Stowe MS 146

Collection of original orders and warrants, chiefly by King Henry VIII and Thomas Wolsey, the King’s Almoner. Dating from between 1512 and 1515. Principally addressed to John Daunce, Treasurer for War.

Concerning payments to English and foreign merchants for victualling the army in Spain, the supply of cables, anchors, stuffs and other goods for the King’s service, payments to the King’s gunmakers and armourers, for the painting of streamers and colours, and to various officers for wages. Including returns of ordnance made for the Navy, and an account of the King’s offerings at home and abroad.

f. 1a: Petition to King Henry VI and the Privy Council, by William Lund. Praying for confirmation of his appointment of chaplain to the Hospital of St. Nicholas, Beverley. With signatures of Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Canterbury; Philip Morgan, Bishop of Ely; John Stafford, Bishop of Bath and Wells; Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford and Lord Treasurer; Ralph de Cromwell, 4th Baron Cromwell; John le Scrope, 4th Baron Scrope of Masham; and John de Tiptoft, Baron Typtot [Tiptoft]. According to the endorsement, the petition was granted on 26 July [1426], London. French. Parchment.

f. 1b: Petition to King Henry VI by John Hamond, ‘Serviteur’ in the Privy Seal Office. Praying for an annual pension which Ralph Hamme, Abbot of Abingdon, ‘a cause de sa nouelle creation serra tenuz de faire auoir a vn de voz clercs qi vous luy ferrez nomer’. With signatures of Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Canterbury; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; John Kempe, Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor, and others. According to the endorsement, the petition was granted at Westminster, 1 July [1428]. French. Parchment.

f. 2r-2v: Petition to King Henry VI by Thomas Marchinton, clerk of the King’s chapel. Praying for the pension which had fallen to the Crown on the death of the Abbess of Barking. With signatures of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Canterbury; Philip Morgan, Bishop of Ely; John Stafford, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and others. According to the endorsement, the petition was granted on 20 January [1433]. Parchment.

ff. 3r-10v: Declaration made to King Henry VIII by Sir John Cutte, Under Treasurer of England. On the fees and annuities paid at the Exchequer, for the year ending Michaelmas [1508].

f. 11r-11v: Payment by John Daunce, Treasurer of War, of 10 shillings to a messenger to the King’s Council. From certain ‘shippes and craiers ladyn with malt for the vitailing of Calais, and dryven into the haven at Rye’. Baynard’s Castle, 22 April [1512].

ff. 12r-17r: Returns by Cornelis Johnson, the King’s Gunmaker, of the supply and repair of ordnance in the Navy. Including the manufacture of ‘serpentine’, ‘long Spannysh slings’, and ‘stone gonnys’, the purchase of timber ‘for the stocking of the Kinges gonnys’, and the carpenters’ and sawyers’ wages. 1 August-10 February [1512/1513]. Continued below (ff. 26r-34r, 41r-44r).

ff. 18r-20v: Memorandum by Edward Hatteclyff, Clerk of the Signet. On the delivery of malvesey wine to Gulpuscoa, Spain, by Martin de Vera, for victualling into England. Countersigned by Thomas, Lord Howard, and Sir William Sandys. With two related memoranda of the same date. 20 October [1512].

f. 21r-21v: Bill from John Haimond, the King’s Gunner. Concerning ammunition for the ‘Mary Jamys’, one of the King’s ships. 24 December [1512]. With an order from Thomas Wolsey, King’s Almoner, for the payment and receipt.

f. 22r-22v: Bill of exchange drawn up by Leonardo Frescobaldi and company, in Bruges. With William Johns, of London, for a payment to Giovanni and Lucha Spinola. 1512. Italian.

f. 23r-23v: Warrant from King Henry VIII. For payment to Thomas Sutton for victualling the army ‘lately in the parties of Biskaye’. Greenwich, 3 January [1513]. With signature, seal, and receipt of 16 January [1513]. Parchment.

f. 24r-24v: Contract by Robert Bolte, mercer of London. For the supply of harness for 3000 footmen. 15 January [1513]. Signed by King Henry VIII. Parchment.

f. 25r-25v: Acquittance from William Johns, mercer of London, to Leonardo Frescobaldi and the company of Bruges in Bergen op Zoom. For £403 16s. 8d., paid by order of John Clerfford, ‘governor of the vengellyshe nayceon’. 15 January [1512/1513].

ff. 26r-34r: Returns by Cornelis Johnson, see above (ff. 12r-17r).

f. 35r-35v: Warrants from King Henry VIII. For payment to Sigismond Foyte for supply of guns, with his receipts. Greenwich, 26 Jaunary [1513]. Signed, with seals. Vellum. Continued below (ff. 47r-48v, 56r-56v).

ff. 36r-38v: Acquittances from William Gonson and John Ysham. For payment for supply of ropes and cables ‘for the carake’. 31 January 1512/1513.

f. 39r-39v: Acquittances from John Lytylleott to John Dauneo. For wages of 40 men under the command of Richard Weston, Captain of Guernsey, at 6d. a day. 5 February [1513].

f. 40r-40v: Acquittances from Sir Nicholas Vaus, Captain of Guisnes Castle, France, to John Dauneo. For wages of his men, at 6d. a day. 6 February and 15 March [1513].

ff. 41r-44r: Returns by Cornelis Johnson, see above (ff. 12r-17r, 26r-34r).

f. 45r-45v: Letter from John Clyfford, Governor of the Merchant Adventurers in Flanders, to John Dauneo. Concerning a shipment of copper pans and kettles for the King. Bergen op Zoom, 3 March 1512/1513.

f. 46r-46v: Acknowledgement by John Dawtrey to Leonardo Frescobaldi, of the delivery of cables from Italy for the King’s ships. 11 March [1513].

ff. 47r-48v: Warrants from King Henry VIII for payment to Sigismond Foyte, see above (f. 35r-35v). Parchment.

f. 49r: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Leonardo Frescobaldi, merchant of Florence. Concerning a payment of £108 6s. 8d. for 500 ounces of damask gold, delivered by Sir Charles Brandon to John Milner, ‘oure Brawderer’. Greenwich, 19 March [1513]. With signature and seal of the King, and a receipt by Alexander de la Fava on behalf of Leonardo Frescobaldi, 17 April 1513.

f. 50r-50v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to John Westow, master gunner. For a supply of hand-guns. Greenwich, 21 March [1513]. With the King’s signature and seal, and a receipt by William Huxley, Clerk of the Ordnance, 16 April 1513.

f. 51r: Acknowledgement by John Blewberey for Edward Gylleforde, Master of the King’s Armoury. Concerning the supply of 4500 harnesses for footment, by Leonardo Frescobaldi, ‘marchant strawnger’. 31 March [1513].

f. 52r-52v: Payment to Thomas Warde, King’s Harbinger. For himself and William Cresswelle, for ‘making of harbygage’ for the Royal Army. 1 April [1513].

f. 53r-53v: Letter from John Clyfford, Governor of the Merchant Adventurers in Flanders, to John Dauneo. Concerning the shipment above (f. 45r-45v). Antwerp, 9 April 1513.

f. 54r-54v: Warrant from Thomas Wolsey, King’s Almoner, to John Dawnce. For payment to four Harbingers going into Kent for ‘makyng of loggynges for the Kynges Army by land’. With Wolsey’s signature, and a receipt signed by John Stanbanke. 20 April [1513].

f. 55r-55v: Petition from Adam Penyngton, Under Sherriff of Lincoln, to the Privy Council. Praying for payment of his expenses in conveying three felons (Robert Hill, George Courtenay, and Robert Gargrave) from Lincoln to London. With an order by Wolsey for the payment, and a receipt dated 21 April 1513.

f. 56r-56v: Warrants from King Henry VIII for payment to Sigismond Foyte, see above (f. 35r-35v, 47r-48v). Parchment.

ff. 57r-58v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Lord Leonardo Grey, son of Thomas, first Marquess of Dorset. For his wages as ‘Spere’. 5 May [1513]. With the King’s signature, and a receipt dated 13 May 1513. Parchment.

f. 59r-59v: Warrant from Thomas Wolsey, King’s Almoner, for the repayment of Thomas, Lord Howard. Concerning £9 6s. 8d. paid by him to Petre Seppeo, of Poland, for two months’ wages. 18 May [1513].

f. 60r-60v: Receipt by Edward Gyldeforde, Squire of the King’s Armoury, to John Cavoleante, ‘marchant straunger’. In the name of Robert Bolte, of London, for 1700 harnesses for footmen. 18 May [1513].

f. 61r-62v: Receipts by Robert Bolt, mercer of London. Concerning payment for supplying harnesses, at the rate of 16s. a suit. 20 May [1513]. Signed, with seal and receipt.

f. 63r-63v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to William Gurre, the King’s Armourer. Greenwich, 26 May [1513]. With signature and receipt.

f. 64r: Bill of William Gurre, the King’s Armourer. Parchment.

f. 65r-65v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Johan de Castro, merchant of Spain. Concerning £24 for ‘foure score hande gonnes witli hornes’. Greenwich, 26 May [1513]. Signed, with seal and receipt dated 6 June 1513. Parchment.

f. 66r-66v: Receipt from Leonardo Frescobaldi, merchant of Florence. To John Daunce, for payment of 4500 harnesses for footmen at the rate of 16s. a suit. 10 June [1513].

f. 67r-67v: Receipt from Edward Guldeforde, Squire of the King’s Body, to Leonardo Frescobaldi. For delivery of cables ‘of Saven’ [Savona, Liguria?]. 11 June [1513].

f. 68r-68v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Guydo Portynary [Portenarii] for the supply of ‘Ithre score hagbusshes’ [guns] at 13s. 4d. a piece. Greenwich, 11 June [1513]. With receipt dated 16 June 1513. Parchment.

f. 69r-69v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Leonardo Frescobaldo, ‘Gentilman Ussher of oure chambre’, for supply of halbards, axes and hand guns. Greenwich, 12 June [1513]. With signature, seal and receipt dated 20 June 1513.

f. 70r-70v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Robert Dobbys, haberdasher of London, for ‘poldavys’. 13 June [1513]. Vellum.

f. 71r-71v: Receipt for wages from William Legh and William Cotton, ‘the Kynges Sperys’. Of 3s. 4d. a day. 13 June [1513].

f. 72r-72v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Walter Champyon. For two iron guns with ‘foure chambers and two ankres’. Greenwich, 15 June [1513]. With signature, seal and receipt. Vellum.

ff. 73r-78v: Receipts from Antonio de Vivaldis, merchant of Genoa, and Henry Everard, Secretary to the Lord Treasurer, for John Grenewey, merchant of London, Anthony Carteleye, draper of London, John Brugg, alderman of London, John Kene, mercer of London, Francis Bawdewyn and Richard Reynold of London. Concerning payments for the supply of malvesey wine to the captains of the army in Biscay. 18 June [1513].

ff. 79r-80v: Receipt from Leonardo Frescobaldi. For payment of supply of cables ‘of the making of Savona’. 20 June [1513].

f. 81r-81v: Receipt from Leonardo Frescobaldi. For the cost of kettles, pans and other implements ‘for the Kinges biere howses at Portesmouth’. 20 June [1513].

f. 82r-82v: List of the King’s offerings at Canterbury, Calais and Tournay. 21 June and 24 July [1513].

ff. 83r-84r: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Elys Hilton, Yeoman of the Ordnance. For receiving the ordnance at Plymouth and Southampton, on return of the army from Spain. Canterbury, 27 June [1513]. With receipt, and instructions from Wolsey to John Daunce for the payment. Parchment.

f. 85r-85v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to John Thurston, Master of the King’s Barge. For ‘carryeng of our garde from Grenewiche to Feversham by water’. Canterbury, 28 June [1513]. With signature, seal and receipt. Parchment.

f. 86r-86v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Lord Richard Grey. For his wages as ‘Spere’, at 3s. 4d. a day. Calais, 2 July [1513]. With signature and receipt dated 14 July 1513. Parchment.

f. 87r-87v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Richard Ferwour. For supplying harness and artillery. ‘Our Feld besides Guysnes’, 24 July [1513]. With signature, seal and receipt. Parchment.

f. 88r-88v: ‘Oblaciones Domini Regis extra Mare Anno vto’. Paid to William Atwater, Dean of the Chapel Royal. 14 March 1514.

f. 89r: Miscellaneous payments by John Daunce. 1 August [1513]. Signed by Wolsey.

f. 90r-90v: Bill of William Botham. For shipment of cables. With receipt. 16 August [1513].

f. 91r-91v: Accounts owing to Roger Den. For ‘selerag and cranag off the Kynges gabrilles’ at Botolph Wharf, with his receipts for payment. 16 August [1513].

f. 92r-92v: Bill of Richard Smythe, Yeoman of the King’s Robes. For carriage of the King’s Robes from London to Sandwich, Calais to St. Thomas, and other journeys. With receipt for the payment. 19 August [1513].

f. 93r-93v: Payments by John Daunce between 25 August and 20 September 1513. To: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor; Antony Bernarde, Comptroller of the Artillery to the Emperor; Lewez Baraton, Secretary to Margaret, Duchess of Savoy. With three signatures by Wolsey.

f. 94r-94v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to ‘Charowchon’, merchant of Florence. For three pieces of cloth of gold. Guinegate, 1 September 1513. With receipt. Parchment.

f. 95r-95v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Sir John Carre. For his wages as ‘Spere’. Terouenne, 2 September 1513. With signature and receipt, dated 8 Septmeber 1513. Parchment.

f. 96r-96v: Record of money delivered by John Daunce to the officers of ‘my ladies house’ as reward, while the King is in Lisle. 11 September [1513]. Signed by Wolsey.

ff. 97r-98v: Two receipts from Richard Smythe, Yeoman of the Robes. For the cost of purple velvet, ‘tilsent’ and damask. 7 and 8 October [1513].

f. 99r-99v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Sir William Parr. For his wages as ‘Spere’. Tournay, 10 October [1513]. With signature and receipt dated 12 October 1513. Parchment.

f. 100r-100v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to John Prynce, Yeoman of the Guard. Tournay, 11 October [1513]. With signature and receipt.

f. 101r-101v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Sir Edward Guldeford. For making tilts and jousting places, scaffolds and other necessaries for the royal jousts at Tournay. 11 October [1513]. With signature and receipt.

f. 102r-102v: Acknowledgement from Sir Robert Wingfield for £100 assigned to him by King Henry VIII, ‘in Rewarde’. 14 October 1513.

f. 103r-103v: Warrant from King Henry VIII. For payment to Lord Edward Grey, ‘as of our reward’. Tournay, 15 October 1513. With signature and receipt. Parchment.

f. 104r-104v: List of rewards given by King Henry VIII ‘to my Ladies officers, at the Kinges secound beinge at Lile’. 17 October [1513]. Signed by Wolsey.

f. 105r-105v: List of rewards given by King Henry VIII at Calais. 20 October [1513]. Signed by Wolsey.

f. 106r-106v: Warrant from the Privy Council to the Warden of the Fleet prison. Charging him with the custody of ‘iiij brytons Prisoners’. Richmond, 12 November [1513?]. Signed by: William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor; Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Privy Seal; Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey; Sir Charles Somerset, K.G.; Baron Herbert, Lord Chamberlain; Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Thomas Wolsey.

f. 107r-107v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Leonardo Frescobaldi. For twelve guns ‘called the twelve apostelles’, and cables ‘upon taking of oure grete Carracke in Flaundres’. Windsor, 10 Fecember [1513]. With signature and a receipt dated 16 December [1513].

f. 108r-108v: Warrant from Thomas Wolsey for payment of the wages of 40 men employed by Richard Weston, Governor of Guernsey. No date. In Wolsey’s hand.

f. 109r-109v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Thomas Bolton. For supply of armour ‘of Milleyn makyng’ and ‘Milleyn towche’. Greenwich, 9 March [1514]. With signature and seal, and receipt of Petro Corso, merchant of Florence, dated 3 June [1514]. Vellum.

f. 110r-110v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Thomas Jenyns, ‘Sergeaunt of our Pellatrye’. For supply of furs. Greenwich, 13 March [1514]. With signature, seal and receipt, dated 9 April 1514. Parchment.

f. 111r: Acknowledgement by William Gonson, Captain, of the supply by John Brown, the King’s Painter, of six banners for the King’s ships. 8 April [1514].

ff. 112r-114r: List of banners made by John Brown, the King’s Painter, for the royal ship ‘the Henry Grace a Diew’. 10 April [1514].

f. 115r-115v: Payment to William Villers, Warden of the Fleet prison. For ‘the horde of iiij Bretons prisoners’. 12 April [1514].

f. 116r-116v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Thomas Salter, Sewer of the King’s Chamber. For a £20 reward. Greenwich, 14 April [1514].

f. 117r-117v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for repayment of Sir Edward Guldeford. Concerning money spent on a new bridge and tower for defence of the harbour of Winchelsea. Greenwich, 15 April [1514]. With signature, seal and receipts. Vellum.

f. 118r: Acknowledgement by Sir Edward Guldeford, master of the King’s Armoury, of the delivery of 100 ‘Myllyn harnes’ for footmen, by Guydo Portynary [Portenarii], merchant stranger.

f. 119r-119v: Receipt by George Boyvyle of the wages for men engaged in the defence of Guisnes Castle, under Captain Sir Nicholas Vaux. 1 May [1514].

f. 120r-120v: Accounts of John Wodlas, of Harwich. For conveying the King’s ships through ‘the blacke depys’. With an order to John Daunce for payment, in the hand of Thomas Wolsey, with his signature. With receipt dated 2 May [1514].

f. 121r-121v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Guydo Portynary [Portenarii], merchant stranger of Florence. For the supply of 100 harnesses for footmen. Eltham Manor, 3 May [1514]. With signature and receipt dated 1 June 1514. Parchment.

f. 122r-122v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Sir William Fitzwilliam. Of 200 marks. Eltham Manor, 6 May [1514]. With signature, seal and receipt dated 7 May 1514.

f. 123r-123v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to William Cotton and William Lee [Legh]. For their post as ‘Speres’ to the King. Eltham Manor, 6 May [1514]. With signature, seal and receipt dated 7 May 1514. Vellum.

f. 124r-124v: Account by Vincent Vulp [Volpe, or Fox], Painter. For streamers and banners for the King’s ship ‘Henry Grace de Dieu’. With receipt dated 2 June [1514].

f. 125r-125v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Paul van Vreland, Harness-gilder to the King. Eltham Manor, 15 June [1514]. With signature and receipt dated 3 July 1514.

f. 126r: Request from Sir Edward Guldeford to John Daunce. To pay £150 to John Ashebourneham for his expenses concerning the tower and bridge at Winchelsea harbour. Guisnes, 30 June [1514].

f. 127r-127v: Receipt by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey and Admiral. For a month’s pay at the rate of 20 shillings a day, and for his men’s wages. 17 August [1514]. With signature.

f. 128r-128v: Payment of £100 to John de Selva, President of Normandy. 28 August [1514]. Signed by Wolsey.

ff. 129r-130v: Warrants from Thomas Wolsey for payments to William Villers, Warden of the Fleet prison. For the board of four prisoners (see above ff. 106r-106v, 115r-115v). Signed by Wolsey, the second with a receipt dated 27 October 1514.

f. 131r: Accounts owing to Roger Den. See above (f. 91r-91v). 7 November [1514].

f. 132r: Warrant from Thomas Wolsey for payment to Thomas Magnus, Archdeacon of the East Riding. With signature and a receipt by Peter Langfelow, chaplain to the Archdeacon, dated 27 December [1514].

f. 133r-133v: Request from Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, to Thomas Wolsey. To pay the ‘poer men of Dover’ for the hire of ships to convey Brandon from Dover to Calais on his embassy to France. Calais, 21 January [1515]. With receipt dated 11 February [1515].

f. 134r-134v: Warrant from King Henry VIII for payment to Peter Fevers, Armourer to the King. For the supply of armour ‘as curettes, vambras, leghernes, queffes and sculles’. Greenwich, 24 February [1515]. With signature and receipt dated 2 March [1515]. Parchment.

f. 135r-135v: Promise by King Henry VIII to repay a loan to the inhabitants of Colchester. For the maintenance of wars against France and Scotland. 28 April [1523]. Parchment.

f. 136r: Warrant from Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey and Admiral, for delivery of streamers and standards to John Raven, Purser of the Gabriel Royal. No date [1514-1524].

f. 137r-137v: Note from John Scudamore to Robert Norwich, Serjeant at law. No date [1523-1530]. With seal.

ff. 138r-143v: Copy of instructions sent from King Henry VIII to Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury; Sir William Bassett; Sir James Foljambe; Sir George Gresley; and other commissioners for a subsidy in Derby.16 May [1546].

ff. 144r-145v: Note from James Sheffeld to one ‘Doctor Brerton’. Coventry, St. George’s Day [23 April], no year.