Stowe MS 324

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS chiefly relating to the customs, taxation, etc., 1396-1764; partly collected by Sir Richard Temple, when Commissioner of the Customs, and some of them apparently in his own hand. Among the contents are:-

1. Copy of an entail upon John Furneux and Amicia his wife of the manor of Bergham [?Braham, nr. Ely], co. Camb.; 16 Alar. 1396. Fr. f. 1.

2. Copy of a certificate of income of the vicarage of Cranbrook, [? co. Kent], Sir Hugh ap Rice vicar; 1534. f. 3.

3. Account of the English Sugar Plantations in Barbados; temp Chas. II. f. 4.

4. Accompts, etc., of the London Custom House, for the most part quarterly; Michaelmas, 1671-Lady Day, 1694. ff. 13, 24, 27, 64, 65, 75, 82, 86, 107, 109, 114, 122, 128, 132.

5. Similar accompts, etc., of the Customs in general; Michaelmas, 1671-Lady Day, 1723. ff. 17, 20, 23, 38, 44, 48, 49, 73, 112, 113, 165, 246, 247, 249, 252.

6. Robert Leveson to Sir R. Temple, concerning the property of Sir Richard Leveson, the latter's great-uncle; Wolverhampton, 17 Jan. 1671 [2]. f. 21.

7. Reasons for and against continuing the Dutch War for another year, etc.; 1673. f. 31.

8. Notification by Richard Kent, Receiver General and Treasurer of the duties of Excise, of loans to meet the current expenses of the Army, Royal Household, etc.; 10 Nov. 1674. f 47.

9. Release of Sir R. Temple to John Haynes and Thomas Miller, as contractors for building the Mansion House, etc., in the matter of a loan; May, 1683. Draft. f. 52.

10. Petition of Sir R. Temple to be excused going the first circuit to the Ports; with refusal by the Treasury, 13 Dec. 1683. ff. 53, 55, 57.

11. J. Rawson to Sir Henry Andrewes, with copy of a royal warrant to the Lord Lieutenant of co. Bucks to arrest disaffected persons, " and particularly all Nonconformist Minesters," etc.; Aylesbury, 23 June, 1685. Followed by a similar letter, from Sir William Tyrringham, 23 June, ff. 59, 61.

12. J[ohn Egerton, Earl of] Bridgewater, Lord Lieutenant of co. Buck,,, to the same, after the Rebellion of Monmouth; 26 Aug. 1685. f. 62.

13. Papers relating to Jersey and Guernsey, viz. (a) Case of the brigantine Jeanne, suspected of exposing itself to capture by the French; Nov. 1690. f. 89;-(b) Privileges of Jersey; temp. William and Mary. f. 100;-(c) Declarations in the case of De la Cloche against Sir Edward Carteret, suspected of intriguing for James II.; temp. Will. III. f. 106;-(d) Petition to the King from three captains whose vessels had been seized and themselves imprisoned at Brest; Nov. 1718. f. 160.

14. "State of the Grants, Winter Sessions, 1693/4, and of the Issues thereof to the 16th Nov. 1694." f. 130.

15. Accompt of the Ordnance, Stores, etc., " laded " for the expedition of the Earl of Peterborough, by William Musgrave, commissary and paymaster; 1705. f. 142.

16. [Edward Hyde, Lord] Cornbury, [3rd Earl of Clarendon, 1709], Governor of New York, to the Council of Trade concerning " two fanatic preachers"; 14 Oct. 1706. Autograph copy . f. 147.

17. Abstract of the produce and application of the Sinking Fund from its establishment to Michaelmas, 1727. f. 149.

18. Petition of English merchants at Dantzig to George I., against the magistrates at Dantzig; ante 1723. f 162.

19. Sketch of affairs immediately preceding the Peace of Aix-la- Chapelle, in the hand of - Phelps, private secretary to Lord Sandwich, English Plenipotentiary; 1650. f. 168.

20. Ratification of the treaty between Great Britain and the States General on the one part and the Elector of Bavaria on the other part; Hanover, II Aug. 1750. f. 170.

21. Ratification of the treaty between Great Britain, the States General and Poland; Dresden, 13 Sept. 1751. f. 175.

22. Reasons of the reluctance of the Dutch to break with France; temp. Geo. II. f. 183.

23. Letters from the Treasury and Customs concerning the duty-free allowance of wine, etc., to foreign ambassadors; 4 Nov. 1763, 5 Jan. 1764. ff. 183, 185. Paper; ff. 253. Folio.

Customs and Excise: Miscellaneous papers of Sir R. Temple relating to: 1396-1764.

Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet; MP: Miscellaneous papers, partly collected by: 1396-1764.: Partly autograph.

Revenue: Miscellaneous papers relating to: temp. Hen. III - 1770.

includes:

• f. 1 John Furneux: Entail upon him and Amicia his wife of the manor of Braham (?), near Ely, co. Camb.: 1396.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 1 Braham (?), Ely, Cambridgeshire: Entail of the manor: 1396.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 3 Cranbrook, Kent: Income of the vicarage, certified by Sir Hugh ap Rice, vicar: 1534.: Copy.
• f. 4 Island of Barbados: Paper relating to sugar plantations in: temp. Chas. II.
• f. 9 Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford; 1st Duke of St Albans 1684: Letter to Sir R. Temple: n.d.
• f. 21 Robert Leveson, of Wolverhampton, county Staffordshire: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1672.
• f. 26 Penryn, Cornwall: Reasons against making it a coinage town: circ. 1672.
• f. 26 Coinage: Reasons against making Penryn, co. Cornw., a coinage town: circ. 1672.
• f. 29 Richard Blayney: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1673.
• f. 31 Charles II of England: Reasons for and against continuing the war with Holland: 1673.
• f. 36 England; Parliament: Proceedings to be taken against Popery: circ. 1673.
• f. 36 Charles II of England: Address of the House of Commons on the Papists: circ. 1673.
• f. 43 Stratford, Water, Buckinghamshire: Petition against enclosure in: 1674.: Draft.
• f. 43 John Price, Rector of Water Stratford, county Buckinghamshire: Petition by him and others, against enclosures: 1674.: Draft.
• f. 47 Richard Kent, Receiver General of Excise: Notification of loans for current expenses of the army, etc.: 1674.
• f. 57 Henry Guy, politician: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1683.
• f. 59 John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater: Warrant to, as lord lieutenant of co. Bucks.: 1685.: Copy.
• f. 59 J - Rawson: Letter to Sir H. Andrewes: 1685.
• f. 59 James II of England: Warrant for arrest of disaffected persons: 1685.: Copy.
• f. 61 Sir William Tyringham, KB: Letter to Sir H. Andrewes: 1685.
• f. 62 John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater: Letter to Sir H. Andrewes: 1685.
• f. 78 Griffith Temple: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1690.
• f. 80 John Ether[ege?]: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1690.
• ff. 89, 100, 106, 160 Island of Jersey: Papers relating to: 1690-1718.
• f. 106 Sir Edward Carteret, Major-General in Jersey: Charged with intriguing for Jas. II.: temp. Will. III.
• f. 117 Philip Payne: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1691.
• f. 134 Trade and Plantations; Board of Commissioners for: Proposals for the reorganisation of: 1695.
• ff. 138, 140 Coinage: Speech against the last Act for regulating the coinage, etc.: circ. 1696.
• f. 142 Army; England: Papers relating to the Earl of Peterborough's expedition in Spain: 1705-1706.
• f. 147 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon: Letter to the Board of Trade, as Governor of New York: 1706.: Autograph copy.
• f. 149 National Debt: Abstract of the produce and application of the Sinking Fund from its establishment: 1727.
• f. 162 City of Danzig: Petition of English merchants at, to Geo. I.: ante 1723.
• f. 168 Richard Phelps, Under-Secretary for Northern Department: Sketch of affairs immediately preceding the Peace of Aix la Chapelle: 1750.
• f. 168 George II of England: Sketch of affairs immediately preceding the Peace of Aix la Chapelle: 1750.
• f. 170 Netherlands, United Provinces: Ratification of treaty with England and Bavaria: 1750.: Fr.
• f. 170 George II of England: Ratification of treaty with Holland and Bavaria: 1750.
• f. 170 Maximilian Joseph I; Elector Duke of Bavaria: Ratification of treaty between England and the States General, and Bavaria: 1750.: Fr.
• f. 175 Netherlands, United Provinces: Ratification of treaty with England and Poland: 1751.: Fr.
• f. 175 George II of England: Ratification of treaty with Holland and Poland: 1751.
• f. 175 Augustus III; King of Poland: Ratification of treaty between England and the States-General, and Poland: 1751.: Fr.
• f. 181 Netherlands, United Provinces: Reasons for reluctance of, to break with France: temp. Geo. II.
• f. 187 G- Porter: Letter to Sir R. Temple: 1764.