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PAPERS Of John Jones, of Kellilysday, co. Flint; chiefly copies or drafts of letters and petitions written by him while confined in the Fleet Prison, London, in 1641 and 1654-1657, and in Flint Gaol in 1643, complaining of his imprisonment and offering his services to the King and Parliamentary Party, with proposals for reforming the government, etc. Included are:-

1. Petitions to the House of Commons for settling the rights and prerogatives of God, the State, and the King; n. d., May, 1641. ff. 15, 17. Followed (f. 19 b) by an account of an interview on the subject with the Earl of Northumberland and others, in 1642.

2. " About Corporationes ": on prerogatives, etc., " sent " by Mr. Wm. Edwards to the House; n. d. f 21.

3. " The Aunswere of John Jones, gent., to the wrongfull impositions of money imposed uppon hym or his lands by any of the Parlament Officers agaynst the lawe and justice of this land of Wales, presented to the ho^ll. Generall Thomas Mitton, Generall of the Kinge and Parlament forces for North Wales "; with a similar communication to Thomas, Lord Fairfax, 22 Nov. 1647. ff. 24 b, 28 b-37.

4. Proposals concerning the laws in Wales; 3 Dec. 1650, 28 Jan. 1650\1. ff. 41 b-57.

5. On " the greate seale of Bryttaen, now called the greate seale of England"; [1651 ?]. f. 57.

6. On ',the Covenant of State made betweene Henry the Thyrd ... and the freemen of England " in 1253. ff. 60-68.

7. Suggested Acts for maintaining the Divine Prerogatives and the liberty of the subject; [1656 ?]. ff. 68, 69 b.

8. " Questiones to be aunswered by the devines of London "; [1657?] f. 86.

9. Petition to the Lord Protector from " above 3,000 prisoners in durance in the Fleete, Marshallsee, both Counters, and in the adjacent counties"; [1657 ?]. f. 89 b. Other Petitions, etc., are addressed to:-

Charles I.; JuIy, 1642-8 Aug. 1643. ff. 1 b, 5b, 8 b, 9. Sir Thomas Milward, Knt., Chief Justice of Chester and Flint; May, 1643. ff. 7, 7b. Endymion Porter ; Oct.-Nov. 1643. ff, 9, 11 b, 12 b. Arthur, 1st Baron Capell; 8 Aug. 1643. f. 10 b. Prince Rupert; n. d. [1643]. f. 13 b. The House of Commons; 1642, [1656]. ff. 21, 75 b. [John] Pym; 1 May, 1 Aug. 1641. ff. 17, 17 b. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex; [1642?]. f. 19 b. Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland; 1642. ff. 19 b, 20. Sir Ralph Maddison, Knt., M.P.; 28 Jan. 1650\1. f. 50 b. Ryce Vychan, of Gray's Inn; [1650\1]. f. 51 b. The Warden of the Fleet; 1656, 30 Apr. 1657. ff. 67 b, 76, 91 b. Col. Nathaniel Fiennes, Commissioner of the Great Seal; July, 1656. f. 74b. Lord Protector Cromwell; 31 Dec. 1656, n. d. ff. 75, 77, 9 1. Sir Christopher Parkes, Knt., M.P.; 8 Dec. 1656. f. 75 b. Col. John Jones; 10 Nov. 1656. f. 76 b Nathaniel "Bakon"; 11 Nov. 1656. f. 76 b. Gen. Charles Fleetwood; 31 Dec. 1656, 1 Jan. 1656\7. ff. 77, 78. Sir Theophilus Jones, M.P.; 1 Jan. 1656\7. f. 78 b. Foulk Parry; 9, 30 Jan. 1656\7,. ff. 79, 79 b.

Paper; ff. 94. Folio

Scope & Content:

Charles I of England: Petitions and political arguments of J. Jones: 1641-1657.

John Jones, of Kellilysday, county Flintshire: Political arguments, petitions, etc.: 1641-1657.

London, England: Papers relating to the imprisonment of J. Jones in the Fleet prison: 1641-1657.

includes:

ff. 1 b, 5 b, 8 b, 9 Charles I of England: Offers of service and advice to, from J. Jones: 1642, 1643.
ff. 7, 7 b Sir Thomas Milward, Chief Justice of Chester and Flint: Petitions to, from J. Jones: 1643.
ff. 7-14 County of Flint: Papers relating to the imprisonment of J. Jones at: 1643.
ff. 7-14, 24 b, 28 b County of Flint: Complaints of Parliamentary imposts in, by J. Jones: 1643, 1647.
ff. 9, 11 b, 12 b Endymion Porter, Gentleman of the Bedchamber: Warnings to, from J. Jones, of dangers to the Crown: 1643.
f. 10 b Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham: Complaint to, against Commissioners of array in co. Flint: 1643.
f. 13 b Rupert, Prince; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Complaint to, of exactions in co. Flint: [1643].
ff. 17, 17 b John Pym, MP: Letters and questions to, from J. Jones: 1641.
f. 19 b Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex: Political arguments addressed to, by J. Jones: [1642 ?].
ff. 19 b, 20 Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland: Letter to, with political arguments, from J. Jones: 1642.
ff. 24 b-37 Thomas Mitton, General of the Parliamentary forces in N Wales: Complaints against impositions of, in co. Flint: 1647.
f. 28 b Sir Thomas Fairfax, afterwards Baron Fairfax, Lord General: Complaints to, of exactions in co. Flint: 1647.
f. 41 b-57 Wales: Proposals of J. Jones relating to the laws of: 1650, 1651.
ff. 41b-57 Law: Proposals relating to the laws of Wales: 1650, 1651.
f. 50 b Sir Ralph Maddison: Letter to, from J. Jones, in Wales: 1651.
f. 51 b Ryce Vychan, of Gray's Inn: Letter to, from J. Jones: 1651.
f. 57 England; Commonwealth: Remarks on the Great Seal: [1651 ?].
ff. 60-68 Henry III of England: Arguments on his covenant of state in 1253;: [circ. 1655].
f. 74 b Colonel Nathaniel Fiennes, Commissioner of the Great Seal: Petition to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1656.
f. 75 b Sir Christopher Parkes, MP: Letter to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1656.
ff. 75, 77, 89 b, 91 Oliver Cromwell of England: Petitions to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1656, n.d.
f. 76 b Nathanael Bacon: Letter to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1656.
f. 76 b Colonel John Jones: Letter to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1656.
ff. 77, 78 Charles Fleetwood, Lord Fleetwood: Letters to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1656, 1657.
f. 78 b Sir Theophilus Jones, MP: Letter to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1657.
ff. 79, 79 b Foulk Parry: Letters to, from J. Jones, in the Fleet: 1657.
f. 86 Puritan: Questions to be answered by the Divines of London: [1657].
f. 89 b Oliver Cromwell of England: Petition to, from prisoners in the Fleet, etc.: [1657 ?].

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1641

End Date:

1657

Date Range:

1641-1657

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Names:

Bacon, Nathanael, correspondent of John Jones in Fleet Prison, fl 1656
Capell, Arthur, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham, MP and Royalist, 1608-1649
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Commonwealth, England
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, afterwards Baron Fairfax, Lord General
Fiennes, Nathaniel, Colonel; Commissioner of the Great Seal, 1608?-1669
Fleetwood, Charles, Lieutenant-General; Commander-in-Chief in Ireland; Lord Deputy of Ireland 1654, c 1618-1692
Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
Jones, John, Colonel; of Add MS 4165
Jones, John, of Kellilysday, county Flintshire
Jones, Theophilus, MP
Maddison, Ralph
Milward, Sir Thomas, Chief Justice of Chester and Flint
Mitton, Thomas, General of the Parliamentary forces in N Wales
Parkes, Christopher, MP
Parry, Foulk
Percy, Algernon, 10th Earl of Northumberland
Porter, Endymion, Gentleman of the Bedchamber
Pym, John, politician, 1584-1643
Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine; Duke of Cumberland, royalist army and naval officer, 1619-1682
Vychan, Ryce, of Gray's Inn

Places:

Flintshire, Wales
London, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Westminster, England