Cotton MS Titus B III

ff. 1r–294r: A volume concerned with domestic affairs during the reigns of James I and Elizabeth I, including the regulation of alehouses and the building of fortifications.

f. 1r: Partial contents list.

ff. 2r–5r: A letter from James I to the magistrates of Southampton, with orders for the regulation of alehouses and victualling houses, 3 March 1607, Westminster.

ff. 6r–8v: A letter from the Lords of Council to the same magistrates, with a new draft of the above orders, 3 April 1608, Whitehall.

ff. 9r–v: An original order of the Queen's Council, for an exact account of all the inns, alehouses, and taverns in the kingdom, towards levying a tax upon them for the repairs of Dover harbour, 20 July 1577, Richmond.

ff. 10r–12r: An order for the regulation of alehouses, 1608.

ff. 13r–14v: An order of the Privy Council for a return concerning the alehouses in different counties, 19 February 1608.

ff. 15r–v: Letter from the Privy Council to the Justices of the Peace of Surrey, 30 June 1608, Greenwich.

ff. 16r–17v: Another copy of the previous letter.

ff. 18r–19v: Another letter from the Privy Council concerning alehouses, 19 February 1608, Greenwich.

ff. 20r–21v: A paper of directions to the shires concerning alehouses, 3 April 1608.

ff. 22r–25v: Original Latin letter from Ludovicus Haug to Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, with a petition to the queen for some relief in his and his associates working the mines at Keswick [1575].

ff. 26r–31v: A paper of regulations, and a petition to the queen concerning the making and melting of tin.

ff. 32r–37v: Three papers concerning suits made for privileges for melting tin.

ff. 38r–49v: An indenture between Elizabeth and the German John Steinburg, establishing a corporation for the working of mines, 10 August 1561.

f. 45v: An inventory of items in a house in the Savoy, when the master entered it.

ff. 51r–52v: A copy of the report of the attorney and solicitor general, concerning a cause between the Bishop of Oxford, Sir Thomas Temple, and Mr Frere, touching the manor of Water Eaton.

ff. 53r–54v: A paper concerning certain fines levied in the king's bench.

ff. 55r–56v: An arbitration concerning the granting of leases by certain prebendaries of Durham, 29 May 1581.

ff. 57r–58v: An opinion of council, concerning a grant in reversion of copyholds, made by a tenant who is only dominus pro tempore in a manor.

ff. 59r–60v: The case of the forfeiture of the lands which came to William Goodwyn, after his attainder for being reconciled by a priest, 30 July 1573.

ff. 61v–62r: The brief contents of Ralph Starkey's bill exhibited in Parliament, concerning his disinherison of the lands of his ancestors (printed).

ff. 63r–v: A paper in Cecil's hand entitled 'That it is nedefull to contynew the execution of the statute against recusants.'

ff. 64r–v: A note of the penalties against reconcilers.

ff. 65r–66v: Information about the recusants in Lancashire, February 1589.

ff. 67r–68r: A note of the proceedings against papists in Essex, 1578.

ff. 69r–70v: A note of people committed for papistry in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge and Essex, 1578.

ff. 71r–72v: The brief of Roger Plumpton's information concerning certain recusants in Berkshire.

ff. 73r–v: The effect of the statute of the fifth year of [Elizabeth's reign? i.e. 1562–1563] touching the tender and refusal of the oath (another note about this on f. 77v.)

ff. 74r–75v: An order taken by the Lords concerning the recusants in Norfolk etc., 22 August 1578.

ff. 76r–v: Penalties against reconcilers, the reconciled, aiders, comforters, and concealers.

ff. 78r–v: An order of Council to the Lord Lieutenants of the county of Southampton, to prevent the landing of Jesuits and seminary priests, 25 May 1586, Greenwich.

ff. 79r–80v: A caution against the corruption of clerks of the peace and assize, of town-clerks, and of registers.

ff. 81r–82v: A letter from the Lord Lieutenant and Justices of Hampshire to the Lords of Council, concerning the recusants there, 3 July 1583, Winchester.

ff. 83r–86v: A letter from the Lords of Council to the Justices of Cornwall, on the misconduct of Henry Caesar vicar of Lostwithiel, and the articles against him, March 1584.

ff. 87r–92v: Original letters from the Lords of Council to Sir Henry Radcliff, Captain of Portsmouth, with orders concerning Spanish and merchant ships in that harbour, 28 January 1572; 28 December 1571, and 15 January 1572, Westminster.

ff. 93r–94v: Original letter from Richard Wrothe to Sir Henry Radcliff, concerning a piece of land claimed by the latter as belonging to Portsmouth, 5 February 1572, Bermondsey.

ff. 95r–96v: Original letter from the Lords Burleigh and Howard to the Earl of Sussex, giving directions for preventing some mischief intended to be done at Portsmouth, 23 February 1592, from Court.

ff. 97r–98v: Original letter from the Lords of Council to Sir Henry Radcliff, concerning the fortifications at Portsmouth, 20 September 1572.

f. 99r, f. 102v: Original letter from the Earl of Leicester to Sir Henry Radcliff, ordering him to secure all French and Spanish ships that have or may come into Portsmouth, etc., 22 January 1572.

ff. 100r–101v: Original letter from Lord Burleigh to Sir Henry Radcliff, acknowledging the Spanish news the latter had sent him, etc., 1 July 1580, Nonsuch.

ff. 103r–104v: Instructions for Muns the queen's lieutenant at Portsmouth, for works to be carried out there.

ff. 105r–106v: Original letter from Sir Henry Radcliff to his brother the Earl of Sussex, remonstrating against the appointment of one man at Portsmouth to receive and lodge all strangers, 2 August 1577, Portsmouth.

ff. 107r–108v: An order from Privy Council to the Lord Lieutenants of Hampshire, to raise fifty men for the works at Portsmouth, 16 August 1585.

ff. 109r–114v: Four papers relating to the remittance of money to Portsmouth, for the payment of the labourers, etc., 1593, 1584, 1583.

ff. 115r–123r: Five letters of Sir Henry Radcliff to his brother Lord Sussex concerning ships at Portsmouth, 25 October, 15 October, 19 October, 24 February and 16 October 1577, Portsmouth.

ff. 124r–125v: An order of Council to Lord Sussex for leaving two hundred pioneers at Portsmouth, 23 February 1587, Greenwich.

f. 127r: ? to Muns concerning the fortifications at Portsmouth, 16 May 1585, from court.

ff. 128r–129v: The Marquess of Winchester to the Earl of Sussex concerning the disposal of two thousand men sent to garrison Portsmouth, 8 August 1590, Aberston.

ff. 130r–v: ? to Muns about the works at Portsmouth, 19 March 1585, from court.

f. 131r: An order of Sir Henry Radcliff and receipt of Henry Stile, concerning some ordnance and stores, 1573, and an order concerning two pieces of ordnance by Lord Sussex, 1583.

ff. 133r–v: A bill of charges of Vincent, on his coming to London, 29 March 1584.

ff. 134r–v: A letter, perhaps from Lord Sussex to an officer at Portsmouth about the examination of some causes by the latter, and Sir Richard Norton, 29 March 1584, from court.

ff. 135r–v: A letter [thanking the person to whom it is written for his alacrity in carrying on the works at Portsmouth?], 29 March 1584, from court.

ff. 136r–v: ? to Muns concerning the fortifications at Portsmouth, 29 March 1584, from court.

ff. 137r–v: Another copy of III. 46.

ff. 138r–v: A letter to Mr F. L. V. Cotton directing him to receive £100 [29 March 1583].

ff. 139r–v: F. C. [Francis Cotton?] to Lord Burghley, desiring orders about the payment of the labourers at Portsmouth [1584].

ff. 140r–v: A note and a letter to Muns concerning implements sent down for the armoury at Portsmouth, 27 February 1584, from Court.

ff. 142r–146v: Copies of four letters, probably from Lord Sussex, to the mayor of Portsmouth and others, chiefly about labourers, 26–27 February 1584, from court.

ff. 147r–v: A letter from [Lord Sussex?] to Mr White about the delivery of £100 to Mr Francis Cotton, 29 March 1584.

f. 148r: Statement of a deamnd of the bishop of Coventry, of £143 8s from the government, and an award of the court of exchequer allowing the same.

ff. 151r–152v: A valuation of the livings in the several bishoprics of England, with the tenths paid by them.

ff. 153r–v: A valuation of the several deanries in England, with the tenths paid by them.

f. 154r: A note of the precedency of the Archbishops and Bishops.

ff. 154v–155r: The names of the privileged towns in England.

f. 155v: The number of churches in every shire, as they are in the book of first fruits.

ff. 156r–v: The nobility of England, according to their authorities and degrees.

ff. 157r–162v: Officers of the court of revenues with their fees.

ff. 163v–208r: A collection of the queen's offices in her courts of Westminster; of her household; of the captains and soldiers having charge of the bulwarks, castles, and fortresses, together with the several officers of her houses, parks, chases, and forests: specifying the fees of each of them.

ff. 210v–226r: An account of the debts owed by the queen, and the payments thereof; the latter in the hand of Lord Burghley, January 1566.

ff. 227r–229v: A list of officers of royal forests, chases, etc., and their fees.

f. 230r: A table of fines, issues, and amerciaments [arbitrary rather than fixed financial fines as punishment for minor offences], in several courts.

ff. 231r–236r: Payments and allowances out of the court of the exchequer.

ff. 239r–250r: Perpetuities, annuities and pensions granted by the late queen.

ff. 251r–v: Her majesty's general charge, in total sums, as well of her courts and great officers, as of many others her inferior officers and servants.

ff. 252r–257v: Officers and servants appertaining to her majesty's household, with their several fees and allowances, and her majesty's largesse to some of them.

ff. 258r–267v: Tables, in Latin, of the annual payments to diverse officers of the queen's household, among others, the gunners (vibrellatores) of the Tower.

ff. 268r–275v: Officers in her highnesses court, with their fees and allowances.

ff. 276r–283v: Feodi, per diem et per annum; a table of fees of several public officers.

ff. 284r–292v: Officers in the court of exchequer, custom house, Duchy of Lancaster, court of wards, first fruits, county of Chester, etc. with their several fees and allowances.

ff. 293r–294r: A note of sums paid out of the exchequer to several public offices and officers, 5 January 1549.