Stowe MS 796

COLLECTIONS relating to Corporations, 13th-18th centt., being chiefly transcripts of the 18th cent., viz.:-

1. "An abstract of the Grant of King Charles the First to the Trust- of the City [of London], 25^o Sept. 4^o Car. 1" [1628]. f. 2. On the cover is the name of Sir Peter Pett, Commissioner of the Navy, with the date 5 June, 1677.

2. "A Report from a Committee appointed by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London, to state the Rights, Priviledges and Legislative Power of the Court concerning the Common Council." f. 15. Followed by other papers relating to the Aldermen and government of the City, including (f. 34) notes in the hand of Thomas Parker, Earl of Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor.

3. Memoranda by Lord Chancellor Macclesfield, headed "Clockmaker"; apparently notes of arguments used in an application for a patent for a repeater in clocks. f. 36.

4. Warrant for a new charter to the Girdlers' Company, 27 Feb. 168⁴/₅; with paper of heads for the same. Copy. f. 38.

5. "Representation of the plate workers," as regards the standard of silver. f. 41.

6. "An answer to the Proposalls of the Company of Plumers "[sc. Plumbers], with regard to the New River Corporation. Endorsed "Mr. Emes answere, 1664." f. 43 b.

7. Collections, partly in the hand of Dr. Andrew Coltee Ducarel, relating to St. Katharine's Hospital near the Tower, including (f. 47) a list of the Masters from 1263 to 1746; and (f. 50) the "Rules and Orders" made by Lord Somers in 1698. ff. 45-68. Included also (f. 61) is a letter from Dr. Ducarel to Rev. [Philip] Morant, 8 May, 1762, wherein he says he has "been much out of order with this fashionable cold. . . . This distemper is not only epidemical here, but almost universally so in Europe. We have certain accounts that it is got into all parts of Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, where it is called La Influenza." On the last page of this letter (f. 62 b) is a note by P[hilip] Morant, presenting his History of Colchester to the Archbishop of Canterbury. ff. 45-68.

8. "The State of the Charterhouse," London, giving the revenue, arrears, etc., at Christmas, 1728. f. 69.

9. "The Representation of the Church-Wardens of the Parish of Christ-Church, London, . . . to the Worshipful the President, Treasurer and Governors of Christ's-Hospital [respecting the nonpayment to the parish of bequests], with their answer thereto" 1759. Printed. f. 73.

10. Copy of an opinion by Sir Constantine Phipps, on the legality, under the late "Bubble Act," of the purchase of estates to be divided into shares; 1 Sept. 1720. f. 79.

11. Charter of James I. to the borough of Congleton, co. Chester; 19 Jan. 1625. Engl. transl. f. 80. With an opinion by Alan Brodrick as to the right of the town to "stallage and piccage," etc. f. 93 12. Memorandum of the incorporation of the town and port of Dover, 1684. f. 94.

13. Charter of Qu. Elizabeth to Henley upon Thames, co. Oxon; 21 June, 1568. Copy . f. 95. With other papers relating to the town and to the Free Grammar School, 1604-1721. ff. 107-152.

14. Ordinances for regulating the powers of the aldermen of Kingston-upon-Hull, co. York. f. 153.

15. Charter of James I. to King's Lynn, co. Norfolk; 19 Nov. 1604. Copy. f. 154.

16. Warrant for a new charter to the town and port of New Romney, co. Kent, 1 Aug. 1685; with "paper of heads" for the same. ff. 155, 156.

17. Charter of Henry III. to Shrewsbury, co. Salop; 20 Mar. a^o 11, [1227]. Latin. Copy; with transl. ff. 158, 164. Paper; ff. 169. XVIIth-XVIIIth centt. Belonged to Thomas Astle. Folio.

includes:

• f. 2 Peter Pett, [Navy Commissioner?]: Reference to: 1677.
• f. 2 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Abstract of royal grant to the Trustees of the city: 1628.
• ff. 15-35 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Papers relating to the government of the city: 18th cent.
• ff. 34, 36 Thomas Parker, 1st Baron Parker; 1st Earl of Macclesfield: Memoranda on the government of the city of London, etc.: 18th cent.: Autogr.
• f. 36 Clocks: Application for a patent for a repeater in: 18th cent.
• f. 38 London City Companies: Warrant for a new Charter to the Girdlers' Company: 1685.: Copy.
• f. 41 Plate-workers: Representation of, as to the standard of silver: 18th cent.
• f. 41 Silver: Representation of the plate-workers as to the standard: 18th cent.
• f. 43 b Emes: Answer to proposals conc. the New River Company: 1664.
• f. 43 b New River Corporation: Proposals of the Company of Plumbers concerning: 1664.
• f. 43 b London City Companies: Proposals of the Plumbers with regard to the New River Corporation: 1664.: Copy.
• ff. 45-68 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Collections for a history of St. Katharine's Hospital near the Tower: 1763.
• ff. 45-68 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Collections relating to St. Katharine's Hospital near the Tower: 18th cent.
• f. 61 Andrew Coltee Ducarel, LL.D; FSA: Letter to Rev. P. Morant: 1762.
• f. 62 b Philip Morant, rector of St. Mary at the Walls, Colchester, historian of Essex: Note relative to his " History of Colchester ": 18th cent.
• f. 69 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: State of the Charterhouse: 1728.
• f. 73 London, Parishes. St. Mary Aldermary: Representation of the parish of Christ Church to the Governors of Christ's Hospital, with answer: 1759.: Printed.
• f. 79 Sir Constantine Phipps: Counsel's opinion, under the "Bubble Act": 1720.: Copy.
• f. 80 Congleton, Cheshire: Royal charter to: 1625.: Engl. transl.
• f. 93 Alan Brodrick: Counsel's opinion: n.d.
• f. 94 Dover: Incorporation of the town and port: 1684.
• ff. 107-152 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire: Royal Charter to, with papers rel. to the town and grammar school: 1568, 1604-1721.
• f. 153 Kingston-on-Hull, Yorkshire: Ordinances rel. to the Aldermen: 18th cent.
• f. 154 Lynn Regis, Norfolk: Royal charter to: 1604.: Copy.
• ff. 155, 156 New Romney, Kent: Warrant for charter to the town and port: 1685.
• ff. 158, 164 Shrewsbury, Shropshire: Royal charter to: 1227: Copy, 18th cent.