Stowe MS 361

SPEECHES in Parliament, etc.; 1558-1695.

1. "Queen Elizabeths speech (a) to her secretary [Sir W. Cecil] and other her Lords," 20 Nov. 1558. In a hand of the 18th cent. f. 1; -(b) to the two Houses, 12 Nov. 1586. f. 2.

2. "Answeres to the first part of the greeuances " presented by the House of Commons to the King, 28 May, 1624. f. 3.

3. Speeches (a) of Charles I., 18 June, 1625. f. 5;-and (b) of Sir Thomas Crew, Speaker, 20 June, 1625. f. 6.

4. " The Duke of Buckingham his speech to both houses of Parliament, 80 Aug. 1625," preceded by that of [John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln], Lord Keeper. f. 10.

5.(a) Petition of the two Houses to the King on religion, 9 Aug. 1625. ff. 18-22;-and (b) " protestation " of the Commons, 12 Aug. 1625. f. 24.

6. " A list of honours [viz. eight earldoms] conferd Feb. 7, 1625 [6]." f. 26.

7. Proceedings in the session of 1626, particularly against the Duke of Buckingham, viz. (a) Speeches of Sir Heneage Finch, Speaker, and of Lord Keeper Coventry, 8 Feb. 1625 [6]. f. 27 ;-(b) " The King's speach," and the Lord Keeper's, 29Mar.£31;-(c) " Articles of the Earle of Bristoll, wherby he chargeth the Duke of Buckingham, bearing date the first of March, 1625 " [l May, 1626]. f. 37;-

(d) Speeches of Sir Dudley Digges, [Christopher] Sherland, [Christopher] Wainsford [Wandesford], and Sir John Eliot, 8, 9 May. ff. 41, 44, 48, 50.

8. (a) Speeches in the debate on grievances of religion by [Francis] Rowse and [Edward] Kirton, 26 Jan. 1628 [9], and by Sir John Eliot, 29 Jan. ff. 54, 56, 57;-and (b) " a message from the howse of comons delivered to his Majestie at Whitehall, February 2, 1628 [9]." f. 59.

9. Proceedings in the session of 1640-41, viz. (a) Speech of the King, 3 Nov. 1640. f. 61 ;-(b) Speech of [George], Lord Digby (Parl. Hist. ii. 664). f. 63; (c) Speeches of [John] Pym, Sir Benjamin Rudyard, [Edwardl Bagshaw, and Sir John Culpeper, 7 Nov. ff. 68, 70, 74, 77;-(d) Message from the Commons to the Lords "by Mr. Pymme," 11 Nov., with the articles against the Earl of Strafford. f. 79 ;-(e) Speech of the Earl of Bristol, - Nov. f. 83 ; -(f) Speeches of Sir Edward Dering, 23 Nov. 14 Dec. ff. 83 b, 85 ;-(g) Speech of Lord Falkland, 7 Dec. f. 86 ;-(h) "The Lord Digbyes Speech to the Bill for trienniall parliaments," 19 Jan. 1640 [l ]. f. 88 ;-(i) " The Earle of Bristolls speech . . . upon the deliuering by him the Scottish remonstrance and schedule of their charges," Jan. 1640 [l]. f 90 b;-(k) Speech of the King, 23 Jan. 1640 [1]. f 92 b;-(l) " The heads of proceedings in parliament," 31 May-6 June, and 28 June -5 July, 1641. ff. 94, 96;-

(m) Petition of the bishops to the King and House of Lords, with the proceedings on the same, 30 Dec. 1641. f. 98, 10. " Remonstrance [to Parliamentary Commissioners] about quartering of soldiers," 1648. f. 100.

11. " The humble proposals of Nicholas Gibbon," D.D., to " the Committee of Parliament for the propagation of the Gospel," concerning the Ministry of the Gospel, 24 March, 1651 [2]. Printed. f. 101.

12. " The case stated of the secluded members of parliament," with a legal opinion, Sept. 1654. f. 102.

13. Remonstrance of the members who " were violently kept out of the parliament house by armed men hired by the Lord Protector," 17 Sept. 1656. f. 103.

14. Speech of [Charles] Lord Lucas on the Subsidy Bill, 2 [22] Feb. 1670 [1]. f 105.

15. Speech of [Heneage, Lord Finch], Lord Chancellor, on the alliance with Holland, 29 Apr. 1678. f. 107.

16. Speech of Robert Price, M.P. for Weobley, against a grant from the Crown to the Earl of Portland, 1695. f. log.

17. Proposals to the House of Commons of " some methods . . . to free the streets from pickpockets, the houses from being broke open, the shops from shop-lifting, the roads from robbing," etc.

18th cent. f. 115. At the end (f. 119) is an accompt of the second payment of a subsidy granted 18 Eliz. [1575-6], for co. Somerset. Paper; ff. 127. xvith-xviiith centt. Folio.

England; Parliament: Speeches in, etc.: 1558-1695.

includes:

• ff. 1, 2 Elizabeth I of England: Speeches to the Council and to Parliament: 1558, 1586.
• f. 3 James I of England: Answer to the grievances of the Commons: 1624.
• ff. 5, 31, 35, 61, 92 b Charles I of England: Speeches to Parliament: 1625-1641.
• f. 6 Sir Thomas Crewe, Speaker of the House of Commons: Speech to the King: 1625.
• f. 10 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Speeches in Parliament: 1621-1625.
• f. 11 John Williams, Dean of Westminster, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper, afterwards Archbishop of York: Speeches in Parliament: 1624-1625.
• ff. 18-24 Charles I of England: Petition of both Houses, etc., on religion: 1625.
• f. 27 Sir Heneage Finch, Speaker of the House of Commons: Speeches in Parliament: 1626.
• ff. 27, 28 b, 31 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry: Speeches in Parliament: 1626. 1627.
• ff. 27-53 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham: Proceedings in Parliament against: 1626.
• f. 37 John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Articles against the Duke of Buckingham: 1626.
• f. 41 Sir Dudley Digges, MP for Tewkesbury: Speech in Parliament: 1626.
• f. 44 Christopher Sherland, MP: Speech in Parliament: 1626.
• f. 48 Christopher Wandesford, MP, for Thirsk: Speech in Parliament: 1626.
• ff. 50, 57 Sir John Eliot: Speeches in parliament: 1626 1629.
• f. 54 Francis Rouse, MP for Tregony: Speech against Popery and Arminianism, etc.: 1629.
• f. 56 Edward Kirton, MP for Gt. Bedwin: Speech in Parliament: 1629.
• f. 59 Charles I of England: Message to, from the Commons: 1629.
• ff. 63, 88 George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol: Speeches in Parliament: 1640, 1641.
• f. 68 John Pym: Speech in Parliament: 1640.
• f. 70 Sir Benjamin Rudyard, MP for Wilton: Speeches in Parliament: 1624, 1640, 1641.
• f. 74 Edward Bagshaw, MP for Southwark: Speech in Parliament: 1640.
• f. 77 John Culpeper, MP for Kent, Baron Culpeper (1644): Speech in Parliament: 1640.
• f. 79 John Pym: Message from the Commons to the Lords, delivered by: 1640.
• f. 80 Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford; Lord Deputy of Ireland: Articles against: 1640.
• ff. 83, 90 b John Digby, Earl of Bristol: Speeches in Parliament: 1640, 1641.
• ff. 83 b, 85 Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet: Speeches in Parliament: 1640.
• f. 86 Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland; Lord Deputy of Ireland: Speech in Parliament: 1640.
• f. 90 b Kingdom of Scotland: Lord Bristol's speech on delivering the Scottish remonstrance: 1641.
• f. 98 Charles I of England: Petition from the Bishops to the King and House of Lords: 1641.
• f. 100 Army; England: Remonstrance about quartering of soldiers: 1648.
• f. 101 Nicholas Gibbon, DD, Rector of Sevenoaks and Corfe Castle: Proposals to the Committee for the Propagation of the Gospel: 1652.: Printed.
• f. 101 England, Ecclesiastical History: Proposal of N. Gibbon to the Committee for the propagation of the Gospel: 1652.: Printed.
• f. 102 Oliver Cromwell of England: Case of the excluded members of Parliament, with legal opinion: 1654.
• f. 103 Oliver Cromwell of England: Remonstrance of the excluded members of Parliament: 1656.
• f. 105 Charles Lucas, 2nd Baron Lucas: Speech in Parliament: 1671.
• f. 107 Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham 1681: Speech, as Lord Chancellor, in Parliament: 1678.
• f. 109 Robert Price, MP, Baron of the Exchequer: Speeches in Parliament: 1695, 1696.
• f. 109 Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Speech in Parliament against a grant to: 1695.
• f. 115 Prisons: Proposal to the House of Commons for the reform of: 18th cent.
• f. 119 Accompts: Accompt of a subsidy in co. Somerset: 1576.
• f. 119 Revenue: Accompt for co. Somerset of a subsidy: 1576.
• f. 119 County of Somerset: Accompt of a subsidy: 1576.