perfect knowledge he did still receive them, and such spoyles as they had taken from her Maties good subjectes.

This Sir Richard deposeth to be true.

32. Item,-in March, 1589, the said Sir Brian O'Rourke, accompanied with his sonn, Bryan Og O'Rourke, his bretheren, Ternon and Donell, nowe O'Rourke, and all his whole force, to the nomber of vj or vije men, entered in most rebellyus maner, with banners displayed, into the countie of Sligo, and the said Sir Bryan, hym self stayinge upon the borders of the said countie, comaunded and gave direction to his sonn, brethren, and most parte of the said malefactors to invad the countie of Sligo, and to pray, burne, and spoyle, and [def. in MS.] good subjectes, where they beinge entred into the barrony of Tyr- [def. in MS.] execut that traytoruse direction were encountered by Sir George Byngham with xxty horsmen, accompanyed with Capen Hughe Mosten and [def. in MS.] footmen, whoe sett upon them, reskewed the pray and spoyled the [def. in MS.] and slewe some of the rebells, with the losse of xix of her Maties [def. in MS.], whereupon a pacification beinge presently concluded with the Boorkes, [def. in MS.] whole force directed to the prosecution of the said Traytor, Sir Bryan O'Rourke, which was prosecuted untill he was forced to flie to McSwynenedo, where he contynued untill he toke his way into Scotland. Upon this Article the said Sir Bryan is indighted of highe treason at the last Cessions holden at Sligo, and the inditment retorned into the Kingis Benche. And forasmuche as no Sheryf was appoynted for the last yere in the countie of Leotrim, the said Sir Bryan could not be indyted for the treasons before recyted, but at the next Cessions which shalbe holden there he may be indyted of the said offences.

I, Sir Richard Bingham, knight, beinge sworne upon the holie Evangelist before the L. Deputie and Coun

cell, to declare my knowledge towchinge the truth of all the said xxxij Articles, do, upon my oath, sett downe truelie upon the margynall noate of eche Article what I knowe or have hard towchinge the same. Witnes my hand, the xxviijth of Julie, 1591.

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Justice Thomas Dillon, Ed. White, and William Taaffe have bene deposed towching ther knowledge to every of the said 32 Articles.

W. FYTZWYLLIAM.

WARRANT DORMANT TO SPORT.

[On p. 95 is inserted a document somewhat similar to the following, which, however, applies only to one of the parks mentioned in 1583, viz. Seney Park, Staffordshire, which, in December 1591, had devolved into the hands of another member of the Paget family. It may serve to shew that, up to this date, Lord Ellesmere still delighted in field sports, whenever he could retire into the country from the burdensome duties of his profession.]

Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere, "A warrant dormant graunted unto me by Mr. Wylliam Pagett, Esq. in Seney Parke, in com. Staff."

To the keper of Seney Parke in the countie off Staff., and others, to whome this presente graunt or warraunt shall come to be redd over or understoode, I William Paget of London, Esquier, sende

greatinge. Knowe ye that I the said William Paget, for to showe my good will and for other good consyderations me movinge, have geven and graunted, and by thes presentes do for me and myn heires give and graunte unto my verie good frend Mr. Thomas Egerton, Esquier, hir Maties Sollicitor Generall, during his lieff, one bucke of season in sommer, and one doe of season in wynter, to be yearlie had and taken within my said parke att his fre will and pleasure. And libertie for himself with his companie att all tymes to hunte within my said parke. Willing and commaunding the said keper, and all other his deputies and myn offycers there, upon the sight hereoff, that they and every of them do readylie accomplish and performe all thinges concerning the premisses, according to the tenor off this my graunte and warraunt dormant, anie restraint or other commandment heretofore had, made, or geven, or hereafter to be had, made, or geven to the contrarie heroff in anie wise notwithstanding. And this my presente wryting, signed with myn hande, and sealed with my seale, shalbe unto youe and everie off youe suffycient warrant and dischardge in this behalfe. Yeven under myn hand and seale this xiiijth daie of December, in the xxxiiijth yeare of the raigne off our Sovereigne Ladye Elizabeth, by the grace of God off England, Fraunce and Ireland Quene, defender of the faieth, &c.

Sealled and delyvered in the presence of

THO. FARMER.

EDW. KELMAISTER.

WILLM. Warde.

WILLIAM PAGETT.

Md that the said delyverye was had and made by the said Wylliam Pagett to the afforenamed Wylliam Warde for and to the use of the abovenamed Thomas Egerton, Esquyer.

LONG MELFORD HOSPITAL.

[Little is known respecting Sir William Cordell, beyond the fact that he was knighted and appointed Master of the Rolls by Queen Mary. From A. Wood's Fasti Oxon. i. 220, edit. 1813, we learn that he was one of the Visitors of St. John's Coll. and procured the restoration of Dr. Willys, who was subsequently sent Ambassador to Muscovy by Queen Elizabeth. As he endowed a hospital for poor men at Long Melford, as we find by the following letter, we may perhaps conclude that he was a native of the place.]

Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere," For Melfourde Hospytall."

To the right worshipfull my very lovinge frende her Maties
Solicitor Generall.

AFTER my hartie commendations. Where Sir William Cordell, knighte, late Mr of the Rolls, in his liffe tyme was determined to be an humble sutor to her Matie for the incorporatinge of an Hospitall of certen pore men in longe Melforthe, in the countie of Suff.; and for the better sustentatione and mayntnance thereof, the said Sir William, by his laste will and testament in wrytinge, hathe devised and bequeathed to me and divers others, and to our heires (whereof some are nowe dead), divers parcells of landes and tythes, to the entent the same should be by us assured and conveyed to the saide Hospitall, when it should be so incorporated by her Matie, as by his said laste will more at large will appeare. You shall nowe understande that I have lately moved her Highnes for the said incorporatione to be graunted, and license to me and others by the survyvors of the saide Devisees to convey the said landes and tythes to the said Hospitall when it shall so be incorporated by her Matie, which her Heighnes of her moste gratiouse disposition is well pleased to doe. Wherefore I shall hartely require you to peruse and penne a graunte, alreadie drawen for that purpose and delivered unto you, and after the same shalbe reformed and penned by you according to the true intent and meaninge of the said Sir William Cordell, and the good pleasure of her Matie, then to cause yt to be ingrossed and subscribed by

you, and with such expeditione as you maye to be sent to me to be preferred to her Maties signature. And so I bidde you farewell. From the Courte at Grenewich the xxvijth of Marche, 1591.

Your assured lovinge frende,

W. BURGHley.

COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES.

[The purpose of the following Commission under the Great Seal was to inquire into the abuse and perversion of charitable funds and foundations in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It should seem as if only the Commissioners whose names are subscribed at the back of the document acted on the occasion. The indorsement is nearly obliterated, no more than Executio istius Commissionis Inquisit. et Veredic., with the names, being legible. The "articles annexed," mentioned in the body of the instrument, have not been preserved.

Indorsed "Executio istius Commissionis Inquisit. et Veredic.

Wylliam Belassys.

John Dawney.

Th. Stryckland.

Christopher Wandisford.

Cuthb' Pepper.

Northridinge."

ELIZABETH, by the grace of God Quene of England, Fraunce and Ireland, defender of the Faithe, &c. To the moste reverend Father in God, John Archbusshoppe of Yorke, primate and metropolitane of England, and to our deere coosyn Henrye Earle of Huntingdon, Lorde President in the northe partes; and to our trustie and welbeloved Sir William Bellayssys, knight, Sir John Dawney, knight, Sir William Bowes, knight, the Deane of Yorke for the tyme being, Thomas Strickland, Cutbert Pepper, Robert Brigges, Christopher Wandisford, Esquyers, and to the Chauncellor to the said Archebusshoppe for the tyme beinge, greetynge.