Add MS 19398

Original letters, bills of privy seal, orders of Privy Council, and other documents, bearing the autograph signatures of royal and noble people, principally of England. Between 1399 and 1646.

ff. 1r-2r: Papers concerning the sale of the volume to Dawson Turner (1775–1858), banker, botanist and antiquary.

ff. 32-22v: List of contents.

f. 23r-23v: King Henry IV, documents. Bill of Privy Signet concerning the estate of Robert Hallum, Archdeacon of Canterbury; Bill of Privy Signey concerning a patent appointing Judges of Assize; a petition presented by Garcy Arnauld of Salyns in Guienne.

f. 24r-24v: Letter from Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbuty, to Edmond, Bishop of Exeter and Chancellor of England. 11 April [temp. Henry IV].

f. 25r-25v: Order of Council for a precept to be directed to the Constable of the Castle of Windsor, commanding him to bring certain prisoners before the Privy Council. Signed by: Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Canterbury; John Stafford, Bishop of Bath; William Lyndewood; Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; Richard, Duke of York; William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, and others. [1433].

f. 25r-25v: Order of Council for issuing a commission for the trial of persons guilty of unlawful assemblies and riots in Berkshire. Signed by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk; and Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford. [1433].

f. 26r-26v: Petition presented to the Privy Council by the Father Provincial and Friars of the Congregation of the Hermits of St. Augustine in England. Signed by: Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester; Henry Beaufort, Cardinal of Winchester; Henry Chicheley, Archbishop of Canterbury; John, Duke of Norfolk; William Gray, Bishop of London; and John Stafford, Bishop of Bath.

f. 27r-27v: Bill containing draft letters patent, whereby certain French merchants, Hector Stornel, Robert Guerault and John Gallepin, are to obtain protection for their ship. Signed by: John Kempe, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury; William Booth, Archbishop of York; Thomas Kempe, Bishop of London; Richard, Duke of York; Richard Nevill, Earl of Warwick, and others of the Privy Council. 1454.

f. 28r-28v: Petition presented to King Henry VI, by Lowys de Cassona. 17 March [temp. Henry VI].

f. 29r-29v: Bill of Privy Seal, whereby King Edward IV appoints William Slefield Esquire, one of his secretaries, and Louis Bretails Esquire his ambassador. 15 August [1474].

f. 30r-30v: Petition addressed to Elizabeth, wife of King Edward IV, by Sir Thomas Tyrell, Knight. Signed by the Queen. 7 November 1466.

f. 31r-31v: Letters testimonial addressed to King Edward IV by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Great Chamberlain, Constable and Admiral of England. 7 January 1480.

f. 31r-31v: Bill of Privy Signet of King Edward V, addressed to the Keeper of the Privy Seal. 15 May [1483].

f. 32r-32v: Petition or Bill to King Richard III on behalf of the City of London. With a Bill of Privy Signet for issuing letters patent, granting to Thomas Lowthe an annuity of £10. 17 March 1484.

f. 33r-33v: Document, possibly an instrument by which King Henry VII, under the style of Henry of Richmond acknowledges a loan of 10,000 crowns of gold, probably from Francis, Duke of Brittany. 29 October 1486.

f. 33r-33v: Bill of Privy Signet of King Henry VII, concerning the Garter King at Arms. 24 October 1486.

f. 34r-34v: Bill of Privy Signet of King Henry VII, noticing that the King has heretofore signed a yearly pension of £6 to the Friars Observant of St. Omer. 20 July 1508.

f. 34r-34v: Letter of credence addressed by King Henry VII to Matthew, Bishop of Gurk, Archdeacon of Surrey, Secretary and Councillor of the Emperor Maximilian I. 23 August 1509.

f. 35r-35v: Fragment of a letter, with the signature of Elizabeth of York, Queen of King Henry VII, addressed to her father King Edward VI. With a modern transcription.

f. 36r-36v: Fragment of a holograph memorandum made by Cecyl of York, second daughter of King Edward IV. With a modern transcription.

f. 36r-36v: Subscription of Arthur, Prince of Wales, to part of a letter. With a modern transcription.

f. 37r-37v: Holograph letter by Katharine of Aragon, as Princess of Wales, to the King of Spain. 8 December [c. 1501]. Spanish.

f. 38r-38v: Letter said to be addressed by Richard de la Pole, self-styled Duke of Suffolk, to Everard, Bishop of Liege. 14 April 1507. Latin.

f. 39r-39v: Bill of Privy Signet of King Henry VIII, addressed to Cardinal Wolsey, on behalf of a Breton merchant. 21 June [no year].

f. 40r-40v: Letter from Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York, to the Abbot of St. Mary’s, near York. 8 May 1526.

ff. 41r-42v: Letter from Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor, to Sir John Arundel. 5 April [no year]. With a modern transcription.

f. 43r-43v: Document signed with the stamp of King Henry VIII. Concerning strangers landing in a port, and watching the conduct of those already in the town. 29 October 1536.

ff. 44r-45r: Letter from King Henry VIII to Cardinal Wolsey. [Pre-1521].

f. 46r-46v: Letter from Katherine of Aragon, as Queen of England, to a Sub Prior, name lost through cropping. 7 September [no year].

f. 47r-47v: Letter from Katharine of Aragon, as Queen of England, to Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York. 20 January [no year].

f. 48r-48v: Letter from Anne Boleyn, as Queen of England, to Thomas Cromwell, afterwards Earl of Essex. 18 July 1535.

ff. 49r-50v Letter from Anne Boleyn, as Queen of England, to Thomas Cromwell, afterwards Earl of Essex. [No date]. With modern transcription.

f. 51r-51v: Letter from Cecylle Neville, mother of King Edward IV, to William Wolslete, surveyor of her lands in the counties of Suffolk and Essex. 19 August [no year].

f. 52r-52v: Fragment of a document from between 1547 and 1549, containing the signatures of: Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset; Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudley; William Paulet, Lord St. John of Basing; John, Lord Russell; Sir Thomas Cheney, Lord Treasurer of the Household; Sir William Paget; Sir Anthony Browne; Sir Anthony Wingfield; and Sir William Herbert.

f. 53r-53v: Receipt for the fee of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, as High Steward of the University of Cambridge. 8 March 1546.

ff. 54r-55v: Letter from Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, to John Cheke. 23 July 1551.

f. 56r-56v Letter from Sir Thomas Smyth, Secretary of State, to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. 3 November [c. 1548].

f. 57r-57v: Letter from Queen Mary I to John Tucke, Esquire. 17 June 1558.

f. 58r-58v: Letter from Matthew Parker, Archbishop Elect of Canterbury, to Sir John Mason. 31 August 1559.

f. 59r-59v: Articles for the subscription of deacons or readers appointed to parishes vacated by the removal of Roman Catholic incumbents. Signed by: Matthew Parker, Archbishop Elect of Canterbury; Thomas Young, Archbishop of York; Edmund Grindall, Bishop of London; Robert Horn, Bishop of Winchester; Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely; John Jewell, Bishop of Salisbury; John Best, Bishop of Carlisle; William Downham, Bishop of Chester; William Alley, Bishop of Exeter; Gilbert Berkeley, Bishop of Bath and Wells; and Richard Cheyney, Bishop of Gloucester. [c. 1562-1570].

f. 60r-60v: Letter from Thomas Cooper, Dean of Christchurch, to Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. [c. 1567-1571]. Latin.

f. 61r-61v: Letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Robert Dudley, Master of the Horse to Queen Elizabeth I. 8 August 1562.

f. 62r-62v: Letter from Thomas Thirlby, formerly Bishop of Ely, to Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. [1563].

f. 63r-63v: Letter from Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Thomas Thirlby, formerly Bishop of Ely. 20 September 1563.

ff. 64r-65v: Order of the Privy Council to the Archbishop of Canterbury, requiring him to levy a contribution upon the clergy of his diocese. Signed by: Sir Nicholas Bacon, Keeper of the Great Seal; William Parr, Marquis of Northampton; Henry, 14th Earl of Arundel; Steward of the Queen’s Household; Sir Robert Dudley, later Earl of Leicester; William, 1st Earl of Pembroke; Edward, Lord Clinton and Lord High Admiral; William, Lord Howard of Effingham and Lord Privy Seal; Sir Francis Knollys, Vice Chamberlain of the Household; and Sir William Cecil, Secretary of State. 26 June 1563.

ff. 66r-67v: Letter from Sir William Cecil, Secretary of State, to an unnamed Earl. 18 February 1565.

ff. 68r-69v: Letter from Thomas Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. [c. 1565].

f. 70r-70v: Letter from Edmund Grindall, Bishop of London, possibly to the Archbishop of Canterbury. 13 January 1566.

f. 71r-71v: Letter from Queen Catherine of France, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 8 October 1568. French.

f. 72r-72v: Letter from King Charles IX of France, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 19 October 1568. French.

ff. 73r-74v: Letter from Sir Thomas Gresham to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 10 November 1568.

ff. 75r-76v: Letter from Henry, King of Navarre, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 30 December 1568. French.

ff. 77r-78v: Letter from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Christopher Blount. 7 May 1585.

ff. 79r-80v: Letter from William Fulke, Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge, probably to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. [No date].

f. 81r-81v: Letter from François, Duke of Anjou, to Queen Elizabeth I. Dunkirk, 25 April [no year].

ff. 82r-83v: Letter from Immanuel Tremellio to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. [No date]. Italian.

ff. 84r-85v: Letter from Lamoral, Count of Egmont, to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. 2 November 1564. French.

ff. 86r-87v: Letter from William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, to Sir Robert Chester, Bailiff of the Queen’s manor of Over in the county of Cambridge. 25 July 1572.

f. 88r-88v: Petition from Sir Anthony Conway, one of the Queen’s messengers, signed by Sir Francis Walsingham. 1577.

ff. 89r-90v: Letter from Sir Francis Walsingham to William Davison, diplomat at Antwerp. 28 March 1578.

f. 91r-91v: Order of the Privy Council requiring the creditors of those victuallers who had supplied the army with provisions not to harass them for the payment until the accounts be made up. Signed by: John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; Henry, 4th Earl of Derby; Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham; Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon; Sir John Popham, Attorney General; Thomas Sackville, 1st Lord Buckhurst; Sir John Wolley, Chancellor of the Garter; and Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Exchequer. 8 June 1591.

ff. 92r-93v: Document requiring the county of Hertfordshire to furnish 50 able-bodied men to the army in Ireland, signed by Queen Elizabeth I. 12 January 1599.

f. 94r-94v: Letter from John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Sir John Boys. 16 October 1592.

ff. 95r-96v: Letter from John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Sir John Boys. 19 October 1592.

ff. 97r-99v: Warrant signed by Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of the King’s Bench. For the apprehension of Robert Lane and one Beadle. January 1598. Including the writ referred to. 27 November 1598.

f. 100r-100v: Fragment of a letter from Sir Robert Cecil to an unnamed correspondent. No date.

f. 101r-101v: Letter from Sir Robert Cecil to an unnamed correspondent. No date.

f. 102r-102v: Copy of a letter from George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, to King James VI and I. No date.

ff. 103r-104v: Letter from King James VI and I to a correspondent he addresses as ‘Haye’, possibly Sir George Haye, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. No date.

ff. 105r-106v: Letter from Anne of Denmark, to Sir John Scott. 12 November 1603.

ff. 107r-108v: Letter from Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the King’s Commissioners. 8 February 1605.

f. 109r-109v: Order concerning the subsidy voted to King James VI and I. Signed by Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, and Sir Julius Caesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer. 1 June 1609.

f. 110r-110v: Document concerning Sir Peter Gleane, Alderman of Norwich. signed by: Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury; Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton; and Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk. 2 May 1610.

f. 111r-111v Order of the Privy Council for the better observance of Lent. Signed by: George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury; Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere; Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton; Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter; Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester; Sir Edward Wotton; Sir Julius Caesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Sir Francis Cottingham. 1 March 1613.

f. 112r-112v: Letter from Charles, Prince of Wales, to George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. No date.

f. 113r-113v: Examination before the Privy Council of Robert Mearing, a companion of Sir Walter Raleigh in his last enterprise in Guiana. Signed by: George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury; Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam; Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester; Sir Julius Caesar, Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice. 4 September 1618.

ff. 114r-115v: Pardon issued to David Ap Oliver, for felony. Signed by: King James VI and I; Sir Thomas Chamberlain; and Sir Henry Towneshend, Justices. 3 March 1618.

ff. 116r-117v: Pardon issued to Elizabeth Hughes for small felony. Signed by King Charles I; Sir John Brydgeman; and Sir Marmaduke Lloyde. 20 February 1628.

ff. 118r-119v: Letter from Joseph Mead, of Christ’s College, Cambridge, to Martin Stukeville. 13 June 1629.

ff. 120r-121v: Letter of thanks from the borough of Great Yarmouth to Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset. Signed by: Thomas Tompson and Gyles Call, Bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. 29 October 1632.

f. 122r-122v: Letter from King Charles I to his sister Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia. 20 December 1636.

ff. 123r-124v: Order of the Privy Council for the apprehension and punishment of all illegal dealers in tobacco within the town of St. Edmund’s Bury, Suffolk. Signed by: William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury; Thomas, 1st Baron Coventry; James Stuart, 4th Duke of Lennox; Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke; William Cecil, Earl of Salisbury; Sir Francis Cottington; Sir Henry Vane; Sir John Coke; and Sir Francis Windebank. 17 January 1636.

f. 125r-125v: Copy of a letter from King Charles I to the Earl of Strafford. 23 April 1641.

f. 126r-126v: Fragment of a letter from an unknown correspondent to an unknown recipient, detailing the first three days of the trial of the Earl of Strafford. 25 March 1641.

ff. 127r-128v: Unsigned document titled ‘Copy of a letter which was found among some Jesuits that were lately taken in London, and addressed to the Father and Rector of their Society’. No date.

f. 129r-129v: Unsigned document containing a report of a session of the Scottish Kirk. 17 August 1639.

ff. 130r-131v: Letter from Thomas Dillingham to his father, ‘Mr Dillingham of Barnwell in Northamptonshire’. May 1641.

ff. 132r-133v: A circular letter from John Williams, Archbishop of York. Calling on the Clergy of the Deanery of Retford to contribute loans to King Charles I in his adversity. 1 August 1642.

ff. 134r-125v: Petition from Sir William Parsons and Sir John Borlase, Lords Justices in Ireland, to the House of Commons. 11 May 1642.

ff. 136r-137v: Copy of a letter from King Charles I to John Williams, Archbishop of York. 29 July 1642.

f. 138r-138v: Letter from John Williams, Archbishop of York. Calling on the Clergy of the Deanery of Retford to meet him. 1 August 1642.

f. 139r-139v: Commission by King Charles I, appointing William Mainwaring as Sergeant Major. Oxford, 10 March 1642.

ff. 140r-141v: Letter of commendation from King Charles I to William Mainwaring. 1 August 1643.

f. 142r-142v: Signature of King Charles I, on an order for expunging certain words from a document, and inserting others. No date.

ff. 143r-144v: Unsigned letter written from Brussels. A political letter, with news from the Netherlands and Spain. 1643.

f. 145r-145v: Copy of an order from the Committee of Parliament to their army. 30 October 1643.

ff. 146r-147v: Letter from William Allenson to the Speaker of the House of Commons. 29 June 1643.

ff. 148r-149v: Letter from Thomas Atkin, Mayor of London, to John Tooley, Mayor of Norwich. 28 January 1644.

ff. 150r-151v: Letter from Thomas Johnson and Thomas Gooch, Bailiffs of Great Yarmouth, to John Tooley, Mayor of Norwich. 5 February 1644.

f. 152r-152v: Printed ordinance to the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, requiring all officers and soldiers, upon pain of death, to repair to their colours. 22 February 1644.

f. 153r-153v: Order for cutting down 500 trees in Blayton Wood, near Chester. With the signature of Prince Maurice. 24 February 1644.

f. 154r-154v: Order concerning the ‘Commissioners for Delinquent Estates’. With the signature of Prince Maurice. 24 February 1644.

ff. 155r-156v: Letter from William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, to the ‘Committee for Assessments within the City of Norwich’. 24 February 1644.

ff. 157r-158v: Letter to the Mayor of Norwich, from the ‘Committee of the House of Commons for Accompts’. Signed by William Prynne, and others of the Commons Committee of Accounts. 17 February 1644.

f. 159r-159v: Order to the Constables of the Hundred of Bridge and Petham, for the publishing of a Parliamentary Ordinance in every parish. Signed by Edward Monins and Richard Hardres. 8 May 1644.

f. 160r-160v: Receipt for a fine partly paid by Sir John Haye, Baronet of Yorkshire. Signed by Richard Waringe and Michael Herring, Treasurers at Goldsmiths' Hall. 14 March 1644.

f. 161r-161v: Ordinance for the supply of horses to the army, from the counties of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. Signed by Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of the Parliamentary Army. 19 March 1644.

ff. 162r-163v: Ordinance of the ‘Committee of both Kingdoms’, addressed to the Parliamentary Committee in Norwich, for sending soldiers and horses to the army. Signed by William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Say and Seale, and John, Earl of Loudon and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. 20 March 1644.

ff. 164r-164v: Order of Parliament, concerning the clothing of their soldiers. Signed by Henry Elsinge, Clerk of the House of Commons. 21 March 1644.

ff. 165r-166v: Letter from Thomas Crane and Robert Ferrier, Bailiffs of Great Yarmouth, to the Mayor of Norwich. 25 March 1644.

f. 167r-167v: Unsigned letter to Sir John Wodehouse. Answering complaints made by the parish of Thorp. March 1644.

ff. 168r-169v: Two unsigned draft letters, on the unsettled state of Norwich in matters of ecclesiastical government. No date.

ff. 170r-171v: Letter from the ‘Committee of Parliament for the raising of monies for the army’ to the Committee at Norwich. Signed by Sir Harbottle Grimston. 9 December 1644.

ff. 172r-173v: Letter from the ‘Committee for supplies to the Army at Cambridge’ to the Committee at Norwich. Signed by Sir Henry Mildmay and others of the Committee at Cambridge. 5 January 1645.

f. 174r-174v: Order of Parliament for the raising of four month’s pay for the garrison of Newport Pagnell. Signed by Miles Corbett, MP for Yarmouth, William Masham, and others for the Committee for the Eastern Association. 6 January 1645.

ff. 175r-176v: Order of Parliament for the levying of 50 men from Norwich to recruit their army. Signed by: Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland; Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester; William Fiennes, 1st Viscount of Say and Seale; Sir Henry Vane; Sir John Glynne; and Robert Wallop. 22 January 1645.

ff. 177r-178v: Order from the Committee of the Parliamentary Army, for pressing 50 men as recruits. Signed by Sir John Evelyn, John Venn, and others of the Army Committee. 22 January 1645.

ff. 179r-180v: Order from the Committee of the Parliamentary Army, for the payment of recruits. Signed by Robert Scaven. 26 January 1645.

ff. 181r-182v: Letter from Sir Kenelm Digby to Sir Richard Brown and John Evelyn. 2 February 1645.

ff. 183r-184v: Letter from the Committee of Parliament to the City of Norwich. Signed by Sir Arthur Hesilrigg and others of the Committee of the Commons. 9 March 1645.

ff. 185r-186v: Letter from Parliament to the City of Norwich requesting levies of men and horses. Signed by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 9 April 1645.

ff. 187r-188v: Letter from Parliament to the Mayor of Norwich. Signed by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 9 April 1645.

ff. 189r-190v: Letter from the Committee of Parliament to the Parliamentary Committee at Norwich. Signed by William Heveningham, Robert Scaven, Valentine Wauton, and others of the Committee for the Army. 9 April 1645.

ff. 191r-192v: Letter from the Committee appointed to ‘receive monies levied or fines imposed by Parliament’ to the City of Norwich. Signed by John Ashe, Richard Waring, Michael Herring, Robert Jenner and others of the Committee at Goldsmiths’ Hall. 14 April 1645.

ff. 193r-194v: Letter from the ‘Committee for his Majesty’s Revenue’ to the Corporation of Norwich. Signed by Sir Henry Vane, Denis Bond, and others of the Committee. 29 April 1645.

f. 195r-195v: Document recognising the loan of 53 horses to the Parliamentary Army under Lord Fairfax. Signed by Sir William Harrison, Treasurer for the Northern Army. 20 May 1645.

ff. 196r-197v: Letter from the ‘Committee for the apprehension of disaffected persons’ to the Mayor of Norwich. 4 June 1645.

ff. 198r-199v: Letter from the Committee for the Parliamentary Army to the City of Norwich. 4 June 1645.

f. 200r-200v: Portion of an unsigned letter addressed to the Mayor and Corporation of Norwich, concerning prisoners in the Castle of Norwich. No date.

ff. 201r-202v: Demand from Parliament for the payment of an assessment by the city of Norwich for the relief of the British armies in Ireland. Signed by Sir Archibald Johnston, Philip, 4th Baron Wharton, and others of the Derby House Committee. 1 June 1645.

ff. 203r-204v: Letter from Parliament to the City of Norwich. Signed by John, Earl of Loudon and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. 9 June 1645.

ff. 205r-206v: Letter from the Houses of Parliament to the Committee of Parliament in the City of Norwich. Signed by Philip, Earl of Wharton, and William Lenthall, Speakers of the Houses of Lords and Commons. 6 June 1645.

f. 207r-207v: Commission appointing Sir William Mainwaring to be Captain of a regiment of infantry. Signed by Prince Rupert. 20 June 1645.

f. 208r-208v: Safeconduct for Lady Hester Mainwaring. Signed by John, 1st Lord Byron, Governor of the City of Chester. 26 August 1645.

ff. 209r-210v: Letter from Parliament to the Corporation of Norwich. Signed by Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, and Sir Archibald Johnston. 30 June 1645.

ff. 211r-212v: Letter from Parliament to the Mayor and Corporation of Norwich. Signed by Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick. 2 September 1645.

ff. 213r-214v: Letter from Parliament to the City of Norwich. Signed by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 25 September 1645.

f. 215r-215v: Printed ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the punishing of soldiers who absent themselves from their colours. 24 April 1645.

ff. 216r-217v: Letter from the Parliamentary Committee at Cambridge to the Committee at Norwich. Signed by John Brewster, Isaac Puller, and others of the Committee of Cambridge. 6 October 1645.

ff. 218r-219v: Urgent request for the payment of arrears of money, due by the city of Norwich to the Parliamentary Army. Signed by Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, and John Elphinston, 2nd Lord Balmerinoch. 7 October 1645.

ff. 220r-221v: Letter from the Committee of Parliament to the City of Norwich. Signed by Henry Pelham, Lord High Admiral. 21 October 1645.

ff. 222r-223v: Copy of an ordinance for the assessment of one month’s rate for payment of disbursements for the defence of the Association of the Eastern Counties. 1 December 1645.

ff. 224r-225v: Warrant to the City and County of Norwich for the payment of funds due for the maintenance of the garrison. Signed by: Henry Pelham, Lord High Admiral; Miles Corbett; Sir John Holland; John Potts; and others of the Committee for the Eastern Association. 20 December 1645.

ff. 226r-227v: Accounts of the expenses incurred in levying 60 soldiers for Sir Thomas Fairfax’s army. May 1645.

ff. 228r-228v: Letter from Parliament to the City of Norwich. Signed by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 19 January 1646.

ff. 230r-231v: Letter from Parliament to the City of Norwich. Signed by William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 29 January 1646.