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HODGKIN PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 155). Papers included in the same bundle as the Watkins letters (lot 466, see 38852), and relating largely to British military matters in the Netherlands. Contents : 1. Copies of correspondence relating principally to Poland, viz. : (a) Cardinal [Michel] Radziejowski to Frederic Augustus I, Elector of Saxony, elected King of Poland; [5 July, 1697]. Lat. f. 1 ; (b) The same to [Frederic] Elector of Brandenburg; [5 July, 1697]. Lat. f. 1 ; (c) Frederic, Elector of Brandenburg to [Frederic Augustus I], King of Poland; Berlin ⁷/₁₇ Oct. 1698. Lat. f. 3; (d) The King of Poland to the Senate ; Lemberg, 29 Oct. 1698. Germ. f. 5; (e) "Translation of the circular letters called Universalia, whereby the Poles are excited to prepare hostilities against y^e El^r of Brandenburg" ; Warsaw, l5 Nov. 1698. Fr. f. 7; (f) "Letter from the Elector of Brandenburg to the King of Poland, by way of answer to y^e Universalia" ; Colonia ad Suevum, 22 Nov. 1698. Lat. f. 9 ; (g) The King of Poland to Louis XIV of France, reminding him of his mediation of the peace of Oliva; Warsaw, 17 Nov. 1698. Lat. f. 13 ; (h) [Christian V], King of Denmark, to the King of Poland ; Copenhagen, 6 Dec. 1698. Lat. f. 15 ; (i) The Elector of Brandenburg to [Charles XII,] King of Sweden, accepting his mediation; Berlin, ^{25 Jan.} /_{5 Feb.} 1699. Lat. f. 20 ; (k) Peter I, Czar of Russia, to William III, King of England ; Moscow, 29 July, 1699. Transl. f. 21; (1) The King of Poland to the Elector of Brandenburg; Warsaw, 8 June, 1700. Lat. f. 23; (m) Philip V, King of Spain, to William III; 24 Mar. 1701. Lat. f. 25; (n) "Regis is Poloniæ ad Concilium Post-Comitiale Oratio"; 25 Feb. 170¹/₂. Lat. f. 27 ; (o) The King of Sweden to Cardinal Radziejowski ; Prague, 24 May, 1702. Lat. f. 29 ; (p) "Declaratio ex parte S^mi Regis Sueciæ ministris extraneis Warsoviæ. residentibus" ; Prague 16 (delivered 28) Apr. 1703. Lat. f. 31.

2. Miscellaneous papers relating to military matters, 1703-1713. ff. 39-94. Included are : (a) Prisoners at the [British] Provost's [in Flanders] for marauding ; 27 July, 1703. f. 39 ; (b) Orders and instructions for the regulation and goverment of the town and castle of Alicant; Alicant, 4 Apr. 1707. Signed by the Governor, Maj.-Gen. John Richards. f. 44 ; (c) "Actes touchans l'affaire du forcement de la garde et du quartier de Mr. le Collonel de Brockdorf, ce qu'ont declaré deus officiers et la garde de Holstein Nathe contre les deus officiers anglois et les deus bataillons" ; 12 July, 1712. Fr. f. 51 ; (d) "Liste generale de toutes les trouppes des Hauts Alliez qui doivent servir aux Pais Bas l'année 1712. f. 63; (e) States of the British infantry and cavalry at Ghent and Bruges, 1712, 1713. ff. 67-76 ; (f) "A representation of the hardships the garrison of Gibraltar lies under." ; 3 Dec. 1713. f. 85.

3. Proceedings of British courts martial held in the Netherlands; 18 Sept. 1703-11 Apr. 1713. Among them (ff. 126-133) is that on John Sinclair, Master of Sinclair, for the death of Capt. Alexander Schaw, and a letter from Hugh Schaw (also killed by the Master in a duel) on the subject. The court-martial proceedings in this case were, printed by Sir Walter Scott (Roxburghe Club, 1828). ff. 95-155.

Henry Watkins, Deputy Judge-Advocate in Flanders: Papers belonging to, mostly rel. to military matters: 1697-1713.

Augustus II of Poland: Letter to form Card Radziejowski: 1697: Lat.: copy.

includes:

f. 1 Brandenburg, Electors of. Frederick: Letter to, from Card. Radziejowski: 1697.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 1 Cardinal Michel Radziejowski: Letter to the Elector of Brandenburg: 1697.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 1 Cardinal Michel Radziejowski: Letter to the King of Poland: 1697.: Lat.: Copy.
ff. 3, 9, 23 Augustus II of Poland: Correspondence with the Elector. of Brandenburg: 1698.: Lat.
ff. 3, 9, 23 Brandenburg, Electors of. Frederick: Correspondence with the King of Poland: 1698.: Lat.: Copies.
ff.3,9,23 Augustus II of Poland: Circular letter exciting, the Poles against the Elector of Brandenburg, with the latter's reply: 1698.: Fr, Lat.: copy.
f. 5 Augustus II of Poland: Letter to the Senate: 1698.: Germ.: Copy.
ff. 7, 9 Brandenburg, Electors of. Frederick: Circular letter called Universalia, exciting the Poles against, with his reply, 1698.: Fr. transl., Lat. copy.
f. 13 Louis XIV of France: Letter to, from the King of Poland: 1698.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 13 Augustus II of Poland: Letter to Louis XI: 1698: Lat.: Copy.
f. 15 Augustus II of Poland: Letter to, from Christian V of Denmark: 1698.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 15 Christian V of Denmark: Letter to the King of Poland: 1698.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 20 Brandenburg, Electors of. Frederick: Letter to Charles XII of Sweden: 1699.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 20 Charles XII of Sweden: Letter to, from the Elector of Brandenburg: 1699.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 21 William III and Mary II of England: Letter to, from Peter I of Russia: 1699.: Transl.
f. 21 Peter I of Russia: Letter to William III: 1699.: Transl.
f. 25 Philip V of Spain: Letter to William III: 1701.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 25 William III and Mary II of England: Letter to, from Philip V of Spain: 1701.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 27 Augustus II of Poland: Speech to the Council...: 25 Feb. 1702.: Lat.
f. 29 Cardinal Michel Radziejowski: Letter to, from Charles XII Sweden: 1702.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 29 Charles XII of Sweden: Letter to Card. Radziejowski: 1702.: Lat.: Copy.
f. 31 Charles XII of Sweden: Declaration on behalf of, to the foreign ministers at Warsaw: 1703.: Lat.
ff. 39-94 Army; England: Papers rel. to Military matters: 1703-1713.
f. 41 Tournay, Belgium: Petition [to the Duke of Marlborough ?] from the poor prisoners at: 1703.
f. 43 Major Beernt Jan van Lynden, Dutch Carabineers: Declaration signed by: 1703.: Fr.
f. 43 Lieutenant-Colonel Godard Philips van Lynden, Dutch Cavalry Guards: Declaration signed by: 1703.: Fr.
f. 43 Jean Platrin: Declaration by Dutch officers rel. to brawl involving: 1703.: Fr.
f. 43 Nicolaas? Van der Duyn, officer of the Dutch Guards: Declaration by, rel. to a brawl: 1703.: Fr.
f. 44 Alicante, Spain: Orders for regulation of the town and castle: 1707.
f. 44 Major-General John Richards: Orders for regulation of the town and castle of Alicante: 1707.
f. 46 Alicante, Spain: Muster-roll of Col. Churchill's marines at: 1707.
f. 46 Colonel Joshua Churchill: Musterroll of his regiment of marines at Alicante: 1707.
f. 47 M- Tonge: Muster-roll signed by: 1707.
f. 48 de Stobbeker: Certificate of two inspections of the fortifications of Ghent: 1710.: Fr.
f. 48 Ghent, Flanders: Certificate of inspection of the fortifications: 1710.: Fr.
f. 49 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Speech at the Utrecht Congress: 1712.: Fr.
f. 49 Utrecht, the Netherlands: Bp. Robinson's speech at the opening of the Congress, Ross-and-Cromarty.: 1712.: Fr.
f. 51 Colonel de Brockdorf: Actes touchans l'affaire du forcement de la garde et du quartier de: 1712.
f. 61 Nassau - Woudenberg, Comte de: Instructions for, as emissary from Prince Eugéne to the Duke of Ormond: 1712.: Fr.
f. 65 Antoine de Leemput, of Ghent: Petition to the Utrecht Congress: 1712.: Fr.
ff. 77, 79 Lieutenant-General Henry Lumley: Returns of his regt.: 1713.
f. 78 Charles de Schönberg, Marquis of Harwich: Return of his regiment: 1713.
f. 80 Navy; England: List of marines: 1713.
f. 82 John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol and (1713) of London: Letter to Lord Bolingbroke: 1713.: Extract.
f. 85 Gibraltar: Representation of the hardships the garrison lies under: 1713.
f. 89 Lieutenant-General Henry Lumley: Instructions for, as Commander-in-chief in the Netherlands: n.d.
ff. 95-155 Courts-Martial: Proceedings, etc., of British courts-martial in the Netherlands: 1694, 1696, 1703-1713.
ff. 120, 125, 145 b, 148 b John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Orders rel. to courts-martial signed by: 1705-1711.
f. 124 Colonel Patrick Meade: Court-martial proceedings signed by: 1708.
f. 126 Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Signature as witness: 1708.
f. 126 Hugh Schaw, Ensign in Colonel Preston's Foot: Letter to his brother Thomas: 1708.
f. 128 Captain John Sinclair, Master of Sinclair, son of Henry, 8th Baron Sinclair: Court-martial on: 1708.
f. 128 Colonel Andrew Hamilton: Court-martial proceedings signed by: 1708.
f. 128 Captain Alexander Schaw: Court-martial for the murder of: 1708.
f. 136 Lieutenant-General Cornelius Wood: Court-martial signed by: 1711.
f. 146 Colonel John Pococke: Court-martial of signed by: 1711.

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Amyand, Claude, surgeon; FRS
Army of England
Augustus II, of Poland
Brandenburg, Electors of. Frederick
Brockdorf, Colonel
Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718
Christian V, of Denmark, 1646-1699
Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Churchill, Joshua, Colonel
Hamilton, Andrew, Colonel
Leemput, Antoine, of Ghent
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
Lumley, Henry, Lieutenant-General
Lynden, Beernt Jan, Major; Dutch Carabineers
Lynden, Godard Philips, Lieutenant-Colonel; Dutch Cavalry Guards
Mary II, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1662-1694
Meade, Patrick, Colonel
Nassau - Woudenberg, Comte de
Navy of England
Peter I, of Russia
Philip V, King of Spain
Platrin, Jean
Pococke, John, Colonel
Radziejowski, Michel, Cardinal
Richards, John, Major-General
Robinson, John, diplomatist; Bishop of Bristol; Bishop of London, 1650-1723
Schaw, Alexander, Captain
Schaw, Hugh, Ensign in Colonel Preston's Foot
Schönberg, Charles, Marquis of Harwich
Sinclair, John, Captain; Master of Sinclair, son of Henry, 8th Baron Sinclair
Stobbeker
Tonge, M-
Van der Duyn, Nicolaas?, officer of the Dutch Guards
Watkins, Henry, Deputy Judge-Advocate in Flanders
Wood, Cornelius, Lieutenant-General; of Add MS 38703

Places:

Alicante, Spain
Ghent, Belgium
Gibraltar, Spain
Tournay, Belgium
Utrecht, The Netherlands