2. The visitation of the countie palatine of Durham made by William Flower, Esq., otherwise called Norrey King of Arms, made 1575 (47 leaves). No. 35. Folio, paper, 16th century. Latin letters from Emperors, Kings, and Popes, extracted from Plutarch, Diodorus Siculus, Otto von Frisingen, Gesta Friderici Imperatoris, Nauclerus, Chronicon Abbatis Verspergensis, Procopius, Witikind and Luitprand. At the end are several pages of lists of books classed. No. 36. Folio, paper, 16th century. Baronagium Angliæ. Begins with Marquis of Winchester, and ends with Norreys of Rycot; "Henry Norreys K'. Baron of "Rycot modo superstes 1586," under whose name his son William is entered as having died in his father's lifetime, and below, William's son Henry is entered. 66 No. 37. Folio, paper, 16th century. A Latin treatise on the question whether a man may marry the widow of his deceased brother. It is dedicated to Henry the 8th by its author, brother Jacobus Calchus, a Carmelite. Begins "Rationi plane consentaneum." Ends Ad "veritatis semitam errantem dirigere ad honorem dei, &c., &c.," two lines. This tract occupies 34 leaves. The preface is dated London, 8 Kal. Aprilis 1520. This volume is beautifully bound, and is apparently the presentation copy to the King. 66 No. 38. Folio, vellum, about A.D. 1400. Sermons by Wiclif on Ferial Gospels and Sunday Gospels, and Commune Sanctorum. This vol. has the autograph signature of Francis Earl of Bedford, 1556. No. 39. Folio, paper, 16th century. Arms tricked in pen and ink of Princes and Nobles of Ireland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Poland. No. 40. Folio, paper, 15th century. The Bible of English policy, exhorting all England to keep the narrow sea. The prologue (of 14 pp.) begins "English policy." The poem begins, "Hibernia tenens locum domini regis, cui cessavit "Geraldus filius Mauricii comes Despencer et officio "Justic. From fol. 41 to fol. 50 another hand continues entries by way of annals to 12 Hen. 6, when Thomas Stanley and his forces slew Neal O'Donnell and others. At fol. 51 is an entry by the first hand for 1370. At 51b, Jus et titulum corone Anglie. Fo. 52 Notes in Latin of events and deaths (Irish). Fols. 53 and 54, Notes in English of the 16th century. These are in the form of annals and have a few notes by a hand of the 16th century, I think Burghley's. II. Here folowyth how many times and of what personys Ireland was ynhabyt & how hyt was dyvydyde. Begins "Cesera Noe ys sistyr dortyr for dred.' Ends (fol. 36)They take them to consel and swore togethyr "that they wold kepe the ryght of the old fredomes othyr thei wold lese their lywes." At fol. 34 b. the author cites Mayster Gerard (Giraldus Cambrensis). No. 46. A 4to. volume, paper, 17th century. Epitaphs and amatory and other songs by various authors. No. 47. A 4to. volume, vellum, about A.D. 1400. Wyclif's translation of the Epistles, Acts of the Apostles, and the Apocalypse. No. 48. Compendious directions for builders by James Leoni, addressed to Henry, Duke of Kent, K.G., 4to., paper, 41 pages. No. 49. A 4to. volume, paper, 17th century, contains copies of a few letters in 1639 and 1640 on northern affairs; articles of peace; speeches in Parliament (105 pages), of the same period. There are the articles against Strafford and Pym's speech against him, the remonstrance of the Irish House of Commons to Lord Strafford, the Scotch Commissioners' preamble to their demand concerning their losses and charges, &c., &c. No. 50. Two volumes in 8vo. Remembrances for order and decency to be kept in the upper House, &c., &c. brought down to 1767. No. 51. A 4to. volume, paper, 17th century. Copies of poems (by Bishop King). But the edition of the bishop's poems edited by Mr. Hannah, and printed 1843, contains more poems than are here. No. 52. An 8vo. volume of 129 pages. A serious contemplation of life and death, in imitation of the Lord of Duplessis Mornay, 1678 Nov. 5. Dedicated to Annabella Countess Dowager of Kent. No. 53. A 12mo. volume of 182 pages. A treatise concerning Parliaments by the late Earl of Anglesey, Lord Privy Seal. No. 54. Extracts from Florus, translated in the last century. No. 55. A 12mo. volume of 83 pages and a table. A letter to Mr. Van B. de M. at Amsterdam by Denzill Lord Holles concerning the government of England. A.D. 1676, copied out 1688. Begins "Dear Sir, the great conclusion Solomon made. 66 No. 56. A register or breviary of the Charters, &c. granted to the Abbey of St. John the Baptist, Colchester. This is a very valuable folio Manuscript, written on vellum in the 13th century. It formerly belonged to the family of Lucas, and many excerpta were taken from it by Dodsworth. They are now in the Bodleian Library, among his other collections. 66 "The true process of 66 Know well alle men that profits in certeyn." Ends "He us assounne and brynge unto the blisse.' 66 No. 41. A 4to. volume, vellum, A.D. 1714. Statutes of the Order of the Garter, written for Henry, Duke of Kent. No. 42. Folio, paper, 16th century. Extracts from the records of noble English families. No. 43. Small folio, vellum, labelled Missale Romanum. Begins with a calendar. The text "Angele qui meus es." It contains some very good full page paintings, and has the autograph of George Harevy of Olton, 1559. No. 44. Small folio, vellum, temp. Edward 2. Registrum Brevium (Forms of legal writs in various real and personal actions). No. 45. A 4to. volume, parchment, 15th century. Chronicon Hiberniæ (in Latin). Begins fol. 2 "Anno Domini 1163 Gregorius primus Archiepiscopus Dublinensis. Isto anno vir "laudabilis obdormivit in Domino; cui successit beatus "Laurentius Othothil." Ends (40 b.) A.D. 1369 "et pre"dicti Regis 42° dominus Willelmus de Wyndesore, miles "strenuus in armis et animosus, xii Kal. Julii venit in The Register is divided into Five Books. 66 The First Rubric fully explains the nature of the compilation. It runs thus, Incipiunt cartæ et confirmationes de omnibus possessionibus et bonis tam ecclesiasticis quam mundanis et libertatibus ecclesiæ Sancti Johannis Baptista de Colcestria tam ab illustribus Regibus Angliæ quam Catholicis patribus archiepiscopis, episcopis, et aliis Christi fidelibus prædictæ ecclesiæ et monachis pie indultis; primis siquidem carta piæ memoriæ Eudonis Dapiferi fundatoris prædictæ Ecclesiæ." 66 86 66 No. 57. The Leger Book of the Abbey of St. John the Baptist, Colchester. It contains copies of documents relating to that Abbey. Among them are extents of the property of the Abbey. List of churches in its gift. List of its Freeholders and Customary Tenants. Copies of Pleas of the Crown relating to the Abbey. Entries of Trials in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer respecting the property of the Abbey. Exemplifications of Charters and Legal Processes. Leases of tithes and other property belonging to the Abbey. Agreements between the Abbey and divers persons. Manumissions of Villeins. Definitive sentence concerning tithes, as well as other spiritual and temporal property of the Abbey. Royal protections for the Abbey, and various memoranda concerning it. The Manuscript is on parchment, in quarto, and was compiled or copied in the 15th century. There are several volumes not numbered : A thin folio volume, paper, 18th century. Contains copies of Memoranda by Lord Grenville, beginning Oct. 16th, 1761, when he gives an account of Pitt's visit to him and Pitt's account of his resignation. The memoranda extend to 1768 and give interesting political information, home and foreign. A folio volume of about 100 pages, contains notes by Lord Grantham while in office, 1766-9. A folio volume of upwards of 100 leaves, contains a cotemporary Collection of gratulatory verses to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her visit to Cambridge. The poems are in Latin, Greek, and English, and have the names of their respective authors. Some I think are autograph; they are beautifully written. A folio volume, paper, 16th century, contains the Grey pedigree with coloured arms, by Lawrence Holinshead, dedicated to Henry Earl Grey. A folio volume, paper, between 40 and 50 leaves, by George Maynwaring, Richmond Herald. A Catalogue of the Nobility of England, and a collection as well of His Majesty's Courts of Record as of his Highness most honourable household, the Councel of the North, of Wales, of the Marches, the Councell at Law, the Admiraltie the Armory, and the Minte, his Majesty's touns of warr and defence, castles, bulwarks, and fortresses, the islands with litehouses, parks, forests and chaces; collected 1617. A portfolio contains very large collections by Le Neve for the family of De Grey. A folio volume of the end of the 17th century, contains Diurnal Occurrences (in Parliament) 1641; proceedings by the Lords Commissioners against the Bishop of London in 1686; the Earl of Bristol's charge against Chancellor Hyde, with the Judge's answers and opinions, 1663 (208 pp.); account of the public management of affairs till the Convention; debates at the Conference 6th Feb. 1688 concerning the king's abdication and the vacancy of the throne (157 pp.); proceedings in Parliament 22nd January 1688-9 to 18th March (92 pp.); proceedings on 5th April; account of grants since 1696, Dec. 3; account of an engagement on the 30th June 1690 near Beachy Head, by John Ashby; the like by George Rooke; report on the same 18th July 1690 by Lord Pembroke and four others; the examination of the Captains (11 leaves). Several packets of papers unbound : : 1. Arguments in Godwyn v. Sir Edward Hales, 25 Car. 2, for penalties for not subscribing the declaration after taking office. King James' speech, 22nd March 1603. Protestation of the Commons, temp. Charles I. The King's letter to the Council of Scotland and their answer, 1686, against severity to Roman Catholics. Exceptions of Samuel Johnson, defendant, in arrest of judgment. Account of interview between the King and the Fellows of Magdalen College Oxford, Sept. 4, 1687. Character of a Tory, in answer to that of a Trimmer, 1684. Journal of the Lords on the trial of the Earl of Pembroke. Errors appearing in the proceedings of the House of Peers in Parliament in 1 and 2 Car. 1, in the case of Robert Earl of Oxford, and Lord Willoughby of Eresby, concerning the Office of Great Chamberlain (6 folios). Statutes, ordinances, and customs to be holden in the host... by King Richard, and John Duke of Lancaster Steward of England, and Thomas Earl of Essex Constable, and T. Mowbray Marshal, 9 R. 2 (17 pages). Form and manner of keeping the King's parliament of England in the reign of Richard 2 (15 leaves). Observations on the case of customs cited in Cook's 12th Report, pp. 17, 18, to shew the weakness of those reasons urged by some from the authority of 2 H. 7., 6. James 2nd. Royal Commission for hearing Ecclesiastical Causes. 2. Copies of the confessions of Bedloe and Dugdale. (Oates's plot). A treatise describing Baronies and Dignities (about 40 leaves). This treatise is about the baronies of Abergavenny and Grey. 3. Amongst other treatises is one in 4to, in Italian, on the affairs of the Palatinate (temp. Car. 1) and the acceptance of the Crown of Bohemia (48 leaves); and a Latin tract on the same subject, and copy of instructions (in Italian) to Monsignore de Massini Bishop of Bertinoso, nuncio to the King of Spain, to treat of the marriage of his sister with the prince of England (14 folios). 4. Essays by Anthony Benn, Kt., Recorder of London, Cotton's discourse proving that the House of Commons hath equal power with the House of Peers in point of Judicature. To Sir Anthony Bacon. An apology of the Earl of Essex against them which falsely and maliciously take him to be the only hindrance of the peace and quietness of his country (164 pages, 16th century). Begins He that ether thinketh he hath or wisheth an excellent face. A brief treatise or hipothesis of one booke called Speculum Universi or Universal Mirror. The 1st book. It is not possible that in existence there can be any more than two distinct species. (10 leaves, 16th century.) A problem why the Court of Chancery of late and more especially now in the time of the present Chancellor is more frequented than other Courts (temp. James or Charles 1st). An essay on Favourites (7 brief sheets). Begins I never was a favourite myself and therefore may miss in describing that mistery (temp. James or Charles 1st). Noy's projects 1634; extracts from the Rolls. (About Ship Money.) List of blacks (mourning apparel) for Henry Earl of Kent, 1614. The total was 7571. Essay by Sir Anthony Benn. God before all; all for the King. 7. Copies of a manuscript given by Bishop Tanner to the Bodleian Library. Copy of Queen Anne's letter to the Marquis of Buckingham that Raleigh's life might not be in question. Of the origin and progress of the troubles in England by Mr. Wren (small 4to). 8. This packet, amongst other things, contains:About 50 leaves of a diary A. D. 1743, addressed by a lady to her friend Musidora. The contents are interesting. The writer speaks of Clarissa (Harlowe) and the Castle of Indolence. Argument for the pastoral drama of Cythnia. Opinion as to the proceeding by Court-Martial on a dismissed officer for an offence committed while in service. The opinion is apparently by some officers, and they think that such a proceeding is valid. Copy of a letter by Bishop Fell (of Oxford) to Countess of Nottingham, on her marriage. Extract from a letter from St. Petersburg, 24th July 1764, about the murder of Prince Ivan by Lieut. Morowitz. Letter from Sir C. H. Williams at Grodno in Poland, no date. He says that the country of Poland is in a wretched state; speaks of the insolence of the nobility, and their wealth; the Ulans, Cossack hussars, have enough cloth in their trowsers to make him a riding coat. The most amiable of women, and daughter of the famous Poniatowski, who went through all the mad King of Sweden's fortune, and who is still alive, is a great friend of mine, and though near fourscore is as active as she was at 18.-English beer all over Poland;-says was staying at the Great General of Poland's house; the King's hunting, their mode of life;-supposes the house life is like John of Gaunt's in the Savoy; describes the animals; all the Lithuanian ladies have pages, all dwarfs, an odd sight, an assembly of 200 or 300. (The letter is of 5 pages, and addressed to some one at Usk, perhaps his father.) he Copy of letter from Stanislaus King of Poland to Charles Yorke, dated Warsaw, 6 Oct. 1764. A folio in quires unbound, contains:-Extracts from the originals in the Scotch College by the late Mr. Carte, with a view to the credit of the King James 2nd. The originals in the hands of Mr. Jernegan who married Carte's widow; after his death they were to go to the University of Oxford. Amongst them are several Memorials delivered to the French Court relating to King James's correspondencies with England, and some reports from his emissaries here. Begins with Charles 2nd's Letter, June 8, 1648; ends with "Relation du Capitaine Floyd nouvelment revenu d'Angleterre," and many letters from the Duke of Portland in 1698. These copies occupy 150 leaves. 66 An unbound 4to, upwards of 400 pages, contains modern copies of letters from the Earl of Leicester to Cecil, the Duke of Norfolk, and others, and of letters from Walsingham, Sidney, and others to Burghley. The let ters range from 1564 to 1585. There are also letters and papers by Wilkes to the Earl of Leicester; some of these copies have notes by Lord Hardwicke. One letter certainly is, and more may be, in "The Leycester Corre spondence" edited by Mr. Bruce for the Camden Society, but they do not appear in Hardwicke's Collection of State Papers. Some of them seem to have been copied from Cotton. MS. Galba E. VI. But for the limits imposed by the Commission I should have described two manuscripts on vellum, which shew that hands still living can vie in patience and skill and taste with those of the scribes and illuminators of old. Letters. Letters from Catherine Talbot to Mrs. Wastfelde, 1743-1758, about 30 in number. Correspondence between Catherine Talbot and Lady Annabell Grey, 1763-1769; about 30 letters. Letters from the Honourable Frederic Robinson to his brother, Lord Grantham, and a few from Lord Grantham, 1778-1780. Letters to the Honourable Frederic Robinson, 17631770, and 1780-1784. Letters from Lord Borringdon to his uncle, Lord Grantham, 1789-1791. Letters to the Honourable Frederic Robinson, principally from his brother, Lord Grantham, 1785, and 1786; and from various relatives, 1778-1783. My best thanks are offered to Lady Cowper. A visitor to Wrest Park can never leave but with regret; and her Ladyship most kindly made me her guest. ALFRED J. HORWOOD. THE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF DARTMOUTH, PATSHULL, CO. STAFFORD. This collection consists almost exclusively of letters; and they are most interesting and valuable. They particularly illustrate two very important passages in the history of this country, viz., the Great Rebellion and the Revolution of 1688. Colonel William Legge was one of the most energetic and faithful supporters of King Charles I.; he suffered severely in person and in purse, and the letters here preserved testify his activity and devotion to the Royal cause. There must have been a severe struggle in the mind of his son George, 1st Lord Dartmouth, before he could adopt a course which seemed so opposed to that of his father; but in transferring the fleet which he commanded to the service of William of Orange, he spared the country much bloodshed and helped to secure the personal and mental liberty which are now the boast of an Englishman. By the course which he adopted he does not seem to have lost the esteem of James II., and Dr. Lingard, in his history of England, has no harsh words for him. The Civil War letters range from 1640 to 1649. It is not here necessary to give a full detail of their contents; careful copies of them and of later letters were made upwards of 40 years ago by William, 2nd Lord Bagot; and the transcripts, illustrated by a great number of drawings from original portraits, and by prints and plans, are contained in four large folio volumes, now in the library at Patshull. Among them are letters by King Charles I., Prince Rupert, Lord Newport, the Earl of Northumberland, the Earl of Cumberland, Lord Wharton, Lord Mandeville, the Earl of Lindsay, Lord Digby, the Earl of Annandale, Mr. Fairfax, and Henry Cromvell. Most of them are addressed to William Legge but some few are to other persons. All the letters from Prince Rupert, and most of those from Lord Digby in 1644 and 1645, are in cypher (decyphered), and one of those by Digby is written on linen. The Civil War letters and some of later date were consulted and used by Mr. Warburton for his work "Prince Rupert and the Cavaliers." Some of the letters for 1688 were used by Sir John Dalrymple in his Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. There are no letters during the time of the Commonwealth, and the letters and papers from 1660 to 1680 are not very numerous, having regard to the space of time. After 1680 they are very numerous. The documents from 1660 to 1688 are more than 2,100 in number, and of these there is at Patshull a catalogue of every item. After the Restoration there are letters by the Duke of Ormonde, and others from Ireland; many papers about Tangiers, particularly when the place was abandoned; numerous letters by Samuel Pepys while he was at the admiralty. The letters of 1688, are of the utmost interest. The letters and papers of the 18th century are also very important. A few extracts from and notes of contents of some of the letters will give an idea of the value of this collection. A letter by Lord Wharton in 1641 alludes to the Bill against Strafford, and the King's opposition to it, and a vague accusation against unnamed persons of setting the army against the Parliament, whereupon Henry Percy, Henry Germaine, Mr. Davenant, and Sir J. Suckling fled and were not taken; that the ports were stopped. 1641. Letter from Lord Mandeville, Thos. Cotton, Robert Osborne, and Henry Cromwell to the Earl of Holland asking him to return 50 horses which the county of Huntingdon had supplied. In the same year the Earl of Lindsay tells William Legge that he had sent 60 cart horses and 20 carts at the costs of Lincolnshire to Newcastle for the train of artillery, and asks that when discharged they may be sent back by the person now sent. Any one in an office of trust is liable to have his actions severely scrutinized, and even "Honest Will. "Legge" could not escape calumny; a letter of 1641 (signature torn off) gives accounts of charges brought against W. Legge of making money by the gunpowder supplied to him. 66 66 The letter mentioned above as being written on linen, is dated 3rd June 1645, and addressed by George Digby to W. Legge at Oxford. Is anxious to hear how long he can hold out: If you can allow us but a month or six weeks to pursue our advantages whilst the enemy is engaged before that place, in my conscience, without hyperbole, you give the King his Crowne and infallibly deliver the kingdom this summer from all its misery." 66 66 66 A holograph letter from King Charles, dated Broomyard, 3rd Sept, 1645, asks W. Legge to delay a week for the design at the Isle of Ely and Cambridge. 1641. May 8. An order of the House of Commons, signed by Denzill Hollis and John Pym for Captain Legg to appear at once before the House. 1618. Dec. 10. Promise by W. Legge that if he is discharged he will not bear arms against the Parliament or their army in this kingdom. 1648, Feb. 9. Order by the Commissioners for compounding with delinquents, that as Will. Legge of London has submitted to a fine for delinquency and paid it, the authorities should forbear to seize or sequester his estate. A saving as to future estate. He is to sue out a pardon under the Great Seal within six weeks. 1649. Aug. 22. Order (in consequence of an order for the removal of Col. W. Legge to the gaol at Exeter) for the gaoler to receive him. (19.) A letter from William Legge while a prisoner in Arundel Castle, dated Aug. 20th, 1648, says that the King had been seven months under strict restraint, without chaplain, friend, or servant of his own choice or acquaintance; that his treatment did not please the Scots, but that the Londoners fearing loss of trade bad succeeded in getting him ordered to the Isle of Wight. He ends by saying that he thinks affairs to be in a hopeful position. On the 30th March 1649 Charles II. directs W. Legge to go to Ireland. A paper indorsed "For Col. Legg." The way and manner how Jones and Ludlow were to be surprised in Dublin Castle. In 1661 are about a dozen letters from Prince Rupert at Frankfort, Vienna, Cleves, and Mainz. In 1662 Lord Ormonde at Dublin gives an account of the state of Ireland. Copy of Lora Hatton's account of Guernsey. This is historical and gives an account of the courts and a list of Governors. 18 pp. (Y.Y.) 1665. Letters by Mr. Wharton, Comptroller of the Tower, to Lord Dartmouth. The plague is several times mentioned in these letters. It seems that after people had recovered, sores broke out on them. (Y.Y.) 1665 and 1666. Several letters from the Duke of Ormonde and Earl of Ossory, and one from Prince Rupert on Irish matters. 1672 and 1673. Journal of H.M. ship Katherine. Also some accounts of the engagements between the Dutch and English fleets in 1673. Ship letters. Several accounts of engagements. A 4to. manuscript, intituled "A full answer to a "traitorous seditious libel, intituled An exact relation "of the several engagements and actions of His Majesty's fleet under the command of His Highness "Prince Rupert and of all circumstances concerning "this summers expedition, 1673; pretended to be "written by a person in command of the fleet, but 86 spread abroad and vulgarly called the Prince's full "Narrative; published as an antidote against the in"fectious dissent of rebellion too visibly spreading " itself all over the kingdom under the threadbare old "trick of religion." And a printed 4to. tract of 1674, intituled "A just vindication of the principal officers of "H.M. Ordnance from the false, &c. of an exact rela"tion, &c." (This is not a print of the MS. 4to.) Journal of Capt. Geo. Legge in the Katherine during this summers expedition 1672-3. (K. 3. 1534–1550.) On the 24th Feb. 167, Charles II. by his sign manual directed the Governor of Portsmouth to treat well all French subjects and vessels. In a packet of Letters received by Col. W. Legge in 1678, is one from Lord Ossory at the Hague, dated May 3rd. Hopes to see him before the Duke comes: "If we can weather it out till then I hope we shall not be over-run by an enemy whose offers of peace are made "in a stile as if all were already conquered." 46 66 1679. Dec. 12. Petition by the Archbishop of Armagh and other lords about private persons coining money. 1679-80. January 4. Copy of the King's letter directing the Lord Lieutenant to stop the practice, and to provide for coining. (Q.Q.) In 1679, 1680, 1681, 1682, and 1683 are very many holograph letters from James, Duke of York (afterwards King James II.) to Lord Dartmouth. They are very interesting; some are written from abroad. In one he expresses very good feeling towards the Duke of Monmouth. 1686. Several letters from Ireland by the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor Porter, and others. TANGIERS. There is a large mass of correspondence relative to Tangiers. A few notes of the later portion may be interesting. Original address to King Charles II. by the late Governor, Field Officers, Commandants, and soldiers of the garrison, testifying their conviction that the place could not be held against the King of Spain. 1683. July 2. Original instructions by Charles II., countersigned by Leoline Jenkins for the demolition of Tangiers; directs care for persons and effects there; and the blowing up of the whole place and mole as much as possible. 1683. July 10. Charles II. to Sir John Berry, Lieutenant Captain of the Henrietta. By commission of 2nd July he has appointed George Lord Dartmouth to blow up Tangier; and by another commission of the same date he has appointed Piercy Kirke, Esq., in case of the death or illness of Lord Dartmouth. Directs Sir John Berry to assist Kirke. And a letter 8th Oct. 1683, from the Mayor, &c., of the city, saying that they were glad that it is to be given up. Copy of Sir James Lesly's treaty, 8th Oct. 1683, with the King of Morocco; peace for four years. (Bundle 28.) In 1683 are papers received by Lord Dartmouth after his quitting Tangiers. Results of Councils of War, held on board the Grafton in Tangier Roads. A Journal by Sir Cloudesley Shovel (with his autograph signature), from his leaving Admiral Herbert, 1st July, to his arrival at Tangier Bay on the 29th Sept., and his (signed) reasons for sending home the Crowne to England. (She was leaky.) 1683 and 1684. Tangier papers. List of persons to return to England. Confession and repentance of John Burnet, a renegade. State of the navy of Tangiers. Petitions of people for return to England. (P.P.) Some of the letters in No. 28 are for Col'. Kirke. 1683 and 1684. Tangier papers. A number of Spanish letters from the Alcayde of Alcazar to Lord Dartmouth. And report of correspondence between Mr. Robert Cuthbert and the Alcayde. (W.W.) In a letter dated 5th April 1684, Samuel Pepys states that the King and the Duke are satisfied with Lord Dartmouth's doings in the Tangier business. THE REVOLUTION. 1688. Aug. 27. Letter by Lord Hatton. He hears that the King has ordered all officers to repair to their respective commands. Sept. 23. Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Professes loyalty to the King consistent with superior duty to God, and the holy religion he professes. The Declaration has not been sent down; is coming to London. Sept. 28. The King's Sign Manual countersigned by Pepys. The King orders the ships in the Downs, under the command of Sir Roger Strickland, to repair to the Buoy at the Nore. Orders commanders of ships and fire ships in the Thames and Medway to repair thither. Sept. 29. Sign Manual countersigned by Pepys. To forbear searching foreign ships till further orders. Sept. 30. The Duke of Berwick says that the King has ordered the officers and troopers of his regiment to have armour. Asks for it. 1688. Oct. 1. Instructions by James II. to Lord Dartmouth, for the fleet. (With seal.) Oct. 1. Copies of several instructions from the King to Sir Roger Strickland regarding his squadron. (Sir Roger gave up his commission.) Oct. 3. The Earl of Bath congratulates Lord Dartmouth on his being appointed Admiral. He has done his best to quiet the country, his Majesty's Declaration coming seasonably. Oct. 9. Jacob Richards of Gillingham offers to raise 100 or 200 men with Blood for an officer. Oct. 9. Letter by Thomas Phillips at Portsmouth about the fortifications of Portsmouth and Gosport; says that the condition of Gosport is hazardous. Another letter from Thomas Phillips (who seals with the arms of Phelips of Montacute, co. Somerset), about the difficulty of getting money for payment of troops; the men desert. Oct. 10. List of the fleet of the Channel Guard. Oct. 14. Letter from John Berry on board the Elizabeth. The gun carriages are bad; they will fall to pieces in action. Oct. 23. Letter by Wm. Penn. Yesterday was a great presence at Whitehall; the King, the Queen Dowager, the Councel, the Judges, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, the Bishops and Lords about the town, of which the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishops of London, Winchester, and Oxford, the Marquis of Halifax, and Lord Nottingham, were some, appeared in the Council Chamber, where the birth of the Prince was cleared by the ladys of the bed chamber, the women midwife, nurses, phisitians, and Lords present at his birth, to the great content of the company. Last night an express from Rotterdam with some difficulty come from their army, and speaks of additional forces to the former. One Greenwood apprehended for dealing with the King's officers of his army to revolt. Also Wicksteed for such practises and words against the Lord President for having corresponded with the Prince of Orange; he is fled with his messenger. (P. 3.) Nov. 13. Sign Manual of James II. to Lord Dartmouth, ordering him to set at liberty the Flyboate, taken by the Foresight, with soldiers belonging to the Dutch fleet, and all future captives. Countersigned by S. Pepys. Nov. 15. Lord Dartmouth to Captain Froude of the Ruby. Orders him to fight and destroy the fleet from Holland if he meets any. (1971.) Nov. 16. Order by Lord Dartmouth to Lord Berkeley, commander of the Montague to fight the Dutch fleet. Nov. 17. Lord Dartmouth to Lord Berkeley. Will seek the Dutch at Torbay; fight perhaps to-morrow. Nov. 17. Letter by Lord Preston. The King this afternoon goes for Windsor; he has taken the Prince with him. The Queen stays here (London) for some time. Nov. 26. Letter of six sides from S. Pepys. The King at his entrance to town this afternoon heard that the Princess of Denmark had withdrawn in the night. The King directs a statement, lest impressions be made in the fleet. She went in her usual manner and time to bed. (He gives an account of the discovery of her being gone; and of the order for the seizure of Lord Churchill's house.) Nov. 26. Sign Manual. Order to send a ship to Plymouth and seize Capt. Geo. Churchill. Nov. 28. S. Pepys to Lord Dartmouth. Has just attended the King in his Cabinet, who says he shall have a Parliament. The Chancellor is commanded to issue writs. Nov. 28. Letter from P. Musgrave (in the Ordnance Office). The King disapproves Sir E. Hales' project; it could not be effectual in suppressing a rabble, but might destroy the whole city, and would endanger a general revolt of the kingdom; therefore directs the mortar pieces to be returned into store. Col. Shelton made Lieutenant of the Tower in room of Sir E. Hales. His office is in a bad state. Account of the meeting last night of the King and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in his drawing-room; they recommended a Parliament; this morning writs issued. Nov. 29. Original letter by the Prince of Orange, inviting Lord Dartmouth to surrender the fleet. Nov. 29 and Dec. 1. Three letters by James II. to Lord Dartmouth about sending the Prince of Wales away. Dec. 3. Letter from Lord Berkeley at London, to Lord Dartmouth. Reached London at noon, when the King was at dinner. After he had dined I kissed his hand; he carried me into the Queen's bed-chamber, where I read the address; he was well pleased; gave him Lord Dartmouth's letter; he asked about the fleet. Abundance of people railed at Lord Dartmouth, but the King continually justified him. The whole Dutch fleet are at Plymouth where they were saluted by the citadel at their coming with about 40 guns. Bristol in the Prince of Orange's hands. The Marquess of Worcester, the Earl of Clarendon, and Lord Blessington, Capt. Steveningham, and several others, have gone over to the Prince. The Lords of Halifax, Nottingham, and Godolphin are gone to negotiate, but the trumpeter that was sent before for leave they found drunk asleep at Reading, so they are forced to stay there till they have an answer by another. Dec. 11. Letter by Phil. Frowde at London. The Queen and Prince went away down the river on Sunday night. The King followed about two or three o'clock. The mob are now pulling down the Mass houses, and burning, &c. Sky so red, I can see it, &c. Dec. 11. Council order. Reciting that the King had privily that morning withdrawn himself; orders the removal of all Popish officers out of their respective commands. Signed by Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Lord Pembroke, and 20 others. Dec. 12. Copy of Lord Dartmouth's letter in answer to the Prince of Orange's invitation, dated 29 Nov.; and of a letter dated 20 Dec. Dec. 13. Lord Feversham to Lord Dartmouth, with copy of the King's letter. He will see the Prince of Orange, but will not take employment. Dec. 13. Letter from Fra. Gwyn at Whitehall, 10 a.m. The King's retirement has depressed all his friends. Lord Feversham's conduct in disbanding the army is much blamed. The morning the King withdrew, the lords whose names you see to the declaration and who were all that were in town met at the Guildhall; they sent a letter to your Lordship, and in my opinion that is a good ground for your Lordship to return an answer and desire their commands it is necessary to keep the ships together (1983). Letter from the Duke of Berwick to Lord Dartmouth, asking for orders: "The King being gone and I being "left without orders I desire you will let me know "wether you have received any forme "Lord Feversham by the King's order has disbanded "the army so that I know not what to do." He sends a copy of the King's letter to Lord Feversham. Dec. 13. Letter by Gardiner. Mentions the taking of the King at Shelnesss and his being taken to Faversham; also the taking of Jefferies. Dec. 14. Letter from Thos. Hancock, Mayor of Portsmouth. Is forced to leave his home; is threatened to be boiled; threatened by the soldiers; if they offer abuses to the town he has ordered torches to be fired in the tower; is going on board ship to secure himself. The town is in great fear. Shops shut up. The Irish threatening to do strange things. (The date in this letter looks like 1699, but it is indorsed 1688.) Dec. 14. Letter by William Jennery. Is desired by the Mayor to remind Lord Dartmouth for his passport to go to France, and he desires he may have a passage in the yacht for Jersey. The Gosport people having been much abused by the Irish soldiers have seized on the castle, and he understands the Duke of Berwick says he would fire them out; they are protestants, and he (Jennery) judges himself obliged if they are ill treated to defend and assist them to his power. They are in very great trouble, and will be more if the Irish part not before he sails out of harbour. He saw great companies march on the hill, and they went towards Faram (Fareham ?), but he conceives, had they been the Prince's forces, he should have had (news) by some hand or other, and then he would have sent to Lord Dartmouth. Dec. 15. A letter from Lady Dartmouth to her husband, speaks of the insults to the King at Faversham. The rabble rifled his pockets and took away all from him. Dec. 16. Letter by the Prince of Orange to Lord Dartmouth, directing him to bring the fleet to the Nore. A packet of 17 holograph letters by James II. to Lord Dartmouth, the first dated Oct. 5; and the last Dec. 21, from Rochester, asking if Lord Dartmouth is going to stay at the Downs or is obliged by want of victuals to come up to the Nore. Several of these letters have remarks indorsed by Lord Dartmouth. In Dec. 1688 there are letters by the Duke of Berwick and several letters by other persons to Lord Dartmouth, concerning the King's intended removal of the Prince of Wales. Dec. 19. Letter by Sir R. Beach. The King taken to Faversham; the Chancellor taken; he was going to Hambro' in a collier; when taken to the Lord Mayor he knelt to kiss his hand; the Lord Mayor so astonished that he fell into a swound (1986). Dec. 19. Copy of the Prince of Orange's letter to Col. Berkeley, to go to Portsmouth and acquaint the Commander-in-Chief that he has ordered men to march there and take possession of the garrison. The regiments will be provided for elsewhere and need not apprehend ill treatment. There is an order at the foot signed "Churchill" for all persons to assist Berkeley. Dec. 25. Letter by the Prince of Orange to Lord Dartmouth, to have ships cruise off Guernsey to protect against the French; and between Dover and Calais, and Harwich, and the coasts of Holland and Flanders, to protect the packet boats. Dec. 25. Letter from S. Pepys to Lord Dartmouth. The Prince of Orange's orders to your Lordship of the 16th from Windsor, which he was pleased to communicate to me on his first arrival made him expect your Lordship's arrival with the fleet at the buoy of the Nore. His Highness is sensible of the hint you gave him in your letter touching Guernsey. Dec. 29. Original summons by the Prince of Orange to Lord Dartmouth, to attend the Convention Parlia |