Add MS 40838

VERNON PAPERS. Vol. LXVIII (ff. 56). Transcripts of political papers, 1599-1622, many of them summarized in Calendars of State Papers Domestic, viz.:-

1. "A Coppie of an aduertisment to Sir Ed. Cooke [Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice], Anno 1617." Summarized in S.P.D., 1611-1618, p. 415, under date 21 Dec. 1616, and printed in full in Cabala, 3rd ed., p. 86. f. 1.

2. "Mr. [William] Butler's letter to Mr. Paule Tomson after his Clipping," followed (f. 6 b) by "P. Tomson's letter to the King with Mr. Butler's Comment [circ. March 1615]. Cf. S.P.D., 1611-1618, p. 278., f. 5 b.

3. Letters, etc., of Sir Walter Raleigh, mostly printed in his Works (1829), vol. viii, viz.:-(a) Letter to his wife after condemnation; 1603. Works, p. 648. f. 7;-(b) "A Memoriall of what passed concerning Sir Wa[lter] Rawleigh's execution, 29 Oct. 1618," written by "Mr. Al. S. to the L.A." f. 27 b;-(c) Verses beg. "Even such is time which takes in trust." Works, p. 729. f. 30 b;-(d) Letter "to the Earle of Som[erse]t upon begging, of his lands"; 1609 (?). Works, p. 650. f. 31;-(e) Letters to the King; 1603, 1618. Works, pp. 643, 641. ff. 31 b, 35 b;-- (f) Letter to Sir Ralph Winwood; 24 Mar. 1618. Works, p. 632. f . 32 b;-(g) "Sir Walter Rawleigh's Apologie": 1618. Works, p. 479. f. 36 b.

4. Letters, etc., of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, viz.:-

(a) Letter to the Earl of Southampton; March 1600. S.P.D., Addenda., 1580-1625, p. 397, under date Nov. 1599. f. 8;-

(b) Letter of Lady Penelope Rich to the Queen; 1599. S.P.D., ib., p. 398. f. 9 b;-(c) "The coppy of a letter to Mr. An[thony] Bacon concerning reports of the Earle of Essex confession 1601.. Printed in Camden's Annales, vol. iii (ed. Hearne, 1717), p. 957. f. 10 b;-(d) "The speeches of the Counsell in the Starre Chamber Mich. Terme 1599-Against the Earle Marshall of England and against libellers." Cf. S.P.D., 1598-1601, pp. 347-353. f. 13;-

(e) "The Earle of Essex his deuise on the Queenes day before he was to runn at Tilt the 17 No". 39 [371 Eliz. [1595]." Printed in Nichols, Progresses of Q. Elizabeth, vol. ii, and Spedding, Letters and Life of Bacon, vol. i, p. 378. f. 24.

5. "Sir Harrie Mountagues speech to the L. Chanceller when he was made L. Chiefe Justice of England"; 18 Nov. 1616. S.P.D., 1611-1618, p. 406. f. 18.

6. A discourse of Oliver St. John against benevolences, with letter to the Mayor of Marlborough; 11 Oct. 1614. S.P.D., ib., p. 256. f. 19 b.

7. "Doctor [John] Burges his submission to the King"; 2 July 1604. S.P.D., 1603-1610, p. 127. f. 21.

8. "The Coppie of the first letter sent from the Great Mogore [Mogul] to his Ma. by Sir Thomas Roe his Embassadour, 1619 followed by the second letter. f. 51 b.

9. "A letter sent from Mr. Wake, Embassadour in Savoy, 1620." A fuller copy is among Sir Isaac Wake's despatches, Add. MS. 18642, f. 11 b. f. 53.

10. "Mr. Francis Phillips petition for his brother Robert Phillips releasment out of the Tower"; 12 Apr. 1622. S.P.D., 1619-1623, p. 374. f. 54.

includes:

• f. 1 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice: Anonymous letter of advice to: 1616.: Copy.
• f. 5 b William Butler, physician, Cambridge: Letter to P. Thomson: 1615.: Copy.
• ff. 5 b, 6 b Reverend Paul Thomson: Petition to James I, with W. Butler's comments: 1615.: Copy.
• f. 6 b William Butler, physician, Cambridge: Letter of P. Thomson to the King, with comments of: 1615.: Copy.
• f. 7 Sir Walter Raleigh: Letter to his wife after condemnation: 1603.: Copy.
• f. 8 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letter to Lord Southampton: 1599.: Copy.
• f. 9 b Lady Penelope Rich: Letter to Qu. Elizabeth: 1599.: Copy.
• f. 9 b Elizabeth I of England: Letter to, from Lady Rich, 1599.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 10 b Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Letter to A. Bacon conc. reported confession of: 1601.: Copy.
• f. 13 Court of Star Chamber: Speeches in, against the Earl Marshal, etc., 1599.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 13 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: Speeches in Star Chamber against: 1599.
• f. 13 Heralds's College: Speeches in the Star Chamber against the Earl Marshal, etc., 1599.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 18 Sir Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester: Speech, on appointment as Lord Chief Justice: 1616.
• f. 18 Court of King's Bench: Speech of Sir H. Montagu on becoming Lord Chief Justice, 1616.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 19 b Oliver St. John, of Marlborough: Letter to the Mayor of Marlborough against benevolences: 1614.: Copy.
• f. 19 b Revenue: Discourse of 0. St. John against benevolences, 1614.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 21 Reverend John Burgess, puritan: Letter of submission to the King: 1604.: Copy.
• f. 24 Elizabeth I of England: Lord Essex's "Device" for her accession day, 1595.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 24 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex: "Device " on Queen's day, attrib. to Sir F. Bacon.: 1595,: Copy.
• f. 24 Drama: "Device" for Qu. Elizabeth's accession day, 1595.: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f.24 Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans: "Device " of the Earl of Essex for Queen's day: 1595.: copy.
• f. 27 b Sir Walter Raleigh: Statement conc. the execution of: 1618.: Copy.
• f. 27 b Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet 1627: Account of the execution of Sir W. Raleigh by (?0: 1618.
• f. 30 b Poetry ENGLISH: Verses by Sir W. Raleigh, [1618].: 18th cent.: Copy.
• f. 30 b Sir Walter Raleigh: Verses beg. " Even such is time": 1618.: Copy.
• f. 31 Sir Walter Raleigh: Letter to Lord Somerset: [1609?].: Copy.
• ff. 31 b, 35 b James I of England: Letters to, from Sir W. Raleigh: 1603, 1618.: Copies, 18th cent.
• ff. 31 b, 35 b Sir Walter Raleigh: Letters to James I: 1603, 1618.: Copies.
• f. 32 b Sir Walter Raleigh: Letter to Sir R. Winwood: 1618.: Copy.
• f. 36 b Sir Walter Raleigh: Apology for the Voyage to Guiana: 1618.: Copy.
• ff. 51 b, 52 James I of England: Letters to, from the Great Mogul: 1619.: Copies, 18th cent.
• ff. 51 b, 52 India: Letters from the Great Mogul to James I: 1619.: Engl. transl.
• f. 53 Sir Isaac Wake, Ambassador to Savoy and France: Letter to the Sec. of State: 1620.: Copy.
• f. 54 Francis Phillips: Petition for release of his brother Sir R. Phillips: 1622.: Copy.
• f. 54 Sir Robert PhIllips: Petition on behalf of, by his brother F. Phillips: 1622.: Copy.