Pages 210-229
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House: Volume 24, Addenda, 1605-1668. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1976.
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| Accounts. | ||||
| [1611–12, January 5]. | "A bill of charges from Brussells to London." | |||
| For rydyng from Brussell to Parys by coache eyght dayes and a halfe. | 25s | |||
| For dyet eyght dayes and a halfe. | 22s | |||
| For my Lord Imbassettors gardner to goe withe me two and from in Parrys to by my things—given him in Crowns. | 6s | |||
| From Parrys to Roane, coache hire. | 7s | 6d | ||
| For expences in Parrys for dyet and loging. | li | 8 | 0 | |
| For porters hire in Parrys to carye trees abord the boat. | 3 | 0 | ||
| For portters hyre in Roane and carrag by watter. | 4 | 3 | ||
| Given to the boye in the house to laye my trees in the grond. | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spent in Roan for aleven dayes and a halfe for dyet | li | 8 | 6 | |
| For horse hire from Roan to Deepe | 4 | 6 | ||
| Also given in earnest to the boatemaster from Parrys to Roane. | 3 | 0 | ||
| In Deepe spent for foure dayes dyet. | 12 | 0 | ||
| For passag over to Ingland given to the shipmaster. | 12 | 0 | ||
| Spent in Dover for on dinner. | 1 | 4 | ||
| For horse hire to Canterberye. | 3 | 0 | ||
| For supper at Cantterberye. | 1 | 6 | ||
| For horse hire from Cantterberye to Gravesend. | 6 | 0 | ||
| For on dinner in Gravesend. | 1 | 0 | ||
| For passag from Gravesend to London by watter. | 1 | 0 | ||
| Given to the boyes of the ship to be carefull of the trees. | 1 | 0 | ||
| Also spent on the Ffrenchemen, the Kings gardners in onladyng the trees abord the shipe. | 3 | 0 | ||
| Given to two wherryes to bring the trees to the gardin. | 3 | 0 | ||
| Also payd to Sir Edward Conawayes manne for [? frught]. | 8 | 0 | ||
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The summe is seaven pounds, ten shillings. Undated |
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| Endorsed: "5 Januarii, 1611. John Tradescante his bill for his chardges from Brussells to London in his returne from beyonde seas beinge sent over by my lo. for trees." 1 p. (General 11/25.) | ||||
| Receipt: "Recd. of Mr Steward this 10th of Januarii 1611 in full payment of this bill the some of ixl vs by me." Signed: John Tradescant. | ||||
| Accounts. | ||||
| [March 3, 1611–12]. | Medical expenses. | |||
| Dr Mayerne | 100l | 2s | ||
| Dr Atkins | 40l | |||
| Dr Lyster | 40l | |||
| Dr Poe | 40l | |||
| Dr Hammon | 30l | |||
| Serg. Gooderous | 15l | |||
| Mr Watson | 25l | |||
| Mr Mapes | 15l | |||
| Summe | 305l | 2s | ||
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"This money I receaved of Mr Steward and payd it as aforesayd
by my Lords appointment." Signed: Roger Townshend. "More by my Lo: appointment, March 28th, 1612." |
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| To Mr Ffenton | xxl | |||
| To Mr Allen | xxl | |||
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Signed: Wi. Ashton. Endorsed: March 3, 1611. cccxlvl iis paid to the phisitions by your Honors appointment." ¾ p. (Bills 57/8b.) |
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| Accounts. | ||||
| 1611–12, March 24. |
Receipt by Nicholas Lanier for £10, the
half year's annuity due to his son, John Lanier. Endorsed: "Mr Laniers receipt for his sonnes half yeares anutie due at the Annunciation 1612." 1 p. (Bills 60/47.) |
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| George Low to Richard Bennet. | ||||
| 1612, May 2. |
Discusses merchandise to be sent from each to
the other, which comprises cloths, velvets, satins, napkins, etc.
At home, there is no "apparance of better doinges notwithstandynge that divers embassadors are here, as the Duke of
Bullyon from France and the [Land] grave of Hanno from the
Palsgrave, and another expected out of Spayne besydes the lydgers
[liegers] here from all parts; and one from the Duke of Savoy;
yet wares are plentifull and sould basely". Congratulates Bennet
on his choice of a wife, and informs him that he too has a mind to
seek a second wife since the death of his first has left him with the
care of a large family, "and bycause without the assistance of such
a helper I am not able to discharge my duty to children or famyly
as I would and ought to doe. But I protest unto you that hetherto
I have not spoken to any woman or mayden livinge about any such
matter."—London, 2 Maye, 1612. Holograph. 2 pp. (General 76/10.) |
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| Accounts. | ||||
| 1612, May 10. |
Receipt signed by Salomon de Caus for £30 in
full payment for £110, the sum agreed upon in return for the
construction by him of a fountain in the East garden at Hatfield.
De Caus is referred to as "the princes Inginer". (Bills 69.) |
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| Two Attorneys of the Queen's Court to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612] (fn. 1). |
One of the petitioners had gone to
much trouble in searching for precedents touching the course of
processes to be made in that court. As a result, Daniel Powell,
Clerk to her Majesty's Council, complained to Salisbury that he
was being wronged in certain matters pertaining to his office.
Powell had asked that the matter be referred for examination to the
Lord Chancellor who, assisted by five others of the Council, met at
Gray's Inn to hear the case. It was agreed by both parties that
petitioners should make the processes and copies of pleadings, and
should surrender half the fees to Powell and retain half for themselves. This order had been complied with, but recently Powell
had violated it and, moreover, had drawn his dagger on one of the
petitioners in open court. Petitioners declare that Powell has
quarrelled with most of the Council (except with the Lords, the
King's Attorney-General and Sir Walter Cope who joined it
recently) and now positively refuses to abide by the order. They
request that the matter be heard by Cope and the Attorney-General,
and if they find the first order still valid, that then Powell be
suitably punished for his misdemeanours.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 1778.) [See H.M.C. Salisbury MSS, Vol. XXI, p. 372.] |
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| Thyman Luwerte, Jacques van Steenholen and Georges Trompetter to his Excellency (Archduke Albert). | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
They inform him that Trompetter
sailed from Amsterdam to Emden in the ship De Hope, captained
by Pierre François van Medenblick, and, afterwards, from Emden
to Lisbon, finally making his way to Pernambuco in Brazil, where
the ship's cargo was discharged, and the vessel reloaded with
4 chests of sugar, 30 cwts of Pernambuco wood and 1200 reals of
8 in seven sacks placed in a special trunk. On the return journey
from Brazil the vessel was hailed by English warships off Lisbon
and conducted to Bristol. Despite the letters written by the
authorities in Amsterdam, Trompetter has been unable to recover
his goods. Petitioners therefore appeal to his Excellency to
intervene on his behalf by writing to the King of England and his
Council.—Undated. Flemish. ¾ p. (206. 112.) |
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| Robert Stileman to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is Deputy-Bailiff under Salisbury
of the Liberty of Clare, which is parcel of the Queen's jointure, of
the annual value of only £10. But the Liberty is so extensive that
it requires several under-bailiffs to attend to its affairs. He has,
however, no authority to nominate them. He requests a lease
of the bailiwick for a yearly rent which should be the seventh part
of the profits of the last seven years as certified by the auditor.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 322.) |
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| Robert Stileman to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. | Duplicate of petition concerning the Liberty of Clare.—Undated. | |||
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Note by Sir Robert Hitcham: "This petition hathe oftentimes
cum to me by reference from your Lordship. I do thinke it verie
fitte that not onelie that butt all others of that nature should be
leased, so as a sufficient rent maye bee resyved, for as nowe it is,
litle or nothinge is made of them." 1 p. (P. 925.) |
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| Cuthbert Stillingfleet to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He refers to his indisposition after
many years of service to the late Queen Elizabeth and the present
King, and the fourteen years he has attended on Salisbury. He
asks for some relief for himself and his family.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 325.) |
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| Richard Threele and Henry Barttelot to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
The King has a manor called Loxwood
in the county of Sussex, which has only a waste or common bringing
in £3:11:0 of rent from free tenants. The manor has neither
demesne nor copyhold land. The waste has some trees growing on
it, and petitioners request permission to purchase the trees for
their own use and that of the other tenants. They are prepared to
pay £200 for the same.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 412.) |
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| Hugh Tylstone to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is Deputy-Keeper of the Old Park of
Enfield. For some two hundred years his ancestors have been copyholders on the manor of Tattenhall, Cheshire, paying one half
year's rent for the renewal of their copies according to the custom
of the manor. Tattenhall was in the possession of the Crown until
the reign of Edward VI, when it was granted to Sir Richard Cotton.
Recently Ralph Egerton of Ridley, Cheshire, purchased the manor
and has tried to force the tenants to pay whatever fines he cares to
impose. Petitioner's brother, a copyholder there, is now old and
childless and is ready to surrender his tenement to him. Petitioner
requests that a letter be directed to Egerton to admit him to the
tenement on the payment of such reasonable fine as that paid by
other tenants of the manor. Petitioner adds that he would prefer
to do this rather than go out of his way to stand by the ancient
custom of the manor.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 1154.) |
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| William Wilton to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is of Dishforth, Yorkshire. In the
time of the late Queen Elizabeth, he defended her right and title
against twenty freeholders in a protracted law suit which cost him
£700. In recompense the Queen promised that his expenses would
be defrayed, but he has received no allowance or compensation.
He finds himself indebted to many people who are now pressing for
repayment of loans, and faces the possibility of imprisonment.
He asks that he may be protected against arrest and allowed time
to find the means to discharge his debts.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1808.) |
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| Sir Edward York to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He served the late Queen Elizabeth in
the Low Countries, France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland for forty
years, on land and sea. Through lack of employment, petitioner
is now in reduced circumstances. He asks Salisbury to favour
a suit of his presented to the King for the grant of the woods
growing upon a piece of waste ground called Derby Hills, parcel of
the Duchy of Lancaster, "a matter of no great value, without
tymber and neare none of his Maties Royall howses, ffor that your
petitioner hath never a peny rent or revenue more then one pore
howse to shrowde him in."—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1888.) |
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| — to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Petitioner requests him to take note of
the literary work undertaken by him and outlined in the petition
which he hopes to present to the King. Alternatively, he is ready
to provide Salisbury with "breife notes collected out of the
anncientest recordes of the realme into bookes for the better service
of the Kinge and good of the commonwelth". Petitioner hopes
that Salisbury will assist him to obtain a supplementary grant
from the King for his maintenance, to enable him to proceed
with his studies.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1173.) |
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| Barnard Buck to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
A year ago his wife, Katherina Blocke,
formerly of the Queen's Bedchamber, and two others in the same
service, submitted a petition to the King which was referred to
Salisbury and the Privy Council. There it was decided to award
them £150 out of the first fines issuing from the Court of the Star
Chamber, or so they were informed by Lady Walsingham. Since
then his wife has returned to Denmark, her native country, where
she will remain permanently. Petitioner, who is in England on
business, wishes to be informed whether he is to be given the £50
apportioned out of the £150 to his wife. He has wound up his
affairs in England and is due to rejoin his wife in Denmark.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 524.) |
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| Robert Dolbery to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He was formerly in the service of Sir
Walter Ralegh and solicitor in his law suits. Certain financial
accounts between them have not been settled because of petitioner's
indisposition during the past two years. He requests permission
to visit Sir Walter in order to discuss these matters.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1666.) |
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| Thomas Moffet to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
"I hav not complaynid of the cruell
revenge to mye undoinge and disgrace before I had thanks for
doinge mye dutye, which your Lordship maye best judge to be
donne without hope of reward, for that I never sought to your
Lordship tyll animatid therunto 7 dayes after bye your honorable
good words at Charinge Crosse. Mye great want in the extremist
degre dothe nowe force me most humblye to beseeche your Lordship
for Gods sake to obtaine of my Lord Chamberlen to swar one Grame
of the Chamber extraordinarye."—Undated. ⅓ p. (P. 2378.) |
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| Christopher Fernley to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He informs him that there is a small,
unoccupied gravelly hill, about half an acre in size, adjoining the
waterside and belonging to the common of Greenwich. It yields
no profit to the inhabitants of that town, but, in his opinion, it
could be useful for the ballasting of ships. As many vessels resort
to Greenwich, and work could be found for the poor there, a proper
exploitation of the property would be profitable and beneficial.
If he succeeds in being appointed by Trinity House to the office of
"ballastage" at Greenwich and in obtaining the consent of the
townspeople, he asks that he be granted the property together with
an unused quay lying to the east of the parsonage of Greenwich and
belonging to the Queen, which could be converted into a convenient
place for ballasting ships. In return, petitioner would pay the
Queen a reasonable yearly rent.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1136.) |
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| Christopher Fernley to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has been given to understand by the
townsmen of Greenwich that it is Salisbury's pleasure that he
should proceed with his suit for the erection of a balize quay at
Greenwich. He has accordingly drawn up certain covenants after
due consultation with them. He asks Salisbury to peruse the
covenants or cause them to be read by competent persons, and to
nominate certain people to receive the rent given by Salisbury to be
duly distributed between the poor of Greenwich.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 532.) |
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| Nicholas Frissell to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Jeremy Eayre, shoemaker, has been
tenant at will for many years to John Scott of London, and has
occupied the house called the Cock in St. Martin's, the property of
the Bishop of London, for the yearly rent of £10. Since he is no
longer able to pay the rent, he has sold his good will and conveyed
the house to petitioner, who is prepared to pay £10 a year to Scott.
The latter, however, will not accept him as his tenant, but prefers
that Eayre continues to occupy the tenement for the same rent as
long as he lives. He requests that Salisbury order Scott to allow
him to occupy the house as long as he pays the rent regularly.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 260.) |
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| Thomas Hume to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is a Scotsman, and recently visited
the counties of Gloucester, Warwick and Hampshire on business.
There he met a number of Jesuits, seminarists and Papists, whose
names he cannot remember, but whom he is sure he could point
out to the King's officers in these shires. He asks that letters be
directed to the J.P.s there, authorizing them to arrest all those
whom petitioner shall bring to their notice, and requests that he
himself be granted some financial reward for his labour and
expenses.—Undated. ¾ p. (P. 1231.) |
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| Samuel Jenniver to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He asks that Salisbury recommend him
for the reversion of the post of wainscot-joiner at the King's works,
now held by Clement Chapman.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 465.) |
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| Walter Kirby to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Before petitioner took the house adjoining the tennis court in Somerset Yard, it was offered to be let as an
eating-house. He had assumed that it would be lawful for him to
set up such an establishment, and he has spent much money on
converting the house to that purpose. He understands that
Salisbury has been informed that he maintains "light women" in
his house, which he denies and asks to be told the name of the
informer. His eating-house is patronized by noblemen, knights and
gentlemen of the better sort. He himself enjoys a good reputation,
and was formerly a lieutenant who served on land and sea, and was
maimed during the wars. He requests that he be allowed to
continue his establishment.—Undated. ¾ p. (P. 1097.) |
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| Nicholl Crosart and Daniell Twilier to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
They are now ready to proceed to the
Court of France, and request that they may be entrusted with the
conveyance of the King's packet of letters.—Undated. Mutilated. ½ p. (P. 251.) |
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| Richard Coventry to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He refers to a previous petition, in
which he asked Salisbury to direct letters to the Earl of Derby for
petitioner's relief in a matter in which he had been wronged. To
this request he has received no answer, and therefore he repeats it
and prays for a reply with the minimum of delay.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 437.) |
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| The Countess of Derby to Viscount Cranborne. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
She expects to have news of him by a
messenger, and of his well-being after "a new change of ayer.
I pray against his return, take moer payns to sitt for a better
picter, for that you sent was nothing lyek."—Undated. Holograph. Two seals on pink silk. ½ p. (200. 93.) |
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| Thomas Crompton to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| Before May 24, 1612. |
He served the late Queen Elizabeth
faithfully without any reward, and has rendered the like service
to the present King as an extraordinary pensioner. He asks
Salisbury to further a petition which he has submitted to the King,
either for a life pension or a lease in reversion, or a forfeiture.—
Undated. ¾ p. (P. 333.) |
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| Richard Cecil to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
John Rowley, cook in the King's ship
Triumph, was maimed during the building of the vessel, and is
much handicapped in following his profession because of the
injuries he sustained. He has consented to surrender his place to
petitioner on condition that he receives ordinary pay out of the
ship towards his maintenance. Petitioner requests that Salisbury
move Sir John Trevor to arrange that ordinary pay be allocated to
Rowley, and that the latter be replaced in his office by petitioner.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 495.) |
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| Walter Carey to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has spent 46 years as minister and
now, in his 86th year, he finds it necessary, owing to his physical
disabilities, to ask Salisbury for financial assistance, "fforasmuch
as yourself is a principall piller in comforting such of my coat as are
distressed".—Undated. Endorsed: "The most humble petition of Walter Carye, Minister of the Word of God". ¼ p. (P. 124.) |
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| Jenkin Conway to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has long been a suitor for a pension
in England, in reward for his services during the wars in Ireland,
and in regard that his father spent 24 years as a commander in
that country and was killed by a shot through the body. He asks
that his suit be given a hearing at the next meeting of the Privy
Council, and an order given for his relief.—Undated. ¾ p. (P. 1132.) |
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| Jenkin Conway to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
For the past two years he has been a
suitor to him and the Privy Council for a pension in England, in
return for his services in the Irish wars, which suit was rejected.
But it was decided that he should have his arrears paid and a
pension in Ireland. Petitioner had forborne this concession in the
hope that the Council would reconsider his case more favourably.
He has been impoverished by his sojourn in London, and requests
Salisbury to issue a directive in accordance with the decision of the
Council.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1196.) |
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| Peter Catrall to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He was formerly a cook in the service
of Lady Dacres. His wife obtained a licence from Salisbury and
the Privy Council to travel to Cologne in Germany to dispose of
some property which belonged to her there. But because her
husband had not accompanied her, she effected nothing and
returned to England. Now, he intends to travel with his wife and
children to Cologne on the same business, and asks Salisbury to
write on their behalf to John Boland, chief Burgomaster of Cologne,
and request him to extend them every possible help in their transactions.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 891.) |
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| Robert Cecil to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is resident at Salisbury (New
Sarum) and was formerly employed by the late Earl of Pembroke.
He is now in the service of his son, the present Earl of Pembroke.
Petitioner describes himself as a poor man to whom, in his youth,
Salisbury's father, Lord Burghley, showed much generosity. He
asks for some relief in his old age and poverty.—Undated. ⅓ p. (P. 1105.) |
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| Thomas Cheswise to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He mortgaged his interest in certain
lands in the county of Chester for £14, they being worth £7 per
annum, to his brother, John Cheswise, on the condition that they
could be redeemed on a specified date. Before that day, however,
petitioner was pressed to serve in the Low Countries under Captain
Pettvin, so that he was prevented from returning to England by the
day fixed for the redemption of his property. He has offered the
money many times since, but the land is still being detained by his
brother against whom he cannot proceed by law. Petitioner asks
for Salisbury's help, since he has been badly wounded on active
service, either by ordering his brother to agree to a composition
or in some other way.—Undated. ¾ p. (P. 1670.) |
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| Sara de Callaway to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
For twenty years petitioner provided
the late Queen Elizabeth with white starch, but obtained little
benefit from it. The present Queen has now selected her again to
undertake that service, and has requested Lord Carew to swear
her to the office. He has hitherto refrained from doing so, and
petitioner begs Salisbury to further her interests in the matter, and
secure for her whatever benefits are derivable from it.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 336.) |
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| William Byrd to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He requests his favour to obtain from
the Privy Council a letter to the Attorney-General concerning his
recusancy, similar to that granted to him by the late Queen
Elizabeth and her Council.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 52.) |
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| John Browne to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. | Officers are appointed in many ports of England to examine passengers. None, however, have been appointed for Gravesend where all kinds of lawbreakers come and go as they please. He requests to be made an officer in that place to keep a register of all passengers, and he is ready to provide sureties for his loyalty and meticulous performance of his duties. He adduces certain reasons to justify the appointment of such an officer at Gravesend. "Ffrom thence any offender once in 12 howers shalbe suer to fynd passage eyther in stranger or Englishe to one place or other wheresoever the winde sytts. Wher in other ports they shall not so soon fynde passage, and allso ar carryed before the officers to be examynd and from them have ther passport before they canne be suffered to goe a shippboard; by the which manye offenders and unlawefull parsons ar stayd. At other ports as Dover and Rye, the maior and some others ar appoynted comyssyoners to examyn the passengers. And when they have graunted them passports, when the shipp is reddy to goe, the sercher goes abourd with them and taks ther passports and receives his ffee. And allso no other bote may carry any abourd but the bote belongeing to the towne for which every passenger payes vid. | |||
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Now ate Gravesend the serchers of London nor their deputies
ther nor the towne hath any order or comyssyon ffrom the Councell
to examyn any passenger. And all bots hath lyberty to carry any
abourd. Ffor the serchers both for the King and the ffermers
sercheth for goods, and when they have serched and cleered the
shipp the passengers may and do go abourd at ther pleasuer, for
after the serchers have once clered they never go abord agayne.
So that yf any malefactor take his tyme when the shipp is cleerd,
he goes safely without controwle, unless by great fortune some
hughon crye be mad after him. Wheras at other ports they ar
fforced to stay for pasports and passege."—Undated. 2 pp. (P. 544.) |
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| John Caesar to the J.P.s of Hertfordshire. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Richard Edwards, the bearer of the
letter, of Rushden, co. Herts., a labourer by profession, and Jane
Russell alias Edwards, widow, his mother, lived together in an old
cottage which, because of its isolation from other houses, was
often robbed and its inmates terrorized. To prevent this the
cottage has been taken down and removed to a place called Oldfield
Green in Rushden. It stands upon a piece of waste land and does
not harm the interests of anyone. The J.P.s are requested to allow
of this removal.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1723.) |
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| John Belson to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has spent most of his life in the wars
in France and the Low Countries, and at the time of the death of
the late Queen Elizabeth he should have had a company out of his
native shire. His petitions to that effect have been delayed by
the Masters of Requests, and he himself impoverished by the
expenses entailed by them. Last Monday his wife delivered a
petition to the King, who read it and delivered it to the Lord
Admiral with the remark that petitioner should receive some
reward. He begs to be given relief by Salisbury, "as your woonted
favour is toward other of desert in the like kind".—Undated. 1 p. (P. 1189.) |
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| Isaac Bahere to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Being Post for France, he solicited the
King that he should be made a Messenger of the King's Chamber
for extraordinary packets. The King referred his suit to Salisbury
and Lord Stanhope and, upon Sir Thomas Parry's intervention,
he was sent to Lord Stanhope who swore him into that office. He
has been waiting for some employment since then, and asks Salis
bury to use his services and dispatch him to any country he wishes—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 1125.) |
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| Walter Gunter to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is the son of William Gunter, of
Laun Perred [Llwyn Perrot], co. Brecknock. He declares that
Salisbury's father was a descendant of the ancient house of Tyleglas
in that county. Petitioner's father was also of that same family, as
was his grandfather's wife on the mother's side. He is therefore
Salisbury's kinsman, and having had schooling and being of age
to seek employment, he desires to serve Salisbury in some capacity.
He is impelled the more to make this request because "he is here
in a strange place and destitute of money and friends".—Undated. ½ p. (P. 809.) |
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| The Grooms of the King's Hobby Stable to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
They are 24 in number, most of them
living on their allowance of 8d a day, which does not permit them
to eat adequately or to serve the King except at their own expense.
They are now so impoverished that they cannot continue to do so
without some relief. They have recently become suitors to the
King for an increase in their wages which he has granted them,
and referred the consideration and determination of the actual sum
to Salisbury and the Privy Council. They propose to exhibit their
petition to the Council, and remind Salisbury that he and the
Master of the Horse were present when they submitted their
request to the King. They therefore ask him to support their case
when it comes up for discussion at the Council table.—Undated. ½ p. (196. 140.) |
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| Anne and George White to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
They were granted a licence by letters
patent to sell wines in Plymouth by the late Queen Elizabeth, but
recently they have been prohibited from doing so. Petitioners
have tried to resolve the difficulty by means of a composition, but
this has been rejected. In view of the money they disbursed in
purchasing the licence, and the large stock of wines in their hands
which they cannot dispose of, they are faced with ruin. They ask
that they be allowed to enjoy the benefit of their licence.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1904.) |
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| John Wallis to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He recommends the bearer of the letter,
who served the late Queen Elizabeth in the Crown Office for 16
years, and afterwards in the wars. He asks that he be admitted
to Salisbury's almshouse at Waltham as a beadsman.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1738.) |
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| William Smith to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is the Queen's farmer within the
manor of Southstoke, co. Somerset. For many years he and his
ancestors have had the farm of Southstoke, which is a parcel of the
manor. His interest in the lease is now on the point of expiring,
and he asks that it be renewed for a reasonable and fair rate, and
that he also be given the first refusal should the farm be put up for
sale, the auditors of Somersetshire to be advised accordingly.—
Undated. ¾ p. (P. 1393.) |
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| John Seal to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
His aunt, dwelling in Dublin, has detained from him a certain house in that city bequeathed to him
by his late father. Because of his poverty he is unable to proceed
against her by law. He asks that letters be sent to the Lord
Deputy or to the judges on his behalf, so that he may obtain justice
when next he visits Ireland.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 758.) |
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| John Rone to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is the Sergeant of the King's Scullery.
He informs Salisbury that there is a piece of arable ground, about
eight acres in size, bounded to the south by the Armoury Mill,
to the north by Chapman's land, to the east by the highway to
Lewisham, and to the west by a small river. It is Crown land but
it has not been leased for a term of years to anyone. Petitioner
has always enjoyed a right of way through it to his own meadow
land, there being no other entry to it. But of late this ground
has been ploughed up by its occupiers, with the consequent loss to
him of the benefit of the grass and hay growing on his property.
Petitioner has never been tenant of any of the King's lands in the
neighbourhood of Greenwich, and requests that he be given a lease
of the ground in question for 21 years at the yearly rent of 6/8 an
acre.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 900.) |
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| Thomas Prowde to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
An allowance of wood has hitherto
been granted to his predecessors out of the King's chase of Enfield.
He requests a reasonable proportion to be assigned for his housekeeping, and a licence to demand his tithes due for the coppice of
Babstock.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 46.) |
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| Thomas Parry to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has provided the patterns of the
armour, coats, doublets and hose desired by Salisbury, and undertakes that the soldiers will be better dressed and equipped than
any who have been sent hitherto to Ireland. He requests that he
be granted the transportation of all troops embarked at Bristol.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. la.) |
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| Henry Plunket to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
During the late rebellion in Ireland he
served under Sir Oliver St. John and other commanders, and
suffered the personal loss of brothers and kinsmen by whom he was
maintained as a younger son. He was forced to leave for the Low
Countries, where he was able to obtain a pension of 2/6 per diem.
He would have received more had he stayed there, but having
come by some information which he thought it his duty to communicate to Salisbury, not suspecting that the latter would receive
it through another channel, he had crossed to England without
permission and, as a consequence, forfeited his pension. He
requests Salisbury to intervene with the King to grant him a suit
which he proposes to submit.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 931.) |
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| The Flanders Cabinet. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
"This cheste concerneth not the Kinges
service but some other privat thinges which I desier may onely be
perused by the Earle of Suffolk, takinge to him Sir Walter Cope
for the better ease of his lordship, which beinge perused I leave to
be cancelled or otherwise to be desposed by him."—Undated. Endorsed: "My lordes note for the fflanders cabinet." ⅓ p. (206. 92.) |
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| Joan Ny Kiff to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
She is the widow of the late Callaghan
McDermot, and has been put to great expense in England and
Ireland for the recovery of the living which belongs to her and her
children. Crossing by sea from Ireland, she had the misfortune
to lose not only her money but all the evidences and papers concerning her lands and jointure in Ireland. She asks Salisbury to
favour her suit to the Privy Council.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 939.) |
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| Walter Mayne to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is an extraordinary page of the
King's Privy Chamber. Recently his wife joined him in England,
but not being possessed of a house, they lodged in the house of one
Robert Hales at the sign of the Talbot in King's Street in Westminster. Despite the fact that both he and Hales behaved with
circumspection and propriety, petitioner and his family have been
threatened with imprisonment by the steward and burgesses of
Westminster. Hales was actually detained, and before being
released was forced to enter into a bond for £40 that petitioner and
his family should leave his house before next Sunday, although they
had no place to go to. He asks that Salisbury direct his warrant
to the steward and burgesses of Westminster to permit him and his
family to remain in Hales's house until they can find a house of
their own.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1080.) |
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| John Spencer to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is submitting the petition on behalf
of himself and his kinsman, Andrew White. The latter has resided
a long time in the parish of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, but recently
his house was taken from him, and he himself forced to take another
to his great cost. Moreover, he is obliged to add to the height of an
existing shed for his own convenience, and although he is doing so
without contravening any regulation, he has been hindered in the
work by the Justices of the Peace in the vicinity of Charing Cross.
He requests that letters be sent to them to allow White to finish the
reconstruction of the shed which will afford him a better passage
to the house, and requires only two or three days to be completed.—
Undated. ⅓ p. (P. 1150.) |
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| Henry Gibb to the King. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has discovered that there exist a
lease and a will whereby some 18 years ago the annual revenue of
£120 issuing from certain lands was reserved to pay towards poor
women's marriages. The lease has still 26 years to run, but not a
penny has been employed for this charitable purpose for many
years past. Petitioner asks that he be granted the arrears and the
remaining term of years for the stricter enforcement of the conditions of the lease, and in conformity with any proposals that the
Earl of Salisbury may put forward after considering the petition.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 1374.) |
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| Anthony Felton to [? the Earl of Salisbury] | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He was convicted on November 16 last
for his error in yielding to the suing forth of a dedimus potestatem
at his own charge for one Smyth, being a defendant at the
petitioner's own suit, and was fined £40. Since he committed the
error by the mediation of Dr Perkins, Dean of Carlisle, out of commiseration for Smyth's poverty and not with any corrupt intent,
he asks that the fine be remitted.—Undated. ¼ p. (P. 292.) |
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| John Bridge to [? the Earl of Salisbury] | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is a servant to Mr Pykarell, one of
the Attorneys of the Court of Wards. Robert Devys, of co.
Norfolk, deceased, was seised of certain lands held by knight's
service. He asks to be granted the wardship of the heir, and
undertakes to prove the King's title to it at his own expense.—
Undated. ½ p. (P. 1060.) |
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| William Borswell and Thomas Wilson to the King. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
During a recent voyage from St. Lucar
in Spain they arrived in Dover, where the ship in which they sailed
was sold by the owner. They were forced to freight another vessel
of Dover and transfer to her the goods they had purchased in Spain.
On February 3, they were driven by a contrary wind to the French
coast, and near Gravelines they were intercepted by two Dutch
warships and subjected to broadcasts of great and small shot.
The ship's crew numbering only six men, they were impotent in the
face of such an attack, and were driven aground some two miles
from Dunkirk. Here they were boarded by Dutch sailors who
seized their cargoes of olives, wine, etc. As they were plundering
the ship, a number of Dunkirkers sallied out in their direction, and
fearing a pursuit the Dutchmen burned the Dover ship. The loss
of petitioners' goods amounted to £200, and in addition they were
robbed of their clothes and forced to beg for assistance in Calais.
They request that the King send letters to the States in Flanders
for the redress of their losses and damage.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 1577.) |
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| William Wake to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
It has been customary at Lent for
butchers to kill animals and provide meat for sick and weak
persons, as well as for those lawfully permitted to eat meat. He
has suffered many losses and incurred serious debts, and therefore
requests that he be granted Salisbury's licence during next Lent to
provide meat, which he undertakes to sell only to those permitted
by law to buy it.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 54.) |
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| Attached: A certificate signed by Westminster burgesses to the effect that Wake has long been resident in Westminster, enjoys the reputation of being an honest man, and is now burdened with debts. Signed: Six names. | ||||
| Edmund Cecil to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He has practised as an attorney in the
court of the Bishop of Salisbury for the past twenty years, and
enjoys a good reputation as Mr Henry Hooper, clerk of the court,
can testify. Because of plague in Salisbury he followed legal
business in other courts until the sickness had abated. Upon his
return he found his office occupied by another, and himself debarred
upon suspicion that he had left it to defend recusants. In this
respect he has only done what the law permits, and the loss of his
post threatens to ruin him completely. He is related to Sir
William Cecil, of Trewin in Wales, who obtained for him Lord
Burghley's letter for his present post. He requests Salisbury's
letter to the Bishop of Salisbury requiring him to readmit petitioner
to his former office and practice, particularly as the person now in
possession of it was hitherto judge of that court, for which there
exists no precedent.—Undated. ¾ p. (P. 501.) |
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| Valentine Harris to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He is an ordinary messenger of the
King's Chamber, and was sent with a letter from the Privy Council,
by the suit of Sir Thomas Monson on behalf of his cousin Robert
Monson, to Sir Peter Eure (fn. 2) and Sir Thomas Dallison, for the dispatching of Martin Lawne and William Patten from Lincoln gaol
to the court at Whitehall. He performed this commission and
defrayed all the travelling expenses for the party from Lincoln to
London, where eventually he received a warrant from the Council
to commit them to the Bridewell. He has, however, received no
allowance for these expenses, and asks Salisbury that he be indemnified for his services and charges.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1382.) |
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| John Carter to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Salisbury has granted to John Broadhead
the Grange Field or Fort Field in Southwark for 21 years, rent free
for the first three years on the condition that he dismantles the fort
there. Broadhead has occupied the property for two years, but has
not fulfilled this condition. Petitioner is now tenant, and he
intends to level the ground, convert it into a garden and erect a
house on it "if hee may have any reasonable encouragement
thereunto". Since the levelling of the fort will cost £140 and the
building and fencing a sum not appreciably less, he asks to be
allowed to occupy the property for four years, in addition to the
remainder of Broadhead's three years, without paying rent.—
Undated. Endorsed: "John Carters petition for the fortfeild in Bermondsey." ½ p. (P. 687.) |
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| Thomas Walton to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
Thomas Mewtys is indebted to petitioner
to the amount of £17 for accommodation, diet and horsemeat.
Mewtys has refused to discharge the debt, although he gave a bond
for it, and threatens violence if petitioner seeks remedy by law.
Petitioner had Mewtys arrested but he was rescued by force. Now
petitioner finds that he should have sought Salisbury's permission
before taking this action, since Mewtys, unknown to him, was
employed in Salisbury's service. He asks that Salisbury summon
Mewtys before him, and either persuade him to pay his debt or give
petitioner leave to proceed by due course of law.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 332.) |
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| Peter Nightgale to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
He was employed to build a causeway
for Salisbury, and it was agreed that he should be paid £5 for his
work. Upon completion of the causeway, he was informed that it
was too short and instructed to extend it by 20 feet, which he did.
The extra cost was £5, but out of the total bill of £10 he has hitherto
only received £5. He begs that his additional charges be considered and allowed by Salisbury.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1731.) |
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| Thomas Foster to the Earl of Salisbury. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. |
For many years he was a workman in
the service of Lord Burghley, and is now employed by Salisbury.
He has reached an advanced age and cannot work for his livelihood
any longer. He requests Salisbury's assistance to become one of
the King's "mawndye men" for his relief.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1462.) |
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| Pedigree. | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. | "Veritable origine, tige et source commune de Messieurs Cecile, tant des Seigneurs Cecile establis en Angleterre des 140 ans que des Cecile restes en la Bourgougne, leur patrie, et des Sieurs Cecile s'establissants p~ntem~t en Espagne." —Undated. | |||
| Endorsed: "Papier et Genealogie a devoir estre presente et mis en mains de Monsieur le Comte de Salisbury, Chef de la Maison des Seigneurs Cecile en Engleterre, lequel Seigneur Cecile est supplie de vouloir s'en faire faire la lecture." 30 pp. (141. 10.) | ||||
| John Wright to the Earl of Salisbury | ||||
| [Before May 24, 1612]. | He is a poor gentleman of a company in Flanders, and was lately accused by a certain Bird—out of malice or hope of reward—of conspiring to bring about the death of the King or the Prince of Wales. The charge was wicked and false, and petitioner's innocence is known to Salisbury. However, he was committed to prison and was "xvii weeks in fetters, locks and manacles", and because of this rigorous treatment and the cold weather, he has lost the use of his left arm. | |||
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He has petitioned the Privy Council for some contribution towards the alleviation of his miserable condition, and asks Salisbury
to show compassion and further his cause when it comes up for
discussion at the Council table.—Undated. 1 p. (P. 1885.) |
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| The manor of Mildenhall. | ||||
| [After May 24, 1612]. |
On July 12, 1604, the manor was leased
to Henry Fleetwood, who, on the following day, made it over to the
late Earl of Salisbury. A number of tenants, including Thomas
Saffold, Henry Batchelor, Martin Stamner, and Jasper Shepherd,
claimed to possess leases of parcels of the demesne granted by the
Abbot of St. John the Baptist near Colchester, but realizing that the
leases were on the point of expiring, "did not onely suffer the sea
walles and bancks to decaye, but did comitt greate wast and spoyle
in woods, and did and doe threaten to plough the marsh and
meadowe grownde". The late Earl of Salisbury refrained from
terminating the leases in 1611, and the tenants were prohibited
by injunction from committing the above-mentioned offences.
Nevertheless, despite the injunction and the mediation of Sir
William Ayloff and others in the matter, the tenants proceeded
with their ploughing of marsh ground and spoliation of woods. In
consideration of these facts and "for that the marsh and meadowe
ground, being claye, once broken and turned upp will not come to
his goodnes agayne in an age, soe that the kinge and his ffermors
wilbe greately prejudiced by the ploughing of it, and that the consideration therof did cause the Parliament not to extend the
statute of tilladge to the county of Essex", petitioner requests that a
further injunction be issued prohibiting any more ploughing.—
Undated. Unsigned. ½ p. (P. 2164.) |
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| Accounts. | ||||
| 1612, June 26. |
A list of the recipients of money gifts from the
Earl of Salisbury, distributed by his steward. They number 29,
and the sum given is £105:6:8. 4 pp. (Accounts 12/26.) |
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| Cobham. | ||||
| [After July 25, 1612]. |
A case of trespass alleged to have been
committed by Miles Thomas on a piece of land called Ellesolle at
Cobham, co. Kent. Thomas, who is the plaintiff, claims that it is a
parcel of the manor of Cobham which was granted to him by the
King by letters patent dated July 25, 1612. This is contested on
the grounds that the land did not belong to Cobham manor but to
Cobham College, which came into the hands of the Crown through
the attainder of Henry, Lord Cobham, in 1603. It was eventually
conveyed to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, after whose death
it descended to his son, William, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. The
remainder of the document consists of notes to prove this counterclaim, based on former inquisitions and grants.—Undated. 5 pp. (145. 157.) |
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| Accounts. | ||||
| 1615, September 30 to December 5. |
Receipts and payments
arising from rents of various properties of William, Earl of Salisbury, in London, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex and other
counties. 2 pp. (200. 178.) |
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| David Murray to the King. | ||||
| [Before November, 1612]. |
He is a Gentleman of the Prince's
Bedchamber, (fn. 3) and asks for a lease in reversion for 31 years without
fine of £500 worth of lands.—Undated. ½ p. (P. 1215.) |
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| William Goodowrus and George Baker to the Privy Council. | ||||
| [1612 or before]. |
They hold their offices as Sergeant-Surgeons
to the King by letters patent granted by the late Queen Elizabeth, by
virtue of which they ought to have accommodation in the King's
house and "allowance of Budge of Courte". These privileges
they have enjoyed until recently when they were deprived of their
lodging and their "Budge of Courte". They ask that their privileges
be restored to them in full, or that they be granted a reasonable
payment in exchange for them (fn. 4).—Undated. ⅓ p. (P. 1383.) |
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