Add MS 12496

A VOLUME of the Collections made by Sir Julius Caesar, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and Master of the Rolls, temp. James I containing the following miscellaneous Papers and Letters, for the most part Originals: Papers respecting the petition of Thomas Hutchins and others against John, Lord Stanhope, Master of the Posts, etc., 1610-1623 ;-Letter of Sir W. Byrde, to Sir Julius Cæsar, respecting the will of John Love, 9 July, 1623;-Copy of the Warrant of James I. relative to a composition of Lord St. Albans' debts, 14 Nov. 1622, endorsed in Bacon's own handwriting;-

Offers by Mr. Crawshaw, Mr. Seaton, and Mr. Trussel, for a lease of Barne- Elms, co. Surr., 27 Feb. 1622; certified by Sir J. Cæsar and E. Leche;-

Draft in Sir J. Cæsar's writing, of a Certificate to the Master of Requests, touching John Dingley and his creditors, 19 May, 1623;-Notes of Sir J. Cæsar respecting the church of Ireland, 1622 ;-Protest of John Gunning, Richard Welldon, and George Broen, against the proceedings of the Dutch in the East India Islands, dat. Batavia, 1623;-A Note of the Lords and Ladies to attend his Majesty [Charles l.] to Dover, for the reception of the Queen, 1625;-Letter of Nicholas Toke to Sir J. Cæesar, 27 June, 1621 ;-Protest of the Governor and Council (Thomas Brokedon, Henry Hawley, and John Gomring] of the English E. India Company, against the proceedings of the Dutch at Amboyna, dat. Batavia, 20 Dec. 1623 ;-Names of the English Officers and men of note slain at the Isle of Rhé, in Nov. 1627 ;-Two Letters of [William Herbert] Earl of Pembroke, to Sir J. Cæsar, 17 Nov. 14 Dec. 1623;-Latin Verses of G. Chamber, addressed to the same;-Letter of [Thomas Howard] Earl of Arundel and Surrey, to the same, 24 Nov. 1621 ;-Letter of Jane Jewkes and Mary Forester to Thomas Joslyn, Esq., n. d.; - Letter of W. Maynard [afterwards Lord Maynard] to Sir J. Cæsar, 14 April, 1624;-Letter of [James Hay] Earl of Carlisle, to the same, 16 Sept. 1623;-Statement by Sir Wm. Wood of his case against Cockerom and Hill;-Letter of John Sotherton, Baron of the Exchequer, to Sir J. Cæsar, relative to his daughter's marriage, 17 Aug. 1622;-Letter of Elizabeth [daughter of Edward Boughton] Countess of Devonshire, to the same, 2 March, 1624;-Letter of Elizabeth, Lady Carey [of Lepington, afterwards Countess of Monmouth] to the same, n. d.;-Letter of [Robert Rich] Earl of Warwick, to the same, 29 Oct. 1622;-Sir Julius Cæsar's Answer in Chancery, in the case of Dame Martha Button, 14 Feb. 1625;-Proceedings in Chancery respecting the debts of Sir John Kennedie, 1623-4 ;-Richard Broughton's notes touching the alteration of coins ;-Case of Lord Stanhope and Mathew de Questre, touching the office of the foreign post, 1626 ;-Reasons offered to the committees for avoiding the corrupt mingling of coals, 1622;-Case between Lord Kerry of Ireland and his son, in 1621 ;-Case between the Turkey Merchants and Sir John Aires, Ambassador to Turkey, 1622, in Sir J. Cæsar's writing;-Petition to the King from the prisoners, on account of the late loan, 1627 ;-Case of division of profits from letters of reprisal against Spain, 1610 ; - Letter from the Bailiffs of Maldon, co. Essex, to Sir J. Cæsar, relative to the election of a burgess, 13 April, 1623 ;-Case of Michael Burton in the Star-Chamber, 11 Jun. 22 Jac. I. ;-Letter of Thomas Gurlyn to Sir J. Cæsar, inclosing his Petition to the King, 31 Jan. 1620;-

" The briefe of the ministers bill for London tithe," Nov. 1621, (printed);-

Memorial of Sir Thomas Ridley, in the matter of Sir John Mychell;-Notes by Sir J. Cæsar on the tax of 3d. per ton, for the repairing of Dover Haven; -" Project for the reestablishing and renewinge of a mynt in the Kingdome of Ireland, demonstrated by Peter French, of Galway in Ireland, Alderman," 1 March, 1618;-Letter from James I. to the Commissioners for Trade, 23 Jan. 1624 ;-Questions respecting the office of Earl Marshal, 11 July, 1622, in Sir J. Cæsar's writing ;-Notes by Sir J. Cæsar, on the Star Chamber;-

Cases of Thos. Perkin of Lincolnshire, late servant to the Earl of Lincoln, and of Sir Francis Englefield, Bart., for slander, 13 Feb. 1623 ;-Proceedings in the Star Chamber against Sir John Bennet, 27 Nov. 1622 ; - Notes by Sir J. Cæsar on various Cases in the Star-Chamber, viz., Case of Holt against Asshley, 14 Feb. 1625; use of carts with four wheels, against the statute, 6 Aug. 1622 ; Cases to be heard 2 May, 1623 ; Case of Sir H. Fines against Harrison and others, 7 May, 1623; Case of the transport of wool into foreign parts, 9 May, 1623; Case respecting buildings in and about London, 21 June, 1621 ; Case of Sir James Reynoldes and his son, for forging and interlining the son's name into the commission of the peace, 11 July, 1622 ; and Case of Lady Winwood against More, 23 June, 1621 ;-Letter of Anne Pecke to her brother, Sir J. Cæsar, requesting him to pay a bond for her, 14 Oct. 1629;-Two Letters of John Coke, Secretary of State, to the same, committing the Earl of Bedford to the custody of Sir Julius Caesar, Nov. 1629;-Accompts in the case of Sir Henry Reeves against Denny, 13 Dec. 1629;-Petition of [Henry Cary] Viscount Falkland to the King, on behalf of his son, Sir Lucius Carey ;-Letter of Samuel Brooke, master of Trin. Col]. Cambridge, to Sir J. Cæsar, 29 March, 1630;-Letter of Nathanael Snape, Steward of St. Katharine's Hospital, to the same, 30 Jan. 1629;-

Letter of Edward Lord Zouche, to the same, 20 July, 1621 ;-Reasons for defence of the glass patent, granted successively to Vercelline, an Italian, Sir Jerome Bowes, and Sir Robert Mansell, 21 Dec. 1621 ;-The three Creeds, in Italian, 7 Jan. 1627;-The Ten Commandments, in Greek;-Notes by Sir J. Cæsar on the case of Robert Ayre against Sir Francis Wortley, Oct. 1626, with the will of Christopher Ayre annexed, 15 Jac. I. ;-List of the ships and men set out of Plymouth to the sea, Oct. 1625 ;-Case in the Star chamber of a complaint against Francis Basset, Esq., Vice-Admiral of Cornwall, and his deputy, 18 May, 1625;-Petition of George Lowe, Esq., to the King, respecting the Alum works;-Letter of Edmund, Lord Sheffield, to Sir J. Cæsar, relative to the minister of the Alum works, 21 April, I6I9;-Considerations for the planting of common brewhouses in all cities; -Petition of Jeffery Duppa and Thomas Stanley, to the King, touching breweries, 4 Feb. 1619;-Affidavit of Richard Vines in the matter of Sir Ferdinando Gorge, Knt., and Andrew Batten, 1626 ;-Draft of Certificate of Sir J. Cæsar to the Lords of Council, in the same case, 7 Feb. 1626 ;-Notes of Exchequer faults, delivered by Sir Henry Woodhouse, 16 June, 1607;-

Notes by Sir J. Cæsar on the Case of Sir John Michell against Alderman Rothram and others, 9 Sept. 1620;-Petition of Will. Richardson and Will. Cockaine to the King, respecting the office of Auditor in the Chancery, 27 June, 1621 ;-Two Letters of Sir Sydney Mountagu, Master of Requests, to Sir J. Cæsar, touching a habeas corpus for Sir John Michell, Master of the Court of Chancery, 24 June, 1621 ;-Petitions to the King from Dr. Francis Hering, M.D., June, 1621 ; John Pitt, May, 1620; John Sawier, of Dudcott, co. Berks, July, 1621 ; John Andrewes, May, 1621 ; John Owfeilde, July, 1623; Richard Erswicke and William Potter, June, 1621 ; and William Wicke, and Thomas Smethwicke;-Two Letters of John Suckling to Sir J. Cæsar, 17 April, 5 May, 1621 ;-Letter of thanks from the Vice-chancellor and Senator of Cambridge, to the same, 6 id. Dec. 1623, Lat.;-

Papers in the case of Sir Thomas Blakiston against Henry Robinson, 1626 ; -Acrostic Verses addressed by Nathanael Richards to Sir J. Cæsar;-Letter of John Rychers, to the same, inclosing Orders of the Justices of peace at Aylesham and Repham, respecting corn, Dec. 1622;-" Relacion of our Princes entertainement in Madrid, with a breefe of his voyage, till he was lodged in the king of Spaynes pallace, where he hath quarter, per S. D." [1620] ;-Reasons for the maintenance of the patent for the lights at Win. terton nesse, co. Linc. to be lawfull, and no grievance, 21 James I.;-Letter of [Henry Cary] Viscount Falkland, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to Sir J. Cæsar, respecting his brother, Sir Philip Carey, and John Williams, the goldsmith, IS Aug. 1624;-Case of Dr. Thomas White's will, 28 May, 1628;-Notes of Sir J. Cæsar on the Case of Daniel and Isaac Pennington, May, 1628;-

The solemnity at Perghen for the Earl of Southampton and his son, I Dec. 1624 ;-Petition of Jacob Stoit to the Justices of Middlesex, for setting the poor at work, 18 Oct. 1626;-Mr. Williamson's opinion, touching some pro-

vision for the poor, 26 Aug. 1624;-Minute of a circular letter from the Privy Council, touching Vagrants, 23 Dec. 1623;-Orders and Directions of the Council respecting the Poor, 1630, (printed by Barker) ;-Notes of Sir J. Cæsar touching the amending of the Highways in Islington and Highgate, 7 July, 1623 ;-Proclamation for the repeal of certain Letters patent, 30 March, 1621, (printed) ;-Distribution of the Shires between the Commissioners for the relief of the poor, 5 Jan. 1630 ;-State of the manufacture of gold and silver thread, 1624, (printed) ;-Dr. Walwood's notes touching the pretended irregularity of the Abp. of Canterbury, 17 Oct. 1621, Latin ;-

List of Commissioners for Mr. Sutton's Hospital [the Charter House] 9 James 1. ;-Assignation by Sir J. Cæsar, of a trust for Sir William Button and his lady, 7 July, 17 James l.;-Notes by Sir J. Cæsar of the knighthood of himself in 1603, of Sir Charles Caesar, in 1613, and Sir John Caesar, in 1617 ;-Act for the grant of two entire subsidies, I Car. 1. (printed) ;-Receipts against the stone, strangury, ulcer, etc. communicated to Sir Julius Cæsar by various persons ;-Instructions for the use of D. [Stephen?] Bradwel's medicines against the plague;-Letter of Capt, Thomas Allen, to Sir J. Cæesar, 20 Oct. 1629 ;-Speech of Charles I. at the prorogation of Parliament, 26 June, 1628;-Letter of John [Williams] Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, to Sir J. Cæsar, on Lady Bulkley's case, 9 Nov. 1623 ;-Letter from the King to the Commissioners for Trade, on reforming the book of rates, 26 Dec. 2 Car. 1. ;-Protestation of the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland, concerning toleration of religion, 31 May, 1627 ;-Commission of Charles I. touching fees in courts of Justice, 1623, (printed by Norton) Acts for. confirmation of the Decrees of the Exchequer and Duchy, touching the Kin.'s lands in Lancashire, Yorkshire, etc. 7 James l.;-Papers respectin., the license to the town of Yarmouth, co. Nor£ for the transportation of herrings, 1624,1625;-Epitaphial verses upon the death of young Mr. Thomas Washington, prince Charles's page, in Spain, 1623 ;-Certificate of the Judges touching the jurisdiction of the County Palatine of Chester, 20 Jan. 1619 Notes of Sir J. Cæsar on Ecclesiastical writers, Latin, with an alphabetical list of the Fathers ;-Letter of Henry Cæsar, D.D. Dean, and the Chapter of Ely, to Sir J. Cæsar, touching the fine of a copyhold, 22 Oct. 1628;-

Letter of [Robert Bertie] Earl of Lindsey, Lord Great Chamberlain, to the same, respecting the suing out of liveries, 28 July, 1628 ;-Letter of Viscount

Falkland, Lord Deputy of Ireland, to the same, respecting a suit in Chancery, 31 Oct. 1626 ;-Case in Chancery between Thomas Pynden and Robert Bateman, chamberlain of London ;-Agreement between Humfrey Staverton and Walter Sambourne, about the registership of Ireland, 21 Sept. 1585 ;-Theological notes, etc. ;-Note by Sir J. Caesar of two enemies ships of war quarrelling in our King's harbour, Feb. 1528 ;-Abstract of a writing presented to the Emperor by the Electors and Princes of the Diet at Ratson [Ratisbon] 21 Feb. 1623 ;-First draft of a Petition of the Commons to the King against Popish Recusants ;-Sentence given against Lionel, Lord Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex, Lord High Treasurer, 13 May, 1624 ;-Question by Dr. Walwood, " An legatus in territorio principis, ad quem missus est, delinquens, in jus citari et puniri possit," 7 May, 1624;-Notes of Instructions for ships sent to sea, 1576-1578, in Sir J. Caesar's writing;-Declaration of James I at Whitehall, to both houses of Parliament, 23 March, 1623 ;-Writ for summoning the Parliament, 18 James I. Lat.;-Copy of a Letter of George [Abbot] Archbishop of Canterbury, II Aug. 1622, with the articles concerning preachers and the Lord Keeper's [John Williams, Bp. of Lincoln] letter for the release of recusants, 2 Aug. 1622 ;-Dr. Donne's verses on the shortness (of man's life, 20 Aug. 1625 ;-Petition of Lewes Hughes to the Privy Council, against abuses in the Summerr Islands ,(printed); -" Considerations touching the new contract for Tobacco," 1625 printed) ; -Notes by Sir J. Cæsar of the patents granted to the Adventurers to Virginia ;-Letter of James 1. tu the Council, touching the decree in Chancery for Sir Thomas Smith against Bargrave, 17 June, 1622 ;-Proposals of' Thomas Martin, [brother in law of Sir J. Cæsar], respecting the question between the Virginia Company and himself, 9 Dec. 1622;-Capt. Bargrave's project touching Virginia, 8 Dec. 1623 ;-" The manner howe Virginia mas, be made a royall plantation," by Thomas Martin;- Proclamation of the Commissioners for Virginia, 1624, (printed) ;-" The manner how to bringe in the Indianss into subjection, without making an utter exterpation of them,." by Thomas Martin, 15 Dec. 1622 ;-Proclamation of James 1. prohibiting the importation of tobacco not grown in Virginia or the Summer Islands, 1624, (printed) ;-letter of Thomas Martin, in Virginia, to Sir J. Cæsar, 8 March, 1626 ;-Commission of James I. for the settlement of Virginia, 15 July, 1624. Folio. [12,496.]