Add MS 48115

PAPERS CONCERNING TRADE, etc., particularly relations between the Merchant Adventurers and the Hanse; 1349-1599. Partly Latin, French and German. Copies and extracts, unless otherwise described. Titles, notes, etc., by Beale passim.

1. ff. 1, 3b. Precedents of baronies by writ descending with the lands to the heirs male and not to the heirs female. A short list of such baronies, noted (f. 1) 'Ex parte Edwardi Nevill 1598'.

2. ff. 5-18b. Instruction to the general convention of the lands of Prussia-Marienburg, by Martin Sirakowsky, secretary to Sigismund III, King of Poland; 4 July 1592. Latin.

3. ff. 19-20b. Letter to Elizabeth I from the Senate of Hamburg; 6 March 1586. Latin. SPF 1585-1586, pp. 424-425.

4. ff. 21-25b. Correspondence between Elizabeth I and the Emperor Rudolf II, annotated by Beale: (a) Elizabeth I to Rudolf II, in reply to the following; Richmond, 8 Nov. 1595. Latin. A contemporary printed version is Cotton MS. Nero B.IX, ff. 176-177b. See STC 9201.5. ff. 21-22b; (b) Rudolf II to Elizabeth I; Prague, 15 July 1595. German. An English translation is Cotton MS. Nero B.IX, ff. 174-175. ff. 25-25b.

5. ff. 27-30b. Letter to the City council of Cologne from Protestant electors, princes, etc., at the Diet of Augsburg, on behalf of the Lutherans of Cologne; 27 Aug. 1582. German. Printed in J. W. Hoffmann, Sammlung ungedruckter und zu den Geschichten, auch Staats-Lehen-und anderen Rechten des Heil. Römischen Reiches gehöriger Nachrichten Documenten und Urkunden, 1736, i, pp. 586-591.

6. ff. 31-50b. Papers relating to a dispute between William Martin, son of Thomas Martin, and the City of Danzig; 1522-1585. Partly Latin. Annotated by Beale. See artt. 9 and 52 below, and Simson, passim. Related material also occurs in Cotton MS. Nero B.II, Royal MS. 13.B.I., and Lansdowne MS. 157, f. 188. As follows: (a) Articles delivered to the Privy Council by a judge of the Admiralty, being a summary of actions since 1522, with an answer to objections made by Danzig to Martin's case; March 1582. ff. 31-34b; (b) Summary of proceedings; 1522-1549. Latin. ff. 35-37; (c) Letter from Danzig to Stephen, King of Poland; 29 Aug. 1584. Latin. ff. 38-39b; (d) Answers to the objections of Danzig to Martin's suits; c. 1585. ff. 40-43; (e) Memorandum of letter from Elizabeth I to Stephen, King of Poland; March 1582. Latin. ff. 43b-46; (f) Mandates from Stephen, King of Poland, to Danzig; Grodno, 22 June 1582, 22 September 1584. Simson, no. 9197. Latin. ff. 45b-46b; (g) Letter from Danzig to Elizabeth I; 10 March 1568. Latin. Printed from the original in Cotton MS. Nero B.II, ff. 94-97, in Talbot, xvii, no. 57. ff. 47-50b.

7. ff. 53-59b. Letters Patent for the Merchant Adventurers; 28 April 1586. English translation. See SPD 1581-1590, p. 323.

8. ff. 60-65b. Minute of a letter from Elizabeth I to Hamburg; Sept. 1588. Refers to the appointment of Beale and Herbert to treat with the Hamburg commissioners, see art. 27(b). See also SPF July-Dec. 1588, pp. 226-228.

9. ff. 66-77b. Papers relating to the dispute between William Martin and Danzig. See also artt. 6 above and 52 below. Latin. As follows: (a) Letter from Danzig to Elizabeth I; 26 June 1567. ff. 66-67; (b) Letter from Sigismund II of Poland to Elizabeth I; 6 Dec. 1568. ff. 68-69;

(c) Sentences, etc., in Martin's case; 1527-1549. ff. 70-77b.

10. ff. 78-79b. Letter to Elizabeth I from Edzard II, Count of East Friesland; Fridebourg, 8 Dec. 1584. Latin. Attested (f. 79b) by Heinrich vam Holt, ambassador from the Count to England.

11. ff. 80-85b. Tract entitled 'Hansae Teutonicae Delineatio', ascribed to David Chytraeus (d.1600); aft. 1581. Latin.

12. ff. 92-97. Memorial on relations between England and the Hanseatic League, advocating cancellation of the privileges of the Steelyard in England if the Merchant Adventurers do not enjoy reciprocal privileges in Hamburg; autumn 1578. Annotated by Beale. Hamburg ordered the expulsion of the Merchant Adventurers in June 1578 and on 9 Dec. 1578 the Privy Council suspended the privileges of the Steelyard (SPF 1578-1579, nos. 29, 644).

13. ff. 98-99b. Letter from the Merchant Adventurers to the Senate of Hamburg; 10 Nov. 1585. Latin. Draft by Beale.

14. ff. 101-104. Reply of Burghley, Hatton and Walsingham to a letter and propositions of the Hanse Commissioners sent to England to negotiate the reinstatement of the Steelyard; 28 Oct. 1585. Latin. Draft, amended by Beale. Printed in Höhlbaum, ii, App. 216, 217. See also SPF 1585-1586, pp. 71-74. A copy is Add. 48009, art. 3(o).

15. ff. 104b-105. Memoranda for a letter from Elizabeth I to Rudolf II, relating to negotiations with the Hanse; early Nov. 1585. Draft, amended by Beale. For a fair copy of the letter, dated 5 Nov., see Add. 48009, art. 3(q.ii), Höhlbaum, no. 2364. Followed by a list of evidences and legal opinions to be prepared for a proposed book justifying the Merchant Adventurers' position (see Add. 48116, art. 26).

16. ff. 106-109b. Answer of the Merchant Adventurers to letters and a message brought from Hamburg; 23 Aug. 1588. An envoy from Hamburg was in England, July-Sept. 1588. SPF July-Dec. 1588, pp. 1, 226. Another copy is art. 23 below.

17. ff. 111-117b. Reply of the Privy Council to ambassadors from Hamburg; Greenwich, 24 June 1599. Latin. Draft, amended by Beale.

18. ff. 118-133b. Treatise entitled 'A collection touchinge matters in variance between the merchantes Adventurers and the Stiliard'; June-Nov. 1578 (f. 129b). Partly Latin. See also art. 20 below. The treatise examines the rights and liberties of the English company and the Hanse and advocates a new treaty with the Hanse.

19. ff. 138-140b. Documents relating to Hanseatic appeals to the Emperor and the Imperial Diet about English merchants. English translations. See also art. 54 below. As follows: (a) Report by the Syndic of the Hanse to the Diet of Worms on the Hanseatic mission to England in 1585; April 1586. Höhlbaum, ii, no. 2407. ff. 138-140; (b) Letter from a Hanseatic town to the Emperor and four electors; c. Oct. 1583. See Höhlbaum, ii, nos. 2132, 2135. f. 140b.

20. ff. 142-160. Draft of art. 18 above, amended by Beale.

21. ff. 161-161b. Propositions of the Hamburg commissioners, with the answer of the Merchant Adventurers; 9 Sept. 1588. See also artt. 16 above, and 27(c) below.

22. ff. 162-165b. Reply of the Senate of Hamburg to propositions of the Merchant Adventurers; 22 Aug. 1587. Latin. Two copies. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 238.

23. ff. 166-167b. Another copy of art. 16.

24. ff. 168-171b. Two bifolia, as follows: (a) Answer of the Merchant Adventurers to proposals for their return to Hamburg; 17 Sept. 1588. Another copy is art. 27(a). ff. 168-168b, 171-171b; (b) Answer of Burghley and Walsingham to the Hanse Commissioners; 3 Oct. 1585. Latin. Draft, amended by Beale. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 213. See also SPF 1585-1586, pp. 71-72. ff. 169-170b.

25. ff. 172-177b. Three bifolia, as follows: (a) Grievances of the Eastland merchants against the Prussian Hanse; aft. 1579. ff. 172, 179b; (b) Memoranda of a reply by a representative of the City of Hamburg, clarifying points in a letter previously sent from Hamburg to Elizabeth I; 30 May 1586. ff. 173-173b, 178b; (c) Letter from the Senate of Hamburg to the Merchant Adventurers; 19 Aug. 1586. (18 Aug. in Beale's endorsement, f. 177b; 20 Aug. in SPF 1586-1588, pp. 73-76). Latin. ff. 175-177b.

26. ff. 180-181b. Decree of Stephen, King of Poland, against religious disturbances in Lithuania; 30 Sept. 1581. English translation.

27. ff. 182-187b. Three bifolia, as follows: (a) Another copy of art. 24(a). ff. 182, 187b; (b) Letter from Hatton, Burghley and Walsingham, councillors appointed to treat with Sebastian van Bergen, envoy from Hamburg, to Beale and John Herbert, Master of Requests; 31 Aug. 1588. Signed. See SPF July-Dec. 1588, p. 226. Beale and Herbert are appointed commissioners to confer with the Hamburg envoys and representatives of the Merchant Adventurers. ff. 183, 186b; (c) Answer of the Merchant Adventurers to propositions of the Hamburg Commissioners; 9 Sept. 1588. Another copy of part of art. 21. ff. 184-185b.

28. ff. 189b-193b. Three bifolia, as follows: (a) Memoranda on an undertaking made by the Alderman of the Steelyard; Sept.? 1584. See SPF 1585-1586, p. 17. ff. 189-189b, 194b; (b) 'The causes of the late departure of the Englishe merchaunts from Andwerpe'; aft. Sept. 1582. Residence at Middleburg is mentioned (see E. Lipson, The Economic History of England, ii, p. 206). Printed in Tudor Econ. Docs., ii, pp. 61-62, from a copy in the PRO. SPD 1581-1590, p. 88. ff. 190-190b, 193b; (c) Original letter from the Senate of Hamburg to the Merchant Adventurers; 9 March 1586. Latin. Seal. SPF 1585-1586, p. 431. ff. 191-192b.

29. ff. 196-205b. 'Tounchinge the Stilliarde', a tract by Beale; aft. 1582. Draft, with autograph amendments. The paper examines the basis of the Steelyard's privileges, and advocates the appointment of commissioners and a new treaty with the Hanse.

30. ff. 207-220b. Letter (ff. 207, 220b) from Burghley to Beale and Laurence Thompson al. Tomson; 3 Aug. 1590. Signed. They are asked to prepare an answer to G.S.A. [ Schurmann], Confutatio caussarum . . . , Lübeck, 1590: an attack on England from the viewpoint of the Hanseatic League. Enclosed, ff. 208-216b, are notes in Latin for the refutal, partly by Beale.

31. ff. 221-224. Letter from the Hanseatic League to the merchants of Dinant; Lübeck, 4 April 1471. English translation. Dating in the present MS. by reference to St Paul's day is apparently an error in transcription. The Dutch text is printed in Cartulaire de la Commune de Dinant, ed. S. Bormans, ii, 1881, no. 164.

32. ff. 225-227b. Account of relations between the Merchant Adventurers, Hamburg and the Hanse since July 1567; 19 July 1587.

33. ff. 231-232. Documents relating to Adam Hulsher and his brothers, merchants of Vreden. (a) Certificate from the Hanse of Antwerp and Bruges; 22 April n.s. 1588. Latin. f. 231; (b) Evidence by the Alderman and secretary of the London Hanse; 26 March 1588.

34. ff. 233-234b. Resolutions made at Burghley's house, relating to the cloth trade and privileges of the Steelyard and the Merchant Adventurers; 15 May 1587. See SPD 1581-1590, pp. 410-411.

35. ff. 237-248. Documents relating to privileges of the Hanse merchants in England. Latin. Annotated by Beale. As follows: (a) Letters patent exemplifying a writ of 8 Feb. 1361, in favour of the London Hanse; 12 Feb. 1381. Printed in Urkundenbuch der Stadt Lübeck, iv, ed. K. Kunze, 1873, no. 390. ff. 237-239; (b) Confirmation by the City of London of the liberties of the London Hanse; 12 May 1475. See Calendar of Letter-Books of the City of London . . . L. pp. vii, 129, and Urkundenbuch, x, p. 415. ff. 239-248.

36. ff. 249-256. Notes and extracts from grants of privilege to English merchants abroad. Partly Latin and French. As follows: (a) Vidimus by the City of Antwerp of an agreement made between Antwerp and the English merchants there on 1 June 1518; 3 Aug. 1534. Latin. The 1518 agreement is printed from Cotton MS. Galba B.IX, ff. 84-95 in Schanz, ii, pp. 231-249. ff. 249-249b; (b) Notes on privileges granted at Middelburg (28 July 1508), Antwerp (7 July 1474) and on a controversy between English merchants at Antwerp and the City authorities, 1457. For the last item see M.-R. Thielemans, Bourgogne et Angleterre . . . 1435-1467, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Travaux de la Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, xxx, 1966, pp. 277-280. f. 250; (c) Contract for residence granted by Hamburg to the Merchant Adventurers; 19 July 1567. Latin. The full text is printed from a document in the Lübeck Staatsarchiv in R. Ehrenberg, Hamburg und England im Zeitalter der Königin Elisabeth, 1896, pp. 312-326. Followed by a note that a similar contract was made with Stade, 28 Sept. 1587. f. 251: (d) Summary of a grant by John IV, Margrave of Bergen-op-Zoom, of privileges to English merchants at Bergen; May 1555. Latin. A copy of the complete text is Cotton MS. Galba B.XI, ff. 167-181b. f. 252; (e) Grant by Louis, Count of Flanders, of privileges to English merchants at Bruges; 26 March 1359. French. The full text is in Cartulaire de l'Ancienne estaple de Bruges, ed. L. Gilliodts van Severen, 1904-1906, i, pp. 226-232. f. 253; (f) Grant by Philip, Duke of Burgundy, of privileges to English merchants at Antwerp; 6 Aug. 1446. Latin. Confirmed by Antwerp, 12 Aug. 1446. See Schanz, ii, pp. 162-170 and Thielemans, pp. 273-275. f. 254; (g) Grant from Edzard II, Count of East Friesland, of privileges to the Merchant Adventurers at Emden; 5 Oct. 1586. Latin. Followed by a note of privileges granted at Oldenburg, 21 Feb. 1564.

f. 255; (h) Grant by John II, Margrave of Bergen-op-Zoom, of privileges to English merchants at Bergen; 16 May 1470. Latin. See Schanz, i,

pp. 170-174. f. 256.

37. f. 258. List of grants of privileges to the Merchant Adventurers in the Netherlands, together with a list by Beale of points of information desired on this subject; 1587-1588.

38. ff. 259-259b. Testimony from 28 merchants in Antwerp that the Merchant Adventurers did not exercise a monopoly there; 19 April 1582. Latin. Annotated by Beale. Printed in J. Wheeler, A Treatise of Commerce . . . 1601, ed. G. B. Hotchkiss, 1931, pp. 170-171, 452-453.

39. ff. 260-260b. Notes and extracts from grants of English kings to the Merchant Adventurers; 1407-1507.

40. ff. 264-272. Documents relating to the trade of the Hanse and the City of Cologne in England and the Netherlands. English translations. As follows: (a) Agreement between the Hanseatic League and Cologne; Bremen, 13 Sept. 1476. See Hanserecesse, II, vii, no. 395. ff. 264-269b;

(b) Agreement between the London Hanse and the Cologne merchants in London; London, 11 Nov. 1478. See Hanserecesse, III, i, no. 169. ff. 270-272.

41. ff. 274-277. Documents relating to wool customs. As follows: (a) Writ appointing John de Wesenham, butler to the king, collector of customs on woollen cloth; 20 April 1347. Latin. Copied from the Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer's rolls. See CPR 1345-1348, pp. 424-425. f. 274;

(b) Letters patent appointing Thomas Tomlinson collector of the wool customs; 30 Sept. 1592. Latin. ff. 275-275b; (c) Notes by Beale.

ff. 276, 277.

42. ff. 282-284. Letter from the Hanseatic League to Herman Wammate, secretary of the Hanse in London; Lübeck, 17 June 1476. English translation. See Hanserecesse, II, vii, pp. 573-575.

43. ff. 286-291. Mandate of Rudolf II against the Merchant Adventurers; Prague, 1 Aug. n.s. 1597. English translation. See Ehrenberg, op. cit.,

p. 195. English versions are printed in HMC, Salisbury MSS., vii, pp. 307-308 and in Wheeler, op. cit., pp. 112-127, 403-414.

44. ff. 292-299. Memoranda of grants of privilege to the Hanseatic League:

(a) In England. Latin. ff. 292-292b; (b) In the Netherlands. German.

f. 293; (c) Bergen, in Norway. German. ff. 293b-294b, 297;

(d) Miscellaneous memoranda by Beale. ff. 295-296; (e) In Flanders. Latin. ff. 297b-298b; (f) In Portugal. Latin. ff. 298b-299.

45. ff. 300-302. Opinion by John Herbert, William Aubrey, Masters of Requests, and Christopher Parkins al. Perkins, on a mandate of

Sigismund III of Poland, issued against merchants of the Eastland company at Elbing; 24 Dec. 1594. Signed by Aubrey. HMC, Salisbury MSS., v, 16-17.

46. ff. 304-348b. Judgement by commissioners appointed to decide claims by French subjects against piratical acts by English seamen; aft. 6 Sept. 1599 (see f. 342). Latin and French. Three drafts of the same document. The first (ff. 304-322) and third (ff. 335-348b) are amended by Beale, who was appointed a commissioner on [3 Jan. o.s.] 1599, see Add. 48100, art. 1. The second draft is corrected by Edward Barker, whose signature occurs on f. 330 (see also Lansdowne MS. 88, f. 46). For this particular case, see HMC, Salisbury MSS., ix, pp. 296, 334.

47. ff. 350-357b. Four bifolia, as follows: (a) Letter from Sebastian van Bergen, secretary to the Senate of Hamburg, to Beale; 9 Sept. 1588. Latin. Autograph. Bergen was at the time on a mission to England. ff. 350-350b, 357b; (b) Letter from the Privy Council to the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London, giving the merchants of the Steelyard leave to remain in London until 31 March; 24 Feb. 1598. Draft, amended by Beale. See APC 1597-1599, pp. 333-334. ff. 351-351b, 355b; (c) Letter from the Council to the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London, relating to privileges of the Merchant Adventurers; 6 Oct. 1579. Signed. ff. 352-352b, 355 (blank); (d) Memorandum by John Johnson to? Walsingham, relating to the export of undressed woollen cloth by the Merchant Adventurers and Merchant Staplers; c. 1582. Autograph. See SPD 1581-1590, p. 60, no. 32. Reference is made to criticism of the Merchant Adventurers in a recent parliament. Other letters and discourses on economic affairs by Johnson, dated 1578-1583, occur among the Lansdowne MSS., eg. Lansdowne 30, f. 38. ff. 353-354b.

48. ff. 358-365b. Four bifolia, as follows: (a) Reasons given by the Merchant Adventurers to the Council why English merchants not of their company should be forbidden to trade in Germany between the Ems and the Skawe; Jan. 1586. Endorsed 'January 1585'. The document mentions a proposed treaty with the Hanse, probably a reference to the negotiations of autumn 1585, and the need to renew privileges at Emden, which were due to expire in Feb. 1586. See SPF 1585-1586, p. 3. ff. 358-358b, 365b; (b) Reply of Elizabeth I to Sebastian van Bergen, envoy from Hamburg; 20 Sept. 1588. Latin. Draft, by Beale. Printed in Simson, App. 69, pp. 954-955, where it is dated 29 Sept. o.s. See also SPF July-Dec. 1588, pp. 226-228. ff. 359-361b, 364; (c) Letter from Sebastian van Bergen to Beale; London, 18 Aug. 1588. Latin. Autograph. ff. 362-363b.

49. ff. 367-369b. Letter to the Privy Council from the envoys from Hamburg; Sept. 1588. Latin. Copied for the information of the English Commissioners, Beale and Herbert, see f. 369b and art. 27(b). Endorsed by Sebastian van Bergen.

50. ff. 370-373b. Two bifolia, as follows: (a) Summary of articles discussed by representatives of the Merchant Adventurers and Hamburg at Stade, and sent to Elizabeth I from Hamburg; c. 7 Nov. n.s. 1587. Latin. In the hand of van Bergen. SPF 1586-1588, pp. 399-400. ff. 370, 373b; (b) Reply of Hatton, Burghley and Walsingham to van Bergen, following the report made to them by Beale and Herbert on negotiations with the Merchant Adventurers and the Hamburg envoys; late Sept. 1588. Draft. ff. 371-372b.

51. ff. 374-377b. Two bifolia, as follows: (a) Letter of Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst, Lord Treasurer, to the English ports, forbidding shipping to trade on the rivers Elbe and Weser; 11 July 1599. ff. 374-374b, 377b; (b) Petition of the Merchant Adventurers requesting that trade abroad shall be kept to mart towns; 1579-1587. ff. 375-376b.

52. ff. 378-383. Papers relating to the dispute of William Martin with the City of Danzig. Latin. See artt. 6 and 9 above. (a) Memoranda, etc., concerning Thomas Martin's case; 1525-1549. Copies, late 16th cent. ff. 378-381; (b) Statement of the case of William Martin; aft. 18 April 1567. ff. 382-383.

53. ff. 388-397. Correspondence, etc., relating to trade and maritime disputes with Danzig, and in particular to a claim of Thomas Bowes, merchant, of London, against the City of Danzig; 1567-1568. Latin. A number of the items appear in Royal MS. 13 B.I, a letter-book of Roger Ascham, Latin secretary to Elizabeth I, and are printed in Talbot, xvii. As follows: (a) Plea of Thomas Bowes; 1567. ff. 388-389b; (b) Elizabeth I to Danzig; 28 April 1567. Royal 13 B.I, ff. 182-182b. Talbot, xvii, no. 28; Simson, no. 5108. ff. 390-390b; (c) Elizabeth I to Sigismund II of Poland; 29 Sept. 1567, 1 Nov. 1567. Royal 13 B.I, ff. 194b-195, 198-198b, 198b-201b. Talbot, xvii, nos. 29, 30. Simson, nos. 5213, 5233. ff. 391, 391b-393; (d) Elizabeth I to Danzig; 1 Nov. 1567. Royal 13 B.I, f. 202. Talbot, xvii, no. 31. Simson, no. 5231. f. 393b; (e) Danzig to Elizabeth I; 26 June 1567. ff. 394-395; (f) Sigismund II to Elizabeth I; 3 March 1568. The original is Cotton MS. Nero B.II, f. 92. Talbot, xvii, no. 55. Simson, no. 5298. ff. 395b-396; (g) Danzig to Elizabeth I; 26 March 1568. f. 397.

54. ff. 398-400. Documents relating to the attempt of the Hanseatic League at the Diet of Worms (Jan.-May 1586) to obtain enforcement of an Imperial decree made at the Diet of Augsburg, 1582, against the Merchant Adventurers. English translations. See art. 19 and SPF 1585-1586, pp. 350, 480. As follows: (a) Memoranda presented to the Diet of Worms by the Hanse about English wool and cloth impositions on the Hanseatic trade; 24 April 1586. Höhlbaum, ii, App. 232. ff. 398-399b; (b) Decision made by commissioners at the Diet of Worms on the dispute between the Hanse and England. f. 399b; (c) Letter from Lübeck, Bremen and Lüneburg to Rudolf II, written soon after the Diet of Worms; [May-June?] 1586. f. 400.

55. ff. 402-403. Letter from Elizabeth I to Sigismund III of Poland; Greenwich, n.d. (aft. 1587). Latin. Draft, amended by Beale.

Paper; ff. 403. Folio. Late XVI cent. Calthorpe armorial stamp passim. Bound in a vellum bifolium from a Sarum antiphoner printed at Paris, 1519, 1520; for other MSS. similarly bound, see the Introduction. Numbered '130', faintly on the back cover, and on the spine; the spine also bears traces of a label with the same number.

Company of Merchant Adventurers: Papers conc. trade in northern Europe and relations with the Hanseatic League: 16th cent: Lat., Eng., Fr. and Germ.

Trade and Commerce: Papers conc. trade with northern Europe: 16th cent: Lat., Eng., Fr. and Germ.

Gough-Calthorpe family; Barons Calthorpe of Elvetham: Heraldic book-stamp: 18th-19th cent.

Hanseatic League: Papers conc. relations with England: 16th cent: Partly Lat., Fr. and Germ: Partly copies and drafts.

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

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

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

Bindings ENGLISH: Vellum leaves from printed antiphoner (1519-1520) used as cover: mid. 17th cent.

Liturgies LATIN: Leaves from a printed antiphoner used as covers: 1520.

Printed Matter: Leaves from a Paris antiphoner used as binding: 1520.

includes:

• ff. 1-4 Peerage: Notes on, by E. Nevill: 1598: Fragm.
• ff. 1-4 Edward Nevill: Notes on peerage: 1598: Fragm.
• ff. 5-18b Martin Sirakowsky, Secretary to Sigismund III, King of Poland: Instruction to the general convention of the lands of Prussia-Marienburg: 1592: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 5-18b Sigismund III of Poland: Instruction to the general convention of the lands of Prussia-Marienburg: 1592: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 19-20b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from the Senate of Hamburg: 1586: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 19-20b City of Hamburg: Letter to Elizabeth I: 1586: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 19-20b, 60-65b, 92-205b passim, 225-227b, 251, 350-372b passim City of Hamburg: Papers rel. commercial relations with England: 1567-1599: Lat. and Engl.
• ff. 21-22b, 23-25b Elizabeth I of England: Correspondence with Emperor Rudolf II: 1595: Lat. and Germ: Copies and extract.
• ff. 21-22b, 23-25b Rudolf II; Emperor of Germany: Correspondence with Elizabeth I: 1595: Lat. and Germ: Copies and extract.
• ff. 27-30b Cologne, Germany: Letter to, from Protestant princes, etc., at the Diet of Augsburg: 1582: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 27-30b Augsburg, Germany: Letter from Protestant princes, etc., at the Diet of, to the City of Cologne: 1582: Germ: Copy.
• ff. 31-50b, 66-77b, 378-381 William Martin, son of Thomas Martin: Papers conc. a dispute with Danzig: 1522-1588: Lat. and Engl: Copies, c. 1585-1588.
• ff. 31-50b, 66-77b, 378-383 City of Danzig: Papers conc. a dispute of, with T. and W. Martin: 1522-1588: Lat. and Engl: Chiefly copies.
• ff. 38-39b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Letter to, from Danzig: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 38-39b City of Danzig: Letter to Stephen, King of Poland: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 43b-45 Elizabeth I of England: Memorandum of letter from, to Stephen, King of Poland: 1582: Lat.
• ff. 43b-45 Stephen Báthory of Poland: Memorandum of letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1582: Lat.
• ff. 45b-46b City of Danzig: Mandates to, from Stephen, King of Poland: 1582, 1584: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 45b-46b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Mandates, to Danzig: 1582, 1584: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 47-50b, 66-67, 390-390b, 393b, 394-395, 397 Elizabeth I of England: Correspondence with Danzig: 1567-1568: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 47-50b, 66-67, 390-390b, 393b, 394-395, 397 City of Danzig: Correspondence with Elizabeth I: 1567-1568: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 53-59b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Letters patent for: 1586: Engl. transl.
• ff. 60-65b Elizabeth I of England: Minute of letter from, to Hamburg: 1588.
• ff. 60-65b City of Hamburg: Minute of letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1588.
• ff. 68-69, 391, 391b-393, 395b-396 Sigismund II Augustus of Poland: Correspondence with Elizabeth I: 1567-1568: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 68-69, 391, 391b-393, 395b-396 Elizabeth I of England: Correspondence with Sigismund II of Poland: 1567-1568: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 78-79b Heinrich vam Holt, of Hamburg: Letter attested by: 1584.
• ff. 78-79b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Edzard II, Count of East Friesland: 1584: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 78-79b Edzard II, Counts of Friesland, East: Letters to Elizabeth I: 1579-1587: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 80-85b David Chytraeus, German theologian; d.1600: `Hansae Teutonicae Delineatio' ascribed to: aft. 1581: Lat.
• ff. 98-99b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Letter to the Senate of Hamburg: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 98-99b City of Hamburg: Letter to, from the Merchant Adventurers: 1585: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 101-104 Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Reply to the Hanseatic envoys: 1585: Lat: Copy and draft.
• ff. 101-104, 169-170b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Replies to the envoys from the Hanseatic League: 1585: Lat: Copy and drafts.
• ff. 101-104, 169-170b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Replies to envoys from the Hanseatic League: 1585: Lat: Drafts and copy.
• ff. 104b-105 Rudolf II; Emperor of Germany: Letter to, from Elizabeth I, and memoranda for the same: 1585: Lat. and Engl: Copy and draft.
• ff. 104b-105 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Emperor Rudolf II, and memoranda for the same: 1585: Lat and Engl: Copy and draft.
• ff. 111-117b England; Privy Council: Reply of, to ambassadors from Hamburg: 1599: Lat: Draft.
• ff. 118-133b, 142-160 Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Treatise conc. relations between the Merchant Adventurers and the Hanseatic League: 1578: Lat. and Engl: Copy and draft.
• ff. 138-140 Hanseatic League: Report by the Syndic of, to the Diet of Worms: 1586: Engl. transl.
• f. 140b Hanseatic League: Letter from a Hanse town to Emperor Rudolf II, etc.,: 1583: Engl. transl.
• ff. 172, 179b Eastland Company: Grievances of, against the Prussian Hanse: aft. 1579.
• ff. 175-177b, 191-192b City of Hamburg: Letters to the Merchant Adventurers: 1586, 1587: Lat: Copies and seal.
• ff. 180-181b Stephen Báthory of Poland: Decree of: 1581: Engl. transl.
• ff. 180-181b Lithuania: Decree of Stephen, King of Poland, conc.: 1581: Engl. transl.
• ff. 183, 186b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Letter to, from Lord Burghley, etc.,: 1588.
• ff. 183, 186b Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Letter to, from Lord Burghley, etc.,: 1588.
• ff. 183, 186b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to R. Beale and J. Herbert: 1588: Signed.
• ff. 183, 186b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Letter to R. Beale and J. Herbert: 1588: Signed.
• ff. 183, 186b Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Letter to R. Beale and J. Herbert: 1588: Signed.
• ff. 190-190b, 193b Antwerp, Netherlands: Causes of departure of English merchants from: c. 1582-1583.
• ff. 196-205b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Tract on privileges of the Hanse in England: aft. 1582: Draft.
• ff. 207, 220b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter to R. Beale and L. Tomson: 1590: Signed.
• ff. 207, 220b Laurence Tomson, alias Thompson; Secretary to Sir F Walsingham: Letter to, from Lord Burghley: 1590.
• ff. 207, 220b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Letter to, from Lord Burghley: 1590.
• ff. 208-216b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Notes for refutal of `Confutatio caussarum': 1590: Lat.
• ff. 221-224 Hanseatic League: Letter to the merchants of Dinant: 1471: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 221-224 Dinant, Belgium: Letter to the merchants of, from the Hanseatic League: 1471: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 231-232 Adam Hulsher, merchant, of Vreden: Certificates, etc., for: 1588: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 237-239 Richard II of England: Letters patent for the London Hanse: 1381: Lat: Copies, 16th-17th centt.
• ff. 237-239 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Letters patent for the Hanse at: 1381: Lat: Copy, late 16th cent.
• ff. 239-248 London; Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc: Confirmation of liberties of the Hanse: 1475: Lat: Copies, 16th cent.
• ff. 249-249b, 250, 254 Antwerp, Netherlands: Privileges of English merchants at: 1446-1534: Lat. and Engl: Extracts, etc., late 16th cent.
• f. 250 Middelburg, Zeeland: Notes on privileges granted (1508) to English merchants at: late 16th cent.
• f. 251 Company of Merchant Adventurers: Contract to from the City of Hamburg, for residence there: 1567: Lat: Extracts, etc.
• f. 251 City of Hamburg: Grant of trading privileges to England: 1567: Lat: Copy and extracts.
• f. 251 City of Stade: Note of privileges granted to English merchants at: 1587.
• f. 252 Bergen-op-Zoom, Margraves of. John IV: Grant of privileges to English merchants: 1555: Lat: Extracts, etc.
• f. 253 Louis, Counts of Flanders: Grant of privileges to English merchants at Bruges: 1359: Fr: Extracts, etc., late 16th cent.
• f. 253 Bruges: Grant by Louis, Count of Flanders, of privileges to English merchants at Bruges: 1359: Fr: Extracts, etc., late 16th cent.
• f. 254 Philip III; Duke of Burgundy; the Good: Grant of privileges to English merchants at Antwerp: 1446: Lat: Extracts, etc., late 16th cent.
• f. 255 Edzard II, Counts of Friesland, East: Grant of privileges to the Merchant Adventurers: 1586: Lat: Extracts, etc.
• f. 255 Oldenburg, Germany: Note of privileges granted to English merchants at: 1564.
• f. 256 Bergen-op-Zoom, Margraves of. John II: Grant of privileges to English merchants: 1470: Lat: Extracts, etc., late 16th cent.
• ff. 259-259b Company of Merchant Adventurers: Testimony of Antwerp: 1582: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 259-259b Antwerp, Netherlands: Testimony of, in favour of the Merchant Adventurers: 1582: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 264-269b Cologne, Germany: Agreement with the Hanseatic League: 1476: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 264-269b Hanseatic League: Agreement with Cologne: 1476: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 270-272 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Agreement between the London Hanse and Cologne merchants at: 1478: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 270-272 Hanseatic League: Agreement between the London Hanse and Cologne merchants in London: 1478: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 270-272 Cologne, Germany: Agreement between Cologne merchants in London and the London Hanse: 1478: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• f. 274 Customs and Excise: Writ appointing collector of wool customs: 1347: Lat: Copy, late 16th cent.
• f. 274 Wool: Writ appointing collector of wool customs: 1347: Lat: Copy, late 16th cent.
• f. 274 John de Wesenham, butler to the king: Writ appointing him collector of wool customs: 1347: Lat: Copy, late 16th cent.
• ff. 275-275b Customs and Excise: Patent appointing collector of wool customs: 1592: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 275-275b Wool: Patent appointing collector of wool customs: 1592: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 275-275b Thomas Tomlinson: Patent of appointment as collector of wool customs: 1592: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 282-284 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Letter from the Hanseatic League to the sec. of the London Hanse: 1476: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 282-284 Hanseatic League: Letter to H. Wammate: 1476: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 282-284 Herman Wammate, Secretary of the London Hanse: Letter to, from the Hanseatic League: 1476: Engl. transl., late 16th cent.
• ff. 286-291 Trade and Commerce: Rudolf II; Emperor of Germany: Company of Merchant Adventurers: Mandate of Emperor Rudolf II against the Merchant Adventurers: 1597: Engl. transl: Copies.
• ff. 300-302 William Aubrey, DCL: Opinion on a mandate of Sigismund III of Poland: 1594.
• ff. 300-302 Sir John Herbert, Secretary of State: Opinion on a mandate of Sigismund III of Poland: 1594.
• ff. 300-302 Sigismund III of Poland: Opinion on a mandate of, against Eastland Company merchants: 1594.
• ff. 300-302 Eastland Company: Legal opinion on a mandate of Sigismund III of Poland, against: 1594.
• ff. 300-302 Sir Christopher Parkins, alias Perkins; diplomatist: Opinion on a mandate of Sigismund III of Poland: 1594.
• ff. 304-323, 324-333b, 335-348b Henry IV of France: Judgement of claims of French subjects against English seamen: 1599: Lat. and Fr: Three drafts.
• ff. 304-323, 324-333b, 335-348b Ships and Shipping: Judgement of claims by French subjects against English seamen: 1599: Lat. and Fr: Three drafts.
• ff. 304-323, 324-333b, 335-348b Piracy: Judgement of claims by French subjects against English seamen: 1599: Lat. and Fr: Three drafts.
• ff. 324-333b Edward Barker, Registrar to the Court of Delegates: Draft judgement amended by: 1599.
• ff. 350-350b, 357b, 362-363b Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council: Letters to, from S. van Bergen: 1588: Lat.
• ff. 350-350b, 357b, 362-363b Sebastian van Bergen, Secretary to the Senate of Hamburg: Letters to R. Beale: 1588: Lat: Autogr.
• ff. 351-351b, 355b England; Privy Council: Letter to the Mayor and Corporation of London: 1598: Draft.
• ff. 351-351b, 355b, 352-352b London; Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc: Letters to, from the Privy Council: 1579, 1598-1599: Signed, draft and copies.
• f. 352b Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1572; alias Fiennes: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex; alias Ratclyffe: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Sir Francis Knollys, KG: Treasurer of the Royal Household: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Sir Henry Sidney, alias Sydney; Lord Deputy of Ireland: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• f. 352b Sir Ralph Sadleir: Letter signed by, as Privy Councillor: 1579.
• ff. 352-352b England; Privy Council: Letter to the Mayor and Corporation of London: 1579: Signed.
• ff. 353-354b John Johnson, merchant: Memorandum by, conc. the cloth trade: c. 1582: Autogr.
• ff. 353-354b Merchants of the Staple: Memorandum by J. Johnson, conc. export of cloth by: c. 1582.
• ff. 353-354b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Memorandum by J. Johnson to(?), conc. the cloth trade: c. 1582.
• ff. 359-361b, 364b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to S. van Bergen: 1588: Lat: Draft.
• ff. 359-361b, 364b Sebastian van Bergen, Secretary to the Senate of Hamburg: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: 1588: Lat: Draft.
• ff. 367-369b England; Privy Council: Letter to, from envoys of Hamburg: 1588: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 367-369b City of Hamburg: Letter from envoys of, to the Privy Council: 1588: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 370-373b Sebastian van Bergen, Secretary to the Senate of Hamburg: Articles from Hamburg: 1587: Lat: Autogr.
• ff. 370-373b Elizabeth I of England: Articles sent to, from Hamburg: 1587: Lat.
• ff. 371-372b Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State: Reply to S. van Bergen, envoy from Hamburg: 1588: Draft.
• ff. 371-372b Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor: Reply to S. van Bergen, envoy from Hamburg: 1588: Draft.
• ff. 371-372b Sebastian van Bergen, Secretary to the Senate of Hamburg: Reply to, of Lord Burghley, Sir C. Hatton and Sir F. Walsingham: 1588: Draft.
• ff. 371-372b William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Reply to S. van Bergen, envoy from Hamburg: 1588: Draft.
• ff. 374-374b, 377b Thomas Sackville, 1st Baron Buckhurst; 1st Earl of Dorset: Letter to the English ports: 1599: Copy.
• ff. 374-374b, 377b Ships and Shipping: Letter from Lord Buckhurst to the English ports: 1599: Copy.
• ff. 382-383 William Martin, son of Thomas Martin: Statement of case of: aft. 1567: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 388-389b Thomas Bowes, merchant, of London: Plea of: 1567: Lat: Copy.
• ff. 388-397 City of Danzig: Papers conc. trade and maritime disputes with England: 1567-1568: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 388-397 passim Thomas Bowes, merchant, of London: Papers conc. dispute with Danzig: 1567-1568: Lat: Copies.
• ff. 398-399b Hanseatic League: Memoranda to the Diet of Worms: 1586: Engl. transl.
• ff. 398-400 City of Worms: Docs. conc. a dispute between the Hanse and England at the Diet of: 1586: Engl. transls.
• f. 400 City of Lüneburg: Letter to Emperor Rudolph II: 1586: Engl. transl.
• f. 400 Rudolf II; Emperor of Germany: Letter to, from Lübeck, Bremen and Lüneburg: 1586: Engl. transl.
• f. 400 City of Lübeck: Letter to Emperor Rudolph II: 1586: Engl. transl.
• f. 400 City of Bremen: Letter to Emperor Rudolph II: 1586: Engl. transl.
• ff. 402-403 Elizabeth I of England: Letter to Sigismund III of Poland: aft. 1587: Lat: Draft.
• ff. 402-403 Sigismund III of Poland: Letter to, from Qu. Elizabeth: aft. 1587: Lat: Draft.