Add MS 18981

This is the second volume of the 'Rupert Correspondence' - overwhelmingly letters received by Rupert, Prince and Count Palatine of the Rhine (1619-1682) in 1644 - which descended in the family of Rupert's secretary Thomas Bennett until they were purchased by the publisher Richard Bentley, who in turn sold them on to the British Museum in 1851-1853.

There are a few letters to other recipients which were presumably forwarded to Rupert either then (see ff. 33v, 185r-186v) or later, or which were silently added to the collection. The volume covers 1644, though one letter has certainly been misdated (from 1643) and a couple of other letters which are undated are from 1643 rather 1644.

Contents:

f. 1r-v: Letter of J. Cocheran to Prince Rupert, Towcester, 1 Jan 1644.

ff. 2r-v: Letter of Sir Nicholas Byron to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, Jan 1644.

ff. 3r-v: Humble Remonstrance of Captain John Balls, 4 Jan 1644.

ff. 4r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Tewkesbury, 6 Jan 1644.

ff. 5r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Tewkesbury, 7 Jan 1644 (at 4 a.m.).

ff. 6r-v: Letter of Colonel John Fines (?Hines, Hinds) to Price Rupert, 'Skartiall', 12 Jan 1644. The signature is difficult to make out, and even the clerk's note of the name is ambiguous. 'Skartiall', the place where the letter was written. However, the letter refers to Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, implying service in Hampshire.

ff.7r-v: Letter of Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton to Prince Rupert, 12 Jan 1644.

ff. 8r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Wistaston, 14 Jan 1644.

ff. 9r-10v: Letter of J. Cocheran to Prince Rupert, Towcester, 16 Jan 1644.

ff. 11r-12v: Letter of Francis Hawley to George Digby, Baron Digby, Principal Secretary of State (at Oxford), Bristol, 23 Jan 1644. With address and partial seal.

ff. 13r-14v: Letter of John Ashburnham to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 25 Jan 1644 (12 at night). With address and fragments of seals.

ff. 15r-v: Letter of John Boys to Prince Rupert, Donnington Castle, 30 Jan 1644.

ff. 16r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Tewkesbury, 31 Jan 1644.

ff. 17r-18v: Letter of Thomas Blagge (or Blague) to Prince Rupert, Wallingford 31 Jan 1644. With address and seals.

ff. 19r-v: Letter of Sir Francis Ottley to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 31 Jan 1644.

ff. 20r-21v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert (at Wigan), n.d. [early Jun 1644].

ff. 21r-22v: Letter to Sir Francis Ottley, Governor of Shrewsbury, n.d. A report on the parliamentarian forces at Wem. Anonymous, with the address on f. 22v.

f. 23r: Letter of Sir Francis Ottley to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 2 Feb 1644.

ff. 24r-v: Letter of Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 2 Feb 1644.

f. 25r: Letter of Sir John Mennes to Prince Rupert, [Shrewsbury], 2 Feb 1644 (at 2 in the afternoon).

ff. 26r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Worcester, 6 Feb 1644.

ff. 27r-v: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 9 Feb 1644.

f. 28r: Letter of Sir John Mennes to Prince Rupert, 9 Feb 1644.

ff. 29r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Tewkesbury, 10 Feb 1644.

ff. 30r-v: Letter of Sir William Bradshagh (or Bradshaigh, Bradshaw) to Sir Francis Fane ('Vane'), Bradford, 10 Feb 1644. See below, f. 33v.

ff. 31r-v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 11 Feb 1644.

ff. 32r-v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 12 Feb 1644.

ff. 33r-v: Letter of Sir Francis Fane, Governor of Doncaster, to Sir Charles Lucas, Doncaster, 12 Feb 1644 (9 p.m.). The endorsement notes the author and recipient, and adds 'wth l[ett]res from the Governor of Newark & Sr. Wm. Bradshagh'.

ff. 34r-v: Letter of Sir Francis Ottley to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 12 Feb 1644.

ff. 35r-v; Letter of Richard Byron, J. Cobham, Charles Hussey, Ger: Nevile, Edmund Thorold, Robert Tredway, Thomas Harington and Hugh Cartwright to [Sir Francis Fane], Newark, 12 Feb 1644. See f. 33v.

ff. 36r-v: Letter of Daniel O'Neill to Prince Rupert, Bristol, 13 Feb 1644.

f. 37r: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 13 Feb 1644.

ff. 38r-v: Letter of John Belasyse (later 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby) to 'My Lord', 14 Feb 1644.

ff. 39r-v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 14 Feb 1644.

ff. 40r-v: Letter of Sir Richard Cave to Prince Rupert, Ludlow, 15 Feb 1644 (at 3 p.m.).

ff. 41r-v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 15 Feb 1644.

ff. 42r-v: Letter of William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle to King Charles I, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 16 Feb 1644.

ff. 43r-v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 16 Feb 1644.

ff. 44r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, [Oxford], 16 Feb 1644 (at 3 p.m.).

ff. 45r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Newent, 17 Feb 1644.

ff. 46r-v: Letter of Nicholas Sheddencourt to Prince Rupert, Bristol, 18 Feb 1644.

ff. 47r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 19 Feb 1644.

ff. 48r-49v: Letter of Edward Hussey, Robert Markham, William Thorold, Charles Hussey, Ger: Nevill, Robert Tredway, Richard Byron, Thomas Harrington, John Butrell, John Digby, Charles P[illegible]nde, John Oldfeild, Anthony Eyre, Gervase Eyre, Thomas Holder to King Charles I, Newark, 19 Feb 1644. A copy. Endorsed as representing to the King the sad condition of the Newark garrison.

ff. 50r-v: Letter of Sir Bryan O'Neill to Prince Rupert, Raglan Castle, 20 Feb 1644.

ff. 51r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 20 Feb 1644.

ff. 52r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 21 Feb 1644.

ff. 53r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 21 Feb 1644.

ff. 54r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 22 Feb 1644.

ff. 55r-56v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, n.d. ['Thursday Morning at Six']. A much later pencil note suggests 27 Feb 1644.

ff. 57r-58v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 22 Feb 1644 (2 in the afternoon).

ff. 59r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 23 Feb 1644.

ff. 60r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 24 Feb 1644.

f. 61r: Letter of [?] Arthur Trevor to [?] Prince Rupert, Oxford, 24 Feb 1644. (at 2 p.m.). No author or recipient named, but from hand may be Arthur Trevor.

f. 62r: Letter of Sir John Mennes to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 26 Feb 1644. Date and year are a later inference.

ff. 63r-64v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 26 Feb 1644.

ff. 65r-66v: Letter of unnamed parliamentarian officer to his 'Kind Brother' on the siege of Newark, n.d. (endorsed Feb 1643[/44] but more likely early Mar 1644).

ff. 67r-v: Letter of Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury to Prince Rupert, Montgomery Castle, 27 Feb 1644. The endorsement gives the author as Edward's son Richard, but from the content clearly Edward.

ff. 68r-v: Letter of Gilbert Gerard to Prince Rupert, Worcester, 28 Feb 1644.

ff. 69r-70v: Letter of Sir Vincent Corbett to Sir Thomas Dallison (at his quarters), Moreton Corbet. With address ('this with speede') and seal. The letter is on f. 69r; the address on f. 70; ff. 60v-70r are a portion of the letter from which the paper has been cut for this letter.

ff. 71r-72v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 29 Feb 1644 ('St Davyes Eve').

ff. 73r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, n.d: Friday 11 p.m. [? early Mar 1644].

f. 74r: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 'this High Day' [? 1 Mar 1644]. The copies of letters on f. 75v are evidently written on the same sheet of paper.

f. 75v: Letter of Gervase Lucas to Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State, Belvoir Castle, 24 Feb 1644, with attached letter to Gervase Lucas, 22 Feb 1644. These letters are evidently written on the same sheet of paper as f. 74r.

ff. 76r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Berkeley, 1 Mar 1644.

ff. 77r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 2 Mar 1644.

ff. 78r-v: Letter of Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 3 Mar 1644.

ff. 79r-80v: Letter of Henry Frohocke to Mr Edward Powell, Exeter (?), 4 Mar 1644. The place of writing is slightly uncertain as the first letter is partially obscured. It is addressed to Powell at Sir Richard Lee's house in Shrewsbury. With address and seal.

ff. 81r-v: Letter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby to Prince Rupert, Chester, 7 Mar 1644.

ff. 82r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 8 Mar 1644.

f. 83r: Letter of Thomas D'Abridgecourt to Prince Rupert, Chepstow, 8 Mar 1644.

f. 84r-Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 11 Mar 1644 (2 of the clock).

ff. 85r-v: Letter of Gilbert Gerard to Prince Rupert, Worcester, 11 Mar 1644.

ff. 86r-87v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn, to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 12 Mar 1644. The letter is incomplete. Both author and recipient are inferred, the former based on the handwriting.

f. 88r: Letter of Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 12 Mar 1644. The paper here is a clerk's summary of the contents of the letter.

ff. 89r-v: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 16 Mar 1644.

ff. 90r-v: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, n.d. (10 p.m. on Sunday night). Later pencil annotations suggests 17 or 27 Mar 1644. March/April 1644 is probably most plasuble, though possibly as early as July 1643.

f. 91r: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Belvoir, n.d. (Thursday, 3 p.m). Probably late March or April 1644.

ff. 92r-93v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 18 Mar 1644.

ff. 94v-95r: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert., Oxford, 24 Mar 1644.

ff. 96r-97v: Letter of J. Thorold on the parliamentarian siege of Newark, calling for Prince Rupert's aid, n.d. [Mar 1644].

ff. 97r-v; A short view of the danger to Anglesey and Caernarfon of surprisal by the enemy, the great consequences thereof, and remedies for prevention, n.d. A pencil note suggests probably spring 1644, but it may well be earlier, as it urges the garrisoning of both Caernarfon and Beaumaris.

ff. 98r-v: Letter of William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison to Prince Rupert, Birdlip, 25 March 1643. Grandison signs off the letter as 3 a.m., with the troops lying about Birdlip five miles from Gloucester.

ff. 99r-102v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Ruper, Oxford, 25 Mar 1644.

ff. 103-v: Letter of Sir Lewis Kirke to Prince Rupert, Bridgnorth, 25 Mar 1644.

ff. 104r-v: Letter of William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle to Prince Rupert, 25 Mar 1644. The place of writing is only part legible: 'Ons...' or 'Ous...'.

ff. 105r-v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, n.d. (Tuesday morning) [late Mar 1644]. The letter congratulates Rupert on his relief of Newark (21 Mar 1644). The letter of Henry Jermyn which also congratulates Rupert from Oxford is dated 26 Mar (ff. 107r-108v).

ff. 106r-v: Letter of Letter of John Belasyse (later 1st Baron Belasyse of Worlaby) to Prince Rupert, York, 26 Mar 1644.

ff. 107r-108v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 26 Mar 1644.

ff. 109r-v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 26 Mar 1644.

ff. 110r-111v: Letter of Galway council (signatories Thomas Cashill, Lucus Dillon and 10 others) to Prince Rupert, Galway, 26 Mar 1644.

ff.112r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, near Painswick, 27 Mar 1644.

ff. 113r-114v: Letter of Arthur Trevor to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 28 Mar 1644.

ff. 115r-116v: Letter of George Rogers to Sir Francis Fane, Governor of Doncaster, Doncaster, 28 Mar 1644 (at 2 a.m.). Address to Fane. at Newark or elsewhere, 'hast hast post hast'. With seal.

ff. 117r-v: Letter of William Bellenden to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 30 Mar 1644.

ff. 118r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Ellesmere, 31 Mar 1644.

ff. 119r-v: Letter of George Porter to Prince Rupert, Lincoln, 1 Apr 1644.

ff. 120r-v: Letter of the Lincolnshire Commissioners of Array to Prince Rupert, Lincoln, 1 Apr 1644. There are 11 signatories, headed by Richard Byron, Gervase Eyre, Roger Cooper, William Thorold and Charles Hussey.

ff. 121r-122v: Letter of the York Commissioners of Array imploring Prince Rupert's aid, York, 2 Apr 1644. With address and seal. There are 19 signatories, headed by John Belasyse (Governor of York), and including Henry Slingsby.

ff. 123r-124v: Letter of Sir Walter Lloyd to Thomas Owen, 2 Apr 1644, Ynnysymaengwyn. The letter is addressed to 'my Cosen' Thomas Owen, at his house in Shrewsbury.

ff. 125r-v: Letter of Henry Wilmot, Baron Wilmot to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 2 Apr 1644 (at night).

ff. 126r-128v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 3 Apr 1644. Partly in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 129r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 4 Apr 1644.

ff. 130r-v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 4 Apr 1644.

ff. 131r-v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 6 Apr 1644.

ff. 132r-v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 6 Apr 1644.

ff. 133r-v: Letter of Sir Francis Fane to Prince Rupert, Lincoln, 6 Apr 1644. Reports that Manchester and Cromwell are at Burghley near Stamford, and their foot before Stamford; the threat to Lincoln.

ff. 134r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 6 Apr 1644.

ff. 135r-v: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Brampton [Bryan], 6 Apr 1644 (at 9 p.m.).

ff;. 136r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, 7 Apr 1644.

ff. 137r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 7 Apr 1644.

ff. 138r-v: Letter of Sir Lewis Dyve to Prince Rupert, Abingdon. 8 Apr 1644.

ff. 139r-v: Letter of Sir Lewis Kirke to Prince Rupert, Bridgnorth, 9 Apr 1644.

ff. 140r-v: Letter of Francis Leigh, Baron Dunsmore to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 10 Apr 1644.

ff. 141r-142v: Letter of Nicholas Mynne to Mr Skippe (at Ludlow), Newent, 10 Apr 1644.

ff. 143r-v: Letter of Nicholas Mynne, Newent, 11 Apr 1644. The recipient has been lost, but from formal salutation and signing off ('Sir' at both points), not Prince Rupert; the recipient is possibly Sir William Vavasour.

ff. 144r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, n.d. [April 1644, after 11 Apr]. The letter refers to Mynne being at Newent, and that he is now besieged.

ff. 145r-v: Letter of Herbert Price (or Prise) to Prince Rupert, Brecon, 12 Apr 1644.

ff. 146r-v: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Brampton [Bryan], 12 Apr 1644 (7 a.m.).

ff. 147r-v; Letter reporting the movements of Fairfax's Northern Army, the Eastern Association Army and the Scots, 12 Apr (3 p.m.). The letter is initialled, [?] AL. The secretary endorsing notes Ferrybridge, to which the Fairfax army is reported as having marched. The letter reports the earl of Manchester and Cromwell at Burghley attempting to raise men, and when ready they will march north. the Scots have not moved from their quarters at Durham but their army is much greater than that of the Marquess of Newcastle.

ff. 148r-v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 13 Apr 1644.

ff. 149r-v: Letter of Herbert Price (or Prise) to Prince Rupert, Brecon, 13 Apr 1644 (2 noon).

ff. 150r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Hereford, 13 Apr 1644.

ff. 151r-v: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Brampton [Bryan], 14 Apr 1644 (at 1 p.m.).

ff. 152r-v: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Brampton Castle [Brampton Bryan], 17 Apr 1644 (at 9 p.m.).

ff. 153r-154v: Letter of Sir Lewis Kirke to Prince Rupert, Bridgnorth, 18 Apr 1644.

ff. 155r-v: Letter of William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle to Prince Rupert, York, 18 Apr 1644.

ff. 156r-v: Letter of Sir William Vavasour to Prince Rupert, Hereford, 19 Apr 1644.

ff. 157r-158v: Letter of King Charles I to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 23 Apr 1644. Countersigned by Sir Edward Nicholas. With address and seal.

ff. 159r-v: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to George Goring, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, n.d. (Wednesday morning, 9 a.m.) [probably Apr 1644].

ff. 160r-v: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, n.d (Sunday morning., 9 a.m.) [April 1644: a later pencil note ventures 20-26 Apr 1644: Sunday would be 21 Apr].

ff. 161r-12v: Letter of the royalist committee at Newark to George Goring, Newark, 24 Apr 1644. The letter is unsigned: both author and recipient inferred from the letter. It discusses the threat to the Marquess of Newcastle's army and the movements of the Earl of Manchester's army. Although Rupert was not the immediate recipient, the letter was forwarded to him; it is endorsed 'For Yor. Highnes'.

ff. 163r-164v: Letter of the Newark Commissioners of Array on the state of the North to King Charles I, Newark, 26 Apr 1644 (8 p.m.). There are 11 signatories, including Richard Byron and Henry Belasyse.

ff. 165r-v: Letter of Henry Tillier to Prince Rupert, Shifnal, 28 Apr 1644.

ff. 166r-v: Letter of Gilbert Gerard to unknown recipient, Worcester, 1 May 1644 (9 o'clock). The recipient is not Prince Rupert; Gerard calls him 'My Lord' and 'Your Lordship'.

ff. 167r-v: Letter of Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 6 May 1644.

ff. 168r-169v: Reports from Newark to Sir Edward Nicholas, Secretary of State, Newark, n.d., 5 May 1644, 6 May 1644. All in the same hand; perhaps copies.

ff. 170r-171v: Letter of Thomas Elliott to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 7 May 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 172r-v: Letter almost wholly in cipher to Price Rupert, , n.d. With fragments of seals.

ff. 173r-v: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 10 May 1644 (8 a.m.). With address and seal, and marked, 'Haste Haste Poste Haste'.

ff. 174r-175v: Letter of King Charles I to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 11 May 1644. Countersigned by Sir Edward Nicholas. With address and seal.

ff. 176r-v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Price Rupert, Oxford, 11 May 1644.

ff. 177r-178v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicholas to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 12 May 1644.

ff. 179r-v: Letter of Thomas Elliott to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 13 May 1644. Some use of cipher (deciphered).

ff. 180r-181v: Letter of Thomas Elliott to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 21 May 1644.

ff. 182r-183v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 26 May 1644. With address and marked 'hast hast hast'.

ff. 184r-v: Letter of James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 26 May 1644. The letter is partly in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 185r-186v: Resolutions of the royalist Council of War at Oxford, 27 May 1644. Endorsed 'For yr Highness'.

ff. 187r-188v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, 8 June 1644. This is only the last page of the letter. Heavy use of cipher (deciphered). One pencil note states that the letter was incomplete when purchased, but that the entire letter in printed in Eliot Warburton, Memoirs of Prince Rupert and the Cavaliers, 3 volumes (London, Richard Bentley, 1849), vol. 2, pp. 416-18. Warburton gives the place of writing as Worcester. A second note refers to Add MS 30305 for the first part of this letter.

ff. 190r-191v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, 11 Jun 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 191r-192v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Bewdley, 16 Jun 1644.

ff. 193v-194r: Letter of James Stuart, 1st Duke of Richmond to Prince Rupert, Bewdley, 1644. The letter is partly in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 195r-v: Letter of Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn to Prince Rupert, Exeter. n.d. [Jul 1644]. The letter is largely in cipher (deciphered) and the author is identified from the endorsement.

ff. 196r-v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, near Garstang, 19 Jun 1644. Letter with address and partial seal.

ff. 198r-199v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, 19 Jun 1644. Letter with address and partial seal. The letter is addressed to Prince Rupert at Ormskirk.

ff. 200r-201v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, Skipton, 21 Jun 1644. Letter with address and seal.

ff. 202r-v: Proclamation of James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar, Lord Lieutenant and General of all the Scottish forces in England and Scotland, at his camp near Cornhill, 27 Jun 1644. With seal. Amnesty for Scottish officers and soldiers of fortune fighting on the other side.

ff. 203r-204v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to George Goring, Bath, 17 Jul 1644.

ff. 205r-206v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Bath, 17 Jul 1644.

ff. 207r-v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicholas to Sir Francis Gamull, Deputy-Governor of Chester, Oxford, 21 Jul 1644.

ff. 208r-209v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Exeter, 27 Jul 1644.

ff. 210r-v: Letter of Edward Croft to Prince Rupert, Knaresborough Castle, 1 Aug 1644. With address. More a note on a small piece of paper.

ff. 211r-v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, 'Stevenston', 4 Aug 1644.

ff. 212r-v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Liverpool, 11 Aug 1644.

ff. 214r-215v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, n.d. [May/Jun 1644]. Endorsed 'Lancashire 44'. With address and seal.

ff. 216r-217v: Letter of Johann von Gyrisch to Prince Rupert, 'Roundaghton' [Shropshire], 15 Aug 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 218r-219v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Boconnoc, 15 Aug 1644. Partially ciphered (with deciphering).

ff. 220r-221v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, 'Lanseth' [?Lauceston], 15 Aug 1644.

ff. 222r-v: Letter of Gilbert Gerard (Governor) and seven other signatories to Price Rupert, Worcester, 19 Aug 1644. The signatories include Rowland Berkeley, John Pakington and Charles Talbot. Verso there is in pencil a 17th-century list of clothing.

ff. 223r-224v: Letter of Rowland Berkeley, John Pakington, Charles Talbot and Ed: Pitts to Prince Rupert, Worcester, 19 Aug 1644. Address and seal.

ff. 225r-226v: Letter of Sir Lewis Kirke to Prince Rupert, Bridgnorth, 21 Aug 1644. With seal and address; note of 'haste haste poste haste haste poste' and (to clear himself of delay?) a note by the postmaster of Shrewsbury dated 12 in the morning, 22 Aug.

ff. 225r-226v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 23 Aug 1644.

ff. 229r-230v: Letter of Edward Herbert, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, 23 Aug 1644. With seal.

ff. 231r-232v: Letter of Sir Thomas Lunsford to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 26 Aug 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 233r-234v: Letter of Michael Ernle to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 27 Aug 1644. With address.

ff. 235r-236v: Letter of Henry Lingen, sheriff, W Croft and William Rudhale to Prince Rupert, Hereford, 29 Aug 1644. Address and partial seal.

ff. 237r-238v: Letter of Trevor Williams and seven other signatories to Prince Rupert, Caerleon, 3 Sep 1644. With address and partial seal.

ff. 239r-240v: Letter of Sir John Berkeley to Prince Rupert, Exeter, 4 Sep 1644 (5 p.m.). With address (which gives Rupert as at Bristol) and seal.

ff. 241r-v: A relation of the King's happy success against the rebels in the west, Exeter, 4 Sep 1644. A copy.

ff. 242r-243v; Letter of Richard Herbert to Prince Rupert, Ludlow, 5 Sep 1644 (2 p.m.). With address and seal: 'For his Maj[es]ties service haste haste post haste'.

ff. 244v-245r: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Ludlow Castle, 5 Sep 1644 (7 p.m.).

ff. 246r-247v: Letter of Sir Richard Cave to Prince Rupert, Tavistock, 9 Sep 1644. Addressed to Rupert at Bristol. With seal.

ff. 248r-v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicholas to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 7 Oct 1644.

ff. 249r-250v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicholas to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 8 Sep 1644. Addressed to Rupert at Bristol. With seal.

ff. 251r-252v: Letter of Thomas Price, Sheriff, to Prince Rupert, Usk, 11 Sep 1644. With address.

ff. 253r-254v: Letter of Michael Ernle to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 19 Sep 1644. With address, note of its being sent post-haste and dates and times when the letter passed through Hereford and Chepstow.

ff. 255r-256v: Letter of Samuel Tuke to Prince Rupert, Usk, 19 Sep 1644. With Address.

ff. 257r-258v: Letter of Samuel Tuke to Prince Rupert, St Pierre (at Mr Lewis's house), 20 Sep 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 259r-260v: Letter of Marmaduke Holtby to Prince Rupert, Monmouth, 22 Sep 1644 (5 a.m.). With address and fragments of seal.

ff. 261r-262v: Letter of William Blaxton [?Blakiston] to Prince Rupert, 'Penclus', 23 Sep 1644. With address and seal, and noted 'Hast Hast'.

ff. 263r-264v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Exeter, 23 Sep 1644.

ff. 265r-v: Letter of Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough to Prince Rupert, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 24 Sep 1644. With seal and address.

ff. 266r-267v: Letter of Sir Gilbert Houghton to Prince Rupert, Chester, 26 Sep 1644. With address.

ff. 268r-269v: Letter of Samuel Tuke to Prince Rupert, Lanternam, 30 Sep 1644. With address and fragments of seal.

ff. 270r-271v: Letter of Samuel Tuke Hugh Blaxton [Blakiston], Francis Anderson, and four others Officers of the Northern Brigade of Horse) to Prince Rupert, n.d. [late 1644]. With address. A letter on the woeful state of the Brigade.

ff. 272r-273v: Letter of Charles Lloyd to Prince Rupert, Farringdon, 1 Dec 1644. The text says '10br', but the secretary's endorsement says 1 October. with address and fragment of seal.

ff. 274r-275v: Letter of Samuel Tuke to Prince Rupert, Lanternam, 1 Oct 1644. With address and seal: 'hast hast'.

ff. 276-v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicholas to king Charles I, Oxford, 2 Oct 1644. Partially in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 277r-278v: Letter of John Asburnham to Prince Rupert, n.d. (Nov 1644). Ashburnham is with the King and is reporting on the general military situation, including Sir Richard Grenville's victory at Saltash and and the Earl of Manchester's presence at Newbury. Partially in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 279r-280v: Letter of George Goring to Prince Rupert, Bristol, 3 Oct. 1644. With address and fragment of seal.

ff. 281r-282v: Letter of Roger Manley, Bala, n.d. (this present Thursday). A later note ventures 3 Oct 1644.

ff. 283r-284r: Letter of Sir Michael Woodhouse to Prince Rupert, Ludlow Castle, Oct 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 285r-286v: Letter of Samuel Tuke, William Blaxton [?Blakiston], and 2 others (officers of the Northern Brigade of Horse) to Prince Rupert, n.d [?Oct 1644]. With address and note to send post haste.

ff. 287r-288v: Letter of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron to Prince Rupert, Chester, 7 Oct 1644.

ff. 289r-290v: Letter of Gilbert Gerard to Prince Rupert, Worcester, 7 Oct 1644. With address and fragment of seal.

ff. 291r-292v: Letter of Thomas Elliott to Prince Rupert, Salisbury, 16 Oct 1644. With address.

ff. 293v-294v: Letter of Lewis Morgan, Raglan Castle, 17 Oct 1644. The recipient is uncertain, and may not be Prince Rupert; Morgan addresses the recipient as 'Right Honourable' and 'Your Honors'.

ff. 295r-296r: Letter of John Mennes to Prince Rupert, Beaumaris, 18 Oct 1644.

ff. 297r-298v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Whitchurch [-on-Thames], 20 Oct 1644.

ff. 299r-300v: Letter of Michael Ernle to Prince Rupert, Shrewsbury, 21 Oct 1644. With address and fragment of seal.

ff. 301r-302v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicholas to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 22 Oct 1644. The letter is partially in (undeciphered) cipher.

ff. 303r-304v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Newbury, 23 Oct 1644. Partially in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 305r-v: Letter of John Preston to Prince Rupert, Newark, 23 Oct 1644. With address.

ff. 306r-307v: Letter of John Wintour to Prince Rupert, St Pierre, Monmouthshire, 26 Oct 1644 (at night). With address and seal.

ff. 308r-309v: Letter of John Wintour to Prince Rupert, St Pierre, Monmouthshire, 26 Oct 1644 (morning).

ff. 310r-311v: Letter of Marmaduke Holtby to Prince Rupert, Bath, 27 Oct 1644. the letter is addressed to Rupert at Bristol.

ff. 312r-313v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Newbury, 27 Oct 1644 (morning). partially in cipher (undeciphered).

ff. 314r-315v: Letter of George Digby, Baron Digby to Prince Rupert, Osborne, n.d. [Oct 1644]. The letter is before those from Newbury on 23 and 27 Oct (ff. 303r-304v, 312r-313v), and probably precedes that at Whitchurch on 20 Oct (ff. 287r-298v). With seals.

ff. 316r-v: Letter without author or recipient, addressed to 'My Lord', n.d. (week before 29 Oct). Letter of military dispositions and advice in the wake of the 2nd Battle of Newbury. The senior writing is evidently Prince Rupert himself, and this is evidently a draft (perhaps to George Digby, Baron Digby).

ff. 317r-318v: Letter of Sir Edward Nicolas to Prince Rupert, Oxford, 2 Nov 1644.

ff. 319r-320v: Letter of Richard Byron to Prince Rupert, Newark, 6 Nov 1644. With address.

ff. 321r-2v: Letter of Richard Herbert to Prince Rupert, Newport, 13 Nov 1644. With address and seals.

ff. 323r-v: Letter of Henry Gage to 'My Lord', Basing House, 22 Nov 1644. Partially in cipher (deciphered).

ff. 324r-325v: Letter of John Wintour to Prince Rupert, Bristol, 22 Nov 1644.

ff. 326r-327v: Letter of Charles Gerard to Prince Rupert, Bampton (7 o'clock). With address.

ff. 328r-329v: Letter of Edward Nott to George Digby, Baron Digby, Swindon, 1 Dec 1644. With address.

ff. 330r-331v: Letter of Charles Lloyd to Prince Rupert, Farringdon, 8 Dec 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 332r-333v: Letter of Francis Hawley to Prince Rupert, Bristol, 8 Dec 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 334r-v: Letter of Nicholas Blount to Prince Rupert, Pebworth, 18 Dec 1644. With address and fragment of seal.

ff. 335r-v: Warrant of Nicholas Blount requisitioning provisions for his garrison at Pebworth, 22 Dec 1644.

ff. 336r-337v: Letter of Charles Lloyd to Prince Rupert, Highworth, 22 Dec 1644. With address and seals.

ff. 338r-339v: Letter of William Dongan to Prince Rupert, Cambden [? Chipping Campden], 23 Dec 1644. Addressed to Rupert at Oxford.

ff. 340r-341v: Letter of Sir John Grenville to Prince Maurice, Bristol, 23 Dec 1644. With address and fragment of seal.

ff. 342r-343v: Petition of Sir Bernard (Barnard) Asteley and 11 other signatories on behalf of the garrison of Cirencester to Prince Rupert, Cirencester, 23 Dec 1644. With address and seal.

ff. 344r-345v: Petition of Colonel Dukes and some other officers of the Cirencester garrison to Prince Rupert. n.d.. This is plausibly, but not certainly, a counter-petition to that of ff. 342-343v.

ff. 346r-347v: Letter of George Goring, Baron Goring to Prince Rupert, 'Coln' [presumably Calne], 29 Dec 1644. With address.