Harley MS 6996

Letters on state affairs from many prominent individuals, including William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Sir Thomas Heneage, John Puckering, the Stanhope brothers, and Francis Walsingham, for the years 1593–1595. The majority are addressed to Puckering in his capacity as Lord Keeper. There is a list of contents in a modern hand at the end (ff. i–iii).

ff. 1r–2v: Original letter from Lady Frances Chandos to John Puckering, Lord Keeper, entreating his favour in order to secure her in the possession of her estate against the claims of the present Lord Chandos, who has filled the ears of most sorts in the country that Elizabeth favours him and will help him against her, 30 March [1593], Sudeley.

ff. 3r–4v: Original letter from E[dward?] Stanhope to Puckering, on behalf of Anne Cox, the sister and heir of Godfrey Somerfall, who became bound to T.F. in a recognizance of £400, in nature of a statute staple, with defeasance for payment of £200, etc. 5 April 1593, from the court at Greenwich.

ff. 5r–6v: Original letter from Thomas Stanhope to Puckering, representing the advantages of his weir at Shelford with respect to navigation, and showing that no prejudices do arise from it, but what are abundantly greater from the weirs of the complainants upon the same stream, 6 April 1593, from the court at Greenwich.

ff. 7r–8v: Original letter from Thomas Stanhope to Puckering, concerning a body of men to the number of four or five hundred servants, tenants and friends of the Earl of Shrewsbury, who came at midnight on Easter eve, most of them on horseback, with firearms, axes, spades and other instruments, and worked until five in the morning demolishing his weir, 18 April 1593, Shelford.

ff. 9r–10v: Original letter from Thomas Stanhope to Puckering, informing him about the little respect paid to his letter directed to the sheriff, for calling a jury to enquire into the disorders that had been committed at his weir, 11 May 1593.

ff. 11r–12v: Original letter from Thomas Lord Buckhurst and John Fortescue to Puckering, recommending Dr Woode an advocate in the Arches to be made a Master of the Chancery extraordinary, 20 May 1593, Sarisbury Court.

ff. 13r–14v: Original letter from John Archbishop of York to Puckering, about York House at Charing Cross, 15 June 1593, Bishopsthorpe.

ff. 15r–16v: Original letter from William Cecil, Lord Burghley to Puckering, about the time of fitting about the subsidy, 18 June 1593, Theobalds.

ff. 17r–18v: Original letter from Lord Admial Howard to Puckering, recommending Mr Thomas Legat to be a commissioner for the cessing of the subsidies in Essex, 18 June 1593, Haling.

ff. 19r–20v: Original letter from Thomas Egerton, Attorney General, to Puckering, concerning a draft he had framed of a commission and articles for the visitation of hospitals, etc.; likewise a minute concerning servants being recusants, etc., 17 July 1593, Lincoln's Inn.

ff. 21r–22v: Original letter from Henry Earl of Huntingdon to Puckering, concerning the delivery of certain gentlemen restrained of their liberties for recusancy, and likewise concerning Mrs Holcrofte, with whom he had a lawsuit. 21 July 1593, York.

ff. 23r–24v: Original letter from the Lord North to Puckering, desiring the renewal of the commission of subsidy for the isle of Ely, and that Richard Arkenstall, Richard Coxe and Robert Jetherell may be added to the former commissioners, 6 August 1593.

ff. 25r–26v: Original letter from John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury to Puckering, concerning slanders printed against Elizabeth 's mother and herself, 1 September 1593, Croydon.

ff. 27r–28v: Original letter from the Earl of Essex to Puckering, recommending Sir Robert Jermyn to be custos rotulorum for the county of Suffolk, 22 August 1593, from the court.

ff. 29r–30v: Letter from Sigismund Prince of Transylvania to Puckering, desiring his favour to Steven Kakasio, sent on an errand to Elizabeth, 11 September 1593, Alba Iulia.

ff. 31r–32v: Copy of a letter in Latin from Puckering to Sigismund Prince of Transylvania, in answer to the former, 14 February 1593, London.

ff. 33r–34v: Original letter from Edward Heyborn to Puckering, on behalf of Richard Mulcaster, who begged his interest to secure him the prebend of Gatesbury in the diocese of Salisbury, 13 September [1593].

ff. 35r–36v: Original letter from Richard Mulcaster to Puckering, on the subject of the previous letter. No date.

ff. 37r–38v: Original letter from the Earl of Huntingdon to Burghley, concerning his taking of Boast the seminary, and his carefulness in sending him up; the mischief the faction did to Elizabeth's subjects; the justices and gentlemen favourable to him, and a note concerning the stipend paid to Lady Margaret Nevile, daughter of the Earl of Westmorland, 2 October 1593.

ff. 39r–40v: Original letter from Sir William Courteney and Sir George Carey to Puckering, concerning their examination of witnesses with respect to certain articles against Hugh Aclande, 4 October 1593, Exeter.

ff. 41r–v: Letter in Latin from Edmund Bruto; an official and pleasant letter, 1 October 1593, Tolosa.

ff. 42r–43v: Original letter from the Earl of Oxford to Burghley, concerning the right to the Forest of Waltham between him and Elizabeth, 25 October 1593.

ff. 44r–45v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, concerning the discourses of John Whitfield, sent to him from the Bishop of Durham to be held in safe custody, which discourses he enclosed in his letter, 25 October 1593, York.

ff. 46r–47v: Original letter from Sergeant Yelverton to Puckering, desiring that he might be excused from being made a judge, 9 November 1593, St Alban's.

ff. 48r–49v: Original letter from William Weston, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland to Puckering, giving an account of the Lord Deputy's proceedings in order to annoy the traitor Mr Guyer, and praying that he might have the disposal of the office of the pregnatory of the Court of Common Pleas, which the Lord Deputy disputed with him, 5 December 1593, Dublin.

ff. 50r–51v: Original letter from Egerton to Puckering, about receiving certain writings from his Lordship relating to the estate of Dacres, 7 December 1593, from court.

ff. 52r–53v: Original letter from Sir William Peryam Lord Chief Baron to Burghley, recommending Mr Matthew Evans to be Baron of the Exchequer, on occasion of a vacancy by the death of Lord Chief Baron Manwood, 8 December 1593.

ff. 54r–55v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, concerning a commission for the trial of Thomas Walpole and Edward Lingen in the North for treason committed beyond the seas. The example will be very useful in those parts. 10 January 1594, York.

ff. 56r–57v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, on the same subject, same date.

ff. 58r–59v: Original letter from Egerton to Puckering, about the proclamation for young people to return from beyond the seas, 17 January 1594, Lincoln's Inn.

ff. 60r–61v: Original letter from Pembroke to Puckering, for a supply of counsellors at the courts in the marches of Wales, 22 January 1594, Wilton.

ff. 62r–63v: Original letter from Richard Young and Thomas Ward, creditors of Christopher Scales, a merchant tailor in London, to the lords and others of the council, representing his case through many misfortunes, and particularly the obstinacy of Abraham Trian, who would come to no agreement, which prevented the rest of the creditors from entering into a composition with him. 28 January 1594, London.

ff. 64r–65v: Letter from Samuel Cottesford to Puckering, about Stepney Vicarage, 30 January 1594.

ff. 66r–67v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Burghley, concerning the trial and condemnation of the Lady Margaret Nevile and others, for entertaining recusants and seminaries, whom he had reprieved until Elizabeth's pleasure, 11 February 1594, York.

ff. 68r–69v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, concerning a seminary taken at Berwick, 12 February 1594, York.

ff. 70r–71v: Original letter from Lord Chief Justice Popham to Puckering, recommending Mr William Saxie of Lincoln's Inn to be justice of Munster, 17 February 1594.

ff. 72r–73v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Burghley, concerning Walpole and his brother, whom he sent to London, likewise concerning the behaviour of other seminaries, 23 February 1594, York.

ff. 74r–75v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Burghley, desiring his Lordship on occasion of a dispute between Mr George Gascoigne of the temple, and alderman Berkbie of York being put to reference, to stay other proceedings between them which are before his Lordship, until this is determined, 23 February 1594, York.

ff. 76r–77v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, referring himself to his Lordship's directions in order to make an end of his lawsuit with Mary Holcrofte, 1 March 1594, York.

ff. 78r–79v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, concerning the sending of Oglebie, alias Bowne, alias Ingram, a seminary, to London, 8 March 1594, York.

ff. 80r–81v: Original letter from Puckering and Buckhurst to Sir Anthony Sherley, willing him to give credit to a messenger whom they had sent to him, and to return by him a full and perfect answer to their request, 14 March 1594, York House.

ff. 82r–83v: Sir Anthony Sherley's declaration, which he made at the receiving of the Order of St Michael, in answer to Puckering and Buckhurst, signed with his own hand.

ff. 84r–84*v: Sir Anthony Sherley's declaration, with more circumstances and particularities, delivered by Mr George Carew, who was the messenger sent to him in the Fleet by Puckering and Buckhurst.

ff. 85r–86v: Original letter from Puckering and Buckhurst to Sir John Wolley of Elizabeth's Privy Council, concerning Sherley's examination, whom they had confined as a prisoner in the Fleet, until they might know Elizabeth's will, and desiring him to report to her, 12 March 1594.

ff. 87r–88v: Some of the articles relating to the Order of St Michael.

ff. 89r–90v: A few notes relating to that order.

ff. 91r–92v: Questions asked of Sherley, concerning the circumstances at the receiving of the order.

ff. 93r–94v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, recommending his uncle George Devereux to be put into the commission of the peace for the counties of Carmarthen and Pembroke, 29 March 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 95r–96v: The petition of Mary Holcrofte to Puckering, relating to her lawsuit with Huntingdon, 8 April 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 97r–98v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, about business of his to be laid before Elizabeth, 13 April 1594, Gray's Inn.

ff. 99r–100v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, further desiring his favour, 20 April 1594, Gray's Inn.

ff. 101r–102v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, on the same subject, and desiring him to take some time with Elizabeth, when Burghley is present because vis unita fortiori (united strength is stronger), no date.

ff. 103r–104v: Original letter from Henry Earl of Kent to Burghley, praying his Lordship to peruse the draft of a book to be signed by Elizabeth, for the granting of a licence to him and Sir John Harrington in mortmain of £500 land, for the endowing of a college appointed to be erected by the late Countess of Sussex's will, 11 April 1594.

ff. 105r–106v: Petition of the Justices of the County of Somerset to Puckering, praying that whereas Mr James Bysse by his earnest suit had procured himself to be put out of the commission of the peace, it would please his Lordship to command him in again, he being so useful a person in that office, 11 April 1594, Wells.

ff. 107r–108v: Original letter from Mr Ralph Rokeby to Puckering and Sir Thomas Heneage Vice Chamberlain, of examinations concerning Lord Dacre's lands, 12 April 1594, York.

ff. 109r–v: Letter from Lady Dacres to Puckering, apologising for not waiting on his Lordship in person, by reason of the sickness of one of their servants, lest it should be contagious, and sending a few notes of Lord Dacre's cause and proceedings against Lady Gresham, 16 April [1594], York.

ff. 110r–111v: Original letter from Huntingdon to Puckering, concerning a cause, of which the particulars were in an enclosed paper, 18 April [1594], Loughborough.

ff. 112r–113v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, concerning the will and succession of part of the estate of Mr Justice Windham, 22 April 1594, from the court.

ff. 114r–115v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, concerning the presentation of the Archdeaconry of Salop to Dr Harbington, in requital of an advowson he was contented to surrender to Lady Warwick's chaplain, 22 April 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 116r–117v: Original letter from Buckhurst to Puckering, signifying Elizabeth's pleasure that the bill she had signed for Mr John Parker concerning the new established office for the keeping of bills, answers, replications, etc., might be passed and sealed with the Great Seal, 24 April 1594, from court.

ff. 118r–119v: Original letter from Judges Clenche and Walmysley to Puckering, concerning a cause between Mrs Breton and the Earl of Shrewsbury, 25 April 1594, Serjeant's Inn.

ff. 120r–121v: Original letter from Walmysley to Puckering, signifying that in obedience to the letters directed to him from the Lords of Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Council, he had at the assizes held at Newark, prevented the preferring of any bills of indictment against the persons appointed by Sir Thomas Stanhope for watching his weir at Shelford. No date.

ff. 122r–123v: Original letter from Mr William Lambarde to Puckering, concerning the course of chancery for passing an innotescimus (a type of letters patent), 26 April 1594.

ff. 124r–125v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, recommending Mr George Huntley of Boxwell in Gloucestershire, to be a Justice of the Peace and quorum in that shire, 27 April 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 126r–127v: Original letter from the Lords of the Council to Puckering, recommending Sir Robert Southwell to be one of the deputy lieutenants for Norfolk, 30 April 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 128r–129v: Original letter from the Lords of the Council to Puckering, recommending Anthony Wingfield to be one of the deputy lieutenants for Suffolk, 30 April 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 130r–131v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, recommending Mr John Bowen Philips to be a Justice of the Peace for Pembrokeshire, 30 April 1594, from court.

ff. 132r–133v: Original letter from Sir Walter Ralegh to Puckering, praying on behalf of Thomas Whitford and William Dobb summoned before the Star Chamber for verifying their knowledge in a stannery court, as witnesses in an action upon the case between Denshire and Stevens, that they may have their hearing dismissed from thence to the Stanneries where it is determinable. 2 May 1594, Sherborn Castle.

ff. 134r–135v: Original letter from Sir Humphrey Fenners to Puckering, about an affair between Mr Anthony Ashley and Mr Thomas Leving, which was referred to Mr John Harpur and himself in order to be decided, 2 May 1594, Walton.

ff. 134r–135v: Original letter from Sir Humphrey Ferrers to Puckering, about an affair between Mr Anthony Ashley and Mr Thomas Leving, which was referred to Mr John Harpur and himself in order to be decided, 2 May 1594, Walton.

ff. 136r–137v: Original letter from Robert Cecil to Puckering and Buckhurst, signifying Elizabeth's displeasure against Sherley for his refusal to give up the Order of St Michael, and likewise concerning the sheriffs of London, 3 May 1594, Walton.

ff. 138r–139v: Original letter from Dorothy Cockayne to Puckering, on behalf of her servant Thomas Lewing, who with Mr Ashley had referred a matter between them to the decision of Ferrers and Harpur, but Ashley having obtained an injunction from his Lordship gave a great deal of trouble, so that she prayed him to give the matter a hearing himself. 3 May 1594, Pooley.

ff. 140r–141v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, desiring him to forbear pressing for a solicitor at the end of the term, because the absence of Mr Baron's friends may be much to his disadvantage. No date.

ff. 142r–143v: Original letter from Clenche and Walmysley to Puckering, concerning the cause between Mrs Breton and Shrewsbury, 5 May 1594, Serjeants' Inn.

ff. 144r–145v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, remonstrating against the choice of a person for a new herald, who had been burnt in the hand, 6 May 1594, Wanstead.

ff. 146r–147v: Original letter from Robert Cecil to Buckhurst, about the enlargement of a sheriff who had been committed, that it might not be done to Elizabeth's dislike, who was apt to resent it, if the least thing swerved from her instructions in form as well as substance, 6 May 1594, from court.

ff. 148r–149v: Original letter from Carey to Puckering, desiring leave from him for his counsel to reply to the exceptions taken by Lady Digby's counsel tohis answer in a suit about an estate in trust for the heirs of Sir William Cordell, 7 May 1594.

ff. 150r–151v: Original letter from Buckhurst to Puckering, concerning the enlargement of the sheriff, with Sir Robert Cecil's letter enclosed, 7 May 1594.

ff. 152r–153v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, commending Sir William Courtney to him, and desiring him to favour him in the suits that depend before his Lordship, May 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 154r–155v: Original letter from Thomas Leigh to Puckering, desiring that his eldest brother Mr Rowland Leigh might be made a Justice of the Peace, 22 May 1594, Stoneley.

ff. 156r–157v: Original letter from Buckhurst to Puckering, concerning the confinement and examination of Lord Montague, this Wednesday, 1594.

ff. 158r–159v: Original letter from Buckhurst to Puckering, further concerning Lord Montague, and reporting his answers at his examination to Elizabeth, no date.

ff. 160r–161v: Original letter from the Lords of the Council to Puckering and Buckhurst, concerning the execution of some convicted traitors, Dr Lopez and two other Portuguese, Ferrara and Manuel Lowys, 9 June 1594, from the court at Osterley.

ff. 162r–163v: Original letter from the Lords of the Council to Puckering and Buckhurst, further on the same subject, no date.

ff. 164r–165v: Original letter from Lady Essex to Puckering, in favour of one Thomas Parker, who had a suit in Chancery with Mr Dutton, 5 June 1594, Barn Elms.

ff. 166r–v: Copy of a letter in Latin from J. Drusius to Sir Thomas Bodley; complimentary, 5 June 1594.

ff. 167r–168v: Original letter from Buckhurst to Puckering, recommending Dr Drury to be put into the commission of the peace for Sussex, 7 June 1594.

ff. 169r–170v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, further on behalf of Thomas Parker, 12 June 1594, from court.

ff. 171r–172v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, praying that Dr Wood may be made a Master of the Chancery extraordinary, 12 June 1594, from court.

ff. 173r–174v: Original letter from Weston, the Master of the Rolls, and Lord Chief Baron to Puckering, concerning the deceitful practises of Patrick Crosbie in order to get some hospital lands in fee farm passed over to him at less than their value, 14 June 1594, Dublin.

ff. 175r–176v: Original letter from Weston, the Master of the Rolls, and Lord Chief Baron to Puckering, complaining that the Lord Deputy has favoured Patrick Crosbie, imprisoned their messenger and seized their letters to his Lordship, 18 June 1594, Dublin.

ff. 177r–178v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering and Buckhurst, etc., soliciting for an end to of the examiners' suit, 24 June 1594, Theobalds.

ff. 179r–180v: Original letter from Puckering and Fortescue to Shrewsbury, signifying Elizabeth's displeasure at his usage of some of his tenants, and recommending it to him to ease him of their hardship, in order to satisfy her, 13 July 1594, from court.

ff. 181r–182v: Original letter from John Bishop of Sarum (Salisbury) to Puckering, begging him to take off a writ of special supplicavit for surety of good behaviour, that had been obtained from his lordship against Mr Hooper, an officer of his; and desiring him to issue forth a new commission of the peace, 14 July [1594], from Sarum.

ff. 183r–184v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, on behalf of Mr Lane, who had a cause before him, 21 July 1594, from court.

ff. 185r–186v: Original letter from Roger Goade to Puckering, concerning lands of Mr Burgoyne charged to King's College in Cambridge, 12 August 1594, from King's College.

ff. 187r–188v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, concerning a suit of some poor men before him, July 1594, from the court.

ff. 189r–191v: Original letter from John Bishop of Sarum to Puckering, further on the writ of supplicavit awarded from out of the court of Chancery against Mr Hooper, which was a piece of revenge upon him as the Bishop's officer, who was active in reforming many irregularities in that city, 28 July 1594, Sarum.

ff. 192r–195v: Two original letters from Anthony Lord Montague to Puckering, on behalf of some of his servants under arrest, 31 July and 3 August, Sackville House.

ff. 196r–197v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, desiring him, as someone he found had taken his fortune to heart, to remember Elizabeth of a solicitor that present day, 24 August 1594, Gray's Inn.

ff. 198r–199v: Original letter from Lady Warwick to Puckering, on behalf of Mr John Dive to be a justice of the peace, 20 August 1594, from court.

ff. 200r–201v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, desiring him not to omit this favourable time, 25 August 1594, Gray's Inn.

ff. 202r–203v: Original letter from John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury to Puckering, concerning books of concealment and church lands, prepared to be passed by Elizabeth and the great seal, 28 August 1594, Beakesbourne.

ff. 204r–205v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, on behalf of someone who had a suit before him, 28 August 1594, from the court.

ff. 206r–207v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, desiring him to place his chaplain Mr Bate in the living of Kinsham in Oxfordshire, 29 August 1594, from the court.

ff. 208r–209v: Original letter from Egerton to Puckering, sending him the copy of an act of Parliament he had formerly drawn up, 15 September 1594, at the Rolls.

ff. 210r–211v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, further on behalf of his chaplain Mr Bate, 16 September 1594, from the court.

ff. 212r–213v: Original letter from Mr Anthony Standen to Burghley, vindicating himself from the charge of indiscretion in his conduct as a spy into the treason then breaking out, 20 September 1594, Greenwich.

ff. 214r–215v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, desiring to know when he might wait upon him at Kew, that for his better direction and the advancement of the service he might acquaint his Lordship now before the term with such of Elizabeth's causes as are in his hands, 25 September [1594], Gray's Inn.

ff. 216r–217v: Original letter from Bacon to Puckering, acquainting him with a message he had received from Essex, that Elizabeth had steadfastly promised to deal with the matter tomorrow, 28 September 1594, Gray's Inn.

ff. 218r–219v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, in favour of Mr Howel Vaughan, who was plaintiff in a cause in the star chamber against Richard Herbert, 11 October 1594, from the court.

ff. 220r–221v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, in favour of Dr Steward, against whom a suit is brought into chancery, wherein he hath been hardly dealt with, and some wrong also offered to the whole company of the Doctors of the Arches, 14 October 1594, from the court.

ff. 222r–223v: Original letter from John Barefoote, Archdeacon of Lincoln, to Puckering, laying before him the case of the hospitals, 19 October 1594, from the court.

ff. 224r–225v: Original letter from the Earl of Lincoln to Burghley, complaining of the great abuses done by Sir Ed. Dymock and Savil to himself and the country, and praying his Lordship and the Lords of the Council to appoint such as they think fit, to take examinations and depositions of witnesses, and to suspend theirs until trial, 27 October 1594, Chand Row.

ff. 226r–v: Original letter from the Earl of Northumberland to Puckering, referring some matters of difference between his tenants to him and his Lordship's decision, 8 November 1594, London.

ff. 227r–228v: Original letter from Sir Richard Bingham to Puckering, giving an account of the affairs of Ireland, and especially of Ulster, where the great ones of late more openly show themselves in nature of rebellion than at first, 4 December 1594, Dublin.

ff. 229r–230v: Original letter from Edward Earl of Oxford to Puckering, for the reviving of a law for the Queen's tenants to do homage for their lands, the neglect whereof is only for the gain of a private office, to the hindrance of Elizabeth's service, and the disinheritance of himself of both service and fees belonging to his office as Lord High Chamberlain, 9 November 1594, Dublin.

ff. 231r–232v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, having granted to Mr Clepole a surveyor's place of Elizabeth's stables, desires him to dispatch his commission which he is to receive from him under the great seal, 13 November 1594, Dublin.

ff. 233r–234v: Original letter from Puckering to Egerton, about the form of an oath for the deputies of one Mr Parker, 21 January 1595.

ff. 235r–236v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, on behalf of an infant who was in danger of losing his portion of £1800 given him by his lately deceased father Henry Reynolds, 25 January 1595, from court.

ff. 237r–238v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, on behalf of Mrs Sydnam, who had a cause before him, 26 January 1595, from court.

ff. 239r–240v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, desiring him to present his chaplain Dr Merrick, who was his father's chaplain, to the parsonage of Llanfyllin or the rectory of Denbigh, both of which had become vacant through the promotion of Dr Morgan to the bishopric of Llandaff, for which he was fitter because he could speak Welsh, 29 January 1595, from court.

ff. 241r–242v: Original letter from Sir Thomas Windebanke to Puckering, that whereas the Lord Chief Justices of the King's Bench and Common Pleas were to give their assistance in the Court of Wards, they had for that reason put off the hearing of a matter between the Earl of Derby and the Countess of Derby widow; that he was nevertheless commanded by Elizabeth to write to him that she cannot like or endure any such delays, and therefore wishes that he will give order tonight for the cause to be heard tomorrow, and signify the same to the two said Lord Chief Justices, Elizabeth having appointed that time to the noblemen, 7 February 1595.

ff. 243r–244v: Original letter from the Earl of Kent to Burghley, complaining that Mr Garter Principal Herald at Arms had granted under his hand and seal of his office, to George Rotheram of Bedforshire Esquire to bear and quarter his ancient coat without any difference, 9 February 1595, Wrest.

ff. 245r–246v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, desiring that Mr William Pooley's suit in chancery will be fully heard and determined, as his adversary is labouring hard to withdraw it from the court, 10 February 1595, from court.

ff. 247r–248v: Original letter from Sir John Fortescue to Puckering, desiring him to appoint a day for hearing a cause between John Drewe and Sir William Courteney in the Star Chamber, 15 February 1595, at the wardrobe.

ff. 249r–250v: Original letter from Peregrine Bertie, Lord Willoughby to Burghley, concerning the misdemeanour of his men towards Mr Wingfield; likewise a challenge between himself and Sir Thomas [?], 16 February 1595, Grimsthorp.

ff. 251r–252v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, on behalf of his chaplain Mr Buckeridge for the living of Shephale in Hertforshire, 17 February 1595, Greenwich.

ff. 253r–254v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, in favour of Sir Christopher Blunt, who had a cause in the court of chancery, and the adverse party was attempting an indirect course, 18 February 1595, at court.

ff. 255r–256v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, acknowledging his favour to his chaplain Mr Rogers in bestowing the advowson of Kilworth upon him, 19 February 1595, at court.

ff. 257r–258v: Original letter from Essex to Puckering, desiring him to confer a small benefice and two little prebends on the Bishop of Llandaff, which the Dean of Armagh was willing to forego for his sake, 22 February 1595, at court.

ff. 259r–260v: Original letter from William Sebrooke to Puckering, sending him the names of all such persons as were indicted, arraigned and found guilty of treason at Newgate Sessions for the City of London, 1588. 3 March 1595, London.