Add MS 5130

Volume 7. The following note is written in pencil at the beginning of this volume:

‘Authentic Extracts sent to Marinus van Vrybergen, Envoy to the Court of London. Most of them duplicates of what is contained in the other volumes. Also sundry Original Letters: the whole appearing to be some of the Papers of [original Dispatches sent to] the said Marinus van Vrybergen’.

It contains the following papers.

1. Letter from the States to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed Du Tour; inclosing the copy of a letter from M. van Renswoude [Henrik van Reede]. Dated The Hague, 2 January 1708 (folio 2)

2. Extract from the Registers, 2 January 1708 (folio 3.12)

3. Copy of the letter of M. van Renswoude [Henrik van Reede] to the States. Dated Brussels 13 December 1707 (folio 4)

4. ‘Raisons pour lesquelles le Conseil d’État a été de sentiment de prier d’etre causé de faire passer par son ministere la depesche se la patente d’engagere des domaines de sa majesté en general, et specialment des droits et revenus des postes pour la levée de la somme de 300m flor. monnoye d’Hollande’ (folio 5)

5. Extract from the Registers of the States General, 20 December 1707 (folio 7)

6. Extract from the Registers of the States General, 29 September 1707 (folio 9)

7. Extract from the Registers of the States General, 3 January 1708 (private) (folio 14)

8. ‘Renouvellement de la Convention entre S. M. La Reine de la Grande Bretagne [Queen Anne] et L. H. P. les Etats Généraux et S. A. C. Electeur de Bonsvic Lunebourg [Brunswick-Lüneburg], pour un Regiment de Dragons de huit cent chevaux, à leur solde’ (folio 16)

9. Memoire about the pay of the Elector of Luneburg’s troops, 2 January 1708 (folio 18)

10. Extract from the Registers, 4 January 1708 (folio 22)

11. Extract from the Registers, 5 January 1708 (folio 24)

12. Letter from the Council of accounts, established by the late King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 6 January 1708 (folio 26)

13. Extract from the registers, 6 January 1708 (folio 28)

14. Copy of letter from John Wilhelm Palsgrave of the Rhine, to the States. Dated Dusseldorf, 3 December 1707 (folio 31)

15. Extract from the Registers, 10 January 1708 (private) (folio 34)

16. Letter to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. van Vryberghe. Dated Middelburg, 11 January 1708 (folio 36)

17. Extract from the Registers, 11 January 1708 (folio 38)

18. Extract from the Registers, 9 November 1707 (folio 39)

19. Extract from the Registers, 27 September 1707 (folio 40)

20. Extract from the Registers, 14 January 1708 (folio 43)

21. Copy of paper addressed to the States, signed Mülder, concerning Col. Henry de Lislemarais [Henri de Lislemarais] (folio 44)

22. Extract from the Registers, 16 February 1708 (private) (folio 47)

23. Extract from the Registers, 23 January 1708 (private) (folio 48)

24. Extract from the Registers, 31 January 1708 (folio 50)

25. Extract from the Registers, 1 February 1708 (folio 52)

26. Copy of letter from M. de Dalwich, Envoy to the Langrave of Hesse Cassel, to the States. Dated The Hague, 1 February 1708 (French) (folio 53)

27. Extract from the Registers, 3 February 1708 (folio 58)

28. Extract from the Registers, 6 February 1708 (private) (folio 60)

29. Letter from the Council of accounts, established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 7 February 1708 (folio 62)

30. Extract from the Registers, 11 February 1708 (folio 64)

31. Extract from the Registers, 13 February 1708 (folio 66)

32. Copy of letter from Christian Augustus, Bishop of Lubeck etc, and administrator of Holstein, to the States. Dated Gottorp, 18 December 1707 (folio 67)

33. Extract from the Registers, 14 February 1708 (folio 70.79)

34. Letter from John Gayton to the Commissioners of the Post Office. Dated Portsmouth, 8 February 1707/1708 (folio 71)

35. Letter from the Commissioners of the Post Office [Robert Cotton and Thomas Franckland] to Marinus van Vrybergen: Inclosing the above. Dated General Post Office 9 February 1707 (folio 72)

36. Letter from M. Vanderpoel [Van der Poel] to the Commissioners of the Post Office. Dated 9 February 1707 (folio 73)

37. Letter from the Commissioners of the Post Office to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated General Post Office, 7 February 1707 (folio 74)

38. Extract from the Registers, 14 February 1708 (duplicate) (folio 80)

39. Extract from the Registers, 20 February 1708 (folio 82)

40. Extract from the Registers, 20 February 1708 (folio 84)

41. Extract from the Registers, 20 February 1708 (folio 85)

42. Extract from the Registers, 20 February 1708 (private) (folio 87)

43. Extract from the Registers, 21 February 1708 (private) (folio 89)

44. Extract from the Registers, 21 February 1708 (private) (folio 91)

45. Letter to Marinus van Vrybergen from the Committee of the Dutch East India Company. Dated Amsterdam, 24 February 1708 (folio 95)

46. Extract from the Registers, 28 February 1708 (private) (folio 97)

47. Extract from the Registers, 1 March 1708 (private) (folio 101)

48. Letter from J. Hamel Bruyninx, Dutch envoy at Vienna, to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Vienna, 8 February 1708 (private) (folio 102)

49. ‘Memoire du Commissariat, sur le projet la tabelle des depenses’ (folio 105)

50. ‘Eclaircissement sur le projet des depenses’ (folio 109)

51. Copy of letter from Field Marshal Rabutin to J. Hamel Bruyninx. Dated Hermomstat, 25 January 1708 (French) (folio 111)

52. Copy of letter from Michael van Tallman to Field Marshal Rabutin (enclosed in the preceding). Dated Constantinople, 29 November 1707 (folio 112)

53. ‘(Table) des depenses neccessaires pour la subsistence de 12 mois, des troupes de sa Majeste Imperiale ey celles de sa Majeste Catholique’ (folio 115b)

54. Letter from the Committee of the Dutch East India Company to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Amsterdam, 2 March 1708 (folio 117)

55. Extract from the Registers, 2 March 1708 (private) (folio 119.126)

56. Copy of letter from the states of Zeland [Zeeland] to the States General. Dated Middelburg, 28 February 1708 (folio 120)

57. Statement of a Master of a vessel of Middelburg, who went to Havre de grace, and returned home by land, February 1708 (folio 121)

58. Copy of letter from Marshal Auverquerc [Overkirk] to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Brussels, 1 March 1708 (folio 124)

59. Extract from the Registers, 8 March 1708 (private) (folio 127.132)

60. Copy of Paper submitted to the States by Francois Adolfe de Rinrerling [Franciscus Adolphus von Zinzerling], Councillor of the French King, (French) Dated The Hague, 8 March 1708 (private) (folio 128)

61. Extract from the Registers, 9 March 1708 (private) (folio 133)

62. Extract from the Registers, 9 March (private) (folio 137)

63. Extract from the Registers, 12 March 1708 (private) (folio 139-142)

64. Copy of letter from Admiral Byng to the States (French). Dated Gravelingen, 28 February 1707/1708 (private) (folio 140)

65. Extract from the Registers, 13 March 1708 (private) (folio 143)

66. Extract from the Registers, 12 March 1708 (private) (folio 145)

67. Extract from the Registers, 14 March 1708 (private) (folio 149)

68. Extract from the Registers, 12 March 1708 (folio 151)

69. Extract from the Registers, 16 March 1708 (private) (folio 153)

70. Extract from the Registers, 16 March 1708 (private) (folio 155)

71. Extract from the Registers, 16 March 1708 (folio 157)(The paper which formerly stood next to this is now removed to its proper place, after folio 362)

72. Copy of a letter from Admiral de Radenter to the States. Dated Rotterdam, 15 March 1708 (folio 160)

73. Letter from the Directors of the Dutch East India Company to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Amsterdam, 20 March 1708 (folio 163)

74. Copy of a letter from the Chamber of accounts of Holland to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated The Hague, 15 March 1708, enclosed the last (folio 164)

75. Extract from the Registers, 19 March 1708 (folio 166)

76. Letter from the Council of accounts established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 20 March 1708 (folio 168)

77. Extract from the Registers, 22 March 1708 (folio 170)

78. Extract from the Registers, 23 March 1708 (duplicate) (folio 171)

79. Extract from the Registers, 26 March 1708 (folio 174)

80. Letter from the Council of accounts established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed van Essen. Dated Gravenhage, 30 March 1708 (folio 175)

81. Extract from the Registers, 28 March 1708 (folio 177)

82. Extract from the Registers, 2 April 1708 (folio 179)

83. Extract from the Registers, 2 April 1708 (folio 181)

84. Extract from the Registers, 3 April 1708 (folio 183)

85. Extract from the Registers, 4 April 1708 (folio 185)

86. Copy of a letter from the States to the Queen of Great Britain [Anne]. Dated 4 April 1708 (French) (folio 186)

87. Copy of the reply from Queen Anne to the States. Dated Kensington, 23 April 1708 (French) (folio 187)

88. Letter from Corn. Hop. To Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Rotterdam, 6 April 1708 (folio 191)

89. Extract from the Registers, 2 April 1708 (folio 193)

90. Copy of letter from the Directors of the Dutch East India Company to the States (no date) (folio 194)

91. Copy of letter from the Directors of the Dutch East India Company to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Amsterdam. Dated Amsterdam, 6 April 1708 (folio 197)

92. Letter to Marinus van Vrybergen signed J. van Essen. Dated The Hague, 10 April 1708 (folio 199)

93. Extract from the Registers, 16 April 1708 (private) (folio 201)

94. Copy of letter from the States to Queen Anne (French), Date. The Hague, 16 April 1708 (private) (folio 204)

95. Copy of Queen Anne’s answer. Dated Kensington 13 April 1708 (private) (folio 205)

96. Secret project for the campaign of 1708 (French) (folio 208)

97. Extract from the Registers, 18 April 1708 (folio 213)

98. Extract from the Registers, 10 May 1708 (folio 215)

99. Letter from the Council of accounts established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed van Essen. Dated Gravenhage, 18 May 1708 (folio 217)

100. ‘Wert Versoght een Schiiffels advÿs van Engesche Reghtsgeleerden opde naevolgende vragen’ (folio 218)

101. Extract from the Registers, 24 May 1708 (folio 221)

102. Copy of a Memoir exhibited to the States by M. van Stökke, Envoy of the King of Denmark, 22 May 1708 (French) (folio 223)

103. Substance of the reply of the States to the above Memoir (French) (folio 224)

104. Extract from the Registers, 24 May 1708 (folio 229)

105. Copy of letter from M. Robert Goes, Dutch Envoy at Copenhagen, to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Copenhagen, 15 May 1708 (private) (folio 230)

106. Copy of letter from M. J. van Haersolte, Dutch envoy at Hamburg, to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Hamburg, 18 May 1708 (private) (folio 234)

107. Extract from the Registers, 25 May 1708 (folio 239)

108. Extract from the Registers, 25 May 1708 (private) (folio 241)

109. Extract from the Registers, 4 June 1708 (folio 243.250)

110. Copy of letter from M. A. Vander Meer [Van der Meer], Dutch Envoy at Turin, to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Turin 12 May 1708 (folio 244)

111. Copy of letter from M. A. Vander Meer [Van der Meer], Dutch Envoy at Turin, to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Turin 16 May 1708 (private) (folio 246.249)

112. Copy of letter from M. M. John Chetwine [Chetwynd], and A. Vander Meer [Van der Meer] to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Turin, 15 May 1708 (French) (folio 247)

113. Letter from the Council of the Admiralty in Zeland [Zeeland], signed Guill Bidloo, to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Middelburg, 30 May 1708 (folio 251)

114. Extract from the Registers, 16 June 1708 (folio 253)

115. Letter from the Council of accounts established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 20 June 1708 (private) (folio 255)

116. Extract from the Registers, 15 June 1708 (private) (folio 257)

117. Letter from the Council of accounts established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 28 June 1708 (folio 259)

118. Extract from the Registers, 14 July 1708 (printed) (folio 261)

119. Letters from the Duke of Marlborough [John Churchill] and the Dutch Deputies with the army to the States General. Dated Camp de Audenarde [Oudenaarde], 12 July 1708 (printed) (folio 264)

120. Letter from Field Marshall Auverquerc [Overkirk] to the Greffier Fagel. Dated Camp de Audenarde [Oudenaarde], 12 July 1708 (printed) (folio 265)

121. Extract from the Registers, 14 July 1708 (folio 267)

122. Copy of letter from the States to Queen Anne. Dated 14 July 1708 (French) (folio 268)

123. Extract from the Registers, 24 July 1708 (folio 271-274)

124. Copy of letter from the Council of the Admiralty on the Maese, to the States, signed Adam van der Hein. Dated 19 July 1708 (folio 272)

125. Letter from the States to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed Th. Pels. Dated The Hague, 9 August 1708 (private) (folio 275)

126. Extract from the Registers, 9 August 1708 (private) (folio 276)

127. Letter from the Council of accounts established by the King of Great Britain [William III], to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 9 August 1708 (folio 279)

128. Extract from the Registers, 20 August 1708 (folio 281)

129. Letter from the Council of the Admiralty of Amsterdam to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed T. V. Sirma. Dated Amsterdam 21 August 1708

130. Memoir to the Admiralty at Amsterdam from J. Hiddink? Enclosed in the above (folio 284)

131. Letter from the Council of the Admiralty in Zeland [Zeeland] to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed Iman Catt? And J. Voss. Dated Middelburg, 27 August 1708 (folio 287)

132. Extract from the Registers, 28 August 1708 (private) (folio 289)

133. Extract from the Registers, 3 September 1708 (private) (folio 291)

134. Copy of letter from Vice Admiral Anthony Pieterson to the Greffier Fagel. Dated 29 August 1708 (private) (folio 292)

135. Extract from the Registers, 15 September 1708 (private) (folio 295-300)

136. Copy of letter from the Dutch Deputies with the Army to the Greffier Fagel. Dated in’t leger voor Aÿssel, 12 September 1708 (private) (folio 296.299)

137. Copy of letter from the Dutch Deputies with the Army to the Duke of Marlborough [John Churchill]. Dated au comp devant Lille, 10 September 1708 (private) (folio 297)

138. Extract from the Registers, 1 October 1708 (folio 301)

139. Extract from the Registers, 9 October 1708 (private) (folio 303)

140. Extract from the Registers, 12 October 1708 (folio 305)

141. Copy of paper signed J. V. Bürcht, submitted to the States (folio 306)

142. Extract from the Registers, 19 October 1708 (private) (folio 309)

143. Extract from the Registers, 22 October 1708 (private) (folio 311)

144. Extract from the Registers, 26 October 1708 (private) (folio 315)

145. Letter from the Council of the Admiralty in Zeland [Zeeland] to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. Meester. Dated Middelburg, 27 October 1708 (folio 317)

146. Extract from the Registers, 29 October 1708 (folio 319)

147. Extract from the Registers, 17 November 1708 (folio 321)

148. Extract from the Registers, 20 November 1708 (folio 323-328)

149. Copy of letter from the States to Queen Anne Dated 20 November 1708 (French) (folio 324)

150. Copy of Queen Anne’s reply. Dated St. James’, 30 November 1708 (French) (folio 326)

151. Memorial from the Council of the State of the Netherlands to the States General. Dated The Hague, 20 November 1708 (printed) (folio 329)

152. Extract from the Registers, 25 November 1708 (folio 347)

153. Extract from the Registers, 26 November 1708 (folio 351)

154. Copy of a letter from the States to Queen Anne. Dated The Hague, 26 November 1708 (French) (folio 353)

155. Letter from the States Marinus van Vrybergen, signed E. V. Gheel van Spanbrock. Dated The Hague, 28 November 1708 (folio 355)

156. Extract from the Registers, 28 November 1708 (folio 357)

157. Extract from the Registers, 29 November 1708 (folio 359)

158. Letter to Marinus van Vrybergen from the Council of the Admiralty in Zeland [Zeeland], signed by M. Evensdyck. Dated Middelburg, 5 December 1708 (folio 361)

159. Extract from the Registers, 4 December 1708 (moved to this place from folio 158.159)

160. Extract from the Registers, 5 December 1708 (folio 363.368)

161. Copy of letter from the Council of accounts appointed by the King of Great Britain [William III], to the States, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 30 November 1708 (folio 364.367)

162. Letter from the Council of accounts appointed by the King of Great Britain [William III] to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. J. Wierts. Dated Gravenhage, 5 December 1708 (folio 365)

163. Letter from the Council of accounts appointed by the King of Great Britain [William III] to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Gravenhage, 11 December 1708 (folio 369)

164. Letter from the Council of accounts appointed by the King of Great Britain [William III] to Marinus van Vrybergen. Dated Gravenhage, 6 December 1708 (folio 371)

165. Extract from the Registers, 18 December 1708 (folio 373)

166. Letter from the States to Marinus van Vrybergen, signed J. V. Uterwyck. Dated The Hague, 22 December 1708 (folio 375)

167. Extract from the Registers, 22 November [December] 1708 (folio 376)

168. Copy of letter from the States to Queen Anne. Dated 22 December 1708 (French) (folio 378)

169. Extract from the Registers, 28 December 1708 (folio 381)

170. Copy of paper addressed to the States, signed T. Welk (folio 382)