Add MS 38146

"ENTRYES while the King was in Ireland": letter-book of Sir Robert Southwell as Principal Secretary of State for Ireland during William III's campaign in that country in 1690. The extreme dates are 29 May and 8 September. The entries are arranged by subjects, the principal divisions being: royal warrants orders, and proclamations, ff. l-52b; letters from the king, ff. 53 60b; letters to the king, ff. 61-84 b; letters from Southwell to [Daniel Finch, 2nd] Earl of Nottingham, followed by letters to other persons, ff. 85-132; letters to Southwell from Nottingham and others, ff. 133-157 b; miscellaneous letters of Southwell, ff. 158- 178 b ; additional letters omitted in the previous part, ff. 179-191. There are also added (i) "A list of some warrants sign'd by His Majesty of which the copys are lost in the great hurry of business," ff. 191 b-1 92; (ii) accounts of proceedings, with copies of documents, relative to the surrender of Drogheda, Waterford, Duncannon, and Limerick, ff. 192 b-197; (iii) copies of letters of Victor Amadeus [II], Duke of Savoy, to Louis XIV, 20 May, 1690 (f. 197 b), and to William III, 2, 18 June, 1690 (fr. 198, 198b), and of William to the Duke, 26 June, 1690 (f. 198 b) all in Fr., of the treaty between the Duke and the Emperor, 4 June, 1690, in Lat. (f. 199), and of letters from the Duke to the States General, 2 June, 1690 (Fr., f. 200) and from Charles [XI] of Sweden to William III, 26 March, 1690 (Lat., f. 201) ; (iv) lists of commissions granted by the King in Ireland, ff. 202-203; (v) "a brief journall of the campaign of Ireland with His Majesty King William 1690," ff. 203 b-206 b; (vi) additional entries, ff. 207-208 b. The following, are on loose papers inserted: (vii) list of commission signed by the King but not delivered owing to death or absence of the officers, f. 209; (viii) list of commissions signed by the King in Ireland, ff. 210-211 b; (ix) "draft of the King's quarters in Ireland": a map of the camp, ff. 212 b-213 ; (x) an index to the volume, ff. 214-216 b. The volume contains much information as to the Battle of the Boyne, the march to and siege of Limerick, the movements of the fleet, etc. Paper; fr. i + 216. Folio. A.D. 1690. Bought by Sir Thomas Phillipps of Thomas Thorpe (catalogue, 1834, pt. iv, no. 406, 1836, no. 652). Phillipps MS. 8972 (sale-cat., 1911, lot 590).

Army; England: Letter-book of Sir R. Southwell as Sec. of State during William III's campaign in Ireland: 1690.

Navy; England: Orders, warrants, and letters rel. to movements of the fleet during the campaign in Ireland: 1690.: Copies.

William III and Mary II of England: Letter-book of Sir R. Southwell as Sec. for Ireland: 1690.

Ireland: Letter-book of Sir R. Southwell as Sec. of State: 1690.

Sir Robert Southwell: Letter-book, as Sec. for Ireland: 1690.

includes:

• f. 1 Sir Robert Southwell: Warrant for his appointment to that office: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 1b Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham Earl of Winchilsea 1729: Order for payment œ600 to Sir R. Southwell,: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 3 b Newry, Down: Royal warrant to raise labourers for the roads round: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 4 Charlemont, Armagh: Royal warrant for cleaning the fort: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 4 Carrickfergus, Antrim: Royal warrant for confirmation of charter of: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 4 b Presbyterians: Warrant for money grant to the Presbyterian ministers of N. Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 6 SirRobert Staples, 4th Baronet: Warrant for restoration of iron taken by Jacobites from: 1690.: Copy.
• f.6 b Thomas Bellingham: Royal protection to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 8 b George Berkeley, 14th Baron and (1679) 1st Earl of Berkeley: Royal Warrant to, to take charge of the ships at Dublin: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 8, 13 b, 29 County of Dublin: Appointment of Lord Mayor and other officials by William III: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 9 b Kilkenny, Ireland: Appointment of Mayor, etc., by William III: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 9 b Bartholomew van Homrygh: Appointment of, as Commissioner of the Revenue for Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 10 John Floyd: Royal warrant for remission to, of duty on Madeira wine: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 13 Lady Mary Butler, Abbess at Dublin: Pass to her and her nuns, from William III: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 13 b John Power, 2nd Earl of Tyrone: Royal protection to, as Viscount Decies: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 13 b William Handcock: Royal confirmation of, as Recorder of Dublin: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 15 b, 19 b, 20 Heinrich Maastricht Solms, Count of Solms-Braunfels: Order appointing him Commander-in-chief in Ireland: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 17 Sir Robert Southwell: Royal protection to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 17 b Roman Catholics: Proclamation for disarming of, in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 20 b Charles Fox: Appointment of, as Receiver - General and Paymaster General in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 20 b Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl of Coningsby: Appointment of, as Receiver- and Paymaster-General in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 21 b Colonel John Foulke: Appointment of, to command at Dublin: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 24 b Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland: Royal warrant for horses to draw waggons of: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 24 b John Glendye, Dean of Cashel: Leave of absence to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 25 b James Roche: Grant to, of Kinsale Ferry: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 25 b Kinsale, Cork: Royal grant of the ferry to J. Roche: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 28, 171 Captain John Price, Commander of the ' Saph ire.': Prize granted to: 1690.
• ff. 28, 171 William Whetstone, Captain of the 'Europe'; Knight 1705: Prize granted to: 1690.
• f. 30 Henry Echlin, Knight 1692: Appointment of, as Serjeant-at-law for Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 31 T- Moston: Pass for ship "Phoenix" under command of: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 33 John Newport, of Carrick, county Tipperary: Royal protection to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 33 b Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl of Coningsby: Appointment of, and instructions to, as Lord Justice of Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• ff.33b-35 Colonel Henry Sydney, Viscount Sydney (1689) and Earl of Romney (1694) Envoy to Holland; Secretary of State: Appointment of, and instructions to, as Lord Justice of Iceland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 35 b Thomas Pelham: Grant to, of forfeited lands in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 35 b Henry Guy, politician: Grant to, of forfeited lands in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 35 b Sir John Trevor, Master of the Rolls: Grant to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 35 b Dudly Bagnall: Grant of forfeited lands of, by William III: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 35b John Bellew, 1st Baron Bellow of Duleek: Grant of forfeited lands of: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 36 b Henry Rugely: Appointment of, and order for payments to, as Purveyor rGen. to the Hospitals in Ireland: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 37 Ross, Wexford: Warrant for establishment of storehouses and hospitals at: 1690.: Copy.
• ff.37b,44b,60,169b, 173 b, 175, 183 b Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell: Orders and letters to, from William III, etc., during the war in Ireland: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 38 John Jephson: Appointment as Customer and Collector at Dublin: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 38 b Sir Richard Cox, Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor of Ireland: Appointment of, as 2nd Justice of C.P. in Ireland: 1690.: Engl. and Lat.: Copy.
• f. 40 George Crofts, of Churchtown, county Cork: Royal protection to: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 40, 41 Sir Robert Southwell: Grants to: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 41 b Sir Robert Southwell: Order for delivery to, of papers captured at the Boyne: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 41 b Boyne Battle of the: Order for delivery of papers captured at, to Sir R. Southwell: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 42 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Instructions to, for Irish campaign: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 44 William Knight: Post-warrant for, as King's Messenger: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 45 b, 159, 180, 181 b, 183, 183 b, 184 b Captain Frederick Frond, Commander of the 'Ruby.': Instructions to: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 46 b, 192 b-194 Drogheda, Ireland: Military orders conc., and proceedings rei. to surrender of: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 47, 48 b, 164 Lieutenant-General James Douglas: Orders to, during the Irish campaign: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 50 Edward Corker: Appointment of, as Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Francis Aungier, 1st Earl of Longford: Commission to, to inquire into forfeited estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Robert Fitzgerald: Appointment of, as Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Sir Henry Fane: Appointment of, as Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Joseph Coghlan: Appointment of, as Commissioner of Enquiry into forfeited estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Williain Robinson, Knight 1702; Deputy Receiver-General for Ireland: Appointment of, as Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Henry Davys: Appointment of, as Commiissioner of Enquiry into forfeited estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 50 Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Meath: Appointment of, as Commissioner for Forfeited Estates in Ireland: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 52 Henry Jermyn, Baron and titular Earl of Dover; 3rd Baron Jermyn 1703: Pass to, from William III, to go to Flanders: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 52 b Judith Jermyn, wife of Henry, Baron Dover: Note of pass to, from William III, to go to England: 1690.
• ff. 53-59 b, 60 b-65 b, 66 b--83 Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham Earl of Winchilsea 1729: Correspondence with William III: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 59 b, 66, 70 Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet; of Whitehaven: Correspondence with William III: 1690.: copies.
• f. 76 Thomas Lennard, Earl of Sussex: Letter to William III: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 85-130b, 133-155 Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham Earl of Winchilsea 1729: Correspondence with Sir R. Southwell: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 131-132, 155-157 Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet; of Whitehaven: Correspondence with Sir J. Southwell: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 157 b England; Ordnance Office: Letter to Sir J. Southwell: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 163 b James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: Letter of protection to rebels who submit: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 163 b, 168 b Kilkenny, Ireland: Letters to, from Sir R. Southwell as Sec. of State: 1690.: Copies.
• f. 187 b Thomas Bell, of Dublin: Pass for: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 188 Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone: Royal protection to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 189 Lord George Howard: Royal protection and pass to: 1690.: Copy.
• f. 189 b Henry Jermyn, Baron and titular Earl of Dover; 3rd Baron Jermyn 1703: Protection to, from William III: 1690.: Copy.
• ff. 194-195 Waterford: Proceedings rel. to surrender of: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 195 b-196 b Duncannon, Wexford: Proceedings rel. to surrender of: 1690.: Copies.
• ff. 196 b-197 Limerick, Ireland: Correspondence rel. to surrender of: 1690.: Engl. and Fr.: Copies.
• f. 197 b Louis XIV of France: Letter to, from the Duke of Savoy: 1690.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 197 b Victor Amadeus II; Duke of Savoy: Letter to Louis XIV: 1690.: Fr.: Copy.
• ff. 198-199 Victor Amadeus II; Duke of Savoy: Correspondence with William III: 1690, 1697.: Fr.: Copies.
• ff. 198-199 William III and Mary II of England: Correspondence with the Duke of Savoy: 1690.: Fr.: Copies.
• f. 199 Leopold I; Emperor of Germany: Treaty with the Duke of Savoy: 1690.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 199 Victor Amadeus II; Duke of Savoy: Treaty with the Emperor: 1690.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 200 Netherlands, United Provinces: Letter to the States-General from the Duke of Savoy: 1690.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 200 Victor Amadeus II; Duke of Savoy: Letter to the States-General: 1690: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 201 Charles XI of Sweden: Letter to William III: 1690.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 201 William III and Mary II of England: Letter to, from Charles XI of Sweden: 1690.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 203 b Sir Robert Southwell: Journal of the campaign in Ireland: 1690.
• f. 212 b Maps and Plans: William III's quarters in Ireland: 1690.