Add MS 48101

POLITICAL TRACTS AND PAPERS relating to domestic and foreign affairs; 1350-1351, 1576-1631. Latin, English, French and Italian. Chiefly copies, with some originals and drafts.

1. ff. 2-19. 'A discourse of the highe Court of Parliament, and of the Authoritie of the same, collected out of the Common Lawes of this Land, and other good Authors', by Ralph Starkey; c. 1620-1625. Latin and English. Copy. Starkey is identified as the author by his dedicatory epistle to Charles, Prince of Wales, which precedes the text in Harley MS. 37, ff. 36-60b. The work was completed after 26 Nov. 1620, see Harley MS. 37, f. 47. The present text, which is much shorter and has considerable textual variation from the version in Harley 37, may be taken from an earlier draft. See also: Add. MSS. 48041, art. 1, 30197 and 34217, ff. 54-65; Harley MS. 1128.

2. ff. 20-95b. (a) The 'True Relation', or proceedings in the House of Commons in the second session of the third parliament of Charles I; Jan.-March 1629. Copy. For another copy of the text see Add. 48054, art. 1, where the item is fully described. ff. 20-94b; (b) The King's speech at the dissolution of parliament; 10 March 1629. Cobbett, Parlt. Hist., ii, 492. ff. 94b-95b.

3. ff. 96-125b. Commons diary for the second parliament of James I; April-June 1614. First printed as an appendix in W. Notestein et. al., Commons Debates 1621, 1935, vii, pp. 628-656. The MS. is used in the modern edition, M. Jansson, Proceedings in Parliament 1614 (House of Commons), Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, no. 172, 1988. The original cover of this item is ff. 125(a)-125(b). Francis Beale and Sir Henry Yelverton were members for Northampton for this Parliament.

4. ff. 126-131. Speeches of Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice, at a conference between the Lords and Commons concerning naturalization of the Post Nati; 26 Feb. 1607. Copy. For a report of the conference see Somers Tracts, ii, pp. 132-143. See Commons 1604-1610, p. 27 and n.19.

5. ff. 132-135b. Petition of John More and other Norwich preachers to a Puritan sympathizer; 25 Sept. 1576. Copy. Endorsed by Beale, f. 135b. See Collinson, p. 203 and n.27, where this item is cited.

6. ff. 136-137. Petition on religious grievances by John Stubbs, M.P. for Great Yarmouth, to the Queen, drawn up for presentation in Parliament; March 1589. Copy. A memorandum by Beale records Stubbs' authorship, f. 137. See Neale, Parliaments, ii, p. 235, where the present MS. is quoted.

7. ff. 138-140b. Memoranda on the defences of the Isle of Wight, prepared by? Sir Edward Dennis, Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle; early Feb. 1626. Endorsed 'giuen me by Sir Edwarde Dennis . . . 10th of Februarie 1625'

(f. 140b).

8. ff. 141-162. 'That the Kinges of England haue bin pleased usuallie to consult with their peeres in the great counsell and commons in parliament of marriage, peace and warr', by Sir Robert Cotton; 1621. Copy. First printed with this date in Cottoni Posthuma, pp. 13-39. K. Sharpe, Sir Robert Cotton 1586-1631, 1979, p. 170, assigns the work to the period of the foreign policy debates in parliament, Nov. 1621, but a contemporary copy in Harley MS. 158, ff. 197-206b, ascribes the tract to the beginning of the fourth parliament of James I, Feb. 1624. For other copies see Hargrave MS. 225, ff. 67-90b (imperfect at beg.), and Harley MS. 444, ff. 144-161.

9. ff. 164-174b, 179*. Arguments in King's Bench of Henry Calthorpe, knt. 1636, on behalf of Sir John Corbet, being part of the Five Knights' Case;

22 Nov. 1627. Latin and English. Copy. Corbet and others, imprisoned for refusing to pay a forced loan, had applied for a writ of Habeas Corpus. A shorter version is printed in State Trials, iii, 19-29. Possibly taken from a MS. of Sir Richard Hutton, judge, see ff. 165, 173. The wrapper for this item is at f. 179*.

10. ff. 176-179. Reply of a committee of the House of Commons to objections raised by the judges on behalf of the Crown in the Fortescue-Goodwin election dispute; 3 April 1604. Copy. For another copy, with fuller description, see Add. 48044, art. 17.

11. ff. 180-191b. Memoranda on various English baronies and earldoms; early 17th cent.

12. ff. 192-198. Memorandum to Elizabeth I from Nathaniel Fuller, auditor of the Exchequer, complaining of abuses in the administration of the revenues; 1591-1601. Copy. Fuller was appointed auditor on 12 Dec. 1590, SPD 1591-1594, p. 508. Endorsed by Beale, f. 192.

13. ff. 203-211b. Documents from the Public Records concerning the trial for corruption of William de Thorpe, Chief Justice of King's Bench; 3 Nov. 1350-10 March 1351. Latin and French. Copies, 16th cent. The case is discussed with reference to documentary evidence in E. Foss, Judges of England, iii, 1851, pp. 527-531. Heading in Beale's hand, f. 203.

14. ff. 215-249. 'Considerations for the repressinge of the increase of Preists Jesuits and Recusants . . . ', by Sir Robert Cotton; 11 Aug. 1613. Copy. See Harley MS. 354, f. 10. Two editions of this work were printed in 1641: STC C.6497, C.6502. Also printed in Cottoni Posthuma, pp. 111-159. For other copies see: Add. 22591, ff. 338-345b; Harley MSS. 354, ff. 10-31b, 1858, ff. 109-149b and 7381, ff. 72-104b; Royal MS. 18.B.XXIV, ff. 140-162.

15. ff. 250-254. 'The Resolution of all the Judges in England upon seuerall questions against popish Recusants'; Trinity 1626. Copy.

16. ff. 255-258b. Documents concerning the interrogation of Puritan ministers; 1584? (a) 'Articles to be enquyred of amonge the ministers'; 1584? Copy. 22 articles, a version of Whitgift's 24 interrogatory articles of May 1584, prepared for administration by High Commissioners to puritan ministers. Whitgift's articles are printed in Strype, Whitgift, iii, pp. 81-87. The item in the present MS. covers the same subjects as the printed version, but the latter is more detailed and in a different order. Endorsed by Beale 'Articles of the Inquisition', f. 258b. ff. 255-255b, 258b: (b) Reply of a minister to the above articles; 1584? ff. 256-257.

17. ff. 259-260b. 'Meanes how to settle a godlie and charitable quietnes in the churche'; Oct. 1584. Draft with autograph additions by Beale. The first section of articles sent by Beale to Whitgift through Walsingham, following Beale's dispute with the archbishop in the spring of 1584. Printed with Whitgift's replies in Strype, Whitgift, iii, pp. 135-140. See also Collinson,

p. 282. For a completed version of the full set of these articles see Add. 48039, art. 1(d).

18. ff. 261-280. Examples of dispensations 25-38 Hen. VIII, 2-8 Eliz. I, extracted from records; 1584? Latin. Headings in Beale's hand, ff. 265, 277. The text begins on f. 265, ff. 261-264 being blank. See Beale's articles on this subject presented to Whitgift in Oct. 1584, art. 17 above and Add. 48039, art. 1(d).

19. ff. 281-288b. Observations by Thomas Norton on Whitgift's articles of Oct. 1583; 1584. Copy. Partly printed and calendared from a MS. in Dr Williams' Library in The Seconde Parte of a Register . . . , ed. A. Peel, i, 1915, pp. 190-195.

20. ff. 290-302. 'The growndes of the Prohibitions to the highe Commission and the Answeres vnto them': a speech by Henry Hobart, Attorney-General, 1st. Bart. 1611, in defence of the High Commission against the judges in a debate before the King; 8 July 1609. Early 17th-cent. copy, with marginal notes in the hand of Sir Henry Yelverton, ff. 292, 294-298. The speech is discussed in R.G. Usher, The rise and fall of the High Commission, 1913, pp. 193-197. For other copies see Cotton MS. Cleopatra F.I, ff. 127-134b and Stowe MS. 420, ff. 18-29.

21. ff. 303-333. Correspondence and memoranda concerning Papal authority; 1595. (a) Letters from Burghley to Beale; 2 March, 13 March. ff. 303, 309*, 328, 333b; (b) Reply by Beale to questions posed by Burghley in his letter of 2 March, relating to Papal authority, etc: early March. Draft, with autograph amendments by Beale. See Add. 48117, back cover. ff. 304-309, 310-326; (c) Historical memoranda in Beale's autograph. Latin and English. ff. 329-332.

22. ff. 334-335b. Memoranda by Beale from a printed work; 1593. Latin and English. Autograph.

23. ff. 338-341b. Muster records; late 16th cent. Muster certificates were returned to the Privy Council: for a discussion of the muster see L. Boynton, The Elizabethan Militia 1558-1638, 1971, pp. 13-50. (a) Abstracts from the muster certificate for Yorkshire; 27 Oct. 1580. ff. 338, 341b; (b) Memoranda by Burghley of cavalry in England and Wales; late 16th cent. Autograph. ff. 339-340b.

24. ff. 343-364. Tax assessments for the East Division of Northamptonshire, including the subsidy; 1595.

25. ff. 366-367b. Warrant of Elizabeth I for engrossing the Öresund treaty with Denmark, including text of the treaty; 23 June o.s. 1583. Latin and English. Probably copy of a draft, a footnote by Burghley being copied in Beale's hand. See: 45th DKR, App. II, p. 25; SPF 1583 and Addenda, nos. 381, 382; Kouri, no. 19, n.67.

26. ff. 368-369. Summary by Sir Isaac Wake, envoy to Venice, of points made in a speech to the Venetian 'Collegio' or cabinet, justifying English policy towards France; 23 Aug. 1627. Copy. The summary was sent to Lord Carleton, envoy at the Hague. Printed in S. Richardson, The negotiations of Sir Thomas Roe . . . , 1740, pp. 675-676. See SP Ven. 1626-1628, no. 419.

27. ff. 370-371b. Propositions of Lord Carleton, envoy to the Hague, to the States General; 20 Jan. n.s. 1628. French. Copy. Endorsed: 'To be communicated to Sir T.R.', i.e. Sir Thomas Roe, f. 371b.

28. ff. 372-379. Documents relating to the negotiations of François de Bassompierre, Maréchal de France, in England; autumn 1626. French. Copies. (a) Propositions of Bassompierre; late Oct. 1626. Printed in Negociation du Mareschal de Bassompierre . . . en Angleterre . . . 1626, 1668, pp. 129-133. ff. 372-373b; (b) Response of the English Commissioners to the above; late Oct.-early Nov. 1626. Negociation . . . , pp. 166-179. ff. 374-379b.

29. ff. 380-381b. Speech of Claude de Mesmes, Seigneur d'Avaux, French envoy to Venice, to the Venetian Senate; 5 Jan. n.s. 1628. French. Copy.

30. ff. 382-385. Address of William van Lyere, Heer van Oosterwijck, envoy from the States General to Venice, to the Doge; [Feb.-March?] 1628. French. Copy. See SP Ven. 1628-1629, no. 1. Endorsed: 'The Holland Ambassadors first office with the State of Venice after his publicke audience Ao 1628'.

31. ff. 386-393b. The First Treaty of Cherasco; 1631. Italian. Copies.

(a) Agreement between representatives of the Empire and France; March? 1631. ff. 386-389b; (b) Treaty of Cherasco; 6 April 1631. Dumont, vi, pt.1, pp. 9-11. ff. 390-393b.

32. ff. 394-395b. Advice to Charles I on French affairs from Theodore Agrippa d'Aubigné, Huguenot exile in Geneva; [July-Oct. 1627]. French. Copy. This date is suggested by a reference to the Island of Rhé, f. 394. Endorsed: 'sent into England by my Lord of Montague', i.e. Walter Montagu, envoy to Savoy.

Paper; ff. i + 398 + (125(a),(b), 137(a)-(e), 139(a)-(d), 179*, 309*). 17th-cent. foliation throughout. Folio. Late XVI-early XVII centt. Calthorpe armorial stamp passim. Vellum cover (stored separately) made from an imperfect arbitration award concerning members of Gray's Inn issued by Sir Henry Yelverton, c. 1620. Endorsed as witnesses by Bartholomew Beale (entered Gray's Inn 1607?) and Richard Hill; both are legatees in Sir Henry Yelverton's will,

19 July 1628 (PRO PROB11/157, f. 55). Spine '110'.

Bookplates and Book-stamps: Heraldry: Gough-Calthorpe family; Barons Calthorpe of Elvetham: Heraldic book-stamp of the Barons Calthorpe: late 18th-19th centt.

Elizabeth I of England: Papers of R. Beale, Clerk of the Council: 16th cent.

Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Correspondence and papers.

includes:

• cover Bartholomew Beale, of Gray's Inn?: Richard Hill: Endorsement as witness to an arbitration award: c.1620: Autograph.
• cover Bindings ENGLISH: Arbitration award used as: c.1620.
• cover Sir Henry Yelverton, Attorney-General: Arbitration award issued by: c.1620: Imperf.
• ff. 2-19 England; Parliament: R. Starkey, `A Discourse of the High Court of Parliament': c.1620-1625: Copies.
• ff. 2-19 Ralph Starkey, antiquary: Discourse on Parliament: c. 1620-1625: Lat. and Engl: Copies.
• ff. 20-93b England; Parliament: The `True Relation' of proceedings in the Commons: 1629: Copies.
• ff. 93b-95b England; Parliament: Speech of Charles I at the dissolution of: 1629: Copies.
• ff. 93b-95b Charles I of England: Speech at the dissolution of parliament: 1629: Two copies.
• ff. 96-125b England; Parliament: Diaries and Memoranda: Commons diary: 1614.
• ff. 126-131 England; Parliament: Speeches of Sir J. Popham at a conference between the Lords and Commons: 1607: Copy.
• ff. 126-131 Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice: Speeches at a parliamentary conference: 1607: Copy.
• ff. 132-135b John More, puritan minister, of Norwich: Petition of: 1576: Copy.
• ff. 136-137 John Stubbe, alias Stubbs; puritan; MP: Petition to Qu. Elizabeth: 1589: Copy.
• ff. 136-137 Elizabeth I of England: Petition to, from J. Stubbs: 1589: Copy.
• ff. 138-140b Sir Edward Dennis, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Wight: Memoranda on the defences of the Isle of Wight: 1626.
• ff. 138-140b Isle of Wight: Memoranda by Sir E. Dennis on the defences of: 1626.
• ff. 138-140b Military Tactics: Memoranda by Sir E. Dennis on the defences of the Isle of Wight: 1626.
• ff. 141-143 Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: Treatise on the consultation of parliament by Kings of England: 1621: Copy.
• ff. 164-174b, 179* Law OF ENGLAND: Arguments in the Five Knights' Case: 1627: Lat. and Engl: Copy.
• ff. 164-174b, 179* Henry Calthorpe, lawyer; Knight 1636: Arguments in the Five Knights' Case: 1627: Lat. and Engl: Copy.
• ff. 176-179 England; Parliament: Commons reply in committee on the Fortescue-Goodwin case: 1604: Copy.
• ff. 176-179 Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Commons reply in committee on the Fortescue-Goodwin case: 1604: Copy.
• ff. 176-179 Sir Francis Goodwin, MP: Commons reply in committee on the Fortescue-Goodwin case: 1604: Copy.
• ff. 180-191b Genealogies: Memoranda on English baronies and earldoms: early 17th cent.
• ff. 192-198 Nathaniel Fuller, auditor of the Exchequer: Memorandum to Qu. Elizabeth on abuses in the revenues: 1591-1601: Copy.
• ff. 192-198 Elizabeth I of England: Memorandum to, by N. Fuller, on abuses in the revenues: 1591-1601: Copy.
• ff. 192-198 Revenue: Memorandum from N. Fuller to Elizabeth I on abuses of the revenue: 1591-1601: Copy.
• ff. 203-211b Law OF ENGLAND: Papers conc. the trial of W. de Thorpe: 1350-1351: Lat. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 203-211b William de Thorpe, Chief-Justice of King's Bench: Papers conc. his trial: 1350-1351: Lat. and Fr: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 215-249 Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: `Considerations for the repressinge of the increase of Preists Jesuits and Recusants': 1613: Copy.
• ff. 215-249 Roman Catholics: `Considerations for the repressinge of the increase of Preists Jesuits and Recusants' by Sir R. Cotton: 1613: Copy.
• ff. 250-254 Law OF ENGLAND: Resolution of all the judges conc. recusants: 1626: Copy.
• ff. 250-254 Roman Catholics: Resolution of all the judges in England conc.: 1626: Copy.
• ff. 255-255b, 258b Nonconformists: Articles for the interrogation of puritan ministers: 1584(?): Copy.
• ff. 255-255b, 258b John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Interrogatory articles: 1584(?): Copy.
• ff. 255-258b Court of High Commission: Articles for interrogation of a puritan minister, with reply: 1584(?): Copies.
• ff. 256-257 Nonconformists: Reply of a puritan minister to articles of interrogation: 1584(?): Copy.
• ff. 259-260 John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: First section of articles prepared for, by R. Beale: 1584: Draft.
• ff. 259-260 Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: First section of articles prepared by, for Abp. Whitgift: 1584: Draft. Partly: Autogr.
• ff. 261-280 Law CANON: Records of dispensations 25-38 Hen. VIII, 2-8 Eliz.: 1584(?): Lat: Copies.
• ff. 281-288b Thomas Norton, Remembrancer of the City of London: Observations on Abp. Whitgift's articles of 1583 by: 1584: Copy.
• ff. 281-288b John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury: Observations on his articles of 1583, by T. Norton: 1584.
• ff. 289-302 Court of High Commission: Speech by H. Hobart on prohibitions to: 1609: Copy.
• ff. 289-302 Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet 1611; Attorney-General: Speech on prohibitions to the High Commission: 1609: Copy.
• ff. 292, 294-298 Sir Henry Yelverton, Attorney-General: Memoranda: bef. 1629: Autogr.
• ff. 303, 309*, 328, 333b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letters to R. Beale: 1595.
• ff. 303, 309*, 328, 333b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Letters to, from Lord Burghley: 1595.
• ff. 304-309, 310-326 Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Replies to questions posed by Lord Burghley on Papal authority, etc.,: 1595: Draft. Partly: Autogr.
• ff. 329-332 Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Historical memoranda: 1595: Autogr.
• ff. 334-335b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Memoranda from a printed work: 1593: Lat. and Engl: Autogr.
• ff. 338-338b, 341b Army; England: Abstract from the muster certificate for co. York: 1580.
• ff. 338-338b, 341b County of Yorkshire: Abstract from the muster certificate for: 1580.
• ff. 339-340b Army; England: Memoranda by Lord Burghley of cavalry in England and Wales: late 16th cent.
• ff. 339-340b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Memoranda of cavalry in England and Wales: late 16th cent: Autogr.
• ff. 343-364 Revenue: Tax assessment for the East Division of co. Northt.: 1595.
• ff. 366-367b Elizabeth I of England: Warrant of, for engrossing the Öresund treaty with Denmark, with treaty text: 1583: Lat. and Engl: Copy of draft.
• ff. 366-367b Frederick II of Denmark: Warrant of Qu. Elizabeth for engrossing the Öresund treaty with, including treaty text: 1583: Copy of draft.
• ff. 366-367b Treaties: Warrant of Qu. Elizabeth for engrossing the Öresund treaty, including treaty text: 1583: Lat. and Engl: Copy of draft.
• ff. 368-369 Venice: Summary by Sir I. Wake of his speech to the `Collegio': 1627: Copy.
• ff. 368-369 Sir Isaac Wake, diplomatist: Summary by, of his speech to the Venetian `Collegio': 1627: Copy.
• ff. 370-371b Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester: Propositions to the States General: 1628: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 370-371b Netherlands, United Provinces: Propositions of Lord Carlton to the States General: 1628: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 372-379 François de Bassompierre, Maréchal de France; French envoy to England: Propositions of, with the English response: 1626: Fr: Copies.
• ff. 380-381b Claude de Mesmes, Seigneur d'Avaux; French envoy to Venice: Speech to the Venetian Senate: 1628: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 380-381b Venice: Speech to the senate by C. de Mesmes, French envoy: 1628: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 382-385 Venice: Address to the Doge by W. van Lyere, envoy from the States General: 1628: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 382-385 William van Lyere, Heer van Oosterwijck; envoy to Venice from the States General: Address to the Doge: 1628: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 386-389b Louis XIII of France: Agreement between representatives of France and the Empire prefatory to the Treaty of Cherasco: 1631: Ital: Copy.
• ff. 386-389b Ferdinand II; Emperor of Germany: Agreement between representatives of France and the Empire prefatory to the Treaty of Cherasco: 1631: Ital: Copy.
• ff. 386-393b Treaties: Treaty of Cherasco and related agreement: 1631: Ital: Copies.
• ff. 394-395b Theodore Agrippa de Aubigné, Huguenot writer: Advice to Charles I: 1627: Fr: Copy.
• ff. 394-395b Charles I of England: Advice to, by T. A. d'Aubigné: 1627: Fr: Copy.