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George Ste[>ney Collectii'ri "f Sir Leolino .Fenkins Collection of Sir Joseph \ViHian,-ia Page. 5 1.3 34 39 39 53 oo 59 60 V w The History oP the Statk Paphr Officf., here presented in an anieuJoJ form, was lir-t iuohulcil in a "Work intituled "Notes of Matcilals for tho Ulstui-v of riihllc Dc|)artuifnt->," privately prlntcil hy tiie Autlior. The tokens of !ipi)ro- bation with whieli tiic prmhiotlon lia- hixii favoured have encouraged him to submit tlils p;irt to the Public, with additions, uniformly with his Ili.-tory of the Ex(.'hot\uer and Treasury*, both being purtlnns o^ (lie Design \vhieh he has contemplated, of fut'ni.-hing information re.-peeting Publii^ Departments and their Rcoords and Documents. Uolls IIoiui', JaiuiiDj IS I'l. /; * " The Ancient KkcIio.v:'-''* "I" J^--' 'i' 1; -' !'*• -'■'■■■•: ■ :i ••'■ ' 'n^'iii of tr.' present Maruicr-n'Tit o;" tlio Ivvi'li. 'Mit ami \ r ■-wv ('>;' Iv.l ..kI." 1 . '.',.',>, 1348. u ( ^ri^ia of tl'i' I prc'cnted intltulcJ irtments," i)f nppro- ircd liavo jllc, wllh e»\vier and ich lie has Qrr Public :i i) THE biTATi: rArui orrn i: As the (locinnciu- \n the Stuto Pupcr Olllco «l> not moncc jioiicrallv until tliL' tiiue of Minj; Ilciirv t!i" I'.i^ilitli (althougli ;i sin.ill iminl)Or of iii-trumonts of caiTuT date nro fountl to Irwf li'.'U tU-po.-jlttMl tluivj, :i fc\; o1).>i.'rv:itlon.s rchiting io :uitci.'cdcnt [xrloils :*ccm to be niioi'-sary Ixl'oro corniuencln!' tlio lMinn.iHati> liLslorv of tlic (k'tiailiaiiit, for the pur[n).-c of gui'Ilng the limuifcr to llie icjio-itoi'Ic.s wlicro the earlier (loeumeiit- ;\it to he .soui;ht. Under the Anj;ln-Xi ;-ai;in Dvaa-^ty the niUiir- (^f State in Enirland wore nianii;"<'l hv tho Kinj,'-* C'oiiai^il, in Mhifli tlu; ChaneelloroHiL-iatt'iI, a;i 1 wlicre he e^erelsed .-iidi ot" tlu' t'i;ui'- tions of a Seeretary of Siati." as tlm-./ oarly tiines (k'tiianilnl, and he had an n'Xv^: to [uv-pari' tin- I'liMie Instiaunent-, in the naturcof aPul'lif < );ii.'L', and not at fuvt a Court of tlu-iiei- ; t* him was entru.-tod t!;<' suin'rvision of ail Letter.-, C'luutrrs, and other Puhlii.' Doriiiv nt- v. liidi renuired to i)e autlu'i;tI'Mted, ard the ni>'-i ton : il .lad .-oU-iun n.ann.T of authLUtii.'ntin"- State Doi-nnii'ii:-- \v,:> liy the King's i>vd\, wliifli tin; Chan- cellor had had lie. r:i-!..ily of, proiiably from the; eaiTu -r tiiaes of Seals hciu'' u-td. The ori:ani/.-.t*'pn of Chanocr\- mi'idlv expanded, and in i-r^j'irrnf St.it' n^n'ument.- we lind that it became th<' duty of tli" l'rotIi'>!ii'tarv of Cliancrrv to write, pa-3 uadi.r tin' firr:it S.al, -.inil enrol Conunis-Ior,^, Treatie.-i, Lcigu.'s. lJ-itIfii';Uio;.-, ww.] . ,;h''r In-truuii'nt-; w ];i,h pa.ssed b(-'l\>\.'n t'l; Sovrriina <•( thi- couutiN' -tid (-■;'; r Sovereign.- aiid SmIl-; al~\ iiim, ami lii-< rnnctloii-i y:ra \ratlr Kop. Aitp. II. pp. 2.^9-270. ; and in the Ei^dith H-p. Ai^p. II. pp. lS0-18t. A Calendar and notices of nimy d'K^irncr.t.^ v.h:;'h v;r;' loimd on the fdes in Chancery have a!-o hccn print, d in the Reports of the Dc[>uty Keep' r. In [>rooes- of tinu' the Im.-lne.-s o^ the State began to he executed in a It v- furnial inanui-r, and to he di\erted into other ciianaLds, and tin? Kinir's Secretary (who was at first stvhd the King's Clerk, th-n !onagc of =0 gi"i''v i!i ,• " better enabling them to do us serviee :"" And then appoints Levlnus Muneke one of iIk^ Clerk- til" the Signet, and Thomas Wilson, Keep'is and \l ^i-rr-.r-s of the Papers and Record- so to be colle'.ttd and p.T-cr\eil. On the death of the Lord Treasurer SalLsiiury in lol::. as stated in the first volume of State Papers, ji'.b!;^: '■ under the authority of ilie Coinmi-sioU'.is for pr'nninj: ;'• puldisliing State Paper-, the King'- i^'imnands \vi i-.- ul-, to his successor Thomas Earl of Suirolk, the Lo;- 1 Pri , .• Seal, E, Kiiiij; a^.-i^md certain a[)^rtments iu hl:^ Palace of Whitehall fur tin ir reception. And the part of the palace finally appro[)riatcd to thi- [iur[)use was the Tower over the gateway whicli connected the eastern and western parts of the cditice, stan> was presented to Her Majc.-ty to direct some pro[)er mcthixl ro be taken for the future to preserve the Papers of State for the use of the public. And wltli reference to this subject, the following observations occur in the Preface to the before-mentioned first volume of State Papers: " The ofTico \vas found in a irreat state of necflect wdien " visited in 170>'> by a Connnittee f>f the House of Lords. In consequence of a Pcport from that Connnittee an Addre.-s was pre-i'uted to the C^uceu, in v.hieh it was stated that, with the exception of the papers of three Secretaries of State, viz. Sir Edward NiehoLis (restored to the Secretary aliip after the Restoration), the Earl of Arlington, and Sir Jo-»ph Williamson, and those left by 1 I m I ' TflK STAIK I'Al'KU OFIKL. i ! ii t' *' Sir Lcullne Jcuklp..-, fcNv papers li.ul litLii tli'l'iN*. ixd Into " the ofHcc since the year 1070, and tho-e not perfect. 'I'lie adi.Irc.-3 reconnuendvd the rt'[iati' and L'nlarm'nient of tin; office, iind that the pajn'i-s t" " tlio Lord Chnniln'flain's hid^^iuL;.- at tlie Co('k[)It .^hould " be fitted np and ai)[»ro[)riated to tlie State Paper Oli're. " This was aeeordlni^ly done, and an ajiartnient of eluhty " feet lonji and t\\ entv-IIve feet \\I(h', uhieh is known bv " the name of tlie Middle Trea,-nrv (.iallcr\-, was then addt- I to the offi ee ** In tliis state It remained initll the old gtiteway w;\s " pulled down, about IT'JO, when the contents were fouivl " to have p;rLatly buifercil from vtrmin and wet. The pap'.T.i " contained in the tjallerv which wa.- left ^tan^Un^• remain.! " there, but the content.- of the rest of the office v/ir; " removed to an old house in Sctjthuul \ard, where tki v " remained, and sutlered .-till further injury from wet, till " 1819, when it became necessary to pull down the la-i- " named house; and the pajiers were again remove l_t . *' another old house in Great George Street, the corn' r < i' " Duke Street, in \vlilch, and in the Treasury Gallery, they " remained until ISol), wlien they were removed into tii.j " present office in St. James's Park, built expressly fur their " reception. " In 1764 a Connnls>loii wa- issued for arrangln.:. "■ indexing, &:c. the paper-, and eontlnued until 1800, w!;,j:i '•' the above; Cunnal^^lon was re\uked, and a small estaM; !;- " meut of clerks was allowed to the Keeper of Stirj " Papers." On the 10th of June lS2,j a Conunis.-lun was issui d I'r printing and publishing the doemncnts of tho State Pajur Office (which has been renewed to the pro.-ent time, tli ,' Commls>lon of the 2d of Julv 1842 empowm-ln ■ tlie Commissioners to jjrint Calendars also). It having l-ot i then considered, as stated iu the Com:iil-^;on, th;i( th.- documents were in a gre;it mea -ure arrangv il and luilex, ,]. This statement, however, would ,-eem to be r.ither {)reniat'ire, or to want rpiahfying, as it nmst now, in Is Ul, t;dv^' mnnv years to complete the arrangement and indexing. An 1 in fact it is so (inalified in the preface to the lir.>t voliune of State Papers, j>age x\. I '1/ 10 THE STATE PAPER OFFICE. h.r th. i «5 I The follow in;^ volumes have been prluted in quarto by the above-mcrtiono»l'Coninii~?ion : — 1830. Vol. I. Divided into two {Mfts : — Part I. Correspoiideiice between Henry VIII. and Cardinal Wol.~oy ; this however includes the Cnrrespondonee of other per- son.-^ with AVoNey. Part ir. is the Conrspondeneo of Tlwiry VIII. with his other [Minister?. There is a brief calendar prefixed to each part, and a vocabulary at the end of the volume. 18;U. Void. II. and III., beini; the Correspondence between the Governmonts of England and Ireland; the first of these volume- contains tl.e Cor- respondence from I') 15 to 1538, and the other volume commences with part of 1.33S to 1540. There is a brief calendar prefixed to each volume, and a vocabulary at the end of the latter volume. 1836. Vols. IV. and V. is the Corrcsp.mdence relative to Scotland and the Borders. VoL IV. em^- braccs the years 1 5 1 3 to 1 534 ; and Vol. V. 1534 to 154G. There is a brief calendar prefixed to each volume., and a vt)cabulary at the end of \o\. \ . The Foreign Corresp.in;'>•;, p. xlii, recohnth 1, ! d that, with a vif,v to increa-ed feality ct'ivinj-s, and to unit) of proceeding in publication, all Stuii; Tapors not later than the conclu-ion of the Peace of Utrecht, and pro- bably as late ns the Accession oi" George the Third, shotdd '!v i \ I: I i TiiK biATE I'-vri:!: oiFici:. 11 tM il te placed In the custody of tlic IlecorJ Coinml-slon. Tlie Report also from the Select Coimuittec of the HdUio of Com- mons on the ^Ilseellancous Expjndltm-e in 18 L"^, p. xvii., recommendeil a fusion of the oHiee with tlie I'uMIe lltcord Office; and the Government h;id hiul und>'r thi'ir cnn-Mora- tion thlri matter in ISi,', but in coum (^ucnco of sdino obstacles bcin;^ interposed imthhii^ final \va- dct rinhiiil upon until IS-l*^, when the tullowlnLC Trea-vn-v Minute was com- munlcated to the Secretaries of State, an;l to the Master of the Rolls as head of the Public Rjcord Oilice. Treasuuy Minl if. above referred to, datd 8th August iS-b-. • "Write to Lord l", I'.iL-bury, Mr. Tlawes, and yiv. Low's, " and request that they will state to the three SL'crct:iri."» ** of State, rcspeet:\ely, that my Ij(,irds liave on ■>> \eral occaaions had undor tlu'ir con-id. 'ration tlie t"u:ntio;:s respectively perform' d by the S;ate I'ajier Dltiee ai.a t!:o Record Departmeur, and tiiey are of o[)inion that it v. iM'.Id *' now be advisable to determine tl.e course v>hieh i;:'.uht " finally to be ado^ited in reference to tliese two ( );i:e;-. *' The State PajKr Otliee i- a ic j '--i'ory {"or tiie rvei-: ': ;> *' and arrangement of t'ne dMeuuimt- a'-euuiulating ia i[.r> " Offices of the Privy Cour.eil and the Sreretarivs of Stite, " at whose disp:>sal t'ee il inmu uts ai'-- ludd, a.u 1 no jht-uh ** id permitted to ha\e a,\e s to tlie.-e without an orJ r fi-;ia '* a Secretary of Stao-. The' cstabliihmont ol' thj >t;ito " Paper Office is as follow.^: — " Keeper of the St;'f Papers (Afr. IT ;')';f '■•> '. *' Deputy Iveeper atnl Fii-t CKr!<. " Second Cleric, w'^o !;:;> al.-o .i Salary a- S.v': " the Comm!--i luor.? lor pi-intlng and [u " State Pap-r-. « Third Clerk. " Twy Extra Clerks " Four additional teii:]iorary Clerks. " Housekeeper. " Messeng(?rs. " And includiuu; contingent exjjcii.-os the < " the Olnce for'tlu- vear l^l'MJ amvant^ t " Commission- f )r publi-hing State Pap; r •• t.) aing to , ■> 1 ,>■ I I V,i'l-" l.'-\\. 1 m " connexion with tliis OiHce in lS2.') and l>!i), uK^Ki- tji.' •' authority of whieh the Letters of Henry \'I1I. Iui\e been 11 12 TUE STATK PAl'KIl OFFICL:. ■^ " printed, iUid (';ilt'n " the liolls, who is assisted l)y the following Otlierrs : — " Deputy Keeper of Ileeords. " Secretary. " Eight Assistant Keepers. " Twenty-one Clerks. .^ " Besides certain offices and places «)f custi>dy particularly ** mentioned in the Act, power is given to Iler MaJL-ty, " uith the advice of Ili-r Privy Council, to order the lleeonU •' deposited in any office, court, place, or custody (jthcr " than those l»cfore mentioned to be placed under the ^nnic " charge and superintendence, and their Lord.-liijis arraiiged " with the Master of the Rolls tliat the nianagonient of the ** Records so transferred should be subject to reaulations " approved of by the heads of the dLpartnients to whicli " they rcspeeti\ely belong. " Large quantities of papers whirli had accuinulatod in " the Treasury, .Vdmiralty, and other OtlicLS, luue accord- " ingly been transferred to the Record De^'artinent, where " they arc not only taken proper earc u\\ but are more ea-ily " consulted than tiicy were previou.-ly to th'jir tr;insfer. " As therefore I'arlianicnt has made }tr(l^•i.-^:»n for the *' whole of the State or Pul)lie lve>:'ord- ur'tl.' crantry beinj " brought under one central nianigeni nt, and r!\is aiT;in'j:('- " mcnt, bi.'-ides its greater eci^noiny. would l»e pr.iihi.j(i\,' *•' of n\any obvious advantagos, tlicir Lia'ddiip-; are of opinii.ai " that no ni.-,v ;ipjiointnieuts ^holIld be inM^! • to the separate " Estabri ti'.o ^lastev ,m: .1,. ... . retircm'.nt oi' the present Keeper of *' charge of that olliee should lie trai " of the lb 'lis, and that the ofileers o;. " the K".'oi-il r)epartuient -luaild afM.r that bo ;\^-:iilablc for *' any dutii.s lor which tin y umv be, required iii ci'Tinexina with t'eo arrangi'iueut, I'U'., (■!' tl.o dueiauen:-. *! ]) -'t.il <; i( C( m i£ e St:it in N. I* U>er 'I () iiiee iveiuber IS bj it w:h ar ra] i_"cd, HI consoi'juencc o f the want of accuiuniodatio.i in the State Pa[icr Oiiic', \\v.\i when a ~u(Tieient p.'^riod ha- ehip.H 1 to conf' " an hi.-torical 1 THE sTATK rAi'LK »)irici;. 13 h il I' " character on partirular cla.-:.^rs of ilocuiiionts Jopur^itcd in " that office sudi ilocuiucntci .-huuld bo tran-luricil to tlic " care of the (Icpai-tmcut uiidor the supennteiiileiice of the '* Master of the ItulN, whore niunonnii conteuiponirv and " analogous records were already di'[Hi-itid, ami the Ma-ter " of the Rolls on that occasion made the tollowini; obsLrva- '* tions in reply to some objections which had been otfered " to the transfer: — " * The Kecord Othce would obey the directions of the " Secretary of State to whose ofllec any particndar jiapcrs *' belonged, would afturd the most perfect and convenient ** access to the ofileers of the same office, would sen^l to " the office the originals or copies of any papers whenever " required, and would alford no access to other persons ** except by order of the otllee, or according to regulations " approved by the office. " * In all such matters the Record Offii('e wouKl do ])rc- " cisely as the State Pa[)er Office would do or ought to ih>.' " Their Lord.-hips have now sugge.-ted that the State " Paper Office shovdd, on the retirLiiient of the present, " Keeper, become a branch of the Record Department, '' under the superintendence of the Master of the Rolls, and " they have made this proposal on the under-tanding that " the conditions above descril»ed bv lA)rd Lanu'dale will be " applied to this, as th(T have been to the present less «.'om- " plete arrangement. *' The operations of the Conunis.-ion for printing and pub- " lishing State Papers will properly cease at'ter the publica- " tion of the Papers of the time of Henry the Eighth, and " when the State Paper Olllce and the Record Department " shall have been con-oliilated, thi; printi!)g of Calendars, " Catalogue*, and Indexe-, as well as of >-uch Records ** as uiay be approved by Iler Maje-ty's Secretaries of " State and the Lords of the Trea-ur;. '•' under the superintendence of the ?>b " directed by th.e 14th and loth see « Act, 1 & 2 Vict. c. 01. ••' State that in case Her Mi-je-iy'- ** shall sijrnifv thi'.ir cfMisout lo tli ■ " described, my Lords v,-ill conuviun;' i: '• the RoUs, with a view to their i .w,.; '* the proper time.'' The assent of the Secretaries of S^ite to the above pro- position was communicated to the ^[a^ter of the Rolls by Treasury Letter, dated Uth September 18-18, and the ^Master •, \-. ill i)e conducted ■lAr of tlie ilolls, as ii''i< of the Reci)rd ■^••orerarii/s of State nrrangenu-nts above e witli thi; ]Mn-ter of '•■irri. ,1 Into eii'ect at 13 U THE STATE PArEU OFFICE. of the IJolN, l»y Wis Lottor dateil 2-1 th Ootohcr follow inn;', cunsoPiCil to the arranfrcincnt. The a(.lv;int;>iios to be (lo:Iveour for the Government to cause to be formed in all depart- ments, libraries, Sec, where access couhl be obtained, a Calendar of all existing St;ite Papers, and incorporate the same, with proper references, in the Calendars now formino- in the State Paper Oliice. Calendars alone can di^-close the invaluable documents of the State Paper Office. The following view or heads of contents, however, will ;'.ftbrd useful information. The documents of this office may be divided into foi great divisions, vi/. — 1. Domcst'.:' Co:Tr'S[)0:iden'^o, subdividdl : This ineludes the Con'Cs{^on i| iHK STATE r.vn.r. oFIICK. 15 i, The arrangement of each divlslun is intended lu I'u Al[)lia- betieal and ChronLdoiileal, a:> follow^ : — DOMESTIC COUrxKSPOXDKXC'K contain-, anioiigit otlier niattcr.-, tlie fulluwing ;ulj':ct-<, whicli, tor convenience of reference, are here arranged iii alphabetical order, and ^vilich were, for the most l-art, so arranged and cli'-ed, hut it has been found expedient to incorporate in;iny >o clashed into one general ^rric;?. APMir.ALiv AND Xavv Corrc-})! )ndenee : — Ports and Ihivcin. Trans^iorl?, Voyage-, and Dl^eo- verier. See alit) • Secretaries' Letter Buol;-.* Also 'Interregnum Paj»ers.' Also in the Duuie-tie Ci>rre.-|.iinden'^e '~'F the Foreign Dejiartmeiir, under the lieml '"Foreign Departuient," will be feimd, ,\dmiralty Ke[ii-.i;-, 17 i-") to 17!.'5; nn(l Aduiir.dty Conununie:ition-, 1777 to 1m>3. Also iuni:)ng tin; Colonial, Admiralty C'onnnunio.'.tions to Dopirtuient of ^^'ar and Colonies, 17U4 to ISli'. Also, Transport Olfice Connnunications, 1791 to IS 1-3. Also, Mediterranean Fleet, 17G1 to 179-1, six vuhuno-;; and two volumes of Military Service, 1793 to 171U. Adventi-im:!:-' f .r Lands in Leland.— S'c ' L-elanR I -. CoiNAfiL. COM.MI^.-ION-. COMPusiTiON Papn-s, temp. lutenYgnuni. — ■'^'cv '' Tutevr ^ - Con num l*uper.s. n- vii:i> Land?. — S'cc ' I aterregnum Papors. \5 *f 10 TiiK sTATK pArrJ! orFin".. Ono voi'v l:ir;j;i' voliMnr, 1.3.57-8 U> Mav 15.j!». Of the IntLnviznuin. , Of the L.n>l-'Jii.>fu'os 100.'. to 1007, forming vols. i. uiul il. o[' I'apers oallr.l th.,- ' Hegenry Papers.' Of Irclaml, 10(10-107.3. Council of Tiir. Xouiii PaiMM--^:— These aro blondol with the P.onlor 1 apcr.^. Ckiminal Papers :— 20 vol-. l>;.un(l, be.^de.-i loo-e buiu.llcs. CHOMwr.i.l.'s Corre>pou(lem\', trmp. Ilea. \ III.: n,.o,,(rht from Chapter llou-i-. Crown- Land?, Paper.-* relialn-- t". Customs, Matters relating to. CYriIi;i:- of Dii>lomatle C(.rrr>j>ontloii<'f. Declarations or Wak: — In Sir Jos. AViUIamson'-^ C^Ueetmn^. Delds, Lea-OS Grants of Land and of Olnco- : — To whieh there is a Calendar of Per-on- and Plaee.^, and also an Index. Delinquent.' K>TAri>. - .^" ' Interrrgmnn Papers.' Ecclesiastical Papers. Fens.— Seareh under the Head -Lor:.! !!i; ry.' FiSllEUiES. — 9 (• ■ Tradi'. I'i dierle^,' \e. FonEicNDLPAurMiNT. P:m < rs relating to.-Srr O^nUio Offices.' FonrEiTrr. ]:-tvte-. — S- Papers,' ]). !."<. Forts and Gauim- ^n -.— ■*^' Funei:ai.-. Poy.d. ' Intevr>-.'n'i:n. C^'UiOo-ltion Military Correspond.onoe.' M_!l V. Grants.— V' ' Heraldry.' GUERNsr.V ;i:vl ,^-cv-C'r. GuNPO-A i-T.r. T^a-, \-'>\ Papers J Haven-.— .S'l- •' Admirdty.' 1^,' • V:-rrn:s' ' Deeds,' Heuai-DUV : — Grants o f Arms, Knighthuol, Pedigree', Peerage. THF, SI'ATL rAI'F,ll oil H i; 17 isl II I I DoMr>Ti(' Coiti:Ksi'()Ni»i;\( i: — mutJi'it.',!. Ori^Iiml F.xiun'matioii of, ^vo. HoMi; Depart iiuiit : — St'crotaric-' licttci- 1 IIOR>v, Master nt" \\u\ — » 1. IIt)U-rlli»I(l. Hosi'ITAL and Foiindatlim Sclmdl,-:. Search undri" tliu Head ' Local Iliriiorv.' Iloi' iEiiOLi) Papers : — Lord CliamhorlalM's Oflioc, Lord Stewaril's, ^[asti>r of the Horse's, Oilice of .Tewcl'', Ollio' -if Work-.. Indknti'IIKs of War, Orl|;'inal : — Five volumes, Kdw. III. to Hen. VII. Tlie-e arc llie contracts entered into by the Sovnvl;;!! of England with noblemen and others, for rai-Iiig nu.n when required, at a certain [iriei*. L\>TRi;cTio\s to Amhas.^atlors, iS:c. I\TEiir{F.(;NrM Papers. Council Books. Minutes and (Jrders: — L 16th Dec. IGj." to ."Oth March Hl.j.j. A large thick volunie of Mimit(>s andOrd-r-, \e. TIk.' lir'!uratit>ns, Proo!":ii- tions, Petitions, fmrn I'i'f) to Mtli Oct. l7 : with an Iii'Iex nl-o \n thi-^ ywx of the vohuiie. IV. l.'Jth July lii.'7 to .",d An-. IG.J.^. A thicL volume (jf .Minn!' -, Or.l/i-.-, ^vic, ; wiili an f;it'.r\ at the end. V. 11th Aug. 1 ().')!) to 2.')th Oct. 1 (>.'.!). A thin volmn,- of Minute-, Orders, ^c.; with an Index at the enJ. B . i 17 th,. ' f :; -V IS THE 8TATK I'AIM.Il OFriCK. DOMKSTIC CoiMM^roNDIlNCK — ContilUinl. Intorn>;j;imm Piipcrs — ront/'in/n/. Acts of State in.>4, !().'».), ( )rilirs, Dcclnratluii-, Vvo- claiiiatlon-. At tlio i-ml is an K.-tal)li.-liiM('Mt ot' Fnrct.'^ in Firltl (iarrl.'Oii iti Iliii;lanil ami Scotlaiul. .V Tabic of Content-' at tlio «'nil. A^ofr. — Tlu' alinvt; entries are continued in vol. iii. of the Minute anei',-, cuni]>risii';j; two serie- : — The fir- 1, con-istin^' cl' 11. '1 sdUuiu's, whii.ii are the estates U'.^tu dly luiTcited, to v/hicli there are Indices. The second, of .1 1 vohuiies, ai'c the e-tates eonipuunded for, to v.hich thi.M'c ;'.r • Indie -. There are also two ku-;40 vohmic-^ ol'tritrles oflleports on Delln(iiieiits I'Nt.ites. There are also l-l volumes of I'( ti'.ii>;i> and lieports, in iilphaltetical order. with their Order and Letter Books. fl v>\ I ^ ^1 i 1 Tlir. srvTK I'AIM.Ii 1>1M( I. 19 DOMK^TIC C''>i:i:i>l'ON'l)l'.N< K — t'Oiit'nnti.J. Iltr.LANU. Tl 10 ri'iiular I'orro'ixtnilitu'f cnmt.s ( lUO: (In'A II io 17 11, ami 'h t v:ilii:il)K' and iiifciv-tin^-, of w!ii« h that of tlio time of IIi>iirv \'III. is priiil«.l. Tlu'i'o aiv also'l.") vnJuiiH-, fntltlnl •• A-h 'iititrcr- ftT Land"* ill Ireland, diiriiiLC tlio tiim.' til' ( ii;irli's I. and the C onuiionwiaitn 1th Also jv Council Pxiok-, KiOO to Wu'). Also 20 voliiuics of Kn;rli«h ;in,l Irlsji IVtition-^ and Reports; to \\\\'\c\ tlu'iv is a Calm lai- at tin' end of each voUinie. Also one voliiiiu' of anclont Majis, Vhm-, Surveys, .S:e., of Ireland. One vt)Unuc of County and Pjaronial Ma^i- of Ulster, temp. Eliz. One volume, a IMan of Inland, eontrilniiiL;- Mni^, Plans, naiui's nf principal Towns. ( 'a-tlr-;, I'orl , chief A[en of Inlimd, nanus of l";irM'iiii«, liartmii'', &C., Provinccv-, and thrir rr~p,'ctlNc C''niitii'>. There are also divers iniM-dlaiK mis v(dniiK-, vi/. — 1. ChronoU>gy of tin 1v1:il;s oI' Iivl nd ti> 1 hVJ. 2. A Note of the Stati- of Irdai: 1, v.ith a des ice for the same, 10 I'li^is, IKnry Vlll. Descrihc's Irdiind, arciirdin'j,' to \W am'iuit , 'I'uo Muasii rs ; 'r, the otlu r Munstcr ; ,3, Lclnster. Siuniii^- ^v!^K'l^ of tlit.'>'' obey the Kiii;/> Lavv\ vv. ! \'. l.i'-h do no; ; hmuk's oI' the Chiefs and S.'pt-. Mcini;!':; of the I'ji^-li.-h Pule, as oinlir:ii'!!i',- t'no ol' ■!; -nt hliiiw-;. Tvr(>ni''s manner of cond.i 'tiaLi- liio; .'.l'; I'ln- thi; 'iiTat Iu'ii>- fit-i bestowed iip'iu hiiii \i\ ilii- K',:)'::;: chiik--' t" Dublin, probably oiK'o in :i \.-\w, niter I/eiiiv; sen;. for two or three tinie> ; hi- diir- Oeennnnr, tb' sorest adver.-arv llie ]\i:!u- > ,■ !■;• - diii.'rt- v\v,- ]:.• I • his rri'ciit [lOWer. Sets fort ii lli^ poiic',- ('!' I*.' :;! Inui'U i(iv,:ird~ i' •• Irish, souietiiui's likin;^ pi; : .• i; !i cm; ;';'. I ti;i. .i;,, . with another, -o tint !;(.:•.' \..\\- <_.■, ^ i,i , .-;•■, i,i;;, wdiieh when they <1'» tli y ':;:!'.mm!1\- p;i>\o \\\\\.\ they arc. The Iri.-Ii v.'ii.;i ii.,y mv !o j.r i:i a\'. • and soi! the s-.vi.rd o'.ci' ihem, v/dl speak faii- and make many lub ■.-l,^ iuit when imk of iVar ;',ii.l \va\v strength none are ^iraier f\ rants, their own will 1". 2 \\) 20 THE !»TATi: PAi i:u OFFItf:. i I l)uMi:-;rn: C<>Ki;i:>i't 'NDi.ni. i: — continiinL [ill ind -- rmifi/iin il. Iti illLJ I/l\v. N(»1U' slioiild li;ivc ttio milcli .-tl\ni;tll. Do-tijoml will 1)0 ol)tf tlu'Ii' siiNaiits >^*>\u'^ to and fill, and oh.-^ r\ Iulj tin- .-tent - ^^ tlio cnutitiy ; aiumitiis wt»idd bo luttcr tliiin laml-'; doiilirt'ul jKiliry of alliii'ti!:; Irislnnc'U to Kii^liiid, \:c., i*s:c., ^o. 3. A I)o('l:ir;u".'iti of tlu- [)ri'si'nt ."•tatc ot' the I'.nulisli Palo, the oau.-i's of its inisory, wliat Sliiir-* tlio Palo roiisists (.f. 20 i>:i-os, tonii). l''diz. (al'tor 1.390.) StatoiJ that tho Kn; their extortions, cS.('., ha\o biM.'onio so [irolitaldo that some of tlu- soldin ~ roooiM' no pny from thoir captains. Inlol,.rab!o i;i.[)ositi()ns, as well by tho State as by the print.'i[):d commanders, for iinding men and horse- in [trovi-ions, ^S^o., whirh ii h.'vied wpohly upon the p^iT l;di:d)itanf-: \\IliuMit consent of tin- nubility a:i-l gentK'Mtn cl.ii. ,Iy int( rested therein : other otipr;. .--ion-^ by the st'ldier.- in pay of the Kngl!>h, ni:iny ol' whoni have })« en traitors pardor.cd, ;^''., wl o join et>rtlially In order t) ruin t!,c Pal • 1. t'Or ili;",i il.i'y eould by reb.dllon. Pro- chimatio^i-^ i -u 1 tuiire\ent ;-iich uutiMLics are ot' iio avail: tho soldii.i- .-:et forih that tluy tlo r.ot pro- P'tIv rcc.'ive their ;:iy, \s hli li it' th-'v diil tlu y v.w,:!d Jiiair.rain thi ,h-lsf« v,";tli.>nt Lrief to tlif eoiinii'_\. 4. P»a?e ?do:iivs, VXv/., Stei-]iriu\ .lac I. 5. Pvov.lvd White's Jlrf.u-nvuloii of Inlo.'d. Hi- sngg. -ti'ii.- for, -addre--rd to Sir A\'illi: :a ('■ .'il. Principal Seereinrv to (^)noen I'-li/. (;b) Set.s fortli the ca[)abilitii s of the country ; fruit- ful of wood, water, gra-;, corn ground, and ines- I ' 11 THE siAiE r.vrLU oiiiLi:. 21 ' ;n Domestic Couuksi'oxdenx'k — contlmwiL Ireland — continwd. tiinablo trca.-ufi^s wltliln the Lcroiiiid, p-do,] liuven Sec, &c , the advaiit I'll.', (I f wl iicli arc tion th and wa-tc b\- tin* Mlo ?iii\-.s lost and di-iil HI - lo]!ov\>: (3.) j.iil ^lit/or In/i-:,ilijrs tn ti'if ikrtr L ..■'.< o/' the Qi't'fH. In ord:n* to ensur,' right inliei-'r Kiec, all lands to he tiik'H of the ()neen bv ail ;ii';->e having a right ol" j " -i .--ion. (4.) An A''t oi-laining that the next h.eir of Icgitirruite bh^od .-liall inherit liy lineal d'-eent. (5.) An Act re-training the exportation of o'r>-.Mi and untanneil Hid..-, in ordir to employ the people in taiminii" the same, tScc. (G.) An Aet re-trainirig the exportu'Inn of Linen Yarn, in order to e;a['ii>y ili,: i He in n; .iiiiaetniii"- the same, ^e. (7.) An Act re-tiaining the cxpnriaUon of Felt and Skins in ord.-r to encourage the niamifacture and u>r. of Ci loves, dve. (8.) An .Vet re.-training the exp(»rtation of Wool in order to cncoin-age tlie manulacturc ot 1 nczc, o.;c IJ 3 21 oo THE l?TATl: I'APKIl OFFK K D< '.Miv-iTic Coi;ui:>i'oni)i:nci: ClllltlUUtl I. ;| I IrcUini-l — CO lit! nil III. {y.) Am Act furl>l(l(riiii^ nil A\"uu s hu.len in etrnii'^'e Ixittonis to be di.-clKir^'iMl wltliin the realm, anil al.-i) I'orliuldin^ all luercliants iiiliaMtants of Ireland, to lade or tVci'j;ht in rstraiiLie vc-~fl^, in order to encourage SliipbulKlinc;", ii.-fet'id to flie niereliant.-f and to the Crown in time of need. (10.) An Act for Inhabiting "Waste Lands. (11.) An Act for the (^ncen to have the pro[)er right and possesiions of all the Havens anre?< nt in the hands of the Lords of the Country unfortified, ^:c. (12.) Order for building Buluarh- in the ILuen:i and Ports, (13.) Order for building either sixteen holds or four principal ^Manors. (14.) Order for building Castle- in certain good Towns. (lo.) Order ft)r farmers to be sent out of England to inhabit and till the Waste Grounds. (16 ) An Act forbiddinn; Cosshcrv, Covnev, and Liverv. CosaluTi/. — When the Lord feasts ;inv of hi- tVi'Mids or stranirers, the chnrn;e is borne air.ongst his ifoor tenants, Sec. Coiji-ii/. — The custom of Coyney is, that ihe piM.r husbandmen maintain the Kerne, Gallogla-Mj-, ;ind other ^\'arriors that the Lord keeps, who are dis- posed of among theui. Sec. /-/rtvy. --Maintaining the I^ord's Horses, Sec. (17.) \n Ai't Ibrbidding .-ulijects to maintain Uicn of ^\"ar, /. <•., they must seek their riglit by law, and not by their own powi r, as they have been accustomed, is:c. is:c. C18.) An Act forbiddincr the wearincr oFulvbbed Hcare, and all other vain ap[)arel — ordaining the manner of England. The a})[)aiil ot" the Irish i- described, and reasons given f<>r :dtcn;-«g the ?amo. \.- ,1. V-l! '■ \ n .1 :•' t THE STATL rAri:U UlFltL. 23 Domestic Couuesi'ondkxck — continued. Ireland — continued. (19.) Foundation o[' V2 Free Scliool.s The ScliDlars to be trauu'd u[) to undci'.'taiid Enn;li=h and Latin, ivc. ^cc. (20.) Foundati(jn of one Univci>ity. (21.) Appointment ol' 12 PreacliLis to pi each la English, Latin, or Iri.'ih, as tlie audience mny be^t understand. (22.) The Foundation of 12 Ilo.^pItaU for the Poor. . (23.) Tiiree Presidents and Councils to be e.-..- the Peformail'in : :\\■,■• .^ for tlie ?a;d lu't'ormaUou. G. A Dialoy,!'.'- in (our piirr^: -1. '.) ■{[•:<• - *-i (')iKi!\- ■ ;■ Ulster; I, The C ol 1 1 1 . : ' I . I \ il I ■ (. on (About 1VJ8. MS p:i;io~.) U -rrilr/s thi- vari..';^ traces, by whom p'Tptiiviit'd ; a ,-ott, of critii';::ii on t1 on the proceeilut'.'-^ m dial t!i.j al j'.'\o M'lix hic,.. 1 IV ;\ a V I 02; ue. r. i I 24 TUE STATE I'Al'Eli OEEICE. , Domestic CoiiUESi'oxDExcE — cuittinimL Ireland — continin that to I'c briui-l'.t into better u.nt to be re-traiiu 1 <.)f their liberty. 'J.. \\x:k-.\\\> : they naturallv kati \\n\ VavA\A\', tlie c;v.; ■■ i.!' tkk- oriL^inal hate is that they were comjuer*'! of tlie English, the mcmoiv whereof is vet fre.-h :in;(-.i!i:- them; thev dei^ire rcsenu'e and rcco\eiv d' th.. Ir Iimd-. It i? !■ i i :ii \l THE SsTATK I'Al'EU OFlRi:. 2.5 ■1 '■I !■ i'- DOMKSTIC CoilUr.Sl'OXDLNC':: — font'inncd. Ircluiul — continued. siifrixcdted that hi the fir=t institution thr.-c piv- judiccs should ha\o hecn [irovidi'd against ; tlio old buildings should have boLii [tullcd ilown l)otiiro any new were creeted, and not to have thought to lia\e patched them togctlicr in an lnc(|uality of .state; suffcjests what ou'>ht to have heen done; priests preaching against the Queen, ^e. &e. Question sujmested whether It would be better and easier tor Her jNIajesty to subdue Ireland or to retbrni it ; of these two, that must need- be a better and easier way which may be done with less charge, peril, and time. Reason; — The assumption then is that' it will be less charge, l.-s peril, and less spending of tune, to sub'lue it altogetiicr than to go about to reform it. Proof of the reason, &rc. is:e. 9. ^lonntjoy's Disoour-e on Irdan;!, IGOl. Describes the country ;>> ubountling with all the sustenance for life, as corn, catth', li.-h and fowl, mines, (juarries of stone and marble, breeding a people of exct'lle.-t temper, if it were go\erned by virtue. The ancient obstacle to ri.'dncing it to civility was, that after it was inhabitud bv the first conquerors, their iuheritam e, fur want uf issue male, descended to women who, many ot' them marrii.t' tlie ueneral * revolt and prevaili!ig of the re!)els was the ciu- ruption- of tlic magistrates tent, liitl-.er, and weak- ness of their eounsels, directed mo-^t i(.) pri'.i.te ;ii;d not ],)uljlii' ends; and continual di-.- v'i.-'pmis of ihe English inhabitants; iii.-uineieiicy nf particular commanders. Mountjoy de-i rilies Ms invn iu'o> rd- ings a.gair.-'t the nb -l-, v,uie!; .■ukI' ;;,i\c ' ■..vn >.{\\\ more sut'Cessful lael he iii>L 1 . ea o", iTuleJ ; a. grievance thait the s..!TI(; CouUFsroNDKN'v E — contiinud. Irelaiul — coiitimn d. 11. Cause (if 'i'vrono'd rebellion: four pacjc:'. 12. Advii^' HI inii-tcrli'.g to avoM deceit (l)v- Lane), loOiJ. 13. A curluiis niiserllaneous volume, with Tal)lc of Con- tents, iu Avhich will be fouiul \vliat Iveeorils are in the Tower eoneoniiu''- Ireland. Note. — There arc at tiic Siiinet Office numerous Bookd containing eo])Ied of the SovcreIi:;n'si Letters transmitted Iroin this countrv to the several Lord Lieutenant-; or other Chief (.iovernors of Ireland on public l)ii.-iiu'ss. from lf5*J() to tlie present time, authori:'inu- liiui to p:!ss Letters Piitent under the Great Seal ut' Ireland, and ciniitrehendinL:; Patents of [nvcntions Gi'mits of OHiees, Creations, &c. Irish Letters :iutho!'i/!nn- the expenditure of money origi- nate in the Trs.a--ury, and arc countersigned by the Lords. — Srr First Uej^ of Com. on Fees, 1837, p.G3. These were directed to be entered at the vSignet Otiice by the Ib.ytd :\randatcs of Car, I. and II. There ap[»ear to l)c soim* chasms, including one from 1045-0 lo tlune lOiiO, since whii h they seem to l»c complete. There are Indii^es to them, with chasm^ to 1770, from \\hicli time they arc complete. See Kecord L'-jjort, 1837, p. SO, second column, bottom. < i IP .1 Jl.^ki.v-, S■^Leo!inl•:-- Tlu' coi!c(jtio:i ot" V:\\) :'s I'or-'iu-n and Domestic, col- lected b\ liim 1 :; i'li' tin.' time he was Sccretarv of State to Car. 11. vav\ bvM[i;.':!thcdt \\\- h.im to tl\e State Pa[icr Otrice, CMi!-.i-.t.3 ^f Cor^e-p judcnce ^\ith tie.; tlitlerent Foreign Powers, 1(J7;) t.- lOs 1 ; ibe \)— \\\( ^\w part C"'--: t-f of fiCT \idean ■- «.if IV'titintH, ami (■n • \Mlnne r.laii!! '• t 1 ni;'.v' ' f M( nuiouth, Lord Jiu;- -■■I!. ' '< '': '■ - -■ • "• r;'/'! ■I'v'^. k>.' . l')^-,' — \. jSi''('. — The i inciuii in.uiiiU lo in Ci'iursc ot ince.r- poia'.'un Avltli tia' I'v'gn'ar I'orrign (.'orre.-[)ondenco. Sie •' >.p.r:-::.' Cc'iieeti.'n ■, " p. -jl'. Jr.KSEY. Jewels Olllee o!:--.S'' • lb .; .h-ld.' .1<,»1XTL'KI> of the QseeM.- ot' j-Li „! iml:— ]fen. N'JII. to Jac. I. \ • • ! , ••» j' J; \ it TUL sTATi: r.vri:it oitk r. DoMKSTlC CoUKlv-r'OXDKM L — voiltinurtl. 27 Kings' Letter Book.--. KxirrnTiiooD. — •S'^; ' HeraMry.' Law PArr.Ks : — Eight voliunes bound, l()Sl-17(W, and some iiiilntiuiil, containing ni;itti'rs corn'oralnu; the Court nt' Star (.'hani- ber, Court <»t' Wards and Livcr'u's, rrocLeiluig- in Law Courts, Re[)ort.s and 0[)ln'ii>!is in Law C; l-L' iiccns, a ml Socretarics of Stati Leases. — See ' Deeds.' LettePw Books of Kings Q Licences to Predeh. LlEUTEXAXCY : IMatters reUitlng tp, iu Sir J. ^^ illianison's Culloctiun. Mattel's concerning Lord Limtonant-^ and Deputy Lieutenants of Counties, ani;»iig the Militia and Military l'a[)er-. Lisle, Lord. Lord Deputy of Calai -. — His corres])(.ridenoe, temp. Henry A'lll., brought I'r.'ni the Chanter Ibaiso. Loans. — See * lie venue. ' Local History.— 'J l b,>und volutuo-;. Counties alpha- bctieally arranges 1. Loud Ciiamdeulaix*- Departmoni. — Nc- 'Household.' Loud StewaudV De[':;vtnient. — .SV);;-[:, — .S'-^- • Ifnut.h')ld, ' Mi:i:(: ifAxr Advf.x n i:f.k>. !MiLiTAiiY C()i:r;i>ioxL)i:x(. i: : Camp Letters, Conmii.->inns, Fort- and Garrl-on-, Mi'.;:':!, Cluster.-, .Muster lb.)lls, Ortinmee. — >'".■ a!-.i u:v! r the Colonial arrau'iicment, eonuncneinLr p. .'M. 28 THE STATE PATEU OFFICE. Domestic CourvErsroxDENCE — cvntinntd. Mines. Mint, CoinaL'o, \c. MoN:\roLTii, Diiko of: — Papers relating to Iiiin.— -.SVt' under the head * Jenkhis.' MusTEi: Roll-. — Sec 'Military Correspondence.' Naval. — SVc * Admiraltv.' Oaths and Obligations: — Forming part of Sir J. Williamson'ei Collection. Okdeii> in CoLNCIL.— .S'^r 'Privy Council Orders,' ' Inter- regniun l^ajters,' * Petitions and Rejiorts and Orders in Council, 1660-1078,' 20 volumes, ' L.ads Justices,' two volumes, 169.>-1097, being the fir.-t two volumes of Ivcgency Papers, marked ' AVhitcliall.' OiiDEKs, ]](»()k o\\ aii'ainst Foi'cstaUinL!; : — These Orders went to inc^uire, what lands grew corn? who owned it? how many persons they Iiid to feed? how many apprentices? what markets their corn was taken to? who bought it, &c. X:e., as a measure asjainst forcstallers. The first book of this kind was issued by Qii'.-en l^lizabeth. King .laiuc- :uaended it, and Charles I. made a new Ijouk of Orders. To the liook of Ordt'rs of Elizabeth and .lann's no returns have as yet ])een iliscovere 1 ; but to tliat of Charles I. the returns v/erc found in the State Paper Otlice, and are about the date ».)f 16."j1; the-e returns were some years since sent to the Secretary of State's Otlice, and probably now are to 1)e found in the Statl-tieal Dejinrt- ment ot llic J)(-ard of Trade ; but more have since been foimd, and remain in the State Paper Ottice. OilDNANeE, — Sec '^lilitary.' PA3irin.i:r- and Tiae;-. Pr/irnoN^ and ReteiLii.-c.- :— Eliz. to Car. II., 41 volumes. Pi ri 1 ii o>n!;dl';rv)rr.>durln'j; tlielnterre-j-nun): — 1-1 \iihurie.s in ;\lpli:ibeiieal >a .cJigemelit. Pi.Tii iii.\- \\\A lb ::ort-, Charles II.: — 12 volumes, pElli'mN- ;iiid \\- lit- an 1 ( )rdjrs In Council: — - Kngli-h an 1 Iil-lt, KI'iO-liiTSj 20\olumcs; a c;deiidar at th(^ end of mich \olnine. There are al.-o four Mtlunics of Petilioiis collected bv Sir Lcoline Jenkins, temp. Charles II. ■I I r ! I ,1 (HI ! THE STATE rATKR OriK i: 29 I 'I V 5 \ I i ,' If *■ 3 'i 1 1: DOMKSTIC CunilEsrOVPKNCi: — rimtliinaf. Petition's and. Reports tor Scotland. — 172()-17l^j. ( S'' W i\rrant.s,' Scots.) Plantations. — Scr under tlic Colonial and T'ad»; aiiango- ments pp. 34-39. Plots. — Sn^ * Gunpowder Tro;;~nn Papers' ' lv\ e IIou-io Plot,' and 'Sci.tian:c 'Council Books.' Privy Council Orders. Priv-y Seals and Privy Seal AVrits, Privy Seal and Signet Dockets. There are original Privy Seal Writs IVoui 1210 to 1547 ; those arc part of the liecords tiaiismitted to the State Paper Otliee by order ol' th' Iftjuse ot' Lord-, in 1770, and -are Iv\elie(|uer doeunients. There is a calendar, in a prffiiee t(j whl'-h is given an cm^'ouiU \vhere these doeunients were found, and th>;ii' pmgros from place to [)lace, u'.itil tliey v.cn'e lodged, as .-tated above, in th.e State ra[ier ( )iHee. There are also Privy Seal tmd Signet Dockets in Imu- dles, Eliz. to Car. II. , both inclusi\e; these aro kept under th. MK-ral head of ' Warrants. Also. Ct)})iesof Warr.uits or j^ivy Se;il~, VAh, and dac. I. \\:i.\\ i)ound vohnues of Di/eki'i-. ot' Pri\ v SeaU Ai .fllSO SI or SiLrn .M; inu;i Is Jar. r. am 1 (" r. Set- also ' Sig!! M'aniial-.* Proclamati(.>x-. Public Offices. Papers relating to I'^xelu^u. r, I'l.-r Oliic SrciVt: •V (.r State's OfHco, StM-- Pa- r () uiee 1- 0cei'_;-u I) ep.i L t- nicnt, ara IT reasur\- QUEE\>' Letter Books. Queen-, of E no land : — Jointures fi"on\ lien. VIII. t<> Jac. II. U. I 20 30 TiiK sTATi: r.\rr.K oFFirr. I'l DoMK^Tir Cnuui'.sroNDr.Ncr, -— conh, il. >re 10. I. ,1'\' <'t .i i't- UALridii, Sir "Walter: — Papers ronciTuiiiLC liiin wlicii a Captain in Trclatnl. See tli(> Iri-li Clironoli'i^ical ^r ready iindertakinu- tlie voya^'e to Virsrinia for Sir AValtei" I'aleiuili, X'r Iri-li C'orre- spondenee, Sth Febrnary l.itll-.". Copy of Sir ^^'alter llaleiu'li's C<>ninii->iwn to Li'o t'> South Amerlea, Jac. 1., in a fidli) Warrant or Privy Seal Piook, p. 209. See also vol. '2'.]\ of Sir .T. ^\ i!li:;iiM,ii'< ]Mi.--eellancou-' Collection. In a volume of Sir J. ^^'il];alll.-^.;^■~ ('ulloctiMiK marked * Collection of I^ettiT-, Sjior. e^^. I've,' in -m;;ll 4to. several niatters relating to IvalL'i-li will I'.' found, viz. his Utter to lii- wife, Xo\(inl'er KJls: ver-e. mailc the day before lii> exteutlon; li;s aeeount of his voya;_e to Cluia'.ia ; hi- letters tt> the Klnif, Oct. 1018; his afiology, at ]>. o I ; hi.-i de-'Uh, p. '>7. liEnELLiON' Pn[iev-. — Str ' Seotland. RECORD'^ : — .f A mass ot c<'T,u's i.ir iiceom II c T^ ill Sir J. "Will Collection. Keclsant C ompo.-lti'n i.w tu.u' F.-t; it(-. — N ■ ' Int; lani-on s rrgniuii llr.(;i:xc ajier. V Pa :'rs : — Marked '11 r;o' anM Wliii, t! o-':" mar; II II :\uovi r ef thr C i'ri'e-;:;i;ri,'!ic finM> Tl; l\< !',•(■ during tlu' t'.me nf the lleger., _\ , an 1 l!i. F.i;r^-i'i; at II tiio\ ■T. r' t',^ i 7».' : I' I 1 iMI M'l i . i..* i; dl cout>',in during tr.c latt. the C, th. Oj. 1 v. .1 lO r are t:!',' L"iiii c 1 the 1 ir-t t V. '< ', .M,)i of the r • U I I. and their .Minutes .iirM>:dt.- ; '.vl. CorresjinTiden-'o tV'jm I'.iighn 1 fi W For tlie other Ilanmer Ci.rre] "p 1 iu • > ei Will I itee- ll ir.ir."', I', if: novcr un PO\nr.Nri", — ro/ifj/nnj. 31 Reven'Ui: : — Vr/.,>Ci-own Tiiimls, AVoimIs ainl Voir t -, Cus- toms, liOaiis, Siil)-urn,'-. iind ?»iin(.\-. ROIM-.S, OfKcO of. — Src 'lloUsl'holll.' Royal Lr.r tkks : — These arc ilodfrlltoil under the Foivign w n'n>lonu"itio arrangement. Rye IIorsR Plop, Papcr.s concerning tlie. Schools. scotl.vnd. The early correspondence to 1 (!():"> Ioj'iks ^):irt of the Foreign arranrjenient, beiiiij: to ihnt tlini- a Fu;m1' n country, from which j)eriod il lonu- {);',rt «it' tlio Domestic arraiiLi'cment, KiuLj .I:uni\s h;i\ ing then suc- ceeded to the Crown of Kngliiiid. Tlu-i-e arc live volumes of Corr(?:^pon(U'nee, WAV,] to IG 1,3-0; tlic first three vohimes contain cni-n'spondi'ncc^ ; vol. 4 is marked ' Connnittoe o[' both KiDudmns ;' voL •' \^ * jNIuster Roll the KebeUion of 171 '», \i'. Union of En_L:;1and and Seothnid. — I*:;[)ers connected \'. ith the proi>csitio;i, da'\ 1. to C;'r. II. A Journal of th'' Tro'-eedlng^ )-"l;itIve to the Union in * the ii'i^-ii of (^iir.a Aiiiic. (>;i:' wvv l:ir'j.e \o1imii.'. Sr.CKl.TAi:!!.-' liCt-i i- P). mL~, The Di^'.O' •';■' ( ;■ Ib'tno i V-i-rtiaciit^ froni about l'i74 to ;!bii;i: 1 7'> 1 . The; Si,'in"e':M'U'.-" Letter Vioha- lel;itilV to For ei'^n ;i;t:in': ^v 1 1 i a lit 1 in !!.'• F "ei.Mi ;irr;iit'j,'(MUrnt, i>. .j M Sr.ri)i:.v, J o'.m. an' l)V (. uriLTuru I •. Mii:i,i;!i.ii o .(■.. Mil. Ml' Charl .•c (.- ' 1 . 1 ';•:•>-[) i'iiui;i; Si •jri.^ri; \ i !> :ii'iTe'''riii;ii Sr.rri.KMi.NT-, M; VV.- 'I — -.V Joint lire-. Sick .md \\ ound'-d Pri-oiur- of A\':ir.-- -Aiiiohl; tlic A> nnrn Itv V i!i«'rs. 32 TfiE sTATi: r.vrKu orricr. DoMi>Tic CoitKr>r( )Ni)i:Ncr. — continual. S[G\iN-(.^ (Hen. VIII.)— r>y Stamp, 1.3 Ij to lj-i7. SioN' Manl-ai.s CiiMiits, WiuTiUits, 100!) to 1«)4J. 18 bound voliunc.'. ' ■ * • StjiiKi: (or Si[uyor) Eilwanl, cxcculctl for jiolsDnln;;- the Sa(l(lliM)f (.^ucon Kli/.aliotli, &:i'. The [lapoM com'crnln''" tins transaction to be Inimd ainonpj tlio Criminal I'liptT.-!. — {Sco also 15aga do Scu'ct'u-', Tart oo, in the Public Record Oilii'c.) Stau Cir.v:\n*.::;!. — .^'V 'Law Paper.-.' State Pait-u Orrun. — A Collection of Paj er.s rclitlng to the iii^tnry, (See. of tlie State Paper Otiiec. Thiii collectli'a is in the Treaty Press. Stepnky'. — .S*"' 'Separate Collections,' ])aL|;e .>.3. SrEWAKD, Li^d High. — See 'Household.' Styles and Titles. — Sec Secretaries' Letter Books marked ' Styles andTltles, 1G27, 1G28.' Als:) Sir J. William- son's Collections. SrnsiDir.-. — Sn^ ' Revenue.' SvD.VEV, Algernon, Pa[)cr.s relating to. — Srr 'Jenkins.' TiiA( Ts and Pamphlets, a collection of. TllADE. Fi-herlcs, and I'oroign Plantations. A great number of volume's 1.j42 to 171)1. Tliese form a collection of Pap-rs colhcted tVoni the ditlerent cli -^'.'s of Corre- ppontlcneo and documents upon the ;d>ov(.' jiubjects. AVhether the ForeiL;n and other Correspondence ha- been injured bv firming such a Collectii.ii, and v.hetlier many of lliem ought nni to l)e returuinl \n t!:i> .-erii-; fr.Mu v/henee taken, e.-peeialiy those taken Ir. iiu the Foreign Corre-pondeni'e, has probably yet tn !•>■ c-n.-iliTe 1. Th'M'C is also a vii'v large early (■i''!..viIon of p: j)ers belonging to the 15 'anl of Trade :al Plantations. ^Vc p';ig^3'\ 'i"uAN-iM)i:rs, matters r:'li;ing to, anmiig tlie Admiralty Pa[iers. Union' with Scotland, Papers relating to.— .V'r 'Scotland.' Univkk--! rn.s. Papers relating to, among tlie Ecelesla.^tica!. •!« •I t 11 hi f ^ i. THE >r\rK I'Al'Kli UlllLh 33 Do.M K>riC C'< »Ui;i>r<)M)i:.V(.'K — rontiniiri!. VaLKNTIM:, licnjamlii, ariv-sti'tl hy onlcr of Cur. I.; <)rljj;lii;il exanunation, t\i lIIIuM'J: tho C niiuii'i I I' 'I iiicr-'. Vatican' Pajicrs. — A CDllcctioii of Tnuiscrijit-* ri'Iatin^- to tl Ui roiiiitrv, uvM lo 1 roiii tho 1 vrii'istru'.s i\iii I MS: oi tho A'atic;iii, firu-lly rolutlii;^ li> t'rrK'-^I;i>t'i mI matter.-:, from al)ut:f, 1087 toalioiit I7.j'3. Tlio.>(\ t'ltr wliaf rri^oii does not a|,[)eai', have \)vvn tran-fLiTod tVuiu t!i -' State PapiT OHico to the r»nti?li Miisciun. These tran.'jonpts woiv juvpaivd hy the AMx' Marine. By an arraii^ciinMt wltli thi; IJritl-^h ( iovri'Miiicnf, tlirou^h Mr. \\'in. Hamilton, in 1S2.>, tin- Ahlu' wa.s to he paid at p'V vohnms ami to liavc a pen.-ion for life nftor the pnuhiotion of the duciunont-, to tlie nun\hei* of 6000, makiii;- ahont .*)() vohnnes, and co^lini;' ;ihi)iit 7l'(>/. Some of th.'-^' [tapt.-rs have hcen printed anium; the Statt; Papers [mbli-hcd hy the C'omii\i--ioner.- for [nintinL^ and p'ahli-hiii^ Slate Pa[K'rs. Tlio-sc writing on fci'lLv-^iastied matters could maliij Li'i'oat u-e of them. ,1'in Id a new edition of tlif M >na-ti'?on annc out. the-o [)M]>L'rs onglit to he eon-nltc'd : tor in the letters of Innocent 1 1 F. are to he fonnd the names of many jjer-on-^, chiiri'lie-', hidiop*, a])hot^, and archdeacons, of whieii tlicre i> lit lie know- lediTC ; also j!ic an. "ion! names and deserlplions of the land-", ehnrehe.-, ahheys, \-c. ; sometimes tlie incomes of the henetice-i, e\em[»tion- fi-oi:i tythe, pilvilcLjes of eertaiji mon:'.st(.'ries, an■). ■'7 ;in I ' llalji. Vr^iTATio.N-. — Amon-- tllO Kee'h ■ui-tie; iers. VOY. s o f 1 ) l'eO\\'rV pTcr-' * - * I 'V. I - t P :il)ers re ) in Si hit iiicr t-i aiiionu' tl \\ i.Iiam-.vus C Ui- ' V V. ii.O «' ^y XI: D. ■1" MtMn ' ()' Srr Sir d. Will 1 :n.- CoUc CCil;i!i. Wai; Ofi'ICT, Papers relating to; among the Miijr ny 1 apcrs, WaE, or!Lrin;d I:; lentnres of. — Srr * Indent'ir.-. W \ n r; 1 idvcries, Court of. — S*';' 'Law P;'[)ers. 11 3.3 :u THF, STATi: I'ArF.U OFFK H. DOMI>rU' COKUKSI'ONDKNCK — couthll'ril, Waurant> : — Kn^li^h \V:irr;iiit liuoks lOiil to 1711. Scots „ „ IG70 t(. 1711. Tlicro arc also three Entry In)ok«( of Warrant.', Privy Seals, i*vi\, temp. VX\/.. and ,]m\ I. Also Privy Si.>al and Signet Dockets, in IjimdlcH, Kliz. to Car. If. inclusive. Sec t[\0\, Sir Joseph. — .SV-' his collection of Papers, page 00. WoLsFA', Cardinal : — IIi.s Correspondence ha.s Vucn printed iind piiMlslnnl hy the Coniniissioncr.-j for printinij; and pulilisliinii; State Papers, and forms the first vohune of tiieir [luh- licatious, a3 heforc stated in p. 10. Woods ami Foin:>rs. — Sea ' Kevenue.' "WoiiKs Onice of. — .S"''' ■' Ilouseludd.' I U'-t ill J'. t'r [VV 2. COLOXIKS AND FOREIGN POSSESSIONS. Amerka and \Vr.2 17.-) I 17.'.S 1713 1746 1749 I7.V2 174.-) 17.-)1 174:: First Seru'S, 9.3 \'('!!iiius. Vol. Anili '.St, rJonoral. — Sir LouI-Imuv'. ,, Scr also vols... r. • ! ;a ma Islands r.;irb;itl(ics ]'>iManiiila I>osCinven, Adiiiii'al — .SVrLoui-burg. (';iMn4:i Kxpe ami F(")i;Ki(i\ Pos^K-^inxs — continued, America an J West liullos — coiiliiiinTraiis- ports Penii-yl\ mi i Porto "ji'M." Kxpeditio-i QiiL-bee Rhode T.land Soutli Carolina Tran sports, e^^ce Virginia c: 2 \'ol. oli 20-22 59-66 6(1 a. b. c. d. } o6 66 0. 67-84 87 85-86 35-41 r 66 i\ I 73-84. 87 23 •> 57 66 h. } 67-84 I 1-4 27-2 S 5 r 12 a. I). 13 a. I.. (Ml 19 a. I). o- ; a. b. •_'-; } SS-9.J 2( .3 4 -.■„-> 1 •> ,'} 16. 17 a. b. IS • )•> 14-1.3 ii 36 THE STATE PAPER OFFICF.. CoLON'iE> and Foreign Posse«;sion< — continuaf. America aiul "West Indies — contlnucil. Date. — to 1767 1767-1780 1767-1782 1767-1781 1762-1777 1767-17.S2 1768-17S1. 1762-1777 1767 1768-17^2. 1767 1758 1770- 1763- 1767- 1768- 1763- 1766- 1766- 1761 1767- 1768- 1766- 1767- 17GG- 1762- 1766- 1763- 1769- 1782- 1767- Second Series, •2.")S Volume*. Vol. Answers to Circulars , Bahama and Turks I-land, Barbadoes , Bormuda , Carolina, ^North , South Circuhu-.-. — Sec XmwQVi. Commissioners for ([uiiting disorders in America. See Corrcspoiiilcnee. See also 'America,' under the Foreign Arrangement. Vol. I. Correspondence with Civil Otlieers of Provinces, now the United States, during the Relit-dlion. Src also Commissioners Dominica. Fl >iidn. Fa-t. West. ( ;,^)ro;ia. Grenada Jamaica L''''ward Islands .Ma-^aohusets Bay. rdillt.U'v. Nasal Commanders.. Newloundlan J , 161-162 213-214 199-200 215-216 88-96 179 249 97-103 180-181 250 165-167 r 88-f <^ 176-1 L 24f { 163- HU r 112-125 \ 189-191 j L 252 I 1-126-140 '{ 192-194 I 253 1-104-111 { 182-184 L 251 201-205 195-198 20S-211 254 1-33 168-175 246-248 34 230-231 Hi t " • THE STATE PAVEU OlIICK. Colonies and Foreign' Possessions — continued, America anJ "West Intlics — cuntlnucd. 37 Date. 1762 -) 1767-1777/ 1763 ■) 1767-1781 \ 1768-17y2j 1762-1780 I 1767-1781/ 1766-1781 1760-1784 I 1766-1781 J 1762-1777 1 1766-177.3 i 1766-1781 1770-1781 1776-1780 1767-1780 1762-1777) 1777 > 1768-1771; ' Second Series, 2.">!^ VoIuiik'S. New Hunipshire , Now Jersey , Xe \v Yo r k North Carolina. — .SVr Ciuolina. Nova Scotia Plantation', Gonoral Precis Proprieties Quebec St. John'.-, I.-laivi ot" St. Yinconl's I>lanil South Carolina. — So' Carolina. Turks T-^lanJ VlrL:ini.i Vol. { { 35-40 240-241 256 r 64-70 { 238-239 L 255 50-63 242-245 257 227-229 / 141-158 1221-226 159-160 71-78 185-186 259 217-220 232-233 206-207 213-214 • 79-87 187-188 . 258 { There are al.-o .-Ix vmIuuks market] *■ Mlliuuy Papers, AVest Imlle.-,' 177>-17^1. Ditto two volunio.^, iiuulcd « Nova Seotia,' 1782-1787. Ditto one ^olmne, ditto ' Auu'rica,' 171)0 t(.> 1791. Ditto one voliuue, diLl>i 1704. Tiiere is al.-o a i:ia- •'!' uniUTaiiiiod aiil "Wo.t India I*apcr.-^, vi?:. — ^' ' rli and SnniU Carolina, Maryland, Penn-ylvani:', (i..'r^^Ia, 2n'c\\ fouudland, Ijcnunda, Nevis, lialiama, at;d JiOoward 1. -lands, Xew ]'aii;land, Massachnsot- I'ay, New JIani[)sliire, IJhode ].->land, ^«e\v York, N'ii-initi, tfanialea, J'arbadoe.*, Antigua, Petition.- and ^lernorlal-, !Militarv, kc, (. 3 \ i I 38 THE ^TATL TAPEU DfcllCK. CoLosir.s and Foukign Possessions — continued. Ameiuca, South: — One volume, marked ♦ Dcmcrara, Essenuibo, Berblce, 1781-1784.' Tlicrc arc about 50 volumes in Dutch. Esscqnibo and Demerara, about 1700 to 1791. Also Suruiaui Population Keturns. Aniiolt. — One volume, 1809-1813; one volume Military Returns, 1812-1814. Corsica. — 1794 to 179G-7, about seven volumes. Corsica and Toulox. — Correspondence of the Commis- sioners at Toulon and Corsica, 1793 — 1794, two volumes. East Indies: — Papers relating to, 1,581-1783, seven volumes. There is a Calendar to this Series. „ 1776-1787, two volumes. „ 1793, four volumes. GlBRALTAH. — 1705-17j5, four volume.^; 1711-12 to 1767, four volumes. Malta.— 6Vc 'Press Co[»ies,' p. 39; also ' Malta,' under the ForeiOT arran2:ement. Mediteiiuanean Fleet. — 1761-1794. ]\[EDrrEui:ANi:AN Military. — 1794-1795. Military and Xaval Keturns: — Madras, 1811-1815, Madeira, 1810-1814. Pombav, 1811-1812. BcngaC 1811-1814. Gibraltar, 1810-1810. Heligoland, 1810-1815. Africa, Sierra Leone, &e., 1810-1817, Bahama.-, 1810-1 8 IG. Jamaica, 1810-1811. Ilouduras, 18l0-18l(j. Isles of liourbcn and France, 1810-181G. Ceylon, 1811-1817. New South Wales, 1811-1814. Caiiadas, 1812-1815, &c. &c. MiNOUCA. — 1742 to 1785. • |i il \'i t J* I'f .! 'i I I ^ I* I I m i!/ Ji . M ! II [ ll .:1 I' I THE STATE rAl>ER OFIICE. 3D Colonies and Foueign Posshssioxs — continued. Passports to the Culonii>j.~180G-1815j 21 vulumc.>. Press Copies of Lt'tters sent from tlio Dcpai-ttihTit of War ami Colonics to the dlUcrent ruljlic Oliici'^ iiiid Foreign Pos.-cssii)n,s from about 1811 to 181. "J, viz. to the Publie OllioLS, Army in the Xetlierhuid:^, (jil.ia!t;ir, Hanovcx, IToliguLuul, Ionian I.^lands, ^Nlalta, St. llehjua, Sicily, &c. Returns. — See ' ^Military and Xaval Returns.' Seneoamdia — 1761-1787, Eight volumes. Tangiers. — See 'Sir Lcoline Jenkins' Collection,' 1(571-- 1684, p. 50. Toulon. — .Set' 'Corsiea anil Toulon.' 3. TRADE AND PLANTATIONS. There is a large scrir- of Papers of .sonic hund:cd.< of volumes, tbrmerlv belonging to the Old Luard of Trade and Phuitations, under similar heads t(:> tlnxrc of the Colonies and Foreign i'ossessions. 4. FOREIGN OR DIPLOMATIC. Being tlie Corres[ioado!:!.'o, &c. Avith and relaii ig to Foreign Powers, under alphabetieal arran-i m ait, generally eommen'';!ig in the reign of llriirv \'I1I. to about 1810, the ^nb- 'i|ucut C'^rrr-poii l.;nie ri r.;:'.*;; • ing at the I'oreigri Or.lee. Abyssinia. — One vohiP.ie, marked 'Lord Valeuti; .':..! Mr. Salt, Sept. lSi''> to Dee. 181:5.' Algier-. — See 'BarbavN- S;.aes.' Amba^-adors: — Crci/entials.— S '• ilij Corrcs[)oU(Laee generally, ' Se^n-o- tarics' Letter I'mm!..,' and ' Ivuyal LetUr-:."' Insfrio:iioiis.— S' e the Currespondeaee gener:i1Iy, • Sir Jos. Williamson's Collection,' 'Tvovid Letter Dc'ok',' and ' Secretaries' L;tter Rooks.' u 4 I 40 THE STATE rAP£R OFFICE. FoiiEiGN' or Diplomatic Coiux£>vosDE'sci:— 'continued. Ambassadors — continifcd. Ccn'DionifSy Proceedings^ Observances, S^'c. — See Sir Jos. Williamson's Collection, nuder the head ' Styles and Titles,' p 82. There is an Index and Notes of the time when Ambas- sadors were sent to and returned tnna Foreign Parts, being one of Sir Jos. Williamson's Collection, marked * Diplomatic Index and Xotes — Ambassadors.' There is also another large volume, containinir notices of the time of departure and return, credentials, Sec. of Ambassadors, formed by ]\Ir. Lcchmere, the Deputy Keeper of State Papers. Sec also Stepney's Collection, pp. 35-jS. America: — This Correspondence is separated from that of the Colonies from the time the United States became an Independent State. It consists of 96 volumes, 1779 to 1810. The first volume Is 'Commissioners for restoring Peace, 1779-1782.' Anspacit. — See 'German Princes.' AuGSBURGii. — See 'German Princes — Ratisbon.' Austria : — For the early Correspondence, Sec 'Germany — Vienna.' The Corresi)ondenco, marked ' Austria,' commences 1781 to 1814. lU volumes. There is one volume marked ' Tric-te, 175G to ISOG.' Barkarv States: — Algiers, lGOl-1799. 10 volumes. INIorocco, Sallec, Sec, 1,j74-1772. Eigb.t volun.os. Tripoli, I.") 90-1 7 GG. Three volumes. Tunis, 1G22-17G9. Four volumes. For Corresiiondence also with the Barbary States, search the papers marked ' ^Mediterranean Fleet,' in the Colonial arrangcniont ; also the Corsica Correspondence In the Colonial arran-jjemcnt. Bavaria. — .S'cr « German Princes — P>avaiia,' BuAXDExnuKG. — iVtr ' German Princes— Brandenburii.' Brux^wick.— 1785-1810. Two volumes. For the early Correspondence, Sec 'German Princes — Hanover,' p. 44. H ij ■ H I) I . II i THE STATF. FArilK OFFICE. 41 I It u il! . if ' :i Foreign or Du'lomaiic CoKi:i>roN"DENXE — continued. Cassel. — See 'Gorman rniiccj — Colosrno, Hanover, IIc^sc asso ion. Cleve. — Sre * Gorman Prlnoos — lAatisl Cologne : — A mass of Pai^ors rolatin'j: to the Troatv of C<>li.2;no. See 'German Priiu-o- —Cologne ;' ' Sir J. AVilliuin-un's Collection,' pp. 77-7i). COUKLAND AN'D TToL^ iKix :— U' l.')-l(3S2. Tlicsc fornicd part of Sir Leoline Jenkins' C'olleetion. — See ' Denmark.' CYPllEi:s. — A Colleetion df PIpIomatic Cyi)hcr.^. DEXirARKJ — There are ahont *200 volnme? of Corrosponilcnoe, loo3 to 1810. — -S'.'' also Sir Ledine .Tonkins' ColL.'cti on. DUXKIRK There arc nine \ohnues of Corrospomlenoe, &:c. 1712 to 1743-4. Note. Dunkirk was surrendered to En^lmid 1 Treaty 16.")8, and Croinwoll ina.de Lockliart Cioven It was sold by Car. H. to Franee 1()G2, the nou" ttiari for which beuan in Julv and ended in Oetol .r IG It )V 1.01'. was delivered u[> to the lulrish, July I71'J, n- a security for wha.t tlie Fretieh had promised to do in their negotiations. For the various Treaties respectin;:: tlu' drinuHiioa of the f()rtifie;itIons, see the Treaties of Ulr^i'ht 17K3, Triple League 171*!-7, Aix-la-Chapelle 171^!. Tr^ itv wi thF ranee 17(;--', r.ut l>v >he 18th Art!'] • .,F Preli nunarie.- ot I caee, ."-iLiiic d 178.3, the Kii:u- of (Jiv'at r.ril.i'u or- ill COK i to tli ab ro^ration of all th;- Ariicl >< nl- ti\, t.. Di nku' from the Treal v . t' I'tredit to the (tl;.'!! ) pr- ^:-nl mne, I i !: 5 'I 'ili '! ( 1 f , i ill Egypt.— 178G-1810. EXTRA-PliOVIXClAT. : — Under this titl ■ v/IIl be found di spondence, D* -jjalchts, ^'-'^c. -rut b\ ters and Arrrni - a.t T'onaun {^\)\\v\ - ilU.'> t'l i' , T> i J the t line oi tl' • I WU'J" III l!f i nrr n-'-r )(' uieoi poratnl \viili { bably herca!'t< r Corres[)oiidL'nc(; of fhf dllli'riait rount from about 172.3 to \7'>'>, and will in i 1 1 ».. Ti ' u u : ru s. T! (.V iianv "I ch .:- Hi a.Tms. 42 THE STATE PAl'EU uFFItE. •k Fo. ETON or Diplomatic Courespoxdence — contiuiu.d. Flandeks: — A very fine collection of Correspomlencc and Papers, conmicnclng tonip. Hen. VIII. down to uljout 1810. The?c were formerly sepnrated into di\ers collections and scric:?, which have been oolleeted tuiicther and incorporated and arranged in one chronological series. As to the time of separation of the United Provinces (or Holland) from Flanders, a lew observations arc offered under the head ' Holland.' Florence. — See * Tuscany.' Foreign Department : — Under the above head will be found the Domestic Cor- respondence of the Foreign Depiirtment with the various OflSces connected with the Government, viz. Vol. 1. ^Marked Great Britain, .Vdmiralty Keports, 1745-1795. 2. Ditto, Admiralty Connnunications, 1777-1805. 3. Ditto, Treasury ditto, 17r>s-18()(j. 4. Ditto, Home Department ditto, 1783-1800. 5. Ditto, Post Office ditto, Ksl-KSOf]. 6. Ditto, Council Office ditto, 1781-180G. 7. Ditto, War Office ditto, 1777-1805. 8. Ditto, Memorials, Certificates, &c., 1781-1801. 9. Ditto, Applications, Ivccununendations, and Soli- citations for Consulship- South of Europe, 1793-1802. 10, 11. Missing. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. ^larked Miscellaneous, 1802-1810. 17. Antonio Perez, 1808-181<). This volume I.-, a series of political letters, by tlie Gho>t of Antonio Perez, touelilng French politics towards Spain, &c. Note. — Similar couinumicatlons fiiKu rlie difteivnt ofllees connected with tlie Govcrnmout ti> the Department of War and Colonics will be tnu!!il under the Colonial arrancremcnt. ■Foreign." lui Foreign' Mini.--ti:i;.:.— ^Vc ' Minlsteiv-; France: — There is an immcn-c number of volumes of Correspondence, Papers, Advices, e\:c. i li „ I ■ !-. '! f: r' 1 ; 1 ' :i' /.I ■ ;l (»-fc 1 1 11 THE STATK I'Al'EU OFFRK. 43 FoHEir.N ur DiiM.oM.vTic Coiaa:..\.--l''.<■ Hanover, 178.3-lSlO. Two volume::, f .i_el.— .S'-"Gnlogne, Hanover, and lle.-ise Cajiel C!>,ve. — Src K;iti-l)on. Cologne. — 1 7-1 7 - 1 7 ." 5 . S,- I/n 'ge. nO'i-lTM'. ?d;u-k..l Culdgnc. 17sl_lS()(;. ^\I;irI.cd Cologne ;Mid Ca — i^k _V■.^■. --Tv.-o voUr.iii- 'oeli'iiging to this series- are under llc-e Ca:.(;l. Franktor:.— lO'.'y-l :n:;. S, .• Iliii.^bun. 170;>-17*>'J. Miirlcrd Fiiiukibrr. Then lbllo\v.- nnor'atjv scvl "-. 17iM7.ia Hamburgh. — 'iiio )f.'idar ^i;ries inni!;i'd • 1 1-nuliur^ii," C't:iani''iv-;'s liii''2 to 17b(k 1. uoa a u.-:, >. 17>1 to i-''. , a'^-ur ilii ^oluule.■* be.-ido.- (;dil vulunic- and hvj.-c p;i[i. i'.-. •S'-v ul.o Vol. IF. of the Ibmovcr Cf^rii -;'.'n Iv-.. o : nl-o Sir Lcoline Jcnkin-' Collection. l-'T^'-l'i^^'^ I :-e 50. ;■■». l-JI 44 THE STATE PATEIt OIFICE. Foreign or Diplomatic CoiuiKy^vosDE^iCD — rontuno'd. German Prlncos and St:ito.A'. ^radc tlie Ninth Kloelonitc In 10Q2, ami erected into a kingdom at tlic Coni^rc>s of Vienna 1814. One ^ciics 1689-1814. Then tliero is tlio Ucgcncy Correspondence separated from tlr.it of Hanover, 1719 to Uoo. See ' IJegency ' under the Domestic arraniToment. There is another series marked ' Ilantjver, Brunswick, Hesse Cassel, 177.5 to 178;>.' There is also another series from 1780 to 1810. Hansc Towns. — See Hamburii; and Germany. See * Trade Papers/ under the Domestic arrangement. Heidelburg (Palatinate)— There is a voh:mc unchr this head, but it belongs to the liead ' IIcssc CasscL' Hesse Cassel. —Marked * CasscI, 171G--1719.' Cassel Heidelburg, 1719. iVtj/t'.— -There i< a voUimc of this series under * Heidelburg.' Cassel, 1727-1729. Wolfenbuttel and Cas,^cl, 1 7:50- 1 7:5 1 . Note. — There are two volumes here whioli belonon belonging to tliis series, marked 'IJatisbon nud Munieh.' ' Eatisbon. — A volume marked •' llatl-boii, Cleve, Au'-'-s- burg, Frankfort, IGfJo to 170;5/ About 1(5 vohnnc-, in;irL.;.l ■ uaii-l,wii, I 7(iv_i 7j3^3^> Saxony. — Xnfe. T.'e I]leet'>r of ► 'maw..v iiei'auic jviiej of Poland, 1097. Six^iiy cKcLed \i\\n ;l King-i'ni 'v Trca ty o f C o - e ! i . 1m, > ; . The volumes pl:;<;ul under this Ileal nf 'Cirnuaa Princes — S:;xo;iy ' Ijjlong to luo l\)land series *S'ee' Poland ; Pi'us>l;i. \.>1^. ."io, .>(i ; ;uid I I 11 I \P ill I, i : i i !i if FORI'IGN or Dll'I.oMVTIt CnllUKsrONDr.NCK — voiltinih il. Gek^MANY — Vil'IlTi;i. Tliore are alxnit 'J 'jO vultimos uK tlii-* Ci»rrO'ponili>nc(; of the Empiro coininciKMiiLi' a-* early as J'M. II. l-'il I, Imt the Convsponili'iico an* I Pa[H.rs liLl'ure IIlmi. \ 111. aro very iiioons'i(K'ral)Ii'. The ^r.'^t fiories is, as stated a.hovi', IVoin l.'ill to 17><»; then cuinincncos a now series under the heail .Vii.-tria, 1781 to 1S14. Tliere Is one volume nuirked ' Trie^t'S 17o()-lSU(5.' iS'tr al'O Sir Lcollne Jenkins' Collection, l(!7-l Uj l'-)^ ^, p. 59 ; also Stepney's Collcctii^n, pp. .j.j-oS. IlA>rr.LKi: Towns. — »S'.v 'German Princes — Hanse Town-." Hi:lic;<)La\i>. — ISCS-ISIO. Six volumes. Holi-and:- Tlie tollo\vin;j; o1i-mi\ atlou- art," iuli'inU'il to pnlat oiu to thos(3 dr-iroii-; ot' -i'archiuL,^ the C'orre-poiuu'nce (/i' tlio Low Couufrie' the neee.-Mty of >c;ir.'hinL:,' I'oih tli it under the head 'Plaiiders' and that under tiie h ;, I * Holland ' toi^'L'tlicr, durlii'j,- the tinu- ot' the trouhL'- which li I to the .-eparatinii ol" the I'niteil Provinces from the otlier [Mrt- of the Xethcrlaiid-. It would seem to he diitieidt to d'aw the exact lino when the Correspondence tjf the ^Setlu'rlands sl^juld be separated into ' Flanders' and tln» • L'nited Si:itjs' or • Holland.' Tin; Union of rtreciit, lo7.s-U, ,)a!i. •J.\), ha.s bi'en eoii-idiiid ;is tin' f' "uu i.itioii ot' tlic lvcpn1>li«,' ot" "the L'nited l'r(;\in*e.^ ; hut this dov-; \\<\\ ;ippi;ir to be the time to draw the !:m" "f ti 'ration ot' tli..- Cor- re-pondei!' e. la electing" th>- I). '-." :■,',' Anjou lui- tlcj head, tlie States m-.'rely v.iihdr ■..• theii' : lle;2:i;ini'i' I'roUi one Sovere'u'H and tran-l'irC' 1 it to ai'othi.a-. .\t the dcr^th of Anjon, inthdui' l-'^l- -H:'- ;. -iis.-'nifba of the Prince of Oranj:^''-, Kiilifiuly I-'j^I -th; r,.;i'.\:d by the (.'(.)n!'i 'LiMtis t^l liii' Vi,t oi' I'l ionof I''.;' .-'.i!, on Uth .luh. ].V^t-ai 1 :•: ! .1 /■■;'' -d mm : H..1V,:. ] immediately choo.-inu' tl,.,' .-•. c.i..id -),\ ci th'- I'rli.e..' v\ Orange (>l:Mu-ice) i'nr tlu/u' Sta-ltlioM, r — ,.11 ..-jrin to com'olno to draw tin; llii .' al.Mjut l.')'*^ !. Aftn' \i\}' '.i'.- death the ConfL-dcrates entei'iil iiito nei;(jti;t!on,s \\ith Frauoe, where their Amba.-:iadors were received in the 4G THE STATK PATKII OFFICK. ro Four.iox or DiiM.oArATK' C<)iJiiF,sp()Ni)r.>'ci; — nnit.lnncil. Holhuid - - I'onfiniinl. Pf.ino form as tlie Ainbii-sador-! of otlior Powers; tliis Corrospoiulcncc, tluM'oforo, ini;j;lit be oonsldcrcd as tln^ CorrcspoiidcMico ol' tlic ' I'nitcd Pro\ln»'t's ' oi-, as tlicy have now become, ' Holland/ as separate from that of Flanders. There is a groat mass of the early CorrespoiKhnice which requires to bo finally examined, arran.ujed, and bound. Besides the abo\e there are about .310 vols. 1()7S to ITiSO Then commences a new series - - 1781 to 1810 There is also a series marked * Rotterdam,' 174.3 to 1 780, about 44 volumes. See also Sir Loline Jeidcins' Collection, 1073 to 1684, p. 59 ; also Stepney's Colleetlon, pp. 5.5, ofi ; also AVilliamson's Collection, pp. 77-7!). IIOLSTKIN'. — Sr'f * Denmark.' IIuNGAiiv. — .917.' ' Germany — Vienna'; also Stepney's Col- lection, pp. 5')~5S, Iceland. — One volume marked ' leelaml, Forei;^n and Do- mestic, Dec. 1809 to Dec. 1810.' iNTErXTl'TKI) CoinM>r(^\F)KN( i: : — Geo. II. and lib, lulng copies of letters of Foreign Ministers from and to England. Ionian Islands. — 1778-1809. Eleven volumes. See also a volume under the head •' Malta,' marked 'Lilian, Zante, Malta, 1 080- 1755.' Italy. — iS' )) » ») >» )> )) )» THF. STATU I'.VI'l.i: oiFici;. 47 iii ^il \i i; i' ',1 FORKION or DlI'I,f)MATir C'nKlM 'PONl)r.\(i; — ronfimi'i/. ^^ILAN. — -Si'/r a volimif iiiidcr tlic licid ' M:ilt;i'; :il-ii, * lioino and Italian Stutt-'.' Various intoniKilioii ^\'llI hi' tnund toucliui;:; Milan in tliu French, Gt'rni.m, and Sp mi-h C't»ri'('-[ii»;iihin'o. Note. — The Kin;^' of Franco wa-^ .Nhi.-'ter of the !Milancse fVon\ l.'»(H) to \')\'2, and n'^iln |»)s.'UM.«ctl it in lol.>, and licM it till l.VJl, when Slur/a tonk poti.-4e."*sion ns Duko (tf Milan, junl rL'i;i:\ini.'d .-'(t, snhjii.'t to divers nrK, when the Emperor Charles V. seized Mil;\n a-^ a ficr of tlie Enipire, and on the 11th Oct. I.jIO iuve.-red his .-oa Piiiii|) In the Dncjiy ; tlii.^ I'rinee, imd all the Kini;'s of Spain hid ^ucecs-sor,-, p)i").'Se^'Cd th ■ Milanese until 170G, when the Emperor .Io-«ci)h in 'd ■ himself master of it, and Charles VI., his siieees-or, contlrmcd him- self in po>7esslon by Treaty of Dii 1 i. 1711. MlLlTAPvV. — Fii'di-h An.vlliarv Arnii. - an>t l•^>roi^tl Ex- pcditions: — MarlljorouL-h Corrc- 1 ,^,^, ,, ,-.,.,. v i-.i 1 " - l.^th .Mav 1/02 to .Nov. 1,11. spondenee - - J Dukt of Ormond - - - April to Nov. 1712. - 1712-171.*]. - 1741. - 174.1-1748. - - - - 1756. - 17.')H-17('.<1 - 17.38-17()0. - 17.')S-17(K). - 17oS-17G3. 17 •1 7(5:5. Earl of Stair, ivc. _ - - ^Marshal Wade, ivc - - Duke of Cumherlaiid, iN:c. Colonel Amherst - _ - . Colonel Dura ml _ _ - Connni.-sary ]M)yd Duke of Mai'll)orou^h jNIarquis of Granhy, es:e. Prince Ferdinand of nrnii-wlck - Colonel Cluvcrina; Hesse Cassel - _ - jMixiSTERS. Foreiurn Amhassudors: — There is a series of Pai)ers marked Fo.'oign Ambassadors, 13 volumes, 1710 to 17. :i 2, viz.-- " Vol. I. Letter r)Ook of the Secretary of State, con- taining Copies of Letters to the varlou=5 Foreign Amlmssadors re.-idunt in En^-land, and Copies of Letters from the FiC'eii^-n Am- bassadors to the Secretary of State, &c., 1710-1713. i7r)i)-i7G;j. 17.j(;-17G3. 48 THE STATK I'AI'LK OFl Ic K. Fl.UKIGN or DlI'LOMATIC Coiini.SVO'SDLSCi: — CO/ltin'Ird. Mini««tor:i — coiitintnuf. Vol. II. Originiil LottiM's of F()ivl;;n Aiiiha-.^iulor."', ami Drafts of Letters to lureigti Aiiilj:i?:;a(lur.Ti, 1731. III. to X. Similar, 1732-1741. XI. XII. Letter linnks (Copies of Letters) to and from Foreign Aniba-.'adors, 1741- 1748. XIII. Original Letters from Foreign Ainhas.-a- dors to the Seeretary of State, and Draft Letters to them, 1744-17.32. Note. — At tlic end of some or most of tlie Foreign Corrcspondenec, that of the Fi)reign Minister will he fonnd to have l)cen kept dislitict from that of the English ^Ilnistcr; and is prcjliahly similar to what in the more nn '^in Foreign Correspoiultnee is pi. iced nt the end of caeh vohinio as Domestic, being the Corrcspondi'nec of tlie Fort-ign Ambassador with the Secretary of State, Sec. in this count iv. ^loROCCO. — Sec ' Barbarv States." NArLE>. — Sei^ ' Sicily and Xaples.' Nice. — Sec ' Savoy.' NlMEGUEX: — An immense nia^s of CorrespoiKicnce, &c. relating to the Treaty of ^l'imL■gnen. 6''.<' also Sir Jos. William- son's Collection, p. 79. pER-il-V, 1807-10. Fonr volumes. Poland, 1G75-179G. 116 volumes. S,'>: also ' Saxony.' Sec also Stepney's Collection, p[>. .3 3-58. Portugal: — The early Correspondence is not arranged. There arc, however, G7 volumes of one series, bos'.doi six volumes marked ' ^Ministers,' and three vul:im'\i marked ' Con-uls.' This series begins _ . - 1692-1782. Another scries of 100 volumes - - 1781-1810. See also Sir Lcoline Jenkins' Collection, 1G42-1GS1, p. 59. .IX i ! . ■•i 1 \i I '1. ' THE STATE PAPKR OFFICr.. 49 FoiiEiox or Diplomatic Coum:sroNDE\c k — continur,!. Pul'ssia: — For tlie earlier Correspondence, Sec 'German Princes — Branilenlnn-'ji:.'' iS*''' ulso Stopnov'.-^ Collection, pp. 5o-58 ; also Sir Lcolinc Jenkins' Collection, 1673-1682, p. iVJ. There is a series connncncing 1698-1780. 1 lo volumes. Another series - - 1781-1810. 84 volumes. Note. — The Elector of Brandenburg was proclaimed King 1701 ; ho was confirmed in his dignity by Treaty of Utrecht. IIOMF^ and Italian' States : — There is a mass of unarrangcd Papers; also three volumes, 1518-1544. RovAL Letters : — Thev arc arranircd according to Countries, chronolon-ieallv. First series, 30 volumes, lien. VIII. to Anne. To which there is a Calendar. Second scries, 38 volumes, .Vnne to Geo. III. Ditto. A'cA'. — Koyal Letters much earlier than Anne are to be -found in this scries, certalidy as early as Kllz. Third series, 26 vulunies, from about Car. II. to 1780, to wh;''h there wa- a rou'2;h draft of a Calendar. Fourth rcrii'-, 17 vokiiues. Ditto. There are also bundles of Ko\al Letters arranged chronologically in Coiuitries. The Seots JJoyal Lettci's are at present incorporated with tin; Scdts Corn'spondence. Note, — ^Vhon tin.; above Ibn'al Letters were selected and arning.d, ib ;re do',;s not ajipiMi- to have bixu an.',- fixi't] rid.' a- to \\hat OonstlluUtl a luiyal Letter, or if th'.re wns, it was probably erroneous, htiice murli of what is now air.':i'j,'jd undi " the head ol' ' Ibival Letters ' \\ou!d i;i.ii\; pmpi rly bt,l'>:ig to the rLu-u!'r Corrcspoad'MM.'c of tin- cuiiati} to which it rditr-'. Ditfertiii }K.i '-MS will take dlllcrciit \icws of this .' Stuti.' l\:' "r CJii^.c * -, [;i;;l :i IrtO'r wri'O'U tV. in one; luiv;d Person to an.>rli(.'r i. a Itoyal LetttM- : luit :!1 Ltr. /^ se'it fffim thi' l';;.-l"-ii SnxcreiLrn tn hi- .\ ;ub:i ■.-■id^.-; Ilbruul ir.l 'iig t'l ['. ■ (,'i irr<.-[iondLn<'c; of liu.- r-,;;;i; r\- to \, h'.Mi it was sent, and is not ke[)t -i-p irati- a- a lbi\ I Letn.r. In like manner any Lftrr sent iVma t!i • S^»\i>- Mi;_ii to. uiy of his Kepresentatives in l'bi-l;n;i!, Irt'and, or the Colonies, is not considered a Iloyal Li tter. D 49 50 THE STATE PAPEU OFFICE. Foreign or Ditlo^iatic Coruespondknxe — coutinnrd. Russia : — The regular scnc3 commences 1G73-1780. New ser'ios - - - 1780-1810. Savoy and Sardinia : — There arc 3 voluinrs 1013-1620, and a mass in bundles. There is also a scrus from 1691-1810. See also Sir Lcoline Jenkins' Collection, p. 59. Saxony : — The Elector became King by Treaty of Cosen, 1806. For the early Correspondence, Sec ' German Princes — Saxony, Poland.' The new scries of Correspondence is from 1781 to 1806, 18 volumes. Scotland: — Although there are some few papers of early date, the Correspondence generally comiueuces temp. lien. VIII.: this series of 'Papers, therefore, thus stands as to date from 1290 to 1602 ; the Correspondence then, by reason of the accession of James to the throne of Eno-land, became Domestic. S/e Scotland, under the head 'Domestic. Secrktaril:^' Llltli: 1'ooks (Foreign): — There are about 100 volumes from about 169.5-177.5. Sicily and Naples : — One series of 29 vols. 1, 2, 3, marked ' Naples,' 16S-4-1733. 4,5, »> Messina,' 1689-1733. * Naples,' 1734-1755. Olessina,' 1734-1755. 'Naples,' 1739-1779. 1780-1810. Sicil y> 7, 8 to 29, A new scrlc:i of 42 vols. Spain : — There are 9 or 10 volumes 1558-1620. There is a series from 1672-1810. There is also a mass of uuarranged. See also Sir Lcoline Jenkins' Collection, 1673-1684, p. 59. Sweden: — There are three volumes - 1630-1704. There is anotlicr serl'. -, 16^9-1810. ls,3 volumes. Sec also Sir Le( •line ilonkins' Collection, p. 59 ; also Stepney's Collection, pp. r).')-oS, Switzerland. — Berne, Geneva, (Sec, 67 volumes, from 16S9 to 1799. THE STATU I'APEI! OFIICK. 51 !! 1 ' I I i!i (1 i '■ »l \ i i i t i 1 1 1 1, t \ 1 ! ( FORKICrX or DirLOM.VTIC CoUHF.^I'ONDEXCK — conti.mvil. Treaties : — Note. — Tho ProthoiKitary in Clmncciy ^vas tlie officer who formerly iiiade out and enrolled all Trea- ties, League.'?, l\atlfu?atl(Hi-, Ciiniiiil.'suius, Order.-?, and Powers to Ambassador.', Knvoy.s, ^'O., unci other mat- ters between the Sovereign of this country and Foreiiin Powers, and the Enrohuonts are in the eus- tody of the Master of the Rolls down to 22 Jac. I., since wdiich time the Prothonotarv ceased to brinu: them into the Polls Chaj)el. The duties of the Prothonotary ceased and became a sincmirc loncj before the office was abolished, which took place by^Stat. 2 & 3 Wm. IV. c. 111. The original treaties in the State Paper Oflicc are from about 152S to 17G2, to which there is a Calendar in two parts, forming ft)ur volumes ; tv/o volumes Cicographical and two volumes Chronoloiiieal : each country is desio-- nated by a particular K-tter, viz. Vol. T. of the Calendar Geographical, 1.528-1712; Vol. 11. 1713-1702. A. Emperor of Germany. B. France. C. Si)ain. D. Tho States-General, E. Portugal. F. Denmark. G. Poland. H. S.VLUen. I. Prussia K. Saviiy and Sardi:i;a. L. ltii--ia. 1 \o treaties with tiiese diu-ing the ^r. Moh.na. • p. liud whicli the fir,-t volume of N. Genoa. J Calendar embrace>i. O. Kome. P. Treaties of ^Marriage. Q. Treaties v.iih (lerman Princes. li. Treaties with Suiticerland ;ind the Hans Towns. Xo treaties with these dvu-lng the period S. Tuscany. T. P^mpruss Quern of Ilim- gary. U. Treaties Avith I'^astcru Prince?. D 2 which the tirst vo- lume of Calendar cml)races. 52 THE STATE TAPEU OFFICE. Foreign or Ditlo^iatic ConuE«;roNDENCE — continued Treaties — conthun^h Attached to the second volume of Calendar 13 a Calen- dar of Treaties transmitted since the forming of the above Calendars. The two volumes of the Chronological Calendar contain, of course, the same matter as the ahove, under a dif- ferent arrangement. There is also a great mass of Negotiations or Treaty Papers, — Cologne, Xlmeguen, and Utrecht. See also Sir Joseph AVillianfson's Collection, pp. 7G-81. Also Sir Lcolinc Jenkins' Collection, p. 59. Also ]\Ir. Stepney's Collection, pp. 55—58. Trieste. — Sec 'Austria.' TRirOLi.— 5'a' * Barbary States.' Tuxi?.- -See 'Barbary States.' 'j urkey : — The early Correspondence not arranged. One volume, in04-ll. A series, lGS-l-1^10. 110 volumes. See also Stepney's Collection, p. d^. Tuscany, Florence, and Leghorn : — A series from 1684-1780. Bc-idcs ?uch a? arc not arranged. United rROviN( i:-. — S,.' ' Holland.' Venice '. ' There is a Collection, Hen. VII. ai J VI 11. t.iid some unaiTanircd. There are Un-c- v..lmv,cs, 1612-lGlG. Also 38 volum.:-, 10^9-1800. W1LLIAM-.0N, Sir .lo-cpl:— SVr F"c-:r:r? Colhotlons, pp. C0-S3. WmTE.vnr.RG: — The Uuke became King, 1>00, by Tr>::uy of Presburg^ There are tluTO \olunu'S of Correst'Onderccj IT 97-1 807. : • 1M It' '■'f: i '1 i ;■ I! if' ' i h i ' i 1 ' ■ 'r |1 ,1 1 1 Is- ^1 Ml 1 1 1 . THE STATE TAPEll OFFICE. 53 5. LIST OF CALENDARS AND INDEXES. Domestic : — Domestic generally, :i Calendar temp. Hen. VIII. and part of Ed. VI. One volume. A Calendar of the Domestic of the time of Eliz. is forming. A Calendar of the Domestic of the time of Jac. I. is formed in draft. Borders. — See Scotland and Borders, next papie. Calais and Boulogne. Hen. VIII., Ed. V'l., and ^[ary. One volume of Calendar. Criminal Papers, 1G87-1780. Two volumes. A Calendar. Deeds, Leases &c. Hen. HI. to Car. XL, and Certlfioatis of Musters, Hen. VHI. to Car. I. A Calendar. Gunpowder Treason Papers, Jac. I. A Calendar. Indentures of War. — See Privy Seal. Interregnum Papers. Index to Books of Orders of Council of State, 1G48-9 to 1059. One volume. Alphabetical, numerical, and County Indexes to second series of Composition Papers. Indices Xominum et Locorum to first scries of Com- position Papers. Ditto ditto second scries. Ireland. A Calendar, Hen. VIII., Ed. VI., and Mary. Two volumes. ^ote. — Tiiere Is also a mass of alphabetical memo- randa, temp. Eliz., irregularly taken, clilefly with the view of assisting to assign dates to undated Pa[)Lrs. Law Papers, lG8-i to 17(58. Calendar. One volume. Local History. Calendar. Two vohuues. Petitions, Eliz. to Car. IT. inclusive, Alphabetical Calen- dar. Two volumes. Petitions and lu'fi.'rcnees, and Attorney and Soliritor General's Ropijrts, IGGO to 1G78. A particular Cau-a- dar of subjects attached to each volume. Petitions and Re[)orts and Orders in Council, Car. IT. A Calendar at the end of each volum(\ Privy S'^al "\\'rlt> asul Warranis, raid Indentures vt' War. A Calendar dlvlued lau; })arts, — I'aiL I. a briel'C 'a!> n- dar of tlie nature of the AVrlts, 121G to lo47 : I'aii L', Indentures of War, 1327 to 1.309. The Preface to the Calendar contains an account of the various places in which the documents hud been located. D 3 54 THE STATE PAPER OFFICE. Calendars and Ii^sDexes ~ continueil. Domestic — cojithnird. Sif:jnlnp;3 by Stamp, hy lion. VIIT. Sept. 1545 to Jan. 1547. Tliere is an Index of Names of persons and places contained in the documents signed bv Stamp. Sign [Manuals. 7 Jac. I. (1609), to 18 Car.' I. (104.']). One vohmio. The Calendar to thcrc documents was formed while the documents were in bundles; they arc now bound in volumes. Trade Papers, Fisheries, and Plantations, 15 12 to 1761. Three volumes. Warrants or Dockets, 1661 to 1711. Six volumes of Index; also two volumes of General IndeX; 1660 to 1722. Wan-ant Books of Scotland. A Calendar at ihc end of each volume. There is also a Calendar to Papers relating to the History of the State Paper OfHee. Colonies : — East India Papers, 1581 to 1783. One volume of Calendar. Foreign or DirLO^^rATic : — Flanders, Hen. \'III., Ed. VI. , and ]\Iary. Two volumes of Calendars. France, Men. VIII.. Ed. VI. Two volumes of Calendars. Germany, lien. VIII., Ed. VI., and Mary. Two volumes of Calendars. Rome, Venetian, and Italian States, IIen.\'III. 1 volume. Poval Letter--, lien. VIII. to Annt\ Six \ ,Iumcs, Scotland and the I'ord; rs, lien. VIII. One ',\lu[nt.\ Treaties; Calendars, Geographical and Chr()nhabetical Index of Drltish ^Ilnistcrs resident at Foreign Courts, Car. II. to 6 Geo. III. One folio volume, compiled by Mr. I* lull, .\n.-ell. There is also an Alphabetical Intlex of Iblr'.-Ii Ministers abroad. Hen. VIII. to ab(Ait Geo. II., compiled by ^Ir. Lechmorc, the Deputy Keeper of State I'ajiers. Tlicrc is also a volume marked ' Diplnmatlc Index and Notes — .\mbas-adors,' noting the time wW-xx Anibas- sadf»rs went and returned — formed by Sir Jos. "Wil- liamson. 1 \ I • 't I t I I,! i t , t • ; ' i \ : i-.i I ■; t ■ .' n 1 THE .ST ATI: I'Al'Ki; OFFICE. 55 6. SEPAUATi: COLLECTIONS. (1.) CiiArTEi; TIoi >E Pai'EPwS. There were a groat many volumes removed fi-om tlic Chapter House to the State Puprr OHice in 1832, of the reign of Henry VI 1 1., ^vliich liavc not been incorporatetl with the rest of the State Papers, viz. — Cardinal Wolsey'd Currespoudcnce. Cromwell's ditto. Sir Tlios. Wriothe.-lev's ditto. One volume. Lord Li.>le's ditto, whiK^ Lord Doputy of Calais; tliis series of Papers also contains Lord Lish/s ])iivate or domestic correspondence with his wife, «S;e. Miscellaneous letters to tlie King and Council. Also a volume of FurriiMi, (S:e. (2.) Collection (:>r Mii. Gkofige Stetnev. Note. — There is a largt.' ci.'llLetii.m of Stepney's Papers in the British ^Museum, to \vlurh tlicro is a INl.S. Catalogue in the Heading liooni. The following is a brief list of Mr. Stci)ney's Corrcspon- dence and Collection of Paper.-, from about KJsO, at the State Paper Office ; this is about, tlie beginning of the Corresjv.Mi- dence, thotigh some of tin' I'apers e ollected ai'c imieh earlier, but the earlier Papers sccni to Ije in volumes of ^li-eellanoeius Papers. A volume marked 'Treaties, ir)8f)-169.'>.' Tlie ilr4 part is, the Grand AHi:iuec, 1GS9. In 10 "-J, Powers i'ov Sir H. Colt to treat with the Duk.-, ,,i' Brunswii'k and Lunen'mrg, towards brin-ing ti. ni into the Grand A-lllan"e, and other Pa[)eis vcli.iii.g thereto. Sir H. Colt's Credentials and Li>truetIu:iS as Envoy Extra( 'viry to Saxony. Sir H. Colt die- a the beginning of Sept. lo!'.'>, whereupon ^Nfr. ''tv-^iiey received orders to (jnit. Vienna, where ) .3 had been employed as agent. Ut 10 months, and (o rej ;.ir to Sax, 74 of tl tion: us vo lume, d f. uul p. 7.3 1.- Mr. Stepneys In-tiu L and loilowniir is 129 his Correspondence; ami at f h commences a sununary or Ins negotiation p. 148, hi.'? Credentials ns Minister to the Landgrave D 1 56 TIIK STATE PAPEU OFFICE. Separati: CoLLr.CTlONS (Mr. G. Stepncij) — contlnniil fir.t ( i I i 1 r. ,r V.T U tin; -truc- I'l at I lion ; 30 Oct. of IIo-so Cusscl, U.Nov! 169-t. He was also at the Hague ; sec p. 141) the treaty he made with liaron Goertz. In January lG9i-o lie received frcsli In- striietI(Mis as Minister to the Elector of Saxony and Landgrave of IIe.s?e Cassel : this will be found further on in the Book (no page). Vol. marked 'Hague, &c.' 1G90-2. This seems to be Sir H. Colt's Co[)y or Ent. ;■ ' ok. Vol. marked 'Berlin, &c.' 1(592. Vol. marked « Vienna, Dresden, &c.' 1693, 1G94. An Entry Book. Vol. mar];cd ' Dresden, 1694.' Copies and Entries. Vol. marked ' The As.?oeiation of the Six Circle-^,' 1690, 1697. Copies. Vol. marked ' Poland and Sweden ' A Collection of Papers relating to Poland and Sweden, 1696, 1^197. Death of King of Poland, 1696. Death of King of Sweden, 1697. Contents at the beginning. Vol. marked 'Berlin, 1698.' It contains ^Mr. (George) Stepney's a[>[)i)intment as Ambassador Extraordinary to Brandenbur<', 1697-8. Instructions. Credentials. Ceremony ob.served. Correspondence. Entries and Copies of Letters. A Contents at the beginning. Vol. marked 'Berlin, 1698-9.' This contains Coi)les and Entries of his Correspondence, 1699. Contents at the bciilnniiig. Vol. marked ' Berlin, 1699.' Similar to the above. Vienna and Ilunyuri/. Vol. 1. marked 'Vienna, from 1 April to June, 1701.' ^Ir. Stepney's Instruction^, appointed Envoy Extra- ordinary to Vienna, 9th;Marc!i, 1700-1. Credenli iL-. Journev'. Observations on ditferent matters ou his route. His interview with ditlereut Princes. It will be seen, by a letter from ^fr. Secretary Hedj.- to ^Ir. Stc|>n(-y, that he also received letters of credence to the Electors I'alatine, Cologne, Meiitz, and Treves, and Bishop of Wiirzburg, dated 1st April 1701. His arrival at A'ienna. Correspondence. These are copies. There is an Index at the end. : I: t' I i I it 1 . I'.! i ! Ji 1 1 :'•/ ii ' 'A !' ■/ '^1 '■ THE STATE TArKU OFFICE. 57 Separate Collix'TIoxs {^^r.G. Stfpneij) — continued. Vol. 2. (Copies) imirkcMl ' VieniKi, tome 2, July to Sept. 1701.' There is an Imlex at the end. Vol. 3. (Ct>p'e.>) niarlc(Hl ' Vienna, tome 3, Scipf. to Dec. 1701,' A Contcm.-j at t!ie beglntiing and end. Vol. 4. Missing. Vol. 5. (Co[)ics) niarkod ' Vienna, tome 5, ]March to Aug. 1702.' Xo Index. VoL 6. (Cojties) marked ' Vienna, tonic G, Sjpt. to Dee. 1702.' Xo Index. Vol. 7. (Coi>ie>) marked ' Vienna, tome 7, Jan. to March, 170."i,' An Index at the end. Vol.8. (Copies) iiuuked ' Vienna, tome 8, April to June, 17(>3.'' Iii l.x or Coiitentrf at the end. Vol. 9. (Ci>i»ics) marked 'Vienna, tome 9, July to Sept. 1703.' Xo Index. Vol.10. (Coj/ie:?) marked 'Vienna, tome 10, Oct. to Dec. 1703.' Xo Index. Vol.11. (Coi'ies) marked 'Vienna, tome 11, Jan. to ^larch, 1701.' It will he .^een hy ivlerence, 2r)th .Ian. 1703-4, in thi- voI'lIIiIO, t!iat S!e[)ney was to have Cre lentialrf to rre;it witli the Elector of Bavaria. llnnp:arian matters will also be tound in this and tao I'ul'.owini;- volumes. Th:n-o is no Index. Vol. 12. (Copi'v). 'Vl.j bar!; oi" ihis book is torn oiF, but it .should ]■• ii;\.I;el ' \'ienna, tome 12, A[)rll to June, 1704.' There is a Contents at the end. Vol.13. (Copies) marked ' \'icnna, lome 13, July to Sept. 1704.' Contents at the .'ud. V'»l 14. ('Coj>i'j>) 'e'o-k"(l "Vienna, tome 14, 0'"t, to Dee. 1704.' C-:!- um -f t^.- end. Vol. 1.3. (Copies) !' Mvkt/ 1 « Vienv.a, t<>uic 15, Jan. te> June, 170,'." No Ind, :. Vol. IG. (Copies) mirk( d ' \'ionna, tome IG, July to Dec. 170j.' Xo liukx. Vol.17. fCopie-") marked 'Vienna, tome 17, Jan. to June, 170G.' Xo Index. 58 TUE STATE rAPER OrFICE. SErAUATE Collections {Mr.G. Stepncij) — continued. Then follow three voluiuca concerning the Hungarian ^lal- contcnt:?, vi?:. — Vol. 1. (Some Ccples and some On^Illrll.•^) marked * Hungary.' A ColK'ctlou of Papers rtlating eli'u-tly to Hungary. jNIr Stepney ':i Letters, ijcc., 17U4, 170.5. A Contents i\t the beginning. Vol. 2. (Copies and Original.-) marked * Hungary.' Journal of the Negotiation between the Malcontents and Vienna. Letters, &c., 1705, 1700. Vol. 3. (Copies and Originals) marked ' Hungary, 1706.' Continuation of the Xesotiatlon. 10 Miscellancons. Vol. marked 'Papers in German,' of divers date>, 1G14, 163G, 1G57, 1G02, IGSG, c^e. It is a book of Copies. Vol. The fir-t Paper Is a Copy of the Treaty ol' Oliva, 3d May IGGO; after which is a collection of Papers relating to Poland and Sweden, 1701 to 170.3, of which there is a Contents. VoK marked '170.5, 1700.' Thi.s is chiefly about the Lordsl'ip of Mundelheim (^lindelheim) : Correspon- dence of ^lai'lborough with Stepney, wherein ]\Iarl- borough leaves Stej)ney, as it is ex[)ressed, to .41 to 109iS ; Conunissions and Patents, l'>73 to 1641; Original Connnissions, ^Miscellaneous, 1.V4.3 to 1038. Also a Diplom;Uic Index and Notes of Ambassadors. It contains Xotcs of the time when Ambnss'.dors were sent to and returned from Foreign part-, and other Di[»lomatic Notes. _X,,f.\ — .The For(Mgn part of the above Collection is in course of incor[)(,iration with the regular Foreign Cor- respondence. Collection II. For greater convenience of reference this ^li'CC'lbiiieous Collection has be(?n placdl under the r:.=['ec*'V" lio'ds f,f Dunic-Lic ; Law; ^liscellaneous; P:;i;.[)!;!tLS ; il.'oks relating to the Ili-tury, Constitution, Keveniie, Nobility, ^cc , of ditlLavnt Countries ; Alpha- betira! liooks, or r>".ik for the alj)hal..i tic.il arrangement (jf the matte'rs tlicv contain ; Ireland; Plantations and Foreign Duininions; llecords ; I)lpl(iin;ilic and matter pcrraiiiing thereto; Treaties; Styles and Titles; Pre- cedoicv ; Ceremonies. \ 1 1 \ 1' ] I ; J : • M 1 ! V 1; • ( III I • <' f I THE HT VTK PAl»EU OFFICE. 01 Separate Collkctions (.SVr J. IVilUnmsun) — conti/tuol. The followinpf hriif Calondiir, however, Nvlll iifTopl a bettor idea of this Collection. Note. — These lioiik.s goiu-niliy l»o;ir two nuinlKM'Iiia;^. The Nos. in tlio firrit cohnnn indicate an old nunihtiinL^-. The Xo3. in tlio second column .show the oidtr in which they stand with respect to the dillercnt heads, Domestic, Law, Sec, 267 61 36 37 ^— 306 6 — 7 78 8 141 9 Domestic. A true copy ot" the IvoU of the Proceeding in an Appeal of Treason before the Constable and Marshal, between Thomas Titn-d ^lorley, A[)- pellant, and John dc Montagiu- Karl of Salis- Dury, Defendant; anno prlnio Ilenrlcl qiiarti. Five Books tied tonrcther, Ijolng Inf(»rmatIon.s in June 1683, touchiim' the takini:" awav the lives of the King and DidvC of York, intended In- surrections, &c. There is an Alphabetical Index, &c. Marked ' Valuations of Livings.' On the first leaf is written 'Joseph ^VilHaulson, copied for me by Dr. Lamplugh, at OxHjrd 16«J7-8.' Then follows a Table of the various Counties, number of Benefices, and aiiiuial value; after which, a Table of the names of the Benefices in the dilTercnt C- sidicj*, lienevolcnccs, &e. — coiinnciiciiiij IK'H. T. to Charles I. Xamcs of CliancoUurs and Speakers. — 12 Articles of War. 173 13 Charter of Mcrc'iiint Adventurers. Law. 46 14 Speculum Juris Publici An^licair, or a Mirror for an English Minister of St. u:-, wherein may be viewed the llcsolu'" ''- of seNeral ,'Mi ries jurisprudentially give''. 1;' the learned an(l grave sage.s of this realm, relating to His Majesty's Prerogative both in Eecle.-iastieal and Temporal alfairs; tt» hlsCon-ort; to th(3 Prince; to lli-i ?^Iaje.-ty's Grants, P;ii'di»ns, Forests, Customs, Cuiiiities Palatine, Seals, Proclamations, Commissions, Corporations, Monies, Courts ; together with other matters not improper for the cognizance of a Minister of State. 15 Speculum Ju :- Politici, or a Mirmr for a (iraiid Minister, ten ;:ing Government ; colloet(!d out of History and other Books 107."); Shij) Money; Hampden's Case. An Index at the end. IG Speculum Juris Publici; Mirror for an Engll.-h Minister; Kesolutions, t^c. concerning Aliens, Andjassadors, Leagues, Jurisdiction, Parlia- ment, High Court of King's Prerogatives, &c. 17 Marked — ' :Manuscript— Law :\risreU.' — Court of Chancerv, Abuses, tS:c., Declaration C(jn- cerning the Title of Prince Charles to Duchy of Cornwall, Letter of King Charles touching borrowing money, and divers law points. 57 285 55 \: r] ! i 1 !: ! I :i !l : i i I ;■ if * /Mi i ! 1 t I THE STATE I'APKR OFFICi:. 63 Separate Collection's (Sir J. JtllUamson) — continual b(> 18 Marked—' ]MamiscrI()t — Law ]Miscell.'— King's Prerogative. Collection relating to Allegi- ance, Union and Se])aratIon of England and Scotland, Conquc.-t<, Prerogative in Gold and Silver, Coining, Ijulwarks, l)i^tre.ul. — 33 Marked ' Collection of Lettoiv, Speeches ,*vc • Walter Itdeish, c^-c' Contains:— ' ' Le Pardon do Madame la Coiute.s^c dc Somcr set, 161G. Speech of Ellc^^mcre, Chancellor of England, when he wa3 made principal Justice of Enghind. Sir Henry ^Montagnc's Speech when sworn Lord Chief Justice, 16 IG. La Harangue de Monsieur de Vair, when he^ was depose de I'etat du garde des Sceaux 1616. Answer of King James to the Inhabitants of Cambridge, when they required their town to be made a city, 161 G. Chancellor Ellesmere's Petition to quit hi. Office, 1616. Letter to Sir Edward Coke when Chief Ju~-tice of England, 16 IG. Sir Walter Ealeigh — Letter to his wife, Nov. 1618. Ditto, Verse made the day before he wns sentenced. Ditto, his Account of his Voyage to Guinea. Ditto, his Letter to the King, Oct. 1618. Ditto, his Apoh)gy (p. o-4) ; his Death (p. .37). Field, the Player, to :Nrr. Sutton, Prearliur at St. ]Mary Overs, 16 IG. An Apology for Earl of Essex, 21 puges. Sir Thomas Egerton's (Lord Keeper j i.ettor to Essex; his last words; and last words of Cuff, Secretary to Essex. Speech of Sir Francis Bacun on taking hi^ place in Chancery. Speech of Bisho[) of Lin<'oln when made Keeper of the Great Seal. Submission of Sir Henry Yelvorton. St.ti- Chamber, 27tli Oct. 1G20. His Speeeli, 1621 (p. 93). Letter of Thomas Allured against Priiico Charles marrying the Infanta. f :; i 'i THE STATi: I'AI'KK OFFK K tij i) u f ' t SepaPvATK Colmxtion- i^Sir ./. frUlidUisnn^ I'oiil nin'i il 231 34 R -Icconls, ^vT. — rarliaiijcnt Koll.- ; In(iui.~it iVtcnt liolls : Abstract oK Pi 1% II iMll- li'Lfi-'i H'i'.m tc.I to ^IcrclKUit.s i)f the St:i[»le ; DImis 'Jjiiii- scripts; Letter of AivUduko KriK^^t, !.>!).■>; tl;..- Lady Ellzulietir.s answer, made at liatiicM, 26th April l.jjS, to Sir Tiioina- Pope, sent Ity the Queen's Graee to understand how ^he liked of the uiarriap;e nuitiun made lier hy tlie King Elect of Switz(.'rland*.-5me;senu,'er ; Henry Cuft', Secretary to Er^sex, hi-- letti'r to Seei'e- tary Cecil declaring the effect of the Instruc- tions by the Karl of I'ls-ex, and delivered ti3 the Ambas.-ador of the King of Scotland, touchinn" his title to the Crown of Enuland ; Ledingtr^n's letter, (Sceretary of Scotlaml.) 1566, touching title I'f ()ueen of Si.'ots to the Crown of I^ti^huid ; dircetions ot' (.^ueen ^Tarv, toucl luni \u: Tvef trmntion of tlie Churcli Letter of (^accn Eli/abet h to King of Sci 1601, touching increase of pension, ivc. 85 35 Marked inside vluuidiijjjh, 1(52!),' contains : — The Offi ce d r ower o f the Ili-h T easnrer and Surinti.'P.d mts des Financed of Era nee. KiniT of Spain's re\enne — from whenco it arise; ice o f Ilici'h Trt'a.'Ui A Declaration of t!\e Ol of Scotia:: !. A true Coll'.'Ctlnn as well of all tlh- Kii es ui id Eees of any of thc" C Mirt-< I'l min-tcr a-> of :'!! the OlH (H'S ;ini I E •■O il 1 OlHc AVest of Ilis ^laiest\"- 1 lou-thdld ; all fi tiiinin*''' to (':ipt;nns ami Snldl. iv> \\:\\ \\ charge of Castles, ,S«:e. in I'.ngland; i^iWr and Eccs of hi- Highness' Ilousv •-, l':iri Fort res.-i- am 1 CI K'tcr Dcckiration of ih.e I'oNenne of tlu; Eopc - 1;'>\,- raised. Declaration of the E; Mime of Floi'cnee — hj.v raised. Abstract (tf Treat} ot' .^^al•^iage between Queen Mary and l'hili[) of Sj-ain. 6G 65 THE STATE PArEU OFFICE. "'"/. Separate Collections (Sa- J. miUamson)— continued. Abstract of Treaty of Marriage between Arthur of England and Catherine of Castile, 1490. Abstract of Treaty of ^farriage l)ctu-een Henry and Catherine of Castile, "I"j0.3. Points of Treaty between Hen. Vlir. and Francis of -France, for marriage of hi.s daughter witli the Dauphin, 1,318. Abstract of Treaty of ]\[arriagc between Hen. VII. and Margaret Duchcrs of Se- baudc, Sister to iMaxiniilian the Emperor. Abstract of Treaty of ]Marriage between James King of Scots and ^Margaret daun;hter of Hen. VIL Contract of ^Marriage between the Lady Eliza- beth and Frederick Elector Palatine, 1(512. Juramentum Consilarii ; Oaths of the Secre- tary of State; of the ]\Ia>ter of Ivcciuests; of the Clerk, Keeper, and Register (Thomas Wilson) of His ^Majesty's Papers and Ilecurds for matters of State, p. 1.3;>. Ceremonies observed at the Coronation of the Empress of Hungary. An Index at the end. 70 36 Notes, Scraps, Advertisements. A large volume. The following is written by Sir J. "Williamsrtu : * The autliDrities and quotations inserted in this collcet!(Mi arc taken out of the underwritten Authors in their several subjeets, and to them the [Kigos cited arc to refer; Parliament Push- worth's Collection, Part I. fl., under aliiliabcticnl airaiv^cinont, giving the (late of tlio rcigii. Wvy ruriou.<. The followini; ai'i two or thvco licads at random : — Favthh)'is. — lltli.Iidv, 'J far. I.. Grant to tlic Duchcs.s f'f Kichnioiid of tlie .-ole niakiuLr of Farthings. Bobcs. — Under thi.s head will be found the Appointments to tlie Onicc of Keeper, ^.c. Trade. — Conuni?.-lon granted to inquire into tliverd matters. Lieenee to import, &c. Vmjar/rx. — Conuiii--ion to Sir W. Tlaleigh, conccrnincj his vova2:e into the south i)art of America, 13 Jae. 1. 180 39 A very large hound hook. Note- arranged imdor alphuljetical heads. Treaties, I)iph)matie, tS:c. An Index at the hegiuulng. Names of Ainba--:adors \vho ne2;'>tiated the Treaties, Aiireement-. ^'vC. — 39rt Names of Strangers rt.'-iding in London. — 39 ^. Passes 304 40 Note Book, too various and confused to describe. 143 41 A large volume of notes. 68 42 Marked ' Day Book.' It is la Sir J. AVilllam- son's handwriting, being Ids nott's res|)eerin.;' Foreign Countries, X;une3 of Fon.'iga (jilic'')--, (Ministers, i^c.) and dl\frs notes. 298 43 Memorandums, or Day r.M-k, lo7<)-l} in tlu.' time ot' my ser\lr*' :•♦ Court, luxl"!- Sir 1'. ^\'a.Miign;Mr,, K;it,, II ■• jMajest}''s I'rlnelp.d S.'.'retary : .-om' l'>f 1 h ;■ iSrajcity ; M'lne for l^ul of L(>i(^e-;tt'r. le.- master; ai.l to -omr of my [)rl\ate tVien;!-. Lisle C. D. I-'."" Tlie L.'ttei's are from \'n\ to 1.j8S, all ill I'rench. 297 ■\'iii Against the changing uf Arms of Famlhes. i: 2 67 Imip. .r ll-r 68 Sep A u AT K — 46 — 46 a — 46i 67 47 THE STATE I'Al'KU OFFlCi:. 27 48 79 49 50 274 51 275 52 151 53 Coi.i.KCTiONs (5V/* J. IVllUainsoit) — CDiitinnrJ. Letters, Lord Cniiibourne ; Lord Treasurer, &e. 1604-101 1, oil various subjeets. A Note Px^ok. Scrap Book, marked 'Gazette.' Pampldds. Pamphlet called ' Toui Tell Truth, or a Dis- course of Ivuniours of the Tiuies ;' also the answer. ' The Practice of Princes, and La- mentations of the Kirk,' written by Lord Baltimore, late Secretary of State. Pamphlet, being a dispute between a Councillor of State and a Justice of Peace, touehiu'X the calling of a Parliament. Pamphlet (in Italian), cntltl(}d ' The S[)caking Animals,' in which the dltlerent Princes in and out of P^uropc are represented sjicaking. Afpille Imperatorc Gallo Francia VolpI Spayna, Pardl Inghelterra, known. Liberties by Charter. I)(;.--en|)tion oi the word ' Xo- bilitas.' Contention between competitors for honour. Laws of Clilvalry. Creation, &c. A Table of Contents at the beguuiing. The State of Kngland, IGOO, by Tiiotniv^ AVilson. Point of Succession, King Jaim.s, A. Stuart, &C. Pedigree of Kings of luiglaud iVcui the Conqu eror, Number of Kin-'d din-;. ()ualltli of the C'ountrles, iv'c 167 54 The State of England since tlu^ uniting of Wal es 149 55 Secret Ili-torv (in Italian) of al' the Princes of Italy, 1065." i' ! * I 1 I 4' n /I,' ' i. ri i)' 1 , i ■ 'i s J * '.if ' 11 TIIK hTATi: I»ArKIl OlllCK. f)9 St:r 162 152 163 171 157 in 57 a 5S 169 59 42 60 229 61 164 62 165 63 .VnATE CoLLECTfoNs {Sir J. JniUduu^on) — contlinicd. 5() Description of tliu Prineipalities of Italy (in Italian). ^Itirkcil ' Italv Crilloctlons,' EiiLfravinL;-.- of Canli- nals, 1 Opes, tSco. A volume niarki.d ' Papul Vniport lie Ytalia.' Marked iii.M.le, ' Italy, c^c., Collections, 1067, &o,, J.W.' Engravccl Portraits of clivers Italian Archbishops, XoMes, Officers, &c., and divers matters relating to Italy. An account of the Court of Rome by the Vene- tian Ambassador (in Italian). Marked ' Uehulon of Principal Families of Ivome' (in Italian). There is an Index at the end. Discourse npon the llepublic of Genoa (in Italian). ^Marked inside by Sir. J. AVilliamson, 'Notitia Hispaniarum ; the State of Spain, 1008, copied out of a piece eonununicatcd to me by Mr. Godolphin, 1607.— J. W.' ^Marked ' Campanella.' An account of the ]Mo- narcliy of S[)ain by Thomas Campantlla (in Italian). State of Sweden, it- Constitution, Rcvctiuc, (Sec. List of Nobilitv. ^[arked ' Cities and States." On the first page is written the following: * Ambrose ll;uidolph. ]My father, ^[r.Tlionias Randolph, was sent Amba-sador to Scotland, 1564, 15G9, 1.3S5, loSO, 1587. Was sent to France, 1573, about the nuirriaiTo with Mon- »leur, 1574, 1570. He was sent also into iMus- covy, and Germany, and the Low Countries.' The book is mostly ^written in Italian, de- scribing divers coiuitries, their all'airs, iSc'c. At p:ig(! ;58 will be found the la.it In>truetion of l'hiri[i. II. (jf Spain to his {Sir J. JniUain^un) — continued. 168 60 On the fir.-t leaf is written, ' !St;itc< of Coiintrycs — Italy.' DL'?cr"il)i.V5 the pruoocdinLi's of foreij^u countries; t^unietinies l>y way of Journal::*, sometimes by the .Vniba^sailor.-, is:e. Letters iinJ cxtraet?, temp. Ell/., pp. 20.'), 2t')7, arc dated, 1599, ir.OO; p. '291 U a -urvey of the State of the Great Dukes of Tuscany, 1590; p. 4o;i is dated 1.399; p. 479 is dated 1j92 ; p. 643 is an aeeount of the Fees paid to several Officers of the Ive[>ubric of Venice ; the llc- venue ; Charge and extent of that liepuldlc ; p. 1093 is an engraved plan of the Conclave, the procession with the Pope's l>ody, his lying- in dtatc, election uf the new Pope.. is:c. — 67 ^Marked ' State of Countries.' France, Spain, Portugal, lie\enue. Household, Othces, ^'c, shown l)y extra(.'ts of Ambassadors' and other letters, .S:c. There is a Contents at the end. — 68 jNIarkcd ' State of Countries.' Germany, Turkey. — 68 a Discourse on Genoa. Alphabet Bouki. 50 69 Alphalictleal Index to four vehunes of Books of Minutes. Charles II. 236 70 Alphabetical I'ook :— Xotes. 238 71 Alphaboii.'al I'oulv : — Xotes, niai-ked inside I»y Sir Joscijh ^Villiaui.-un, ' Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Russia, Turkey, lf)73-4, and 78, col- lected in tho;C years. — J. \V.' Al[)habet L)0<:'k. xVlphabet liook. AlpludxL Book. Abihabet B^jok Ireland, <.S>:c. 76 Alpliabet Book: — Xames of Scotch X'oblllty. their families and arms dc-cribcd. Same of the EngHdi. 77 Alphaltct. Book. 78 Alphabet Book:— Di\ers niaitci-. 242 72 243 73 245 74 246 75 250 251 254 -Xotes, DipioniaUc, England, } it ■I Separate 255 7J) 240 80 239 81 247 82 248 83 291 84 1, 84 a 85 59 83 TUE STATE rAl'EK OFFICE. 71 Collections {Sir J. irilUainsuii) — conti/iufd. Alplmbet I>()(ik : — Ximics of ]k.'1\soiis In Kiii^land, wliat tlicy ai\', their rt:Hy,i(>n, pulltn.'s, tkc. Xote=i, iU' ;i kiiul of S[»y I>ook. Alpliahet Ijuok : — Xaiues «»f duel's [ilacos in Gennaiiy, to whom they belong, nanie^ of per- sons, wlio tlioy are, &c. Alphabet liook : — Xiinics of foreign persons, who they were. Sec. Alphabet Book : — Xanics of foreign person^, who they tiro, their offiees, ike. Alphabet Look: — Noterf by Sir J. ^Vliliulu^Oll tied to 248, &e. Alphabet Book: — ^Vith references to books .which do not appear. Tiie referenee.-5 are, however, alphabetical. Alphabet Book. ^larked 'Preachers — C\>ngregational and Ana- baptist,' — County Alphabetical Index, being a list of persons and places where Presby- terian, Congregational, and Aiuibaplist Preach- ings are. 58 8G 87 88 — 89 A Catalo'j;uc of all the books entered in tlie Register Book of the Company of Stationers, from 2Gth :March 1G76 to 2d \ov. 1G77. Catalo2;uc of Books. Sir Jose[»h AVillianison has written on the first leaf the following: — ' This is a collection con- taining the heads or argmnents of the MS. Books of CV)llectIons of Sir JnHiis Cu'.-ar, as they remaiued in the htinds of his Grandchild, 167G.' (It i- beautifully written.) A bundle of Letters, Instructions, Petitions, ^c. Inla/uil. 58 90 Xotes relating to Ireland — Chronologieal. T\u? first part of the book is a li.-t of OlHceis of Ireland, arranged chronologically ; to thi> [i:ui there is an Imlex. £ 4 72 THE STATK rAl'KU OFFlCr.. Separate Collectiun-s (s;,- J. JniUcnnsou)~-cont!wnf. 60 91 Scrai) Book, rclarin- t.. Ireland, urrun-cd under head.-', for iiu^tanec ; - Piirliuiuunt in Gciund. Hoiijie of CoiiiiiioMs' Power,-;. Chief Goveriiur::;. Lord Cliancellor.-;. Popery, &e. c^c, Ali)habeti(?nl Index, relating to Ireland. IleliUin- to Ireland; Principal Families and thiefd, then- IVnliorce-s, Laws, Cu.^tonis. An Index at the beginning of the book. Scotland. The latter part of the book rclate.s to Scotland ; Pedigrees of Chief Families, and divers note.< ; to whicli there is an Index. 253 92 93 iw/ts. Plantations — Forcitjn Donna 63 94 Marked inside by Sir Jos. Williamson, ' Planta tions. For. Dominions.' A small Book of Xotes, by Sir Jos. Willii uu- son. 202 9 Ittcords. 95 Perambidatlons of the Forest, made 29 Ed. I. y -...v>.. v mm ^ .*_^i 96 Transcript of the Liber Rubens Seaccarii. 97 Lands holdon in capite. — 98 Francia Polls, being a Collection of 143 Freneli Rolls remaining in the Tower of London. 98 a Francia Rolls. — 99 Rotuli Franciio, ab 16 Ed. TIL ad 21 Ed. IV. — 100 Ditto ^lltto, ending 22 Ed. IV.-Treatics and Truces. Also, Xotes of divers Grants, &e., relating to Vasconia. This book is not bound. — 101 Rotuli Vasconiic. — 101 « Extracts. — 102 A small bundle marked ' Cinque Ports.' — 103 Extracts. 227 104 Imimiluon:- post mortem. i I I , .1 I' s. Si:i> Ai'vvri- 212 105 2i3 loG 214 107 215 108 216 109 192 110 193 111 195 112 199 113 200 114 201 115 188 Uf) 208 117 209 118 257 119 295 120 — 121 — 122 219 123 124 300 125 233 12G THE sTATi: PAiM'.ii oriici:. 73 CoLMXTIONx {Sir J. Williamson) — confinnctl. Krsclii'iitH und Inquisitions, I'.d. I. ; written on velliun. Similar to 105, but later [a'riocl. Kxtraot.s frou) Ilocoid-, Ciraiiti of Lands, (S^c. Extracts from Douicsday Ijook, arranged al^tlia- betically. Kxtracts, prul)al)ly Ini^ui-itiond. Lmuisition?, Escheats, teiMi». Hon. III. or Sale on ^Monarchy, i'ower of the King, &c. ^Marked " ]^Ii■^eellanea.' A Collection of liecoids in the Tower, of all Ilou-es, Ca-tles, Latul-, Services, Advowsons, Knights' Fees, and other Posscs.-ions which the Earl of Arundel iiied possessed of. 74 THE STATE r.VI'KU OlFKL. l>\Vii' Sei>ai:atk Collections (^V,- J. milhuu^an)^ continual 273 127 Conunissmncrs of Array, Mn-iU L:nv, Hul^in'.- 211 203 261 268 205 128 A l.nct Colloctlon of all Forc.t., Park.^ Cl.accs >V oocls c\:c. Ill Kn-lnn.l, extracted fn.ni Kcunls m the rower of London, l.e^inniiig John, and eliding Ed. Vr ; dated 16.34-5. 129 :Marked ' Creatluiia.' 130 Grants &e. 131 Grant.-^ of Ca-tled, Fort.s Sc:i Ports, Tou'iks &o., I'A. I. 132 Koyul Letters, taken ex Rot. Claii^aruni, Ed. L to Hen. IV. A Calendar at the bcglnnhig. 210 133 Certahi Grants, &e. of OtHccs and Lands, Officers of State. An Account of the Kolls that arc placed m the hole in the Studv. Appointments of Officers of State, cS:c. Constables of England, Sub-Constables. Fh-st Appointment 40 Ed. III. Clerk of the ITanaper, 33 lien. VI. Serjeant-at-Arms, IG Kich.IL to 22 ll:c. I t Tin: >r\Ti: VArr.i: orirci;. 75 SlTAUATI; Ci)LLi:CTIi)\s (Sir J. U'HliinnsDn) — contiinnd. Spi;;iinu'Hi iiiCI»:inriM'y. ) .SVcnl.so for this ollico Notiiry. / under ' Clumcollur.' Officlum Vilir'citr'u'. IIoiiscliuM. Pavilion, Ct»nt\--:ur, I'lomptaunii:*, Paiiiiu.'*, Coroniitor. A!?!«ivycr anil Coni^jtiollcr of the Money. Ciimbrlutor, Ccinentarius. Officiuni Cenicnfai'. Ma.ion, (lah ator, \'itri;iriiis, Car[)entor, &i.'. Officiuni vocal Ott'ihunt. Secretary to the Qiieen, 20 Ivich. 11. Marshal of England, 1 17.3, ^;e. Wardr(;bc-keei)cr. Clerk of the Crown. Treasurer of the Chamber (The?aur. Canierie), 27 to 37 Ilcn. VI. Constable of Engl:in, &c., Attorney Generals and other Othccr.s. Cu:?todia Uotuloruni in Ijanco, the dilferent Officer::. Ditto, in Chancery. Ditto, Privy Seal, Hen. III. to Hen. V. Camerar. Scaccarij, Edw. III. liemembraiioer of the Exehot^uer, Edw. II. to Hen.YI. Alnager, Edw. I. to Hen. VI. Palace of AVe-tminster, OlTiciuni Privati Palaclj Kcfris Wcitni., Hen. \l. Master of the Dog.- (Onicium custodiendi Caucs), Hen. VI. 1 1 T-l 76 TFIK STATE rAPKll OlTICn. SErAn.VTr, Coi.m;( tk»n-; (S/r J. inUiamson) — continu'j. Swanhenl, VAw. III. to Flcn. VF. Clork of tliu Pailmmoiit, Ktlw. I\'. to Hen. VI. Olficimn {Ui'ioiidi LoiicMd {*{, Aniiuiircr). De Ciistris eustixlieiul., Hdw. III. to Ilcn. VI. Orticliiin CiarlK'lhitiiris omnium spcclurum, Hon. VI. Justlcliir., Eilw. III. to Hen. V. Cambium aurl ct argunti, Hon. III. to Hen. VI. Moneta ot ^lonctarii, John to Ilcn. IV. Water Bailltl' (Custodln Arpiarum). There arc a few loaves at the end of tlie book so badly written that they are scarcely to l)e made out. 288 134 290 13o 319 136 249 137 235 138 224 139 217 140 223 141 222 142 220 143 221 144 218 144^/ " Extracts from Records. Dijilo)/inttt\ and jMdffcrs jwrtui/ii'iifj tlirnto. 145 Marked ' France. — Xeoiotiation^ fmni 154-1: to 1677;" Xoto- of Xrgoti;if ion- ; Ambassador.-!, their Instruction^, (S:c. ; tliere is an Index. 139 140 :Marked ' France.'— Two Xotcs n-i^orting Calais, 1556, 1557; Xanie.s of Kn,:,di.~h and Foreign Ambassadurs in France: l^iigli-h Cjovernors of Havrc-de-Gr;i.co, cs;c. ; Xiimes of French Officers of >State. 'I I I, •I I ii ri ,1' n * , '.1- k i ; <■ \\ i THE STATT rAPEIi OFFICK. 77 SkpAUATE COLLI'.CTIOX^ {Sir J. iVilUumson) — rDiiliinnJ. « — 146 « Marked ' Carey's Ivclatlon of France.' — WQb ^Lirked ' Ill-t. France.' — 146c Marked ' France rnd Spain,' 93 147 Holland. — Tnterreijnuni ; Xccfotiations of tlio Deputies of tlie States Genci-:d of tlie United Provinces of the Low Countries sent into England in ore' ? to a treaty between tlic two nations, IGo.j. 101 148 Marked inside ' War with Ilolhuul, .^c, 1071-2.' Letters of the Earl of Arlinuton — Seizure of Dutch Ships; Sir W. Lockhart's instruction^*, &c. ; Letters to the Duke of Yorl;, Lieutenni.r- Admiral; Additional Instruction.-; to the Du'^e oC Ivichmond goinpj Ambassador to Cop> ii- hagen; Articles for joining English ;i:id French Fleets; Articles for regulating Sr.i- tutes ; Treaty between Cologne and Franco ; Strikinjx to Enn;lish Adniiial ; Instructions to Duke of Bucks and Earl of Arllniiton irolnix Ambassadors Extraordinary to French King; Treaty of Ilecswick; Couunissioners to tlie Lords of Foreign Connuittco jointly with French Ambassador, to treat with Portugal on what grounds that State may enter war against the States ; Instructions for Prince Rupert going to sea as Admiral and (Jenernl; Instructions and Commission to the Earl of Sunderland, Sir Lcoline .lenkins, and Sir J. Williamson, lMen![iotcntiaries at Cologne. 102 149 ^larked iu-i0 ^Marked ' Xegotlations 1). ]\[. ye warre with Holland, 1072-;}-4. Assemblv at Colo-ne, s. \\: 78 THE STATE rAPER OFFICE. Sepahate CoLLECTroNS {Sir J. Jfiniamson) — contained. 105 151 ^Lirkcil iiisulc by Rlr J. "William.-on, 'England and Holland. — The Two East India Com- panies ; Copyos of Papers put into my hands and otherwise layd by me together in order to the Treaty at Cologne, l67o. — J. W.' 106 .152 Marked by Sir J. Williamson, ' Journal 1073-4.' The book, however, commences 1671-2. 107 153 :Markcd by Sir .T.Williamson, 'Diary 1673-4, at Cologne.' 108 154 ]Marked inside by Sir J. Williamson, ' Cologne Dispatches, i. c. Ambassadors to Lord Arling- ton ; Lord Arlington to the Ambassadors.' N.B. This entry book Avas made and kept by the Secretary of the Embassy, Mr. Chudlcigh, by order of the Ambas- sadors. 109 155 ^Marked inside by Sir J. AYilliamson, 'Cologne. — My Journalljook, 1673-4; from Jan. 1673-4 to May 1674.— J. W.' 110 156 Copies touching Treaty of Peace at Cologne; Instructions for Sir Leolinc Jenkhis and Sir J. AVilliamson going Ambassadors, dated ^Nlay 1673; Earl of Arlington's letters to them; Revocation of Sir Leolinc Jenkins and Sir J. WiUirinson, dated 27tb :March 1674. Articles of Treaty of Peace tovrards the latter end of the book. 111 157 The same sul)jcct as No. 110. — Their Passport ; Form of their Commis-ion to treat jointly witli the French Plenipotentiaries : divers letters of Sir J. Williamsiui, and matters touching their negotiation. 112 158 Same as 110 and 111. Also a List of Papers sent relating to the matters of the Flag and Fishinf. Set' also the end of this Calendar. 113 159 Cologne. — Pa-sage of Sir Leolinc Jenkins and Sir Jos. AVilliamson, their arrival, letters, &c. THE STATK TATEU OFFICE. [[•\ I M n i { 11 Separate Collection's (.SVV ./. IJ'tU'uimsini) — contlnurd. 1 14 160 Copies of CoiTcspondenco of Sir Loolinc Jciil, Sir J. Williain.-on, and Karl of Arliiii'toii, 1673, 1674, from Colosiuc .-Mid the 1 labile. 115 161 ^larked ' Cologne.' Same as 114. Also Letters addressed hy the ^reillatovd to the Dutch Am- bassadors; and Cnrrc.-i)oudenee with the Dut( h and Spanish .Vmljassadurs. Talkie of Contents at the be^inninsr. 116 162 ]\ larked ' ColuG;ne.' Journal of Proceedinfrs from June to January, 1673— L 162« Abstract of :Mr. Chudlcigirs Entry Book of Cologne Despatches, 1673, 1674. 117 163 A Journal or Xarrative of the Proceedings between tli'^ Commissioners api)ointed by llis Majesty and the Commissioners deputed by the States-General, [tursuant to a Treaty of Peace made at Westminster, Feb, 1 673-4, concerning a Treaty ^larine to be observed throughout the world. Also an Article particularly re- lating to the English and Dutch East India Companies, concluded 1674. 134 164 Mediation Journal, 167o-6. 135 165 ^larked inside 'Journal. Various Notes bv Sir J. AVilllamson, 1(576, l(J77." 166 1 to > Nimeguen ? 168 J Xegotiations. 140 169 ^larked ' Ryswick Journal' Journal of Pro- ceedings at Ixyswlck, June to August ir)f)7. 316 170 A liundlc respecting Holland. 98 171 ^Marked in>idcbv Sir J. AV'illiamson, 1667- 6S, ^^c. The Trlftk' alliance and y*-' severall p< aces relat« to it. d. W.' Contents. There is a Table oi" 99 172 Marked 'Foreign Connuittce, from Xov. 2, lt)ii7 to 22 June, 1679.' The notes are in Sir J. AV'iHiam>on's writiu'!'. ' . h 80 THE STATE IwrKU OrFICK. of Separate C(3Llection's {Sir ,/. frui/'ifmsu/i) — ronilinod. 100 173 Forelp;u Conimiltoo? Written itisidi; Ijy Sir J. WiHiiuiisun, '.loiinial — ^rimilc Ilonlc — \\':\y witli IlulLiuJ 1071-2/ Tlic liirft diitc i.-i in 1673. There are others tlinii th;it wliieh slioiild belont; to the ForciLiu Coir.inittee. .\re thcv the Xote:5of Pri)('ee(lii)i;v~ ofth(; l*rl\y Council '/ The Kinti* wa.-s "•(■iierallv nre-ent. O O • I. lis 174 Foreign Coinn\itto(j? Sir i[. WilHani.-oir.s X(jtc^ as to <.livcr.s j)hu'0>, matters, aixl things, fri>n» 1674 to 1079. Tliere is an Index at the end. 119 175 Foreign Conunittec Boole. Notes of matters and proeeedings, 1075-0 to 1077. 13G 170 Foreign Committee Ijor;k from 20th Aug. 1070 to 25 th Aug. 107y. 159 177 Markedon the hack 'IIolhind—Fhinders.' This contains names of .Vmha--ador-, Conmiis- sioners, Agents, Governors, ike., in Holland and Flanders, from temp. Hen. VIII. 103 178 Alpliabet Book, marked in.-ido hy Sir .1. William- son, 'Holland, 107;'-4 an^l 7>i.' Xumes of Officers, Ambassad' .-. iS;e. Xames of iMaees. 160 179 Marked 'Englu;.'!.' X-anc;. of eacly lOnglish Writers and their '>\ irk-;; A [([iointment-; of Officers of Sta..j; .iar;;es oi" Engli-h Anjba— sadors abror.'"' Foreign Amba-.-adurs in England : niaiter:- e inc^.rnini: the Univer- shies ; and divirrs er.rious aiid 'i-efid riot';s from temp. Hcn.^'II^. 13 180 Marked •' Catalans.' Extract,.; of Letter. ; L-x- in<^ton's Instruetions to M;>drid ; hi- C"rre- spondcnce, &:c. 1712 to 1714. At the end of the volume is =ome earli'jr Coire-pfw.h.MCe and Instructions respecting the Cat;dan,-. a!;d Spain generallv. Instruction-; to Mitfa'd Crow, 17''i5, 170G; Ditto to Earl of Pfterbi^rough, to >ir Cloude-h'V Shov..!, 17').:. 17O0, \-e. / i t t i 1 THE STAli: PATEIi OFFICE. Sepau.vtk Collkction's [Sir J. iniUdinsuii) 170 181 81 continued. Marked ' S[):iln.' The coinincnceiuent of tlils book us nil Index to divert Koiicaloiilcs at the other end of tlio book ; then follow tiic names of Knixllsli and Foreip;n Ambas.-adurs at dlHer- ent |)eno(ls, Foreign GovernoiN, Viceroys, Foreign Ollleers of State, DI[)luniatie Notes, &c. Eliz., Jac. I., Car. I., Commonwealth. At the other end of the book, inside the covers, is markeil ' X.B. The Notes here taken arc out of Grhnstone's Hist, of Sjialn. Lond. 1612.' Then follows a Catalogue of persons that liave been Ambassadors, Agents, &c. in Spain. After which divers Pedigrees relating to Spain, the Index to which is at the other end of the book. lo8 182 Marked 'Italy, Switzerland, Savoy.' Names of English and Foreiurn Ambassadors. Various Diplomatic Notes, Eliz. to Car. I. 161 183 Marked ' Germany — Poland.' Names of English and Foreign Ambassadors, Officers, &c. 183a Diplomatic (Volume). 183^ Ditto (Bundle). 183 c- Ditto (Ditto). Treaties. 72 184 The first entry is 'The most \ycighty, Secret, and last Instructi(His given by Philip II. of Spain to his Son.' Treaty with Spain, i030; King of S])a!n"s Oath, for the observance of it. Ditto concerning Palatinate AVars. Ditto of Marriage of Chas. I. and Henrietta. Ditto with France for Kestitutimi, 1631. Ditto ditto of Commerce, 1632. Articlcsof Treaty between Engli-h and Dutch. touching the Indies. Cessation of ,Vrms iti the Ea-t Indies betwceu Spain and England, 1635, ui)on the Peace of 1630. And many other Treaties. 175 185 Marked 'Treaties' made by King Chas. II. 185a Index of Treaties. F r 81 ill 82 TIIK STATE PAPER OFFICE. SepaPvATE Coi.LKcriONs [Sir J. IVlUlmiiMm) — continued. Stjjk-s, T/flr.<, Prcrcdcncij, Ccrnnonies, §r. 26 180 Stylos -rreccaoncy— Tlilos : — Ambaj'sacloi's' rvoception ; PrcrcdiMicy ; Customs of Aml)as,-;;uloia ; v'^alute.r, SlKiklng liandd, iSvc ■ Names of French Amliassadors in 1 I'lmc. England, and EngUsh Anibassa- > 5i) dors in France - - - J Treaties of Peace with France, Sec, \ r^ from 13G0 - - -J Precedency, &c., Germany - 108 Ditto " Italy ' - 122 Titles - - - - 128 Title of TMninency to Cardinals "j founded by Ur])an VI 11. De- I 132 cree thereupon by Urban -J Titles, Spain - - - 138 Holland presses to be treated"! ,^j, equally with Kings - - J Striking the Sail and Sovereignty "I , (. , of the Seas - - - J Entry and Reception of Ambassa-l ,^^ . dors ni 1^ ranee - - J Allowance t(^ ^linisters aln'oad - 208, &c. Proceedings against Amba.-.-;idors "1 .-)„q who exceeded their Connaisslon J Precedency, giving the hand, fmt 1675 or 1G7G.' The title of the Look i?, ' Souscriptions, Soulisciiptions, In-ori}ition->.' Styles and manner of addros-lng (ViUbrent S(.>vo- reigns. Example : — AlU Pape. - Trcs Sainct Perc. - Yre devot Ills de Poy do France ct de- Navarro. - A Notrr trcs St. Pere lo Pape Souscrl[)tion Soubscriptlon 188 to 205 1 Inscription Styles, Titles, &c. Printed by Eyre and Sfottiswoodi;, Her Majesty's Printers.