Add MS 32656

A volume of transactions between England and Scotland, 1 November 1544–6 September 1545.

f. 1r: title page, 'Original papers of Transactions Betwixt The Kingdoms of Scotland & England During the Moneths of November, December January February & March in the year 1544' (though the volume extends until September 1545).

ff. 2r–3v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler to the English Privy Council, 1 November [1544], Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 4r–v: Undated draft of a letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed 2 November 1544.

ff. 5r–6v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Henry VIII, 3 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 7r–7*v: Enclosed in the above is a signed letter from Sir Richard Cholmley to Lord Shrewsbury, 1 November 1544, Whitby.

ff. 8r–9v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sir Ralph Sadler to the English Privy Council, 3 November [1544], Darnton.

ff. 10r–12v: Undated draft letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Wharton, endorsed 4 November 1544.

ff. 13r–14v: Undated draft letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed 4 November 1544.

ff. 15r–v: Undated draft letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed 5 November 1544.

ff. 16r–17v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 5 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 18r–19v: Signed letter from the Bishop of Llandaff to Lord Shrewsburv, 3 November [1544], York; enclosed with the above item.

ff. 20r–v: Signed letter with paper signet from Philip Lentall and Robert Lacy, Justices of Peace for York, to the [Bishop of Llandaff, as] President of the Council of the North, 3 November 1544, Bridlington. In Lentall's hand; enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 21r–23v: Undated draft letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed 6 November 1544.

ff. 24r–25v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Henry Vlll, 7 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 26r–27v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 8 November [1544], Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 28r–29v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Secretary Sir William Petre, 10 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 30r–31v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 11 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 32r–33v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 12 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 34r–36v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 15 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 37r–38v: Peter Robynson, Mayor and Alderman of York to Lord Shrewsbury, 13 November 1544, York, enclosed with the above.

ff. 39r–40v: The Mayor and Brethren of Newcastle upon Tyne to the same, 12 November 1544, Newcastle. Signed by Robert Lewen, James Lawson, Henry Anderson, Robert Brandlyng and Andrew Bewyk. Enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 41r–42v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 16 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 43r–44v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Henry VIII, 19 November [1544], Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 45r–45*v: Copy of the proclamation of Mary Queen of Scots, issued by her Parliament to the Sheriff of Roxburgh and others to summon all Scotsmen within their jurisdiction to attend Governor Arran to the Border, 19 November [1544], Stirling. Sent to the 'Lord Warden of y^e myddell marches of Ingland' [Lord Eure].

ff. 46r–47v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 21 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 48r–49v: Undated draft from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed 22 November 1544.

ff. 50r–51v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Henry VIII, 23 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 52r–53v: Letter with paper signet from Alexander Stockedayle, Mayor, and Aldermen of Kingston-upon-Hull to Lord Shrewsbury, 19 November 1544, Hull; enclosed with the above.

ff. 54r–55v: Undated, unsigned certificate of George Coniers, Bailiff of Whitby, Richard Browne, and Matthew Wilsonne, Burgesses of the same to Lord Shrewsbury for the setting forth of ships of war; enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 56r–57v: Signed letter from William Lokwod and Robert Raughton, Bailiffs of Scarborough to Lord Shrewsbury, 16 November 1544, Scarborough.

ff. 58r–59v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 25 November [1544], Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 60r–61v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 25 November [1544], Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 62r–v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 26 November [1544], Darnton.

ff. 63r–64v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 28 November [1544], Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 65r–64v: Undated copy of a letter from Lord Shrewsbury to Eure, endorsed 28 November 1544.

ff. 67r–68v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 29 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 69r–70v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 30 November 1544, Darnton.

ff. 71r–72v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 1 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 73r–74v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 2 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 75r–78v: Two drafts of letters from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, 2 December 1544, Westminster.

ff. 79r–80v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 3 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 81r–82v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 4 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 83r–84v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 4 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 85r–86v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Henry VIII, 5 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 87r–88v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 5 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 89r–90v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 7 December 1544, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 91r–92v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury to the English Privy Council, 7 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 93r–94v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 11 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 95r–99v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury and Sadler to Henry VIII, 18 December 1544, Morpeth.

ff. 100r–101v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 21 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 102r–103v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 22 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 104r–105v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 26 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 106r–107v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 28 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 108r–110v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 29 December 1544, Darnton. On f. 109r is an undated, mutilated list of advertisements from Scotland sent by the Laird of Brunston to Sadler.

ff. 111r–112v: Signed letter with paper signet from Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham and Sadler to Henry VIII, 30 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 113r–114v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury to the English Privy Council, 30 December 1544, Darnton.

ff. 115r–116v: Signed letter from Lord Eure to Lord Shrewsbury, 1 January 1545, Berwick.

ff. 117r–118v: Undated draft letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed January 1544 (i.e. 1545).

ff. 119r–120v: Undated draft letter from the English Privy Council to Lord Shrewsbury, signed by Chancellor Wriothesley, the Duke of Suffolk, Lord Hertford, Lord Essex, the Bishops of Winchester and Westminster, and Sir John Gage. Endorsed January 1545.

ff. 121r–v: Letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury to the English Privy Council, 1 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 122r–123v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 2 February 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 124r–125v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 3 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 126r–127v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 4 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 128r–129v: Undated letter from Archan Archany with paper signet [an Italian engineer in the English service] to Lord Shrewsbury. Written for him by Robert Ogle and enclosed with the above.

ff. 130r–131v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 7 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 132r–133v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 8 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 134r–135v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 13 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 136r–138v: Letter from Thomas Gower to Lord Shrewsbury, with an estimate of moneys received by him, and of the surplus now in his hands, 11 February, Berwick, enclosed with the above.

ff. 139r–140v: Letter with paper signet from Archane Archana to Lord Shrewsbury, written by someone else, 10 February, Alnwick. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 141r–142v: Letter from Sir Michael Stanhope to the English Privy Council, 13 February 1545, Hull.

ff. 143r–144v: Signed letter with paper signet from H[enry Clifford, 2nd Earl of] Cumberland to Lord Shrewsbury, 16 February 1545, Carleton Lodge (Cumberland).

ff. 145r–146v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 17 February 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 147r–v: 'The sayings of Pate Greme' [lately sent into Scotland by Lord Lennox] to Lord Shrewsbury, 16 February 1545. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 148r–149v: Letter with paper signet from Robin Ker [second son to the Laird of Ferniehirst] to Lord Shrewsbury, 15 February, Ferniehirst. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 150r–151v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 19 February 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 152r–153v: Signed letter with paper signet from Sir Richard Lee, Royal Surveyor to Lord Shrewsbury, 16 February 1545, Newcastle. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 154r–155v: Signed letter with paper signet from Sir Richard Lee, Royal Surveyor to Sadler, 16 February 1545, Newcastle. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 156r–157v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 21 February 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 158r–159v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 23 February 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 160r–161v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 24 February 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 162r–163v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 24 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 164r–165v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 26 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 166r–167v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 27 February 1545, Darnton.

ff. 168r–169v: Undated letter with paper signet from Thomas Karlell to Lord Shrewsbury, endorsed February 1545.

ff. 170r–171v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 1 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 172r–173v: Signed letter from Cuthbert Layton and W[illiam] Redman to the Bishop of Durham, 28 February 1545, Norham Castle (Durham). Enclosed with the above.

ff. 174r–175v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 1 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 176r–177v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 1 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 178r–179v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 2 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 180r–181v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 3 March 1545, Newcastle.

ff. 182r–183v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 5 March 1545, Alnwick.

ff. 184r–184*r: Undated, unsigned letter from the Mayor and Aldermen of Newcastle to Lord Shrewsbury [c. February], enclosed with the above.

ff. 185r–186v: Undated draft letter from Secretary Sir William Petre to Secretary Sir William Paget, endorsed 5 March 1545.

ff. 187r–188v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 6 March 1545, Alnwick.

ff. 189r–190v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 8 March 1545, Alnwick.

ff. 191r–192v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Lennox to Lord Shrewsbury, 5 March 1545, Carlisle. Enclosed with the above item.

ff. 193r–194v: Signed letter with paper signet from Sir Thomas Hylton to Lord Shrewsbury, 4 March 1545. Enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 195r–196v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 11 March 1545, Alnwick. Enclosed on f. 197r is a list of names of the Captains and the numbers of their men appointed to the border garrisons in lieu of those discharged.

ff. 198r–199v: Signed letter with paper signet from Sir Michael Stanhope, Governor of Hull to the English Privy Council, 11 March 1545, Hull.

ff. 200r–202v: Signed letter with paper signet from the Bishop of Durham to Henry VIII, 11 March 1545, Alnwick Castle. Enclosed on f. 201r is a list of names submitted to the King for the Captaincy of Norham.

ff. 203r–205v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 14 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 206r–207v: Signed letter with paper signet from John Brende (Surveyor of Works at Tynemouth Castle) to Lord Shrewsbury, 14 March 1545, Tynemouth. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 208r–209v: Letter from Gilbert Swynhoo of Cornhill to Lord Shrewsbury, 13 March 1545, Cornhill. Enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 210r–211v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 17 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 212r–v: Letter from Lord Cassilis to Lord Shrewsbury [10 March], Wetherby. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 213r–v: Letter with paper signet from Lord Cassilis to Sadler [11 March], Darnton. Enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 214r–215v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 20 March 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 216r–217v: Letter with paper signet from Gilbert Swynhoo to Lord Shrewsbury, 18 March 1545, Cornhill. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 218r–219v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 23 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 220r–222r: Signed letter with holograph postscript from Thomas Gower to Lord Shrewsbury, 20 March 1545, Berwick. Enclosed with the above.

ff. 223r–v: Letter in Spanish and English with paper signet from Matthew Kent, 'Grande Capitain of the Irishe men' to Lord Shrewsbury, 19 March 1545, Cockburn (Berwick). Enclosed with the above two items.

ff. 224r–225v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to the English Privy Council, 25 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 226r–227v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury to Secretary Sir William Petre, 25 March 1545.

ff. 228r–229v: Lists of the garrison and ordnance at Wark Castle, enclosed with the above item.

ff. 230r–v: 'The saying of Symond Sage, gounner of the Castell of Berwik, as concernyng the keping of the said castell', enclosed with the above.

ff. 231r–232v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 27 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 233r–234v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 28 March 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 235r–236v: Signed letter from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 29 March 1545, Darnton.

ff. 237r–238v: Signed letter with paper signet from Lord Shrewsbury, the Bishop of Durham, and Sadler to Henry VIII, 12 April 1545, Darnton. In Sadler's hand.

ff. 239r–241v: Two drafts, one rough and the other fair, of 'A bil of prests deliured vnto therle of Hertford, Sr Henry Knevet &c. at his going into the North. A° xxxvij° " [April, 1545].

ff. 242r–244v: Undated covenant between Henry VIII and Donald MacDonald, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles [4 September 1545].

ff. 245r–247v: Two drafts of the oath taken on behalf of the Earl of Ross by his commissioners, 6 September 1545.