of the manor, and to hold
them snbject to a charge of two shillings yearly for masses for the
sonls of Henry Marres, Rayne his wife, Robert his son, Klifahrt^
his wife. Sir Richard Marres, priest, John Clerk, and all Chrutiia
souls ; and after the deaths of the said Edmonde and Elyne tb
estate shall be charged for ever with the maintenance of masBei
for their souls, new bodies of trustees being successively elected
as the old die out, to carry out this settlement. Dat. 1 Oci
21 Hen. VIII. [1629]. English.

127. Grant by Nicholas de Holme, of Coventry [co. Warwick], u
David de Corby, of Coventry, merchant, of land in Wyken [»d
Stoke, near Coventry. Witn.: John de Swyneehed, mayor c:
Coventry, John de Stoulke [? Stoke], and Richard de Teyntoa,
bailiffs of the town, cte. Dat. at Wyken, 16 Nov. 3 Ridh. IL
[1379]. Lat.

128. Quit-claim by William Bourdon, freeman of the Staple of
Calais and burgess of Calais, to Thomas Thacker, merchant of tk
Staple, of all claims against him on any grounds. Dat. at tiie
Staple, 19 Feb. 1519 [20]. Signature and seal of William Bourf. a,
and seal of the Staple. Lett.

129. Power of attorney from Alexander Childe, citizen and clotikier
of London, to William Crosse and Richard Rovet, aldermen c:
Calais, to deliver to John Botiller, bui^ess and clothier of Calais,
Thomas Hillard, citizen and clothier of London, William Caston
[? William Caxton, the printer], and Edmund Walton, of Cahk
esquires, and William Chirche, citizen and goldbeater of Londca,
seisin of two cottages with an alley (allura) and land adjoining ii
Calais, in Boketstreet, in the parish of St. Maiy. Attested \j
William Gregory, mayor, and the aldermen of London. Dal it
London, 17 April, 30 Hen. YL [1452]. Lat. Seals of Alexandff
Childe and the mayor. [N.B. Haydn's Booh of Dignities gx^j
Gregory's mayoralty as in 1450-^1.]

130. Lease by John Rysbi [or Rysby], John LuflFyn, chaplains, Edmiz&i|
Walton and William Caston [? William Caxton, the printer} rf'
Calais, to Lodowic Lyneham, alderman and burgess of Calais, d
two cottages with an alley (allura) and land appertaining theicti
in Calais, in the parish of St. Mary and the street called fonnezif

STOWE CHARTERS, 181-184, 723

Bokettestrete and now Onreladystrete, granted to them with all
his other possessions by John, BottiQer, burgess and olothier of
'Calais ; the rent to be paid to John Batton, formerly esquire and
bailiff of Guyanez [Guynes, near Calais], and David Clerk, formerly
bui^esB of Calais. Attested by Biohard Bouehede, mayor of Calais.
Witn. : Robert Clydevowe, Philip Best, Biohard Feney, John Ledes,
John Byngham, William Cresse and Bobert Wysbeche, aldermen
of Calais, etc. Dat. at Calais, 7 Nov. 1460, 39 Hen. YI. Seal of
the mayor of Calais, and four others, one of which bears an eagle's
head erased between the initials W. C. [v. the Atkenaum for 24
Nov. 1883].
13L Discharge granted by Bobert Dighton, mayor, and the oommu-
nily of Lincoln at a common council in the Guildhall to Thomas
Thacker, merchant of the Staple of Calais, and his heirs for ever,
from the duties of mayor, sheriff, or other offices in Lincoln. Dat.
Michaelmas Day, 3 Hen. YIIL [29 Sept. 1511]. Lat. Common
Seal of Lincoln.

182. Beport by W[illiam] de Muscamp, Archdeacon of Derby, to
W[illiam de Comhill], Bishop of Coventry, of an inquiry held at
Derby by him, assisted by Mag. B[obert] de Bosco [Archdeacon of
Coventry] and Mag. Zacharias de Chebese [Chebsey, co. Staff.],
regarding the chapel of Meysam [Measham, co. Derby], m., that
it is found to belong to the mother-church of Bepedon al. Bependon
[Bepton, CO. Derby], and to have been leased for life by N[icholas],
Prior of Bependon, at the request of '* M. Comitissa " [Matilda,
widow of Banulf de Gemon, Earl of Chester, who founded Bepton
Priory in 1172 and d. 1189, v. no. 163], to Bichard " capellanus,"
who had held it, before the institution of Bependon Priory, " de
personis de Bependon," and that corpses were formerly brought
from Measham to Bepton for interment. [1215-1223.] Lat.
Two seals.

138. Letter from 0[sbert] de Bereford to B[obert, v, no. 162], Prior
of Bependone [Bepton, co. Derby], desiring him to recognize
William fil. Willelmi fil. Symonis de Melton as heir of his father to
avirgate of land in Melton [Milton in Foremark, co. Derby],
whereof he (Osbert) had formerly been " principalis et capitalis,"
but in which he had granted his interest, including a yearly rent
of four shillings, to the fabric of the Priory Church. Temp, Edw. I.
Lai. Slightly mutilated.

134. Grant from William, ''dominus de Norton, capellanus," to
John fil. Johannis de Lecrofte [Leacroft in Cannock, co. Staff.]
and Joan his wife, with remainder to his brothers Nicholas,
Thomas and Adam successively, of land in the fee of Norton

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724 STOWE CHARTERS, 186-139.

[-under-Cannock, co. Staff.]. Witn. : William Tremwyn, of Gmoc-
bure [Cannock, oo. Staff,], William Jones, of Norton, " deiicw,*
Reginald Aldith, of the same, etc. Temp. Edw. I. LcU.

135. Fine to the Prior and Canons of Repedon [Repton, co. Deriiy]
from Richard de Berwa and Beatrice his wife of a virgate of land a
Repedon. Made at Nottingham, before Hngh Bard[ol£], Philip fl.
Roberti, Geoffrey Haget and Roger Arandell, Justices, on Satnriiy
after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 10 Rich. I. [19 Sept. 11«;.
Lat.

136. CeNFiRMATioN by Alexander [de Stavensby], Bishop of OovenliT,
to the Prior and Canons of Repindon [Repton, co. Derby], of tia
church of St. Wistan at Repindon, and the chapels of Nenton
Breteby, Melton, Fomewerc, Engleby, Tikenhale, SmiteBby ni
Meysam [Newton-Solney, Bretby, Milton, Foremark, Inglety,
Ticknall, Smisby and Measham, co. Derby]; and of the chnickcf
St. Mary at Wilinton [Willington, co. Derby], which was granted
by W[illiam do Comhill], his predecessor [Bishop of CovenUT
1215-1223J. Witn. : Dom. Richard de Staueneeby, the Inshop'j

brother ; Mag. Richard de Glonemia, his official ; Magg. W ^

Wygomia, Alexander " Blundus," Simon Perdriz, Philip "clerical,'
etc. Dat. London, St. Luke's Day, 5th year '' pontificatns nostii*
[18 Oct. 1228]. Lat. Seal.

137. Agreement between Simon [de Sutton], Prior, and the ConToi:
of Repyngdon [Repton, co. Derby], and Mons. John do Schepe^
lord of Smythesby [Smisby, co. Derby], and Agnes his -wife as t
an encroachment by the latter on the cemetery of the chmdi cf
St. Mary Magdalene at Smythesby; as to a heriot seized by bis
on the death of Robert le Parker, tenant of the Priory ; as to the
enclosure by him of '* le Bondewode " in Calke and Smisby, wheidi
the Priory has common of pasture, and as to the road leading frcs
the Priory to their cell at Calke [co. Derb.]. Witn. : Mons. Gika &
Meingnill, Mons. Robert de Greseley, *' chiualers " ; Robert Foacki
and others. Dat. at Repyngdon, Wednesday before the Feast d
St. John Baptist, 21 Edw. III. [20 June, 1347], Fr. Seal of aim

138. Fine to the Prior of Rapindon [Repton, co. Derby] from Job
*' Coruisarius " and Alice his wife of two bovates of land ii
Tikenhall [Ticknall, co. Derby]. Made at Nottingham, befoR
Dom. J[ohn de Gray], Bishop of Norwich, Hugh Bard[olf], Ibf.
Roger Arundell, John de Gestling, and Hugh de Bobi, Justktt
on Sunday after the Feast of St. Botolph, 4 J[oh. 23 June» 120-.
Lat.

139« Grant in soul-alms from Matthew de Preers to the churek d
St. Giles at Caloh [Calke, co. Derby] of land in Wilintiw

STOWE CHARTERS, 140-145. 725

[Willington, co. Derby] ; and grant from hia wife, the Lady Beatrice,
of " vi. denarios uel dimidiam medium seglei ** yearly for the rest
of her life. Witn. : Horm ** presbiter," John, and Nioholas his
brother, Hosbert and Simnnd fil. Coeh. Temp, Hen. IT. LaL Seal.

140. Grant in soul-alms from Nicholas, " miles, dominus do Wilinton,"
to the church and canons of Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby], of land
at Wilinton [Willington, co. Derby], including nine acres, ''quas
Johannes filius Symonis contulit cum corpore sue predictis canonicis
in puram et perpetuam elemosinam de patrimonio suo in Wilinton."
Witn. : Dom. Geoflfrey, ** miles, de Bee," Dom. William, " miles, de
Verdon," Dom. Oliver, " miles Saucheuerel," Robert, " dericus, qui
Bcripsit hoc scriptum " [cf. no. 147], etc. Temp, John-Hen. III. Lat

141. Notification by Mag. Robert de Boscho, official of the bishop of
Coventry, of the induction of Dom. John, Prior, and the Convent
of Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby] into the possession of the church
of Wilenton [Willington, co. Derby], performed by him under the
authority of P[andulf ], Papal Legate, and of W[illiam de Comhill],
Bishop of Coventry. [1218-1221.] Lat. Seal.

142. Inspexih us by Geoffrey, Prior, and the Convent of Coventry, of
the confirmation by William [de Comhill], Bishop of Coventry, of

1 a grant from N[icholas] de Wilinton, '* miles," formerly patron of
Willington church, to the Prior and Canons of Rapendon [Repton,
CO. Derby] of a yearly pension of two besants to be paid by Ralph
de Pointon, rector of the church of St. Mary at Wilinton
[Willington, co. Derby] ; the church on his death to be appropriated
by Repton Priory. Dat. "Mense Aprili, tercio die Pasche"

: [25 April], 1223. Lat. Seal.

143. Confirmation by R[ichard de Insula], Abbot of Burton[-upon-
Trent, co. Staff! ], of the grant by Dom. N[icholas] fil. Johannis de
Wilinton to the church of the Holy Trinity and the canons at
Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby], of the advowson of the church of
Wilinton [Willington, co. Derby]. Witn. : H[enry], abbot of
Derelega [Darley, co. Derby], B[artholomew, v. no. 85], prior of
Tothesbire [Tutbury, co. Staff.], Herbert, canon of Lichfield, Mag.
William de Grafton, Mag. Robert de Chebbese, etc. [1222-1229.]
Lat. Seal.

,144. Grant in soul-alms from Alexander de Kortlinstoke to the
Canons of Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby] of John ** fil. Nicholai
bachiler de Wilynton [Willington, oo. Derby] cum tota sequela
sua." Witn. : Adam " oappellanus," vicar of Wilynton, Walter de
Bereford, Hugh " clericus," etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lat. Seal.

146. Fine whereby Peter, Prior of Repindon [Repton, co. Derby],
Milo de Repindon, '* capellanus," and William Etebred acknow •

726 STOWE CHABTBRS, 146-150.

ledge certain lands in Wylington [Willington, co. Derby] to h
the property of Margery fil. Nicholai de Wylington ; and ahe gnab
five acres thereof to the said prior and his sacoessors, wUh per-
mission to keep their mill-poDd in its present state. Made at
Nottingham, before Silvester [de Everdon], Bishop of Cariy^
Roger de Thurkelby, Gilbert de Preston and Adam de Hiltoi,
justices in Eyre, "A die Pasche [31 Mar.] in unum menaen,"
36 Hen. HI. [1252]. LaL

146. Covenant whereby tbe Abbot and Convent of Cxokesda
[Crozden, co. Staff.] grant to Richard de Hulcrombe and Mai^am
his wife free mnltnre at the abbey mill at Wilinton [Willingtoi,
CO. Derby] of all com acquired for the support of their hoosdioU
at Willington, and if they wish " facere tabemam de wainagio sno":
and they in return release their rights in ^'Mainardesholm'^ [m
WiUington] and pay twelve pence yearly to the abbey. WiIil:
Nicholas, '' dominus de Wilinton,'* Richard de Etewele, Heniy fas
brother, Oliver le Foun de Holinton, Mag. Simon, ** persana di
Trussele " [Trusley, co. Derby], Robert Ferbraz, etc. Temp. Jahs-
Hen. m. Lat. Two seals.

147. Grant in soul-alms from Hugh de Findeme, for himself adI
his wife Aline, to the Canons of Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby] of
land in Wilinton [Willington, co. Derby]. Witn. : Dom. Berteia
de Verdun, Robert Ferbraz, Reginald '' capellanna de Rapeodoi,'
Robert, " dericus, qui scripsit hoc scriptum " [c/. no. 140]. Tem.
John-Hen. III. Lat. Seal.

148. Quit-claim by Nicholas de Wilentun to Alexander de Cortellgstole
of John fil. Nicolai Le Bacheler [c/. no. 144]. Witn. : Dom. JtJa,
prior of Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby], Robert Ferbraz, Ada:
" capellanus," etc. Temp, Hen. III. (early). Lat, Seal.

149. Grant in soul-alms from John fil. Symonis de Wilinton to tk
Canons of Rapendon [Repton, co. Derby] of land at Wilintoa
[Willington, co. DerbyJ. Witn, : Dom. Nicholas, '* milea^ ^
Wilinton," Dom. Geoffrey de Bee, Dom. William de Verdon, Dob.
Oliver de Saucheuerel, Edwin de Rapendon, and Robert, ** clericiB,
qui hoc scriptum scripsit" [cf, nos. 140, 147]. Temp, Jobs-
Hen. III. Lat, Seal.

150. Grant by Nicholas, "dominus de Wylinton, fil. Nicholai it
Wylinton," to the Canons of Repindon [Repton] of land in
Wylinton [Willington, co. Derby] "cum corporo meo." Witn.:
Walter de Bereford, Ralph de Tikehale, and Peter, ^ capellanus d«
Finderne " [Findern, co. Derby]. Temp. Hen. III. (eaxly). Ld.
Seal of arms.

STOWB CHABTERS, MUSS. 727

151. Grant from Bobert de Bolueston, '* capellanus," to Ambrose fiL
Eugenulfi do Wineshxill, in marriage with his daughter Agnes, of
the land whioh ho bought from William fil. Willelmi Palmerii de
Wineshnll, of a messuage " in eadem villa" [Winshill in Burton-
upon-Trent, co. Derby], and of a messuage "in villa Burthen"
[Burton-upon-Trent, cos. Staff, and Derby], with reversion in case
of failure of issue to the grantor. Witn. : Dom. Geoffrey de Bee,
John de Stapehull, seneschal of Burton, Balph fil. Willelmi clerioi
de Stapehull [Stapenhill, co. Derby], Bichard de Egenton
** seruiens," etc. Temp. Hen. III. (early). Lai. Seal.

152. Grakt from William fil. Boberti de Wynnushule to Adam his
son, of land " in territorio de Wynnushule " [Winshill in Burton-
upon-Trent, 00. Derby]. Witn. : Balph de la Bache, seneschal of
Burton, William de Hertishom, Balph "ad finem ville de
Winnushule," etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lat. Seal.

163. Lktter from Hugh, 3rd Earl of Chester, to G[ilbert Foliot]
Bishop of London, sending him a copy of his grant to Nicholas,
Prior, and the Canons of Bapendon [Bepton, co. Derby], of the
advowson of the church of Badewen [Great Baddow, co. Essex,
dioc. London] in confirmation of the grant by his mother Matilda
[widow of Banulf de Gemons 2nd Earl of Chester]. Witn. : Balph
Barba Aprilis, Humphrey " sacerdos de Bapendon," William Barba
Aprilis, Terricus "olerious," Thomas "clericus de Luhteburht"
[Loughborough, co. Leic], Lamfram ** sacerdos de Stoke " [-upon-
Trent, co. Staff.], William " sacerdos de Bapendon," Jurdan Basur,
Seer de Stoke, Hugh Basset, Thomas Basur, Odo Camerarius,
Walter fil. Leuegar, Walter Corb, Gilbert de Heige, etc. [1172-
1181.] Lat. Imperfect seal.

164. Grant from A , Prior, and the Convent of Bappendon

[Bepton, CO. Derby], with consent of W[illiam de Ecclesia S.
Mariffi], Bishop of London, to Mag. Bannidph de Bisacia [Preben-
dary of St. Paul's] of the church of Badewe [Great Baddow, co.
Essex] with all its revenues, except a yearly payment of half a
mark to Sylvester, vicar of the said church. Witn. : Dom. W[illiam
de Eoclesia S. Mariie], Bishop of London, Mag. William de Potema,
canon of St. Paul's, Mag. John de Cantia, and Mag. Gilbert do
Plesseto [Prebendaries of St. Paul's], Bichard and Solomon,
chaplains of the Bishop of London, etc. [1 199-1218.] Lat. Seal.

155. Confirmation by Bobert [de Watford], Dean, and the Chapter,
of St. Paul's, London, of the grant by W[illiam de Ecclesia S.
Mariee], Bishop of London, to the Prior and Convent of Bappendon
[Bepton, CO. Derby], to retain for their own sustentation the revenues

728 STOWB CHAETEES, 156^160.

of the church of '* Badewa iuxta Chilmeresford " [Great Baddov,
near Chelmsford, co. Essex], which already belong to them ** propter
hospitum UBUS." Witn. : Eobert [de Watford], Dean, Williao,
Archdeacon, and Peter [de S. Maria], Treasarer, of London ; Bogs
de Wigornia, John de S. Laurentio, Mag. John Witing, Mag.
Ealph de Bisacia, Mag. William de Parle [Prebendaries of Ix>ndQD],
etc, [1218-1222.] Lat. Seal.

156. Confirmation by Ealph [Stratford], Bishop of London, to tk
Prior and Convent of Eepyndon [Eepton, co. Derby], of titd
church of Badwa Magna [Great Baddow, co. Esaex]. Dal mX
Stebbenhethe [Stepney, co. Midd.], 26 July, 1348, 9th year of the
Bishop's consecration. Lat, Imperfect seal.

167. Grant from Hugh, Prior, and the brethren of the ohurch of St
Giles at Cathale [Cattle in Northaw, co. Hertf., see Dagdale, Mm.
Angl,^ vol. vi. pt. iii. p. 1619], to William de Mandeaille, Earl of
Essex, of a priest to be provided at their expense to celebrate
in their church for the souls of Geoffrey fil. Petri, the said eatl»
father, Beatrice de Say his mother, and Geoffrey de Mandenille bii
brother, also for the earl's own soul and for that of Christiana hii
wife. Witn. : Eobert de Enefeld, " capellanus et vicarius," Robert
Capelle, Hugh de Bibeswrth, Guy "persona do DigneweUc'
[DigsweU, CO. Hertf.], c<c. [1216-1227.] LaU Seal.

158. Permission from Hugh, Earl of Chester, for his mother Ck>imt»
Matilda [widow of Banulf de Gernons, Earl of Chester], to giw b
soul-alms ten librates of land in Grantendene [Gransden, co. Hunt*
to the Canons of Eapendon [Eepton, co. Derby]. Witn. : Richari
do Luvetot, Ealph " Vicecomes de Valle Vire " [Vau-de-Vire, in
Normandy], Frembalt de Eadefort, Ealph barbe de aneril, ** capel-
lanus mens," and William his son. [1172-1181.] LaU Seal.

159. Grant in soul-alms from Matilda, Countess of Chester [widow of
Eanulf de Gernons, Earl of Chester], with consent of her 8c«
Hugh, Earl of Chester, to the Canons of Eapendon [Repton, co,
Derby] of all her land of Grandendeno [Gransden, co. Hunt.],
** pro salute anime Henrici [II.] Eegis . . . et matris eius impera-
tricis amite mee, et pro salute Eoberti Comitis Gloucestrie patrt
mei, et Comitisse Mabille matris mee, et pro salute Comitis
Eanulfi [de Gernons] domini mei." Witn. : Alan " clericos,*
Eoger Barbe de Aueril, Stephen "clericus de Eapendon," efc
[1172-1181.] Lat Seal.

160. Grant from Simon fil. Simonis Walensis de Granteden [GransdeD,
CO. Hunt.] to the Canons of Eapendon [Eepton, co. Derby], of tie
grinding of his own com and of that of the men of his fee is

8T0WE CHAETEES, 161-166. 729

Granteden to be done at the mill of the said canons in Gransden.
Witn. : Nicholas de Bassigburne, Moses de Thas, Eobert '' forest-
arius," eic. Early 13th cent. LaL Seal.

161. Grant from Simon Walensis, of Grantinden [Gransden, co. Hun t.],
to the Canons of Eepton of his multure and of that of the men of
his fee in Gransden to be done at their mill in Gransden. Witn. :
William Gereb[aud], [the next name has been cut out], Alan do
Werist — , Moses le Tas, etc. Early 13th cent. Lot. Seal.

162. Covenant whereby William le Waleys, de Magna Grauntesden
[Great Gransden, co. Hunt.], promises to do suit at the mill of
Robert, Prior of Eopendon [Eepton, co. Derby], in Great Gransden,
and to allow his '^ villaui '* of Great Grauntesden to do the same.
Witn. : William de Bereford, Nicholas de Warrewik, Eoger de
Hegham, etc. Dat. at Westminster, Wednesday before the Feast
of SS. Simon and Jude, 17 Edw. I. [26 Oct. 1289.] Lat.
Broken seal.

168. Appointment by the Prior and Dean of Huntedun [Huntingdon]
of the chaplain of St. Mary's Church at Cambridge as commis-
sioner, instead of Mag. E de Wiketoft, with the sub-prior and

the precentor of Bernewell [Barnwell, co. Camb.], for hearing a
suit between the Abbey of Burtun [Burton-upon-Trent, co. Staff.]
on the one side, and the Priory of [? Eependon, sc. Eepton, co.

Derby] and W , rector of the church of Grandun [Great

Gransden, co. Hunt. ; or Little Gransden, co. Camb.] on the other
side. Temp. Hen. III. Lat. Hlegible in parts.

164. Quit-claim from William Waleys, de Magna Granteden [Groat
Gransden, co. Hunt.], to the Prior and Canons of Eeppendon
[Eepton, CO. Derby] of his "nativus" Nicholas ** carpentariiis," de
Magna Granteden, '* cum tota sequela sua et omnibus catallis suis."
Witn. : Dom. Thomas de Bossingboum, '' miles," William de Stowo,
Adam Gerebaud, etc. Temp. Edw. I. Lat. Seal.

166. Covenant whereby William le Waleys, de Magna Granteden
[Great Gransden, co. Hunt.], exchanges with the Prior and Convent
of Eapendona [Eepton, co. Derby] lands [in Gransden]. Witn. :
Adam Gerebaud, Nicholas fil. Godwyne, Henry Tranger, etc. Temp.
Edw. I. Lat. Seal.

166. Covenant whereby Simon le Waleys, de Magna Grantesden
[Great Gransden, co. Hunt.], exchanges with the Prior and
Convent of Eependon [Eepton, co. Derby] lands in Grantesden.
Witn. : Adam Gerebaud, William Godwyn, John Catelyn, William
Hopeldod, etc. Dat. at Grantesden on the Feast of St. Margaret the
Yirgin, 3 Edw. II. [20 July, 1309], Lat. Seal.

730 STOWB C5HABTEES, IST-ITS.

167. Grant from Peter, '* dominns de Eyton," to his son Peter, of all
his lands [in co. Salop], in the vills of Ejton[-npon-the-wild-
moors], Broothon [Brockton in Longford], Horthon [Horton, in
Wellington], Sotton [Sutton in Market Drayton], Laneleye
[Lawley, in Wellington], Leygh Malin [Malinslee in Dawley
Magna], Ingwardyn [Ingwardine in Stottesden], and Rochnl
[Ruthall in Prior's Ditton?] ; with remainder, failing heirs of
his body, to his sisters (the grantor's daughters) Margery, Agn^
Joan and Maud. Witn. : Domm. Robert Corbet, Thomas Corbet,
William de Titteleye, William de Hodenet, John fiL Aerii,
" milites " ; John de Appeleye, ete. [1292.] Lat. Seal.

168. Grant in soul-alms from Stephen de Turnham, with consent of
his wife Odelina de Broc, for the souls of Henry II. and Rich, I., to
the Canons of Lilleshall [Abbey, co. Salop.], of the church of
Chetinton [Chetton, co. Salop.]. Witn. : Peter deLungoil, William
"Episcopus," John "Extraneus," Magg. William de Bath and
William de Bristol!, etc. [1204-1214.] Lat.

169. Grant from Richard do Branteston to John fil. Radulfi de
Stapenhull, of the homage and service of Philip de Branteston for
a messuage in Branteston [Branstone, in Burton-on-Trent, co. Staff.],
and of Henry de Burton, " qui uocatur Monekesmon," for a yearly
rent of a pair of gloves ** de precio vnius oboli.*' Witn. : Dom.
Norman de Suleyn, Ralph "clericus" de Stapenhull [Stapenhill, oo.
Derby], Elyas "janitor,** Richard Le Knicht, etc. Temp. Hen. UL
Lat. Seal.

170. Grant from John fil. Ricardi de Le de Eadmonduston to William
fil. Felucie («c) de Wlselege [Wolseley, in Colwich, oo. Staff.], of
land in the fee of Colton [co. Staff.]. Witn. : Colin de Le, Robert
de Wlselege, John fil. Walteri de Colton, Adam de Colewis, eic.
Tenip. Hen. III. Lat. Seal.

171. Grant from Morgan de Mulneton to Henry Kay de Cholley
[Chowley, in Coddington, co. Chest.] of a selion " cum sulco sue "
in the field of Hanle [Handley, co. Chest.], which he (Morgan) had
exchanged with his brother Thomas " pro parte sua de Heywode."
Witn. : Robert de Bella Aqua, David de Golberne, Thomas de
Mulneton, Hugh de Audrishe [ Aldersey], etc. Temp. Edw. L Lai.

172. Grant from Ralph de Sobonhal and Matillis his wife to AViUiam
Renawei, of a messuage [in Shobnall, near Burton-on-Trent, co. Staff.]
formerly held by Deuuld, for a yearly rent of sixpence, a pair of
gloves to the said Matillis " ad primum festum See. Modnenne *'
[6 July], and a hen at Christmas. Witn. : Gilbert " presbiter," to
whom the grant is entrusted, Gilbert ** diaconus,*' Robert de Bronte-
stone, Reginald de Sco. Abano, etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lat.

STOWE CHABTEBS, 178-1T8. 731

173. QuiT-CLiiM from Bichard fil. Herberti de Soobehal to Dom.
Lawrenoe [de S. Edwardo], Abbot, and the convent of Biirton[-on-
Trent, co. Staff.], of all his lands in Soobehal [Shobnall, near
Burton], " uel in aliis campis " ; for which the abbot grants him a
bovate in Horninglawe [Hominglow, in Burton], with an " acra
longa " on " Beinhull " and other lands [in Hominglow], for the
yearly service of two shillings, of two " arurse," one in winter and
one " ad tramesium," of three days* reaping in autumn, " semel ad
cibum domini, et bis ad cibum proprium," and of one pig out of every
three of his breeding, and he (Bichard) shall feed his pigs *^ in
nemore de Bromle " [Bromley Wood, in Abbot's Bromley]. The
abbot grants him also one "volatus" in "Bubelenhay" for six
" Wytechokis " [woodcocks] to be rendered yearly, and two cart-
loads of brushwood at Christmas "per uisum forestarii." Witn. :
Dom. William de Gresele, Balph de Kaldewall, Balph " clericus" de
Stap[enhill, co. Derby], etc. Dat. on St. Thomas the Apostle's
day, 32 Hen. III. [21 Dec. 1247]. Lat. Seal.

174. Grant from William le Grant, of Moletone [Moulton, co Suff.],
to Thomas Malin, of Moletone, of land in Assele [Ashley, co. Camb.]
"in oampo qui vocatur Fyslondes dene." Witn.: Thomas le
Meruilus, of Dalham [co. Suff.], Geoffrey Arsyk, Henry Honoman,
of Assele, etc, Circ. temp, Edw, I. Lat. Imperfect seal.

175. Quit-claim from Boger Sterre, Thomas Prentys and Joan, his wife,
to Eobert de Bemeye, of land in Alderford [co. Norf.]. Witn.:
W^illiam Dythton, William atte Hawe, Bicher Frary, etc. Dat. at
Wychyngham Sancte Marie [Great Witchingham, co. Norf.],
Wednesday before Michaelmas, 44 Edw. III. [26 Sept. 1370]. Lai.
Seal.

176. Power of attorney from Simon Felbrygg, "miles," Oliver
Groos and John Bemeye, of Bedham [Beedham, co. Norf.],
"armigeri," William Paston, of Paston [co. Norf.], Thomas
Stodhagh, Bogor Taylour, of Staffordbemyngham [Little Barning-
ham, CO. Norf.], and Thomas Newport, of Bunham [co. Norf], to
Thomas Lawys, George Grys, and John Gerard, to deliver to
Thomas Kerdeston and John Heueryngham, "milites," Miles Stapil-
ton, Balph Gamoys, and Philip Bemeye, " armigeri," John Heydon,
John Ilonyngham, and Lawrence Baldeware, " olerici," and William
Parker of Huntyngfeld [Huntingfield, oo. Suff.], seisin of two parts
of the manors of Basyngham [Bessingham] and Matelaske [Matlask],
00. Norf, and of half the manor of Freton [Fritton], co. Suff., with
the reversion of the third part of the first two manors and of the
other half of the last, after the death of Eleanor, sometime wife of
Bobert Mauteby, '* armiger " ; also of the advowsons of the churches

732 STOWE CHARTERS, 177-180.

of Basyngliam and Freton. Dai. on the Feast of St. KalixtuB, Pope,
13 Hen. VI. [14 Oct. 1434]. Lai. Five seals.

177. Gbaih' from John Wynter, " armiger," Roger Drewiy, '• miles,"
Edmund OldhaU, Thomas Derham, John Mortoft, John Drew,
" persona ecclesie de Harplee " [Harpley, oo. Norf.], Robert Wynter,
" clericus," and William Howlyn, " clericus," to Thomas de Elrpyng-
ham and Robert Bemeye, " milites," of their manor of Estbecham
[East Beckham, co. Norf.], and of all lands formerly owned by
Roger de Becham, ** miles," in Estbecham, Westbecham [West Beck-
ham], Sheryngham [Sherringham], Beston [Beeston Regis], Bnnton,
Shipden [by Cromer], Felbrigg, Aylmerton, Snstede [Sostead],
and Gresham, and all the lands, etc,^ including a water-mill,
formerly owned by Adam Bronn of Shyryngham, in Shiiyngham,
Westbecham, and Bodham ; with condition of re-entry, if the said
John Wynter finds three chaplains to celebrate in the church of
Tounbernyngham [Great Bfuningham] for the sonls of William
Wynter and Matilda his wife, for a year beginning at the next
Michaelmas, and if he also pays certain sums to the grantees at
stated times. Witn. : Simon de Felbrigg and William de Calthorp,
** milites," Robert de Mauteby, John de Gresham, and others. Dat
at E. Beckham, Monday before the Feast of St. George, 10 Hen. IV.
[22 Apr. 1409]. Lot. Two seals.

178. SuRRENDBB by Thomas Jenny, gent., and Jefeiye Brampton,
gent., to William Fasten, of Paston [co. Norf.], of their life intezest
in West Beckham manor, oo. Norf., and in other lands in West
Beckham, East Beckham, Gresham, and Northwood Bamyngham
[Bamingham Norwood, co. Norf.]. Witn. : Edward Brampton and
George Edmondes. Dat. 18 Apr. 11 Eliz. [1569]. Lat Seals and
signatures of surrenderors.

179. Grant from John fil. Petri de Biskelee to Robert fil. Walteri
le Parcheminer, of Norwich, of land *'in campo de Biskelee'*
[Bixley, co. Norf.], paying "ad scntaginm domini Regis quando
euenerit vnam quadrantem tantum sine ascendat sine deeoendat."
Witn.: Dom. William Pycot, John de Jeluerton, Robert de
Wilteshyre, John " clericus," etc. Early xivth cent. La/. SeaL

180. Grant from Robert Brampton, lord of Brampton manor [oa
Norf.], and Thomas his son and heir apparent to John Abbes, sen.,
of Buxton [co. Norf.], of 8 acres in Brampton, in exchange for 8
acres in Brampton and Buxton, the latter being held of the Bishop
of Norwich and of the Lord Morley. Witn. : William Yergeons,
John Pynchemour, Jacobus Jurdon, etc. Dat. at Brampton, 10 Mar.
19 Edw. IV. [1479]. Lat Two seals (one defaced).

STOWE CHAETEES, 181-188. 733

181. Lease from William Dawbeney, ^'armiger," to John Heydon^
John Irmynglond, " clericus," Stephen Lyng, Thomas Wotton and
William Willes of Sharyngton [Sharrington, oo. Norf.], for 6 years,
of his manor of North Birlyngham [Barlingham St. Andrew], co.
Norf. ; with remainder to his son William, and to Cecily, dan. of
Bichard Irmynglond, whom the said William is abont to marry.
Witn. : John Bothe, Bobert Townesend, John Hardyngham, etc.
Dat. at North Byrlyngham, 16 Dec. 28 Hen. VI. [1449]. Lot.
Seal.

182. Conveyance by Edmnnd Syluestre, "clericus," Thomas Pykeryng,
of North Byrlyngham [Burlingham St. Andrew, co. Norf.], and
John Barman, of Beppes in Flegg [Bepps, hundred of West Flegg,
CO. Norf.], to William Barman, of North Byrlyngham, John Gloys,
"jantylman," Bobert Bangey, of Bastewyk in Fleg [Bastwick, co.
Norf.], and William Tynwhyght, of Beppes, of lands in North-
byrlyngham, of a rent from Bobert Deye, late of Northbyrlyngham,
for land in the same place, and of a piece of meadow in " North-
mersch " in Upton [co. Norf.] ; and conveyance to the same by the
said John Barman of land in Northbyrlyngham. Witn.: John
Wechyrley, "jantylman," John Hardyngham, sen., Bobert Gilberd,
sen., and others. Dat. at Northbyrlyngham, 28 July, 12 Edw. IV.
[1472]. Lai. Two seals.

183. Conveyance by Bobert Deye, of Norwich, to Katharine Gylberd,
of Northbyrlyngham [Burlingham St. Andrew, co. Norf.], widow,
Thomas Gylberd her son and John Wyborugh, of Frethorp [Free-
ihorpe, co. Norf.], of lands in Northb3rrlyngham and Hemlyngton
[Hemblington, co. Norf.]; with power of attorney to Thomas
Qrynte, jun., of Northbyrlyngham, to deliver seisin. Witn.:
Balph Goodwyn, John Goodwyn, of Acle, Henry Smyth, etc.
Dat. at Northbyrlyngham, 3 May, 1 Hen. VII, [I486]. Lot.

184. Grant from Thomas Pekeryng, of Southbirlyngham [South
Burlingham, co. Norf.], to Thomas Smyth, of Hasyngham
[Hasingham, oo. Norf.], of three acres and a messuage called " Le
Cranes" [in South Burlingham?], formerly owned by Nicholas
Symnis, of Stratton [Long Stratton, co. Norf. ?], for eight marks
in instalments. Witn. : Boger Aleyn, Thomas Longe, John Botoure,
etc Dat. at Southbirlyngham, on Tuesday after the Feast of SS.
Simon and Jude, 1 Hen. V. [31 Oct. 1413]. Lat. Seal

185. G&AI7T from Adam de Berford to Boger de Wylasham, ** miles,"
Dom. William de Henlee, parson of Credelyngton, Dom. Hugh
Bandon, parson of Bemham [Bamham-Broom, co. Norf.], John de
Erlham, Dom. William, parson of Intewode [Intwood, oo. Norf.],
and Dom. John Elys, chaplain, of his manor of Crynggelford

734 STOWE OHARTEBS, 186-190.

[Crmgleford, co. Norf.], with all his property in Ciynggelford,
Hederset [Hethersett], Cantelof [Cantley, in Hethersett], Eton
[Eaton, near Norwich], Erlham [Earlham] and Colneye [Colney\
Witn,: William de Hederset, Hugh Curczon, Hugh de Dnnston,
Geoffrey Bolehom, John Latymer, John Baron, etc. Dat at
Crynggelford, on Thursday after the Feast of St. Barnabas, 42
Edw. III. [15 June, 1368]. Lat.

188. Enfranchiskment by Henry Doyle, of Shotyssham [Shottesham],
CO. Norf., esq., and Anne his wife to John Allyn of Lammas, c&
Norf., yeoman, of copyhold land held by the latter in Meyton-
Hall Manor in Frettenham, Co. Norf. Witn. : Eaphe Walton and
Richard Curtis. Dat. 9 Jan. 13 EHz. [1571].

187. Covenant whereby Robert Procter, of Gissing, co. Norf., cleit,
agrees to produce, upon the reasonable demand of Robert Doner, of
Disse [Diss], co. Norf., gent., or his assigns, documents as in a
schedule annexed, relating to lands sold to him by the said Robert
Doner together with Thomas Morse, gent. Witn.: Nicholas
Browne, Edmund Knappe, and John Sharpe. Dat. 29 Apr.
6 Chas. I. [1630]. Two membranes. Seal, and signature of
Robert Doner.

188. Grant from GeofErey Fuller, of Hyndolueston [HindolTeston, oo.
Norf.], to GeoflTrey Hunt, John Jeryngham and RicliArd Tylney
all of Hindolveston, of land near '' communem cemitam [semitam]
Yocatam Holtsty " [in Hindolveston] ; with power of attorney to
Robert Bate and Henry Wade to deliver seisin. Witn. : Giles
Webster, Henry Rede, Richard Barkar, and others. Dat at
Hyndolueston, 15 Nov. 4 Edw. IV. [1464]. Lat. Seal.

189. Grant from John Nykere, of Hengham [Hingham, co. Not£],
"clericus,'* to William Enges, of Woderysyng [Wood Rising, oo.
Norf.], Robert Smyth, of Hengham, and Edmund Tauemer, of
Hengham, of a messuage in Hengham. Witn. : Thomas North wold,
Thomas Bredman, John Downy, etc. Dat. at Hengham, on
Wednesday before the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, 12
Hen. VI. [14 Oct. 1432]. Lat. Seal.

190. Grant from Henry de Derby to William HuUe, "persona
medietatis ecclesie de Hedirsete " [Hethersett, co. Norf.], Geoffrey
Bolehom, Roger Pogge and William de Feld, of all his lands in
Ket[t]eringham [co. Norf.] and Hedirsete, and of all his goods and
chattels there and elsewhere in co. Norf. Witn. : Hugh Cnrszoun,
Hugh Dunston, Richard Yaus, etc. Dat. at Keteringham, aa
Sunday after the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, 4 RicL IL
[2 Dec. 1380], Lat. Seal.

STOWE CHARTERS, 191-194. 735

191. Grant in tail from Richard Punch, of Hikelyngg [Hickling, oo.
Norf.], "oapellanus," to John fil. Roherti de Maltehy, "ohiualer,"
of his manors of Maltehy [Mauthy], Bekham [West Beckham] and
Matelask [Matlask], co. Norf. ; with remainder to John de Maltehy,
" ohiualer," uncle of the ahove-named John, and his heirs in tail,
with remainder to the right heirs of the first-named John. Witn. :
Rohert de Benhale, Roger de Felhrigg, Roger de Bekham, Richard
de Illeye, ^^milites," Hugh Fastolf, etc. Dat. at Maltehy, on
Wednesday in the Feast of St. Matthew, 36 Edw. III. [21 Sept.
1362]. Lat. Seal.

192. Power of attornet from Simon Felhrigge, "miles," Oliver
Groos, "armiger," and William Paston, of Paston [co. Norf.], to
Roger Rychers, Thomas Grenehood and John Estegate, to deliver
seisin to John Paston and to his wife Margaret, " fil. et hered.
Johannis Mautehy, fil. et hered. Roherti Mautehy, armigeri,
defuncti," of a moiety of Mautehy [Mauthy] manor, of two parts of
the manors of Sparham, Basyngham [Basingham] and Matelask
[Matlask], co. Norf., and of a moiety of Freton [Fritton] manor, co.
Suff., with the advowsons of Mautehy, Basyngham and Freton.
Dat. on Wednesday after IMichaelmas, 21 Hen. VI. [3 Oct. 1442].
Lai. Seal.

193. Quit-claim hy John Gemyngham,'/* armiger," William Lomnour
and Jacoh Gloys to William Bakton, of the manors of Mauthy,
Sparham, Basyngham [Basingham] and Matelask [Matlask], co.
Norf., and Freton [Fritton], co. Suff., and of all other lands which
they held, hy grant of John Paston, " armiger," dat. Mauthy, 18
Apr., 27 Hen. VI. [1449], along with William [Alnewick], Bishop
of Lincoln, Robert Corhet, " miles," John Portyngton, Justice [of
the Common Pleas], Henry Grey, Drugo Barentyn, Nicholas
Appylyard, Edmund Clere of Caster [Caister-next-Tarmouth, co.
Norf.], Philip Bemey, John Clyppyshy, John Bacon, sen., and
John Pagrave, "armigeri," now defunct* Dat. 10 Juno, 12
Edw. IV. [1472]. Lat. Three seals.

194. Defeasance of a hond in 600 marks from John Paston, esq., to
Henry Colet, alderman of London, for the repayment of 500
marks; on condition that the said John grants the manors of
Mawdehy [Mauthy], Wynterton [ Winterton], Wax[h]am and Horsey
[-next-the-Sea], in co. Norf., and Freton [Fritton], co. Suff., to Sir
William Enyvet, knt., and others, for the use of the said Henry
Colet till the deht he satisfied and affcer that for the use of John
Paston. Dat. 12 Feh. 2 Bioh. III. [1485]. Seal, and signature of
John Paston.

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195. Grant from John de Eeppes ** miles'* and Thomas Baoonnto
Thomas de Gunton for his life of the lands which were Matthew dd
Gnnton's in Methelwold [Methwold, oo. Norf.] and the adjoining
vills; with remainders sncoessively in tail to Agnes and Alice, hU
sisters, and in default to his right heirs. Witn. : Bartholomew de
Antyngham, Boger de Felbrigg, Boger de Bekham, ^ milites," etc
Dat. at Methelwold, on Saturday after the Nativity of St John
Baptist, 40 Edw. III. [27 June, 1366]. Lai, Two seals.

196. Grant from Warin de Hulmo to John de Palegraue of lands in
Mundham and Sislaunde [Sisland aL Sizeland, co. Norf.], formerly
owned by Peter Le Wowere and William Goky ; and of a yearly
rent of a penny from Boger de Westthorp for a piece of land ^ iuxts
le Marlepit apud Oldegate iuzta terram Comitis MarescallL**
Witn. : Walter de Caam, John de Inggelose, Adam Le Clerk, and
others. Oirc. 1360. Lai. Seal.

197. Leasb for 80 years from Henry Gray, "miles," Thomis
Hevenynham, " armiger," John Smyth, " clericus," Nicholas Ovy,
gent., John Dussyng, "clericus," William Crosse, '* capellanus,"
and John Preston, of Norwich, tailor, to John Selot, *• clericus,"
Master of the Hospital of St. Giles in Norwich, and the brethren
there, of the manor of Mundham, with the advowson of the
church of St. Ethelbert, and of all the lands in Mundham, Syslood
[Sizeland], Lodne [Loddon], Sethyng [Seething], Tweyt [Thwaite]
and Bokelond [Bockland, co. Norf.] and elsewhere, held by feoff-
ment from the said John Selot, " per nomen Johannis Selot» clerid,
ac Johannis Hals, clerici." Dat. 4 Feb. 17 Edw. IV. [1478]. Lot.
Five seals (two broken).

198. General release by Stephen de Titeshale, of Cantele [Cantlej,
CO. Norf.], to the Master and brethren of St. Giles Hospital in
Norwich. Dat. at Norwich, on Monday the morrow of St, Matthew,
22 Edw. III. [22 Sept. 13i8]. Lai. Seal.

199. Qurr-OLAiM by John Bakon, vicar of Plumpsted Magna [Great
Flumstead, co. Norf.], John de l^eluyrton, John La Yilie and Mag.
Bobert Wymi of Blof [i]eld [co. Norf.], to John Brewys, " miles,"
Bartholomew Appyl^erd and Thomas [Oly ver], parson of Little
Flumstead, of land in Plumpsted Farua, sometime owned by John
de Wilton, of Witton [co. Norf.]. Dat. at Flumpsted Farua, on
Tuesday the Feast of All Saints, 8 Bich. II. [1 Nov. 1384]. Lai.

Quit-claim from John de Wilton to John Brewys, " miles,*' Bar-
tholomew Appyljerd, and Thomas [Olyver], parson of Little
Flumstead [co. Norfolk], of land in Little Flumstead, near the high
road called Harpeledych. Witn. : Bobert Carbonell, John de

STOWE CHAETERS, 201-205. 737

Wynterton, Adam de Haddisco, etc. Dat. at Plumpsted Parva, on
Tuesday after the Feast of 8S. Peter and Paul, 8 Bich. II. [5 July,
1384]. Lat. Seal.

201. Lease (never executed) by Sir Thomas Hobarte, of Litle
Plumsted, co. Norf., knt., to Edward Hobarte, of Langley, co.
Norf., esq., Ealpli Blenerhassett, of Horneing [Homing], oo. Norf.,
esq., Humphrey Bant, of Norwich, esq., and Edward Myleham, of
Burliugham, co. Norf., esq., of the manors of Litle Plumsted,
Chapleynes [Chaplains, in Little Plumstead], lUneyes [? Illeys
manor, in Little Plumstead], Beeston Leames [Leems manor, in
Beeston St. Lawrence, co. Norf.], Beeston Kidballs [Eybald Hall,
in Beeston St. Lawrence], Edenthorpe Willoughbies [Willoujijhby's
manor in Edingthorpe, co. Norf.], Edenthorpe Howchens [Haw-
chings, aZ. Hawebones, manor in Edingthorpe], Bowthinges [?Bothen-
hall in Kessingland, co. Suff.], Cattes [in Hevingham, co. Norf.],
Emples [Empole's, in Westhall,co. Suff.], and West-hall [in Denver,
CO. Norf.], with other lands in cos, Norf. and SuflF., for 11 years
from the death of the lessor; the proceeds to be applied to the
payment of his debts, and to other purposes named in his will.
Dat. 24 May, 1623.

202. Grant from Bobert Love, "of Hardwyk [Hardwick, co. Norf.],
Thomas Fraunces, of Pulham [co. Norf.], and John Boper, of
Pulham, to Thomas Payn, gent., William Hauneworth, of Bokyn-
ham Nova [New Buckenham, co. Norf.], and John Honnypot, of
Pulham, of land in Pulham, formerly held jointly by the grantors
by feofiFment of William Grys, gent., Boger Edward and William
HackelL Witn. : John Inttowod, gent., William Boschemer, John
Lane and others. Dat. at Pulham, 20 Apr. 29 Hen. YI. [1451].
Lat Three seals.

203. Grant from Thomas de Elmigham to Simon Josse, of Bingge-
lond [Bingland, co. Norf.], of land in Binggelond. Witn.:
William de Beufam, William Spark of Bingelond, Peter ad finem
vUle, etc. Temp, Hen. III.-Edw. I. Lat.

204. Gbant from William fil. Willelmi Pyz, of Bingelond [Bingland,
CO. Norf.], to Thomas Sparke, of the same, citizen of Norwich, of
land in Bingelond. Witn.: Thomas Azelwald, Ernald Lyon,
Thomas Martin, Bobert Momerray, etc. Dat. at Bingelond, on
Sunday tho Feast of the Purification, 10 Edw. Ill, [2 Feb. 1336],
Lat. Seal.

205. Grant from Simon Gunnore to Hugh Beymes, " clericue," of all
the lands in Shipden [now Cromer, co. Norf.], which came to him
from his mother Cecily, and which had formerly belonged to Alan
fil. Galfridi. Witn. : Bichard Amalde, " armiger," William Bonde,

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738 STOWB CHARTEBS, 206-210.

Bartholomew Multon, etc. Dat. 10 Jan. 6 Edw. IV. [1467]. LtiL
Seal.

206. Lease from Osbert Buohe, of Stoke [Stoke-Doyle, oo. Northt.], to
Simon Filding, of Stoke, of a house then held by Lawrence de
Vndel [Oundle, co. Northt.] for 7 years. Witn. : Stephen de
Myneris, Dom. William, i*ector of Stoke, William ad Fontem,
Simon '' Frankelanus," etc. Dat. on the Feast of St. Peter ad
VincTila, 37 Hen. III. [1 Aug. 1253]. Lat. Seal.

207. Gbaut from William de Mooregate, of Swerdeston [Swardeston,
00. Norf.], to Thomas Hervy, of Swerdeston, of lands in Swerdeston.
Witn. : Bartholomew de Appelyerd, Boger de Bliolyngg, Robert
atte Fen, etc. Dat. at Swerdeston, Wedn. in F. of St. Nicholas,
Bishop, 9 Rich. II. [6 Dec. 1385]. Lat. Seal.

208. Lease from John Gyloth, of West Wrotham [West Wretham, oa
Norf.], and John Waleys, of Banham [oo. Norf.], " capellani,'* to
Emma, widow of Simon de Groundisbnrgh, of Thefford [Thetfoid],
CO. Norf., for her life, of land in Thefford, which they lately held
jointly by feoffment of the said Simon ; with remainder to Robert
Galyon, of Thefford, on payment of £4 sterling and a yearly rent
of " nnnm grannm frumenti." Witn. : Simon Barbour, mayor of
Thetford, John Chaa, coroner of Thetford, Bartholomew Thalioiir,
of Thetford, etc. Dat. at Thefford, 15 Oct. 4 Rich. 11. [1380]. LsL
Two seals.

209. Lease from Henry Pakenham, Richard Hokham, Peter Hokham,
John Hokham, " clericns," and Thomas Hokham, '' clericns," to
John and Thomas Geyton, of Thetford [co. Norf.], of a messuage h
Thetford near St. Andrew's church. Witn. : John Archer, mayc?
of Thetford, Reginald Former, coroner of Thetford, Thomas P^ I
etc. Dat. at Thetford, 10 Jul. 13 Hen. IV. [1412], Lat. Tbiw
seals.

210. Power of attorney from Edmund Wychyngham to John Cbita^
of Boton [Booton, co. Norf.], and John Mason, of Hacfoil
[Hackford hy Reepham, co. Norf.], to deliver seisin to Jaoobi
Arhlaster, " armiger," and Richard Ovy, " cloricus," of his miatf
of Thorphalle [Thorp Hall, in Hackford], with view of fiub
pledge, ete., in Hacford, Whetewell [Whitwell, oo. Norf.1 aJ
Kerdeston [Kerdistone, co. Norf.], and of all his lands in Hac£»
and Whetewell, which lately helonged to Nicholas WychyngLaq
except those which are parcels of the manors of Wychyn^tti
[Witchingham, co. Norf.] called Gyles atte Halle and Wydijij
hams. Dat. at Hacford, 6 Apr. 32 Hen. YI. [1454]. Lai. Sed.

STOWB OHAETERS, 2U-814. 739

211. CoNVBTANCB by William and Bartholomew Oxeneye, burgeBsea
of Magna Jememnth [Great Yarmouth, co. Norf.], and Jacob
Brethenham, of Gorleeton [oo. Snff.], to Thomas Eyr and Henry
Sparwe, execntors of the will of John Brethenham, late burgees
of Jememuth, of all the lands which they held jointly by feoffment
of John Davy, sen., of Toft Monachorum [Toft Monks, co. Norf.],
in Thurueton [Thurlton], Hadesco [Haddiscoe], Hadescho Thorp
[Thorpe by Haddiscoe], Toft Monachorum, Norton and Rauenyng-
ham [Raveningham], or elsewhere in the hundred of Knaveryng
[Clavering, co. Norf.]. Witn.: John Mekelbergh, John Wesdell,
William Astan, etc. Dat. at Thurueton, 18 May, 7 Hen. VI.
[1429]. Lai. Three seals.

212. CoNVBYANCB by John Hevenyngham, "miles," John Knevet
and Edmund Oldhalle " armigeri," John Aslak, of Crosthweyt by
Bromholm [Crostwight, oo. Norf.], and William Wight, of Gret-
yngham [? Gressingham, co. Norf.], to John Kirtelynge, parson
of the church of St. Mary at Longestratton [Long Stratton, co.
Norf.], and Robert Boteler, of Gastre juxta Jememuth [Gaister-
next-Yarmouth, co. Norf.], of the manor of Titeleshale called
Pekhalle [Peak Hall in Tittleshall], with its appurtenances in
Titeleshale, Grodewyk [Godwick], Wissyngsete [Whissonsett],
Pattesley, Reynham [Rainham] and Welyngham [Wellingham]
and elsewhere in co. Norf., lately held by them jointly with John
Gumay by feoffment of Robert de Ty, " miles " ; on condition of
the payment of 220 marks to John Wilbeye, Master of the chantry
of Metyngham [Mettingham, co. Suff.], and John Norwych. Witn. :
John Bosoun, John Wissyngsete, John Ghampeneys, etc. Dat. at
Titeleshale on the Feast of St. Augustine, 4 Hen. V. [26 May,
1416]. Lot. Seal.

21S. Grant from John Thrower, of Topcroft [co. Norf.], and Alice
his wife to Richard Brokedysche and Agnes his wife of land in
Topcroft. Witn.: Richard Schotissham, John Herl, sen., John
Smethis, sen., etc. Dat. at Topcroft, Tuesday after Epiphany^
7 Hen. V. [9 Jan. 1420]. Lot. Two seals.

814. Grant from William Paston, of Paston [co. Norf.], and William
Bakton, of Bakton [Bacton, co. Norf.], to William Paston, jun., son
of the said William Paston, and John his elder brother, of a rent-
charge of twenty marks on their manor of North Walsham [co.
Norf.] called Walshames, on three parts of their manor of Fel-
myngham [Felmingham, co. Norf.] called Brianes, and on several
estates, sometime owned by John Baxtere, of Honyng [Honing, co.
Norf.], and others [in co. Norf.], in North Walsham, Folmyngham,
Antyngham [Antingham], Swafeld [Swafield], Bradiold [Brad6eld],

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740 STOWE CHARTERS, 216-219.

Swanton, Skey ton, Southfeld [Suffield], Colby, Burgh, and Happes-
burgh [Happisburgh] ; to take effect only if William Ascogh, Bisiu^
of Salisbury, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Scarlet, esq., Edmnfid
Wichyngham and John Coke, " clericus," shall alienate the si^
manors, e/c, to any other person than the said William Pastoc,
jun., and John Paston. Dat. 5 Jan. 17 Hen. VI. [14391 LsL
Two seals. Endorsed in a contemporary hand, "Wakham.
Contra incongruitatem Elizabethe Scarlet, si contigcrit &c."

215. Quit-claim from Stephen Copping, of Norwich, gent., and Peter
Gleane, of Norwich, gent, to John HoUande, gent., and Tliomis
Gleane, gent., of lands in " Waxtonesham alias Waxham" [Wu-
ham, CO. Norf.]. Witn. : Edmund Browne of Vpton, Anthony
Warner, etc. Dat. 81 Aug. 1595. Signatures and seals (imperfect)
of confirmers.

216. Grant from Augustine do Strattun, William Bradle, of Lpg
[co. Norf.], Henry Lauwys and John Wryte, of the same, to John
Segforthe, of Westun [Weston, co. Norf.], and John Grene, of
Westun, of land in Westun. Witn.: William de SnetisbiD,
Robert Asger, John Fiscpol, and others. Dat. at Westun, Sunday
after the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, 2 Hen. IV. [3 Od
1400]. LaL Two seals.

217. Grant from John de Hedersott, "miles," to Bartholomew de
Salle and Richard de Byteringg, citizens of Norwich, of a wood
named "Eode Wode," a rent of 4d. named "Rodehoue rente" from
tenants in Wymondham [co. Norf.], with the services of the said
tenants, under a rent of six quarters of barley in WymondLam;
also of the remainder, after the death of Margaret, widow of Job
Glouere, of Wymondham, of a messuage in Wymondham, at present
held by the said Margaret and her son Robert, " capellama.^
Witn. : John Sparwe, John Lytehare, William Stalworthi, ek.
Dat. at Wymondham, 2 June, 21 Edw. III. [1347]. Lai. Seal

{J18. Grant from John atte Sloo, of Kertlyng [KirtUng, co. Camb.1.
to John Andreu, of Multone [Moulton, co. Suff.], and Margery Ms
wife of land at Multone and "super Caldenhowehel.*' Witn.:
Thomas Lo Graunt, Richard Malyn, Richard Le Berd, of Multone,
and others. Dat. at Multone, on St. WynewaFs day, 10 Edw. IL
[18 Dec. 1316]. LaL

219. Grant from Edmund Fraunceys, of Multon [Moulton, oo. Snffl
to Geoflfrey " Faber," of Multon, and Beatrice his wife of a meaBuage
at Multon. Witn. : John Buntyng, William de Cheuele, Walter
Cleter, etc, Dat. at Multon, on Wednesday after the Feast of tbe
Circumcision, 31 Edw. III. [3 Jan. 1358]. Lat. Seal.

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220. Grant from Alexander and Alan Gterard to John de Chenele of
land at Multon [Moulton, co. Suff.]. Witn. : John Lo Litle,
Richard Le Berd, William " Faber," etc. Dat. at Multon, on
Monday after the Feast of St. Edmund, Bishop and Confessor,
22 Edw. IIL [17 Nov. 1348]. LaL Two seals.

221. Grant from William Fraunceys, of Multon [Moulton, co. SuflF.],
to Thomas Andreu, of Multon, of a messuage in Multon. Witn. :
John Buntyng, Walter Cleter, John de Well, etc, Dat. at Multon,
on Friday after the Feast of St. Dunstan, Bishop and Confessor,
35 Edw. III. [21 May, 1361]. LaL Seal.

222. Indenture whereby William Cheuelee, of Multon [Moulton, co.
Suff.], grants all his lands in Multon to John de Bury, William Lo
Hoore, and Thomas Andreuh, of Multon, to be refeoffed to him and
Matilda his wife for the life of the latter, with remainder to the
said William Cheuelee and his heirs. Dat. at Multon, on Monday
before the Nativity of St. John Baptist, 48 Edw. III. [19 Juno,
1374], Lot. Two seals.

223. Quit-claim by Thomas atte More, of Balsham [co. Camb.], and
Thomas Sewale, of Wrattyng [West Wratting, co. Camb.], to
William Derlyng, '* clericus," and Thomas Jurdyn, " clericus," of
lands in Multon [Moulton], Kentford, and Gaysle [Gazoley, co.
Suff.]. Dat. at Multon, on Saturday before the Feast of St.
Lambert, Bishop, 21 Rich. II. [15 Sept. 1397]. Lat. Two seals.

224. Grant from John Landwade and Richard Tayllour, of Multon
[Moulton, CO. Suff.], to Dom. John Clerk, " capellanus," Walter
Berd, John Nalon, Richard Skeppere, of Multon, and John Dowale,
of Kenet [Kennett, co. Camb.], of a messuage in Multon. Witn. :
John Weston, John Andru, Roger Boltere, etc. Dat. at Multon,
1 Oct. 14 Hen. IV. [1412]. Lat. Two seals (one imperfect).

225. Feoffment by Henry Traas, of Multon [Moulton, co. Saff.], John
Mason, "capellanus," John Domynyk, of Mildenhale [Mildenhall,
CO. Suff.], John Speed, of Mildenhale, and John Kyrkeby, of
Asshole [Ashley, co. Camb.], to John Leyghton, of Multon, Thomas
Ouereye and Peter Ouereye, of land at Multon. Witn.: John
Landewade, Robert Smyth, Richard Skeppere, etc. Dat. at Multon,
1 Jul. 1 Hen. VL [1423]. Lat. Two seals.

226. Feoffment by Henry Traas, of Multon, John Mason, chaplain,
John Domynyk, of Mildenhall, John Speed, of Mildenhall, and
John Kyrkeby, of Ashley, to Peter Ouereye, Thomas Ouereye,
John Leyghton, and Richard Melleman, of Multon, of land in
Multon. Witn. : John Landewade, Henry Skeppere, Robert Smyth,
and others. Dat, at Multon, on Monday after the Feast of St.
Thomas the Apostle, 3 Hen. VI. [25 Dec. 1424]. Lat. Three seals.

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Grant from John Horry and Gunnota bis wife, cf Multai
[MoTilton, 00. Snflf.], to Henry Tras, of Mnlton, Thomas Onenj,
John Smyth, and Walter Smyth, of Multon, of a messaage n
Mnlton. Witn. : John Lanwade, John Leyton, John Gobbe, dc
Dat. at Mnlton, on Monday before the Purification of the Yiigin,
4 Hen. YI. [28 Jan. 1426]. Lai. Two seals (one imperfeot).

228. Quit-claim by John CHieyne, " miles,'* of Fendytton [Fen Dittcn,
CO. Camb.], Thomas Gudoke, of Fenditton, and Alice Trase, late of
Multon [Moulton, co. Suff.], to William Costyn and WilliaiD
Baldewyn of a messuage [in Monlton] lately held by them til
jointly by feoflTment of Walter Pepyr, of Multon. Witn. : John
Cobbe, Richard Skynnere, John West, etc, Dat. 6 Dec. 11 Edw. IV.
[1471]. Lat Three seals.

229. Quit-claim by John Purchacz and Mary his wife to Robert
Trilly, of Petristre [Pettistree, co. Suflf.], and Joan his wife, of i
yearly rent for tenements in Petristre. Witn. : William Dawe,
Eobert Wulmer, Bartholomew Truwan, etc, Dat. at Petristre, on
Monday after the Feast of St. Augustine in May, 31 Edw. IE
[29 May, 1357]. Lat, Seal.

230. Quit-claim by Helen, widow of John Palmore, of Sapiston [ca
Sufif.], to John Hautel, of Sapiston, of a messuage in Sapistos
formerly owned by John Palmere her husband. Witn.: Eobert
Grenegres, John Beite, Thomas Dauy, jun., etc, Dat. at Sapiston,
on Thursday next to the Feast of St. Martin, Bishop, 17 BicLE
[13 Nov. 1393]. Lat, Seal.

231. EoYAL MANDAMUS to Eobcrt de Wodehous, the king's " dericufi,"
to deliver to John de Euro the office of Eschoator beyond the
Trent. Dat. at Westminster, 3 Feb. 6 Edw. [11. 1313]. LaL

232. Bond in 26 marks from William Berdewell, "miles," and
Eobert Berdewell his son, to John Curson, " miles," son and heir of
John Curson, "miles." Dat. 13 Apr. 10 Hen. V. [1422]. LaL
Seal.

233. Lease from William Hasaud, " clericus " and rector of Akenhtm
[co. Suff.], to Hugh Hastynges and William Brandon, " militeg,"
John Sulyard, serjeant-at-law, William Wyngefeld, Robert
Hastynges, Edward Hastynges, Edward Fasten, William Langcastre,
William Yeluerton, John Wyngefeld, jun., Nicholas Derby, Job
Tymperley, sen., and William Fasten, jun., esquires, Richard Felloe,
"mercator," and John Hent, "clericus" and rector of Haston
[Hasketon, co. Suff.], of the manors of Akenham, Hasketeai,
Topcrofte [Topcroft, co. Norf.], and Denton [co. Norf.], with the
advowsons of Akenham, Hasketon, Wytnesham [Witnesham, ca

STOWB CHAETEES, 234-240. 743

Snff.], Cleydon [Claydon, co. SufiF.], Sail [co. Norf.], Heydon [oo.
Norf.], and Hemyngston [Hemingstone, co. Suff.] for the life of
Elizabeth Brewse, widow of Thomas Brewse. Dat. 22 Oct.
22 Edw. IV. [1482]. Lat Seal.

234. Acknowledgment by Edmund [de La Pole], Earl of Suflfolk, of
the homage of Eobert Eeynberd, of Bakton [Bacton], co. Suffi, for
lands held of him by knightnseryice in Bakton, of the domain of
Wyverston [co. Snff.] as of the honour of Eye. Dat. at Westhorpe
Manor [co. Suff.], 8 June, 10 Hen. VII. [1495]. Lat. Seal. With
the signature of Thomas Martin of Palgrave (oh, 1771).

235. Fboffment by John Neve, of Stowemarket [co. Suff.], to Edmund
Alook, of Badlee [Badley, co. Suff.], "armiger," and Matthew
Gerlyng, of Needham Market [co. Suff.], of lands in Badlee.
Witn. : John Eesshbrook, John Heggeman, John Austyn, etc.
Dat. at Badlee, 2 May, 24 Hen. VI. [1446]. Lat. Seal.

236. Quit-claim by Adam Touthere to Alexander, parson of Horham
[co. Suff.], Eobert de Martham, William de Folmingham, and Eichard
de Boghay, parson of St. Margaret's at Burgh in Fleg [Burgh, in
West Flegg hundred, co. Norf.], of all lands lately held by him
in Benhale [Benhall], Famham, and Stemefeld [Stemfield, co. Suff.].
Witn. : Dom. John de Wyngefeld, John Damoundeuile, William
Swan, etc, Dat. at Benhale on Sunday after the Feast of St. Mary
Magdalene, 16 Edw. IIL [28 July, 1342], Lat.

237. Orant in fee-farm from Jacobus Stanton, of Brom [Broome, co.
Suff.], and Thomas Sengilton, of Mendlisham [Mendlesham, co.
Suff.], to John Honyngham, '^ persona medietatis ecclesie de Brom,"
of a piece of land in Brom. Witn. : Thomas Eegil, John Lacy,
John Smyth, etc. Dat. at Brom, Saturday after the Feast of St.
George, Martyr, 4 Hen. VI. [27 April, 1426]. Lat. Seal.

238. Grant from Eichard Chycchele, rector of Eydlysworth [Eiddles-
worth, CO. Norf.], to Eichard Jerald, " capellanus de Debenham '*
[co. Suff.], John Cheke, and William Jerald, of Debenham, of land
in Debenham. Witn. : Eichard Nunne, John Alfey, William
Jurdon, etc. Dat. at Debenham on Tuesday before the Feast of
St Augustine, Bishop, 12 Hen. VI. [25 May, 1434.] Lat.

239. Quit-claim by Elias fil. Galfridi ** de ecclesia," of Drenchestone
[Drinkstone, co. Suff.], to William fil. Nicolai de Beketono, of land
in Drenchestun. Witn. : Adam £1. Odonis de Drenchestone,
William de Cruoe de Drenchestun, Eichard fil. Galfridi de ecclesia,
etc. Temp. Edw. I. Lat.

240. Indenture of feoffment by Eichard Parmounter, John Halle, of
Drenxston [Drinkstone, co. Suff.], and John Nykeman, of Eatlesden

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. [Rattlesden, oo. Suff.], of William Copynger, " clericixs " of Boxba^
[Buxhall, CO. Suff.], John Chetilbere and John Goodwyf, of Drenxton,
in all the lands in Drenxston which they lately held hy feoffineat
of Henry Helle and John Carter of Cokefeld [Cockfield, co. M.\
conditional on the payment of five marks yearly for the next five
years. Dat. at Drenxston^ on Tuesday after the Purificatioo of
the Virgin, 19 Rich. 11. [8 Feb. 1396]. Lat. Two seak (one
defaced).

241. ScjRRENDER by Margaret, widow of John Bomond, of Speoceeluk
[Spexhall, co. Snff.], to Nicholas Saeghere, of Halesworthe [Halei-
worth, CO. Suff.], " barkere," of the moiety of a wood called
" Wyndelardeswode '* in Halesworthe. Witn.: Geoffrey Banjaid,
jun., Thomas Wryghte, William Cuppere, etc, Dat. at Hal*
worthe, on Thursday after the Feast of All Saiiits, 15 EicL E
[4 Nov. 1391]. Lat. Seal.

242. Lease for her lifetime from Lora, widow of John de Htrnter-
stone, to John de Berdewelle of land at Hunterstone [HTin8tOD,ca
Suff.]. Witn. : Henry de Langham, Walter Osbeni, Elias I^
Marchal, etc. Dat. at Hunterstone on Monday after the Feast of SL
Mark, Evangelist, 1 Edw. ni. [27 April, 1327]. Lat. Imperfeci
seal.

243. Grant from Nicholas Le Breustere, of Langham [co. Suff.], a»i
Isabel his wife, to Thomas Le Bere, of Northon [Norton, oo. M]
of land at Hunsterston [Hunston, co. Suff.]. Witn. : Walter de
Trowes, Richard de Murton, Walter Mareschal, etc. Dat «t
Hunterston on Tuesday in Easter week, 21 Edw. III. [3 Apr.134?;
Lat. Two imperfect seals.

244. Grant from John Torald, of Huntestone [Hunston, co. M^^
Robert de Aissbfeld and John fil. Johannis de Rokwode of land it
Huntestone, lately acquired by him from John Coupere, of Hante-
stone. Witn.: John Motoun, Geoffrey Chaundeler, Thomas B»e,
etc. Dat. at Huntestone on Monday after the Feast of St. Greguir,
Pope, 44 Edw. III. [18 March, 1370]. Lat. Imperfect seal.

245. Conveyance by Henry Rjches, al. " Henry Rychers r J^^f'
and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heiress of Richard Appnlton.
defunct, to Robert Asshfeld, "armiger," of Hunston HaU mm
[Hunston, co. Suff]. Witn. : Robert Jermyn, George Brooke,
Richard Sterne, " generosi," etc. Dat. 17 Apr. 35 Hen. Via
[1544]. Lat. Two seals.

246. Grant from William fil. Radulfi de ElmeswcUe to John ik
Luton and Margery his wife, of land at Meleford [Long Meljont
CO. Suff.]. Witn. : Thomas Giffard, Roger de Bulneye, m
Peyteuyn, etc. Temp. Edw. II.-Edw. III. Lat.

STOWE CHAETERS, 247-261, 745

247. Grant from Margaret Traas,of Multon [Moulton],co, Suff., widow
to John Cheyny, of Pen Ditton, co. Camb., " miles," John Alyngton
and Thomas Cotton, of co. Camb., " armigeri," Thomas Heygham,
Jnn,, in oo. SuflF., "armiger," Thomas Lancaster, Sen., Thomas
Lancaster, Jun., and William Traas of oo. Suff., " generosi," of a
messuage called Cheveleys in Multon, formerly owned by William
Cheveley, of Multon, Bobert Warner, of Heygham [Higham-Green,
in Gazeley, co. Suff.], and Nicholas Partrych, of Myldenhale
[Mildenhall, co. Suff.]. Witn. : William Baldewyn, William Parker,
Eichard Skynner, etc. Dat. at Multon, 28 Jan. 9 Edw. IV. [1470].
Lat SeaL

248. CoNVBYANOE by ^ John Davy, of Multon [Moulton, co. Suff.],
Thomas Cotton, " armiger," Eobert Cotton, Mag. Andrew Benstede,
" clericus," Thomas Heygham, John Heygham, and Thomas
Doraunt, of Bury St. Edmunds [co. Suff.], to William Peper,
'• clericus," of Cambridge, John Gilbert, of Clare [oo. Suff.], John
Puregold, of Cambridge, Bichard Edon, of Cambridge, and Nicholas
Skynner, of Multon, of a messuage and lands at Multon, hpld by
feoffment of Nicholas Neve, of Stowemarket [oo. Suff.], John
Cheston, of Thurston [co. Suff.], John Hog, sen., of Multon, and
John Costyn, of Multon ; with power of attorney to Bobert Davy,
son of John Davy aforesaid,to deliver seisin of the same. Witn. :
Thomas Emson, John Bosse, Bobert Bucke, and others. Dat. at
Multon, 6 Fob. 14 Hen. VII. [1499]. Lat. Six seals.

249. Grant from Hugelina, widow of Thomas Le Closci, of Up
Beddisham [Bedisham, co. Suff.], to John Le Closci, her son,
" capellanus," of a "pichtillum" which Thomas her husband
granted her in Upreddisham. Witn. : John de Uchahale, Walter,
the grantor's brother, Walter atte Cherche, etc. Dat. at Upred-
disham, 3 Kal. Nov. 3 Edw. II. [30 Oct. 1309]. Lat.

250. Grant from John, late parson of Bedesham Parva [Little
Bedisham, now part of Bingsfield, co. Suff.], and Bobert Atto
Brook, of Bedesham Pai-va, to Thomas Cappe and William Hacon,
of Bungeye [Bungay, co. Suff.], of lands in Little Bedesham, which
they lately held jointly by feoffment of Adam Fokelyn, of
Bedesham Parva. Witn. : Bobert Kempe, William Gouyld, John
Mannyng, etc. Dat. at Little Bedesham, on the Feast of St.
George, Martyr, 12 Hen. IV. [23 April, 1411]. Lat. Defaced
seal.

251. Grant from Margaret Moletz, lato wife of Alexander Molctz, of
Schadyngfeld [Shadingfield, co. Suff.], to William Borhed, of
Westbale [Westhall, co. Suff.], Thomas Payn, of Brampton [co.
Suff.], and Geoffrey Salwys, of Brampton, of an enclosure in

746 STOWE CHAETEBS, S58-258.

Schadyngfeld ; not to take effect so long as the grantees enjoy
peaceable possession of two pieces of land in Schadyn^eld, hi^
acquired of the said Margaret, free of rent, *' excepto tmo Acre min
rose snmmo altari de Schadyngfeld." Dat. at Schadyngfeld, ra
Monday after the Feast of St. Petronilla, Virgin^ 4 Hen. YL
[3 June, 1426]. Lai. Seal.

252. Graiit from John " oamerarius," of Simpligge [Shimpling, oo.
Suff.], to Biohard de Kentewell, " clericus," and Alice his wife of
land [in Shimpling]. Witn. : Dom. G^erard de Wacheahain,
"miles," Nicholas "cocus," of Stansted [Stanstead, co. Suff],
Geoffirey fil. Alani de Meleford, Geoffrey Geldenefot, etc. Dat tt
Simplingge Church " in cimiterio," on Sunday before Whitsundaj,
23 Edw. I. [16 May, 1295]. Lat

263. Grant from John Bretthmer, of Stemefeld [Stemfield, co. Suff],
to Samson Le Tumour, of Stradebrok [Stradbroke, co. Suff], of
lands in Sternefeld. Witn. : John Damoundeuille, Boger Swm,
Eobert Horbrond, etc. Dat. at Stemefeld, on Sunday after the
Feast of St. Valentine, 4 Edw. III. [18 Feb. 1330]. Lai.

264. Lease for life from Samson Le Turnur, of Sternefeld [StemfieH,
CO. Suff.], to Joan fil. Oliveri Elioth, of Carleton [Carlton, co. Suff],
of a moiety of his messuage [at Stemfield]. Witn. : Jok
Mundeuile, Thomas Franceyis, Eobert Mareys, etc. Dat ai
Stemefeld, on Saturday the Feast of the Exaltation of the Hdj
Cross, 16 Edw. IIL [14 Sept. 1342]. Lot.

266. Grant from Bobert Le Coupere and Margaret his wife to
Geofi&ey Le Draper, of Stemefeld [Sternfield, co. Suffl], and Aliee
his wife of a messuage in Stemefeld. Witn. : John Damondenile,
Adam Bicher, Nicholas Chapman, etc. Dat. at Stemefeld, <n
Sunday the Feast of SS. Peter and Paul, 28 Edw. ILE. [29 June.
1354]. Lat. Seal.

266. Grant from William Draper, of Stemefeld, " capellanus,'* to
Bobert de Wortham, " capellanus,'' of lands in Stemefeld. Wita.:
John Mowndeuyle, Adam Bicher, Thomas ate Med we, etc. Dat li
Hecham [Hitcham, co. Suff.], on Thursd. after Ascenaion Daj,
42 Edw. in. [25 May, 1368]. Lat. Seal.

267. Grant from Bobert de Wortham, '' capellanus," to Job
Horbrond and Katharine his wife, of lands in Stemefeld [Stem-
field, CO. Suff.]. Witn.: John Moundeuyle, John de Stonham,
Thomas de Medwe, etc. Dat. at Sternefeld, on Tuesday after the
Feast of St. Matthew, 43 Edw. III. [25 Sept. 1369], Lat. Seal

258. Lease for life from Katharine, relict of John Herbrond, of
Stemefeld [Stemfield, co. Suff.], to Beatrice Sprunt, her daughter, of

STOWE CHAETERS, 26»-2e6. 747

a messuage in Stemefeld ; with reversion at her death to the heirs
of Eobert Herbrond. Witn. : Thomas Hontygfeld, " capellanns,"
Bobert Bnllok, John Portman, etc. Dat. at Stemefeld, on Fiiday
after the Feast of St. Gregory, Pope, 3 Hen. IV. [17 March, 1402].
LaL Seal.

259. Grant from Katharine,. relict of John Herbront, of Stemefeld,
to Beatrice Sprant her daughter, of two pieces of land in Steme-
feld. Witn.: Thomas Huntygfeld, '' capdlanns," Eobert Bnllok,
John Portman, etc. Dat. at Marlesford [co. Suff.], on Friday after
the Feast of St. Matthew, 3 Hen. lY. [22 Sept. 1402]. Lot. Seal.

260. Grant from John Palmere, of Wedryngsete [Wetheringsett, oo.
Snff.], to John Worlyche and John Gierke, of Little Thomam
[Thomham Parva, co. Snff.], of a ** pygthellnm " in Thomham
Parva. Witn. : John Walee, Henry Schowetere, Thomas Tornonre,
etc. Dat. at Thomam Parva, on the Feast of the Purification,
4 Hen. VI. [2 Feb. 1426]. Lot. Seal.

261. Quit-claim by John Mellewey, of Thomeye [Thomey Green, in
Stowmarket, co. Suff.], to Margary de Stoke of land in Thweyth
[Thwaite, co. Suff.]. Witn. : William Qarleth, John Melforthe,
Alexander Neue, etc. Dat. at Stowe [Stowmarket, oo. Suff.], on
Monday after the Feast of St. Germanus, 8 Rich. II. [29 May, 1385].
Lat. Seal.

262. Grant from Nicholas Heysham, "dericus,'* Bobert Horsman,
of Wedryngsete [Wetheringsett, co. Suff.], and Thomas Poole, of
Nacton [co. Suff.], to Katharine Andrew, of Wederyngsete, of land
in Wederyngsete. Witn. : Walter Quyntyn, " clericus," William
Bradwey, Eichard Cobbe, etc. Dat. at Wederyngsete, 26 Jan.
8 Hen. VII. [1493]. Lat.

263. Grant from Thomas Eeyner, of Weybrede [Weybread, co. Suff.],
to John Maggesone, of Weybrede, and Alice his wife, of a " pic-
tellum " of pasture in Weybrede. Witn. : Simon Alkoc, Thomas
Cobold, Sichard Le Warner, etc. Dat. at Weybred, on Thursday
after Feast of All Saints, 36 Edw. III. [3 Nov. 1362]. Lat.
Fragment of seal.

264. Grant from John Cote, of Weybrede [Weybread, co. Suff.], to
John Pottere, William Boukes, and William Harre, of Weybrede,
of a messuage in Weybrede. Witn.: William Leman, John
Chambyrleyn, Bichard PoUe, etc. Dat. at Weybrede, on Sunday
after the Feast of St. Faith, 10 Bich. II. [7 Oct. 1386]. Lat.

266. Quit-claim by Matilda Polle, of Weyebred [Weybread, oo.
Suff.], to Peter Pottere of Weyebred, of a tenement in Weyebred.
Witn. : John Alcok, William Leman, John Maggysone, etc. Dat. at

748 STOWE CHABTEBS, 868-878.

Weyebred, on Monday before Epiphany, 1 Hen. lY. [5 Jan. 1400].
Lat. Seal.

866. Grant from John Eonkes, of Weybrede [ Weybread, co. Sufi!], ts
William Popylton, '^ clericus," Simon Sterfe and Walter Ballaide,
of Weybrede, of a messnage in Weybrede, formerly owned Ij
William Keere, vicar of Weybrede. Witn : John Cobolde, Jofai
Alook, William Lemann, etc. Dat at Weybrede on Monday aikr
the Feast of the Furifioation, 1 Hen. Y. [5 Feb. 1414]. LaL SeiL

867, 868. Indenture, with oounterpart, by which William Hazdfi-
grave, Simon Folkerede and John Folkerede, to whom John Cobali
of Weybrede [Weybread, oo. SufF.], and John OokereU, of Mendham
[co. Suff.], have granted all their lands in Weybrede, upon oonditiia
of the payment of 40 marks within two years, grant to the eaid
Cobald and OokereU the right to re-enter, in case of default b
payment. Dat. at Weybrede on Thursday after the Feast of St
Martin, Bishop, 4 Hen. V. [12 Nov. 1416]. Lai.

869. GRA.NT from John Cobald, of Weybrede [Weybread, oo. Sufii;,
and John OokereU, of Mendham [co. Suff.], to William Hardegn^
and Simon and John Folkerede, of Weybrede, of all their lands in
Weybrede (r. Nos. 267, 268). Witn. : John Tendryng, Boger de
Medefeld, Eobert Fullere, etc. Dat. at Weybrede on Thursdar
after the Feast of St. Martin, 4 Hen. V. [12 Nov. 1416]. IaL
Two seals (one broken).

870. Feoffment from William Popilton, vicar of Weybredo [Wey-
bread, 00. Suff.], Simon Sterfe and Walter Ballarde, of Weybrede, to
Cristina, late wife of John Souke, of Weybrede, of a messuage iit
Weybrede, formerly owned by WiUiam Le Keere, vicar of Wey-
brede (f?. No. 266). Witn.: Simon Folkerede, John Pantynge»
William Hardgrave, etc. Dat. at Weybrede on Tuesday befon
the Feast of St. Barnabas, 6 Hen. V. [7 June, 1418]. Lat. Two seals.

871. Gra^t from Cristina Bouke, of Weybrede, relict of John RoQke,o(
Weybrede, to William Hardgrave, John Funtynge, and John Mag-
gesson, of Weybrede, of a messuage in Weybrede, formerly owned ^
William Le Keere, vicar of Weybrede. Witn. : John Alook, Simos
Sterfe, William Tyler, etc. Dat. at Weybrede on Monday after the
Feastof St. Michael, Archangel, 7 Hen. V. [2 Oct. 1419]. LaU Seal

272. Qurr-CLAIM by William Hardegrave, of Weybrede [Weybread,
CO. Suff.], to John Heuenyngham, " miles," John Glare, *• armiger,"
and John Folkerede, of Weybrede, of the lands in Weybrede whid
he, jointly with the said John Folkerede and with Simon Folkerede
now deceased, acquired from John Cobald, of Weybrede, and John
Cokerell, of Mendham (v. No. 269) ; also of a tenement iu Weybrede^

STOWE CHAETEBS, 273-277. 749

>rmerly owned by Walter Aissbewalde, and aoqnired by bim
William Hardegrave) from the said Simon. Witn. : Jobn Jermye,
miles/' Niobolas Wysman, "armiger/* Beginald Folkerede, etc.
)at. at Weybrede, on Sunday after the Nativity of the Yirgin»
5 Hon. VI. [12 Sept. 1423]. LaL Seal.

L Power of attorney from Thomas Sakvjle, ** armiger," Eiohard
Doget and John Waynflet to Thomas Alger, jun., to deliver seisin
JO Miles Stapilton, '' miles,*' Bichard Fryston, Bobert Estley and
Nficholas Capon, of all the lands in Weybrede [Weybread, oo. Snff.]
which formerly belonged to William Hardegrave. Dat. 4 Feb.
33 Hen. VI. [1466]. Lat. Seal.

4. Conveyance by Miles Stapilton, " miles,'* Bichard Fryston, Bobert
Estley and Nicholas Capon to Nicholas Stanton '^olericos," John
Beppes, John Qoodwyn and John Chanmber, of Weybrede [Wey-
bread, oo. Snflf.], of all the lands — except five roods called «* Hard-
grave Howe " — lately owned by William Hardgrave in Weybrede,
which conveyors held jointly by feoffment of Thomas Sakvyle and
others (v. No. 273); also of a messuage in Weybrede, called
" Jaddys," conditional on the payment of £30 within 6 years at
stated terms. Witn. : Boger Dade, Thomas Mene, William Lannce,
etc. Dat. Weybrede, 16 May, 34 Hen. VI. [1466]. Lat. Three
seals (two fragmentary).

76. Conveyance by John Fynoh, of Bungey [Bungay, co. Suff.], late
of Weybrede [Weybread, co. Suff.], Thomas Dade, Thomas Alger
and John Mene, of Weybrede, to John Pottere, sen., called '' dericas,"
Boger Dade and Thomas Alger, jun., of a piece of meadow in
Weybrede, lately held by conveyors, jointly with Giles* Brews and
with Nicholas Jacob now defunct, by feoffment of John Hert,
*• clericus *' ; with power of attorney to Nicholas Alger to deliver
seisin. Witn. : Bobert Mene, Thomas (Jodbald, John Puntyng, etc.
Dat. at Weybred, 10 Nov. 1 Hen. VII. [I486]. Lat. Seal.

S76. GlKANT from William Wodehous, gent., Thomas Mene, of
Weybred [Weybread, co. Suff.], and John Ketyll, of Wyngefeld
[Wingfield, co. Suff.], to John Chaumbour, of Weybred, Mag.
Nicholas Stanton, " clericus," John Beppys, " armiger," and Thomas
Dade, of Weybred, of land at Weybred, lately held by grantors
jointly by feoffment of Bichard Alook, of Weybred. Witn. : John
Mene, Thomas Algour, Bobert Ballard, etc. Dat. at Weybred,
1 Feb. 5 Edw. IV. [1466]. Lat. Three seals (two imperfect).

277. Quit-claim by Bichard Aleck, of Weybred, to John Chaumbour,
of Weybred, Mag. Nicholas Stanton, ''clericus," John Beppys,
"armiger," and Thomas Dade, of Weybred, of land at Weybred
(v. No. 276), which descended to him on the death of his brother,

750 STOWE OHARTEBS, 278-284.

John Alook. Witn. : William Wodehons, John Mene* Bdbert
Brabon, etc. Dat. at Weybred, 3 Feb. 5 Edw. lY. [1466]. In
Seal.

278. Qurr-CLADc by Thomas Dade, of Weybred, to John GhaximboBi,
of Weybred, of land at Weybred, lately held by the said Thomat
jointly with Mag. Nioholas Stanton, "clericns," and "with John
Beppys, " armiger,*' now defunct, by feofiment of William Wode-
houB, and others (v. No. 276). Dat. 29 Nov. 14 Edw. IV. [1474].
LaL Seal.

279. Orant from John Coke, *' consangninins " and heir of Margaret
Coke, widow (being son of Henry Coke, brother and heir of John
Coke, son and heir of the said Margaret), to Nicholas Jacob of aC
the lands in Waybrede [Weybread], etc.^ co. Snff., which descendel
to him after the death of the said Margaret : to the use of himself
(grantor) cmd his heirs. Witn. : Thomas Alger, Hngh Enenxd,
Nicholas Euerard, Sir Gk>dfferi Lauter, "prist," ele. Dat. at
Waybred, 6 Sept. 30 Hen. VIH. [1538]. Lat. Seal.

280. Grant from Nicholas Jacob, of Weybred [Weybread], co. Snff,
yeoman, in pnisnance of the will of John Cooke (grantor in Na
279), to John Cooke, of Harleston [co. Norf.], son of the said Joim
Cooke, of all the lands in Weybred, etc., as above (No. 279}. Dat
30 Mar. 34 Hen. VIU. [1543]. Lat.

281. Deed of sale by Nicholas Algar, of Weybrydde [Weybread], oo.
Suff., potter, to Thomas Barne, of Mendham, co. Norf., of a piece of
meadow in Weybrydde, acquired by him on the death of hii
mother, Katharine Algar, according to the will of Henry Algv,
his father. Witn. : Thomas Palmer, " clericus," William Wulnawe,
John Dogget, etc. Dat. 2 Jan. 8 Eliz. [1666]. Lat. Seal.

282. Bond from James Fale, of Hindercleye [Hinderday], oo. Sni,
yeoman, to William Algar, of Weybred [Weybread], co. SnI,
" tayler," in warranty of a messuage called Hargraves, in Weybred.
Dat. 19 Apr. 1568. Lat. and Eng. Defaced seal.

283. Conveyance by Thomas Barne, al. ^' Barone," of Mendham» ca
Norf., yeoman, to William Calthorpe, of Weibred [Weybread], co.
Su£f., *'armiger," of a piece of meadow [in Weybread], as abcm
(No. 281). Witn. : Eichard Kydman and Eobert Wrighte. Dit
23 Mar. 16 Eliz. [1574]. Lat. Seal, and signature.

284. Grant from William Jordan, of Hokeryngg [Hodkering, eoi
Norf.], to John de Folsham of land in Hokeiyngg. Witn.:
Henry dyl Estwong, William Mazon, Ealph Tumour, etc Dat at
Hokeryngg, on Monday the morrow of St. Thomas, Archbishop
and Martyr, 10 Edw. ni. [30 Dec. 1336]. Lat. Seal.

STOWB CHAETERS, 286-290. 761

16. Quit-claim by John fil. Hugonis de Kymbnrle, " olerious," to
Soger de Norwico, "miles," John de Howe, parson of Carleton
[Oarlton-Bode, oo. Norf.], and Hugh, parson of Bonewelle [Bun-
Tirell, oo. Norf.], of a pieoe of land in Eymburle [Kimberley,
CO. Noi-f.]. Witn. : Philip de Carleton, Biohard Nothe, Bobert
Kyng, etc. Dat. at Kymburle, 5 July, 26 Edw. III. [1361]. Lat.
Seal.

B6. GRAin* from William Deene, of Bedenhale [Bedenhall, oo. Norf.],
to John Ouy, sen., of Bedenhale, of part of a wood in Bedenhale.
Witn. : John Caltoft, Biohard Haukere, John Derby, etc, Dat. at
Bedenhale, on Saturday before the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop,
13 Hen. IV. [6 Deo. 1411]. Lat.

(87. Belease by Hugh de Grafham and Matillis his wife to Nicholas
Annterous, of Bynggelond [Bingland, co. Norf.], of a piece of land
in Bynggelond. Dat. Bynggelond, on Sunday after the Feast
of St. Mary Magdalene, 47 Edw. IH. [24 July, 1373]. Lat.
Two seals.

288. GaANT from Cicily, late wife of Thomas Symund, of Byngge-
londe [Bingland, co. Norf.], and Boger Gunton to Bobert Talbott,
" olerious," of aU the lands [in Biugland] which they acquired,
jointly with the above-mentioned Thomas Symund and with
Biohard Heryngflett, "clericus," both now defunct, by grant of
John Fynamour. Witn.: John Webster, William Gyles, Walter
Sterlyng, etc. Dat at Bynggelonde, 10 May, 10 Hen. VI. [1432].
Lat. Two seals.

280. Power of attorney from John Norman, " armiger," to Gregory
Holdemesse, of Honyngham [Honingham, co. Norf.], to deliver
seisin to Simon Brayles, " olerious," John Heydon, John Brayles,
John Yates, John Mendham, and John Palmer, of Costessey
[Costessy, or Cossey, co. Norf.], of a piece of land in Bynglond
[Bingland, co. Norf.] (r. No. 290). Dat. at Bynglond, 29 Oct.
34 Hen. VI. [1455]. Lat. Seal.

290. Conveyance by John Norman, " armiger," as lord of Helmyng-
ham manor, to Simon Brayles, *' olerious," John Heydon, John
Brayles, John Yates, John Mendham and John Palmer, of Costesey
[Costessy or Cossey, oo. Norf.], of land in B3mglond [Bingland, co.
Norf.], lately held by him and William Drake, of Bynglond, by
feoflfment of William Bylyoth, of Wychyngham S. Marie [Great
Witchingham, co. Norf.], and John Bylyoth his elder son. Witn. :
William atte Mere, Hugh Townesend, Bobert Benne, Peter
Pethood, etc. Dat. at Bynglond, 29 Oct 84 Hen. VI. [1466].
Lat. SeaL

762 STOWE CHABTEBS. 291-296.

29L FouNDATioN-CHiJBTER of Flixton Priory [oo. Suff.], wherelj
Margery de Crek, for the soul's salvation of Geoffrey de Hanes her
father and Sarra her mother and of Bartholomew de Crek her late
husband, and with the consent of Bobert de Crek her first-bon
son, grants '* to the religious women who shall serve Grod, St. Maij
and St. Katharine and all the Saints in her capital xnessaage of
Flixton and shall profess the rule of St. Augustine," her manor of
Flixton with the patronage of a moiety of Flixton church, dis-
claiming all temporal power over the said nuns, and right of seism,
or appointment of a successor, on the death of a *' prelata** or
prioress. Witn. : Dom. Symon de Wautone, Bishop of Norwidi;
Domm. William le Blund, Bobert de Yaleines, and William de Med^
feud, " milites " ; Boger de Throking, rector of Caumbes [Combs,
near Stowmarket], Banulph, rector of a moiety of Flixton, Qeoflfeej
de Crek, John de Crek, his brother, Walter de Bedesbam, Eudo
de Tilneye, clerk, etc. [1258-9.] Lat. Seal.

292. Inspeximus by Boger [de Skerning al. Seaming], Prior of
Norwich, of the charter of Sjmon [de Wauton], Bishop of Norwich,
dated at Colchester on the vigil of St. Bartholomew in the 2nd year
of his pontificate [23 Aug. 1259], whereby he confirms the foundi-
tion of Flixton Priory by Dame Margery de Crek, and ordains
statutes for regulating the number, order of living, efc., of the
nuns. Dat. Norwich, xix. Kal. Feb. [14 Jan.], 1259. Lai.

293. Inspeximus by Boger de Skerning, Prior of Norwich, of another
charter of Symon de Wautone, Bishop of Norwich, dated at
Norwich on Christmas Eve, 1261, confirming (in different terms
from No. 292) the foundation of Flixton Priory, co. SuS, Dat
Norwich, vi. Kal. Jan. [27 Dec.], 1261. Lat.

294. Inspeximus by B[oger de Skerning], Prior of Norwich, of a
similar charter by Bishop Symon, dated at Ipswich, on Friday
before the Feast of the Annunciation [23 Mar.], 1262[3], drawn
up at the instance of the Foundress and with the conBent of
Beatrice de Batlesden, the first Prioress, and containing, especiallj,
instructions for the admission of additional nuns on their increas-
ing the revenues of the House by fifty shillings a year. Undated.
Lat.

5. Grant in soul-alms from Henry de Bosco, of Flixton, to tb
church of St Mary of Flixton and to Banulph, rector of that
moiety of the said church which is in the patronage of the loid
of FlixtoD, of Balph le Lung, his ** freed man,*' with his tenement*
etc, in Flixton. Bent, sixteen pence annually, with payment of
one penny " for guard " of Norwich Castle for thirty weeks, aod
one halfpenny *' for service of the Sheriflf " for three years. WitiL:

STOWE OHABTEBS, 296-40L 753

William de Sancroft, Eichard Picket, Walter fil. Johaimis leTalyar,
William fil. Osberti del Brock, Robert Bnzcel, etc. Temp. Hen. III.
Lat Seal.

Royal grant to the Prioress and Nuns of Flixton [oo. Suff.] of
free warren in the demesne lands of Flixton. Witn. : Mag. John
de Ghjshall, Dean of St. Panl's, London, the King's Treasurer,
Robert Aguyllun, William de WyntreshuU, Peter de Chauent,
William Belet, Ralph de Bakepuz, William de Sanota Eremina,
Nicholas de Cugeho, Roger de Wanton, Robert Kokerel, etc. Dat.
at Westminster, 23 May, 55 Hen. III. [1271]. Lat. Great seal.

297. QuLT-GLAiM from Leon son of Yumin and Manser son of XTrsel
Nal-Laban [White] to Beatrice de Ratlisden, Prioress, and the
Convent of Flixton of lands, rents, woods, pastures, etc., which
they bought from Oliver son of Robert Bouscel, of Flixton, who
acquired them as the heir of his mother Margery. Witn. : Jacob
son of Yumin, Manser son of Ursel. Circ. Easter Day, 50 Hen. III.
[28 Mar. 1266]. Fr. and Eebr.

298. Quit-claim frem Bartholomew fil. Waited le Heyward, of
Flixton [co. Suff.], to the Prioress and Nuns of Flixton of seven
pence halfpenny annual rent, in various proportions, frem Thomas
Faber, Alice Strut, Walter Mercator, Emma le Harewere, Peter
Andreu, and William de Wrokesham. Witn. : William Cocus, of
Flixton, William Hutte, of Flixton, Jacob de Wissingsete, etc.
Temp. Hen. III. (late). Lat. Seal.

299. CovENAiTT whereby Beatrice [de Ratlesden], Prioress, and the
Nuns of Flixton exchange land in Flixton with Robert fil. Willelmi
de Sandcroft. Witn. : Peter de Boecho, Roger de Qlaunvill,
Oliver Busscel, etc. Dat. 56 Hen. ni. [1271-2]. Lat.

300. Covenant whereby Beatrice [de Ratlesden], Prioress, and the
Convent of Flixton exchange land in Flixton with Bartholomew
le Heyward, of Flixton, the said Prioress paying down forty
shillings, and premising the said Bartholomew the tenure of a
certain " lancetagium " late belonging to Bartholomew, his uncle,
on the same terms as formerly, notwithstanding any claim by
Walter le Heyward; and the said Bartholomew paying to the
convent an annual rent of two shillings and six pence. Dat. on
Thursday after the Feast of St. Nicholas, 56 Hen. III. [10 Deo.
1271]. Lat.

301. Orant from Beatrice [de Ratlesden], Prioress, and the Conyent
of Flixton to Geoffrey fil. Willelmi de Bosoo of a messuage, etc.
[in Flixton] which he acquired by grant from William Hutte, late
tenant of the Prior5\ Rent, a penny half-penny. Witn. : Peter

3 c

754 STOWE CHARTERS, 302-806.

de Bosco, Roger fil. persone, Robert fil. Joh. de Sondcroft, Bobct
Mite '' ad ecclesiam," etc. Late 13th cent LaL Seal, tn^/Bd

302. Lkase for life from Beatrice [de Ratlesden], Prioress, and tk
Convent of Flixton [co. Snff.] to Adam de Suthhelmham, chaplao,
of two acres of land in HingaleBcroft [in Flixton], Bent) two
pence. Witn. : Richard de Sniterton, Robert de Sancrof, Peter de
Bosco, etc. Late 13th cent. Lai,

308. Covenant whereby Beatrice [de Ratlesden], Prioress, snd tiu
Convent of Flixton, grant to Peter Andren, merchant, of Riitoc,
land which the said Peter bought from Richard Manning, chaplun,
in Flixton, abutting on the King's highway called Bradegata; rent,
three pence, etc. In return for which grant the said Peter quit-
claims to the Prioress and Convent land which he acquired fr»
Bartholomew Le Heyward at Caldewelle, of the fee of the sud
nuns ; rent, one half-penny. Witn. : Dom. John, rector cf
Helmingham, Dom. Reginald, vicar of Flixton, Roger fiL Bannolphi
" persone," etc. Late 13th cent. Lat.

304. Bond from Beatrice de Ratlesdene, Prioress, and the Convent d
Flixton to Robert de Sandcroft, in twenty-two pence relief oo tfae
removal of any prioress, for an annual rent of the same value die
from the Convent for a certain tenement which Oliver Bmi.
sometime held from the said Robert, for a tenement which Geofief
Caretarius held from the same, and for two pieces of land calkd
Milnestilond and Stonilond which John de Stowe, chaplain, gavBte
the Convent. Witn.: Dom. Geoflfrey de Crek, and Walter ds
Redesham, " milites," Peter de Boscho, and others. Late 13tli cent
Lat,

306. Acknowledgment by Agnes, relict of Bartholomew le Heyvarl.
of Flixton, that she has received for dowry from Beatrice i
Ratlesden, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton two acres and hi
roods of land acquired by Bartholomew her late husband, wnL
other lands, in Flixton, for which she engages by her suretiei
Dom. Clement, chaplain, her brother, and three others to pay tv
the convent the usual rent and perform the usual senrioeSf ts^i
also to pay an annual rent of four pence and " unum gariophilns
gelofifri,'* for land which she bought from Oliver BusceL TitE.:
Richard de Sniterton, Thomas his son and heir, Ranulpb, rectir
of a moiety of Flixton parish church, etc. Late 13th cent loi

306. Acknowledgment by Richard Waldon, of Bung[ay], that heitf
received, from the Prioress and Convent of Flixton, in mxmf^
with Agnes le Heyward, certain lands acquired by Bartholoaiev k
Heyward, her former husband, at the same rents and sernoeB.

STOWE CHARTERS, 307-312. 755

SVitn. : Richard de Sniterton, Thomas his son and heir, Banulph,
reotoT of a moiety of Flixton ohorch, Oliver Buscel, and others,
[jate 13th cent. Lai. Seal.

r. Acknowledgment by John fil. Will, de Bosco that he received
n marriage with Juliana, daughter of Roger fil. Thome le
Heyward, fh)m the Prioress and Convent of Flixton a messuage
wA five acres of land which late belonged to the said Roger, for the
usual services. Witn. : Dom. Rannlph and Dom. Thomas, rectors
of the several moieties of Flixton church, Dom. Thomas^ chaplain
of Hoxne, Dom. Robert, chaplain of Hoxne, Roger de Flixton,
olerk, etc. Late 13th cent. Lot.

8. Petition from Margery de Crek to Edward I. for licence to
transfer the patronage of her Priory of Flixton [co. Suff.] to
W[illiam Middleton], Bishop of Norwich, and his successors.
Dat. on St. Luke's Day [18 Oct.], 8 Edw. I. [1280]. Lai. Seal.

>9. Acknowledgment by Peter Andreu of his liability to the Prioress
and Convent of Flixton for an annual rent of twelve pence for
lands in Flixton [co. Suffl], which sometime belonged to Richard
Manning, Oliver Bucel, and others. Witn. : Robert de Sanekroft,
Heni-y de Bosco, Grooffrey Turkild, William Prik, etc, Dat. at
Flixton, iii. Non. Apr. [3 April], 21 Edw. I. [1293]. Lai.

LO. Confirmation by Roger de Bosco to the Prioress and Convent of
Flixton of the remission to them by Henry, Roger's brother, '* ante-
cessor mens,*' of seven shillings annual rent out of 13s. 4d., for
payment of which Peter de Bosco, Roger's father, was bound to the
oonvent in respect of a watermill and other tenements in Flixton.
Witn. : Robert de Sandcroft, Godfrey Le Neue, John le Glanvile,
and others. Dat Flixton, on St. Augustine's Day, 28 Edw. I.
[26 May, 1300]. Lai. Seal.

LL Grant from Juliana le Newman, of Flixton, to Mag. John
Oliver and Walter Blench, chaplain, of a pightel in Flixton [co.
Suff.], with marsh and meadows adjacent, etc. Witn. : Roger de
BoBOO, John fil. Radulfi, chaplain, Robert Mite, John Eddrich, etc.
Dat at Flixton, on the Feast of St. Ambrose, 33 Edw. L [4 April,
1305]. Lai. Seal.

12. Inquisition made by the Bailiff of Flixton Priory and a juzy as
to the temporalities of the Priory, whereby it appears that the
Priory held lands in Flixton, St. Peter's South Elmham, St.
Michael's South Elmham, Sancroft, and Homersfield, co. Suff. ; in
Redenhall, Dunston, and North Creke, co. Norf. ; and in Wilby,
Fundenhall, Shipmeadow and Cambes [Combes], co. Suff. Dai.
on Tuesday after Palm-Sunday [30 Mar.], 1292. Lat. lioU.

3 c 2

766 STOWE CHARTERS, 313-319.

313. Extent of Flixton Priory [co. Suflf.]. Temj^. Edw. I. LaL

314. Covenant whereby Peter de Bobco grants to the PrioieBS ul
Convent of Flixton [co. Suff.] during the life of Alice, widow of
Henry his father, all Ids herbage beyond the pool of waters a:
Flixton in i-etum for land held by Alice as dower, at mrhose de»A
the land is to revert to the Priory, the herbage to Peter. To^
Edw. I. Lat, Seal of the Convent.

316. Resignation by John Oliver and Walter Blench to the Pricns
and Convent of Flixton, of lands in Flixton which they lately h^
from the Convent, ** volentes a grani onere census liberari." Witn.:
Roger de Bosco, Henry le Palmere, John de Fenne, and otkos.
Dat. at Flixton, on die Translation of St. Martin, 1 Edw. IL
[4 July, 1308]. Lat. Seal.

316. CoNFiBMATioN by Roger fil. et her. Petri de Bosco to Emma [de
Welholm], Prioress, and the Nuns of Flixton of all the poeseasiois
which they hold of his fee in Flixton and South Elmham [co. Sii£[
and elsewhere, free of all secular serx^ice, except one pound of blad
pepper on the Feast of St Martin, Bishop [11 Nov.]. Wite. : Bac
Walter, rector of Fundenhale, Alan de Cretingg, Robert de
Wythersfeld, etc. Dat. at Flixton, on Monday after the Feast c^
St. Dunstan, 3 Edw. II. [27 Oct. 1309]. Lat,

317. Acknowledgment by Emma [de Welholm], Prioress, and tk
Convent of Flixton [co. Suff.], that they are bound to Roger de
Bosco, of Flixton, for payment of one pound of black peppff
annually on St. Martin's Day, with grant to the same of the i%Lt
of grinding his corn in their water- and wind-mills before lat
others except themselves, and right of fishing at the -weirs in the
mill-pond. Dat. at Flixton, on St. Mark's Day [25 Apr.], [l\
Edw. II. [1310]. Lai. Copy, temp. Hen. VII. Paper.

318. Qurr-CLAiM from Roger de Bosco, of Flixton, to Emma 'pt
Welholm], Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton of an annuity <tf
four shillings aud fivepence halfpenny, free of all service exoefH
one pound of black pepper. Witn. : Walter Blench, chapkis.
Richard de Geyst, chaplain, Hugh Edrich, chaplain, Geoffirej w
Harwere, chaplain, etc. Dat. at Flixton, on the Feast of St. ILA,
3 Edw. II. [25 April, 1310]. Lai.

319. Royal licence " ad instanciam mag. Roberti de Cistema, medki
nostri," to Flixton Priory to acquire lands to the value of ^
pounds per annum to increase their sustentation. Dat. Westmizcseri
16 July, 4 Edw. [II. a.d. 1310]. Lat.

Two memoranda on the back state that by virtue of this Ikai^
the convent acquired lands to the yearly value of fonrmarbot

STOWE CHARTERS. 820-324. 757

4 May, 33 Edw. III. [1359], and to the yearly value of six pounds
on 6 July, 45 Edw. HI. [1371].

820. OiUNT and release from Roger de Bossoo, of Flixton, to Emma
[de Welbolm], Prioress, cmd the Convent of Flixton, of all the lands,
etc., which John le Glanuile sometime held from him in Flixton
and Suthelmham [South Elmham, oo. Suff.]. Witn. : Domm.
Jacobus de Ilketelishall, John de Weylond, Robert de Barsham,
and John de Wachisham, '^ milites," etc. Dat. at Flixton, on the
day of St. Edmund, [20 Nov.] 4 Edw. 11. [1310]. Lot.

321. Undertakino by Roger du Boys, of Flixton, that, though he has
without the consent of the Prioress of Flixton [co. Suff.] built
a house and enclosed part of the marsh in Flixton, in South
Elmham, called Flixtonealdirker, which he and the Priory of
Flixton hold jointly for common pasture, he will make no farther
enclosure nor empark the beasts of the Priory feeding on the said
land, although they do damage to the said enclosure. Witn.:
Robert de Sandcroft, John de Hersham, Robert de Weyerisfeud, etc.
Dat. at Flixton, on the Feast of St. Edward, King and Martyr,
[18 Mar.], 5 Edw. II. [1312]. Lat.

322. Grant from John le Glaunvyle, of Flixton [oo. Suff.], to
William Red, of Haleswortb, of a pightel in Flixton. Witn.:
Robert de Sancroft, Roger de Bosco, John Passeleu, etc. Dat. at
Flixton, on St. Mark's Day [25 April], 6 Edw. II. [1313]. Lat.

323. Grant from William Red, of Haleswortb, to Emma [de Welholm],
Prioress, and the Nuns of Flixton [co. Suff.] of a pightel in
Flixton [v. No. 322], for the salvation of his soul and the soul of
Basilia his wife, to supply a pittance for the nuns on the anniver-
saries of his wife and of himself. Witn. : Robert de Sandcroft,
John de Ersham, Roger de Boys, etc. Dat. at Flixton, on the day
of the Nativity of St. John Baptist [24 June], 6 Edw. II. [1313].
Lat. Seal.

324. Acquittance from John le Glaunuill, of Flixton [co. Suff.], to
Emma [de Welholm] Prioress of Flixton, for thirty-four shillings
and six marks of annual rent, with pardon for damage done, by the
uprooting of buildings or trees, to a messuage in Flixton, which he
inherited from Roger le Glaunuill his father, and which was
acquired by the Prioress by grant from Mag. John Olyuer, for
which messuage he received in exchange from the Prioress another
in Flixton, formerly owned by Sister Cecily de Hillington. Witn. :
Robert de Welholm, William Curszoun, Roger de Bosco, etc, Dat.
at Flixton, on Friday the morrow of the Assumption, 8 Edw. II.
[16 Aug. 1314]. Lat.

768 • STOWE CHAETEES, 826-329.

325. Grant from Roger do Straton, clerk, to Dom. Emma de Welhta.
Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton [co. Suff.] of two acres of liad
in Westcroft, Flixton. Witn. : John de Medefeld, Hoger de Bok5Q»

Robert Mite, " ad ecclesiam," etc. Dat at Flixton, 10 Bdw. E

[1316^17]. Lat Seal.

326. Quit-claim from Roger fil. Petri de Bosco to Dom. Emma [d«
Welham], Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton [oo. Suff.] of two
acres of land which he had by grant from R^inald Penis, d
Strapton, clerk, in Westcroft In Flixton. Witn. : John de MedefeU
John ToUe, Robert de Fenn, etc. Dat. at Flixton, on Thnisdiy
after the Feast of St. Valentine, 12 Edw. II. [15 Febr. 1319]. hi.

327. Return made by Nicholas de Rudham, rector of Thixnegg
[Thornage, co. Norf.], to the mandate of John [Salmon], Bishop
of Norwich, dat. at Suthelmham [oo. Suff.], on ▼. Id. JnL [11 Julyi
1321, for an enquiry into the presentation by Emma [de WeUum],
Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton [co. Suff.] of Thomas Balde-
wyne, piiest, to that moieiy of Flixton situate within the Bishop's
peculiar jurisdiction of his manor of South Elmham. The inquiiy
was held in Flixton parish church on Monday after St. Benedicfi
Day [11 July] by Mag. Martin, Adam and Geoffrey, rectors of St
James, St. Peter and All Saints, South Elmham, and Richard, rector
of Helmingham [co. Suff.], Domm. Nigel, Thomas, and Richaid,
parish chaplains of the moiety of Flixton, St. Peter's and St
Michael's, as " clerici," and by Bartholomew Lautres, Robert Mite,
Robert de Fenn, Robert de Wyterfeld, Richard de Bromfeld and

* Henry Le Taylour, of South Elmham, as "laid"; who report,
among other particulars, that Dom. Thomas de Eneeham, long
since instituted by the said Bishop to the rectory of the above
moiety, is still alive and in possession. Copy, attested by the
Bishop with his seal at Hoxne [co. Suff,], ii. Id. Jul. [14 July],
1321.

328. Grant from Geoffrey Silvester, of St. Mary*s parish, Flixtos
[co. Suff.], to Henry de Fenne, chaplain of Flixton, of land ii
Bradomedwo [in Flixton]. Witn. : Robert de Sandcroft, Roger de
Bosco, Robert Myte "ad eoclesiam," etc, Dat. at Flixton, oi
Sunday the Feast of St. Luke, 15 Edw. II. [18 Oct. 1321]. LaL

329. Deed of John [Salmon], Bishop of Norwich, whereb3* be unites
the two moieties of the rectory of Flixton [co. Suff.j into cm
perpetual vicarage, the patronage to be in the hands of the Priorea
and Convent of Flixton, and endows the same with the small
tithes, the large tithes to go to the Priory as the rector. Dat
at Blofield manor [co. Norf.], vii. Kal. Nov. [26 Oct.], 1321. I<rf.

STOWE GHABTEBS, 330-335. 759

0. Mandate of John [Salmon], Bishop of Norwich, to Mag.
Nioliolas de Budham to put Flixton Prioiy [co. Suff.] in posseesion
of that moiety of the church of Flixton in Suthelmham which the
said Bishop has united to the other moiety of which they were
already possessed. Dat at Blofield [co. Norf.] vii Kal. Nov.
[26 Oct.], 1321. Lat.

(1. liETTEBS PATENT of Nicholas de Budham to John [Salmon],
Bishop of Norwich, reporting that he has in obedience to his
mandate formally invested Dom. Emma de Welholm, IVioress, and
the Convent of Flixton [co. Suff.], in the person of their proctor
Dom. Henry dictus de Fenne, presbyter, with that moiety of
Flixton church which is in Southelmham. Dat. at Flixton, iiii.
Kal. Nov. [29 Oct.], 1321. Lat With seal "of the office of the
Deanery of the manors of the Prior and Convent of the Holy
Trinity, Norwich." Imperfect.

132. Grant, for lives, from Bobert de Wytheresfeld, of Flixton [co.
Suff.], to Walter Sparheuke, " living in Flixton Priory," and Agnes
de Batlisdene, of land in Flixton near the "Bodeweye," with
remainder as soul-alms to Flixton Priory. Witn. : Boger de Bosco,
Henry le Palmer, Bobert Mite " ad ecclesiam," etc. Dat. at Flixton,
on the Feast of St. Philip and St. James, 16 Edw. 11. [1 May, 1322].
Lat. Seal.

333. Grant from Emma Busscel, of Flixton [co. Suff.], to Margery
de Stonham, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton, of a messuage
in Flixton. Witn. : Dom. Bartholomew Bateman, miles, Bobert de
Bosco, of Flixton, William Burgoine, Boger Balkepistel (y. Campb.
Ch. I. 23 for Alan Balkepistel), etc. Dat. at Flixton, on Wednesday
the Vigil of St. Simon and St. Jude, 7 Edw. HI. [27 Oct. 1333].
Lat.

334. Grant from Henry de Caldelowe, chaplain, and Matilda la
Mareschale, of Great Yarmouth, to Dom. Margery [de Stonham],
Prioress, and the Nuns of Flixton [co. Suff.] of a piece of the
meadow called Estmedwe in Flixton, for the sustentation of the
vesture of Dom. Joan la Mareschale, a nun in the convent, for her
life, to revert on her death " ad officium camerarie " of the convent.
Witn. : Dom. Bartholomew Bateman, " miles," Bobert de Sanecroft,
Bobert du Boys, etc. Dat. at Flixton, on Monday after the Feast
of the Translation of St Thomas, Martyr, 9 Edw. III. [10 July,
1336]. Lat.

335. Power of attorney from Henry de Caldelowe, chaplain, and
Matilda la Marischale, of Great Yarmouth, to Domm. Thomas
Baldewyne and Henry de Fenne, chaplains of Flixtou, to deliver

760 STOWE CHABTEBS, 336-844.

seisin to Margery [de Stonham], Prioress, and the Conveat d
Flixton of land in Flixton [co. SnfT.]. Dat. at Great Yarmouth, ■
Monday after the Feast of the Translation of St Thomas tb
Martyr, 9 Edw. IH. [10 July, 1335]. Lot.

336. Statutes of Flixton Priory ordained by William [Batemiii],
Bishopof Norwich, [1344-1355]. French, d^py, 14th cent On the
back is a note by an inmate of the Priory in an early 15th oeoL
hand, on Bishop Bateman and his statutes for Trinity Hall aid
Gronvile Hall, Cambridge.

337. Grant from Henry de Fenne, chaplain of Flixton, to tb
" offioium sacriste " of Flixton Priory, of a piece of meadow in
Bradmedwe in Flixton. Witn. : Dom. Bartholomew BaienuD,
"miles,*' Bobert de Boys, Boger Balpistil, and others. Dat at
Flixton, on Friday after the Feast of St Faith, 20 Edw. EL [13
Oct 1346]. Lat.

388, 339. Lease, and counterpart, from Isabel, Prioress, and the Cos-
vent of Flixton to Bobert de Wetherusfeld, of a messuage in Flixtcii,
called Le Nevmans. Dat. at Suthelmham on Tuesday after the
Feast of St Andrew, 23 Edw. III. [1 Dec. 1349]. Lat. Seal of the
Convent, imperfect.

340. Grant from Isabel, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton [co.
Suif.], to Bobert de Boys, of a piece of meadow in Brademedwe ii
Flixton. Witn. : Bichard Dautris, William Pycot, Bobert ^e
Wjrtherisfeld, etc. Dat at Flixton on Thursday after the Feast of
the Invention of the Cross, 25 Edw. III. [5 May, 1351]. Lai.

341. Grant from Joan de Hemynhi^le, Prioress, and the ConTent of
Flixton, to John de Ufflet, of Flixton, of land in Flixton [oo. Su£l
Witn. : Bobert de Boys, Bichard Dautres, John le Bopere, tk.
Dat. at Flixton, on Palm Sunday, 30 Edw. III. [17 April, 1356;.
Lat.

342. Lease from Joan de Hemynhale, Prioress, and the Convent of
Flixton, to Andrew Pykot, Joan his wife, and John and Isabel
their children, of a cottage, cte., late belonging to Adam Manger,
in Flixton [co. Suflf.]. Dat at Flixton, Wedn. after the Yemi of
the Ascension, 30 Edw. III. [8 June, 1356]. Lat.

343. Grant from Bartholomew Gundre, of Flixton, to Joan <k
Hemynhale, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton, "ad offidM
sacriste," of meadow in Flixton. Witn. : Bobert de Boys, Bichirf
Dautres, John de Fenne, etc. Dat at Flixton, on Monday after tbe
Feast of St. Lucy, 30 Edw. III. [19 Dec. 1356]. Lai. Seal

344. Grant from Joan de Hemynhale, Prioress, and the Convent of
Flixton [co. Suff.], to Boger fil. Boberti de Boys and John de Bojs,

STOWE CHARTERS, 345-360. 761

of Flixton, of land in Westcroft in Flixton, in exchange for a
piece of land called Dychslond, at Le Greynysrowjs, in Flixton.
Witn. : Robert de Boys, Richard Dautres, William Fycot, and
others. Dat. at Flixton, on Saturday after the Epiphany, 30
Edw. III. [7 Jan. 1367]. Lat

345. Orant from Robert de Bois, of Flixton [co. Suff.], to Joan de
Hemynhale, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton, of land in
Flixton. Witn. : Richard Dautres, John de Boys, John Payn, etc.
Dat. at Flixton, on Friday the Feast "Sanoti Dominice" [? St
Dominic], 30 Edw. HI. [4 Ang. 1356]. Lat.

346. Lease, for 200 years, from Joan Mareschal, Prioress, and the
Convent of Flixton [co. SuflF.], to Henry Eyndil, of Flixton, of two
curtilages in Flixton, which fell to them as an escheat after the
death of Roger Marlay. Dat. at Flixton, on Monday after the
Feast of St. Michael, 40 Edw. III. [5 Oct. 1366]. Lat. Endorsed
*' raodo Brendis ; " with a note that these words were written by
Robert Melles, '* who was bothe Auditor and Steward of the Manor
of Flyxston at or a lyttyll before y« suppressyng of y« Abbey "
(p. No. 354).

347. Lease from Joan Mareschal, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton,
to Andrew Fiket, of Flixtou, Joan his wife, John, Parnell, and
Matilda their children, of a cottage and two curtilages in Flixton
[co. Suff.], which late belonged to Adam Mauger. Dat. at Flixton,
on Wednesday after the Feast of the Translation of St. Thomas,
Martyr, 41 Edw. III. [14 July, 1367]. Lat. Two seals.

348. Grant by Margery Hoael, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton,
[co. Suff.], of a corrody to Alice, late wife of John Brakenest, of
Halesworth. Dat. in the Chapter in Southelmham on Monday
after the Foast of St. James, 6 Rich. II. [29 July, 1381]. Fr.

349. Quit-claim from Edmund fil. et her. Robei ti de Boys, of Flixton,
to Margery [Howel], Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton of all
services and rents in respect of his lands in Flixtou, South Elmham,
and elsewhere in Wayneford [Wangford] hundred [co. Suff.], except
one pound of black pepper. Witn. : Richard Dautres, John Roperc,
Andrew Fekat, etc. Dat. at Flixton on Monday after the Feast of
St. James, 7 Rich. II. [27 July, 1383]. Lat. Seal.

360. Grant from Dame Elizabeth Moore, Prioress, and the Convent of
Flixton to Robert Yfflet, of Flixton, of a piece of land in Flixton
[co. Suff.] in exchange for another piece of land in Flixton. Dat.
at Flixton, on Thursday after the Feast of St. Michael, 4 Hen. lY.
[6 Oct. 1402]. Lat.

762 STOWE CHABTEBS, 851-358.

361. Leabe from Mary, widow of Bobert Palinere, of Flizbm, b
Flixton Priory, of the moietieB of two enclosnreB, one called
Cholles, in Flixton [co. Snff.], which fell to her as dpwiy on tk
death of her husband. Bent lOs. and during her life ^* liberatianfie
de Becta vallettonim " of the Priory. Dat. at Flixton, 10 Mardi,
7 Hen. IV. [1406]. Lot.

362. Exemplification by Alexander [Totyngton], Bishop of Norwid,
of the deed of John [Salmon] his predeoessor, dated at BlofieM
manor, vii. Kal. Nov. [26 Oct], 1321, uniting the two moieties of
the rectory of Flixton [co. Suff.] into one vicarage [c/1 No. 3291
Dat. ** in our manor " of Thorpe by Norwich, 27 Jan. 1412. La,
Fragment of episcopal seal.

363. Sale from Mary Dalanio, Prioress, and the Convent of Flixt^Ki
to Bobert Thoryngton, of Earsham, and Bobert Olton, of Bnngtj,
of two acres of the wood and underwood in the wood called Le
Spryng, near Horsclos [in Flixton, co. Suff.], with right of waj,
fur two years to come. Dat. at Flixton, 12 Mar. 24 Hen. Yl.
[1446]. Lai.

364. Lease for 100 years from Margery Arteys, Prioress, and the
Convent of Flixton to Bobert Brende, jun., of South Elmham [r.
No. 346] of land [in Flixton, co. Suff.]. Dat at Flixton, 24 June,
13 Edw. IV. [1473]. LaL Seal.

366. BoTAL PABDON to Margaret [Punder], Prioress, and the Conv€Bt
of Flixton [co. Suff.] for all alienations and acquisitions of lands
made by her or her predecessors contrary to the Statute of
Mortmain. Dat. Westminster, 8 Feb. 1 Hen. VIII. [1510]. LaL

366. Feoffment from Bobert Edward, of Thorphythe, late of Flixton,
to Dame Margaret Punder, Prioress of Flixton, and Bichard Cane,
of Flixton, of the messuage in Flixton [co. Suff.] which some tiioe
belonged to John Belle, afterw. to Peter Watlyngton, and lately »
William Orlowe. Witn.: Bob. Melle, William Orlowe, Johi
Bekett, etc. Dat. at Flixton, 30 Mar. 7 Hen. VIII. [1516], Lai.

357. Acquittance from Joan Orlowe, widow, executrix of the will of
William Orlowe, late of Flixton, to Dame Elizabeth. AVryglit,
Prioress of Flixton, and Bichard Carre, of Flixton, for 13s. 4d. in
part payment of a larger sum owed to the said WOliam Orlowe f(S
the sale of lands in Flixton [co. Suff.] to John Wellys- DaL
31 Jan. 13 Hen. VIII. [1622]. Lai.

368. Acquittance from Bobert Jesoppe, oZ. Skynner, and Joan bii
wife, executrix of the will of William Orlowe of Flixton to Daiw
Elizabeth Wryght, Prioress of Flixton, for 26s. 8d. in part paymeDt

STOWE CHAETEES, 889-884. 763

of £7 68. 8d. owed to the said William for the sale of lands in
FUxton [co. Snff.] to John Wellys. Dat. 30 Sept. 15 Hen. VIII,
[1523]. Lat. Seals.

359. AcQOTTTANCB fiom " Elyzebet Wrygthe," Prioress of Flixton, to
Peter Spyer, her bailiff at Flixton [co. Suff.], for £5 Gs. 8d. in part
payment of his ^' Beceytes of thissaes, profightes, and revenues of
the seid lordshippe," due at Michaelmas. Dat. 15 Oct. 20 Hen.
Yin. [1528]. Engl Signed by the prioress.

360. HoTAL LEASE for 21 years to Bichard Wharton, gent., of the
lately dissolved Priory of Flixton [co. Suff.], with the rectory of
Flixton and all other possessions, except the advowson of Flixton
vicarage, at an annual rent of £19 16s. 2d. Dat. Westminster,
10 July, 29 Hen. YIII. [1537]. Lai. Seal of the Court of
Augmentations.

361. Grant from Margery de Crek, widow, to Beatrice [de Batlesden],
Prioress, and the Nuns of Flixton, of a messuage and lands in
Cambis [Combs, oo. Suff.], with the advowson of the church, except
a yearly payment of 22s. Witn. : Dom. Walter de Bedesham,
*' miles," Peter de Bosoo, of Flixton, Boger de Olaunuile, William
Samuel, of Combs, etc. Dat. 3 Edw. I. [1274-5]. Lat. Cancelled
and mutilated.

362. Grant from Boger [(v. seal) de Skeming], Bishop of Norwich,
to Flixton Priory of the church of North Creke [co. Nor£], on the
cession or death of John de Crek, rector. Dat. at Norwich, viii.
Kal. Dec. [24 Nov.], in the first year of his pontificate [1266]. Lat.
Seal.

363. Memorandum of the contents of a charter of Margery de Creyc,
concerning lands in Creio [North Creake, co. Norf.], which some-
time belonged to Jordan de Pratis and to Benedict de Helmingam.
Late 13th cent. Lat.

364. Fine levied at Westminster, in Trinity term, 17 Edw. I. [1289],
before Thomas de Weylond, John Lovetot, William de Burneton,
and Boger de Leycestre, king's justices, whereby Boger fil. Petri
fil. Osberti and Sara his wife release to Beatrice [de Batlesden],
Prioress of Flixton, the manor of Flixton, co. Suff., with the
advowson of a moiety of the church, land in Helmingham, co. Suff.,
with the advowson, land in Wylebege [Wilby], co. Suff., land in
North Creake, co. Norf., the advowson of the church of Dunstou,
00. Norf., and land in Fundenhall, oo. Norf., with the advowson,
in consideration of a similar release from the Priorass of the
advowBons of North Creake, oo. Norf., and Combs, oo. Suff. Lat.

764 STOWE CHABTEBS, 385-371

366. Obant from Margery de Crek, widow of Dom. Bartholomew di
Crek, to Flixton Priory of land in North Creake [co. Norf.], whereof
ten acres formerly belonged to Jordan de Pratis, and eleTon acm
to Benedict de Helmingham, with the advowson of the chnrcL
Witn. : Domm. Bobert de Yaleines, Boger de Batlisdene, Walter
de Bedesham, ** milites/' Dom. John de Stowe, rector of Helming-
ham, Dom. Beginald de Hillington, chaplain, etc, Ten^. Hen. IE.
LcU. Cancelled.

366. Confirmation by John de Crek to Flixton Priory of the
patronage and advowson of the church of Creke [North Creakey
CO. Norf.], with all the land and rent which they acquired by grut
from Dom. Margery his mother. Witn. : Domm. Bobert de Y al^nt,
Bobert fil. Johannis, ** milites," Dom. John, rector of Helminghan,
Dom. Eudo, vicar of North Creake, etc Late Hen. TTT. or Edw. I.
Lat. Seal.

367. Quit-claim from Margery, sister and heir of Bartholomew fiL
Bartholomei le Heyward, chaplain, to Flixton Priory, of all the
lands in Suth Elmham [co. Suff.], which her said brother
Bartholomew sometime held at the will of the Prioress. Witn.:
Mag. John Oliver, Bobert de Sandcroft, John de ErHham, etc
Dat. at Flixton, on Tuesday after the Feast of St. Micfaaal,
1 Edw. n. [3 Oct. 1307]. Lat.

368. 369. Belease from Thomas Bardolf, '^ miles," to Emma [de
Welholm], Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton, of all daim ii
lands in Suth Elmham [co. Suff. j late held by John le Glaunnik
and Robert de Sanecroft, which the said Prioi-ess acquired ootntniy
to the Statute of Mortmain. Witn. : Dom. Bobert Baynard^ Dom.
William de Bemag, Dom. John de Fitton, Nicholas Fastoli^ ate.
Dat. at Wyrmingeye [Wormegay], on Sunday before the Nativity
of St. John Baptist, 8 Edw. II. [22 June, 1315]. Lai. Seals d
arms. In duplicate.

370. Grant from Alice fil. Joh. Mills, of Suth Elmham in Flixtog,
to Agnes de Welringworye, sister of the house of Nuns of Flixton,
of land, etc., in Suth Elmham in Flixton [co. Suff.]. Witn. : Bobert
de Sancroft, Boger de Bosco, Bobert Mite " ad ecclesiam," etc. Ikt
at Flixton, on Sunday within the octave of Epiphany, 14 Edw. II
[11 Jan. 1321]. Lat. Seal. Endorsed, " Thomas, Vicar of PlixtoiL'

371. Covenant of Margery [de Stonham], Prioress, and the Convent
of Flixton with. John Telle, of Suthelmham, in settlement of suits
between the latter and Emma [de Welholm], late prioress, as to
the convent's right of common pasture in Flixton manor and
passage through the lands of the said John, who has lately endoeed

STOWE CHARTEBS, 872-878, 766

the pasture with a ditch, gates, etc. Witn. : Sire Thomas Bavent,
Sire Johan de Bedenhale, Bartholomew de Avtres, etc. Dat. at
Fliston, on Thursday after the Feast of St Matthias or St. Matthew,
2 Edw. IIL [26 Febr. or 22 Sept 1328]. Fr. Seal, broken.

S72. Grant from Edmund, son and heir of Bobert de Boys, of
Flixton, to the church of St. Mary and the Canons of the House of
St. Katharine of Flixton, of an annual rent of 4s. 9d. for lands in
South Elmham, to hold by service of one pound of pepper annually ;
with a general release to Margery [Howel], Prioress, and the
Convent of Flixton. Witn. : Bichard Autris, John Bopere, Andrew
Feket, etc. Dat. at Flixton, on Monday after the Feast of St James,
7 Bich. n. [27 July, 1383]. Lat.

378. Lease from Margery Arteys, Prioress, and the Convent of
Flixton to Thomas Tasburgh, son of the late John Tasburgh, of
St. Peter's, South Elmham, of an enclosure called Myllemounte-
clos, abutting on the road called Pynchoneswey leading towards
Bungay. Dat. at Flixton, on the Feast of the Invention of the
Holy Cross, 19 Edw. IV. [3 May, 1479]. Lai. Seal, defaced.

374. Plea and judgment in an assize of novel disseisin, heard at
Norwich on Wednesday before the Feast of St Margaret, 16 Bich. II.
[17 July, 1392], before John Cassy and William Qasooigne, justices
of assize, whereby Edmund de Thorpe, ohiualer, sen., and Edmund
de Thorpe, chiualer, jun., recover from Margery Houel, Ptioress of
Flixton, and Thomas Bertylmewe, a rent of 6s. 8d. from a free
tenement in Fundenhall [co. Suff.]. Lat.

375. Grakt in soul-alms from John de Stowebidun to Beatrice [de
Batlesden], Prioress, and the Convent of Flixton of the messuage,
croft and pasture which late belonged to Philip le Oedie in
Helmingham [oo. Suff.], to hold in perpetual alms from Helm-
ingham church by a free service of eight pence annually to the
rectors of the said church, and an annual rent to the grantor of a
rose on the Nativity of St. John Baptist [24 June] ; for which
grant the prioress and convent undertake to celebrate the grantor's
anniversary and to spend the true value of the land granted, or
half a mark, for a pittance for the nuns on the anniversary, by the
hands of the ** pitantiaria." Witn. : Philip de Bockinge, John de
Cakestrete, Godfrey Le Neue, etc. Temp. Edw. I. Lai.

376. Grant from Geoffrey de Crek, for the souls of Bartholomew and
Margery his parents, to Beatrice de Batlesden, Prioress, and the
Convent of Flixton, of the advowson of Helmingham church
[co. Suff.]. Witn. : Domm. Bobert de Yaleines, Boger de Batlisden,
Walter de Eedesham, "milites"; Dom. John de Stowe, chaplain.

766 STOWE CHAETEBS, 377-383.

Eudo, vicar of Nortoreke [oo. Norf.], etc. Temp. Edw. I. LaL
Seal of arms.

377, 378. Licence from Cecily, widow of Dom. Bobert de Vffijrf,
" militis," to Flixton Priory, to convey to J[olm Sahuon], Bishop d
Norwich, the advowson of Helmingham church [co. Su£], m
exchange for the advowson of the moiety of Flixton chnrdi
[co. Suflf.], held from the king in chief. Witn.: Domm. Walter
de Norwyco, Bobert de Vfford and Geoffrey Wyth, " milites," ek.
Dat. at HickUng [co. Norf.] on Sunday, 6 April, 14 Edw. E
[1321]. Lot. Seal of arms. Daplioates, with trifling totUI
alterations.

379. Grant from William Bed, of Halesworth, to Emma [de Welhohs;
Prioress, and the Nuns of Flixton of an acre and a half of land
inHomere8feld[Homersfield, GO.Suffl]. Witn.: Bobert de Sancroft,
Boger de Bosco, John le Glanuyle, etc. Dat. at Flixton, ob
Sunday, the Feast of St. John, ante portam latinam, 6 Edw. E
[6 May, 1313]. Lai.

380. Grant from Beatrice [de Batlesden], Prioress, and the CoDTent
of Flixton to Adam de Walpol of a free chantiy in his chapel
within his manor in the parish of Shypmedewe [Shipmeadov,
CO. Suff.]. Dat. at Flixton, 29 July, 1292. Lot. Fragmeot of
convent seaL

381. Lease from Margaret [Punder], Prioress, and the Convent of
Flixton to Bobert Woodherd, sen., of Topcroft, oo. Nor£, d »
pasture close in Topcroft, for twenty years, it being lawfiill for the
lessee " to ocupie the seid closse xiiii yeres with hewyng, aiabhyn^
didyng, plowyng, sowyng and all other husbonddry, and ^ x^
yere to plowe it for ote and so with ote to sowe it, and pe other
V yeris residue of J)e xx** yeris to lie and grese ageyn for pasture."
Bent, 9s. 4d. Dat. Flixton, 1 Aug. 6 Hen. VIIL [1514]. Seal
imperfect.

382. AcQumANCE from the bailifiGs, burgesses and commonalty of
Ipswich [co. Suff.], to William Goodinge, executor of the will of
Thomas Goodinge, late of Freston, gent., dated 10 Apr. 37 H^
[1595], for receipt of twenty pounds, the yearly sum left hytha
latter for wood and coal, ** to be sold out ageyne to the poore at ihs
same price for which it was bought." Dat 2 Dec. 41 Elis. [1598].

383. Letters of administration to Mary Bayly, widow, of the goodi
of her late husband, Thomas Bayly, late of Ipswioh, mariner,
with schedule of accompts. Dat. I^ndon, 8 Dec. 1631. LaL aod
Engl.

STOWE CHABTEES, 884-888. 767

384. Gkant from Margaret, relict of Laurence dil Weute, of Ipswich,
to Paul le Eos, of Ipswich, clerk, and Sayeua his wife, of three
shops with three '* boards" in the fishmarket in St. Laurence's
parish, Ipswich, with two upper rooms and a chamber abutting
over the stable of the said Laurence, all of which the latter
bequeathed to the said Margaret; to hold by yearly service of
tbirty-four pence to St. Peter's Priory, Ipswich, and to the bailiffs
and commonalty of Ipswich two pence for each " board." Witn. :
John de Prestone and Thomas Lew, bailiffs of Ipswich, Richard de
Leyham, etc. Dat. at Ipswich, on Thursday, the Feast of St. Luke,
21 Edw. in. [18 Oct. 1347]. Lai.

385. Procuration from George Dickenson, clerk. Master of Arts, to
Edward Grigges, of Norwich, notary public, for making presenta-
tions to the rectory of St. Helen's, Ipswich, the advowson of which
the said George acquired by grant from Humphrey Harman, of
Ipswich, gent. Witn.: Gregory Skynner. Dat. 1 Dec. 37 Eliz. [1694].
Lat.

386. Grant from Geo£frey Oostyn, of Ipswich, John dil Berne, warden
of the chapel of St Edmund of Pontigny, and John Lytel, chaplain,
to Laurence fil. Will, del Weute, of Ipswich, and Margaret his wife,
of a messuage in St Laurence's parish, Ipswich, ^* cum decem bordis
cum fundo " in the fishmarket there, the reversion of a messuage
held by Juliana Sket for life, land in the suburb of Ipswich near
the king's highway, leading from the house of Beatrice Pikethedam
towards Clymentstrete, all the goods and chattels in the said tene-
ments being sold to the said Laurence and Margaret. Witn. :
John Irp and Richard de Leyham, bailiffs of Ipswich, Simon
Shakelok, William de Eenebrok, clerk of the said town, etc* Dat.
at Ipswich, on Saturday after the Feast of St Botulph, 2 Edw. III.
[18 June, 1328]. Lai.

387. Quit-claim from John Haltebe, of Ipswich, to Laurence dil
Weute, of Ipswich, of two shops in St. Laurence's parish, Ipswich,
near *' Colneyse-lane." Dat. at London, on Monday the octave of
St John Baptist, 6 Edw. III. [1 July, 1331]. Lat.

388. Grant from Edmund Gerueys, of Dover, and Alice his wife to
John Say, chaplain, and John de Belstede, cordwainer, of Ipswich,
of the tenement which they lately acquired by grant from John le
Boos, chaplain, in St. Laurence's parish, Ipswich [co. Suff.], m.
three shops with two upper rooms and one chamber, together with
three stalls called '^ Fis^ bords " in the Fishmarket there. Witn. :
Geoffrey Starlyng, jun., and Hugh Walle, bailifis of Ipswich, John
Dauns, etc Dat at Ipswich, on Sunday the Yigil of St. Matthew,
7 Bich. II. [20 Sept 1383]. Lat.

768 STOWE CHARTERS, 889-394.

On the back is a memorandum that a reoognizanoe of the above-
named f^-ee tenement was made in the Court ^* de minutis pl&citis"*
at Ipswich on Thursday after the Feast of St. Michael, 7 Rich. IL
[1 Oct. 1383], in presence of the bailiffs, Thomas de Leyham and
John Ooldyng, coroners of the town, and others.

389. Quit-claim from John Say, chaplain, to John de Belstede, cord-
wainer, of Ipswich, of the tenement in St. Laurence's parish,
Ipswich [co. Suff.], which they acquired jointly from Edmund
Gerueys, of Dover, and Alice his wife. Witn. : Robert Waleys,
and Geoffrey Starlyng, bailifife of Ipswich, John Dauns, etc. Dftt
at Ipswich, on Thursday after the Feast of St. Gregory, 8 Ricli. II.
[16 Mar. 1386]. Lot.

390. Grant from John de Belstede, cordwainer, of Ipswich, to Gilbert
de Boulge and John Say, chaplain, of a tenement in St. Laurenoe^s
parish, and three stalls or fish boards in the fish market in Ipswich
[co. Suff.]. Witn. : Geoflfrey Starlyng and Robert Waleys, bailiffs
of Ipswich, John Dauns, etc. Dat. at Ipswich on Sunday after the
Feast of St. Ambrose, 9 Rich. IL [8 April, 1386]. Lai.

891. Grant from John dil Weute, of Walton in Colneys, heir of
Laurence dil Weute of Ipswich, to William Gunnyld, of Ipswich,
Agnes his wife, and John Say, chaplain, of a tenement with
shops in St. Laurence's parish, Ipswich. Witn. : Geoffrey Starlyng
and John Andreu, bailiffs of Ipswich, Seman Osegot, etc. Dat. at
Ipswich, on Thursday after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy
Cross, 14 Rich. II. [15 Sept. 1390]. Lot. Seal.

392. GuAKT from John Say, of Ipswich, chaplain, to Bichard dil
Cherche, of Gislingham, William dil Fen, of Ipswich, and John
Nortone, of Ipswich, of three tenements in St. Laurence's pariah,
Ipswich. Witn. : John Auelyne and John Amald, bailifi of
Ipswich, Seman Osegot, etc. Dat. at Ipswich, on Thursday after
the Feast of St. Gregory, 22 Rich. U. [13 March, 1399]. Lai. Seal

393. Quit-claim from Robert Lucas, of Ipswich, and Robert Reynold,
chaplain, to John Say, chaplain, of a tenement in St. Laurence's
parish, Ipswich. Witn. : John Amald and John Auelyn, bailiflb
of Ipswich, John Bernard, etc. Dat. at Ipswich, on Saturday the
Feast of St. Peter in cathedra, 22 Rich. IL [22 Feb. 1399]. Two
seals.

894. Quit-claim from Richard Chirche, of Gislyngham, to WilHam
dil Fen, of Ipswich, of three tenements in St. Laurence's parish,
Ipswich. Dat. at Ipswich, on Monday after the Feast of St. George,
8 Hen. IV. [26 April, 1407]. Lat. Fragment of seal.

STOWE CHARTERS, 896-399. 769

395. Lease £rom William dil Fen, of Ipswioh, to Gilberfc de Deben-
bam, Jacobus Andrew, John Horkeslee, Robert Andrew, John
Chapman, of Codenham, and Richard Chirche, of 6i8l3mgham, of
three tenements in St. Laurence's parish, Ipswich. Witn. : Thomas
Andrew and John Horkeslee, bailifGs of Ipswich, Soman Osegot, etc.
Dat. at Ipswich, on Thursday in Whitsun week, 8 Hen. IV. [19 May,
1407]. Lat.

396. Grant from Alice, widow of John Wallere, of Ipswioh, to
William Walworth, of Ipswich, Margaret his wife, and John
Shribbe, of Westerfeld, of three pieces of land in St. Margaret
the Virgin's parish, formerly in St. John's parish in Caldewalle,
Ipswich. Witn.: William Keoh, John Skyrwitb, Robert Cady,
etc. Dat. at Ipswich, 17 Mar. 8 Hen. VI. [1430]. Lat.

397. Feoffment from William Gosselyn, clerk, Robert WymbUl, Roger
Stannard, and John Creke, to William Brette and Thomas ReyiK>ld,
chaplains, of tenements, etc., in the parishes of St Mary at the
Tower and St. Laurence, in Ipswich, with other lands, etc,, in
Ipswich, Westerfleld, Tudenham, Thurlaston, and Rushmere, co.
Suff. ; certain tenements in the parishes of St. Mary at the Tower,
St. Lawrence, St. Helen, and St. Matthew, in Ipswich, being
reserved to the feoffors. Witn.: Edmund Wynter and Robei-t
Ilalle, bailifb ** of the King's liberty " of Ipswich, John Hastyng
and William Wattys, king's coroners of the same town, etc. Dat.
Ipswich, 16 April, 11 Edw. IV. [1471]. Lat. Three seals.

398. Feoffment from William Brette and Thomas Reynold, chaplains,
to John Walworth and Clemence his wife of tenements and
lands in the parishes of St. Mary at the Tower and St. Laurence,
Ipswich, Westerfeld, Tudenham, Thurleston, and Russhmere, co.
Suff. Witn. : Edward Wynter and Robert Halle, bailiffs of Ipswich,
John Hast3*ngs and William Wattys, coroners of Ipswich, etc, Dat.
at Ipswich, 28 April, 11 Edw. IV. [1471]. Lat.

399. Lease from Roger Wulferston, armiger, and Robert Dreye, of
Ipswich, to Jobn Pyph6, of Stoke by Ipswioh, William Baldry,
Thomas Meriell, of Wherste[ad], and John Walle, of Stoke, of
three acres lying in two closes in St. Peter's parish, Ipswich, which
the said feoffors late held jointly with George Sekford, armiger,
and the late Thomas Wulferston, by grant from Joan, widow of
John Rous. Witn.: Thomas Denys, John Deken, bailiffs of
Ipswich, William Ridout, John Jeet, coroners of Ipswich, etc.
Dat. at Ipswich, on the Feast of St. Simon and Jude, 24 Hen. VI.
[28 Oct. 1445]. Lat. Seal.

770 8T0WE CHARTERS, 400-406.

400. Settlement of suit between the Prior and Convent of
Trinity at Ipswich and Dom. Robert de Reydon, " miles," concai-
ing an annual rent of 2s. 8d. from the latter's messuage (vtiii
formerly belonged to Hugh de Reymes) near the fishmaiiet m
St. Stephen's parish, Ipswich, whereby the said Robert agraate
pay the said rent annually with all arrears. Dal at Ipswich, ce
Thursday after the Feast of the Purification, 14 Edw. H. [5 M
1321]. Lat Seal of the Priory, imperfect

401. Extent of the lands of Ipswich Priory in Stonham, Cretpg
[Creeting], Croffelde [Crowfield], and Codenham [Coddenham],ca
Suff. Temp. Henr. VII. Lat. Roll.

402. Inquisitio-post-mortem of Thomas Spurdans, of Crowfield in Cod-
denham, co. Suff., attainted of heresy, into his lands called " Wigges,'
parcel of Crofilde Manor, held of John Harbotell, gent, bdi
before Ralph Shelton, esquire, escheator for co. Suflf., at Ijmk
6 Oct. 3 and 4 Philip and Maiy [1556]. Signed by the Escheator. U

403. Decree of the Court of Requests in favour of Thomas Spnrto,
son of Thomas Spurdans, of Crowfield, late executed for heresjr^wlic
claims to be admitted to copyhold lands called Arysfeilde id
Popleys in Crowfield Manor [co. Suff.], against John HarbottdL
" clayminge to have the same by waie of excheate by reasone of ti»
said conviccion and of being the lorde and owner of the fla^e
manor " ; with rider that the question of the freehold lands daiM^
by the said Thomas is " fynallie dismyssed oute of this same oomte.
Dat. 5 June, 9 Eliz. [1567]. Signed by Thomas Sebford [PMasiercf
the Court].

404. Grant from Henry fil. Hervey de Monasterio, of Chediata
[Chediston, co. Suff.], to Robert de Sandcroft, of land which lis
latter holds by feoffment from Alice, Henry's mother, in the paiia
of St. Peter " de Joltorp," [al] Suthelmham [South Ebnhm ^
Suff.]. Witn. : Jacobus King, Roger Ording, Robert Grig, <fc
Temp. Edw. I. Lat.

406. Grant from Juliana, relict of Richard Burhard, of Flixton, »
William de Sancroft, of land lying in Suthbrooh, near land of tk
church of St. Peter " de Joltorph " [al. South Elmham, oo. Saf}
Witn. : Robert de Barsham, Roger de Wimples, Henry de Bosco,*^
Early 13th cent. Lat.

406. Release by Bartholomew fil. et her. Roberti le Marescal, of S«4
Elmham, to Robert fil. Willelmi de Sancroft, of an annual T&i^
three halfpence due from Henry de Monasterio, of Chedtfat
[Chediston, oo. Suff,], for land in the parish of St Peter "*
Joletorp " [al. South Elmham]. Witn. : John de Roma, Bicfc«^
Pycook, etc. Temp. Hen. III. (early). Lai. Seal.

STOWB CHARTERS, 407-412. 771

407. Confirmation from Oger fil. Ogeri to the church of St. Peter
and St. Paul, and the canons, of Ipswich, of the house and
messuage which Oger his father made and gave to them on the
causeway of Oreford [Orford, co. Suff.], of the fee of Robert fil.
Radnlfi Britonis and of Philippa fil. Willelmi Gulaffre, to hold at
an annual rent of 2s. Witn. : Edmund fil. EiLwy, John, his son,
William, " magister domus Ogeri," Osebert Berte, Edmund Gold-
hauec, David IJndiep, Jonas, '^ decanus." Early 12th cent. LcU,

408. QuiT-cuLiM from John fil. Radulfi de Glanuile to the Priory of
St. Peter, Ipswich, of a tenement, messuage, rents, etc.^ in Oreford
[Orford, co. Suff.]. Witn. : Dom. William de Swynesford, Sheriff
of Suffolk, Dom. Philip de Boclond, Dom. Geoffrey de Badele, Dom.
William de Henleya, Gerard, Philip, Ralph Haliday, '* fratres,"
John de Mendlesham, constable of Orford, etc. [1255-1258.] LaL

409. Grant from William, Prior, and the Convent of the church of SS.
Peter and Paul of Ipswich, to Hugh fil. Gilberti de Reymes, of
Qwerstede [Wherstead, co. Suff.], of the chantry built in his oratory
within his court in Qwerstede, excepting the jurisdiction of the
mother-church of St. Mary of Wherstead. Dat. Ipswich, " in our
chapter," kal. Mart. [1 Mar.], 1282 [3]. Lat. Seal of the Priory
and counterseal of the Prior.

410. Grant from Gilbert, Prior, and the Convent of St. Peter at
Ipswich to Gilbert fil. Roberti de Reymes of the land of Pere-
croft, and all the marsh where the mill is, and the land which
Edadiua, widow, held of the fee of Paniton [Pannington in Wher-
stead]. Witn. : Dom. Hugh de Gosebec, Richard de Braham, John
de Braham, Giles de Wachesham, Eamold de Otteley, Walter de
Braham, '* milites," etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lat.

411. Covenant whereby Hugh fil. Gilberti de Reymes, of Wherstead,

remits to J , Prior, and the Convent of St. Peter and St. Paul,

Ipswich, an annual rent of Is. 6d. for a tenement late belonging to
Edmund Guhtlok in Wherstead, and grants to the same a rent of
48. 6d. from houses belonging to the said Hugh (and formerly to
Hugh de Reymes) near the fishmarket in Ipswich, in lieu of an annual
rent of 6b. for tenements in Wherstead. Witn. : Dom. Robert de
Hufford, Dom. Richard de Holebroc, Dom. Gerard de Wachesham,
etc. Dat. at Ipswich, on the Day of the Nativity of tl^e B. V.
Mary, 18 Edw. I. [8 Sept. 1290]. Lat.

412. Feoffment from William Phelypp, " miles," William Wallere, and
Walter Bonde, of Stowmarket, to William Debenham, Robert Wode,
Thomas Denys, Benedict Alsi, and John Caldewall, of Ipswich, of
three pieces of land in an enclosure called Tewkemerc in Stoke, by

3 D 2

772 STOWE CHARTERS, 413-419.

Ipswich. Witn. : Robert Fennyng, bailiff of Stoke, John Sdaf-
man, Thomas Ingram, etc, Dat. at Ipswich, 8 May, 9 Hen. VL
[1431]. Lat Three seals.

On the back is a notice of the admission of the ahove J(^
Caldewell into the said land at a court held at Stoka on Fridtj
after St. Dunstan's day, 10 Hen. VI. [26 Oct. 1431].

413. Recent imprkssion of the seal of the Friars Preachers of Ipevkk
from the 14th cent, matrix found at Chelsea, ctrc. 1750, and ucw
among the Rawlinson collections in Bodley's Library, Oxford.

414. Grant from Alexander de Monteforti to the church and ouwa
of Bridlington [co. York], of a carucate of land, with appnrtenftnoa,
in Acdum [Acklam, co. York], half of which he acquired by glut
from Henry fil. Radulphi, and half " versus solem " from Bobeit de
Torph. Witn.: Godfrey de Melsa, Henry fil. Badulfi, Rkhwd
Trussebut, " milites," Thomas de Comubia, etc. Temp. Hen. IE
Lat.

415. Quit-claim from Philip de Fancunberg, of Appleton, to tie
Prioress and Nuns of Appltun [Nun- Appleton, E. R. co. YoTk"/:
58. rent from five acres of land held by them on lease. Wite.:
Walter Scotenay, Philip de Milford, Hugh fil. Willelmi de Acaatrt
etc. Temp. Hen. III. (early). Lat.

416. Quit-claim from Adam del Hul, ''manens in Wyrkesky'
[? Wickersley, W. R. co. York], to William fil. Johannis deria
de Erdeslawe [Ardsley, W. R, co. York] of an assart ctUd
Brumalfrode, a garden called Le Beneyerde, and two selioDsof
land. Witn. : William fil. Thome de Erdeslawe, Thomas E Adi
de Erdeslawe, William Assolff, etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lai.

417. Grant from John, Dominos de Hetbna [Heaton, W. R. oo. Yctk^
to Richard *' cu hogges " of an assart in the territory of Erdeskve
[Ardsley, W. R. co. York], called Olderode. Witn.: David it
Doninglawe [Dunningley in W. Ardsley], Adam de Tofttedif
[Topcliff in W. Ardsley], John de pingelawe, etc. Temp. Hen. ID
Lat.

418. Grant from Walter de [«c. le] Muhaud to John de Bateiayrf
forty-eight acres in Erdeslawe [Ardsley, W. R. co. York], ptrt ^
which land Agnes, Juliana, and Eua de Erdeslawe formerly pn
to Hugh le Muhaud, his father. Witn. : Dom. John de Heta*
Baldwin de Sayuele, John de Scolecroft, etc. Temp. Edw. I. (b»>
Lat.

419. Quit-claim from Adam fil. Rieardi Beck, of Erdeslawe [Ardslef.
W. R. CO. York], to William " fil. Willelmi ad ecclesian ^

STOWE CHARTERS, 420-424. 773

Erdeslawe " of an acre and a half of land on Mapelwelflato [in
Ardsley]. Witn. : Thomas " ad ecclesiam," Robert de Wirunthorpe,
William Franoeys, etc, Dat. at St. Michaers church, Ardsley, on
Sunday before the Feast of St George [17 Apr.], 1317. LaL

480. Grant for his life from Robert de Wyrnethorp to Richard de
Wymethorp his son of all the lands, etc., which formerly belonged to
William fil. Thome in Erdislawe [Ardsley, W. R. oo. York], of the
inheritance of Alice his late wife, Richard's mother ; reserving the
goods and chattels in the said tenements, and the wood growing
therein, Richard to have a moiety of the value of the wood.
Witn. : Mag. William de Fyncheden, Thomas Alain, of Wakefield,
William Attekirk of Erdeslawe, etc, Dat. at Wakefield, on Friday
the morrow of St. Margaret [21 July], 1329. Lat,

421. Leajsb for 30 years from Adam de Wyrunthorp, of Erdeslawe,
to William fil. Galfridi, of Erdeslawe, of the northern part of a
messuage called le Swyerjerd, and an assart called Wlrikrod, in
Erdeslawe [Ardsley, W. R. co. York], William finding one reaper
in autumn for Adam. Witn. : William Attekirk, Robert Attekirk,
Richard Mahaud, etc. The term to commence from the Feast of
St. Martin, " in yeme " [11 Nov.], 1341. Lat.

488. Quit-claim from Joan fil. Ricardi fil. Roberti do Wyrinthorp
to John de Hyperum [Hipperholm], of Lofthouse [in Roth well,
W. R. CO. York], of all the lands which belonged to her said
grandfather Robert in Erdeslowe and Wyrinthorp [Ardsley and
Wrenthorpe, in Wakefield, W. R. co. York]. Witn. : Thomas de
Fenton, Thomas de Alta Ripa and Robert de Euer, etc. Dat. at
Rothwell, on Sunday after the Feast of St. George, 36 Edw. III.
[24 April, 1362]. Lai,

423. Grant from John Clareson, vicar of Wamfeld [Warmfield,
CO. York], to Thomas de Manyngham and Felicia his wife for
their life of all the lands which John acquired by feofiment from
Thomas in Erdeslawe [Ardsley], which sometime belonged to
William atte Eirke, Edmund de Methelay, Robert fil. Willelmi
Jepeon, of Erdeslawe, and Richard de Holay, with remainder to
John, son of Thomas and Felicia, for his life. Witn. : Adam de
Mirfeld, John Woderoue, John Amyas, and others. Dat. 6 Oct.
13 Rich. II. [1389]. Lat.

424. GtuLNT from Robert Chambreleyne, living in Wydemerpole
[Widmerpole, oo. Notts.], to William del Chambre, of Swillington
[ W. R. CO. York], of a messuage and sixty acres of land, wood and
meadow in Ardeslawe [Ardsley, W. R. co. York], with the reversion
of the dowry which Agnes, widow of Thomas Wilkynsone, had

774 STOWE CHARTBES, 425-429.

after her husband's death. Witn. : John de Mannyngham, Job
Sauoemer, William de Holme, etc. Dat 1 Feb. 3 Hen. IT.

[1402]. Lat

425. Grant from William del Chambour, of Swylyngton, to John k
Holme, chaplain, William Wardale, chaplaiii, Oliyer Conpei.
chaplain, John Wowan, sen., John Topdyf, of Wake£^ td
John Sauoemer of a messuage, etc,, in Erdeslawe [Ardsleyjial
Wodkyrk [Woodkirk, co. York], which the grantor aoquiied fm
Bobcrt del Chambour, his uncle, together with the revenkm d
other lands in Erdeslawe. Witn. : John Manyngham, Boben
Oterboume, William de Holme, etc, Dat. at Erdeslawe on tk
Feast of St. Leonard, 10 Hen. IV. [6 Nov. 1408]. Lat

426. Quit-claim from John Walker, of Ardeslowe, yeoman, to Thonis
Manyngham, of Ardislowe, armiger, of lands in Ardeslowe [Aidskj,
W. R. CO. York], which late belonged to Bichard Hofdaj, wb
mortgaged them for six pounds to the said John, and after redeap-
tion granted them in perpetuity to the said Thomas. Wite.:
William Mirfeld, Brian Boston, armigeri, Thomas Tafllkc.
chaplain of Ardislowe, €<c. Dat at Ardislowe, on ThuiBdaj«fitf
the Feast of St. John Baptist, 12 Hen. VI. [1 July, 1434]. Lot

427. Conveyance from Robert Kechyn and William Santos »
Margaret, widow of John Kyng, for her life, of all the lands, A,
in Estardeslawe and Westardeslawe [East and West Ardsbj,
Topclyf [Topcliff] and Orofton, [W. B.] co. York, lately acqoW
by feoffment from her, with remainder to Alioe Kjng, fe
daughter, and her children. Witn. : John TaiUour, Bichard Keiyi,
William Buldyr, and others. Dat. 28 May, 37 Hen. VL [14^^
Lat.

428. Grant from William Mokeson to Bichard Lynley of ill to
share in two cottages, five acres of meadow, etc., in Estardeskw
[East Ardsley, W. B. co. York], with power to John BatJeyd
John Taylour to deliver seisin. Witn. : John Sotehyll, annig*
John 'I'oplyff, gent, Arthur Wylkoks, etc. Dat. on the Feast of tb
Annunciation of the B. V. Mary, 8 Hen. VII. [25 March, U^
Lat.

429. Mandate of Walter [Gray], Archbishop of York, to Boger*
Eston [N. B. CO. York], Decanus Cliveland [Cleveland, K B- ^
York], to re-instate the Prior and Canons of Gisebonun [G*
borough, N. B. co. York] in possession of the chapel of Herlfl^
[Harlsey, N. B.] belonging to the mother-chm*ch of ErncHf [In^
Arncliffe, N. B. co. York]; the archbishop having inspected^
deeds in the Prior's possession and letters on the subject to ^

STOWE OHARTEKS, 430-435. 775

from Mag. M[atthew], arohdeaoon [of Cleveland], and the inquiry
held, in the Dean's Chapter. Oirc, 1225. Lai.

430. Quit-claim for life in sonl-alms jfrom Niohola de Stutetiill, widow
of Dom. Eustace de Stuteuill, to the Nuns of Rossedale [Rosedale
Priory, N. R. co. York] of the whole of Saggetwait and the land of
Mideltum [Middleton, near Pickering, N. R.], despite the claim of

Dame J Wath to two-thirds of the land of Middleton. Witn. :

William de Part, Alexander de Cane, steward to the grantor,
William Malekake, and others. Temp, Hen. III. LaL

43L Grant from Walter de Faucunhergia, for the souls of himself
and Philip his brother, to the Nuns of Rilling [Nun Keeling
Priory, E. R. co. York] of five acres of land in the territory of
Begum [Bewholme, E. R. co. York], two tofts in Eattingwic
[Catwick/ E. R. co. York] which Robert Cucouc held, a borate of
land in the same place between land of the monks of Pontefract
and land of Catwick church, and two bovates in the territory of
Vlram [Ulrome, E. R. co. York] which Ralph fil. Thorgot held.
Witn. : William and Robert, " oapellani," Mag. Stephen de Melsa,
Hugh do Faucunber[g], etc. Temp. John. LaL

432. AguiTTANCE from Robert Riell, " recluse," dwelling in the town
of Beverley, to William Ketryng, Receiver of the Pence of [John
of Gaunt] Duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster, for 46s. 8d., payable
by the hands of Nicholas de Barston, chaplain, an instalment of
an annuity for finding a chaplain to celebrate divine service
before him the said Robert. Dat. at Pontefract, 12 May, 20 Rich.
II. [1397]. LaL

483. Grant from John Tylly to the Priory of St. Oswald of Nostell
[Nostal, W. R. CO. York] of the mill-pool at Birstall [co. York].
Witn.: Dom. John de Eland [Elland, W. R. co. York], Dom.
Brian de Thornhill, Dom. John Flemyng, "milites," Adam de
Oxenhope, " dominus de Batelay," etc. Temp. Edw. III. Lat.

434. Gbant from Alexander fil. dom. Alexandri de Ledes to Mag.
Henry de Eynesham, *' cementarius," of lands and rents in Boulton
and Billingley [Bolton-upon-Deame and Billingley, in Darfield,
W. R. 00. York], with the reversion of the water-mill of Bolton and
the lordship of Bolton and Billingley. Witn. : Dom. John Flem-
myng, Dom. Ileniy de Sutehil, " milites," John de Cresacre, etc.
Temp. Edw. III. LaL

435. Confibhation in soul-alms from Geoffrey fil. Petri dc Fribois to
the Church of St. Mary and the Canons of Bridlinctou [E. R. co.
York] of all the lands of his fee in Burtona Flandrensis [Burton
Fleming, E. B. co. York] which they acquired by grant from

776 STOWE CHABTERS, 436-4S9.

Baldwin de Wiobam, Jaoobus de Bathsant, and Alioe de Giinoli
and by purchase from Adam de Twier respectively. Witu:
Gilbert de Spetona, Emald de Marton, Luke Siluer, etc Teaf.
Hen.nL Lai.

436. Ikspeximus by Jobn fil. et her. Job. de Mowbray, lord of the Ua
of Hazyholme [Axholm, co. Line] and of the Honours of Gealurr
[Gk)wer, CO. Glam.] and Brember [Bramber, oo. Suss.], of grants
made by his ancestors Domina Gandreo [Gundreda] de Mowbnj,
Dom. Boger de Mowbray her son, Dom. Nigel son of the latter,
13om. William de Mowbray his son, Dom. Hoger son of Wilham de
Mowbray, Dom. Boger son of the last named, Dom. John son of the
last named, and others to the abbey of Bellaland [Byland, N. E.
CO. York] in Midlesmore [Middlesmoor], Bammesgiile [Bamsgiir,
Kyrkeby Malesart [Kirkby-Malzeard], Thresk [Thirsk] and ek-
where in Nyderdale [Nidderdale, W. B. co. York], with rights of
sanctuary in their own court of Button subtus WinestaLedif
[Sutton-under-Whitstone Cliff, N. B. co. York]. Witn.: Domic.
William Darell, William Malesbys, Boger de Weston, John £e
Golenill, John de Warand, ** milites," etc. Dat. at Byland Monasterr,
Feast of St. Margaret [20 July], 1343. Lat.

437. CoNnRMATiON by William de Karletona to the Abbot and Convent
of Bellalanda [Byland] of a grant to them from William fiL
Badulfi Frankelayn, of Karletona, of two bovates of land in tie
territory of Karletuna [Carlton-Minioth in Thirsk, N. B. ea
York]. Witn. : Dom. Philip de Batheresby, persona de Killingtoa
[Kilvington, N. B. co. York], Bobert de Auford, William Arnndel,
William de Foxholes, William de Mandeuil, etc. Temp. "Ren. HI.
Lat.

438. Lease for twelve years from Adam, Abbot, and the Convent of
Byland to Nicholas " de ponte, propositus " of five acres and a half
of land called Blaland in the laud of Catton [E. B. eo. York]. Witn.:
. . . de Brunneby [Bumb}-, E. B.], AVilliam Tardcurtays, Adam w
Bnrtona, Bobert de Wilberfoss [E. B.], etc. Circ. 1272. Lai.

439. Settlement of suit between the Prior and Convent deNovobuigo
[Newburgh, N. E. co. York], holding to their own uses the choitli
of Cukewald [Coxwold, N. B. co. Y'ork], and the Abbot and ConTcnt
de Bellalanda [Byland, N. B. co. York] concerning the mortuaries,
tithes, and oblations of the servants and lay hirelings of the AUev
due to the Priory and the said church, whereby the Priory sbll
recover their said dues without any molestation on the Abbef s
part for the time to come, but shall not be entitled to reooTcr asj
arrears of the same. Dat. ^' apud grangiam de Brink " [Brink, netr
Byland], ii Sept [13 Sept.], 1314. LaL

STOWE CHARTERS, 44CMM. 777

440. Settlement of suit between Byland Abbey [N. R co. York] and
Dom. Thomas Coliiyll, " miles, Dom. de Knkewald " [Coxwold, N. R.
CO. York], oonceming certain lands, pastures and the meadow of
Esobrygg, with roads adjacent leading towards Wyldon [Wildon,
near Coxwold, N. R. co. York]. Witn. : Domm. Philip and John
de Colluyll, " milites," Thomas de Etton, etc. Dat. at Byland, on
the Feast of SS. Simon and Jnde [28 Oct.], 1389. Lot.

441. Confirmation, after inspeximus, by Geoffrey [Plantagenet],
Archbishop of York, of a settlement of suit between Mag. Robert
de Ettona and Alan, *^ clericus," copceming the chapel of Leuerton
[Liverton, in Easington, N. R. co. York], made before T[homas],
Abbot of Molsa [Meaux, E. R. co. York], H[eliasJ, Prior of Bred-

lington [Bridlington, E. R. co. York], and J , Prior of Wartria

[Warter, E. R. co. York], arbitrators appointed by the late Pope
Celestine [IIL], whereby it is decided that the said Alan shall hold
for life the said chapel, which he acknowledges to belong to the
mother-church of Esington [Easington], at an annual rent of 9s.,
with reversion to the same church, '' si prefato Alano humanitus
aliquid contigerit Tel statum suum mutaverit." Witn. : Alan,
*' capellanus," Mag. Columbus, " Domini pape subdiaconus," Mag.
Roger de Richemund, Mag. Laurence de Torenton, etc, [Circ.
1200.] Lat.

442. QaiT-GLAiM from William de Lungevilo to the monks of
Kirkestal [Rirkstall Abbey, W. R.] of a silver mark, or a pullet of
the value, due to him ** pro escapio haracii sui " [? for the run of
their swine] in the pasture of Hesington [Easington in Slaidburn,
W. R. CO. York]. Witn. : John de Birkin, William de Stapelton,
William de Beumunt, Gilbert de Kuton, William Pictavensis,
Peter de Alta Ripa, etc. Temp. Hen. III. (early). Lat.

448. Confirmation by Nicholas de Stutevilla to the monks of
Bellelando [Byland Abbe}^ co. York] of a grant from Robert
FoBsard fil. Ad. Fossard of Martherby manor with its appurtenances
in Felicekirke [Marderby in Feliskirk, N. R. co. York] ; and of
compositions of Adam Fossard with Amald de Uppeshall and Adam
de Bolteby. Witn. : Henry de Batonia, Helias de Cumbe, " tunc
vioe-com. Eboraci," William de Percy, of Kildall [Kildale], etc.
[Oirc. 1242-1248.] Lat.

444. Grant from Clement, Abbot of York, with consent of the
Chapter, to William Clericus, fil. Ricardi, for his life, of the church
of Foxola [Foxholes, E. R. co. York], with the church of Buterwich
[Butterwick, in Foxholes, E. R. co. York], reserving an annual rent
of seven marks and " episcopalia iura," the said William, according
to custom, to entertain the Abbot of York and his men in his house

778 STOWE CHAKTEBS, 445-448.

once a year. Witn.: Jooelin, '* capellanus," Bumbald, **8aoerdo«
de Leirthorp," Walter, " nepos Abbatis," etc. [1161-1184.] LaL

446. GRim? from Adam fil. Willelmi de Lyum to the Prior and Convent
of Gysebnm [Gnisborongh, N. B. co. York], with the assent of
Bichard de Bermingbam [Barmingham, N. B.], of the latter'e homage
and service in respect of three bovates of land which he holds in
Gyseburn. Witn. : Adam de Hilton, William de Thoohot, Richard
de Hoton, Bobert de Laysingby, John de Langeberg, etc. Temp.
Hen. in. (early). Lot.

446. Grant from Thomas [Dalton], Bishop of " Candida Casa "
[Whithem in Galloway], of forty days' indulgence to all who shall
attend and offer prayers with salutation to the Blessed Virgin at
St. Hilda's chapel, lately built near the new hall of Gysebume
Priory [Gnisborongh, N. B. co. York]. Dat. Gysebume [Guis-
borough], iiii. KaL Jnn. [29 May], 1302. LaL

447. Covenant whereby the Master and Brethren of St. Peter's
Hospital, York, lease to William fil. Joh. de Hemlington for life
their land in Hemlington in Clifland [Cleveland, N. B. co. York], at
an annual rent of 3s., on condition that he leave to the Hospital,
with the reversion at his death, that part of their chattels in his
hands. Witn. : Bobert, " capellanus," Thomas, ** celerarius," Girard,
Walter, and others, brethren of the Hospital, William, Peter,
Lambert, and others, their chaplains, Malger Marescaldus, efe.
Temp. Hen. III. (early). Lat,

448. Deed of B[oger de Bishopsbridge], Archbishop of York, Papal
Legate, whereby (after citing the settlement of the oontroversy
between Jordan, parson of Hikalton [Hickleton, W. B. co. York],
and the clerks of Bameburc [Barmbrough, W. B. co. York], that
the church of Hickleton is a mother-church, and does not belong to
Barmbrough church) he, on the death of the said Jordan, grants
the said church to John, '' clericus " of Boger Bertram, and institiites
him therein. Witn. : John, archdeacon [of the W. Biding], William
" cantor," Osbert Arundel, canon of Beverley, Thomas de Beineville,
canon of York, Geoffrey, chaplain, Magg. Bobert and Laurence,
clerks to the Archbishop, Hugh de Silkaston, Dean of Doncaster,
Henry " clericus de Suttlinton " [Shitlington, W. B.], Pagan, "pres-
byter de Donacastra " [Doncaster], Boger, ** presbyter de Boelton "
[Bolton upon Deame], Mag. Ansgatus, etc. [llo4r-1181.] Lat^

449. CoNHRMATiON by Alexander de Nona Villa to the church of St
Oswald and the Canons of Nostle [Nostal Priory, W. B. co. York]
of grants from Bichard de Wakefeld of land in Hindeleya
[Hiendly in Felkirk, W. B, oo. York], and from William de

STOWE GHABTEBS, 45(MS5. 779

Arches de Bihil of a rent from the calture called MideUmrst in
Bihil [Eyhill in Wragby, W. B. co. York]. Witn. : Hamo and
John de Wakefeld, "derici," Bichard de Battheleia« Philip de Bihil,
John de Norfolc, Alexander de Hesel, ete. Temp. John. Lai.

460. Quit-claim from Eaa, widow of William Pyot, of Hipswell, to
St. Mary's Abbey, York, and St. Martin's Priory, by Bichmond
[N. B. CO. York], of a close, cfc., in Hyppeswell [Hipswell in
Catterick, N. B. co. York], which is called Amebergh, Wyndeyape,
and Cotebank. Witn. : Domm. Thomas de Bichemnnd, Philip Le
Breton, Thomas de Colenill, " milites," Henry de Scrope, etc. Temp.
Edward II. Lai.

461. Grant from Mag. H , Bector, and the Brethren of St. Peter's

Hospital, York, to Bobert fil. Hugonis de Trehus of a toft in
Hodhum [Hotham, E. B. co. York], near land of the canons of
Watton [E. B. co. York]. Witn. : Bernard, John, Bogor, " fratres
Hospitalis et capellani " ; Balph de Fontibns, Fulk, Boger, John,
Balph, " capellani seculares " ; Anketin, Godfrey, Walter, Swain,
Bichard, Stephen, William, and others, «* fratres laici." Early 13th
cent. Lat.

452. Grant from Thomas fil. Boberti de Hodhum to St. Peter's
Hospital, York, of a toft in Hodhum [Hotham, co. York], near the
land of the canons of Watton. Witn. : William de DaiuUl, Peter
de Saunton, Thomas de Eaxflet, etc. Early 13th cent. Lat.
Seal, broken.

463. GoNFiBMATioN by Bichard fil. Boberti de EsthoukesweUe to York
Abbey and to St. Martin's Priory by Bichmond, of land in Esthoukes-
well [Bast Hawxwell, N. B. co. York], given to the Priory by John
fil. Bicardi de Esthoukeswell. Witn. : Absalom de Watlongtuno,
" Decanus de Kateriz " [Catterick], Geoffrey de Forset, " Decanus
de Gilling," Nicholas de Gerthestona, etc. Early 13th cent. Lat.

464. Grant from Geoffrey fil. Boberti de How to the Master and
Brethren of St. Leonard's Hospital, York, of a messuage in How
[Howe in Pickhill, N. B. oo. York]. Witn.: Dom. Banulph fil.
lUnulphi, Dom. William de Lasceles, Dom. William de Halteby,
Dom. Banulph de Mydelton, " milites," Andrew de Neyuill, Balph
de Buhtton, " presencium scriptor," etc. Temp. Edw. I. Lat.

465. QdiT-GLAiu frx)m Matilda, sister of Joh. fil. Galfridi de How, to
St. Leonard's Hospital, York, of the manor, vill and territory
of How [Howe in Pickhill, N. B.]. Witn. : Dom. Banulph de
Midelton, Dom. John fil. Michaelis, " milites," Alan de Eskelby, eic.
Temp. Edw. I. Lat,

780 STOWE GHABTEBS, 456-462.

4M. QuiT-cLAiM fiom Mabel, widow of Greofirey fiL Galfridi de
Manghenby, to Walter de Langeton, Master, and the Brethren of St.
Leonard's Hospital, York, of all her dower lands, eie^ late belonging
to her husband in How juxta Fichall [Howe, near HckhilU N. B. oo.
York]. Witn. : Adam Sampson, Eb'as de Swaldale, Henry Blome,
etc, Dat. at York on the Saturday after the Feast of St. Barnabas,
31 Edw. L [15 June, 1303].

457. Qurr-CLAiif from Hawise fil. Oalfridi de How to Thomas, Bector,
and the Brethren of St. Leonard's Hospital, York, of a toft, e<c., in
How [Howe in Piokhill, N. B. co. York],formerly granted in marriage
with Christiana fil. Galfridi de How, the said Hawise's great-
grandfather, with other lands in the same place. Witn. : Alan de
Eskelby, (JeoflErey de Pykehale, Balph de Buhtton, " clericus,
presencium scriptor," etc. Temp. Edw. 11. Lot.

458. AoQUiTTAMCB from the Prior and Convent of Helagh Park [in
Tadoaster, W. B. oo. York] to Bichard Popelay, of Ponte&act, in
ten marks for the lease of their mills atEnottynglay [Knottingley,
00. York]. Dat. at Helagh Park, on St. Wilfrid's day, 6 Hen. VL
[12 Oct. 1427]. Lat.

459. Grant in soul-alms from John fil. Jaoobi Flandrensis to the
church and monks of St. Mary of Kirkested [Earkstead Abbey, oo.
Line] of lands in Langeton [Langton-by-Homcastle, co. Line.].
Witn. : Henry, '' persona de Langeton " [Langton], Walter, ''dericus
de Wlhei," Alan, *' decanus de Bukenhala " [Bucknall, oo. Line] ;
Jocelin, '' capellanus de Stracton," etc. Temp. Hen. HE. Lai.

460. Confirmation from Simon fil. Banulfi de Dalbi to Eirkstede
Abbey [oo. Line] of the grant by Banulf de Dalbi, his father,
in Langetun [Langton-by-Spilsby], to make a pittance for the
monks on the anniversary of his death. Witn. : Hugh de
Haringtun, Gilbert de Langetun, Balph de Forkington, etc.
Temp. Hen. III. Lat.

461. Grant from William fil. Euerard de Suth Langeton to Eyrkested
Abbey [co. Line] of land in Suth Langeton [Langton-by-Hom-
castle, CO. Line]. Witn.: Adam de Holme, Joyce de Minting,
Simon Maresoallus de Wrageby, eie. Temp. Hen. IIL Lat.

462. Confirmation by Henry fil. Walteri de Folketon to the poor of
St. Peter's Hospital, York, of lands and rents in Lebrestoa
[Lebberston in Filey, N. B. co. York] and Angoteby [Osgodby
in Cayton, N. B. oo. York], formerly granted to the Hospital by
WilUam fil. Boberti de Angoteby. Witn. : Bichard fil. Willelmi de
Angoteby, Thomas de Alnadeby, Simon fiL Boberti de Kiluerdeby
[Killerby in Cayton], etc. Temp. Edw. I. LaL

STOWE CHABTEBS, 468--468. 781

468. Grant from Hugh de Lelay to the poor of St. Peter's Hospital,
York, of Und in Lelay [Leathley, W. B. co. York]. Witn. : William
de Lindelay, Geoffrey de Ardington, Simon Cuinterel, etc. Temp.
Hen. III. Lat.

464. Licence from Walter [Skirlaw], Bishop of Durham, to Boger del
Hill, "^capellanns," and William de Stitenham [in Sheriff Button,
N. B. 00. York] to alienate certain messuages held of the Bishop
in Lunde super le Wald [Lund, E. B. co. York] to the Prior
and Convent of Giseburum [Guisborough, N. B. oo. York], to in-
crease the sustentation of a regular canon who shall perform divine
Rervice in Holy Trinity church, Kyngeston-super-Hulle [E. B. oo.
York], and of twelve poor men in the Hospital there. Dat. 18
Aug. a<> pontif. 4 [1392], Lat.

466. Notification to [Geoflftrey Plantagenet], Archbishop of York, by
W[illiam Punohard], Abbot «*de BivaU" [Bievaux], J[ohn], Abbot
"de Fontibus" [Fountains], H[erbert], Abbot "de Belaud"

[Byland], W[ilHam], Abbot " de Gireuall " [ Joreval], , Prior

of Eirkham, and H[emisiu8], Prior of Marton, all in co. York, that
they have inspected and ratified the grants from the family of
Sturmi cd. Esturmi (and the confii*mation of the same by former
Archbishops of York), with the consent of Bobert de Brus al.
Bruis, of Marton church [N. B. co. York], of which the latter is
patron, and a half-carucate of land in Tollisbi [Tolesby in Marton,
CO. York] to Guisborough Priory [N. B. oo. York]. [Circ. 1200.]
Lat. MuiUated^ the left half mtesing.

466. Lease for forty years from William fil. Thome de Lepington, of
Meltenby [Meltonby, B. B. oo. York], to the Prioress and Convent
of Wilberfosse [E. B. oo. York] of a toft in Meltenby. Witn. :
William Friboys, of Meltonby, John le Archer, of Yapom [ Yapham,
E. B. 00. York], Elias, " dericus de Yapom," etc. Dat. at Wilber-
foss, on the Day of Pentecost [7 June], 1299. Lat.

467. Grant from Jolan de Neuille fil. Andree de Neuille to Dom.
Walter de Langeton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and St.
Leonard's Hospital, York, of an acre of land called " Gleba eoclesie "
in Piohale [PickhiU, N. B. co. York], with the advowson of
the church. Witn.: Domm. John de ^ula, and John de
Lythegreynes, " milites," Mag. Thomas de Abberbury, etc. [1296-
1321.] Lat.

468. LsASE for life from Bobert de Leyrthorpp, of Pontefract, to
Frater Adam, "eremitus," of Pontefract, of land held for a
hermitage in Pontefract in an alley leading from Malfaygate to the
manse of the Friars Preachers there ; rent, a white rose yearly on

782 STOWE CHARTERS, 469-474.

St. John Baptist's Nativity if demanded. Witn.: John Clerk,
bailiff of Fontefract, John de Damport, Adam Emys, Peter de
Wath, and others. Dat. at Fontefract, on Friday before the Feast
of St. Katharine [24 Nov.]. 1368. LaU

489. Lease for life from Henry Maynys, of Fontefract, " lathomns "
[stonecutter], Marjory bis wife, and Joan Layrthorp her sister to
Dom. Laurence Grene, chaplain, hermit, of a tenement in Fonte-
fract, in an alley leading from Malfaygate to the " mansio " of the
Friars Freachers, between land some time the garden of Thomas
Elys (in which the latter licenced John de Crayk to bnild a
hermitage), and land of the Frior of St. Oswald's Honse at Nostall
[co. York] ; rent yearly, a white rose at St. John Baptist's Nativity
if demanded. Witn. : William Screuan, and John Bronn, bailiff
of Fontefract, Thomas Draper, etc. Dat. at Fontefract, on the
Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle, 6 Hen. IV. [21 Dec. 1404]. Lot.

470. Quit-claim from John Doanyng to Margaret Layrthorpp and
Joan her sister of the hermitage in Fontefract founded by Adam de
Layrthorpp and Robert his son. Witn. : John Scott, William Gyll,
etc. Dat. 3 Nov. 5 Hen. V. [1417]. Lot.

471. Royal pardon to John Lathum, clerk, al. Master John Lathnm,
Master or Warden of the House or College of Holy Trinity called
EnoUesalmeshouse in Fontefract, and the chaplains or " confratrea "
of the same. Dat. at Westminster, 20 July, 30 Hen. VL [1452].
Lai.

472. Acquittance from William Brewod, monk and chamberlain of
St. Feter's Abbey, Westminster, to the master of Holy Trinity
College at Fontefract for a quarterly instalment of annnal qnit-
rent from tenements in St. Mary-at-Hill parish [in Billingsgate,
London]. Dat. on the Morrow of St. Michael, 4 Hen. VII. [30
Sept. 1488]. LaL

473. FowER OF ATTORNEY from Master John Lathum, clerk, to Master
Thomas Chaloner, vicar of the parish-church of Fountfrect [Fonte-
fract, W. R. CO. York], to deliver seisin to Robert Lathmn, his
kinstttan, of all his lands, etc., in Fontefract and Fery-in-Pryston
[Ferry-Frystone, W. R.], co. York. Dat. 8 Oct. 9 Edw. IV. [1469;.
LaU

A7i, Quit-claim from William fil. Symonis fil. Roberti de Pouel to
the Friory of Aldington [ Arthington, W. R. co. York] of a meadow
in Foul [Foole, W. R. co. York], which his father gave to the said
Friory. Witn. : Dom. Henry de Fers, Mag. Gilbert de Bingelay,
Jordan, ballivus de Ottelay [Otley], Geofl&ey de Monte alto, eic
Late 13th cent Lot.

STOWE CHARTERS, 476-480. 783

476. Grant from Beatrix fil. Sweni Gunne, of Preston, to the Church
of St. Oswald of Nostle [Nostal Priory, W. R. co. York] and to the
fabric of the same, of an acre of land in Preston [in Kippax, W. R.
00. York]. Witn. : Simon de Bedeford, ** capellanns," Hugh de
Toulest', Thomas de Tomt', " milites," cfc. [? Late 12th cent.] Lat.

476. GRijn" from Isabella fil. Roberti de Prestona to St. Oswald's
Church at Nostle, of an acre of land in her culture of Morlandes
in Preston [W. R. co. York]. Witn. : William fil. Willelmi de
Preston, John de Eineslay, Robert de Fonte, etc. Temp. Hen. III.
Lat.

477. Lease for twenty years from Rufford Abbey [co. Notts.] to John
Swerde, brasier, of Chesterfield [co. Derb.] of a capital stall on the
N. side of the market of Roderham [Rotiierham, W. R. co. York]
called " Brasier Rawe," at an annual rent of 20d. payable on the
Feast of St. Edmund, King, at the Abbey fair there. Dat. 19 Nov.
1478. Lat.

478. Confirmation by Andrew Luterell, with consent of his wife
and Andrew his son and heir, to the monks '* de Rupe " [Roche
Abbey, W. R. co. York] of all the lands which they hold of his fee
in Roxby [N. R. co. York] by grants, ete., from Hugh Bardulfe,
Dom. Peter de Ludington, William de Otteby, Ralph de Leggesby
and Henry de Leggesby, together with the charter of confirmation
of Dom. William Painell, ancestor of the said Andrew. Witn. :

Dom. R , Prior de Wirkesoppe [Worksop, co. Notts.], Philip de

Gktunte, Ralph de Yermeles, Jordan de Insula, Ralph de Novo
Marcato, etc. [? Temp. Rich. 11.] Lat. Written in the 17th cent,
in imitation of an early hand over an erased deed.

479. Grant from Peter de Cordavilla, with consent of his lord, Robert
de Stutavilla, to the church of St. Mary of Giseburg [Guisborough
Priory, N. R. co. York] of the church of Sciraburna [Sherburn,
W. R. CO. York], with half a carucate of land and adjoining
houses, to which grant the chapter of St. Peter's, York, are
witnesses ; with grant of tithe of his mills of Sherburn, and a caru-
cate of land in Vgathorp [Ugthorpein Lythe, N. R. co. York] which
he had from William de Hambi, and release of that covenant '* de
canonico suscipiendo " which the brethren agreed upon with him.
Witn. : Richard, ** capellanus," Martin, " capellanus," Richard fil.
Tocce, Suain Pethun, etc. [Late 12th cent.] Lat.

480. Notification by Rodbert, Dean, and the Chapter of St. Peter,
York, of the confirmation by Peter de Cordelvilla, in their presence,
of the church of Syrebume [Sherburn, W. R co. York], with half
a carucate of land, to the church and convent of Gysebumia

784 STOWE CHAETERS, 481-485.

[Quisborongh Priory, N. E. co. York], the latter undertaking to
receive as canon a clerk of eighteen years of age, " sannm et
incolnmem," on the nomination of the said Peter or his heirs for
ever ; also that Eodbert, '' dericns," has given up into the Dean's
hand and abandoned that claim and suit which he had in the
church of Syrebume. Witn. : Mag. Laurence, Ealph de Sea.
Columba, Thomas " socauagus," William fil. Tosti, Serlo, " canon-
icus," etc. [Late Hen. IL ante 1186.] LaL

481. Confirmation by W[alter Gray], Archbishop of York, to
William de Millford [in Sherbum, W. E. co. York] of the land
formerly belonging to Leured in the soke of Syrebum [Sherbum,
W. E. CO. York], which G[eofl&ey Plantagenet], Archbiahop of

York, '* predecessor noster," granted to him. Witn.: M ,

" propositus Beverlaci " [Beverley], Mag. Peter de Syrebum, John de
Sancto Laurentio, chancellor of York, Mag. W[alter] de Wysebedi
[Archdeacon of the E. Eiding], Henry fil. Symeonis, *' aenescallus
noster," etc. [1216-1226.] Lat

482. Quit-claim from Eobert de Hilton, ** miles," and John de Eede-
nesse to Mag. Walter de Skirlagh, Bishop of Durham, of lands,
etc.^ in Southskirlagh, Northskirlagh, and Eouton [South Skerlaugh,
North Skerlaugh, and Eowton, all in Swine, £. E. co. York], which
William Eomphare, lately of Skirlagh, granted to the said Eobert,
John, and Walter, and to Dom. Thomas Eanyard, rector of Wath
[N. E. co.^York], and Dom. Peter de Skirlagh, chaplain, both now
deceased. ' Dat. at South Skirlaugh, 16 Apr. 3 Hen. IV. [1402]. Lai,

483. Gbant from William de Tamtona to the monks of Bellalaada
[Byland Abbey, co. York] of the fishery of Stainesby in Clivelandia
[Stainsby in Stainton, in Cleveland, N. E. co. York], which he
purchased from William de Stainesby, with eight acres of land,
pasture for six oxen and two horses, and right of way, one bovate
of land in Levengthorp [in Stainsby] purchased from William
Cosyn, and one bovate in Thormodeby [Thornaby, in Stainton]
purchased from Hugh le Sainter [ee. Pilgrim] ; the grant being for
the souls of himself and Helen his wife, to make thirteen common
pittances annually, on the days mentioned, for the monks and
brethren and the infirm, of salmon or other sea fish and fresh
herring, and the fishery to remain to himself and his heirs, " if any
visitor, abbot, prior, or cellarer hinder the above alms from being
observed." Witn, : Eobert de Estutevill, Walter de Percy, Alan
de Wiltoun, etc. Copy, temp. Edw. III. Lat,

484. 485. Grant from Sayer fil. Sayeri de Sutton to the church of
St. Mary and the nuns of Swina [Swine, E. E. co. York] of thirty

STOWE CHABTEBS, 486-490. 785

aores of land in Suttona apnd Hal [E. B« oo. York] measured by a
peroh of eighteen feet ; with oommon of pasture after the carrying
of the oom and hay till mid-March. Witn. : William, ** oonstabu-
larius," William de Sco. Quintino and John de Bilton, *' milites,"
etc. Temp. Hen. III. Lai. Duplicates, the latter with seal.

486. Grant from Sayer de Sutton, <* miles," fil. Sayeri de Sutton,
** militis," to Swine Priory of a right of way from Bilton bridge,
through Sutton meadow, up to the ditoh called Sumergangdike,
and through Sumergan^e pasture up to Dripole and Sotecotes,
together with the path from Sutton to Dripole for their men on
horseback, a path for their milkmaids from Sutton to Gratesterte,
with other like priyileges. A fine of 60s. to be paid to the King
wheneyer this grant is contravened, and the sheriff of York or the
bailiff of Holdemesse to make distraint on Sayer's goods to the
Priory's satisfaction. Witn. : Dom. John de Bilton, "miles,"
Symon de Preston, John de Surduale, and others. Temp. Hen. III.
Lot.

487. Graiit from Sayer fil. Sayeri de Sutton to Swine Priory of
twenty-one acres of land in Sutton in exchange for sixteen acres in
Brune, Stanmardayles, and Fritholmdayl, in Sutton, and a release
of five acres in Soddeootes [Southcoates, E. B. co. York], with
warranty against the Eiug, the " Comes Albemarlie " [William or
Thomas de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle], and the rector of Sutton
chapel for the time being. Witn. : Dom. William, " oonstabularius,"
Dom. William de Sco. Quintino, Dom. Godfrey de Melsa, Dom.
John de Bilton, etc. Temp. Hen. III. LcU.

488. Quit-claim from Sayer fii. Sayeri fil. Dom. Sayeri, sen., de
Sutton, to the Abbey of Melsa [Meaux, E. B. co. York] of his
woods in Meaux, with confirmation to the same of his ancestors'
grants in Sutton [near Hull, E. B. co. York]. Witn. : Domm.
Herebert de Sco. Quintino, Walter de Faukunberg, Simon,
*' constabulariusy" Amand de Buda, <' milites," etc. Dat. at Meaux,
on the morrow of St. Thomas, Ap. [22 Deo.], 1279. Lot.

489. Grant from Balph de Sutton, fil. et her. Stephani fil. Badulphi
de Sutton, to Swine Priory of 17^ acres of land and common of
pasture in Sutton [E. B. co. York], with other privileges. Witn. :
Domm. Saier de Sutton, and John de Bilton, ** milites,'' Andrew de
Sutton, '' clericus," Bobert, *' dericus, huius cedule notarius," eie.
Late 13th cent. Lot.

490. Confirmation by Balph fil. Stephani de Sutthon to Swioe Priory
[E. B. CO. York] of five acres of land in Suthon [Sutton, near Hull,
E. B. CO. York], which his father Stephen gave to the Priory.

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786 STOWB CHABTEBS, 401--«M.

Witn.: William, «' oonstabnlariaB," William de Soo. QinntiBo,
Bichard ** mareedialliis," and others. Temp, Hen. IIL ImJL

4BL QuiT-CLAJM from Wimarc, ^ quondam uxor Stepkani fiL Badnlphi
de SutLon," to Swine Priory [E. B. co. York], of her right of dower
in the five acres of land in Sntthon [near Hull, E. R oo. Tork], as
above. No. 490. Witn. : William, " constabnlariTis," William de Soo.
Qnintino, Bichard, ** mareschallns,'' eic, Tem^. Hen. EH. LaL

492. Gbant from Stephen fil. Petri fiL Dom. Willelmi de Snutton to
Swine Priory [E. B. co. York] of five acres of land in Svttanna
[Sntton, near Hull, E. B. co. York]. Witn. : Hugh de Verli, Saier
de Svttun, Alan de Danethorp, eU, Temp, Hen. HL IaxL

493. Graut from GeofErey de Watthona to Swine Priory of land in
Suthona [Sutton, near Hull, K B. oo. York], along the B. Hamber.
Witn. : William de Soo. Quintino, and John de Hilton, ^ milites,"
William de Mubrai, elc Temp. Hen. UL IaA,

494. Grant in soul-alms, with his body, from Geofl&ey de Yatthona
to Swine Priory, of his meadow in Sutton formerly held of Dom.
William de Sutthona, and of land along the B. Hnmber, and of
land at Thomdaile in Sutton formerly held of William de
Flinthona. Bent yearly to the said €reofirey six pence and to
William de Flinthona one penny. Witn. : Dom. Adam de Meiefiet,
'' miles," and Simon, his brother, William de Mubend, and others.
Temp. Hen. III. LaJt.

496. Covenant between Melsa Abbey [Meaux] and Dom. John

and the free tenants of Sutton, as to the repair of a gutter at tiie
head of Forthdik in Melsa [Meaux]. Dat. at Sutton in Holdemesad
[E. B. CO. York], 1304. LaA. Much rmUilaUd.

496. Vkbification by John, Prior, and the Chapter " de Novoburgo"
[Newburgh, N. B. oo. York] of a transcript of the oonfinnation
made in 1239 by Henry, Abbot, and the Convent of Bellalanda
[Byland, N. B. oo. York] of eight charters relating to ** locum
nostrum de Hod " [Hood in Eilbum, N. B. co. York] and oommon
pasture "in territorio de Sutton" [under Whitstone Clifie, N. R.
CO. York]. Temp. Hen. III. LcU. Damaged by damp.

497. Grant from Bobert Fossard to the monks of Bellalanda [Byland]
of three acres of land in Sntton [under Whitestone Cliffe, N. B. co.
York], which Gooffirey fiL Columbe lately held frx>m hini on leise.
Witn. : Oliver de Busci, Henry de Silton, Bobert de Auford, elc.
Temp. Hen. in. (early). Lai. MuUUUed.

498. Confirmation by Sayer in. fil. et her. Dom. Sayeri de Suttonai
to the Priory of Swyna [Swine, E. B, co. York] of twenty-one )

STOWE CHAETEKS, 499-502. 787

of land in Snttona [Sntton, E. B. co. York], in exohange for a
grant of sixteen acres in the three dales named Bmne, Stanmar,
and Fritholmdayle in Sntton, and a qnit-claim of five acres of
meadow in Sotecotes [Sonthcoates, E. B. co. York]. Witn. : Dom.
William, '* oonstabnlarins," Dom. William de Soo. Qnintino, Dom.
Godfrey de Melsa, Dom. John de Biltona, etc. Temjp. Hen. III.
Lai. Cf. No. 487.

499. Confirmation and quit-claim from Thomas fiL Thome de
Aselakeby to the Abbot and Convent of Bellalanda [B3^1and, N. B.
CO. York] of all the homages, services, and rents which they hold
in Thormodeby [Thomaby in Stainton, N. B. co. York] by grant
from Fleasance his mother, namely the homage and service of the
Abbot of Bievall [Bivaulx, N. B. co. York] and his rent of one
pound of incense from land in Thomaby, etc,; together with a
" place " on the bank of the passage [over the B. Tees] towards
Stoketon [Stockton, co. Durham], where the fishermen dry their
nets, and other land in Thomaby. Witn. : Dom. William de Percy,
Dom. Adam de Hyltun, Dom. William de Mubrai, Dom. Walter
de Staynesby, "milites," John de Eggesolyue, "tunc senescallus
Episcopi Dunelmensis," etc. Temp. Hen. III. (late). Lai.

500. Quit-claim from Bichard Bran de Torrenton [Thornton in
Stainton, N. B. co. York] to the Church and Canons of Gysebum
[Guisborough, N. B. co. York] of Boger fil. Boberti de Ypsale and
all his ** sequela," chattels, etc. Witn. : William de Thoootes,
Bichard de Normaneby, Alexander, ** capellanus de Ormeeby,'' etc.
Temp. Hen. UI. Lat.

601. Grant from Henry Scottus, of Fudogesaia [Pudsey, W. B. co.
York], to St. Peter's Hospital, York, of a toft and land in
Wadelandis in which all the buildings of William ^* dericus " stand,
with free common of the vill of Caluirlaia [Calverley, W. B. co.
York]. Witn. : Bichard de Tanga, Bichard, " persona de Birstal "
[Birstall, W. B. co. York], Bobert de Wirkel', etc. Temp. John.
Lat. Imperfect. Cf. Add. Ch. 16.590, et aeqq.

602. Confirmation by Henry [Murdac], Archbishop of York, of the
charter of Eustace fil. Johannis founding the Priory of Watton, co.
York, and the confirmation of the same at Beverley [E. B. co.
York] by William Fossard, with the latter's grant of the service of
two knights due to him from the said Eustace, and whatever he
holds in Watton, for the support of thirteen canons to perform
divine service for the nuns of Watton according to the institntionR
of the Order of Sempringham. Witn. : Adam, Abbot of Mealsa
[Meaux], William [de Augo], '* cantor Eboracensis," Bobertus

3 E 2

788 STOWE CHABTERS, 503-606.

[BatevillanaB], " archidiaooniis," and the canons [of Beverkyj,
Simon, Boger, William Morin and Alooredns, "Baorista," Waiin,
" clericus comitis," and laymen, Bobert de Stntevilla, HnghMnrdie,
and Bicbard his brother, Jordan Malerbe, Balph fiL Wimnndi,
Thomas fil. Odaidi, Berard, Emald, Inglebert. Cire. 1150. LaL
Mutilated.

603. Deed of John, Prior, and the Chapter " de Novobnrgo " [New-
burgh, N. B. 00. York] reciting the exchanges of lands mada
formerly between Byland Abbey and Newburgh Priory, ru. their
tithes of Wyldona and Cambe [Wildon and Cam in Coxwold, N. B.
CO. York] in exchange for a carucate of land in Tresoh [Think,
N. B. CO. York], and, by a composition made in the time of Boger
the Abbot [of Byland] and Augnstine the Prior [of Newbnr^j
[i,e. temp. Hen. II.], the granges of Wildon and Cain in exchange
for a carucate in Thirsk ; moreover the monks of Byland releaae
to Newburgh, Wyteker [Whitaker, nr. Byland] and their place oi
Hod [Hood, 00. York], the Priory undertaking to supply a canon
as chaplain to dwell and perform divine service at Hood. Wito. :
the two Chapters. Dat. at Newburgh, on the Feast of St. Midiael
[29 Sept], 1300. Lot.

604. Beoord of an enquiry, held by mandate of Pope Celeatine [HL]
dated at the Lateran, Eal. Aug. [1 Aug.] anno v. [1196], addreaaed to

T[urgesiu8], Abbot of Kyrteetall [Kirkstall, W. B. co. York], P ,

Abbot of Swaynesby [Swainby, N. B. co. York], and K , Prior

of Malton [N. B. co. York], into a complaint by the Prior and Canons
of Gyseb* [Guisborough, N. B. co. York] of the spoliation aad

detention by T and W , clerks of the see of York, in the

name of the monks of York, of the tithes of Wyuekich [? WOsick]
and of lands in Piketon and Apelton [Pickton and Appleton in
Wisk, N. B.] belonging to their church of Levington [Kiik
Leavington, N. B.] ; the result being that Bobert de Longo Campo^
Abbot [1189-1239], and the Convent of St. Mary, York, in coa-
pensation for the said tithes, quit-claim to Guisborough Priofr
the tithes in the demesne of Hesel [Hessle, co. York], iwitk
further conditions. Oirc. 1200. Copy^ temp. Edw. I. Lot.

606. Grant from Helyas de Cateriz [Catterick, N. B. co. York] to St
Leonard's Hospital, York, of the wardship of the land of Teolda de
Erghethom [Arrathome, N. B. co. York], together with Agiie%
Ysolda's daughter, during her minority. Witn. : Peter de
Crakehale, Alan de Hesel ton, Helyas Bogeys, etc. Temp. 13th cent
(early). Lat

606. Precipe to the Sheriff of York to permit St. Leonard's Hcepital
at York to be quit from toll and other customs within his comitj

STOWE CHABTER3, 507-509. 789

for their goods and merchandize according to the tenor of charters
granted by former Kings of England. Dat. at Westminster, 1 Dec.
1 Hen. VI. [1422]. Lot.

607. Grant by Hugh, Bishop of Carlisle, to Goisborongh Priory
[N. B. CO. York] of the church of Bridekirk in Airedale [ Allerdale,
00. Cumb.], reserving a " vicaria " of five marks from the revenues
of the said church payable yearly by the Priory to a chaplain there,
who shall be responsible to the Bishop for episcopal dues. Witn. :
John [de Evesham], Abbot of Witebi [Whitby, N. B. co. York],
Mag. Em [aid] de Auclent, Mag. Ph[ilip] de Aredene, Adam de
Eirkebithore, Mag. G^ervase] de Louther [Archdeacon of Carlisle],
etc. [1219-1222.] Lai.

508. Judgment of J[ohn], Abbot " de Fontibus " [Fountains, W. B,
CO. York], and B[obert], Abbot of York, in the suit between

Dom. H[ugh], Bishop of Carlisle, and W ** consaggvineus

ejusdem," and Gisebume Priory [Guisborough, N. R co. York]
concerning the church of Brideskirke [Bridekirk in Allerdale,
CO. Cumb.], decided on St Barnabas Day [11 June], 1220.
Lot.

509. iNSPBXBfus by Balph, Prior of St. Mary of Karlo' [Carlisle], of
the following grants and confirmations made to St. Mary's Abbey,
York:—

(a) Grant from Guide de Ball[iol] to Bichard, Abbot, and the
Abbey, of the churches of Stocheleya [Stockleigh, co. Darh.],
Geyneford [Gainford, co. Durh.], and Staintona [Stainton, co.
Burh.], with lands and tithes, for the souls of King Henry [I.],
King William [L] his father, Qu. Matilda his wife. King William
[II.] his brother, and William his son, and for the souls of him
[the grantor], Dionysia his wife, and of Bernard de Balliol his
" nepoe." Witn. : Beyner, " dapifer mens," Yitalis de Stocheleya,
Huitelard, Bobert, " presbyter," and Sauhala, " presbyter." Circ.
1120. Lat.

(b) Confirmation by Bernard de Balliol of the church of Gainford
with the chapel de Castello Bemardi [Barnard Castle], granted to
York Abbey by Wido de Balliol his undo. Witn. : Ingelram de
Balliol, Walter de Heding, Herbert de Doura, " clericus Bernardi
de Balliol," Beyner de Stokelley, Helyas [?] de Neuton, Walter de
Alberile, Daniel fiL Walteri, Paulin, *' medicus." Temp. Stephen.
Lat.

(c) Confirmation by Wido de Balliol of the grant of Gainford
by Bernard his father. Witn. : Martin, Abbot of St. Agatha

[? Easby, co. York], Amald, " pincema mens," W de Stochell',

Bayner, "frater ejus," Utred, **saoerdo6," Osmund, "sacerdos,"

790 STOWE CHABTBES, 510-411.

Roger de Asc, Bernard de Strabone, Bernard de Helifioiiyt, Balpk
Brunoosted. Temp. Hen. U. LaL

(d) Confirmation by Bernard de BalHol of the grant of tiie
clmrches of Gainford, of [Barnard Castle] and of Midilton [Mid-
dleton Teesdale], of whicli the two last named were '* cb&pels in
the time of his father." Witn. : Dom. Hubert, Dean of York,
Mag. Bartholomew, " decani clericns,'* Mag. Thomas de Melsa, Boger
fil. Hugonis, John, " persona de Bolum " [Bolam, oo. DurL.], dt
[1186-1188.] The original charter is now Cotton Ch. v. 75.

(e) Confirmation by Enstace de Balliol, with consent of Hugh
his son and heir, of the same three churches which Guido de Ballio],
sen. granted them ; with the churches of Stocheleya [Stokeleigfa]
and Stainton and their tithes, etc. Witn. : Hubert, Archbishop ti
Canterbury, Geoffrey fil. Petri, Earl of Essex, " capit&lis Justidaxiiis
Anglie," William de Stutevill, Geoffrey de Bokeland, Roger, ** ooo-
stabularius Cestrie," Bichard de Heriard, Simon de Patishill, Jolm
de GestHng, Bobert Yaasore [Vavasor], William de Perci de EidaL
[1199-1206.]

(f) Confirmation by Hugh de Balliol of the same, with the saniA
witnesses, [1199-1206.]

(g) Fine levied in Michaelmas Term, 2 John [1200], before
G[eoffrey] fil. Petri, Bichard de Her[iard], Simon de Patishnll, Jolm
de Grestling, Henry de Wychintona, Eustace de Facumberg, Crodfirey
de Insula, Walter de Crepinge, Justices, whereby Eustace de Balliol
and Hugh his son convey to Bobert, Abbot of York, the advowaoos
of Gainford, with the chapels of Barnard Castle and MiddletoD,
Denton, Hocton and Sinuhulum [Denton, Houghton-le-Side, and
Snow Hall in Gainford, co. Durh.]. Temp. Hen. IIL (early). LaL

510. Notification of Mag. W[illiam de Lanum], Archdeacon of
Durham, that, by special command of W[alter Gray], Archbishc^
of York, he has inducted the Prior and Convent of GyBebnin
[Guisborough, N. B. co. York] into corporal possession of St. Hyldai
chapel at Hertelpol [Hartlepool, co. Durh.], renewing their former
possession and ancient right. Dat. xix kal. Feb. [14 Jan.], 1237 [8\
" during the vacancy of the see of Durham." L(iL

511. Inspeximus by Bobert [Stichell], Bishop of Durham, of the cihi-
firmation, dated Stoketon [Stockton], morrow of St. Bamabtf
[12 June], 1259, to the church of St Mary and the CancmB of
Gisbum [Guisborough] by Walter [de Kirkham], his predecessor, of
the churches of Herteuesse [Hartness, co. Durh.] which Baanvlf
[Flambard], Bishop of Durham [1099-1128], granted to them; the
chapel of St. Hilda of Hertepol [Hartlepool] belonging to tl»
church of Her to [Hart, co. Durh.], which Philip [de Poitieis^

STOWE OHABTESS, 518-514. 791

Bishop of Durham [1195-1208], oonfirmed to them; the church of
Stranton [co. Darh.] with the ohapel of Seton [Seaton Garew, oo.
Diirh.], which the* same Philip oonfirmed to them ; the manor of
Tremedon [Trimdon, co. Durh,], which Eichard [Poor] secnndus.
Bishop of Durham [1228-1237]; formerly Bishop of Salisbury,
gave by consent of the Chapter of Durham and confirmation by
Henry [HI.], with the chapel of the same yill given them by
Eichard [de Marisco] primus, Bishop of Durham [1217-1226]; the
manor of Castel Edene [Castle Eden, co. Durh.] which Ivo de Seton
gave and Nicholas [de Famham], Bishop of Durham [1241-1249],
confirmed. The above-named Bishop [Eobert Stichell] also ratifies
the confirmation by his predecessor Bishop Walter of the land of
Aslakby [ Aislaby, co. Durh.], which the Ccmons of Gisborough hold
by grant from the Abbot and Convent "de Augo" [Eu, in
Normandy], Dat. at Stockton, viii. Id. [8] Oct. 1262. Lai.

512. Memorandum " per relacionem Willelmi Petri et filiorum Bobron "
(sie) that the wife of John Stodagh holds from St. Leonard's
Hospital, York, lands in Bolrondale and Oldlancastre [Lancaster],
and on Hauerbrek [Haverbrack in Beetham, co. Westm.] ; that
William Bolron holds lands on Baumbirst and in Bolrondale and
on Hauerbrek ; and that John Burton holds a grange, etc., *' which
was sometime a messuage," in Peny Street, in Lancaster. Temp,
Hen. VL Lat.

618. Supplication of Frater Thomas de Staunford, '* preceptor domus
milicie Templi " at Gislingham [co. Sufi".], to the King's Bailifis,
c<c., that, by virtue of the king's charter releasing the Templars
and their tenants from obligation of enclosure, they demand from
Stephen le Tanur, their tenant at Billingford [Earsham Hundred,
CO. Norf.], no " claustura" [t.e. fencing]. Dat. at Gislingham, on
Monday after Easter, 34 Edw. I. [4 April, 1306]. Lat.

514. LfSTBUcnoNS, on Wednesday after the Sunday on which is sung
" Quasimodo geniti " [26 April], by N[icholas], archi[diaoonus] de
Teind[ale cd. Teviotdale], and the Prior of Eelkou [Eelso, co.
Roxburgh] acting for " Episcopus Ergadiensis " [Bishop of Argyle]
and for the Prior of Coldingham [co. Berwick], judges, to Mag.
Balph, rector of Lochmaban [Lochmaben, co. Dumfries], to prove
and discuss certain exceptions he has taken in the proceedings of a
suit of appeal between him and Gisebum Priory [Guisborough,
N. R. CO. York]. Dat. '*in ecclesia Sci. Jacobi de Bokeburg
[Roxburgh]," on the morrow of St. Gregory [13 Mar.], 1265[6].
Lat.

N.B. — ^For Nicholas Archdeacon of Teindale al. Teviotdale, see
Calendar of DoamenU rel. to Scotland, vol. i. nos. 2158, 2182.

792 STOWE GHABTEBS, 515-58L

516. Acquittance by Tmelda, daughter of the late Joh. de ^Ungar-
onibns de Frovalio [Provaglio, near Brescia, N. Italy], for twenty-
five pounds paid by Dom. Bonolchinns, her brother, to MnroldinoB
de Buezio, her fdtnre husband, as dower. Dat. 3 June, l^S,
indict. z[iii], in Burgo S. Johannis. Attested by Michael, aoa of tk
late Peter Aleus de Fasirano, notary. With notarial mark. LaL

516. AcQurrTANCE by D. Wiaelminus, son of D. Bertolinus de Madiii,
to AlbertinuB, son of D. Nioolaus de Caligariis, for 5^ solidi, rent
of land in the Burg of St. John, for D. 2k)asius de Mantua, inhaln-
taut of the said burg. Dat. 23 Nov. 1300, indict. xiiL, in the
'' platea " of D. Bertolinus de Madiis of Brescia. Attested br
Jostaohinus, son of Albertus de Polmonibus, notary, oonimissioDed
by his father Albertus, son of the late B. Peter Polmonum, notary.
With two notarial marks. LaU

517 (a, b). Bonds by the Bev. Priest Fachinius de Bmxadis de
Soniga and Alegrinus de Bruzadis to pay the stipend of D.
Uguzonus de Sallis, clerk of St. Yitallis de Soniga. Dat. 26 Nor.
1308, indict, vi., in Soniga under the portico of the church of St
Apolonius, in presence of Jaoominus de Yalcemonica, mayor of the
commune of Suniga. Attested by Petrobonus de Soniga, notary of
the Sacred Palace. With notarial marks. LcU.

518. Undertaking by John, Peter, and Nichelbonus, sons of NIcoIm
de Balliis de Seniga, to pay to D. XJguzio de Salis, of Brescia, 5J
pounds for a piece of cloth, etc. Dat. 10 Nov. 1311, indict, ix., in
the *' Platea" of St. Apolonius. Attested by Albert de Seniga,
notary. With notarial mark. Lai,

519. Acquittance by John, son of the late Peter YaUarius de Busi-
rano, to Beatrix Ids wife, for 14 pounds, as her dowry, with settle-
ment of a like sum upon her on marriage. Dat. 15 Mar. 1314,
indict. xii«, in Passirano in the house of the above John. Attested
by Pasquinus de Passirano, notaiy. With a notarial mark. LaL

520. Acquittance by Benevenutus de Bomado, notary of Brescaa,
to Bononcinus Tronaberti, caligarius (shoe-maker), for 12 gold
florins. l)at. 11 Jan. 1380, indict xiii. Attested by Antonioliit
de la Plaza, notary. With notarial mark. Lot,

52L AcQunTANGE by Guithotus, son of the late Pacisius de Monte de
CSniis, inhabitant of Brescia, to D. Inglentina his fatare wife,
daughter of Peter, son of the late Facinus de Oricis de Cazago, for
12 pounds as her dowry, and with settlement upon her of a like
sum on marriage. Dat. 12 July, 1332, indict, xv., in the distnct
of St. Francis. Attested by Jacobinus Crescenboni de Galino,
notary, 21 Aug. 1336, indict, iv. With notarial mark. LaL

STOWE GHABTEBS, 52^-029. 793

522. Acquittance by Antolinns de Sobrioatis de Monpiano to
JaoobinUB, son of the late Brizianus de Vegnntis de Monpiano,
for payments for a bnll and a cart with four iron-bonnd wheels.
Dat. 3 Sept. a.d. 1335, indict, iii., in terra de Monpiano. Attested
by Brizianinns de Ciseris, notary. With notarial mark. LcU.

023. AoQurrTANCB by the lady Sister Graciolla de Leucatis, Abbess of
the monastery of St. Clara of Brescia, to Bonafetnina Grane, of
Brescia, for 13 shillings, rent of a house in Brescia. Dat. 16 Not.
1337, indict, t. Attested by Bertolinus de Archis, notary. With
notarial mark. LaL

524. Acquittance by Bondiolus, son of the late Bonetns de Cotalio,
of the Burg of St. John, to Pasina, daughter of the late Fabhinus
Molinarius for 16 pounds. Dat. 24 Aug. 1343, indict, xi. Attested
by Martinus, son of the late Antonius de Zanando. With notarial
mark. Lai,

025. Will of Be—, son of the late Aroldus de Bucoio de Botis,

of Brescia, in favour of Jaoobina, daughter of the late Peter ,

his wife, etc. Dat. 30 Dec. 1345, indict, xiii. Attested by Martinus,
son of the late Antonius de Zanando, notary. With notarial mark,
as in No. 524. Lot.

526. Acquittance by Fr. John, son of the late Peter Casarius, black-
smith, and nephew of the late Fr. John Acatus de Bomado, priest
of the church of SS. Faustinus and Jovita, of Brescia, (a) to John
de S. Martiuo de Gazago, notary, for 15 shillings and 7^ '* plaii"
for rent ; and (b) to Peter de Gazago for 12 shillings and 6 ** plan."
Dat 11 Nov. 1347, indict, xy. Attested by John de Gecijs de
Hibusco, notary. With notaxial mark. Lat.

527. Jacobus de Galino, notary, of Brescia, to Malgaita, wife of
Berto[li]nus, son of the late Marchettus Becarius, for 10 shillings
rent. Dat. 9 Mar. 1347, indict, zv. Attested by Stephen
Arresoli, notary. With notarial mark. LaL

528. AcQUiTTANCB by Tomasinns, baker, of Brescia, son of the lat«
Johannes called Gamissolus, miller, to Franceschina, daughter of
Girardus de Gobiado, his future wife, for 10 pounds for her dowry,
with settlement upon her of a like sum at marriage. Dat. 17 Oct.
1 348, indict, i., in the house of the heirs of the late Benevenutus,
formerly '* dominus Brizanus de Lodrino " of Brescia. Attested by
Ottolinus de Prandis, notary. With notarial mark. Lat.

529. Acquittance by D. Bellina, daughter of the late Yolfinus Lugari,
of Gc^ocio, and wife of Paganinus called Boteyanns, son of the late
Master Aunzonus de Garano, to Johannes, son of the late Venturinus
de Fanaciis de Hono, for four pounds for land in Gogooio [near

794 8T0WE CHABTEBS. 8S0-M6.

BreaoiA]. Dat. 23 Deo. 1348, indict L Attested hy Jo
de Gallis, of St. VizilHns, notaiy. With notarial markB. LaL

6S0. AoQUiTTANCE by D. Johanna de Prandonibns, Abbess of tbi
monasteiy of SS. Cosmas and Damian in Brescia, to Peiecbnn de
Yalariis, of Pasirano (?), for fonr shillings, eie. Dat. 10 Apzil,
1351, indict iv. Attested by Brizianns de PtonaUo, notaiy. WA
notarial mark. LaL

631. Emancipation by Andriolos de Ventolanis, notary of Brescuk, of
his son Peter from paternal power, the said Peter being sdnutted
to the condition of a *' paterfamilias," before D. Jobn de Bsschu,
Judge, eie., of Brescia. Dat 3 Jan. 1360, indict xiiL, in BreBoi,
in the ooort-house of the Podesti. Attested by Lanfranchinns de
Doris, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LtU.

632. AoQUiTTANCE by the religions ladies Paxina and Zuliana, sststs,
daughters of the late Filippinns de Brolarijs, of Brescia, nuofl of
St^ Caterina of Brescia, to Frandscos called Coracina, of Brescii
(son of Lord Gnielmns called Coracia of Milan, inhabitant of
Mantna), heir and executor of the late lady Johanna, sister of tk
said ladies and formerly wife of the said Franciscns, for 14 florisi
bequeathed to them by the same. Dat. 9 Aug. 1364, indict r
Attested by Ottolinus de Temolinis, notaiy, of Brescia. With
notarial mark. LaL

688. Acquittance by Ouielminus, son of the late Com . . dePantolio,
Bertolinus, son of the late John Panigacius of Mompiano, and
Jacobinus, son of the late John de Madiis of Mompiano, inhabitanti
of Mompiano, to Franciscus called Coracina, merchant, of BroBOi,
for 66 golden florins deposited with them at call. Dat 24 Apr.
1365, indict iii., in the drapery shop of the said Goraciiu in
Brescia. Attested by Ottolinus de Temolinis, notary, of Brenaa
With notarial marks. Lai.

634. Acquittance by the Venerable D. Johannes de Zendobio, piiest,
rector, and beneficial chaplain of St Bamellis in the church of St
Jullita, in Brescia, to Franciscus called Curiltia of Mantua, for 40
*'plan," due yearly to the chaplain. Dat 4 Nov. 1366, indict ir.
Attested by Petercinus de . . trilo, notary, of Brescia. Wiih
notarial mark. Lot.

686. Acquittance by Masetus de Canzaga, draper, of Ciuna, son of D.
Guithottus, for himself and his brother Gualdrioua, to Franciactt^
called Curacina, son of D. Ouielmus, called Curacia, of MHaa,
citizen of Brescia, for sums due for foreign cloth. Dat 24 Mtf.
1368, indict vi. Attested by Nioolinus, son of Leo de Qaaietis de
Bucho, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LaL

8T0WB OHABTEBS, 886-4ML 795

686. AoQUiTTANCE by D. Dob. Jaoobns de Tillio, Abbot of Hie
monastery of SS. Faustinne Major and Jovita, in Breaoia, to D.
Francisohus oaUed Curazina de Mantua, of Bresoia, for rent of a
house in the Ponticelli or Pontisfili quarter of the city. Dat.
11 Nov. 1371, indict, ix., in the great garden ('* viridarium mag-
num'*) of the monastery. Attested by Nioolinus de Gracijs de
Zendobio, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lot.

537. AoQurrTANCi by the same to Honorata, daughter of Girardus
Batulia de Cobiado, for rent of a house in Brescia. Dat 13 Nov.
1373, indict, ii. Attested by Nicholinus de Gracijs de Zendobio,
notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lai.

538. AoQUiTTANCE by the same Honorata daughter of Girardus Batalia
of Cobiado for rent of a house in Brescia. Dat. 17 Nov. 1375,
indict, xiii. Attested as above. With notarial mark. Lat

539. AoQUiTTAKCE by the same to Francisohus called Curazina of
Mantua, for rent of the house in Brescia mentioned in No. 536.
Dat. 16 Nov. 1376, indict, xiv. Attested as above. With notarial
mark. Lat.

540. AcQurrTANCE by the same to Franciscus, called Curazina, of
Mantua, for rent of a house in Brescia. Dat. 7 June, 1377, indict.
XV. Attested as above. With notarial mark. Lot,

641. Acquittance by D. Fr. Pontius de Faietto, Preceptor of the
house and church of St. Anthony of Brescia, to Girardus, son of
Bertolinus de Florentia, merchant of Brescia, for 200 pounds, 40
" plan," received from Symon, son of the late CoUa Biudi of Cereto
in the duchy of Spoleto, on behalf of the above preceptor. Dat.
14 Aug. 1377, indict, xv. Attested by Manzolus son of Petrinus
Manzius, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LcU.

542. AcQunTANCE by D. Dum Coradus de Palazo of Milan, Abbot of
the monastery of SS. Faustinus Major and Jovita, in Brescia, to
D. Honorata, daughter of the late Girardus Batulia ? (see No. 537)
for rent of a house in Brescia. Dat. 13 Nov. 1379, indict, ii.
Attested by Cresinus de Ustiano, notary, of Brescia. With notarial
mark. Lat.

543. Acquittance by the same to Francischus, called Curacina, of
Mantua, for a year's rent. Dat 13 Nov. 1379, indict, ii. Attested
by Cresinus de Ustiano, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark.
Lat.

544. AcQurrTANCB }>y the same to John de j^cziis, *' confector,"
master of the " disciplina alba laycorum " of St. Faustinus Major
of Brescia, for rent of two houses at the *' Pons de Folchouibus."

796 STOWE CHABTEB8, 6U-SUL

Dat 6 Hay, 1381, indict iv. Attested by Nidiolans de Gnci> de
Zendolno» notary, of Bresoia. With notarial mark. LaL

545. AoQUiTTANCE by D. Dam Ambroxins de Crivellis, of Milan, Abbot
of the monastery of 88. Fanstinns and Jovita of Brescia, to Beninns
de Clnxino, " massarius " of the discipline of the above saints in
Brescia, for rent of two houses [in Brescia]. Dat. 12 Not. 1385,
indict, viii. Attested by Francischns, son of Benevanntns de
Cortesiis, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LaL

546. AoQunTAHCB by the same to Franciscns, called Gniaona of
Milan, and called of Mantua, merchant and citizen of BieseiAt for
rent of a house. Dat. 11 Nov. 1387, indict, x. Attested as above.
No. 545. With notarial mark. Lot

547. AoQurrTANCE by the same to Bertolinns called Toma de Lnmex-
anis, shoemaker, of Brescia, " massarins " of the discipline of Si.
Fanstinns Major, of Bresda, for rent of two houses in Brescia.
Dat 22 Dec. 1887, indict, x. Attested as above. No. 545. With
notarial mark. Lot.

548. AcQUiTTAHCB by the same to Johannes de Trivix®, shoemaker,
syndic of the white discipline of laics (</. No. 544) of St. Fauatinus,
for rent of two houses in the district of St. Faustus super Lathrium.
Dat. 3 Dec. 1391, indict, xiv. Attested by Tomasinus de Zone, and
AlbertinusdeBuoiisdeLavolta, notaries. With notarial marks. LaL

549. AoQUrrTANGB by the same to Johannes de Trivixio, shoemaker,
syudio of the white discipline of laics of St. Fauqjdnus, for rent of
houses in the same district. Dat. 10 Dec. 1392, indict, xv.
Attested by Tomasinus de Zono and Bertolinus de Guizochis,
notaries, of Brescia. With notarial marks. Lett,

550. AoQUiTTANCS by the same to Bertolinus de Mansino, draper,
of Brescia, and syndic of the white discipline of laics of St.
Faustinus, for rent of houses in Brescia. Dat. 8 Dec. 1393,
indict, i. Attested by Tomasinus de Zono and Jacobinus de
Mabiliis of Agno8ig<>, notaries, of Brescia. With notarial marks.
LcU,

551. Acquittance by the Lady Maffia de Abbatis, Abbess of the
monastery of SS. Cosmas and Damian in Brescia, to Bertolinus de
Muolinis, draper, of Brescia, for rent of garden land at GampibassL
Dat. 25 Feb. 1394, indict, ii. Attested by Tomasinus de Zono, and
Pecinus de Tiburoiis de Herbusoho, notaries, of Brescia. With
notarial marks. Lot,

552. AcTQUiTTANCE by Dom. Dum Ambroxius de Criuellis, of Milan,
Abbot of SS. Faustinus and Jovita of Brescia, to Bertolinus de
Moscholinis, draper, of Bresda, syndic of the white discipline of

STOWE CHARTEBS. 658-659. 797

laioB of St. Fanstinns, for rent of houses in Brescia. Dat. 1 Dec.
1395, indict, iii. Attested by Tomasinus de Zono, and Jacobinns
Boyle de Mabiliis, of Agnosigno, notaries of Brescia. With
notarial marks. Lot.

653. AoQUiTTANOE by the same to the same for rent of houses in
Brescia. Dat. 13 Not. 1396, indict, iv. Attested by Tomasinus
de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lat,

654. Acquittance by the Lady Ma£G[a de Abbatis, Abbess of SS.
Oosmas and Damian of Brescia, for rent of garden land in the
district of Campibassi, of Brescia. Dat. 15 Feb. 1397, indict, v.
Attested by Tomasinus de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With
notarial mark. Lai.

656. Acquittance by Dom. Dum Ambrozius de Criuellis of Milan,
Abbot of SS. Faustinus and Jovita, to Andriolus de LuniS, of Brescia,
syndic of the white discipline of laics of St. Faustinus, for rent of
houses in the district of the bridge " de Folchonibus " in Brescia.
Dat. 10 Dec. 1398, indict, vi. Attested by Tomasinus de Zono,
notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lat.

556. Acquittance by the Lady Bonafemina de Toruitis, of Brescia,
Abbess of the Monastery of St. JuUita in the citadella of the city,
to Andriolus de Luniz [?], citizen of Brescia, syndic by name of
the '* disciplina alba laicorum '* of St. Faustinus Major, for rent of
a house. Dat. 21 Feb. 1399, indict, yii. Attested by Tomasinus
de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LcU.

657. AcQurrTANGE by Dom. Qeorge de Aurea, Abbot of SS. Faustinus
and Jovita Major, at Brescia, to Mafeus de Monte, minister of
the " disciplina alba laicorum " of St. Faustinus Major, of Brescia,
for rent of houses, due from the heirs of the late Francis called
Guracina de Mediolano, called of Mantua, formerly citizen of
Brescia. Dat. 18 Nov. 1400, indict, viii. Attested by John de
Ouadaguinis, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lat.

668. Acquittance by Franoischus de Oortesiis, notary, of Brescia,
syndic of the Franciscan Friars of Brescia, to Marchezinus de Pare,
servitor and syndic of the '* disciplina alba laycoram" of St
Faustinus Major, for money bequeathed by Franoischus, called
Guracina de Mediolano, merchant, son of Dom. Ouielmus, called
Gurada de Mediolano, to the said Friars. Dat. 9 Jan. 1401,
indict iz. Attested by Tomasinus de Zono and the above Bertolo-
meo de Herbuscho, notaries, of Brescia. With notarial marks.
Lat.

669. AcQurrTANCK by Dom. Don Lodovichus de Pooelagis of Brescia,
Abbot of the monastery of SS. Faustinus Major and Jovita of

798 STOWE CHABTEBS, 500-806.

BresciA, to Peter de Cayno, shoemaker, ** massarxiifl * of liie wlnto
diflcipline of laics of St. Fanstinns, for rent of land in the disbici
of St. Dominic. Dat. 25 Mar. 1405, indict ziii. Attested hjf
Tomasinus de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LaL

660. AoQurrTANCE by the Ladies [Toma]8ina de CrepOis, Tomasina
de Damis, Bomana de Bomanis, Petra de Mediolano, and Antcnimi
de Cluxono, nuns of the monastery of St. Jnlia in Brescia, tiie
abbess-fihip being vacant, to Peter de Cayno, shoemaker, of Brescia,
*' massarius " of the white discipline of laics of St. FaostlnYis of
Brescia, for rent of a house in the district of ^* Ponte nore ripe
terralii." Dat. 21 Mar. 1405, indict, xiii. Attested by Tomasinae
de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LaL

561. AoQUiTTANCE by Dom. Don Antonins De Crino, of Brescia, Abbot
of the Monastery of SS. Fanstinns Major and Jovita, to Bentnrinns
de Ouidono, '* massarius'* of the white discipline of laics of
St Faustinus, for rent of three houses in the district of the ^' P<mii
de Folchonibus." Dat. 7 Dec. 1405, indict, iii. Attested by
Tomasinus de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. LaL

562. Acquittance by the same to Mafius de Inzino, ** massarios ** of
the white discipline of laics of St. Faustinus, for rent of three
houses. Dat. 28 Nov. 1406, indict, xiv. Attested by TomasinTB
de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lai.

668. AoQUiTTANCB by the same, to Andriolus de Lunix, draper, of
Brescia, for rent of three houses. Dat. 31 Oct. 1407, indict, xr.
Attested by Tomasinus de Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial
mark. Lot.

564. AoQUirr ANCE by the same to Dalmianus de Troyaliis, shoemaker,
*' massarius discipline albe laycorum S. Faustini,*' for rent of a
house. Dat. 4 Dec. 1407, indict, zy. Attested by Tomasinus de
Zono, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lai.

565. AcQurrTANOE by the Lady Tomasina de Damis, Abbess of the
Monastery of St. Jullia in Brescia, to Mafeus de Monte in the name
'' discipline albe laycorum S. Faustini Majoris " at Brescia for rent
of a house. Dat. 13 Jan. 1409, indict, ii. Attested byMontininus (?),
notary, of Brescia, son of Master Montinus de Flanoea-yallL With
notarial mark. Lat,

566. Acquittance by Dom. Don Antonius de Crino, Abbot of SS.
Faustinus and Jovita of Brescia, to Amadous de Oonoeeio, tailor,
of Brescia, '' massarius discipline albe laycorum S. Faustini," fis
rent of two houses in the " Pons de Folchonibus." Dat. 16 Not.
1410, indict, iii. Attested by Tomasinus de Zono, notary, of Bresoi.
With notarial mark. LaU.

STOWE OHABTERS, 667-672. 799

667. AoQurrTANCE by the Lady Thomasina de Damifi, Abbess of the
Monastery of St. Jnllia of Brescia, to Miohael de Oastelanis, dyer,
of Brescia, on behalf of John, son of Toninus Qoasso de Zenobbio
of the same, for rent of a house in the city. Dat. 27 Jan. 1415,
indict, viii., in the hall called '' Glorietta " in the aboye monastery.
Attested by Jacobus de Dathis de Asnla, notaiy, of Brescia. With
notarial mark. Lai.

668. Lease for a year to Andriolos son of Honorins de Flumicello>
weaver, of a house, etc., in Brescia bequeathed by Master Martin de
Laudonibus to the charitable fellow^p of St. Michael of Brescia
and entered upon by Antonius de Inzino, draper, syndic of the
same, in pursuance of the bequest Dated 6 Feb. 14d[-]. Attested
by Bellus de Grassis de Bumano, notary, of Brescia. With notarial
mark. Lat,

569. SuBKENBER by Constantius Stefaninus, son of Antoniolus de
Carbonibus of Bergamo, miller, of Brescia, to Bonetus de
Aragonibus, '' massarius " of the discipline of St. Faustinus Major of
Brescia, of his right in a house in the quarter of St. Mary of
CarmeL Dat. in the church of St. Faustinus Major before the altar
of St. Mary Magdalene, 8 Apr. 1431, indict, iz. Attested by
Maffeus de Schays, notary, of Brescia. With notarial mark. Lat.

570. NonFiGATiOK of Robert Bumell, Mayor of Drougheda [Drogheda,
oos. Louth and Meath], Lreland, Nicolas Courpy and Eobert
Flemynge, sheriffs, and the Aldermen, burgesses, etc., of the same
town that, at a general congregation held in the Tolsell of Drog-
heda on Friday before the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, 1569
[20 Jan. 1570], Sir Henry Sydney, K.G., President of the Marches
of Wales and Lord Deputy of Lreland, was admitted to the franchise
of Drogheda and was made *' comburgesse " and alderman and
brother of the Staple. Dat. as above. Seals of the Mayor and
Commonalty (broken), and of the Staple (fragment only).

571. Papal indulqence to the Abbot and Convent "de Quarraria"
[Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight] to choose priests from their own
convent to hear confessions of, impose penance on, and administer
the Sacraments of the Church to, men in their service. Dat at
Interamnium [Temi in Spoleto] vi. Kal. Feb. 10 Ghregory IX.
[27 Jan. 1237]. Lat. With buUa.

572. Papal bull addressed to the Abbots of Bievauz and Byland
[N. B. CO. York], interpreting an indulgence by Ghregory IX. to
the Sempringham order, <* ne ultra duas pluresve dietas a dome sua
per litteras apostolicas trahi possint in causam," as in favour not
only of the principal house at Sempringham [oo. Line], but of all

800 STOWE CHABTESS, S78-«78. .

honsesy priors, and brethren of the order. Dat. at Lyooi, m
Eal. Jnl. 6 Innocent lY. [23 June, 1249]. Lai.

678. Papal obpsr to the Abbots of Bievanlx and Bjland [N. B.01L
York] to protect the privileges of the master of the Sempring-
ham order, exempting his person from excommnmoation, saspenaaB.
or interdict without a special papal mandate. Dat. at Ljodb.
iii. Id. Aug. 8 Innocent lY. [11 Aug. 1250]. Lot

674. Papal absent to the petition of Peter [de Harmeye], Abbot of
Abingdon [00. Berks], for the promotion of six monks, under age,
to the priesthood (provided they be in the twenty-second yev of
their age), to supply the lack of priests in the abbey and ibe con-
sequent detriment of divine service. Dat. at Avignon, EaL Jan.
3 Gregor. [XL, 1 Jan. 1873]. Lot.

676. Papal confirmation to the Prior and Convent of the New
House of the Mother of God, near London, of the Carthusian Cider
[the Charterhouse], of a papal bull dat at Rome, Id. Dec. 1 Urban YI
[13 Dec. 1378], which, after reciting its foundation by Walter da
Manny, ** miles," of the see of Cambray, and Michael [de Nortbbvgl
Bishop of London, unites certain ecolesiastioal beneficea to tbe
value of two hundred pounds and grants them to the said Honae.
Dat. at Rome, v. Id. Jun. 10 Boniface IX. [9 June, 1399]. LaL

678. Papal constitution of the Archbishop of Canterbuiy, the Biahop
of Lincoln, and the Prior of Canterbury, as " Conservatores" aad
*• Judices " of Norwich Priory. Dat. at Rome, xii. KaL Mali, 15
Boniface IX. [20 April, 1404]. LtU.

677. Papal mandate to the Bishop of Norwich to hold an enqmiy
concerning a charge against John Thorp, archdeacon of Suffolk,
of receiving procurations in money on his visitations, contiaiy to
the statute of the Council of Lyons and the constitutioDS of
Innocent lY. Dat. at Rome, xviii. (sic) Eal. Jun. 2 John XXII.
[15 Ma3% 1411]. Lot.

678. Notarial instrument made in the parish church of St Benet
Scherhog [Sherehog], London, in the presence of William Walderne,
Alderman and Mercer of London, John Neuton, rector of St
Benet, Robert Neuton, chaplain, and John Bristowe, clerk, of
London and of the see of Lichfield, by Peter Cherche, al. Mundham,
clerk, in the diocese of Norwich, notary public, at the requeat of
Magister Simon Halsale, clerk, notary public, procurator in
England and Wales for the Hospital of the Holy Trinitj td
St. Thomas the Martyr in the dty of Rome, reciting two WIi
of Pope John XXIII. licensing the brothers and sisters of the said
Hospital to choose a confessor, etc, Dat. 28 Sept. 1412. £a/.

STOWE OHABTEBS. 579-M5. 801

079. Papal g&ast, addressed to the ArohbiBhop of Tork, of a dis-
pensation to William Eellnm, "laicns," and Catharine Sohakersdale,
both of the see of York, who have contracted marriage and begotten
ofispring although '* mater ipsins Willelmi diotam Catherinam in
orismatione dum in fronte confirmaretur tennit" Dat. at Rome,
Tiii. Eal. Jnlii, 11 Martin Y. [24 June, 1428]. Lot. With huUa.

680. Papal oommission, addressed to John [Sante], Abbot of Abingdon
[co. Berks], nnncio in England, Wales, etc., *' to preaoh and publiah
an indnlgenoe of the year of Jubilee *' to all criminals of every kind.
Dat at Some, ix. Eal. Jun. 5 Sizt lY. [24 May], 1476. Lot.

SSL Papal bispbnsation to Thomas Haywarde, perpetual vicar of
lyyngho, in the diocese of Lincoln [Ivinghoe, co. Bucks], to hold
in addition two other benefices. Dat. at Borne, xii. EaL Mail,
8 Sixt. lY. [20 Apr.], 1479. Lot. With 6ttfla.

S82. Papal dibpbnsation to John Brereton, derk in the see of
Coventry and libhfield, to hold two other benefices in addition to
any living to which he may be appointed. Dat. at Bome, xiL
Eal. Jun. 11 Alezand. YI. [21 May], 1503. Lat. Endorsed,
**Introducta per Mag. Johannem Bryerton, CapeUanum Begis
Deoretorum doctorem, zxvuj. Augusti, anno 1537."

688. Papal inbuloence to John GK)derich, rector of All Saints,
Middilton Cheyneduyt [Middleton Chenduit, co. Northt], absolving
him from perjury committed in acquiring the said rectory in
addition to his chaplaincy of Sponnes Ohantry, in the parish church
of Towcester, co. Northton, contrary to the express terms of the
latter's foundation, with licence to continue to hold the two
benefices. Dat. at Bavenna, xii. Eal. Apr. 8 Jul. II. [21 Mar.],
1510. Lat. Endorsed, ''Johannes Tomes, nomine Johannis
Gk)derich, exhibuit, xix. Junij, a,^. 1537."

584. Papal bispxnsatiok to Brian Higdon, rector of Bukenehul, in
the see of Lincoln [Bucknall, co. Lino, or Bucknell, co. Oxf.], LL.D.
[Dean of York, 1516], to hold two other additional benefices. Dat.
at Bome, iv. Eal. Feb. 9 Jul. II. [28 Jan.], 1510[1]. Lat. Endorsed,
«<Exhibita per Johannem Qood, nomine Briani Higdon, Decani
Eboracensis, xi. Junij, anno 1537."

685. Papal dispensation to Miles Spensar, clerk, of the see of Carlisle,
sister's son to Cardinal Christopher [Bainbridge, Archbishop of
York], to hold two benefices in his present nineteenth year, and
a third when he shall have reached his twenty-third year. Dat.
at Bome, Non. Sept. 1 Leo X. [5 Sept] 1513. Lat. Endorsed,
"Exhibita per Henricum Wymunsden, nomine Magistri Milonis
Spenser [Vicar Qeneral of the See of Norwich], 28 Jun. 1537."

3 p

802 STOWE CHABTEBS, S86-A9S.

686. Papal dispensatiok to Jobn Wilbore, perpetual Ticar of lumber-
herste, see of Canterbury [Lamberhnrst, oo. Kent], and of Hartlefte,
see of BocheBter [Hartley, oo. Kent], to hold in addition fte
mastership of the Hospital of St. Mary of Strode [Strood, ni.
Bochester]. Dat. at Borne, iii. Non. Sept 5 Leo X. [3 Sept.], 1517.
Lat. Endorsed, ^*Exhibita per Hagistmm Joannem WylboR,
prime Maij, anno 1537."

687. Papal dispensation to William Yarre, rector of OterliamptaD,
see of Bath and Wells [Otterhampton, oo. Som.], to hold a second
benefice, although he is in his twenly-first year, and has tabiDj
lost the sight of his left eye. Dat. at Gometo, xv. KaL Dec
7 Leo X. [17 Nov.], 1619. Lai. Endorsed, ^'Exhibita per
dominum Joannem Passhelewe, nomine Willelmi Yarre, 3 Septee-
bris, anno 1537."

688. Papal dispensation to Biohard Benson, rector of one of the tfazee
portions of Burford, see of Hereford [co. Salop], to hold two otiur
benefices with that rectoiy, or three without it. Dat. at Rome, xr.
Eal. Apr. 8 Leo X. [18 Mar.], 1520[1]. LaL Endorsed, ** Exhibiii

per Bo Good, nomine Bichardi Benson, zxviiL Jnnij, a**. 1637 ''j

and, ^'Exhibita in visitacione metropolitica Cantuariensi," 15 IpL
1536. " Apud Ludlowe, Jo Heryng."

689. Papal ordeb uniting the liyings of Thomhyll in the see of
York [Thomhill, W. R co. York] and Shyrland in the see cf
Coventry and Lichfield [Shirland, co. Derby], during the incim-
bency of Thomas Alen, present rector of Thomhill, Dal ai
Malliarium, dioa of Porto [near Bome], vi. Id. Maii, 8 Leo X.
[10 May], 1520. Lat Endorsed, '' Exhibita per Magistnnn
Thomam Alen, xix^ Aprilis, anno 1537."

690. Papal dispensation to William Warham, Archdeaoon of Guh
terbury, to hold the office of Provost of Wyngham chnroh in tlie
see of Canterbury [Wingham, co. Kent], without residenoe. Bit
at Bome, iii Id. Julii, 8 Leo X. [13 July], 1520. Lai. Endonei

"Exhibita per Mag. Bobertum 0 s, nomine Mag. WiUelm

Warham, etc., 25 Junij, anno 1537."

691. Papal BEcrrAL and confirmation of a dispensation, granted at '
Bome, 5 Aug. 1508, to John Smyth, ** clericus, perpetuus beae-
ficiatus portionarius " of Titteoombe [Tidcombe] in the ptiid
church of Tiverton, in the see of Exeter [oo. Devon], •* magisterii
medicina," permitting him to hold in addition two other benefioei
Dat. at Cometo, prid. Idus Nov. 8 Leo X. [12 Nov.], 1520. LaL
Endorsed, '* Introducta per M. Joannem Smyth, xxj. Aug. anno 1537."

692. Papal dispensation to Thomas Payn, M.A., rector of Ekt Wit^tiaffl
in the see of Norwich [East Wretham, co. Nor£], to hdd gm

STOWE CHAETBRS, 69S^97. 803

otiier benefioe. Dat. at Oometo, xv. Eal. Deo. 8 Leo X. [17 Nov.]»

1520. Lai. Endorsed, **Ezliibita per Mag. Johannem Tal ,

nomine Thome Payne, reotoris de EnoUe, Sar[isbnriensi6], dioo.
[East Knoyle, oo. Wilts], xiij. die , anno 1537."

698. Papal h aitoate uniting the perpetual vicarage of the parish
ohuroh of Marsfylde, in the see of Wore [Marshfield, co. Glouo.], to
the canonry and prebend of Abyrgrilly [Abergwilly, co. Carm.],
ol. Flederod, in the see of St. David's, during the life of the present
holder of the canonry, Thomas Parker, LL.B., who has also
obtained by papal dispensation the parish church of St. Leonard,
Bybbysford [Bibbesford], with the annexed chapel of Bevdley, in
the see of Hereford [co. Wore.]. Dat. at Borne, v. Id. Junii,
1 Adrian YI. [9 June], 1523. LaL Endorsed, "Mr. Thomas
Parker, Legum Doctor, exhiberi fecit xxij Sept. anno 1637 " ; with
a note stating that, on 6 Jan. 1524, this bull was exhibited before
Card. Wolsey in his house near Westminster on the admission of
Thomas Parker to the parish church of Whythinton in the see of
Worcester [Withington, co. Gloua].

594. i^APAL DISPEN8ATI0K to Arthur Dudley [4th son of Edward, 6th
Baron Dudley], *' rector alterius portionis prime medietatis *' of the
church of St. Oswald at Malpas, in the see of Coventry and Lich-
field [co. Chester], to hold in addition one other benefice. Dat.
at Bome, iii. Kal. Aug. 1 Adrian VI. [30 July], 1623. Lot,
Endorsed, '* Exhibita per Bogerum Hunt, nomine Arthuri Dudley,
Junij, anno 1587."

696. Papal dispensation to Bichard Parker, clerk in the see of
Exeter, now in the eleventh year of his age, to hold the living of
Moreton Hamsted in the see of Exeter [Moreton-Hampstead, co.
Devon], '* in commendam " till he reach his eighteenth year, and
afterwards to retain it by title. Dat. at Bome, prid. non. Dec.
3 Clement VII. [4 Dec.], 1525. LaL Endorsed, « Exhibita per
Michaelem Malet, xviij^ Jan. 1536.*'

696. Papal dispensation to William Layton, clerk in the see of
Carlisle, being in the twentieth year of his age, to hold two
ecclesiastical benefices. Dat. Bome, prid. Id. Martii, 6 Clement
Vn. [14 Mar.] 1628. Lot. Endorsed, " Mr. Bichardus Layipn,
nomine Magistri Willelmi Layton &atris sui, banc Bulam (jdc)
exhiberi fecit xxiij^ Aug. anno 1537."

697. Papal dispensation to Thomas Sowthome, Canon of Exeter,
M.A., to hold at the same time three benefices, namely, the perpetual
vicarage of Comewoode [Comwood, oo. Dev.], the parish church of
Leeant [Lezant, co. Gornw.], and the perpetual vicarage of Asshe-

3 F 2

804 STOWB OHAETEES, 698-«)S.

perton [Ashbnrton, oo. Dev.], all in tlie see of Exeter. Dai. at
Bologna, iii. Id. Feb. 7 Caement VII. [11 Feb.], 1529[30]. LaL
Endorsed, *' Exbibita per Mag. Thomam Sowthom, xxrj ApiiliB,
anno 1637."

698. Papal dispensation to William Oresham, "soolaris" of the aee
of London, being in his tenth year, that he may, when he attaina
his twelfth year, hold the perpetaal yicarage of Eyrkby LauBdaU
[Eirkby-LoDBdale, oo. Westm.] in the archdeaoonry of Bichmond in
the see of York '* in commendam " till he attain his eighteenth year,
and afterwards by title. Dat. at Borne, iii. Id. Mail, 7 Clement VLL
[13 May], 1530. Lai. Endorsed, **Exhibita per Bichaidnm
Qresham, nomine Willelmi Gresham, 25 Sept. anno 1537."

599. Papal dispensation to John Shayre, scholar in the aee of
Carlisle, being in the 16 th year of his age, to hold an eodesiastical
benefice. Dat. at Bome, prid. Id. Ang. 9 Clement YII. [12 Ang.],
1582. LaU Endorsed, "Thomas Dalston, nomine Johannia
Shayre, Scolaris, introdnxit banc Bnlam (sic), ix. die Jnlij, a^.
1587."

600. Papal dispensation to John Shayre, scholar in the see of Carlisle,
being in the 16th year of his age, to hold an eoclesiaBtical benefice
without taking Holy Orders until his 25th year. Dat. at Bome»
prid. Id. Aug. 9 Clement YII. [12 Aug.], 1582. LaL Endorsed,
**Introducta per Thomam Dalston, nomine Johannis Shair, iz.
Julij, anno 1537."

601. Papal appointhknt of Patrick Haocuan, priest of the see of
Armagh, to the see of Dromore, being in the fortieth year of his
age, in place of Arthur [Magennis], who died about three yean
since ''extra Bomanam Curiam." Dat. at Bome, x. EaL Feb. 4
Gregor. Xin. [23 Jan.], 1575[6]. Lai. With itiBfl.

602. Admission by Fr. Thomas [Marescall], Prior of the oanona of
St. Peter's of Donstaple [Dunstable, co. Bedf.], of Dom. Gtervase de
Wilforde into the brotherhood of the order, with participatian of
all masses and other spiritual benefits. Dat Dunstable. 10 May,
1859. Lai.

603. Indulgence of 800 days of pardon granted by Thomas [FitzAlan],
Archbishop of Canterbury, and Bichard [Scrope], Archbishop of
York, Papal Legates, Bobert [de Braybrooke], Bishop of London,
Gye [Guy de Mohun], Bishop of St. David, Walter [de Skirkw],
Bishop of Durham, Henry [Beaufort], Bishop of Lincoln, Edmund
[Stafford], Bishop of Exeter, Henry [Bowet], Bishop of Bath and
Wells, John [Fordham], Bishop of Ely, Henry [le Spenoer], Bishop
of Norwich, Bichard [Mitford], Bishop of Salisbury, Bichard

STOWE OHABTEBS, 604-607. 805

[Olifford], Bishop of Woroester, John [de Bottlesham], Bishop of
Boohester, John [Bnrghill], Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield,
Bobert [Beade], Bishop of Chichester, John [Treyenant], Bishop of
Hertford [Hereford], John (de) [William Strickland], Bishop of
Carlisle, Bichard [Tonng], Bishop of Bangor, Thomas [Peverel],
Bishop of Llandaff, and John [Trevonr], Bishop of Seynte Asse
[St. Asaph], to all who shall saj prayers and give alms to the
Chapel or Hospital of the Holy Cross in the suburbs of Colchester
[co. Essex]. [1402-1404.] Engl Contemporary copy. After the
words ''In witnesse,'* etc., is given an account of the finding by St.
Helen of the Holy Cross, and how she '* toke one part of the holy
orosse and dosed it with golde and sent it to her hospitall to
. Colchester (she being a native of Colchester) evermore to be
abyding with her Bing, her gyrduU and her purs with other
xx^'iiii moo Beliques " ; of the visit of St. Thomas of Canterbury
in 1200 to the hospital when he *'halowed*' it and confirmed the
said grant, *' and gaf his PontificaU Bing in tokenyng " ; and how
in 1401 certain thieves carried off the relic of the Holy Cross as far
as *' Enyfittes poolis," 3 miles out of the town, but being pursued
threw it into the pool, whence owing to its miraculous floating on
the surface, though it weighed xzi. ounces, it was recovered. At
the foot are two notes in the hand of Philip Horant, who has given,
from the present document, in his History of Euex, Appz. to
History of Colchester, no. xv., a transcript of the Indulgence,
without the matter which follows it.

604. Aniossioisr by Thomas Blewyk, "rector et magister nuncupatus
capelle beate marie in man, Eliens. dice.," of Margaret Heryng and
John her son into the confraternity of the chapel. Dat 1 Sept.
1[4]48. Lot.

606. G&AiiT by Fr. Thomas Waryn, Provincial Prior of the Friars*
Preachers in England, to William .ereeon and Alice his wife of
participation in the prayers and privileges of the order. Dat. at
York, on the Feast of St. Vincent [22 Jan.], 1422. LaL

606. LiaiNCS from Peter de Honte, '* prothonotarius apostolicus,
utriusque juris artiumque doctor, in regno Anglic, eto., collector
generalis et apostolice sedis nuncius,'' to Bobert Warde, chaplain,
to choose a confessor, in accordance with a bull of Pope Eugenins
lY. [1431-1447]. Dat 2 Apr. 1489. Lot. On the back is a form
of absolution*

607. LmnroB from Peter de Monte (as above) to Margery Dyckys and
Anna her sister to choose a confessor. Dat. 8 Apr. 1439. Lot.
Seal, imperfect. On the back is a form of absolution.

806 STOWE OHABTBRS, 608-616.

608. Obant by John [Kemp], Archbialiop of York, OaidinAl Legate,
of 100 days' indulgence to all who shall contribute to the repair or
new building of the bridges " of the poor town " of Oxenhede
[Oxnead], co. Norf. Dat. *' in hospicio nostro prope Westnumtf-
terium," 7 Feb. 1442 [3]. Lot. Seal, broken.

609. Admission by the chamberlains, warden, and procurator of the
Hospital of the Holy Trinity and St. Thomas-the-Martyr at Borne
of Thomas Jeffrey and Joan his wife into the confraternity of the
Hospital. Dat. London, 1 Nov, 1459. LaL

610. NoTiFiGATiON by Dimitrius Bosata, . . . tilmensis, of a bull of
Pope Paul II. granting an indulgence to John Botery, josl, in
return for contributions to the redemption of Christian captives in
the hands of the Turks. Dat. 1471. Lot.

611. Letters of the chamberlains, warden and procurator of the
Hospital of the Holy Trinity and St. Thomas of Canterbury
Martyr in Borne, admitting Edmund Paston to the confraternity of
the Hospital. Dat. at London, 30 Jan. 1477 [8]. Lot. On the
back is a form of absolution.

612. Mandate of Thomas [Bourohier], Archbishop of Canterbury,
Cardinal Legate, for the citation of Hugh Morys and David
Gwynne, chaplains, and Bys ap Thomas Yachan, of Pembiyn
[co. Card.], and Morys Lloyd, of Nanstephen [co. Card.], all in ^e
see of St. Davids and province of Canterbury, to appear an a
charge of perjury brought against them by William ap Thomas ap
Meredeth. Dat. at Lamehyth Manor [Lambeth], 14 Nov. 1484
Lot.

613. Blaxk form of indulgence from Bichard, Minister of the House
of Motynden [Mottenden in Headoom, co. Kent], provincial of the
order of the Holy Trinity in England and of the redemption of
captives of the Holy Land, with three forms of absolution, tii^
** Forma absolucionis annualis," "Forma absolucionis semel in
vita," and '* Forma absolucionis et remissionis plenarie in mortifl
articulo." Dat. 1487. Lat

614. Letters of the alderman and chamberlains of the Gild or cod-
fraternity of the Virgin Mary in the church of St. Botolph,
Boston, in the see of Lincoln, reciting a Bull of indulgence hy
Pope Innocent [YIII.], dat. at Bome, 1 Oct 1386, and admitfang
Thomas Haryson, rector of Bryseley [Brisley, co. Norf.], into the
confraternity. Dat at Boston, 3 Nov. 1492. LcU.

615. Letters of Fr. Garsyas de Loaysa, S.T.P., " generalis magisier'*
of the Order of Friars Preachers, addressed to the ** Provincialis et
DifEinitores Prouincie Anglie " of the same order, oonfirmixig the

STOWE CHAETEES, 616-422. 807

ordinance that the conTsnt of King's Langley [oo. Hertf.] should
pertain to the visitation of Cambridge and should serve for friars
from all parts of the Province, t.e. that three visitations should
have the liberty of sending students thither. Dat. at Cesar-
Augusta [Saragossa, in Arragon], 8 June, 1522. Signed by G. de
Loaysa and Fr. Vinoentius de Sto. Geminano. With seals of G.
de Loaysa as master of the order, and another small seal. Lat.

616. Admission by Thomas [Catfield al Godrede], Prior and Minister
of the regular church of Ingham in the see of Norwich [oo. Norf.],
of the Order of the Holy Trinity for the redemption of captives,
of William Fette and Isabel (?), his wife, into the confraternity
and privileges of the order. Dat. 1506. Lai. On the back are
the tiiree forms of absolution, as above (No. 613).

617. Admission by Fr. Ealph Bekwith, " minister domus de Houndes-
lowo" [Hounslow, co. Midd.], and the Convent of the same, of the
Order of the Holy Trinity for the redemption of captives, of
Henry, Prince of Wales [afterw. Henry VIII.], to the confraternity
and privileges of the order. Dat. 1508. At the foot is a form of
absolution. LaL With an ornamental coloured initial containing
the royal arms with label of three points, and a flowered border
with the arms of the order, the Prince of Wales's feathers, etc.

618. Licence from Ludovicus [Louis d' Amboise], tituli Sancti Marcelli,
presbyter Oardinalis, to Thomas Wyse, scholar, B.A., of the see
of Ely, to take priest's orders as soon as he attains his twenty-third
year. Dat. Eome, Non. Aug. [5 Aug.] 6 Julii EL [5 Aug. 1509].
Lat.

619. Admission by Sir Thomas Norton, Et., master, and the brethren
of the hospital '"de Burton Sancti Lazari Jerusalem in Anglia"
[Burton Lazars, co. Leic], of Elizabeth Yachell into their fraternity.
Dat. 1512. Lat. Seal of the Hospital, imperfect.

680. Admission by Sir Thomas Norton, Knt., master, and the brethren
of Burton Lazars [oo. Leic], of Dom. Simon Morell into their
fraternity. Dat. at Burton, 1518. Lat.

681. Notarial instrumekt by John Boyceau, clerk of the dioa of
Poitiers, notary public, etc., reciting : — (a) Petition to the Pope by
William Yeman, layman, of the see of Llandaff, for licence to have
a confessor and a portable altar for the use of his family ;— (b)
Inspezimus of the same petition, granting the licence, by Thomas
[Halsay], Bishop of Leighlin, Penitentiary in the court of Borne,
dat Eome. 21 Mar. 1518[9]. Dat. [1519]. Lat.

688. Will of Sire Fouk [Fulk] de Penebrugge, made in presence of
Sire Bobert, parson of Tong [oo. Salop], Sire Eoger^ parish chaplain

808 STOWE CHABTEBS, 6S»-626.

of Tong, Johan de Dene, Griffit de Say, William Pirie and oihen,
oontaining bequests to Maud his wife^ Alice his daughter, Fulk,
Bobert, William, and Payn his sons, of live-stook, fnmitnie,
armour, eic., with dLanse confiding to the care of Sire Johan de
Piiye till his son Folk oomes of age two Bomances, with his
muniments and charters. He appoints as his executors Miaud his
wife, Henry de Burmingham, and Sire Johan de Pirie, parson of
Aileston [Aylestone, oo. Leio.]. Dat. at Tong, on Monday the
' Feast of St. Martin [11 Nov.], 1325. Fr. With probate taken
before J — de Badington, Sequestrator General of B[oger de North-
burgh], Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, at Tong viL Eal Feb.
[26 Jan.], 1325[6]. Lai.

623. Will of John Buterleygh, citizen of New Sarum [co. Wilts.],
among the bequests, of which many are to religious bodies in
Salisbury, Wilton, Fisherton- Anger, 6(c., being one to the Almshonse
in New Sarum of a hundred shillings and a cup called " Giypesey "
fitted with silver. He appoints as his executors William Wyns-
lawe, chaplain, Simon Tredeiek and Stephen Edyngdon. Dat. on
Saturday after the Feast of St. Michael [2 Oct], 1395. On the back
is a general release (undated) from William Trussell, knight, of
Elmysthrop [Elmsthorpe], co. Leic, to Beimund de Cysberry (?),
of Chepyng Ferynton [Great Faringdon], co. Berks.

624. Articles by Sir Bichard Scott, showing in what particulara the
provisions of the last will of his *' lord Sir Boger Walden, snmtyme
Bisshop of London " (ofr. 1406), were " brokyn and noujt folfiUyd."
Early xvth cent.

626. NoTABLiL INSTRUMENT of Thomas Godsalve, clerk, notary public
of the see of York, setting forth that on 17 March, 1494, in a
room at the Antelope in Briggestrete, Lichfield, there appeared
Humphroy Stanley, knt., and Nicholas Agarde, esq., who declared
that they, with John Ferrers, knt., of Wichnor, and Thomas
Wellez, of Horecroese, were present, about the feast of the Nat. of
St. John the Baptist [24 June], 20 Edw. IV. [1480], in the hall of
the manor of William Hastings, Dom. de Hastings, chamberlain to
Edward IV. at Asshby [Ashby-de-la-Zouch, co. Leic], when John
Cokayn, sen., of Ashbourne, co. Derb., Esq., granted to his sans
John and Bichard certain messuages and closes in Galton, oo. StafiL,
and in Balidon [BaUidon], co. Derby, and that, subsequently, about
the Feast of St. Margaret [20 July] in the same year, in the hall
of the dwelling house of William Fensby at Burton on Trent
[co. Staff.], the said John Cokayne acknowledged the said grants,
as recited ots. : (a) Grant from John Cokayn to John his son of
all his lordship of Calton, with a messuage in Balidon and two

STOWB OHABTEBS, 62ft-6S0. 809

doseB called Alport Closes in the lordship of Herthill [Harthill,
ca Derb.], dat. at Ashbonme, on the Feast of St Stephen [26 Deo.],
20 Edw. rV. [1480] ;— (b) Grant from the same to Bichard his son
of all his lordship of Balidon, with the same date. Witn. to the
notarial instrument : James Eeyley, John Langton, John Langham,
Sampson Fury, aU of the see of Ooventry and Lichfield. Dat.
17 Mar. 1494[5]. Lai.

628. Will of Edward Holme, of Wikham Skeyth [Wiokham Skeith,
00. Soff.], the ezeontors being John Frere and John Brakstrete.
Witn. : John 'Derham, vicar of St Andrew's, Wiokham Skeith,
Master Nyoolas Wyseman, and Thomas Eymlyngton. Dat. 23 Feb.
[1505]6. With probate, dat at Botysdale [Botesdale, oo. Snff.]»
5 Mar. 1505[6], and sealed with the seal of tho Archdeacon of
Siidbnry.

627. Will of Symond Stone, of Moohe Brymley [Great Bromley, co.
Essex], the execntors being Elizabeth his wife, Davy his son, John
Bradfyld, and Sir William Fareway, parson of Brymley [Great
Bromley]. Besides bequests to his four sons, Davy, Water, Myhill,
and William, there are others, *' to the hye awter there for my
tithes negligentely forgetyn a cowe or ellys vi. s. viiL d. for yt
... to the warke of Ponlys [St Panl's, London] xii. d." Witn. :
John Stone, John Newman, William latylbery, '* and the forsaide
parson." Dat 12 May, 1506. With probate, dated 10 Feb. 1510[1].

628. Will of Robert Fale, of Fiixton, oo. Soff., wherein, in default
of issue from William his son and Marget his daughter, he
names as his heir " my chylde that my wyff ys with,'* and as yet
unborn. The executors are Agnes, his wife, and Bobert Jonson.
Witn. : Sir John Feny, vicar of Fiixton, Bobert Jonson and Agnes
Fale. Dat 7 Feb. 1510[1]. With probate, at Homersfield [oo.
Soff.], 11 Mar. 1510[1]. Fragments of probate seal.

629. Will of John Hervy, of Ippiswich [Ipswich, co. Suff.], the
executors being Margaret his wife and Bobert Jownere, of Ipswich.
Among the bequests are sums for the repairs of the churches of
St. Clement, Ipswich, Tudenham [Tuddenham, co. Suff.], and
Herksted [Harkstead, oo. Suff.], to " every ordere of fireeres in
Ippiswich," and six pounds for " a honest seculere prest to praye
and synge " for his soul, etc Dat. 18 May, 1511. With probate,
at Norwich, 8 Apr. 1514. With fragment of probate seal.

680. Will of John Page, of Wolvetts in Peldon [oo. Essex], con-
taining bequests to the church of Peldon, '* to the mother churohe of
Pawlis in London,*' '' to the place of Grey fryeris within Oolohester,"
to John his son and to Johan his wife, whom he appoints his

810 STOWE CHAETEBS, 631-640.

executrix. Witn.: Sir Biobard Sliarples, parish priest^ ThomaB
Webbe, and Robert Foxe. Dat. 6 Jan. 1616 [7], With probate,
5 Feb. 1616 [7]. ^

63L Will of William Wylkes, of Tettenhall [co. StaflEl], the executors
being Richard Sothwjcke and Agnes, wife of the testator, and
the supervisors Henry Sothwycke, canon, and William Fl^myng.
Dat. 27 Jan. 1619 [20]. Lai. With probate, 5 Feb. 1519 [20].

632. Will of John Maupas, of Ramsey [oo. Essex], appointing
Robert Horlake (to whom he bequeaths his '^yong horse") his
executor, and Thomas Heige supervisor. Witn. : Sir John Bnsshe,
"prest," Thomas Heige, and Robert Vayr. Dat 14 Nov. 1538.
With probate, dated 20 Jan. 1638 [9] and sealed.

633. Cahgelled will of John de Yeere, 16th Earl of Oxford, Yiscount
Bulbeok, Baron Scales, and Baron Badlesmere. Dat. 21 Dec. 1552.
With signature *' Oxynford," and two corrections in his own hand.

634. Oangelled schedule accompanying the preceding will, to
regulate the distribution of the personal goods of the said John,
Earl of Oxford, [1662].

635. Will of John Rygges, of Buttysberye [Buttsbury], oo. Essex,
with bequests to Mary his wife, Francis, Thomas and Richard his
sons, and '' Frysewithe " his daughter. Executors, Mary his wife
and Francis his son; overseer, Thomas Rygges his brother.
Witn. : Thomas Saundreson, parson of Buttsbury, Thomas Lorkyne,
of Ginge Mountneye [Mountnessing, oo. Essex], and John Sparke.
Dat. 2 May, 1563. With probate, 6 May, 1563.

636 a, b. Will of William Nodian, of EUaston, oo. Sta£, yeoman.
Dat 10 Apr. 1693. With probate, at Uttoxeter [co. Staff.], 5 June,
1694.

637 a, b. Will of Dame Dorothy Cokayne, of Derby, widow of Sir
Thomas Cokayne, made on 7 Sept. and signed and sealed on 7 OcL
1696. Witn. : Baptist Trott, Richard Dudley, William Parker and
Christopher Ensore. With probate, at Liohfield, 9 Mar. 1545[6].

a, b. Will of Daniel Newman, citizen and fishmonger of
London, and inhabitant of St. Saviour's parish, in Southwark,
CO. Surrey. Dat. 15 June, 1619. With probate, 16 July, 1619.

Will of Robert Cobbe, of Earls Colne, co. Essex. Dat
18 June, 1619. With probate, at Eelvedon [co. Essex], 4 Oct
1619.

640 a, b. Will of Jane Smith, widow, of Much Tey, oo. Essex.
Dat. 22 Kov. 1672. With probate at Eelvedon [oo. Essex],
16 May, 1673.

8T0WE CHABTEBS, 641-646. 811

64L Will of William Eyerard, of Biyenhall, co. Essex, gent. Dat.
6 Apr. 1687.

642 a, b. Will of William Bavenscroft, esq. of Hokhill, oo. Denbigh.
Dat. 18 Marcli, 169J. With probate, 24 Nov. 1693.

643. PETmoN to the King [Henry YI.] from his nurse Johane,
wife of Thomas Asteley, esq. [of Fatshnll, oo. Staff.], for per-
mission to surrender her letters-patent, dated 27 Apr. a°. 1 [1423],
for an annuity of £20, and that new letters may be granted to her
for an annuity of £40. Fr. With endorsement, noting the grant-
ing of the application at Westminster, 16 Jan. a®. 2 [1424].

644. Yaloe of the possessions in co. Oxon. of the late John Blundell,
esq., which on his death on 20 Sept. 1 Eliz. [1559], descended to
Elizabeth, Mary, Theodora, Anne and Susan, his daughters and
co-heiresses, livery being given on 23 Sept to Edmund Hougan
and to Jerard Crocker, the husbands respectively of the said
Elizabeth and Mary, and to Theodora. Vellum roll.

645. GoMPOTUS of the Bailiff of the Hundred of Eny ghtlowe [EnighUo w,
CO. Warw.] and of the leets of Stanley [Stoneleigh] and Bryncklowe
[Brinklow] in the same hundred, xvith cent. Vellum roll.

646. Counterpart of a lease by fiichard Fines, knt. [Fienes, 7th]
Baron Say and Sole, to George Greenwood, of the Inner Temple,
London, gent, for £500, of pasture called Middle Norton in Weston
Underedge, oo. Glouc, for 40 years at a pepper-corn rent. Dat.
20 Oct. 2 Jas. I. [1604]. This charter was formerly a binding-
cover for Stowe MS. 801.

STOWE MANUSCRIPTS.

TABLE OP NUMBERS IN THE SALE CATALOGUE OP 1849
OOMPABED WITH THOSE IN THE PBESENT VOLUME.

1 = 686-688

80 = 142, art;. 104

8 = 605

81 = 755, art 46

8 = 607

89 = 755, art. 55

4 = 601

88 = 142, art 105

8 = 590

84 (a) = 755, art. 49

6 = 718

(b) = 755, art 58

7 Libr. of Boy. Irish Acad.

(c) = 755, art. 54

8 (s) = 717

88 Oriental

(b) = 591

86 „

9 = 677

87 = 1082

10 = 714

86 Oriental

11 = 142, art. 2

» „

18 = 142, art. 4

40 „

18 (a) = 142, art. 1

41

(b) = 142, art. 8

49

14 (a) = 142, art. 8

48

(b) = 142,art.5

44

18 = 142, art. 11

48

16 = 142, art. 12

46

17 (a) = 142. art. 98

47 „

(b) = 142, art 95

48

(c) =755, art. 85

48

18 = 142, art. 92

80

19 = 142, art. 94

81 „

90 = 142, art 97

89

91 = 142, art. 98

88

99 = 142, art. 96

84 „

98 = 755, art. 24

88 = 845

94 = 142, art. 99, ete,, 755 art. 6, 0(0.

66 VoU. 1-15 = 1029-1043

96 = 755, art. 83

87 = 540

96 = 755, art 83

68 = 876

97 (a) = 142, art. 100

89 = 377

(b) = 142, art. 106

60 = 832

(0) = 142, art. 76

61 = 329

98 (a) = 142, art. 87

69 = 296

(b) = 142, art. 72

68 = 501

99 (a) = 142, art. 80

64 = 880

(b) = 142, art. 84

66 « 421

814

STOWE MSB.

66 = 1050

67 = 502

68 = 573

69 = 388

70 = 860

71 = 389
78 = 888

73 = 1011, 1012

74 = 885

76 = 334-^7

76 = 870

77 = 809

78 = 126

79 = 128

80 = 986

81 = 127
88 = 765
88 = 1025

84 = 807

85 = 884-840

86 = 841
87= 842

88 = 828-880

89 = 883

90 = 831

91 = 844
98 = 832
98 = 824
94 = 825
96 = 826

96 = 98-101

97 = 90

98 (a) = 86
(b) = 87

(o) = 755, art 87

99 = 163

100 = 250

101 = 88, 89
108= 158
108 = 255

104 = 91

105 = 482

106 = 262

107 = 246

108 = 247

109 = 751

110 = 751

111 = 381
118 = 79
118 = 55
114 = 274
116 = 107

116 = 106

117 = 1065

118 = 872

119 = 77

180 = 140

181 = 66
188 = 559
188 = 560
184 = 67
186 = 827

186 = 871

187 = 557

188 = 555

189 = 556

180 = 553

181 = 823
188 = 822
188 = 883
184 = 813-815
186 = 319

186 = 859

187 = 855

188 = 125

189 = 798

140 = 875

141 = 414
148 = 879
148= 880
144 = 821
146 = 813

146 = 863,864

147 = 862

148 = 142, art. 7

149 = 142, art 6

160 = 142, art. 9

161 = 142, art 10
168 = 142, art 13
168 = 956

154 = 1066

166 = 142, art 14

166 = 142, art 17

167 = 142, art 15

168 = 142, art 16

169 = 142, art. 19

160 = 142, art 21

161 (a) = 142, art 18

(b) = 142, art. 20

(c) = 142, art 22
168 = 142, art. 23
168 = 142, art. 25
164= 809

166 = 142, art 28

TABLE OP NUMBERS, mc.

815

166 = lis, art M

167 = 755, art. 4
166 = 142, art. 31

169 = 142, art. 27

170 = 357

171 = 539
178 = 321
178 = 298
174= 297
176 = 299

176 = 420

177 = 300

178 = 331
179= 1044

180 = 362

181 = 358
188 = 359
188 = 363

184 = 397

185 = 419

186 = 302

187 = 404, 405

188 = 159

189 = 361

190 = 354

191 = 356
198 = 187
198 = 561

194 = 672

195 = 671

196 = 674

197 = 633

198 = 1047

199 = 563

800 = 696

801 = 975
808 = 73
808 = 657
804= 658

805 = 656

806 = 558

807 = 592

808 = 684

809 = 277

810 = 691

811 = 668
818 = 993
818 = 594
814 (a) = 317

(b) = 323
(o) = 326
816=497

816 = 822

817 =825

818 = 554

819 = 189

880 = 768

881 = 772
888 (a) = 103

(b) = 785
888 = 191

884 = 562

885 = 186

886 = 305

887 = 770

888 (a^) = 442-445
(e) = 429

(0 = 430
(g) = 446

889 = 190

880 = 219, 220

881 = 184, 185
888=749
888 = 750

884 = 47

885 = 42

886 = 992

887 = 116

888 = 87

889 = 81

840 = 84

841 = 7
848 = 39
848 = 32

844 = 52

845 = 6

846 = 3

847 = 1

848 = 4

849 = 49
860 = 12
861= 15
858 (a) = 48

(b) = 598a

(0) = 598b

(d) = 635

(e) = 636

(f ) = 640

(g) = 641
(b) = 644
(i) = 646
(k) = 649

(1) = 650
(m)= 651

816

STOWB MSB.

868(ii)«654
(o) = 7i0
(p) = 655
(q) = 741

968 (a) = 72

(b) = 652
(0) = 653

(d) = 647

(e) = 645
(0=687
(g) = 634

864 (a) = 638
[(b) = 639

(c) = 642

(d) = 643
!(e) = 648

866 = 593

866 = 679

867 = 606

868 = 682

869 = 676
880 = 707
861 = 700
888 = 693
888 = 702
884 = 680

886 = 683
888 = 599

887 = 708

888 = 718

889 = 699

870 = 719

871 (a) = 716
(b) = 685

878 = 860
878 = 783. 734
874=608

876 = 681
878 = 661

877 = 574

878 = 711

879 = 715

880 = 75

881 = 1059

888 = 1028, 1024

883 = 1045

884 = 1016

886 = 1049
888 (a) = 1052

(b) = 1017

887 = 1026

888 = 1060

889 = 665,666
880 = 1027, 1028
891 = 1061
888 = 1051
898 = 881
894 = 780, 781
886 = 59
898 = 945

897 = 142, art 26

898 = 142, art 34

899 = 755, art. 2

800 = 188

801 = 142, art 29, 80, 85, 36
808 = 142, art 32

808 = 142, art 33
804 = 142, art 39

806 = 142, art 41
808 = 142, art 40

807 = 193

808 = 142, art 43

809 = 142, art 44, 47

810 = 142, art 45, 46

811 = 142, art 48
818 = 142, art. 37
818 = 142, art 54
814 = 142, art. 58

816 = 755, art 5
818 = 197

817 = 199

818 = 142, art 61

819 Oriental

880 „
881

888
888
884
886
888
887
888
889
880

881 = 221

888 Oriental
888
884
836
888
887
888

889 = 1063
840= 1078

TABLE OF NUMBERS, etc.

817

S41 :
848:

848 :
844 :

84ft:
846:

847 :

848 :
849:

880 :
8ftl :
868:
888:
884:
86ft :

866 :
8ft7:
858 :
869:
860:
861 :
868 :
868 :
864:

86ft '.
866

867 :

868 :
869:
870:
871 :
878:
878 :
874:
87ft:
876:
877:

878

879:

880

881 :
888:

888

884:

88ft

386

887 :

888 :

889:
890:
891 :
898:

1062

147

149

148

118, 114

141

146

161

278

95

151

272

278

145

150

165

182-137

917

96

271

281

289

275

801

288
: 282

447-480

824

320

295

252

315

565

566

268

253
: 308

249

254

248

121

97

481

481

248-245

256-261

251

222-240

241, 242

883

577

428

898 = 286, 287
894 = 344
89ft = 871

896 = 408

897 = 370

898 = 878

899 = 843

400 = 503-517

401 = 491
408 = 492
408 ^ 160
404 = 489
40ft = 498-496

406 = 366

407 = 499.500
406 = 368
406 = 369

410 = 659,660

411 Missing when the ooUeotion

was acquired.
418 = 180
418 = 589
414 = 568
41ft = 678

416 = 74

417 = 690

418 = 569

419 (a) = 550
(b) = 986
(o) = 673
(d) = 767

480= 578

481 = 581, flf. 1-85

488 = 579

488 = 580

484 = 581. flf. 86-69

48ft = 582

486 = 584

487 = 585
486 = 664
486 = 576

480 = 542

481 = 436

488 = 487

488 Libr. of Roy. Irish Acad.
484 = 485
48ft = 431

486 (a-o) = 482-434
(d-f ) = 484-486

487 = 990

488 = 115

489 = 766

3 G

818

STOWE MSS.

MO (a) = 1053
(b)= 198
(c) = 1013

i41 (a) = 291

(b) = 760

(c) = 759
442 (a) = 293

(b) = 848

(c) = 426

(d) = 771
448 = 270
444 = 989
446 = 963

446 = 310

447 CO = 294

(b) = 1069

(c) - 108

(d) = 204

(e) = 75t)

(f ) = 895

448 (a) = 1014

(b) = 1074

(c) = 483

(d) = 411

(e) = 792

(f ) = 885

449 (a) = 318

(b) = 921
(o) = 340

(d) = 852

(e) = 984

(f ) = 269

460 (a) = 842
(b)= 1068

(c) = 379

(d) = 390

(e) = 110

(f ) = 45

461 = 874

468 = 142, art. 42
468 = 142, art. 49
464 = 142, art. 53
466 = 142, art. 55

466 = 142, art. 52

467 = 142, art. 51

468 = 142, art 56

469 = 142, art. 59

460 = 142, art. 57

461 = 142, art. 60

461 • = 142, art 37

462 = 987

468 = 142, art 50

464= 154
466 = 427

466 = 142, art 71

467 = 142, art 89

468 = 755, art 20

469 = 755, art 15

470 = 755, art 14

471 = 755, art 9

472 = 755, art 22
478 = 755, art 10
474 = 1071

476 = 994-1009

476 = 40

477 = 1075

478 = 1081

479 = 979, 980

480 = 954

481 = 950

482 = 955
488 = 981
484 = 774
486 = 947

486 ^ 84

487 Lifar. of fiof. Irish

488 = 9:7

489 = 764

490 = 81

491 Libr. of Boy. Irish

»i »i

488 „ „ „

494= 83

496 Libr. of Boj. Irish

AAA

497 = 82

498 Libr. of Boy. Irish

499 = 200-217

600 = 782-784

601 = 123
608 = 932
608 = 547
604 = 551
606 = 552

606 = Ch. 515-569

607 = 778

608 = 937
600 = 931

610 = 930

611 = 926

612 = 941
618 = 586
611 = 866
516 = 587

TABLE OF NUMBBBS, ktc.

819

616 = 583

668 = 142, art 66

617 = 588

664 = 142, art 78

618 = 596

666 = 142, art. 67

619 = 694

668 = 142, art. 77

690 = 595

667 = 142, art. 79

630*= 725

668 = 786

581 = 701

669 = 142, art 85

588 = 600

670 = 142, art. 82

688 = 440

671 = 142, art 82

684 = 706

678 = 142, art 82

526 = 601

678 = 142, art. 88

586 = 663

674 = 142, art 91

687 = 695

676 = 142, art 90

688 Libp. of Roy. Imh Acad.

676 = 142, art 81

689 = 662

677 (a) = 307

680 = 710

(b) = 865

681 = 730

678 Omitted in the old catalogue.

688 = 731

679 = 13.

688 = 575

680 = 27

684 = 732

681 = 9

686 = 720

688=16

686 = 709

688 = 28

687 = 721-724

684 = 26

688 = 777

686 = 25

689 = 858

686 = 24

640 = 811

687 = 18

541 = 812

688 = 23

648 = 796

689 = 19

648 = 1046

690 = 29

648'* = 144

691 = 20

544 = 818

698= 17

646 = 933

698 = 21

646 = 848

694 = 22

647 = 847

696 = 948

648 = 795

696 = 80

649 = 816,817

697 = 11

660 = 820

698 Libr. ofRoy. IrUhAoad.

661 = 797

699 „ ,

» »» >

568 = 851

000

» »» '

668 = 803, 804

601

» »» >

664 = 819

008

665 = 867

608

,

566 = 142, art. 63

eo4

» ' »f f

657 = 142, art 74

006

» ». .

668 = 142, art 75

006

.

659 = 142, art. 69

007

» »» »

600 = 142, art. 70

008

» »» »

661 = 755, art. 13

009

» n »

608 (a) = 142, art. 68

610 „

» »♦ «

(b) = 142, art. 65

611

1 »» .

(o) = 142, art. 64

618 „

» •• «

(d) = 142, ait. 73

618

, ,,

(e) = 142, art 62

20

STOW]

B M8S.

614 Libr. of Boy. Irish Aoad. | 661 (f) = 1080

616 ,.

) If t

(g) = 290

616

» »» »

(li) = 920

617 „

1 fi t

662 = 961

618

» i» »

668 (a-e) = 969-972

619

» ft f

(0 = 965

620

f ff f

(g) = 968

621

f ff f

(h) = 966

622

I >» f

664 (a) = 960

628

t ff f

(b) = 276

624

» »f f

(c) = 288

626

t ff f

(d) = 41

626

» ff f

(e, f ) = 973

627

f ff f

666 = 957

628

f ff >

666 = 958

629

f ff f

667 = 976

680

f n f

668 = 953

681 = 927

669 = 949

682 = 928

670 = 951

688 = 587

671 = 952

684 = 538

672 = 959

686 = 769

678 = 755, art. 27

686 = 853

674 = 755, art. 21

687 = 854

676 = 755, art. 19

688 = 943

676 = 755. art 28

689 = 776

677 = 755, art. 32

640 = 942

678 = 755, art 29 (a)

641 = 882

670 = 964

642 = 925

680 = 755, art. 29 (b)

648 = 935

681 = 755, art 29 (c)

644 = 736

682 MiBBiDg when the collection

646 = 698

waa acquired.

646 = 608

688 = 755,art. 23

647 = 609

684 = 755, art. 25

648 = 726

686 = 755, art. 40

649 = 610

686 = 755, art 44

660 = 727

687 = 755, art 52

661 = 728

688 (a) = 755, art 42

662 = 705

(b) = 755, art 57

668 = 675

(0) = 755, art 36

664 = 704

(d) = 755, art 53

666 = 611

(e) = 755, art. 47

666 = 612

(f ) = 755, art 50

667 = 729

(g)=142,art.86

668 = 613

688 = 755, artt 34, etc

669 = 614

690 = 755, art 51

660 = 962

691 = 755, art. 41

661 (a) = 967

692 = 156

(b) = 974

698 = 1055

(c) = 46

694 = 268

(cl) = 779

696 = 167

(e) = 439

686= 143

TABLE OP NUMBEBS, bto.

821

697 = 181

^

746 Libr.ofBoy.

698 = 183

747 ,.

699 = 85

743 = 924

700 = 285

749 = 763

701 Libr.ofRoy.lriahAcad.

760 = 850

708 = 178

761 = Ch. 174-230

708 (a) = 179

768 = Ch. 231-290

(b) = 139

763 = Oh. 414-514

(c) = 138

764 = 934

(d) = 192

766 = Oh. 291-381

704= 164

766 = Oh. 45-131

706 = 152

767 = Oh. 132-173

706 = 182

763 = 929

707 = 166-177

769 = 939

706= 155

760 = Ch. 1-44

709 = 743-748

761 = 615

710 = 194-196

768 = 618

711 = 752-754

763 = 616, 617

718 = 518-526

764 = 619

713 = 391

766 = 622

714 = 533

766 = 621

715 = 392

767 = 620

716 = 393

766 = 628

717 = 394

769 = 624

718 = 532

770 = 625

719 = 534

771 = 670

780 = 527-531

778 = 626

781 = 346-353

773 = 627

788 = 380

774 = 737

783 = 541

776 = 689

784 = 386

776 = 738

785 = 490

777 = 630

786 = 535, 536

773 = 628

787 = 388

779 = 629

786 = 387

780 = 632

789 = 389

781 = 712

780 = 410

788 = 631

731 Libr.ofBoy.

IruhAoad.

783 = 739

788

» »»

»» »

784 = 667

733 ,

1 »»

ft t

736 = 669

734

f »»

»» »

'

736 = 742

786

» »f

w >

737 = 602

736

» i>

»f 1

738 = 697

737 ,

» i»

t» »

789 = 735

738

♦ !♦

t> f

790 = 692

739

f f»

*f »

791 = 703

740

» »f

f» »

798 = 868

741

» l»

»» »

793 = 775

748

» »l

It '»

794 = 122

743

) )t

»> »

796 = 857

744 ,

» >f

»» »

796 = 876

746

» »»

»» f

797 = 877

822

STOWE MSS.

798 = 878

799 = 845

800 = 846

801 = 884

805 (a) = 801
(b) = 802

808 = 441
804 = 805,806

806 = 488

806 = 567

807 = 800
806 = 1018

809 = 118

810 = 364

811 = 416

812 = 398
818 = 849

814 = 403

815 = 327

816 = 415

817 = 412

818 >r 424

819 = 884

890 = 498

891 = 597
822 = 425
828 = 422
824 = 413
826 = 417

826 = 400

827 (a) = 572
(b) = 153

828 = 112

829 = 119
880= 117

881 = 940

882 = 946
888 = 33
884 = 810
886 = 14

886 = 38

887 = 378

888 = 809

889 = 808

840 = 10

841 = Gh. 571-621

842 Omitted in the old catalogue.
848 = 2

844 = 8
846 = 543

846 = 1054

847 = 267

848 = 544

848 = 873

860 = 80

861 = 1056

862 = 218
868 = 355
864 = 548
866 = 549

866 = 762

867 = 62

868 = 761

869 = 63

860 = 311

861 = 312

862 = 938
868 = 104

864 Libr. of Boy. Irish Ami

866 „ „ „

AAA

•'*'* »i »» »»

867 „ „ „

868 „ „ „
6W tt I, „

vri „ „ „

872 „ „ „

878 „ „ „
874 „ „ „
876 „ „ „

876 „ „ „

877 , „ „ „
8«8 „ „ „

879 „ „ „

880 „ „ „

881 = 180

882 (a) = 328

(b) = 292

(c) = 758
888 = 264, 265
884 = 988

886 = 991
886= 1058

887 = 1015

888 (a, b) = 306, arit 2, 5

(c) = 978

(d) Libr. of Boy. Iriah Acad
(e-i) = 306, artt 1, 6-9
(k) = 44

(1) = 266

(m) = 306, art 3

889 = 1057

890 = 814

891 = 564
882 = 316

TABLE OF NUMBERS, etc.

823

898
894
896 :

896:
897:
898:

899
900
901

909:

908
904
906
906
907
908

909:
910:

911
912
918
914
918

916:

917 :

918:
919:
920:
021 :

924:

026

1076

78

1064

1077-1079

982

94

438

1070

886-914

1019, 1020

1022

791

102

1072

918

1021

915

919

793

790

787

916

789

279

788

1048

794

922

923

487

409

570, 571

927 = 365

928 = 401
989 = 367
980= 280
981 = 402
988= 303
988 = 341
984 = 423
936 = 382

986 = 375

987 = 406, 407

988 = 856

989 = 372

940 = 304

941 = 374
948 = 418
948 = 757
944 = 799

946
946
947
948
949
960
961
968
968
964
966
966
967
968
969
960
961
968
968
964
966
966
967
968

970
071
978
978
974
976
976
977
978
979
980
981
988
988
984
986
986
987
988
989
990
991
998
998
994
996
996

= 983
= 43
= 129
= 111
= 53
= 109
= 985
= 131
= 5

= 50, 51
= 36
= 1067
= 35
= 861
= 58
= 944
= 545, 546
= 162
= 120
= 124
= 773
= 68
= 69
= 70
= 71
= 56
= 54
= 92,93
= 76
= 60
= 61
= 64
= 65
= 105
= 57
Libr. of Boy. Irish Acnd.

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