Add MS 4792

MILLES COLLECTION. Vol. XXXIX (ff. 226). Historical collections covering period 6th-17th centt. Clarendon MS. Vol. 45. There is a table of contents at f. 2. Also included are:-

(1) Annals of Loch Cé; 1568-1590. Fragment. Paper and vellum. See S. H. O'Grady, op. cit., p. 21. ff. 19-32.

(2) Letter from Henry Draycott, Master of the Rolls of Ireland, to his sister, Agnes Crew; 8 May 1570. With notes on the Draycott family; 17th cent. ff. 33-34.

(3) Index to the Journal of the Irish House of Lords; 1613-1615. See V. Treadwell, 'The House of Lords in the Irish Parliament of 1613-1615', Eng. Hist. Rev., lxxx, 1965, pp. 92-107. ff. 90-95.

(4) Report on the state of Ireland, with proposals for its reformation; circ. 1515. Based upon the 'Salus populi'of 'Pandarus of Ireland'. See Add. MS. 4763, ff. 481-495, for a 17th cent. copy of this report,with some omissions and additions. ff. 96-110.

(5) Supposed British prophecy of the 6th cent., forged by Robert Ware; circ. 1678. See Bridgett, op. cit., p. 237. For another copy see Add. MS. 4821, ff. 211-212b (rev.). f. 113.

(6) Bull of Innocent III, confirming the property of St. Mary's convent, Graney, co. Kildare; Kal. Mai. (1 May) 1207. Latin. Vellum. Printed in Dugdale's Monasticon, vi, p. 1125. f. 114.

(7) Tables of contents of two series of Council books, (a)-(c) and (d)-(f); 17th cent. viz.:- (a) 34 Hen. VIII-1556, containing circa 372 folios. ff. 117-124; (b) 26 May 1556-1571, containing circa 343 folios. ff. 127-133, 135; (c) 1 Apr. 1571-1619, containing circa 445 folios. ff. 136-144; (d) Book entitled a 'Giornall for entry of dayly and ordinary acts of the counsell being noe matters of State'; 1 Mar.

158 0/1 14 Nov. 1589. Extracts only. f. 134; (e) 1589-1599, containing circ. 372 folios. ff. 125-126; (f) Book beginning 6 May 1599. Extracts only, 1601-1605. f. 126b; (d) and (f) are in the autograph of Sir James Ware. ff. 117-144.

(8) The nobility and officials of Ireland rated to the subsidy; 8 July 1615. Copy. ff. 152-154.

(9) Leaves from an edition of the Commentary on the Digest by Baldus de Ubaldis; 16th cent. Printed. Latin. ff. 160, 173, 174, 187.

(10) Annals of Ireland, 1308-1310,1316-1317; 14th cent. Vellum. Fragment. Latin. Printed in Chartularies of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin ... and annals of Ireland, ed. J. T. Gilbert, Rolls series, 1884, ii, pp. 293-302. ff. 211-213.

Heraldry: Arms of Sir J. Ware on bindings: 17th cent.

Sir James Ware, d 1666 the younger; historian: Arms of, on bindings: 17th cent.

includes:

• f. 3 Plunckett: Name written: 17th cent.
• ff. 19-32 Loch Cé Abbey; Roscommon: Annals of: 1568-1590.: Irish.: Fragm.
• ff. 19-32 Irish MSS: Annals of Loch Cé: 1568-1590.: Fragm.
• f. 24 James Magrath, of Dublin: Note by: late 17th cent.: Signed.
• f. 33 Henry Draycott, Master of the Rolls of Ireland: Letter to A. Crew: 1570.
• f. 33 Agnes Crew: Letter to, from her brother, H. Draycott: 1570.
• ff. 33b-34 Draycott family: Notes conc.: 17th cent.
• f. 50 Robert Ware, son of Sir J Ware, the younger: Memoranda by: circ. 1678.
• f. 88 Irish MSS: Historical notes: 17th cent.: Lat. and Irish.
• ff. 90-95 Parliament; Ireland: Index to the journal of the Lords: 1613-1615.
• ff. 96-1 1 0 Pandarus of Ireland, pseudonym: Reports on the state of Ireland, based on his 'Salus populi': circ. 1515.
• f. 113 Robert Ware, son of Sir J Ware, the younger: Forgeries made by, for the purpose of religious propaganda: circ. 1678.
• f. 114 Innocent III; Pope: Bull confirming the property of St. Mary's Nunnery, Graney: 1207.: Lat.
• f. 114 Graney, Kildare: Bull confirming the property of St Mary's Nunnery at: 1207.: Lat.
• ff. 117 - 144 Ireland: Contents tables of Council books: 1542-1619.
• ff. 160, 173, 174, 187 Baldus de Ubaldis, d 1400 Italian jurist: Leaves from an edition of his Commentary on the Digest: 16th cent.: Lat.: Printed.
• ff. 211-213 Ireland: Annals of: 1308-1317.: Lat.: Fragm.
• f. 266b Edward Courcey: Signature: 17th cent.