Add MS 19399

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 1646 and 1768.

f. 1r-1v: Letter from the Parliamentary Commissioners to William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. Signed by Sir James Harrington, Sir Richard Brown, Sir John Coke, John Crewe, Francis Erle and Sir John Holland. 16 February 1646.

ff. 2r-3v: Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of the Parliamentary forces, to the inhabitants of Norwich. 25 March 1646.

ff. 4r-5v: Letter from the Scottish Commissioners to the Parliament. Signed by John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdaill, Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll, A. Johnston, Hew Kennedy and Robert Barclay. 25 May 1646.

ff. 6r-7v: Rules concerning the spread of the plague. 20 August 1646.

ff. 8r-9v: Letter from Ferdinand II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Prince Charles. 15 August 1646.

ff. 10r-11v: Letter from King Christian IV of Denmark to King Charles I. 13 September 1646.

ff. 12r-13v: Letter from Chrestienne, widow of Victor Amadeus of Savoy, to Prince Charles. 16 September 1646.

ff. 14r-15v: Letter from Prince Christian of Denmark to Prince Charles. 30 September 1646.

ff. 16r-17v: Letter from Colonel Edward Montagu to William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 3 January 1647.

ff. 18r-19v: Letter from Guillaume, Prince of Orange, to Prince Charles. 15 March 1647.

f. 20r-20v: Letter from Alexander Leslie, 1st Lord of Leven, to William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 16 March 1647.

ff. 21r-22v: Letter from Marie, Princess of Orange, to Prince Charles. Received 27 June 1647.

ff. 23r-23v: Commission granted by Parliament to William Levett, constituting him Lieutenant Colonel of the Red Regiment of the Trainee Bands of Tower Hamlets. Signed by John Gayer, Mayor of London, Thomas Adams, Francis West, and others of the Committee for the Militia of London. 2 June 1647. Parchment.

ff. 24r-25v: Letter from Erasmus Earle to the City of Norwich. 22 June 1647.

f. 26r-26v: Letter from Thomas Atkin, M.P., to the Mayor of Norwich. 12 August 1647.

f. 27r-27v: Letter from Thomas Atkin, M.P., to the Mayor of Norwich. 19 August 1647.

f. 28r-28v: List of the parishes of Norwich, with their subscriptions to the relief of those at Chester. No date.

ff. 29r-30v: Letter from the Corporation of Lynn to the Mayor of Norwich. 31 August 1647.

ff. 31r-32v: Letter from Sir Thomas Wodehouse and Miles Corbett to the Corporation of Norwich. 2 September 1647.

f. 33r-33v: Letter from Thomas Atkin, M.P., to the Mayor of Norwich. 16 September 1647.

ff. 34r-35v: Letter from the House of Peers to the Corporation of Norwich. 6 October 1647.

ff. 36r-37v: Letter from the ‘Committee for the affairs of Ireland’ to the City and Corporation of Norwich. Signed by Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke, Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, J. Temple, and William Jephson. 8 October 1647.

ff. 38r-39v: Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Mayor of Norwich. 11 November 1647.

ff. 40r-42v: Letter from Richard Lanceter, of Moulton, to the Mayor of Norwich. With a plan for the support of schools. 20 November 1647.

ff. 43r-44v: Letter from Thomas Atkin, M.P., to the Mayor of Norwich. 23 December 1647.

f. 45r-45v: Commission for choosing new Justices of the Peace for Norfolk. Signed by Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, and William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons. 24 December 1647.

ff. 46r-47v: Letter from Colonel Robert Hammond, Governor of the Isle of Wight, to Parliament. 28 December 1647.

f. 48r-48v: Printed ordinance of Parliament, for the payment of arrears. 1 January 1648.

f. 49r-50v: Letter from Abraham Cowley, possibly to Henry Bennet. 8 January 1648.

f. 51r-51v: Ordinance of the ‘Committee of Lords and Commons for the Eastern Association’. For the payment of arrears for the maintenance of the garrison of Newport Pagnell. Signed by Miles Corbett and William Heveningham. 2 May 1648.

ff. 52r-53v: Letter from William, Prince of Orange, to Prince Charles. 28 June 1648.

ff. 54r-55v: Letter from James, 1st Duke of Hamilton, to Prince Charles. 22 July 1648.

ff. 56r-57v: Letter from James, Duke of York, to Prince Charles. 11/21 August 1648.

f. 58r-58v: Draft letter from Prince Charles, addressed to Sir Thomas Fairfax. July 1648.

f. 59r-59v: Two draft letters from Prince Charles, addressed to Sir John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. 14 August 1648.

ff. 60r-61v: Letter from Sir Thomas Fairfax to Prince Charles. 16 August 1648.

ff. 62r-63v: Letter from James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, to Prince Charles. 7 September 1648.

ff. 65r-66v: Draft letter from Prince Charles to the Committee of Estates in Scotland. 13 September 1648.

ff. 67r-69v: Letter from Bernard de Nogaret, Duke d’Espernon, to Prince Charles. 1648.

ff. 70r-71v: Letter from Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, to King Charles II. 25 August 1649.

ff. 72r-73v: Instructions given by Henrietta Maria, Queen Dowager of England, to John Denham for his dispatch into England. 10 May 1649.

f. 74r-74v: Letter from James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, to King Charles II. Fragment, undated.

f. 75r-75v: Document signed by John Bradshawe, President of the Council of State, addressed to the Masters and Wardens of the Company of Stationers. 4 September 1651.

f. 76r-76v: Commission to Andrew Rand, signed by General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle. 4 March 1653. Vellum.

ff. 77r-78v: Petition from Humfray Abdy of London, merchant, to William Lenthall, Master of the Rolls. With a memorandum in Lenthall’s hand. 19 April 1654.

ff. 79r-80v: Order addressed to the Lords of the Admiralty, in the hand of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. 17 July 1654.

f. 81r-81v: Document presenting Mr Robert Everden to the Vicarage of Brighthelmstone. Signed by Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. 13 October 1654. Parchment.

ff. 82r-83v: Two articles added to treaties between King Louis XIV and Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. Titled ‘Private Articles of France with Cromwell’. 23 and 28 March 1658. French.

f. 84r-84v: Extracts from the journals of Parliament, possibly made for the use of Sir Thomas Widdington, Speaker. September 17 1656.

f. 85r-85v: Appointment of Captain Thomas Woodward as Governor of Dunottar Castle. Signed by General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle. 2 November 1659.

ff. 86r-88v: Letter from General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle, to Colonel Croke. 24 April 1660.

ff. 89r-90v: Permit allowing Colonel Croke to pass into Ireland. Signed by General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle. 2 July 1660.

ff. 91r-92v: Letter from General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle, to the Mayor and Corporation of Canterbury. 29 October 1661.

ff. 93r-94v: Letter from Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, to the Commissioners. 21 January 1663.

ff. 95r-96v: Order of the Privy Council addressed to Sir John Hardres, Recorder of the City of Canterbury. Signed by: Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby; Charles Villiers, 2nd Earl of Anglesey; John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater; James Hay, 3rd Earl of Carlisle; John Craven, 1st Baron Craven; William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard; and Sir Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper. 1642-1643.

ff. 97r-98v: Order of the Privy Council for the expediting of the land carriage of naval stores through Sussex. Signed by: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon and Lord High Chancellor; General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle; Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of London; John Vaughan, Earl of Carbery; Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey; Charles Berkeley; Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Baron Ashley; Henry Bennett; Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle; Sir George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret; Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery; Sir William Morrice, Secretary of State; and Sir Thomas Ingram. 26 May 1665.

f. 99r-99v: Copy of a document concerning the victualling of the Navy. Signed by James Stuart, Duke of York and Lord High Admiral. 7 December 1665.

f. 100r-100v: Instructions to the Surveyors of the Victualling Ports, signed by William, 2nd Viscount Brounckner, Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Navy, and Sir John Mennes, of the Navy Office. 23 December 1655.

ff. 101r-102v: Instructions from the War office to all officers and soldiers. Signed by General George Monck, Duke of Albermarle. 1 December 1666.

ff. 103r-104v: Opinion delivered by the Commissioners of the Navy to James Stuart, Duke of York and Lord High Admiral. Signed by: William, 2nd Viscount Brounckner; Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Navy; Sir John Mennes, of the Navy Office; W. Penn; and Thomas Middleton, Commissioner of the Navy. 1 December 1668.

ff. 105r-106v: Letter from the Commissioners of the Navy to Mr Smith, Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet. Signed by: William, 2nd Viscount Brounckner; Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Navy; Sir John Mennes, of the Navy Office; John Middleton; and John Cox. 12 May 1669.

ff. 107r-108v: Copies of letters from Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Humphrey Henchman, Bishop of London, and Edward Reynolds, Bishop of Norwich, concerning the suppression of dissent. June 1669.

ff. 109r-110v: Letter to Sir Edward Ward and other Commissioners for Taxes in the Hundred of Taversham, Nofolk. Signed by Sir Thomas Clifford, Secretary of the Treasury. 9 November 1669.

ff. 111r-112v: Letter from the Commissioners of the Treasury to Francis Bacon, Justice of the Peace for Norfolk. Signed by Anthony Ashley Cooper. 12 January 1670.

ff. 113r-114v: Copy of a letter from Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Bishops of his Province. 7 May 1670.

f. 115r-115v: Letter from the Navy Office to Richard Gibson, at Port Mahon in Menorca. Signed by William, 2nd Viscount Brounckner; Admiral Sir Jeremiah Smith, Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Navy; and Sir John Mennes. 9 September 1670.

ff. 116r-117v: Letter from Sir Denis Gauden, Commissioner of the Victualling office for the Navy, to Richard Gibson, at Port Mahon in Menorca. 24 December 1670.

f. 118r-118v: Appointment of a Sub-Commission of the Navy concerning the district of Plymouth. Signed by: John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdaill; Anthony Ashley Cooper; Henry Bennett, Earl of Arlington and Secretary of State; Sir John Trevor; and Robert Southwell. March 1671. Vellum.

f. 119r-119v: Letter from Admiral Sir Edward Spragge to Richard Gibson, at Port Mahon in Menorca. 10 April 1671.

f. 120r-120v: Letter from Samuel Pepys, Secretary to the Navy, to Richard Gibson, at Port Mahon in Menorca. 6 February 1673.

ff. 121r-122v: Letter from Admiral Sir Thomas Trafford, recommending four of his men be received into the Naval Hospital at Chatham. 7 June 1673.

f. 123r-123v: Order for the payment of extra money, advanced by the Purses of one of the King’s ships. Signed by William, 2nd Viscount Brounckner; Admiral Sir Thomas Allin; Admiral Sir Jeremiah Smith; Sir John Ernle; and Sir Anthony Dean. 13 August 1673.

f. 124r-124v: Warrant granted by the Brothers of the Trinity House. Signed by: Admiral Sir Thomas Allin; Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Comptroller of the Navy; and Samuel Pepys, Secretary to the Navy. 3 July 1677.

f. 125r-125v: Order for the payment of extra money, advanced by the Purses of another of the King’s ships. Signed by: Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Comptroller of the Navy; Sir John Tippitts, Surveyor of the Navy; and James Sotherne, Clerk of the Acts of the Navy. 17 April 1678.

ff. 126r-127v: Contract and order for the supply of ironwork to a new ship. Signed by William, 2nd Viscount Brounckner; Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Comptroller of the Navy; and James Sotherne, Clerk of the Acts of the Navy. 11 June 1678.

f. 128r-128v: Warrant for the apprehension of Colonel Scott, and the seizure of his papers. Under the sign manual of King Charles II, with the countersignature of Sir Henry Coventry, Secretary of State. 8 November 1678.

f. 129r-129v: Order from the Treasury, concerning money on behalf of the sick and wounded at Portsmouth. Signed by Henry Guy, Secretary of the Treasury. 7 February 1679.

f. 130r-130v: Printed order from the Exchequer for the payment of a sum due for naval stores and provisions. Signed by: Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Comptroller of the Navy; Sir John Tippitts, Surveyor of the Navy; and Sir John Narbrough, Commissioner of the Navy. 26 March 1681.

f. 131r-131v: Order for the Exchequer for the payment of £20 to John Chamberlain. Signed by N. Johnson, G. Trant, and others of the Hearth Office. 27 March 1682.

ff. 132r-133v: Copy of a letter from Lady Rachel Russell, widow of Lord William Russell, to Mr Griffiths. 4 February 1683.

ff. 134r-135v: Letter from Sir Roger L’Estrange to Dr Notson. 3 April 1683.

ff. 136r-137v: Commission in the Trained Bands of Feversham to Robert Knowles. Signed by King James II, and countersigned by Charles, 2nd Earl of Middleton and Secretary of State. 6 March 1685. Vellum.

ff. 138r-141v: Letter from Christopher Monk, 2nd Duke of Albermarle, to the Earl of Sunderland, principal Secretary of State. Enclosing a letter from James, Duke of Monmouth. 21 June 1685.

ff. 142r-145v: Letter to Henry Compton, Bishop of London, from the members of the British Factory at Lisbon. With a second copy, with fewer signatures affixed. 7/7 September 1686.

ff. 146r-147v: Letter from Thomas Maynard, British Consul at Lisbon, to Henry Compton, Bishop of London. 7/17 September 1686.

f. 148r-148v: Document releasing Catherine, widow of King Charles II, to George Sayer, Vice Chamberlain. 11 July 1687.

f. 149r-149v: Certificate stating that Richard Gibson is declared a Protestant and abhorrer of Popery. Signed by the Mayor and Aldermen of London. 5 March 1688/9.

f. 150r-150v: Letter from the Navy Office concerning the hire or purchase of a yacht. Signed by: Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Comptroller of the Navy; George St. Lo; Phineas Pett; and others of the Navy Office. 27 July 1694.

f. 151r-151v: Letter from the Navy Office concerning the hire of Lord Cornwallis’s yacht ‘Seaflower’. Signed by: Charles Sergison, Clerk of the Acts; Edward Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy; Denis Lydell, Surveyor of the Navy; John Hill; and George St. Lo. 10 August 1694.

ff. 152r-153v: Letters from King William III to James, 5th Earl of Galloway. 26 November 1697. French.

f. 154r-154v: Letter from the Navy Office to one Captain Smith, concerning a pilot. Signed by: Charles Sergison, Clerk of the Acts; Admiral Sir Richard Haddock, Commissioner of the Victualling Office; Edward Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy; David Furzer, Surveyor of the Navy; Denis Lydell, Comptroller of the Treasurer’s Accounts; and George Tollet, Extra Commissioner of the Navy. 9 November 1701.

ff. 155r-158v: Instructions from Prince George of Denmark to Edward Knatchbull, Muster Master General of the Marine Regiments. 16 February 1703-4.

ff. 159r-160v: Order of the Privy Council to the Mayor and Chief Magistrates of Norwich. Signed by: Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin and Lord Treasurer; Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough; James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose; Henry Gret, 1st Duke of Kent; Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; and James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield. 18 March 1707.

ff. 161r-162v: Journal of transactions of the squadron under the command of Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker in the Mediterranean. November 1708.

ff. 163r-180v:Translation of a letter sent by M. de Salvaij, Secretary of Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples, to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. 10 November 1708.

ff. 181r-185v: Copy of a memorial from the same, with a copy of Whitaker’s assent to the King of Naples’s request. 17 November and 7 December 1708.

ff. 186r-187v: Passport for a vessel to bring corn to the Province of Andalusia. Signed by King Philip V of Spain. 15 January 1709.

ff. 188r-189v: Translation of a letter from Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples, to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. January 1709.

ff. 190r-191v: Fragment of a letter to Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples. Unsigned, with no date.

ff. 192r-193v: Copy of a letter to Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples. Unsigned. 15 February 1708-9. French, with English translation.

ff. 194r-195v: Copy of a letter to Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples. Unsigned. 16 February 1708-9. French, with English translation.

ff. 196r-197v: Letter from Count Jean Contanini to M. Beavois. March 1708-9. French.

ff. 198r-200v: Copies of documents concerning the English fleet on the coast of Italy under Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. October 1708-March 1709.

f. 201r-201v: Fragment of a draft letter to Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples. Unsigned, with no date. French.

ff. 202r-203v: Letter concerning the supply of flour and the fortress of Port Mahon. Unsigned. 27 September 1709.

ff. 204r-211v: Copies and translations of several letters from Count Ramon de Vilana Perlas, Governor of Barcelona, and the Marquess de Prie, Piedmontese ambassador at Rome, to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. October and November, 1708.

ff. 212r-213v: Copy of a letter to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. 28 October 1709. Spanish.

f. 214r-214v: Result of a Council held on board the ‘Stirling Castle’ in Port Mahon, concerning the transportation of corn from Naples to Catalonia. 3 December 1709.

ff. 215r-219v: Two letters from Cardinal Grimani, Viceroy of Naples, to the King of Spain. 29 January 1710.

ff. 220-221v: Letter from M. le Blanc to M. de Blauvois. 12 February 1710.

ff. 222r-223v: Letter from Count Ramon de Vilana Perlas, Governor of Barcelona, to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. 16 February 1710.

ff. 224r-225v: Letter from the Magistrates of Port Mahon to Brigadier Petit, concerning a slave bought by Mr John Hart. 23 February 1710. Spanish.

ff. 226r-227v: Letter from Geronimo de Rocamora, Marquess de Rafal and Viceroy of Majorca, to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. 1 March 1710.

ff. 228r-230v: Letters from Geronimo de Rocamora, Marquess de Rafal and Viceroy of Majorca, and Don Juan Thomas Rutio, to Admiral Sir Edward Whitaker. 17 (23) March 1710.

ff. 231r-232v: Memorandum concerning the Island of Majorca. No date. Latin and English.

f. 233r-233v: Warrant for removing the stalls of the deceased Knights of the Garter, in the Chapel at Windsor. Signed by Queen Anne, and Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. 3 August 1713.

ff. 234r-234v: Appointment of Daniel Norris to the place of Wheelwright at Port Mahon. Signed by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. 3 November 1715. Vellum.

ff. 236r-238v: Letter from Paul Thoyras Rapin to an unnamed correspondent in England. 26 July 1718.

f. 239r-239v: Letter from William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, to Baron d’Onan. 29 July 1718.

ff. 240r-241v: Order of the Privy Council addressed to Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle and Constable of the Tower. Signed by: William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury; Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland and Lord President of the Council; Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston; Henry Gret, 1st Duke of Kent; Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle; Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton; and James Stanhope, 1st Earl of Stanhope. 23 April 1718.

f. 242r-242v: Order of the Privy Council concerning vessels infected with the plague, wrecked upon the coast of Norfolk. Signed by Sir Robert Walpole and Sir Charles Turner, Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. 26 November 1720.

ff. 243r-244v: Order of the Privy Council addressed to Charles, Viscount Townshend, Custos Rotulorum of the County of Norfolk, concerning quarantine. Signed by: Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester; John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland; James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose; Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland; William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan; Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun; John Carteret; and Paul Methuen. 15 September 1721.

f. 245r-245v: Copy of a message sent by King George II to Frederick, Prince of Wales. August 1737.

f. 246r-246v: Commission of ‘Sousbrigadier des Gardes’, signed by King Louis XV of France. 1 May 1741.

f. 247r-247v: Letter from Frederick, Prince of Wales, to his steward. Concerning the valuation of a house. 12 October 1750.

ff. 248r-249v: Letter from Sir John Fielding to Reverend Mr Hay, Rector of Wickham, near Wingham. 11 February 1768.