Add MS 4767

MILLES COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. i + 168). Miscellaneous papers relating mainly to Ireland; 16th-17th centt. Viz:-

(1) Royal commission for the regulation of fees and duties in Ireland, 28 Feb. 1635, with the oath administered to the Clerk of the Commission, 1635; followed by lists of fees payable to:-(a) The Court of King's Bench. ff. 4b-l 3;-(b) The Court of Common Pleas. ff. 13b- 29;-(c) The Court of Exchequer. ff. 29-49b;-(d) The judges, etc., on circuit. ff. 50-55;-(e) The Consistory Court of Dublin. ff. 55-61b. Copies made in the 17th cent. from a transcript extracted from the Book of Fees by Stephen Cuppage of Coleraine, circ. 1640, and attested in the original by him before Miles Corbett, Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, 30 Jan. 165 5/6 (f. 4). ff. 2-61b.

(2) Letters patent granting the office of sergeant of trumpeters, drummers and fifes to Gervaise Price, 24 Jan. 1662, with a list of fees pertaining to that office. Copy. Late 17th cent. ff. 62-63b.

(3) Papers relating mainly to the revenues and garrisons of Ireland, tempp. Henry VIII - Elizabeth, annotated by William Cecil, Lord Burghley. There is an incomplete list of contents at f. 64; some of the items listed are missing. The principal items are:- (a) A rough list of Lords

Deputy in the hand of Lord Burghley. f. 65;- (b) Note of the annual values of the archbishopric of Cashel and bishoprics of Meath and Limerick; circ. 1566. f. 65b;- (c) 'The boke of the dystaunce of the lenght and brede of Ireland': taken from the Remembrance Rolls of the Irish Exchequer (cf. f. 69); n.d. Two copies (i) In the same hand as f. 123. f. 66;- (ii) temp. Hen. VIII. ff. 67-70b;- (d) Abstract of a letter from the Irish Council to the King; 7 Dec. 1542 (see Cal. S. P. Ireland, 1509-1573, p. 65). ff. 71-72;- (e) 'A Breif declaracion of all and singular the Quenes Maisties possessions' in Ireland, with statement of the revenue as at Michaelmas 1551 and suggestions for improvement; ?1554. ff. 73-79;- (f) 'A Booke of the monthely wages in Irland'; May 155 1-Dec. 1552. ff. 80-81 b;- (g) 'A note of diverse superfluous chardges' to the King and Queen and Council; temp. Philip and Mary. ff. 82- 83;- (h) 'Remembrancys ... concernyng the garrysons and Revenewes'; 9 Apr. 1559. ff. 84-87b;- (i) List of fees, annuities, etc., paid to various persons; 1559. Latin. f. 88;- (j) 'A Brieff memorialle of the Quene's Highnes chardges ... for one yere'; followed by 'The Quene's Highnes' Revenues'; 1559. ff. 89-92b;- (k)'A note of the bands serving in Irland with their chardges monethly'; 1558-1559. ff. 93-96b;- (l) 'Estimate of the monthlye charges of the Quenes Majesties Armye nowe appoincted to Remayne there' (in Ireland); 1559. Two copies, the second signed at the beginning and end by the Queen. At f. 101 is a list of the 'Bandes to be contynued in Irelande' (cf. f. 93). ff. 98-100, 102-105b;- (m) 'A memoriall for Orders to be taken with the Lords Justices vppon this paye, and the like with the Lord Deputie vppon his dispatche'; 1559. f. 106;- (n) 'Sondrie debtes owinge to the quenes Highnes by diuerse late Officers and ministers'; 10 May 1559. ff. 107-108b;- (o) 'A proportion of Artillery and Munitions presently to be sent to Irelande'; 22 May 1559. ff. 109-1 10b;- (p) A brief of the annual charges of the High Courts and of the Lord Lieutenant and other officials; 1560. ff. 112-120b;- (q) 'Bandes to be continued in Irlande': a fuller version of the list on f. 101 (see above). ff. 121-122;- (r) 'Informacion geven [to the Privy Council] by your oratour John Walshe of Youghell in Irlande for the reformacion of th'enormities of the saide Realme'; circa 1558- 1559. f. 123;- (s) 'A brieff memoriall of the yerelye chardges'; 1540- 1558. f. 125;- (t) 'Matters to be noted for Irland', followed by 'Certen remedes for the notes above'; apparently intended for the Earl of 'Sussex governance' (see endorsement in Burghley's hand); 1559. f. 126;- (u) Note of the 'Fees of Thofficers at the Lawes and Revenues'; 2, 3 Mary; followed by a memorandum on the causes of the increased expenditure in Ireland, etc.; temp. Elizabeth. f. 127;- (v) Articles drawn up for the Court of Exchequer in Ireland; 10 Sept. 1560. ff. 128-130;- (w) 'Bands to be contynued in Irland'; 1559: a fair copy of f. 101, incorporating the Lord Treasurer's notes; followed by another list of the followers of the various officials and officers divided into Footmen, Horsemen, New

Bands, etc. ff. 131-132;- (x) 'An abstracte of the Musters'; 17 Aug. 1561. ff. 133-134;- (y) Estimate of money due to the army in Ireland; 9 Nov. 1560-31 Jan. 1561/2. ff. 138-142b;- (z) Account of the cesse for the Lord Lieutenant's house, for one year from Michaelmas 1561; examined by Gabriel Crofte, auditor; circa 24 Aug. 1562. ff. 143-150b;- (aa) Account of the state of Ireland on the Earl of Sussex's appointment as Lord Deputy, 1556, and 1562, with his suggestions for the improvement of the country; 10 June 1562; followed (f. 155) by a note of changes to be made in the garrisons, same date, but in a different hand (same as f. 126). ff. 151-155;- (bb) 'A briefe note of the Earle of Sussex' cowrse in his governmente of Irelande from the beginninge of his chardge, withe a declaracion of Sir Nicholas Arnoldes doinges there synce his firste arrivall as Commissioner in that realme, and a note of the presente state therof'; May 1565. Signed by the Earl. ff. 156-160b;- (cc) Note of the 'entertaynement' of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland; ?1563. f. 161;-

(dd) 'A note of the Gentilmens names within the severall counties' in Ireland; circa 1559. With additions in the Lord Treasurer's hand; 1565, 1567, etc. ff. 162-168b.

includes:

• ff. 2-6 1 b Fees: Lists of, as allowed by the Royal Commission on legal fees in Ireland: 1635.: Copies.
• ff. 2-61b Charles I of England: Lists of fees allowed by the Royal Commission on fees in Ireland: 1635.: Copies.
• ff. 2-61b Ireland: Papers rel. to the Royal Commission for the regulation of legal fees in: 1635.: Copies.
• f. 62 Gervaise Price: Appointment as sergeant of the trumpeters: 1662.: Copy.
• ff. 62b-63b Fees: Fees due to the sergeant of trumpeters and his office on various occasions: circ. 1662.
• ff. 64-168b Ireland: Papers rel. to the government and revenues of, temp Hen. VIII-circ.: 1567.
• ff. 64-168b passim Revenue: Papers rel. to the Irish revenue: temp. Hen. VIII-1713.
• ff. 64-168b passim Accompts: Accompts rel. to the revenue of Ireland: temp. Hen. VIII, 1713.
• ff. 64-168b passim William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Papers rel. to the government and revenues of Ireland, annotated by: circ. 1565-1567.
• ff. 80-155 passim Army; England: Papers rel. to garrisons in Ireland: 1551-1562.
• ff. 102-105b Elizabeth I of England: Estimates for the monthly charge of the army in Ireland, signed by: 1559.
• f. 123 John Walshe, of Youghell: Information given to the Privy Council by, for the reformation of Ireland: 1558-1559.
• ff. 143-150b Gabriel Crofte, Auditor General of Ireland: Accounts for provisioning the Lord Lieutenant's household examined by: 1561.: Signed.
• ff. 156-160b Thomas Ratcliffe, Earl of Sussex: Account of his government of Ireland: 1565.: Signed.