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Egerton MS 2087

Record Id:

032-001983019

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001983019

MDARK:

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Egerton MS 2087

Title:

MISCELLANEOUS papers, consisting chiefly of bonds, depositions, accounts, and public documents, relating to Dover and the Cinque Ports; 1566-1784. Among them are:-

1. Certificate of a payment made by the Mayor and Commonalty of Dover for a share in a venture to Virginia; 23 May, 1610. Signed by Edward Mayer, and sealed with the royal seal "pro consilio suo Virginiæ." f. 3.

2. Accounts of receipts and expenditure of Richard Dawkes, master of the almshouse; Jan.-Apr. 1625, f. 6.

3. Correspondence and papers relating to the billeting of soldiers; 1626. The letters are chiefly by Sir Edward Hales, one of the Commissioners, and Sir John Hippisley, Lieutenant of Dover Castle. At f. 31 is a letter from the Privy Council with signatures. f. 15.

4. Warrant for the arrest of Denzil Holles, Sir Arthur Haslerig, John Pym, John Hampden, and William Strode, in any attempt to escape beyond seas; 4 Jan. 17 Ch. 1. [1642]. Copy. f. 51.

5. Lease from John Wood of Kelvedon, co. Essex, to John Clench, of copyhold lands in Kelvedon; 20 Aug. 1652. Copy. f. 62.

6. Claim of the Barons of the Cinque Ports to perform certain services at the coronation of William and Mary, 1691. Fr. f. 70.

7. The order of installation of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1 June, 1694; together with "My Lord Warden's jouney into Kent, Whitson weeke, 1694, to be sworne at Dover, Friday the first of June," f. 81.

8. The mayor and jurats of Rye to the mayor and jurats of Dover, to support their petition to parliament for the preservation of Rye harbour; 6 Feb. 1700[1], f. 83.

9. Suit between John Higham and Thomas Stisted for lands in Kelvedon, co. Essex; Michaelmas, 4 Anne [1705]. Lat. f. 87.

10. Lease from the mayor and jurats of Dover to Joan and James Willis of land near the church of St. James, etc.; 27 June, 1715, f. 91. Paper. See Add. MSS. 28,035-,28,038. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Cinque Ports: Papers relating to, temp. Edw.III.: 1784.

Dover: Miscellaneous, papers and letters relating to: 14th-18th centt.

includes:

f. 3 Colony of Virginia: Royal seal for: 1610.
f. 3 Colony of Virginia: Payment by the corporation of Dover for a share in a venture to: 1610.
f. 6 Richard Dawkes, Master of the Almshouse of Dover: Account of expenses: 1625.
f. 15 Army; England: Correspondence on billeting: 1626.
ff. 18, 22, 35, 39, 43 Sir Edward Hales: Letters on the billeting of soldiers at Dover: 1626.
ff. 24, 26, 28, 30, 37, 38 Sir John Hippisley, Lieutenant of Dover Castle: Papers on the billeting of soldiers: 1626.
f. 31 Sir Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester: Letter to Sir J. Hippesley: 1626.
f. 31 Sir George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull 1633; Lord Chancellor of Scotland: Warrant of English Privy Council, signed by: 1626.
f. 31 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk; Constable of Dover Castle: Privy Council letter to Sir J. Hippesley: 1626.
f. 31 Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland: Letter to Sir J. Hippisley: 1626.
f. 31 Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset: Order to Sir J. Hippesley: 1626.
f. 31 b James Hay, Earl of Carlisle: Signature to Privy Council warrant: 1626.
f. 31 b George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Privy Council letter to Sir J. Hippisley, signed by: 1626.
f. 51 Charles I of England: Warrant to the Mayor of Dover to apprehend D. Holles and others: 1642.: Copy.
f. 51 John Hampden: Warrant for his arrest: 1642.: Copy.
f. 51 John Pym: Warrant for his arrest: 1642.: Copy.
f. 51 Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet; MP: Warrant for his arrest: 1642.: Copy.
f. 51 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles; MP: Warrant for his arrest: 1642.: Copy.
f. 51 William Strode, MP: Warrant for his arrest: 1642.: Copy.
f. 53 Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick: Press warrant: 1642.
f. 62 John Clench, of Kelvedon: Lease to, from J. Wood, of lands in Kelvedon: 1652.: Copy.
ff. 62, 87 Kelvedon, Essex: Lease of, and suit for, lands in: 1652, 1705.
f. 70 Cinque Ports: Coronation claims of the Barons: 1691.: Fr.
f. 77 Colonel Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694) Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State: Letter to the corporation of Dover: 1691.: Copy.
f. 79 Romney, Kent: Letter from the Mayor, etc., to the Mayor of Dover: 1694.
f. 81 Colonel Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694) Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State: Ceremony of installation as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports: 1694.
f. 81 Cinque Ports: Order of installation of the Lord Warden: 1694.
f. 83 Rye, Sussex: Letter from the corporation of, to that of Dover: 1701.
f. 87 John Higham: Suit v. T. Stisted for lands in Kelvedon,: 1705.: Lat.
f. 87 Thomas Stisted: Suit v. J. Higham for lands in Kelvedon,: 1705.: Lat.
f. 91 James Willis: Lease of lands to, from the corporation of Dover: 1715.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

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Hierarchy:

032-001983019

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1566

End Date:

1784

Date Range:

1566-1784

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Material Type:

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Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Army of England
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Clench, John, of Kelvedon
Dawkes, Richard, Master of the Almshouse of Dover, b 1606
Hales, Edward, Knight, writer of letters on the billeting of soldiers at Dover, fl 1626-1640
Hampden, John, of Add MS 25273
Haselrig, Arthur, 2nd Baronet, MP
Hay, George, 1st Earl of Kinnoull 1633, Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Hay, James, Earl of Carlisle, of Add MS 28103
Higham, John
Hippisley, John, Lieutenant of Dover Castle
Holles, Denzil, 1st Baron Holles, politician, 1598-1690
Howard, Theophilus, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, Constable of Dover Castle
Montagu, Henry, 1st Earl of Manchester
Pym, John, of Add MS 24863
Rich, Henry, 1st Earl of Holland
Rich, Robert, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Sackville, Edward, 4th Earl of Dorset, politician, 1590-1652
Stisted, Thomas
Strode, William, MP; of Egerton MS 2087
Sydney, Henry, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694), Colonel; Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State
Villiers, George, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1592-1628,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121403704
Willis, James, of Egerton MS 2087

Places:

Dover, England
Kelvedon, Essex
Romney, Kent
Rye, Sussex
Virginia, Colony of, North America