Stowe MS 597

COLLECTION Of extracts, copies of deeds, reports, counsels' opinions, etc., relating to fees and offices, crown grants, legal cases, and other matters. The contents are:-

1. Scale of fees, gratuities, etc., on the election and instalment of a Knight of the Garter. "Extracted from Ashmole." f. 3.

2. Fees at the installation of Thomas [Herbert], Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, as Knight of the Garter; 5 June, 1700. f. 5 b.

3. "The expence of the Installation Entertainment at Windsor Castle," 4 Aug. 1713. The six Knights were the Dukes of Beaufort and Kent, the Earls of Oxford, Powlet, Strafford, and Peterborough. f. 8 b.

4. "Some Querys and Answers about Offerings of Knights of the Garter; 17 Dec. 1713." f. 10 b.

5. "Fees on swearing a Privy Counsellor." f. 11.

6. "Fees of Honour paid by S^r Cha: Hedges, Secretary of State [1700]. f. 11.

7. "New Year's gifts given by Secretarys of State, viz^t. [Charles Talbot] Duke of Shrewsbury, 1694, and S^r Cha: Hedges, 1703." f. 1lb.

8. Account of the family of Harley from Saxon times. f. 12b.

9. Report of Sir Edward Northey, Attorney-General, and Sir Robert Raymond, Solicitor-General, on the petition of Dr. Bernard Gardiner, Warden of All Souls, Oxford, setting forth the non-compliance of William Blencoe, Fellow, with the statutes of the College; 23 Dec. 1710, 24 Jan. 1710 [1]. f. 15.

10. Reports, counsels' opinions, etc., relating to differences between Dr. Richard Bentley, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Fellows; 1710, 1711. f. 20.

11. "Opinion of the Judges, etc., about Mr. [William] Whiston's case, 1710/11," relating to the claim of Convocation to cite for heresy. f. 32.

12. "Sir Francis Pemberton's [Lord Chief Justice, 1683] opinion about taxing Quit-rents." f. 35.

13. "Mr. Attorney Generall [Edward] Northey's opinion about windfalls of timber and other trees, whether belonging to the copyholder or lord ; 18 Dec. 1703." f. 36.

14. Opinion of the same "about the custom of London as to wills; 20 July, 1706." f. 36 b.

15. "Copy of the Patent of the Comptrollers of the Army Accompts"; 10 June, 1703. Followed by H.M. Instructions to the Commissioners "for comptrolling the Accompts of the Army," [ 1703]. f. 37 b.

16. "A brief account of the tenure, inhabitants, and customs of the Isle of Portland, and particularly what relates to the Quarrys of Stone there"; 22 May, 1696. f 42 b.

17. "An Abstract of the Lands forfeited in Ireland upon the Revolution, 1688." f. 44.

18. "Act of Parliament, 32 Hen. 8, about the Honor and Castle of Windsor, Berks, never printed." f. 44 b.

19. "Abstracts of grants to several Lord Chancellors from 17 Hen. 8 to 28 Car. 2," and other papers relating more particularly to the grant of the Windsor rents to [John Somers] Lord Somers, Lord Chancellor; 1698-1699. ff. 48 b, 51, 56 b, 61, 62, 62 b, 64, 69, 73 b.

20. "Rents granted to [William Bentinck] Earl of Portland" in co. Berks, in 1695. f 52 b.

21. Report of [Sir John Hawles] Solicitor-General, on the grant of fee-farm rents within the Duchy of Cornwall to [Charles Sackville] Earl of Dorset; 24 Sept. 1700. f. 66 b.

22. "Some general remarks about grants of fee-farm rents, etc." f 74 b.

23. "Copy of a case about furnishing a ship with stores, with S^r Edward Northey's opinion, 22 Nov^r 1712." f. 76 b.

24. "Mr [H-] Squire's opinion about tax allowance" on lands charged with a stipend for a schoolmaster; 24 Mar. 169¾. f. 77 b.

25. "The Attorney General's [Sir Edward Northey] opinion that the King's debt to the Bankers is a personal estate"; 11 July, 1701. f 78 b.

26. "Accompt of the Dutchy of Cornwall, extracted from Sr John Doddridge's Book" [printed 1630]. f 79.

27. "The Archbishop of Canterbury's [Thomas Tenison] letter to the Queen about Royal Dispensations"; 31 Jan. 1712/13. f 83b.

28. "Representation of Scotch Peers, 1711/12," made to the Queen concerning certain articles in the Act of Union, with the Queen's reply. f. 88 b.

29. Speech, etc., of James [Stanley], 7th Earl of Derby, on the scaffold at Bolton, co. Lanc.; 15 Oct. 1651. f. 92 b.

30. "The weight of 3 remarkable oxen," viz., an ox, belonging to the Earl of Derby, killed at Latham, 13 Feb. 1636[7], another killed at Newby, co. York, belonging to Sir Edw. Blackett, 15 Nov. 1692, and a third at Malines, mentioned by Guicciardini. f. 101.

31. "A Parallel between Popery and Parliament." f. 102 b.

32. "Inscription for monument of Forster's, Northumberland," viz., to the children of Sir William Forster, of Bamborough, Northumberland, erected by Dorothy [Forster], Lady Crewe, in 1711. f 102 b.

33. "Case about a prize-ship," viz., "Whether a ship taken by the French from an Englishman, and ransoined or bought by another Englishman, can be recovered by the first Englishman from the purchaser." f 103b.

34. "A Bill to suppress and prevent the erection of Glass-houses," Brew-houses, etc., within a mile of Westminster Palace; circ. 1705-10. "Presented, but not passed." f. 105 b.

35. "Champarty, two cases concerning it, with Mr. [Nathaniel] Pigott's opinion thereon"; 29 July, 1719. f. 106 b. Paper; ff. 112. XVIIIth cent. Belonged originally to [John Somers] Lord Somers, and on 9 Oct. 1767 purchased from "Major Morgan" by Thomas Astle. Folio.

includes:

• ff. 3, 5 b, 8 b, 10 b Orders Military. Garter: Fees at installations of Knights: 18th cent.
• ff. 3-10 b Fees: Of Knights of the Garter: 1700-1713.
• f. 5 b Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke; Lord High Admiral: Fees at his installation as K.G.: 1700.
• f. 8 b John Poulett, Earl Poulett: Installed Knight of the Garter: 1713.
• f. 8 b Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough: Installed Knight of the Garter: 1713.
• f. 8 b Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford: Installed Knight of the Garter: 1713.
• f. 8 b Henry de Grey, Duke of Kent: Installed Knight of the Garter: 1713.
• f. 8 b Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort: Expense at the installation entertainment of, as K.G.: 1713.
• f. 8 b Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Installed Knight of the Garter: 1713.
• f. 11 Fees: On swearing a Privy Councillor: 18th cent.
• f. 11 Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State: Fees of honour paid by: 1700.
• f. 11 Robert Raymond, 1st Baron Raymond: Report, as Solicitor-General, on W. Blencoe's non-compliance with the statutes of All Souls' Coll., Oxford: 1710.
• f. 11 b Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: New Year's gift to the Queen, as Secretary of State: 1703.
• f. 11 b Household, Royal: New Year's gifts by Secretaries of State: 1694, 1703.
• f. 11 b Sir Charles Hedges, Secretary of State: New Year's gift to the Queen: 1703.
• f. 12 b Harley family: Account of: 18th cent.
• f. 15 Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: Report on W. Blencoe's non-compliance with the statutes of All Souls Coll., Oxford: 1710.
• f. 15 William Blencoe, Fellow of All Souls, Oxford: Report on the conduct of: 1710.
• f. 15 Bernard Gardiner, DD; Warden of All Souls' College, Oxford: Petition, as Warden of All Souls', Oxford, on W. Blencoe's non-compliance with the College statutes: 1710.
• f. 15 Oxford; University of. All Souls College: Counsels' opinion on a question of non-compliance with the statutes of: 1710.
• f. 20 Cambridge; University of. Trinity College: Reports, etc., on the differences between Dr. Bentley, Master, and the Fellows: 1710, 1711.
• f. 20 Richard Bentley, DD; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge: Reports, etc., on his differences with the Fellows: 1710, 1711.
• f. 32 England, Ecclesiastical History: Opinion, etc., on the claim of Convocation to cite for heresy: 1711.
• f. 32 William Whiston: Opinion on his case concerning heresy: 1711.
• f. 35 Sir Francis Pemberton, Serjeant-at-law, Lord Chief Justice successively of the King's Bench and Common Pleas: Opinion on taxation of quit-rents: n.d.
• f. 36 Law OF ENGLAND: Opinion concerning windfalls of timber: 1703.
• f. 36 b London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Opinion concerning the custom of London as to wills: 1706.
• ff. 36, 36 b, 76 b, 78 b Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: Opinions: 1701-1712.
• f. 37 b Accompts: Instructions for comptrolling Army Accompts: 1703.
• f. 37 b Army; England: Instructions for comptrolling army accompts: 1703.
• f. 42 b Portland, Dorset: Account of the inhabitants, customs, stone-quarries, etc., of: 18th cent.
• f. 44 Ireland: Abstract of lands forfeited in: 1688.
• f. 44 b Windsor, Parks: Act of Parliament, 32 Hen. VIII., concerning the Honour and Castle of: 18th cent.
• ff. 48 b, 51, 56 b, 61-64, 69, 73 b Law OF ENGLAND: Abstract of grants to Lord Chancellors: 16th-18th centt.
• ff. 48 b-73 Windsor, Parks: Papers relating to the Windsor rents: 1698-1699.
• ff. 48 b-73 b John Somers, Baron Somers 1697: Grant of the Windsor rents to: 1698-1699.
• f. 52 b Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Rents in co. Berks granted to: 1695.
• f. 66 b Sir John Hawles, Solicitor-General: Report on the fee-farm rents of the Duchy of Cornwall: 1700.
• f. 66 b Charles Sackville, Earl of Middlesex; 6th Earl of Dorset (1677): Grant of fee-farm rents to: 1700.
• f. 66 b Duchy of Cornwall: Grant of fee-farm rents in, to Lord Dorset: 1700.
• ff. 66 b, 74 b William III and Mary II of England: Papers conc. grants of fee-farm rents: 1700.
• f. 76 b Navy; England: Case concerning furnishing a ship with stores, with Sir E. Northey's opinion: 1712.
• f. 77 b H- Squire: Opinion on tax-allowances: 1694.
• f. 78 b William III and Mary II of England: Legal opinion on the King's debt to the Bankers: 1701.
• f. 79 Accompts: Accompts for the Duchy of Cornwall in 1524;: 18th cent.
• f. 79 Duchy of Cornwall: Accompts of, for 1524.: Copy.
• f. 83 b Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Qu. Anne on Royal dispensations: 1713.: Copy.
• f. 83 b Anne of England: Letter to, from Archbp. Tenison, on Royal Dispensations: 1713.
• f. 88 b Anne of England: Representation to, of Scotch Peers, conc. the Union, with reply: 1712.
• f. 88 b Kingdom of Scotland: Representation of Scotch Peers conc. the Union, with Qu. Anne's reply: 1712.: Copy.
• f. 92 b James Stanley, Earl of Derby: Speech on the scaffold: 1651.
• f. 102 b Sir William Forster, of Bamburgh: Inscription for monument to his children: 1711.
• f. 102 b Roman Catholics: Parallel between Parliament and Popery: 18th cent.
• f. 102 b England; Parliament: "A Parallel between Popery and Parliament ": 18th cent.
• f. 103 b Navy; England: Case conc. a prize-ship: 18th cent.
• f. 105 b London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Bill to suppress brewhouses, etc., near the Palace at: circ. 1705-10.
• f. 106 b Law OF ENGLAND: Cases concerning Champarty: 1719.
• f. 106 b Nathaniel Pigott: Opinion on cases of Champarty: 1719.