Add MS 61358

BLENHEIM PAPERS. Vol. CCLVIII (ff. 224). Papers relating to:-

(1) England, chiefly official and parliamentary; 1682-1712, n.d. Partly printed and copies. ff. 1-66b.

(2) France, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Holy Roman Empire and India; 1689-1715. Partly French, Latin, Dutch and German. Partly printed and copies. ff. 67-124b.

(3) Trade and finance, including (ff. 180-224b) papers relating to the East India Company, mainly copies of the examinations of Sir Thomas Cooke before a committee of both Houses of Parliament, of which Marlborough was a member; mostly printed in The Examinations … of Sir Thomas Cooke, 1695, and in the Commons Journals. Partly French. Partly printed. ff. 125-224b.

includes:

• f. 1 Robert Stephens, alias Stevens; Messenger of the Press: Broadside rel. to: temp. Anne.: Printed.
• ff. 2-11b, 57-58b England; Parliament: Proceedings of: 1689-1713.: Extracts. Partly drafts and printed.
• f. 12 Privy Council, The: Notes rel. to councillors ordered to be struck off: 1692-1696.
• ff. 13b-14 Navy; England: Line of battle: 1694.: Printed.
• ff.15-16b Barnett, master ropemaker, of Portsmouth: Report rel. to: 1694.
• ff. 17-19b, 54-55 Admiralty: Enquiry by Commissioners: 1697, n.d.
• ff. 17-19b, 54-55 Navy; England: Enquiry rel. to naval expedition: 1697, n.d.
• ff. 21-22 Nathaniel Fiennes, 4th Viscount Saye and Sele: Case, as respondent to his step-mother: 1699.: Printed.
• ff. 21-22 Katherine Fiennes, widow of William, 3rd Viscount Saye and Sele: Case of 4th Lord Saye and Sele, as respondent to: 1699.: Printed.
• f. 23 Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford: Deputy Lieutenants of cos. Bedf., Camb., and Midd., and Isle of Ely proposed by: 1702.: Signed.
• f. 23 County of Middlesex: Proposed Deputy Lieutenants: 1702.
• f. 23 William III of England: Proposed Deputy Lieutenants of cos. Bedf., Camb., Midd. and Isle of Ely: 1702.
• f. 23b Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire: Proposed Deputy Lieutenants: 1702.
• f. 23b Bedfordshire: Proposed Deputy Lieutenants: 1702.: Copy.
• f. 23b Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Proposed Deputy Lieutenants: 1702.
• ff. 25-26b Privy Council, The: Members at death of William III: 1702.
• ff. 27-28b Medicine and Surgery: Autopsy on William III: 1702.: Copy.
• ff. 27-28b William III of England: Report of autopsy on: 1702.: Copy.
• f. 29 Ireland: Parliamentary addresses, resolutions, proceedings, etc.,: 1707-1719, n.d.: Mostly copies, extracts and printed.
• f. 29 Roman Catholics: Note on Irish Act to prevent further growth of Popery: 1703, n.d.
• f. 30 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Letter to Bp of Oxford: 1704.: Copy.
• ff. 31-33b Daniel Defoe, novelist: Two editions of his 'Legion's Humble Address to the Lords': 1704.: Printed.
• ff. 31-33b Political Tracts: Two editions of D. Defoe, 'Legion's Humble Address to the Lords': 1704.: Printed.
• ff. 34-37b England; Parliament: Members of both Houses: 1702-1705.: Printed.
• ff. 38-41 Sir Rowland Gwynne, formerly Page to Princess Anne, and MP for county Brecknockshire: 'The copy of a letter to Sir Rowland G-n...': 1706.: Printed.
• ff. 38-41 Political Tracts: 'The Copy of a Letter to Sir Rowland G[wyn]n': 1706.: Printed.
• ff. 42-47b Political Tracts: Contents of State Tracts: circ. 1708.
• ff.48b-49 Education: Numbers of children at Charity Schools: 1709.: Printed.
• ff. 50-51b Hudson's Bay Company: 'The Right of the Crown of Great Britain to Hudsons Bay... Asserted': [1709?].: Printed.
• ff. 52-53b England; Parliament: List of papers supplied to Commissioners of Public Accounts: 1711.
• ff. 52-53b Navy; England: Papers submitted to Commissioners of Accounts: 1711.
• f. 56 Netherlands; United Provinces. States General: Correspondence with Qu. Anne: 1705-1713.: Fr.: Copies. Partly printed.
• f. 56 James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: 'A letter from the States-General to the Queen of Great-Britain, about the Duke of Ormond's orders not to fight...': 1712.: Printed.
• f. 56 Anne of England: Correspondence with States General: 1704-1712.: Mostly Fr.: Partly copies and printed.
• ff.57-58b Anne of England: Address of Lords to, with her answer: 1712.: Printed.
• ff. 59-60b England; Parliament: Protests of Lords: 1712, 1740-1744.: Printed and copies.
• ff. 61-62b England; Parliament: Clause to be added to Bill against riots: circ. 1714.
• ff. 63-66b Charles Hore, [Inspector of Victualling Stores?]: Notes rel. to his petition: aft. 1694.: Copies.
• ff. 67-73b Germany. Army of: Descriptions of Imperial generals: 1689.: Fr.
• ff. 74-75b Sweden: Memorial rel. to: [1701?].: Fr.
• ff. 76-77b Baron Wolfgang von Schmettau,; Prussian Envoy at The Hague: Speeches to States General, rel. to death of William III: 1702.: Printed.
• ff. 76-77b Netherlands; United Provinces. States General: Speeches of Prussian Envoy to: 1702.: Printed.
• ff. 78-79b Philip V of Spain: Declaration rel. to valuation of coinage: 1704.: Printed.
• ff. 78-79b Coinage: Declaration by Philip V of Spain rel. to valuation: 1704.: Printed.
• ff. 80b-81 Joseph I; Emperor of Germany: Ban against Elector of Bavaria: 1706.: Lat.: Printed.
• ff. 80b-81 Bavaria, Electors. Maximilian Emanuel II: Ban against: 1706.: Lat.: Printed.
• ff. 82-83b Cologne, Archbishops Electors of. Joseph Clement, Duke of Bavaria: Ban against: 1706.: Lat.: Printed.
• ff. 82-83b Joseph I; Emperor of Germany: Ban against Elector of Cologne: 1706.: Lat.: Printed.
• ff. 84-85b Joseph I; Emperor of Germany: Memorandum rel. to election of Bp of Munster: circ. 1706.: Fr.
• ff.86-88b Joseph I; Emperor of Germany: Memorandum rel. to Ban of the Empire: circ. 1706.: Fr.
• f. 89 Diet of Ratisbon: Note of wines, etc., given to: n.d.: Germ.
• f. 90 Calendars: Almanack: for 1720.: Engr.
• ff. 90-111 b India: Description of Mogul Empire: 1704.
• ff. 112-113b Army; Allied: Projects, plans of campaign, etc.: [1689?] -1711, n.d.: Partly Fr., Germ., and Dutch.
• ff. 114-115b Elizabeth Vasconcellos, née Chester; wife of Manoel Cardoza de Vasconcellos of Madeira: Proceedings of Inquisition against: 1706.
• ff. 114-115b John Milner, Consul-General in Lisbon: Proceedings of Inquisition against Mrs E. Vasconcellos declared before: 1706.: Copy.
• ff. 116-117 The Hague, the Netherlands: Proposals for lottery for rebuilding Mauritshuis: 1707.: Dutch.: Printed.
• ff. 118-120b J. G. Poignard, Canon of Sainte Gudulle: Memorandum rel. to secret writing: temp. [Anne?].: Fr.
• ff.121-124b Louis XIV of France: Character: 1715.: Fr.
• ff. 125-130b Shipping: Treaties betw. England and other European countries rel. to trade and conduct at sea: 17th cent.: Abstracts.
• ff. 125-130b Trade and Commerce: Treaties betw. England and other European countries rel. to: aft. 1677.: Abstract.
• ff. 125-130b Treaties: Papers rel. to: 1648-1715.: Partly Lat., Fr., Germ. and Dutch.: Partly copies, abstract and printed.
• f. 131 Coinage: Memorandum rel. to clipped money: aft. 1696.
• ff. 132-133b England; Parliament: Memorandum rel. to repeal of Act prohibiting import of lace: circ. 1700.
• ff. 132-133b Trade and Commerce: Memorandum rel. to repeal of Act prohibiting import of lace: circ. 1700.
• ff. 134-135b Mint: Memorandum rel. to Trial of the Pix: 1707.
• ff. 134-135b Coinage: Memorandum rel. to Trial of the Pyx: 1707.
• ff. 136b-141 Lotteries: Accounts rel. to: 1709, 1711.: Partly printed.
• ff. 140-141b John Blunt, of South Sea Company: 'An account of what monies were received and paid by Mr. Blunt for the Class Lottery. . .': 1711.: Printed.
• f. 142 Trade and Commerce: Proposal for 'State Adventure': n.d.
• ff. 143-149 Customs and Excise: Proposals to prevent evasion: temp. [Anne?].
• ff. 143-149 Smuggling: Proposals rel. to its prevention: temp. [Anne?].
• ff. 150-160b Customs and Excise: 'A Letter from a Merchant to a Member of Parliament about the Clandestine running of Goods': temp. Geo.I.
• ff. 150-160b Smuggling: 'A Letter from a merchant to a Member of Parliament about the Clandestine running of Goods': temp. [Geo. I?].
• ff. 161-162b Trade and Commerce: Memorandum rel. to preventing import of French wines: n.d.
• ff. 163-167 Netherlands. Southern Provinces: Memorandum rel. to duties on import of cloth from: aft. 1705.: Mostly Fr.
• ff. 163-167 Trade and Commerce: Memorandum rel. to duties on cloths imported from S. Netherlands: aft. 1705.: Mostly Fr.
• ff. 168-173 Netherlands. Southern Provinces: Memorandum rel. to duties on British manufactures imported into: aft. 1705.: Fr.
• ff. 168-173 Trade and Commerce: Memorandum rel. to duties on British manufactures imported into S. Netherlands: aft. 1705.: Fr.
• ff. 174-175b Slaves, Slave Trade: Proposal to Royal African Company for developing slave trade: bef. 1713.: Fr.
• ff. 174-175b African Company, Royal: Proposal to, for developing slave trade: bef. 1713.: Fr.
• ff. 176-179b Netherlands, United Provinces: Memorandum rel. to complaints of manufacturers about duties on imports into Great Britain: temp. Anne.: Fr.
• ff.176-179b Customs and Excise: Memorandum rel. to proposals for duties on manufactures imported into Great Britain from United Provinces: temp. Anne.: Fr.
• ff. 180-221b Sir Thomas Cooke, Director of the E India Company: Papers rel. to his examination before Committee of both Houses: 1695.: Copies.
• ff. 180-221b India: Papers rel. to examination of Sir T. Cooke before Committee of both Houses: 1695.
• ff. 194b-201 Sir Basil Firebrace, MP: Accounts for the E. India Co. as exhibited to Committee of both Houses: 1695.: Copies.
• ff. 220-221b James Craggs, senior, Postmaster-General: Account of disbursements for East India Co.: 1695.: Copy.
• f. 222 India: Account of meeting of Directors of E. India Co.: 1700.
• ff. 223-224b Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Caution to E. India Co. rel. to export of silver: 1707.: Copy.
• ff. 223-224b India: Caution to E. India Co. rel. to export of silver: 1707.