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Egerton MS 2126

Record Id:
032-001983059
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001983059
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Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2126
Title:

ORIGINAL letters, royal warrants, orders of council, etc., on military and other affairs, found among. the papers of, and partly addressed to, Sir William Sydenham, Governor of the Isle of Wight, etc.; 1618-1656 1. Warrants of James I. to Sir Oliver St. John, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to admit Sir William Winsor and Henry Titchborne as captains of foot vice Sir Thomas Phillips and Robert Gosnold; Westminster, 16 Dec. a° 16 [1618], 20 July, a° 18 [1620]. Signed. ff. 4, 6.

2. Blank commissions in the regiment of Sir John Heale, Knt.; 1643. Signed by William [Seymour], Marquess of Hertford [afterwards Duke of Somerset], Lieutenant-General of the King's forces in the west; with seals. On vellum. ff. 8, 9, 10.

3. Warrants and letter from [Robert Devereux, Earl of] Essex, Parliamentary Lieutenant-General, to Colonel William Sydenham, Governor of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis; 18 June, 11, 20 July, 1644. Signed; with seals. The second warrant relates to Sir Anthony Cooper [afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury]. ff. 11, 12, 13.

4. The committee of both kingdoms to the committee of Dorset, desiring them to provide money for completing and victualling the fort at Weymouth; Derby House, 29 Aug. 1644. Signed by A[lgernon Percy, Earl of] Northumberland and [Sir] John Maitland. f. 15.

5. [Sir] Thomas Fairfax, General of the Parliament, to [Colonel William Sydenham], Governor of Weymouth, desiring him to be in readiness to march and to give notice to the garrison of Taunton of his coming to their relief; Andover, 4 May, 1645. Signed. f. 17.

6. Warrant from [Sir.] T[homas] Fairfax to Colonels Charles Fleetwood and William Sydenham, authorising them to hold courtsmartial for the trial of offences against the act for taking free quarters; Kensington, 1 Aug. 1649, Signed; with seal. f. 18.

7. "An act for repealing an ordinance and act of Parliament whereby Sir Thomas Fairfax, now Thomas Lord Fairfax, was constituted Commander in chief of the Parliament forces," etc.; 26 June, 1650. Printed. f. 19.

8. Order of the Council of State to Colonel Sydenham, Govenor of the Isle of Wight, to prepare for the reception of the children of Charles I. at Carisbrooke Castle; Whitehall, 27 July, 1650. Signed by John Bradshawe, President; with seal. f. 21.

9. Warrants from O[liver] Cromwell, as Lord General, to Colonel Sydenham, Governor of the Isle of Wight, to hold courts-martial and to raise recruits for sea-service; 21 June, 1652, 31 Mar. 1653. Signed; the first with seal. ff. 23, 25.

10. Bartholomew Fillingham to -, asking for information concerning "Colonel Sidenham's accompt for ye foot companys;" Westminster, 20 June, 1654, f. 27.

11. Petition from Ames Short, clerk, to the Lord Protector Cromwell, relative to the presentation to the church of Ashwater, co. Devon, in dispute between himself and Benedict Morse; n.d. Signed. With minute of reference to Sir John Coppleston, Knt., and others Whitehall, 23 Nov. 1655. Signed "Oliver P." f. 29.

12. Order of Oliver [Cromwell], Lord Protector, referring the above dispute to arbitration; Whitchall, 14 Mar. 1655[6]. Signed; with seal. f. 30.

13 Letters of Oliver [Cromwell], Lord Protector, appointing [Colonel] William Sydenham, Governor of the Isle of Wight, etc., to be Warden and Ranger of the Forest and Master of the Game in the Isle of Wight., Westminster., 15 July, 1656. Signed; with seal. On vellum. f. 32. Paper. Quarto.

Scope & Content:

Charles I of England: Letters from the Council of State, etc., to the Parliamentary Governor of Weymouth and Isle of Wight: 1643-1659.

Colonel Sir William Sydenham, Governor of the Isle of Wight: Official letters and papers: 1618-1659.

includes:

  • f. 4 Sir William Winsor: Royal commission as Captain of Foot: 1618.
  • ff. 4, 6 Oliver St. John, Lord Deputy of Ireland, Baron Tregoze of Highworth, Viscount Grandson: Warrants to: 1618, 1620.
  • f. 6 Henry Tichborne: Warrant for his admission as captain of foot: 1620.
  • f. 6 Captain Robert Gosnold: Commission to Capt. Titchborne, as his successor: 1620.
  • ff. 8, 9, 10 Sir William Seymour, afterwards Earl and Marquis of Hertford and 2nd Duke of Somerset: Commissions in Sir J. Heale's regiment: 1643.
  • ff. 11-14 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex: Letters to Col. Sydenham: 1644.
  • ff. 11-17 Weymouth, Dorset: Papers of Col. Sydenham, Governor of: 1643-1649.
  • f. 12 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: Warrant of Lord Essex for the removal from Weymouth of goods belonging to: 1644.
  • f. 15 County of Dorset: Letter to the Committee of Dorset from the Committee of both kingdoms: 1644.
  • f. 15 John Maitland, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale; Secretary of State for Scotland: Signatures, as member of the Conimittee for the Two Kingdoms: 1644.
  • f. 15 Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland: Warrant to the Committee of Dorset: 1644.
  • f. 17 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Letter to the Governor of Weymouth: 1645.
  • f. 17 Taunton, Somerset: Letter of Sir F. Fairfax respecting the relief of: 1645.
  • f. 18 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Warrant to Cols. Fleetwood and Sydenham: 1649.
  • f. 18 Lieutenant-General Charles Fleetwood, Commander-in-Chief in Ireland; Lord Deputy of Ireland 1654: Warrant to, from Sir T. Fairfax: 1649.
  • ff. 18-32 Isle of Wight: Papers of Col. Sydenham, Governor of: 1649-1659.
  • f. 19 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Act for repealing his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Parliamentary forces: 1650.: Printed.
  • f. 19 England; Parliament: Act for repealing the appointment of Sir T. Fairfax, Commander-in-Chief: 1650.: Printed.
  • f. 21 Charles I of England: Order of the Council of State to the Governor of the Isle of Wight for the reception of the Royal children: 1650.
  • f. 21 Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight: Order for reception of the children of Charles I. at: 1650.
  • f. 21 John Bradshawe, President of Council of State: Orders and signatures: 1649-1651.
  • ff. 23, 25, 32 Oliver Cromwell of England: Warrants to the Governor, of the Isle of Wight: 1652.
  • f. 27 Bartholomew Fillingham: Letter to -: 1654.
  • f. 28 b Amias Short, Clerk: Petition and case against B. Morse: 1655.
  • ff. 28 b, 30 Ashwater, Devon: Petition to the Protector on the presentation to the rectory, with his order: 1655, 1656.
  • ff. 28 b, 30 Oliver Cromwell of England: Petition to, from A. Short, with order: 1655.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Egerton Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1618
End Date:
1656
Date Range:
1618-1656
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Bradshawe, John, President of Council of State
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Cooper, Anthony Ashley, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, politician, 1621-1683
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121005431
Devereux, Robert, 3rd Earl of Essex, parliamentarian army officer, 1591-1646
Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, Parliamentarian military officer, 1612-1671
Fillingham, Bartholomew, Deputy Clerk of the Pipe, fl 1654-1703
Fleetwood, Charles, Lieutenant-General; Commander-in-Chief in Ireland; Lord Deputy of Ireland 1654, c 1618-1692
Gosnold, Robert, army officer, fl 1618
Maitland, John, 2nd Earl and Duke of Lauderdale, Secretary of State for Scotland
Parliament
Percy, Algernon, 10th Earl of Northumberland
Seymour, William, afterwards Earl and Marquis of Hertford and 2nd Duke of Somerset
Short, Amias, Clerk
St. John, Oliver, Lord Deputy of Ireland, Baron Tregoze of Highworth, Viscount Grandson
Sydenham, William, Colonel; Governor of the Isle of Wight
Tichborne, Henry, of Egerton MS 2126
Winsor, William, of Egerton MS 2126
Places:
Ashwater, Devon
Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight
Dorset, England
Isle of Wight, England
Taunton, Somerset
Weymouth, Dorset