Add MS 5758

A miscellaneous volume in folio. ff. 321, containing Papers in various hands, from the reign of Henry VIII to that of Charles II. Chiefly relating to Precedence of the nobility in Parliament, Processions, Heraldic and Military affairs, viz.

1. The names and order of the Lords Temporal as they sat in parliament, 32 Hen. 6., 19, 31 and 3 Hen. VIII, and 7 Edw. VI. fol. 1.

2. Copy of a paper containing the order of Procession to Parliament, 1 Hen. VIII. Attested by Wm. Le Neve, Clarencieux’. fol. 3.

3. The original paper from which the preceding was copied, in a contemporary hand with the date. ff. 5, 6.

4. Note of Banners and Bannerolls delivered for the Hearse at Powlys [St. Paul’s]. fol. 5b.

5. Extracts from the Rolls of Parliament 1 and 3. Hen. VIII. relative to the nomination of Triers of Petitions, Speakers of the House of Commons, and other proceedings, with the names, and order of the Lords. fol. 7.

6. Description of the Procession to Parliament, in figures, 4 Feb. 3 Hen. VIII. With colored drawings of two Abbots, a Bishop, and a Baron, taken from a MS in the Ashmolean Museum (no. 13) for John Anstis Esq. Garter King of Arms; with answers to some queries proposed by him, relative to the same; and notes by Anstis himself; fol. 9 (see Cole’s Collections, vol. XXX, MS Add 5831).

7. Extract (made anno 1628) from a Parliament Roll in the Office of Arms, 5 Hen. VIII, containing the names and order of the Lords Temporal. fol. 14.

8. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Peers, 6 and 7 Hen. VIII, touching the precedency of the Earl of Surrey, and Lord Clinton; with the names and order of the Peers. fol. 16.

9. List and order of the Peers in Parliament 21 Hen. VIII, extracted out of a book in the Office of Arms, marked M.13. fol. 18.

10. List and order of Peers in Parliament, 21 Hen. VIII (in a contemporary hand). fol. 19b, 19.

11. Fees paid by the Lord Grey of Wylton, at Windsor (when created Knight of the Garter?). fol. 19.

12. ‘Duties to be paid by a Barron at his installation’. ib. [fol. 19].

13. Another contemporary List of the Peers in Parliament, 21 Hen. VIII, differing from the former. fol. 20.

14. Account of the persons of note buried at Chacombe Abbey, Co. Northl., comprising notices of the Founder’s family and descendants, viz. of Anasy, Chacombe, Segrave, Moubray, Lyons, Amundeville, Arderne, Bereforde, &c. written by a Herald in the reign of Henry the eighth. fol. 21 (Printed in Collectanea Topographica, vol. III).

15. Lists of the Peers in Parliament, and proceedings 25 & 28 Hen. VIII (including the precedency assigned to the Abbot of Westminster, and to Lord Morley); extracted from the Journals. fol. 22.

16. ‘The Placing of Great Officers according to the Act of Parliament, ao. 31.H.8’. fol. 25.

17. List of the Peers in Parliament and proceedings, 31 Hen. VIII, extracted from the journals; with notes by Anstis. fol. 27.

18. List of the Peers in Parliament and proceedings, 34 Hen. VIII. fol. 31.

20. List of the Peers in Parliament and proceedings, 35 Hen. VIII. fol. 33.

21. List of the Peers in Parliament and proceedings 37 Hen. VIII. fol. 34.

22. Proceedings in Parliament for the appointment of Edward Duke of Somerset Lord Protector, and List of Peers. fol. 36.

23. Proceedings in the House of Peers, and List of names, 2 Edw. VI. fol. 38.

24. List of peers in Parliament, and proceedings (including the writ of summons to William Lord Paget of Brandesert [Beaudesert]). 3 Edw. VI. fol. 40.

25. The names and order of the Peers in Parliament, 5 Edw. VI (contemporary copy). fol. 42.

26. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings. 5 Edw. VI. fol. 44.

27. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings. 7 Edw. VI. fol. 45.

28. Proceedings of the House of Peers, and List of names, 1 Mar. fol. 46.

29. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings. 1 & 2 Phil. & Mar. fol. 48.

30. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings. 2&3 Phil. & Mar. fol. 50.

31. Proceedings in the House of Peers and List of names (including the precedency assigned to Lords Clinton and Stafford). 4 & 5 Phil. & Mar. fol. 51.

32. The names and order of the Peers in Parliament, Feb. 1557, 4 & 5 Phil. & Mary. (contemporary copy). fol. 53.

33. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings, 5&6 Phil. & Mar. fol. 55.

34. Proceedings in the House of Peers, and list of names. 1. Eliz. fol. 56.

35. List of Peers, temp. Eliz. when Henry, Baron Hounsdon was the last (contemporary copy). fol. 58.

36. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings. 5.Eliz. fol. 60.

37. List of Peers when Lord St. John of Bletzoo was the last, Oct. 1566. (contemporary coy). fol. 62.

38. ‘The Order howe the Lordes Temperall doo sytt in the Parlyament’. fol. 63.

39. List of Peers in Parliament and proceedings. 35 Eliz. fol. 65.

40. List of Peers at the Parliament, 1597. fol. 67.

41. ‘The ordre of Proceedynge from the Quenes Ma[jesties] palleyes of Westm. to the Monestery, to the Masse of the Holy Goste.’ (in the reign of Q. Mary). contemporary copy. fol. 68.

42. Duplicate copy of the last. fol. 70.

43. ‘The Proceding of the Quenes Ma[jesty] [Queen Elizabeth] from the Hall to the churche of Westmoster’, at her coronation. (Imperfect). fol. 72.

44. ‘The order of her Ma[jesties] Procedinge to the Parliament Howse the 8 of Maye, 1572, beinge then at St. James.’ fol. 74.

45. Note of the Proceeding of the Queen from St. James’s to the Parliament, 10 May 1572. fol. 74b.

46. Note of the Queen’s proceeding to parliament by water, 20 Janry. 1580. fol. 75.

47. Note of the ceremonial at the Prorogation of Parliament, 28 March 1581. ib. [ fol. 75].

48. ‘The Procedinge of the Quenes Ma[jesty] from Whitehall to the Churche of St. Peter in Westmr. at the begininge of the Parliament, 23 Novr. 1584’. With a list of the Lords present. fol. 76.

49. Another copy of the same, with a further account of the ceremony. fol. 77.

50. ‘The manner of Proceedinge to the Parliament’; containing only the list of the Lords at the above ceremonial. fol. 79.

51. ‘The Ordre of the Proceedinge of the Quenes Ma[jestie] to the Parliament Howse’, another copy of the same, with additional directions. fol. 81.

52. Form of the Prorogation of Parliament by the Queen in person, 29 March 1585. fol. 83.

53. Form of opening the Parliament by Commission, 29 Oct. 1586. fol. 84.

54. ‘Th’Order for the Quenes Ma[jesties] Proceding from Somrsett Place to the Cathedrall Churche of St. Paul, London, [24 Nov.] 1588’. [See Nichols’ ‘Progresses of 2. Eliz.’, vol. II, p.541. fol. 88.

55. A duplicate copy of the same. fol. 92.

56. A third copy of the same. fol. 96.

57. Note of the same ceremonial from ‘Clarenceux his copia’. fol. 98.

58. A fourth copy of the same, signed by Lord Burghley. fol. 100.

59. A fifth copy of the same. fol. 104.

60. A sixth copy of the same. fol. 108.

61. Notes of the descent of Gifford, Earls Marschal. fol. 110b.

62. ‘The Quenes Ma[jesties] Procedinge to the Parliament, 1588’. fol. 111.

63. Duplicate copy of the last, intitled ‘The order & proceeding for the Quenes Ma[jestie] & the Ld. of the Parlement to the Churche at Westm. and direction for the Parlement’. fol. 112.

64. 65. 66. Three more copies of the Proceeding to the Parliament at Westminster 1588, omitting the directions at the end. ff. 114, 115, 116.

67. ‘The Proceedinge for the Parliament at Westm. from Somerset Place, by water, 19 Feb. 1592’, with a list of the Lords present. fol. 117.

[The papers from art. 44 to 67 were drawn up by & are nearly all in the handwriting of Garter, King of Arms, Dethick.]

68. ‘Proceedinge to the Parliament house, the xxiiiith of October a[nn]o 1597 directed by master Garter’. fol. 119.

69. ‘The Proceeding to the Parlyament at Westmr.’ 24 Oct. 1597. Different from the last. fol. 120.

70. Another copy of the same. fol. 121.

71. ‘A list or Roll of the Kinges Ma[jesties] most royall Proceding through London, as it was marshalled by the Lords deputed for the office of Earle Marshall’. (15 March 1603). [Printed in Nichols’ ‘Progress of James I’, vol. I, p.325]. fol. 122.

72. ‘The Proceedinge of the Kinges Ma[jestie] to the Church of St. Paule, the 26th of Marche, 1620’. [Printed, ib, vol. IV, p.598]. fol. 123.

73. Duplicate copy of the last. fol. 125.

74. ‘The Kinges Ma[jesties] Proceedinge to the Parliament the 30 daie of Januarie a[nno] 1620’. fol. 126.

75. ‘The Proceeding to the Parli[ament], the 6th day of Febr. 1625’. fol. 128.

76. ‘The Proceeding to the Parliament, the 17th of March 1627’. fol. 130.

77. Form of the introduction of Peers into Parliament 20 March, 24 March, and 22 May, 1627 written by one of the Heralds present. fol. 132.

78. Minutes of Proceedings in the House of Peers from 17 March 1627 to 29 Apr. 1628 inclusive. fol. 134.

79. The Earl Marshal’s warrant, respecting the Parliament Procession. Dat. Whitehall, 2 Nov. 1640. Signed ‘Arundell & Surrey’. fol. 138.

80. ‘Howe an oste muste be made’; - ‘The Orders of a Camp’; - ‘Very nessessary thinges for a Capytayne’; - ‘The synewes and strenghtes of warre’. (tem. Eliz.). fol. 160. Inc. An oste muste be made of xxiiii fotemen and xii horsemen.Des. Use thy soldyars to dispraise dilicius metes and presumptius apparill.

81. Crest and mantlings of various persons, viz. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk; Robynson of Malpus, merchant of London; Stanly; Latham; The earl warren; Man; Mounthalt; Strange; Clifton of Clifton; Thurston of Thurston; Rygmayden; Catherik or Catherall of Geastang; Radclif of the Tower; Worthington; and Barnard de Suffolke. (temp. Eliz.). fol. 169b.

82. ‘The syzes of Banners and Hachements’. fol. 170.

83. ‘An order for flags, sett downe by the Counsell and the Duke of Norff.’ Grace out of Mr Markeys booke’ fol. 171.

84. ‘A description of Pennons, Guidons, Standerds, Banners, Stremers and who may use them. Out of Clarenceux Lees booke’. fol. 172.

85. ‘A chardge for every wyffeller’. fol. 174.

86. Statement of the armour, banner, horses and equipments, tents and furniture, wearing apparel and household necessaries, required for the service of Henry Algernon, fifth Earl of Northumberland. (Apparently drawn up previous to the Earl’s expedition to the siege of Teronenne in France, 5 Hen. VIII). Copied from a MS in the College of Arms, marked L.8. [compare the Document relative to the Earls equipage printed in the Antiq. Report, vol. IV, p.346. 2d edit.]. fol. 176.

87. ‘Th’apparell for the Fild for a Baron in his Sovereyns Compeny, or for a Banerett or a Ryche Bacheler’. Copied from the same MS. fol. 180.

88. ‘Officers necessaries’; from the same MS. fol. 181.

89. ‘A Remembrans of the apparel belonging to ye Field to a Knyght or a Esq. of fayre land wiche hath a retinue’. from the same MS. fol. 182.

[*The three preceeding articles were printed from this MS in Grose’s ‘Military antiquities’, vol. II, p.311. Ed. 1801]

90. Extracts from Sir Fr. Bacons life of Henry the Seventh, relative to the Proclamations of pardon issued by him, and defeat of Lord Lovell. fol. 184.

91. A treatise on Military tactics under these several titles or divisions, ‘An order w[hich] a prince in battell must observe & keepe, if he entend to subdew or passe through his enemys landes’; - ‘The manner of beseginge of a Forteresse’; - ‘Howe a prince besieged shall order him selfe’; - ‘How a Fortresse shall be kepte, & howe thaye that [are] besieged shall order them selfe’. (copied from a MS in the Coll. of Arms (?) marked A). fol. 186.

Inc. First he must examine whether his cause be lawfull and just.

Des. in followeinge the councell of expert & wyse warryours.

92. Treatise respecting battle. fol. 198.

Inc. Itt is to witt that if battayle shalbe right wise

Des. and many other of the children of Isrl.[Israel] used battaill. fol. 198.

93. ‘These be the authorities and power that the Provoste Marshall and his Lieftenant have in the Jurisdiction of the Artillerie’. [Printed in Grose’s Military Antiq. vol. I]. fol. 202.

94. ‘Wages of warre & reward as accustomed in money of England’ (temp. Hen. VIII?). Copied from a MS in the Coll. of Arms, marked M.16. fol. 206b.

95. ‘How a Captayne should behave himselfe when he goeth in armes to the warre’. fol. 208.

Inc. When a Captayne of war goeth in armes.

96. ‘The order to be had when a King goeth in Battayle’. fol. 210.

Inc. First the Constable and lord marshall ought to send out ryders..

97. ‘here ensueth the voyage of King Edward [I]into Scotland w[ith] all his lodgings briefly expressed’. [Printed in the Archæologia, vol. XXI, p. 4930. fol. 212.

98. ‘Other Ordinances made by the E. of Shrewsburie & of Marche, Lord of Monthermer, at his Sieges in Mayne & other places’. fol. 216. [Printed in the Excerpta Historica, p.40].

99. ‘Mostres, the xvth [and xvith] day of September’; viz. the Retinues of William Altoft, Henry Vyott, Hen. Uvedale, Geo. Kerr, Will. Skevyngeton, or Skeffington, John Everingham and Sir Raph Longeford. fol. 220.

100. Duplicate copy of the commencement of Art. 91. fol. 224.

101. ‘A Remembrance for provision of necessaryes in the warres for a Captayne to have for him and his men’. (from a MS in the Coll. of Arms, marked M.16). fol. 230.

102. An abstract of the Earl of Northumberland’s Commission, for raising an army to resist all invasions, tumults, seditions and conspiracies. Dat. 14 Feb. 1639. fol. 231.

103. A Latin Poem intitled, ‘Hec tabula continent gesta victoriosa belli de Nazareth in Hispania, facta per principem Edwardum, primogenitum nobilissimi regis Edwardi tertii, fundatoris hujis Monasterii [Eboracensis?]. &c. anno decimo post bellum de Peyters’.

Inc. Gallia cunctorum detur domino dominorum.

Des. Pergunt gaudentes sacrum capud hic venerantes..

At the end follow some lines on the miracles performed by the Head of St. Anne, given to the above monastery by Peter, King of Spain. fol. 233.

* In the Bodleian library is an ancient copy of the above Poem, on vellum..

104. Declaration of Ferdinand, Infant of Spain, concerning the wars against the Crown of France. Dat. Bruxelles, 24 June, 1635. fol. 234.

105. Translation of Indenture between the King and Sir Alexandre Lound, Knt., whereby the latter is engaged to serve for one year in the Duchy of Guinne or realm of France, together with one man of arms and six archers, receiving wages at the rate of 2s a day for himself. Dat. Westm. 29 April. .3 Hen.V [Cf. Rymer’s Fœdera, vol. IX, p.244]. fol. 236.

106. ‘An Establishment expressing as well the number of all the officers general & provinciall Bands of horse & foote in Forst & Castells, Pensioners Warders Almesmen, & officers of musters, as are appointed to serve in the realm of Ireland, together w[i]th their severall entertaynments by the day, weeke, moneth and yeare. To beginner from ye first day of October, 1603.’ fol. 238.

107. Movements of the Duke of Norfolk in Scotland, with the names of the Towns burnt by him, 34 Hen.VIII (from MS Coll. Arm.. L.8.(?)). fol. 242.

108. ‘Note of the names of such Noblemen and Knights as the King’s Ma[jestie] hes creat, the tyme of his being in Scotland, in Junii & Julii, 1633’. fol. 244.

109. ‘The Discomodities that may come into an army, for lacke of ensigns, as Banners, Standarts, Pennons, & Gwydonns, w[hich] of necessyte must be had in battayle’. (from MS Coll. Arm. A). fol. 246.

110. ‘The Scysse of Standarts, Banners, Pennons and Gwydons’ [Partly printed in ‘Excerpta Historica’, p. 50. From MS Lansd. 255]. fol. 246.b..

111. ‘The Voiage of King Edward [Richard II] into Scotland’ (anno 1385). [Printed in the Archæologia, vol. xxii, p.16]. fol. 248.

112. ‘Les noms des Gentz d’Armes et d’autres auxilier, des Aerdauntz come d’altre condicion, qui dissent avoir venuz jesqes Portesmuth d’avoir passé en Gascoigne, en la compaignie le Comit de Garenne, et n’y vindrent point, le moys d’Averil, l’an xviii’. [Edw. II]. fol. 250.

113. ‘Here ensheweth the Rates of Wages of Peace and Warre, Expences necessary of Officers, and other charges concerninge the Householde of the Prynce of noble memory Edward the iiide and also the nombres of Souldyours, as wel be land as upon the say, and shipes retened in the warres of the said late Kynge, as by the parcelles of the accompte of Water Wentwage, Treasorer of the said Housholde, from the xith day of Apryll, in the xviiith yere of the raigne of the seid Kynge, unto the xxiiiith daye of November, unto the xxi yeere of the same raigne, more plainly apereth’. (A later hand has added on the margins the coats of arms, in trick, of the several individuals mentioned). fol. 254.

* A portion of this document, viz. from f. 254 to f.259.b. inclusive, was printed by Edw. Rowe Mores Esq., at the end of Nomina et insignia Gentilitia nobelium sub Edw. I militantium, 4to Oxon. 1749 and another portion, relating the Fleet, fol. 262b – 264, is printed in the Archæologia, vol. VI, p.213, in Hackluyt’s Voyages, and in Charnock’s History of Marine Architecture.

114. Fees appointed by the Judges, at the Justs held in 1474 at the Creation of Richard Duke of York, son of Edw. IV, to be paid to the Office of Arms. fol. 271.

115. Petition from the Kings of Arms, Heralds, and Pursuivants, to the King, for augmentation of their wages, and a house of residence (temp. Edw. VI?). fol. 272.

116. Mottoes or Proverbs in French. fol. 272.b

117. ‘The names of suche persones, as by Indenture of theire owne free wills convenaunted to aide and assist William, Lord Hastinges and his part to take against all persons within the realme of England, during their lyves, &c. anno Edw. IV. decimo quarto’; with copies of the Indentures of John Blount, Lord Mountjoy, dat. 24 Feb. 19 Edw. IV. Henry, Lord Grey of Codnor, dat. 30 May 4; Edw. IV. John Ayard, Gent. dat. 28 Apr. 14; Edw. IV. Roger Brabason, Gent. (no date); Sir Robert Tayboyes, Knt., dat. 4 Oct. 21.Edw. IV; Gervase Clifton, Esq., dat. 4 Feb. 18.Edw.IV; Sir William Trussell, Knt., dat. 10 March 15.Edw.IV; Sir Symour Mountfort, Knt., dat. 22 Nov. 9.Edw.IV; Sir John Harecourte, Knt., dat. 21 Oct, 14.Edw.IV ; and Mores Barkley Esq., dat. 18 March, 14.Edw.IV. whereby they covenant to be retainers of Lord Hastings. fol. 273.

118. Duplicate and later copy of the same. fol. 277.

119. ‘The ordinary of the Kings Trayne to Bulleyne’ (with Wm. Le Neve’s autograph prefixed). fol. 287.

120. Duplicate and later copy of the same. fol. 293.

121. ‘The Furniture of men in the townes of England of the borders, against the Scotts’ (from MS Coll. Arms, M.16). fol. 301.

122. Duplicate and later Copy of Art. 113. ff.305-321.

At the commencement of the volume is an imperfect list of contents, in the handwriting of John Anstis, Esq., Garter King of Arms, to whom it formerly belonged. It then bore the press-mark L.10. It was subsequently purchased for the Museum at the sale of Mr. Pegge’s Library in Nov. 1800