Maties pleasure that of you onely shall levy and collect the moneys from time to time ariseing by this Commission, and that the rest of you are to forbeare to meddle with the said collection. And therefore his Maty doth discharge the rest of you the Commissioners thereof, and will give order that you shall receyve your full discharge in that behalfe by further order of his Courte of Exchequer. LORDS CLINTON AND HOWARD DE WALDEN. [The following warrant under Privy Seal authorized the Lord Chancellor to issue writs of summons for the eldest sons of the Earl of Lincoln and the Earl of Suffolk. Lord Clinton succeeded his father in 1616, and Lord Howard de Walden became Earl of Suffolk in 1626.] Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere, "8 Februarij, 1609. For the Ld. Clinton. For the L. Howard of Walden." To our right trustie and right welbeloved Counsellor, Thomas Md qd octavo die Februarij anñ R. Regis Jacobi Angt, &c. septimo et Sco? xiiijcio, ista billa delibat fuit dño Cancellar Angt apud Westm1 exequend. RIGHT trustie and right welbeloved counsellor, we lett you witt that our will and pleasure is that you make, or cause to be made forthe two severall writtes of summons under our Greate Seale of England, the one to be directed to our trustie and right welbeloved Thomas Lorde Clynton, of and the other to our trustie and right welbeloved Theophilus Lord Howarde of Walden, to be personally present with us and the prelates, peeres, and barons of this our realme, at our session of parliament to be houlden by prorogation at Westminster, on the nynthe daie of CAMD. SOC. 12. 3 L this instant moneth of February, in as honorable and ample manner and forme to all intentes and purposes as anie other that have at anie time heretofore ben enhabled or called to sitt in parliament. And these presentes shalbe your sufficient warraunt and discharge in that behalf. Given, &c. Ex. per G. COPPING. SCOTTISH UNDERTAKERS IN IRELAND. [The object of the ensuing Privy Seal was to procure the denization of certain Scottish Noblemen and Gentlemen who had undertaken plantations in Ireland. The King, as appears by the conclusion, was considerate both of the purses and of the consciences of his countrymen.] Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere, "Rec. 12 May, 1610: for the Undertakers of Scot. land." To our right trusty and right welbeloved Councellor, Thomas JAMES R. Right trusty and right welbeloved Councellor, wee greet you well. Whereas certain Noblemen and Gentlemen of our realme of Scotland have undertaken portions of landes within our realme of Ireland, to be planted and inhabited by them. To the end that they may freely transport from out of all our dominions and into the same all commodities necessary for the plantation, wee are pleased that they shalbe all made denizens, as well of our realme of England as Ireland. And therefore wee do hereby will and require you, and do hereby authorise and warrant you in such lettres patentes as they take forth under our Great Seale of England of the landes allotted to them, you do conteyne a graunt of denization to the severall persons suing forth such lettres patentes of landes, whereby they may be made denizens of our realme of England and Ireland, in as ample manner as any denizens have bene or use to be. And these shalbe unto you for the making forth of such lettres patentes as ample and sufficient warrant for the said denizations as if each of them had a bill specially signed by our hand. And further, our pleasure is that they shall pay but one fee for the seale of theire said lettres patentes, and that you shall require no oath of them. Geven under our signet, at our Pallace of Westminster, the eleventh day of May, in the eight yeare of our raigne of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, and of Scotland the three and fortieth. THE SIEGE OF GULICK. [What follows is a letter of news from one of Sir John Egerton's foreign correspondents. The town yielded soon afterwards.] To my. honorable good frende Sir John Egerton, Knyght of the nobell order of the Bathe, at Yourke house, thease be dd. HONORABLE Sir, my humble servis remembered, I cannot let passe at this instant any honest messenger, but in dutye I must acknowledg my service unto you. Sir, you shall understand that the towne of Gulick is, at the date of this letter, besiedged 32 dayes, and at this tyme doth stande to entertaine all parlyes. Our aproches are with towe galeryes over the mote, and are entered through the wale in the bulwark of the castell, so that in my judgment the towne can not holde out tenne dayes after the date of this letter, for we heare of no relefe for them. Sir John Burlacie and Captaine Muntuns are both shot in the arme. Liftenant Sutton and Liftenant Spencer both slayne. 8 or 9 sargantes of our nacion, and manye gentelmen and souldiars, are slayne before this castell and towne. Thus intreating your worship to except of this my writing, I humblye take my leave. From the trenches before Gulick, the 19 of August, 1610. Yours in all service, GEORGE SHUTE. SCOTTISH SCHOLARS IN CAMBRIDGE. [The subsequent document must have been accompanied by "special branches" of the Statutes of the University of Cambridge, but they were not found with it. At this date Lord Ellesmere was Chancellor of Oxford, having been unanimously elected to that office on the 3d Nov. 1610, on the death of Archbishop Bancroft.] Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere," Cambridge, Rec. 20 Feb. 1610." CONCERNING the admittance of Scottish Students into the several Colledges of Cambridg, the Heades of Houses have answered by their letters to their Honorable Chancelor. First, that they cannot admit them into their foundations, eyther as fellowes or scollers, because it is contrary to their local statutes, as appeares by the special branches of the same statutes sent up in writing, which forbid that election be made of any borne out of the realme of England. Againe, they cannot otherwise mainteine them out of any allowaunce of their colledges, both because their foundations are alredy full, which makes their expenses equall to their revennues, as also for that the distribution and ordering of every colledg receiptes and rentes is not in the disposition of the maisters alone, but is respectively referred by their statutes to the consent of the major part of the fellowes also, who (they feare) wilbe adverse and backward to any such good purpose as this, because whatsoever is this way to be allowed must of necessity be defalked from them. MONEY BORROWED IN CHANCERY. [The King's wants at this time were so pressing that he resorted to all kinds of expedients for raising money. The present was not the first time he had procured loans from parties belonging to the Court of Chancery, but in this instance he favoured them by only requiring two thirds of the sums they had before advanced and had been repaid.] Indorsed, "Starr Chamber." To our right trustie and welbeloved Counsellor, Thomas Lord Ellesmere, our Chancellor of England, and to our trustie and right welbeloved Sir Edward Philips, Maister of our Rolles. JAMES R. RIGHT trustie and wellbeloved Counsellor, and trustie and right wellbeloved, wee greet you well. It hath been so usuall a course for Kinges and Princes of this realme to make use of their subjectes good affections by borrowing some such competent sommes of money of persons hable to lend, as might supply those present occasions for publique service, which cannot attend that length of tyme wherein it might be raised by contribution from the generalitie of our subjectes, as wee have not onely present occasion to make the like tryall by borrowing from some private gentlemen and others, but also of your syncerity and endeavours in furtherance of the service; that is to say, in taking some course, either out of your owne knowledge and experience or by any other meanes or instrumentes which you like best, to make collection of as many persons names that are any way be |
