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ASTON PAPERS. VOI. XIII. Official correspondence and papers, consisting of original warrants and commissions by James I., Charles I., Prince Rupert and others, Privy Council orders, petitions to Parliament and miscellaneous papers relating to the Civil War, the levy of ship-money, the action of the county and of Sir Thomas Aston, bart., in regard to the Cheshire Petition against episcopacy in 1641, etc., and other matters affecting the civil, military and ecclesiastical history of Cheshire, 1532-1696. A few papers relating to Lancashire are also included. On f. 163 is a MS. copy of " A letter written out of the countrey to a Parliament man in answers to a Quere by him made, how the people generally stood inclined to the proceedings against the King" . . . . " London, Printed in the yeare 1649." At the end are: (a) Tract entitled " The Office and Duty of a Deputy Lieutenant." f. 301 ;-(b) Poem by Abraham Cowley entitled " The Civil War," which was printed in 1679 (without the last two lines of the present MS. copy). f. 311. Paper and (ff. 4, 17, 42, 82, 84, 107) vellum; ff. 321. Folio.

Cheshire: Official correspondence relating to: 1532-1696.

includes:

f. 1 Sir William Norris: Letter to, from Henry VIII.: n.d.
f. 1 Henry VIII of England: Order to Sir W. Norres: n.d.
f. 2 Edward Norris, of Speke, county Lancashire: Letter to, from Lord Derby: 1593.
f. 2 Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby: Letter to E. Norres: 1593.
f. 4 James I of England: Licence to travel to G. Norris and A. Norris: 1605.: Signed.
f. 4 Edward Norris, son of W Norris, of Speke, county Lancashire: Licence to travel: 1605.
f. 4 Allan Norris: Licence to travel: 1605.
f. 6 Robert Cecil, Viscount Cranborne; 1st Earl of Salisbury: Grant of livery to W. Norris: 1606.
f. 7 Cheshire: Assessment of the mise on creation of Prince of Wales: 1618.
f. 14 Sigismund III of Poland: Safe-conduct to A. Aston: 1621.: Lat.
ff. 14, 17, 82 Sir Arthur Aston: Safe-conducts to: 1621-1641.
ff. 15, 16 Sir William Norris, KB: Petitions to the king: 1621.
f. 17 Charles I of England: Safe-conduct to A. Aston: 1632.: Signed.
f. 19 City of Cheater: Certificate to Sir T. Smith: 1634.: Copy.
f. 19 Sir Thomas Smith: Certificate to, from the city of Chester: 1634.
ff. 21-40 Shipmoney: Note of towns and their contributions with other papers relating to: 1634-1636.
ff. 21-40 Charles I of England: Papers relating to ship-money: 1634-1636.
ff. 23-40 Cheshire: Writ for ship money, etc.: 1635-1636.
f. 42 Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Commission to A. Aston signed by: 1640.
ff. 42, 84 Sir Arthur Aston: Commissions to: 1640, 1642.
f. 45 County of York: Names, etc., of colonels of trained bands in: 1640.
f. 46 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Instructions to, from Charles I.: 1640.: Copy.
f. 46 Charles I of England: Instructions to Lord Strafford and Lord Conway: 1640.
f. 46 Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway: Instructions to, from Charles I.: 1640.
ff. 48 b, 51 b Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640: Instructions to Sir J. Astley, etc.: 1649.
f. 49 Charles I of England: Articles for cessation of arms at Ripon: 1640.: Copy.
f. 50 County of Northumberland: Articles concerning the maintenance of the Scottish army in: 1640.
f. 50 County of Durham: Articles concerning the maintenance of the Scottish army in: 1640.
f. 51 b Sir Jacob Astley, Sergeant-Major-General: Instructions of Lord Strafford to: 1640.
f. 53 England; Parliament: Names of Committee for licensing of books: 1640.
ff. 55, 62 England; Parliament: Petitions to, from co. Chester, on church matters: 1640.
ff. 55, 62-81, 98 Cheshire: Petitions to Parliament on church matters: 1640-1642.
ff. 62, 136 Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet: Petitions to Parliament: 1640, 1643.
f. 82 Louis XIII of France: Safe-conduct to Sir A. Aston: 1641.: Signed.
f. 84 Rupert, Prince; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Commission to Sir A. Aston: 1642.: Signed.
f. 86 Charles I of England: Answer to Parliament's demands as to Papists: 1641.
f. 88 Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet: Letter of protection to, from the sheriff of Chester: 1642.
f. 88 Hugh Caulveley: Letter of protection, as Sheriff of co. Chester., to Sir T. Aston: 1642.
f. 90 Charles I of England: Letter to Sir T. Aston: 1642.
f. 90 Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet: Letter to, from Charles I.: 1642.
ff. 90-153 passim Cheshire: Papers relating to the forces in: 1642-1696.
ff. 90-153 passim Sir Thomas Aston, 1st Baronet: Letters and warrants relating to his command in Chester, etc.: 1642-1644.
f. 92 Charles I of England: Letter to the Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons: 1642.
f. 94 Charles I of England: Letter to Sir G. Booth: 1642.
f. 94 Sir George Booth, Baronet: Letter to, from Charles I.: 1642.
f. 96 Charles I of England: Letter to Lord Strange: 1642.
ff. 96, 110 James Stanley, Baron Strange; 7th Earl of Derby (1642): Letters to, from Charles I.: 1642, 1643.
f. 98 Sir Edward Nicholas: Reply to the attestation on church matters from co. Chester: 1642.
f. 101 Charles I of England: Letter to Lord Kilmorey and others: 1642.
f. 103 Charles I of England: Warrant for disarming Cheshire gentry: 1642.
ff. 103, 105 Cheshire: Warrants for disarming the gentry of: 1642.
f. 107 Rupert, Prince; Count Palatine of the Rhine: Warrant to Sir T. Aston to pursue the rebels: 1642.: Signed.
f. 108 Charles I of England: Letter to Lord Derby: 1643.
f. 112 Charles I of England: Letter to the High Sheriff of Chester: 1643.: Copy.
f. 118 Charles I of England: Warrant for quartering Sir. T. Aston's troops in co. Chester: 1643.
ff. 120, 129 Middlewich, Cheshire: Account of the battle at, with plan: 1643.
f. 131 West Kirby, Cheshire: Petition to Parliament from: 1643.
f. 137 Harthill, Cheshire: Aspersions on the Prayerbook by the parson at: 1643.
f. 137 Jones, parson of Harthill, county Cheshire: Aspersions on the Prayer Book: 1643.
f. 137 Randulph Wright, rector of Harthill: Certificate as to aspersions on the Prayer Book: 1643.
f. 139 Nathaniel Lancaster, parson of Tarporley: Complaint of disloyalty against: 1643.
f. 139 John Jones, curate of Tarporley, county Cheshire: Complaint of disloyalty against: 1643.
f. 139 Tarporley, Cheshire: Petition to the King: 1643.
ff. 145, 153 Army; England: Lists of Sir T. Aston's regiment in co. Chester: 1644.
f. 163 Political Tracts: "Letter written out of the countrey to a Parliament man ": 1649.
f. 173 Charles II of England: Particulars of a plot against: 1683.
f. 177 John Taaff, alias Taffe; Capuchin Friar: Information as to payments to Jesuits: circ. 1690.
ff.177-181 Orders Religious. Jesuits: Information as to payments to: circ.1690.
f. 179 Michael Nevill, late Canon of Ste. Geneviève, Paris: Information as to payments to Jesuits: circ. 1690.
f. 181 Peter Perauld, priest: Information as to payments to Jesuits: circ. 1690.
f. 184 George Booth, Baron Delamer and (1693) 2nd Earl of Warrington: Letter to Sir W. Aston: 1690.
f. 186 Newsletters From the Netherlands: : 1691.
f. 188 Richard Norcrosse: Petition to Qu. Mary: 1693.
ff. 189-194 County of Lancaster: Enquiry as to land given to superstitious uses in: 1693.
ff. 201, 217, 282, 287 Newdigate Owsley: Letters to Sir W. Aston: 1695-1696.
ff. 201-291 passim Sir Willoughby Aston, 2nd Baronet: Letters to, from Lord Rivers and others: 1695-1696.
f. 203 Post Office, General: Postmasters' official receipts, etc., of an express letter: 1696.
ff. 206, 221, 248 Sir John Mainwaring, Baronet: Letters to Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 209 William Bentinck, Count; son of the 1st Earl of Portland: Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 211, 215 Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Monmouth: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 211, 215, 219 Forde Grey, Earl of Tankerville: Privy Council. Letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 211, 215, 219, 278, 284, 289 Richard Savage, Earl Rivers: Privy Council letters to, as Lord Lieut. of Cheshire: 1696.
ff. 209, 211, 215, 278 Charles Cornwallis, Baron Cornwallis: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 211, 219, 278, 284, 289 John Egerton, 4th Earl of Bridgewater: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 211, 278 Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke; Lord High Admiral: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 219 Thomas Grey, Earl of Stamford: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 209, 284 Charles Berkeley, Viscount Dursley; 2nd Earl of Berkeley (1698); Envoy to the Hague: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 211, 215 Thomas Wharton, Baron Wharton: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 211, 215 Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 211, 215 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 211, 215, 284, 289 Richard Lumley, Earl of Scarborough: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 213, 226-230, 244, 250, 255, 261, 268, 270, 276, 280, 291 Richard Savage, Earl Rivers: Letters to Sir W. Aston, etc.: 1696.
f. 215 Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury: Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 215, 219, 278 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
f. 219 Meinhart de Schomberg, Duke of Schomberg and Leinster: Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 219, 278, 284, 289 Sir Henry Goodricke, Baronet: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 219, 289 Ralph Montagu, Earl of Montagu: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 236, 236 b Sir Willoughby Aston, 2nd Baronet: Correspondence with Lord Gerard: 1696.
ff. 236, 236 b Charles Gerard, Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley: Correspondence with Sir W. Aston: 1696.
ff. 238, 240 Rowland Belasyse: Letters to the Deputy Lieutenants of Chester: 1696.
f. 242 Rowland Stanley: Letter to the Dep. Lieutenants of Chester: 1696.
f. 246 William Streete: Letter to Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 252 John Ely: Letter to T. Lee: 1696.
f. 252 Thomas Lee: Letter to, from J. Ely: 1696.
f. 256 James Poole: Letter to Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 259 Thomas Lee: Letter to, from Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 260 Sir Willoughby Aston, 2nd Baronet: Letter to T. Lee: 1696.
f. 266 William III and Mary II of England: Association for support of: 1696.: Printed.
f. 272 J- Egerton, of Chester: Letter to Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 274 Dev- O'Brien: Letter to Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 274 Le - Walsh: Letter to Sir W. Aston: 1696.
f. 278 Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney ( 1689); Envoy at the Hague; Earl of Romney, (1694): Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.
f. 278 Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset: Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.: Copy.
ff. 278, 284 Francis Newport, Viscount Newport; 1st Earl of Bradford 1694: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
ff. 278, 284 Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton: Privy Council letters to Lord Rivers: 1696.
f. 289 William Trumbull: Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.
f. 289 Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh: Privy Council letter to Lord Rivers: 1696.
f. 301 Deputy Lieutenants: The office and duty of: 17th cent.
f. 311 Poetry: The Civil War, by A. Cowley: 17th cent.
f. 311 Abraham Cowley: "The Civil War": poem: 18th cent.

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Add MS 36901-36923 : The following Nos., 36901-36923, were acquired with a collection of Charters (Add. 47380-53115) which belonged to the families…
Add MS 36913-36923 : ASTON PAPERS. Vols. XIII.-XXIII. Correspondence, papers, etc., relating chiefly to the Aston and Norris families and…

Add MS 36913 : ASTON PAPERS. VOI. XIII. Official correspondence and papers, consisting of original warrants and commissions by James I., Charles…

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Army of England
Astley, Jacob, Sergeant-Major-General
Aston, Arthur, of Add MS 36913
Aston, Thomas, 1st Baronet, of Aston, MP and soldier, 1600-1646
Aston, Willoughby, 2nd Baronet, of Aston, Sheriff of Cheshire, 1640-1702
Belasyse, Rowland, of Add MS 36913
Bentinck, William, Count, son of the 1st Earl of Portland
Berkeley, Charles, Viscount Dursley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley (1698); Envoy to the Hague
Booth, George, Baron Delamer and (1693) 2nd Earl of Warrington
Booth, George, Baronet, of Add MS 36913
Caulveley, Hugh, of Add MS 36913
Cavendish, William, 1st Duke of Devonshire, soldier and politician, 1640-1707
Cecil, Robert, Viscount Cranborne, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1563-1612
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Conway, Edward, 2nd Viscount Conway and 2nd Viscount Killultagh, politician and book collector, 1594-1655
Cornwallis, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, politician, 1655-1698
Cowley, Abraham, of Add MS 36913
Egerton, J-, of Chester
Egerton, John, 4th Earl of Bridgewater
Ely, John, correspondent of Thomas Lee, fl 1696
Gerard, Charles, Baron Gerard of Gerard's Bromley
Godolphin, Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin, politician and statesman, 1645-1712
Goodricke, Henry, Baronet
Grey, Forde, Earl of Tankerville
Grey, Thomas, Earl of Stamford
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, 1491-1547,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122586127
Herbert, Thomas, 8th Earl of Pembroke, Lord High Admiral
James VI and I, King of Scotland, England and Ireland, 1566-1625,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109229555
Jones, John, curate of Tarporley, county Cheshire
Jones, Richard, Earl of Ranelagh, of Add MS 36913
Jones, parson of Harthill, county Cheshire
Katherine, Princess of Aragon, consort of Henry VIII, 1485-1536,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066386533
Lancaster, Nathaniel, parson of Tarporley
Lee, Thomas, of Add MS 36913
Louis XIII, of France
Lumley, Richard, Earl of Scarborough
Mainwaring, John, Baronet
Mary II, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1662-1694
Montagu, Ralph, Earl of Montagu
Mordaunt, Charles, Earl of Monmouth
Nevill, Michael, late Canon of Ste. Geneviève, Paris
Newport, Francis, Viscount Newport; 1st Earl of Bradford 1694
Nicholas, Edward, of Add MS 36913
Norcrosse, Richard
Norris, Allan
Norris, Edward, of Speke, county Lancashire
Norris, Edward, son of W Norris, of Speke, county Lancashire
Norris, William
Norris, William, KB
O'Brien, Dev-
Owsley, Newdigate
Parliament
Paulet, Charles, 1st Duke of Bolton
Perauld, Peter, priest
Percy, Algernon, Earl of Northumberland, of Add MS 36452
Poole, James, of Add MS 36913
Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine; Duke of Cumberland, royalist army and naval officer, 1619-1682
Sackville, Charles, Earl of Dorset
Savage, Richard, Earl Rivers, of Add MS 36913
Schomberg, Meinhart, Duke of Schomberg and Leinster
Smith, Thomas, of Add MS 36913
Stanley, Henry, 4th Earl of Derby, diplomat and politician, 1531-1593
Stanley, James, 7th Earl of Derby, known as Lord Srange till 1642, 1607-1651
Stanley, Rowland
Streete, William
Sydney, Henry, Viscount Sydney ( 1689), Envoy at the Hague; Earl of Romney, (1694)
Taaff, John, alias Taffe; Capuchin Friar
Talbot, Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury
Tenison, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1636-1715
Trumbull, William, of Add MS 36913
Vasa, Sigismund III, King of Poland and Sweden, 1566-1632
Walsh, Le -
Wentworth, Thomas, 1st Earl of Strafford 1640
Wharton, Thomas, Baron Wharton
Wright, Randulph, rector of Harthill

Places:

Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire
County Durham, England
Harthill, Cheshire
Lancashire, England
Middlewich, Cheshire
Northumberland, England
Tarporley, Cheshire
West Kirby, Cheshire
Yorkshire, England