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SOUTHWELL PAPERS. Vol. 1. (ff. 158). Correspondence of Sir Robert Southwell, of Edward Southwell his son, and of William Blathwayt, Secretary-at-war, with petitions to te Lord-Lieutenant, etc.; 1686-1703. Phillipps MS. 8562, vol. i. Among the contents are:-

1. Copy of a warrant from James II. for the payment of £2190 a year, "for our secret service," to Dominick Maguier; Windsor, 24 Aug. 1686. f. 1.

2. Articles of surrender of Londonderry; 21 Dec. 1688. Copy. f. 2.

3. "State of Powder, Match and Ball in Ireland" 30 Dec. 1688. f. 4.

4. Petition of the nobility and gentry of Munster to the Privy MSS. - 1895. Council, "drawn up by Sir R. S[outhwell] at a meeting at the Bull at Charincross"; 1689. f. 6.

5. Letter of Barth. van Homrigh to [Godart de Ginkel, 1st Earl of] Athlone, in Dutch; Dublin, 23 Apr. 1692. f. 23.

6. Opinion [in the hand of John Brydale, according to a note signed T. F. F.] as to the right of persons attainted in King James's Irish Parliament to sit in King William and Queen Mary's before the act of attainder be reversed; n. d. f. 27.

7. [Patrick Sarsfield, Earl of] Lucan, to the Earl of Athlone; 29 Aug., 2, 21 Oct. 1692. fr. 29, 33, 37.

8. Arguments in the House of Lords touching the jurisdiction of the Irish House of Lords; May, 1698. f. 53.

9. Treasury minute about paying the French regiments in Ireland on their disbanding; 2 Mar. 169 8/9. f. 76.

Right Hon Edward Southwell, Secretary of State for Ireland: Correspondence: 1703 - 1705.

includes:

• f. 1 James II of England: Warrant for secret service money: 1686.: Copy.
• f. 1 Dominick Maguier: Warrant for secret service money: 1686.
• f. 2 Treaties: Articles of Surrender of Londonderry: 1688.
• f. 2 Londonderry, Londonderry: Articles of surrender: 1688.
• f. 4 Ordnance: Returns of powder, etc., in Ireland: 1688.
• f. 6 Ireland: Petition of the nobility, etc., of Munster to the Privy Council: 1689.
• f. 6 Sir Robert Southwell, Envoy to Portugal; Secretary of State for Ireland: Petition drafted by: 1689.
• f. 8 Capt, George Hart: Certificate concerning: 1688.
• f. 9 Major-Gen. - La Meloniere: Musters of his regiment: 1689-1693.
• ff 9, 11 Army; England: Musters of various regiments in Ireland: 1689-1693.
• ff. 13, 15 Belfast, Antrim: Petition of purveyors to the hospital: 1690.
• ff. 17, 19 Bartholomew van Homrigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin (1697-1698): Letters to Sir R. Southwell: 1690-1691.
• ff. 21, 39-51, 58-74, 78, 80 Bartholomew van Homrigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin (1697-1698): Letters to W. Blathwayt: 1692-1699.
• f. 23 Bartholomew van Homrigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin (1697-1698): Letter to the Earl of Athlone: 1692.: Dutch.
• ff. 23, 29 Godart de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone: Letters to, from B. van Homrigh and P. Sarsfield: 1692.
• f. 31 Godart de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone: Letter to D. Butts: 1692.
• f. 56 Colonel H- Michelburne: Letter to Sir R. Southwell: 1698.
• f. 76 Army; England: Treasury minute cone. disbanding French regiments in Ireland: 1699.
• f. 82 Captain John Park: Report on memorial of: 1700.
• ff. 83, 120, 122, 126, 130, 132, 139, 141, 143, 150, 156 Colonel Henry Hawley: Letters to E. Southwell: 1703, 1704.
• f. 85 H- E- Fleming: Letter to the Duke of Ormonde: 1703.
• f. 87 John Dowsett: Petition for a company of foot: 1703.
• ff. 89, 91 Thomas Erle: Letters to the Duke of Ormonde: 1703.
• ff. 93, 116 Colonel Maurice Hussey: Letters E. Southwell: 1703.
• ff. 95, 96, 102, 104, 110, 114, 144, 152, 153, 157 William Blathwayt, Secretary at War: Correspondence with E. Southwell: 1703-1704.
• ff. 98, 118, 136 J- Eyre: Letters to E. Southwell: 1703.
• ff. 106, 108, 112, 138, 146, 148 Captain Richard Griffith: Letters to E. Southwell: 1703.
• f. 124 William Trench: Memorial to the Duke of Ormonde: 1703.
• f. 128 Captain Francis Flood: Letter to E. Southwell: 1703.
• f. 134 Redmond Daton: Petition to the Duke of Ormonde: 1703.
• f. 154 Gustavus Hamilton, Brigadier: Letters to Edw. Southwell: 1703.