ByJL JIK 67 a. r,8m YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY TREVELYAN PAPERS. PART IL A.D. 1446 1643. EDITED BY J. PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ. FEINTED FOE THE CAMDEN SOCIETY. M.DCCC.LXIII. The CowMciL of the Camden Society desire it to be under stood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observa tions that may appear in the Society's publications; the Editors of the several Works being alone responsible for the same. CONTENTS. 1545. Extracts from the Boke of the Copies of the Certjrficat made to the Kinges Ma'^* (H, viij.) Counsell . 1 1551. Extracts from the Kinges booke of Receyptes and Pay- mentes Eeceyved and Payed by Sir William Caven- dyshe, knight, Tresaurer of the Kynges Majesties Chamber, begynninge the Fyrste daye of October Anno regni Regis Edwardi Sexti secundo, and end- yng the laste dale of Septembre anno Eegni Regis Edwardi Sexti predicti tercio, being one hole yere 13 1553. The Office of the Thresaurer of the Quenes Majesties Chamber. A breiff Abstracte of Paymentes . 35 1550. Will of John Trevelyan of Nettlecomb . . 38 1552. Maud Trevelyan's Jointure . . . .41 1558. Will of John Trevelyan of Yernscombe . . 44 1446. Pardon to Thomas Bonevile of Northlegh, Cornwall 45 1479. Admission of John Pampyng to the Privileges of the Brothers Minors of Winchester . . .48 1489. Indulgence granted by Johannes de Gigliis to John Pampyng ...... 49 1488. Petition from Sir John Trevelyan to the King as to his title to certain Manors in Glamorganshire, of which he had been wrongfully dispossessed . 51 Release from the Duke of Suffolk to John Trevelyan of lands in Wales . . . . .53 CONTENTS. A.D. 1527. Livery and Possession of three Closes in Whalesbo- rough, Cornwall, unto John Cavell 1533. Lord Chief Justice John FitzJames to Mr. Crumwell 1536. The Pilgrimage of Grace. Petition of Walter Courte- ney to the King for certain Manors in Essex and Devonshire . . . . . Marriages of Trevelyans and Chichesters 1571. Mortgage by the Marquis of Winchester to the Queen Controversy between John and Hugh Trevelyan 1593. Margery Trevelyan's Jointure The Council to my Lo: of Bath against Popish Education of Youth abroad 1595. The State of Ireland . . . . Account of Expenses, Books, &c. of a member of tjie Willoughby family .... 1596. Defence of Seaton, Beere, &c. in Devon (Petition for) 1598. Copy of a Libel by the Apprentices of London 1599. Meeting of the Earls of Essex and Tyrone . 1601. The Lord Mountjoye's Letter to the Counsayle of Dubl}^! on the Proceedings of O'donnell, Tyrone, and Tyrrell ..... Commission for Compositions for the supposed Dis covery of Lands, &c. belonging to the Crown 1613. Building of the Schools at Oxford (Subscription for) . 1620. Letter from the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset to the Sheriff, Deputy Lieutenants, and Magistrates, re specting a Loan to the King of Bohemia . Circular letter from the Embassador of the King of Bohemia ...... Course resolved for gathering the Loan Draft of Letter from the Sheriff fSir Jphn Trevelyan) acknowledging the Receipt of 75/. Os. 6d. towards the said Loan .... 55 55 575974 8486 91949799 101 101 104 106107 108 109 110 111 CONTENTS. Vll 1625. Information regarding a search for Arms, made in the house of John Trevelyan, Esq"^, (inclosed in a letter from the Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall to the Earl of Pembrooke, dated from " Liskerd, 12"' Dec'.") . 1628. The Justices of Cornwall to the King, touching the Proceedings of John Trevelyan of St. Cledar The Bp. of Exeter (Hall) to Sir Rd. Buller on certain dangerous Speeches uttered by John Trevelyan of St. Cledar ...... The Examination of Ann Prideaux, wyff of John Prideaux of Trevorder, in the s"* countye. Esq'', at Bodmyne, the xi'l' of October, touching the same The Examynacion of Martyn Nansogg, at Bodmyn in the said Countye, the 23^ dale of October, touching the same .... The Ee-examynacion of M" Anne Prideaux, touching the same ...... 1638. Commission to George Trevelyan, Esq. for the Com mand of a Troope of Horse 1643. Commission of Charles I. to George Trevelyan, Esq. to raise a Regiment of twelve hundred Foot Captain Swanley to the Gentry of the county of 112 113 114 116 117 118 118 119 Pembrooke ..... 121 The Answer ..... 122 Omitted names of Witnesses to the Charter of Athelstan in Part I. p. 1 . 124 Note on Indulgence ih Part I. p. 218 ib. Errata in Part I. . 125 Do. PartIL ...... 126 Index of Persons ...... 127 Index, of Places 137 NOTICE. In addition to the documents contained in this and in the previous Part of "The Trevelyan Papers," the Council has had placed in its hands a large mass of family correspondence, principally of the seventeenth century, together with numerous charters; relating, for the most part, to families and estates in the Western Counties, and of much interest to the topographer or local antiquary : of the charters a considerable number has been presented by Sir "W. C. Trevelyan to the Bri tish Museum, for better preservation, and easier access. Whether any, or what portion of these, it may be expe dient hereafter to print, must depend mainly upon the funds the Council may have at its disposal for such a purpose. TREVELYAN PAPERS. SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH'S BOOK.a The boke of the Copies of the Certyficat made TO THE Kinges M.v'es Cotjnsell. The Gierke of the Hamper (m'm ' Ii); the receyvor of the Dudley A.D. 1545- of Lancaster (iiij"''li); and lackinge this yere of the Duohey of Cornewall (m^ m' Ii) * * * the office of the receyver of Wardes Landes (iiij"" Ii) and lyveries ; and likewise lackinge .this yere of the revenues of the merques of Exitors (m merks) landes, with many other thinges insident to the forsaid OfSce, amountinge yerely in the hole to xiiij"" Ii or there ahowtes, now taken of them by war- rauntes directyd from the Kinges Ma''^ and his honorable counsaill, as more at large shall apere in a boke almoste made by the Sur veyors, declaring the hole intere office of generall Survey, which prevencion of receiptes hathe and clerely shall disorder the same Office, bringinge ordenary Eeceiptes furre owte of their righte course, whiche (as it is said) hathe byn the chefest releafF of the flimiture of the same Thesaurer; and withoute the same thinges • The latest marginal date in Part I. of " The Trevelyan Papers" is 1551, when the Earl of Southampton made his will, of which we gave a copy (p. 206). We now turn back for a few years, viz., to 1545-6, for the purpose of inserting some valuable particulars from the original book of Sir William Cavendish, who at that date filled the important office of Treasurer of the Chamber to Henry VIII. It is a small folio in a vellum wrapper; and, although apparently kept ^y ^ clerk, much of it, including various corrections, is in the hand-writing of Sir William. A very small portion, denoted here by asterisks, has been damaged by damp, and is therefore not legible. CAMD. soc. B trevelyan papers. reduced into the olde order and trade, shall not be able to paye any foreyn Warrauntes or Depechis, but onely the bare ordenarye. Therfore it is very necessarye and mete to consider the state of tins Office. Money receyved by William Cavcndishe, Esquier, Thesaurer to the Kinges Highnes of his most honorable Chamber, from the xix"' daye of February Anno xxxvij""", untill the xx daye of Marche then next followinge." Firste of Lcwys ap Watkyn for Londes in Karmarden shere ...... cj'" xvjs viij"* ob. q''- Of Thomas Strenlholde for atteinted Landes in Yorkeshere ...... xxxix" xij^ iiijd Of Thomas Hall for atteynted Landes in Lincoln shere liiij" x^ y^ Of Henry Bradshawe, Esq'' for his Tenthes . . xiij^ x'' ob. Of John Kychen for the atteynted landes in Whalley clvj" v^ y}^ Of Ricliard Worseley, Esquier, for Landes in the Isle of Wighte ...... iiij^^ij'' xv^ iiij'* Of Sir Eauff Sadler, Knighte, hie Treasorer of the Kinges Ma*''' Warres ageynste Scotlande, upon the determination of his Accompte . clxiij'' xvj^ x^ ob. Of Thomas Jo'ens, knight, for the atteynted Landes of S'^ Elce Griffithe .... cviij'' vij^ vj* Of Will'm Pynnocke for Warwicke and Spencer's Landes Cxx'' Of Lewice Joens, Shreff, Brekenockes in Wales xij" xijs iiij'' Of Michell Wentworthe, Esquier, for the Landes late the Duke of Clarence . . . Ixj'' xvj^ viij'' ob. » That is to say, from Feb. 1645, to March 1546. This book, with the detailed accounts of receipts and payments, establishes Sir W. Cavendish's statement respecting the disorganisation of the office of Treasurer of the Royal Chamber. The particulars arc nearly all of considerable interest, not merely from the historioRl names introduced into the accounts, but fi om the public information to be gleaned from them. TREVELYAN PAPERS. o Of Olyver Franckelyn for atteynted Landes of the Countis of Salisbury ..... cc" Of Sir Thomas Arrundell, Knight, for the Dukdum of Cornewall m' " Of the same Sir Thomas Arrundell, Knighte, for the same Dukedum ...... viij'' Of James Morrice, Esquier, for Kidiemondes Landes ccclxviij'' Of Sir John Horselye, Knighte, for Huntingdon Landes . . . . ; cxix" xij' v* Of Thomas Arrundell, Knight, for the Dukedum of Cornewall iiij"^ '' Of Sir John Will'ms, knight, for Buckingham Landes ... . . Ixxij" vj^ j'' ob. di. Of John Savage, Esquier, for recovered Landes Ixvj" xiij^ iiijd Of Edward Tyndall for Barkleis Landes . . ccxj'' xvj^ viij'^ Of Sir George Herbert, Knighte, for landes in Glamorganshere c'' Of Thomas Spurwaye for atteynted landes of the lorde marques of Exitor . . . ix°iij " xjs xj'' ob. di. ij ps ob. Of Edmonde Pecham, Kniglit, for Landes in Aldeforde . c'' Of Eichard Grenwaye, Esquier, for landes late queue Jane's ccxix'' Of Sis Eice Maxewell, Knighte, chamberlein of Chester iiij^^xix'' x* Of Eobert Henege, Esq., M'' of the "Woodsales ciiij'"'xj'' x^ xd Of Sir Thomas Seymer, Knighte, for londes in Bromefelde ...... ccxix'' v^ iiij'' Of "Will'm Pynnocke for Warwickes landes . xlvij'' x^ v** q''. Of. the same Will'm Pinnocke for the same landes . .... CCCxlilij" xiiij^ ob. q'. Of Sir George Herbert, Knighte, for landes in Gla- morgein shere .... liiij" ij^ iij'' ob. q''. Of James Morrice for Eichemonde landes . ccclij'' xvs ix'^ ob. Of Thomas Spurwey for the marques of Exitor's landes xlvj'' Of Eobert Gryffyth for landes in Euthin » . . xx" xjs vij^' Of Sir Thomas Seymer, Knighte, for landes in Cherkerlande ....... xxiiij" ij^ x'' Of John Eyther, Esquier, for the atteinted Landes of Thomas Crumwell late Erie of Essex . clxxiij'' xij^ viijd 4 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Of Will'm Morrice for atteynted landes of the Lorde Hungerforde ....•• mj Of Anthony Harvy, Esquier, for the atteinted Landes ofthe Marques of Exitor . . . xxxv" xvij^ v'^.ob. Of the same Anthony Harvye for the same landes xxxj'' ij^ xj"* q"^- Of Will'm Pinnocke, Esquier, for Coparsioners Landes xxxvj'^ xlj-i Of Anthony Knevet for landes in Denbigh . vij'' xjs Iji ob. Of William Gery for landes late Wilham Howardes xx'' Of Sir Eicherd Buckeley, Knighte, Chamberlein of Northwales v" ix^ viij"* Of George Eawley for the atteinted landes of James Fitzgarret xxxiij'' xvijs iiij'^ Of John Holcrofte, Esquier, for atteynted Landes of the Pryory of Lynton .... xlv'' xix^ xj"^ Ofthe Lorde Ferrys for Landes in West Haverforde Iviij*^ xviij^ v^ ob. Of Thomas Arrundell, Knighte, for the Dukedum of Cornewall . . . .' cccxlvij" xj' j'J ob. Of Will'm Morrice for the atteinted Landes of the Lorde Hungerforde . . . xhij'' xiijs xjJ Of Sir Edward Crofte, knight, rec. in Wales . ccliij*^ ix^ iiij*^ Of Lorde Henry Erie of Worcetor for Landes in Monnegomery .... vij'' xj^ v"* ob. q"^. di. Of EogerAmyce for Landes in Glaston and Eedinge xj'' vij^ viij"! di q''. Of the Lorde Ferris for Londes in the Countie of Pembr. cvij'' xv* Of John Pakington, Esquier, upon determination of his Accompte ....... ix'' vj® iiijd Of the Lord Ferris chamberlein of Southwales . xj'' xix^ Of Eice ap Guill'm ...... xxiij" ijs Of John Markeham, Knighte, for the landes of Jasper Dukke of Bed." .... xxxj"' x^ ij'' Of Thomas More for landes in Medenham . . ix" Ij^ iija » Sic in MS., and probably intended for Jasper Duke of Bedford, who died without issue in 1495. when the title became CYtinct. c raarkes xx" xiij" vjs viij'' cc" xxxiij" vjs viijd c" vj" xiij s iiij" TREVELYAN PAPERS. Obligacions. Of Nicholas Poyens and Will'm Vaughan Of John Grenehill . . . • . Of Will'm Brereton Of Lorde Fraunces Erie of Shrewisbury Of Eoger Woodhouse, Esquier Of Eicherd Tycheborne .... Of Michell Haywarde .... Summa totalis of all the Eeceites vij'°'DCCciiij'"'xvj" iiij^ iij^ of the Poostes .... ix-^Ixviij" iiij' Summe of the p'es from the xxviij'" day of Jan"^, being the daye of the Kg's dethe, untill the xxth day of M'"'^ A" primo E-^ E. vj« iiij''>iDCiiij^''xiij'i xiiij' j" The totall Summ of all the paymentes within thoffice of the said Treasorer. Summe of all the paymentes made by Sir WilFm Cavendishe, Knight, Treasaurer of the Kinges Chamber for one hole yere, ended the last dale of Marche Anno primo E.E. Edw' vj" xxxvj'^'cccxx" x^ xj'' q. The office of the Treasorer of the Kinges Chamber. Paymentes made by my Clerke at the Courte viij'^DCCxxxv" vij'' q. Quarter's wages, half-yeres wages, and other ordynary paymentes made by my Clerkes at London xix'"'cccclvj" ix^ xj'' Extraordynary paymentes, aswell by the Kinges warrauntes as the Kinges Counsailles Letters viij'°'cxxix" v* There is commen in by warrauntes to be paled yerely by annuities within thoffice abovesaied sins the deathe of our late sovereigne Lorde King Henry theight Dccciiij" ixs iiij'' To the Gierke of the stable by the K's warraunt CCCx". To Grafton the K's printer by warr. ccviij". To the Armorers for their cootes, gownes, and hoseine Ixij". In thole ..... Diiij""" TREVELYAN PAPERS. IT A Declaracion made by the Treasorer of the Kinges Chamber, aunswering to the contents of the bill to him directed from Sir Will'm Paget, Knight, one of the Kinges most honorable Counsaill, and Sir Walter Mildemaye, Knight, one of the generalL Eeceyvors of the Kinges Landes, dated the xxixth day of December, 1548. To the firste.* There remayneth in the said office in redy mony the said xxix"" daye of December above wrytten nothing. The Office being indebted to dyvers and sondry persons in the somme of xiiij'""j or therabout, as appereth by dyvers Certificates hereto fore made unto the Kinges most honorable Counsaill, as by the same redy to be shewed playnlye appereth at large. To the seconde. There remayneth in the said office one warraunt for the Clerke of the Kinges stable not yet fully paid by the somme of Cvij" xiiij' xj'' Neverthelesse there hathe been brought and shewed within the same office by dyvers persons many warrauntes not receyved for want of monye to aunswer the same. To the thirde. There hathe been receyved yerely into the said office by two yeres passed, and afore that tyme, of Eevenues, Fynes, and other casualties aforesaid into the said office syns the last daye of Marche last past, but onely iiiji^DCCxxxvij" xij^ viij**, wherof receyved Of the receyvor of the dukedom of Lancaster MMiiij^l ". Of the re ceyvor of Wardes and Lyveries M", and upon Obligacions M'cciiij'"'vij " xijs viij<^. To the fourth. I cannot certainlye as yet aunswere what the total somme amounteth unto of all the specyalties and bandes which shoulde remayne in my office and charge, for that I have not receyved them all, beyng but nowe on receyving parte of theym by the executors of Sir Bryan Tuke and the Awditors ; and therfore for a perfit declaracion of this Article it were mete to call the » i. e. " to the first " interrogatory or question propounded by Sir William Paget and Sir Walter Mildmay, who had been specially appointed to inquire into the state of the office of Treasurer of the King's Chamber. 12 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Awditors that have perused and made bokes of all the same special ties, and of theym you may knowe the truth. Notwithstondmg by a boke remanyng in my office collected by S' Thomas Moyle and S"- Walter Mildmay, Knightes, and the Awditors, supposed sperate and good, and due at this present day, amounteth to the somme of xxviij'"ix<=iiij''''xj" xiiijsxi nil ca* ut supra. Item for the Kinges daily Almese this weeke ) * The original volume from which the following extracts are made is similar to tliat extracted from and described in Trevelyan Papers, Part 1. p. 191. Both volumes are described in the preface to Nichols's Literary Remains of Edward VI. p. xx g. They have been presented by Sir W. C. Trevelyan to the Record Office. 14 TREVELYAN PAPERS. xxviij" xvj' itx* Sondaye at Otelandes. Item for the Kinges offeringe this Sondaye "i Item for the Kinges offeringe on Symon and Judes /-nilca''utstipra, ^^y ¦ , ¦ ; - • . ¦ • ^ .., ., Item for the Kinges daily Almese this weeke . xxxvij xj Item to Hughe Lee, clerke of tharmorye at Grene- wiche, for the wages qf the Almaigne Armorers there for one monethe, &c. Item paied to Frauncis Evered, gent. Usher of the Kinges Ma'^^ Chamber, for him selfe and yoman Usher, foure yomen and fewer Gromes, for makinge ready the Kinges Lodginges at Ote landes by the space of two dales. And also for makinge ready the quenes syde for the lord protectonr his grace, as appereth by a bill signed by the Lorde Ghamberlaine his hande, the some of Item paied to Sir John Markham, knight, lieutenaunte ofthe Kinges Ma'** Tower of London, for the dyettes and other necessaries of Edwarde Cour- teneye for viij monethes &c. . . . xliiij" iiij^ xl' Monethes wages in October. Item to PhUip van Welder, Luter . Item to Peter van Welder, Luter Item to WiUiam Moore, harper Item to Thomas Kent, singingeman Item to Thomas Bowde, singingeman Item to Eicharde Woodwarde, plaier on the bagpipe Item to Nicholas Puvall, mynstreU . Item to Hughe Pallard, mynstreU . Item to Edwarde Lacke, mynstreU . Item to Thomas Alye, mynstreU Item to Thomas Gurzon, mynstreU . xlvj= viij'' xxxj=xxxj^ xxv" vj'' XXV* vj" xx^ viij'' xij* iiij'' xxxj' xxxj' xxxj^ xxxj' TREVELYAN PAPERS. 15 Item to Eobert Maye, mynstreU .... xxxj' Item to Alaine Eobson, mynstreU . . . xxxj' Item to Thomas Pagington, mynstreU . . . xxxj' Item to the Children of the Kinges majesties ChappeU for their bourde wages ..... xxvj' viij'' Item to Eicherde Cycell, yoman of the Kinges robes xxx' Item to Clement Harleston, oystringer . . . xxxj' Item to the Gromes of the Buckhounds for fynding of the Kinges buckhounds meate . . . xxij' ij'' Item to Eichard Catteline, keeper ofthe Kinges pondes xv' vj'' Item to Sir John Wulfe, preist, maker and deviser of the Kinges herbors and plantes of grafts . , xx' viij'' Item paied to Sir Thomas Darcey, knight, Master of the Kinges majesties Armory at Grenewich, for gownes, dublettes, and hoseine for twentie foure Armorers, &c. ...... xxx" Ordynary Paymentes in November, 2 Edw. VI. Sondaye at Hamptoncourte. Item for the Kinges offering this Sondaye . -n Item for the Kinges offering at Masse of the holy \nil dicta causa. ghooste, the furst daye of the Parliament . J Item paied to Phelip Manwaringe, one of the Gentle men Ushers of the Kinges majesties Chamber, for him selfe, a yoman Usher, fower yomen, two gromes of the saied Chamber, one grome of the Wardrobe, and a Grome porter, for makinge ready at the Kinges Palaice at Westm'" by the space of fower daies_, for every of them, as agperith by a bill signed with the Lorde Chamberlein's hand, the some of iiij" Monethes Wages in November. Item to Eichard Gicell, yoman of the Kinges robes xxx' 16 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Ordenary Paymentes in December, 2 Edw. VI. Sondaye at Westminster. Item for the Kinges offeringe on Xpemas dale . . nil. Item to the Children of the Kinges ChappeU, for a rewarde for singinge gloria in excelsis on Xpemas dale xl' Item to the Kinges Harroldes at Armes, for their largesse on Christemas daye .... c^ Item for the Kinges daily Almese this weke . . xxxvij' xj" Item paied to Eobert Olyver, Deputie to Sir William Cavendishe, knighte, Thresaurer of the Kinges Ma'^' Chamber, beinge attendaunte alwaies at the Court upon the Kinges most honorable Gounsaile, for his costes and charges, &c. .... ix" Item to Edmonde Pigeon for his charges, for him selfe .and his man, hieringe of horses at Otelandes, to the More, and to Grenewiche, for the delyvery of Stuffe to the Lady Elizabeth her graces of ficers, &c. . . Item paied to Nicholas Foskewe and Edwarde Gorne- walles, the Kinges majesties grome porters, for so moche money by them disbursed for provisyon ¦of grene bowes for the Kinges majesties previe Chamber, and the Lorde Protectours Lodginges at Hamptoncourte, viz., iiij°'" loodes, and for .Sixe Loodes for like cause at Otelandes, making in all X loodes at ij' iiij" the Loode, for cariadge and cuttinge of the same ..... xxiij' iiij" Item paied to John Ventrixe, the Kinges ma*^' fermor at Saint James, for house rome there for the office of the Kinges beddes by the space of one weke ........ ij' Item paied to Sir John Markham, knighte, Liewtenant TREVELYAN PAPERS. 17 of the Tower of London, for the Diettes and , other necessaries of Edwarde Courteney and his man for fower monethes. .... xxj'' xij' Item paied to William Lorde Marquus of Northamp ton, master of the Kinges majesties Hawkes, by vertue of the Kinges warrant dated the xxv"' day of Marche ...... iiij'"'x'' Item paied to Eichard Cooke, Eichard Skynner, Henry Harlot, Thamas Sowthey, and John Birche, the Kinges ma'^' Plaiers, by vertue of the K.'s warrant dated the xxiiij*'' day of December, Anno E. Edw. vj*' Secundo, conteyning the pay ment of Ixvj' viij" by the yere to every of them duringe their lyves ..... xvj" xiij' iiij'* Item paied to Thomas Bill, Docter of Phisicke, being unpaied for a yere and a halfe, viz. from our Lady day A" E, Edw. sexti primo, until Michaelmas Anno E. pred. Secundo, both quarters accompted, after the rate of 1" by yere, the some . . Ixxv'' Quarter's Wages. Item to Sir John Markham, knight, liewtenante of the'tower of London ..... xxv" Item to him more, for fyndinge of poore prysoners xxv" Item paied to Sir William Pawlet, knight, Lorde grete M"^ and Chief Justice of the Kinges Maeisties forestes on this side Trente, for his halfe yeres fee dewe at this present Christemas ... 1" Item to Cornells Zifridus, Docter of phisicke withe the Lady Anne Cleves grace .... xj" xiij' iiij'' Item to Sir Thomos Paston, knight, Keper ofthe long gallery at Grenewiche ..... xvj" xiii^ iiijd CAMD. soc. D 18 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Item to Thomas Peryn and John Peryn, Kepers ofthe Kinges Majesties beares .... Item to Eichard Darryngton, M' of the Kinges ma*®* mastyves, and his servant under him Item to John Heiwood, plaer of the virginalles Item to Eobert Hinstocke and George Birche, plaiers of enterludes .... Item to Anthony Totto,^ painter Item to Bartholomew Penne, painter Item to misteris Levin Terlinge, paintrixe Item to Eichard Atzile, graver of stones Item to Sir Percy vail Harte, knight Item to Helinor Hutton, widowe Item to Sir Eichard Bawdewine, preiste Item to Edmonde Mody, gent. Item to Elizabeth Darrell, gentlewoman Item to Sir William Herbert, knight Item to John Araadas, yoman Item to Sir Thomas Paston, knight Item to Elizabeth, Lady Kildare Item to Nicholas Stewarde al. Allen, scoUer Item to John Belmaine, teacher to the Kinges Ma"^ for the frenche tonge Item to Sir William Cavendishe, knight, Treasurer of the Kinges Chamber . Item more for his Diettes Item for his Clerkes under him Item more for his bootehier Item for necessaries in his saied office Item to John Cary, paym"^ of Hunesdon Item to Eobert Colson, songpricker, for one half yere dewe at this Christemas Item paied to Frauncis Knolles esquier Item to John Nowell, scolm' to the Ks. Henchemen Ivij^ q'''di. Cvj' v"i ob. 1' XXXllj' iiij'l jliv^ ill „s CSC xxxiij' iiij" xlv' viij" xvs ij" Is id xj'' X11J° UIJ xlv' vij"! ob. xj i" xiij' iiij" xxxiiji' s viij'' XXXlljS lUj" xj" xiiJ! iiij" 11 iiij" xj xxv xxv" c 1' 1' A xl' xl" TREVELYAN PAPERS. Item to Thomas Preston, gent. Item to Willm Phelippes, writer Item to Stephen Vaughan, writer Item to Nichas Bacon, studeant at the lawe Item to Petrus Olivarus, writer Item to Sir WiUiam Penyson, knight Item to Christofer Mounte, stranger Item to Galterus Delenus, stranger Item to Nichas de Modeno, stranger item to Florentius Diaceto, stranger Item to Jasper Gaffoyne, Italion Item to Sigewalte Fredricke, stranger Item to Deago de Cayes, spanyerd . Item to Done Michael Vives de Canamas Item to Frances Haecke and Barbara his wyeff. straungers .... Item to Anthony de Musica, straunger Item to WiUiam Leche, scotisheman Item to John Barslao, Hungarion Item to Countie Waldecke, straunger Item to Messio Bruno, Almayne, and his two sonnes, for one halfe yeare Rewardes geven to dyvers Persons on Newyersday A. R. Edw. vj. pred. Secutido. Item to the Kinges Harroldes at Armes for their largesse on Newyersdaye, as hath byn aC' customed ...... Item to the Still Mynstrells .... Item to the New Sagbuttes .... Item to Mr. Thomas Strete, grome Item to Mr. Eichard CiceU, yoman ofthe K. robes Item to Eobert Eobotham, grome of the K. robes Item to WiUiam More, harper 19 Ixvj 5 viij'i Is C Is c« x" C' Cxvj' viij" Cvs xvij" x' Cxvj' viij" vj" xiijs iiij'' vij" x^ xviij" xv* V]" v' xviij" xys vj" vs xviij" xv' xviij '' xv' Cli iiij" iiij'' Xl8 xl» xls d d 20 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Item to Hughe Pallarde, Edwarde Laicke, Thomas Alye, Thomas Curson, Eobert Maye, Alaine Eobson, and Thomas Pagington, the Kinges Myn strells, who served his grace when he was Prince vij ' Item to Eichard Bower, M' of the Children ofthe Kinges ChappeU, for playinge before the Kinges Majestie with the saied Children . . . vj" xiij' iiij" Item to the Kinges old Vialls .... xxvj' viij Item to the Kinges new Vialls .... vj" Item to the gentelmen of the Kinges ChappeU . xiij" vj' viij Item to Lewes de Bassyam, Anthony de Bassyam, Jasper de Bassyam, John de Bassyam, and Baptiste de Bassyam, mynstrells, in rewarde . C* Item to the Kinges plaiers of Enterludes . • vj ' xiij' iuj* Item to Guillam de Vait, Guillam de Trope, and Pety John, Mynstrelles ..... iiij" Item to James the footeman, that gave the Kinge Lynes and CoUers ..... xl' Item to Sir William Eainsforde, knight, and Mr. John Norrys, gent, ushers, that gave the Kinge twoo dosenies of Napkins, thone doseine garnished with golde, and the other with silver Item to the Duchess of Somerset her graces servaunte Item to Sir Edmond Peckham, knight, his servaunt Item to Sir Thomas Hennage, knight, his servant Item to Sir Anthony Selenger, knight, his servaunt . Item to Sir Thomas Garden his servaunt Item to Sir Eichard Gresham, knight, his servaunt . Item to M"^ Sackvile, Chauncellor of the Courte of augmentations, his servaunt .... Item to Sir Walter Mildmay, knight, his servaunt . Item to M. Gheke his servaunt Item paied to Eichard Grafton, the Kinges majesties printer, in rewarde . ... xiijs 'iiij" Iiij' iiij" xiijs iiij" XX' xiijs ' iiij" xiij= ' iiij" xiij' iiij> The indorsement, in ahandwritingof thetime, is as follows: "An indenture tripartite made by John Trevylyan of Nettiloomb, Esq., and John Harrys, Serjiant-at-Iawe, in anno 5toEd. Regis vj", 1550." TREVELYAN PAPERS. 39 Trevelyan of the one parte, and John Harrys, esquyer, decessid, late one of the Kynges majestie serjiaunts at law, of the other parte, beryng date the vijth day of Aprell, in the fyfte yere of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord the Kyng that now is, amonge dyvers and sundry Covenauntes, graunts, and aggrements, had made and con- cludyd bitwene us aswell concemyng the mariage then to be had bitwene John Trevylian, my son and heire apparent, and Willmote tiarrys, doughter of the said John Harrys, as the declaracion of the use and possession of all and syngular Manors, Messuages, Jandes, tenementes rentes, reversions, suych and other heredytamentes of me the said John Trevelyan, hyt is provyded that hit shall and may be lawftiU for me the said Trevylyan to make and declare my last Wyll and testament of all and singuler my said Manors, londes, tenementes, and other hereditamentes, being no parcell ofthe londes lymytted by the said former endenture for the Joynter of the said Wilmote, nor of the londes appoynted to the said John Harrys for ten yeres, aswell for the preferment of the mariage of my daughters, wherby every of theym with the issues and proffettes therof may be well and truly contentyd and paid of the summe of two hundred markes towardes theire mariage, if they be not otherwyse advauncyd or preferred in my lyef, as for the payment of my lawful! dettes as by the said former indenture more playnely may appere. Know you ther fore that the said John Trevylyan being at the makyng of this my last Wyll concernyng the disposicion of all my said Manors, messuages, londes, tenementes, and other . hereditamentes not-lymyted or ap- poyntyd for the Joynter of the said Wilmote, nor to the said John Harrys for the terme of ten yeres afore rehersed, in good helth and perfett memorie, lauded be God, and neverthelesse subject to deth most certeyn, the tyme wherof is most uncerteyn, do make and declare my said last Wyll concernyng my said Manors, londes, tenementes, and other hereditamentes not lymyted and appoyntyd as afore is rehersed, in maner and forme folowyng, that is to wete: Ferst, y wyll be[queth] and by these presentes do bequeth unto Mawde my wyef all and synguler my said Manors, mesuages, londes, tenementes, and 40 TREVELYAN PAPERS. other hereditamentes not lymitted or appoyntyd as before is rehersed, nor lymyted nor appoyntyd to the Joynture of the said Mawde untyU that she have with the issues and- profettes of the same well and truly contentyd and paid all and synguler my lawfull dettes, and, after my said dettes well and truly contented and paid, untyll that she have levyed and recevyd therof the full summe of two hundred markes over and above all charges, and repryses for the preferment of every of my doughters not preferred or advaunced to mariage at the tyme of my deth, if they be marled by the advyse and councell of my said wyeff the same money to be delyvered to my said doughters or theire howsboundes by my said wyef or her executors, at such tyme or tymes as my said wyef shall thynk best or most convenyent. __ And, if my said wyef shall happyn to dye, which God forbede, before all my said doughters, or any of theym, shall be preferred or advaunced to mariage, then I wyll, and by these presents do bequeth unto Gilys Strongwyse, knight, and John Wadham, esquier, son and heire of Sir Nicholas Wadham, knyght, decessyd, and Baldwyn Hill, clerk, if they be then lyvyng, and to their heires and assignes, as well all and synguler my said Manors, londes, tenementes, and other hereditamentes, appoyntyd unto my said wyef for her Joynture, as all other my said Manors, messuages, londes, tenementes, and other heredytamentes not lymytyd nor appoyntyd as before is rehercyd in the said former endenture, untyll they or theire heires have with the issues and profettes of the same well and truly contentyd and paid all synguler my lawfull dettes not contentyd and paid by my said wyef or her executors. And, after my said dettes well and truly contentyd and paid, untyll they or their heires have recevyd and levyed therof the residue of the two hundred markes not levyed by my said wyef for and towardes the preferment of the mariage of every my said doughters not preferred by my said wyef, if they be marled by the advyse and counsell of the said Sir Gylys, John Wadham, ahd Baldwyn Hill, or their heires, or the moste parte of theym, the same money to be delyvered and paid to my said doughters or their husbondes at such tyme or tymes TREVELYAN PAPERS. 41 as the said Sir Gilys, John Wadham, and Baldwyn Hill, clerk, or their heires, shall thynk best and most convenient by their discressions. In witnesse whe*f, to every parte of these endentures I have put my Scale and subscribyd my name, the xth day of August in the fifte yere of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Edward the vjth, by the grace of God of Englond, Fraunce, and Hirlond Kyng, Defender of the faith, and under God of the Church, of Englond and also of Irlond the supreme hed. By me, John Trevelyan. L.S. Maud TrEVELXAN'S JOINTURE.a a. D. 1552. This Indenture, made the first day of Aprill, in the fyveth yere of tlie Eeigne of our Soveraign Lord Edward the Sixte, by the grace of God of England. Fraunce and Ireland Kyng, defendoure of the faith, and of the Church of Ingland and also of Ireland in erth Supreme heed, betwene John Trevilian of Nettilcome in the countie of Somersett, Esquier, of the one partie, and Bartilmewe Combe, of Ganyngton, in the said Countie, and Hugh MUl of Heth seint Marie, in the Countie of Devon, gentleman, of the other partie : Witnesseth that it is covenaunted, condiscended, graunted, and agreed betwene the said parties in maner and forme folowing, that is to say: the said John Trevilian, for hym, his heires, and executors, doth covenaunt and graunt to and with the said Bartil- mew and Hugh Hille, that he the said John Trevilian shall in the ?me of Ester next comyng after the date herof permitte and suffre the said Bartilmew and Hugh to recover by dette of entre in the post, to be pursued by them before the Kynges Justices' of his comon " This document is indorsed, " Maude Trevelyan's Junture," in the same hand in which the body of it is written. She was the daughter of Giles Hill, and became the wife of John Trevelyan of Nettlecomb. CAMD. SOC. G 42 TR^EVELYAN PAPERS. pleas at Westminster, ageynst the said John Trevilian, of the manors of Nettilcom, Eowdon, and Wodeaunt, in the said county of Somer sett, and all other the mesuages, lands, tenementsjfpnd hereditaments of the said John Trevilian in Nettilcom, Eowdon, Woodeaunt, Colton, Chiddesley, Woodhouse, Escott, Gapton VeUers, Curden, and Yerd, in the said county of Somersett, to geder with thadvow- son of the Church of Nettilcom aforesaid. Thentent, consideration, and very cause of the said recoverie so to be hadde is such that the recoverers, imediatly uppon such recovery hadde and executed, shall stand to be seased of and in all the said maners, mesuages, lands, tenementes, medowes, losenes, pastures, woods, commons, rentes, reversions, and emcions, and all other hereditamentes mentioned in the said recovery, to such uses and intents herafter ensu3mg, that is to say, to the use and behove of Hhe said John Trevilian for the terme of his lyfe, without impechement of any wast. And that also the said John Trevilian at all tymes duryng his liff to have fuU power and auctoritie to make leasses and estates for terme of liff, liffes, or yeres, of the premisses or of any parcell thereof, reservyng uppon every such leasse and estate by hym to be made the olde usuall rentes, as nowe, or at any tyme within this xx yeres last paste, were usually paied and borne for the same. Provided alwayes that these articles last mencioned shall not extend to geve auctoritie to the said John Trevilian to make any leasses of the mansion house and parke of the maner of NettUcom, nor of the demeanes belongyng to the same, for any longer terme then for his owne liff. And after the deceasse of the said John TrevUian to the use of Mawde Tre vilian, now wif of the said John TravUian, duryng the lif of the said Mawde, if the said Mawde doe after the death of the said John Trevilian remayne soole and unmaried, as the saide Mawde by her especiall desire and request hath so desired. And, after the deceasse of the said Mawde Trevilian, or her estate determyned, then to the use of John Trevilian, the sonne and heire apparent of the said John Trevilian the father, and to theires of the bodye of the said John Trevilian the son, lawfully procreate. So that the said John Tre- TREVELYAN PAPERS. 43 vilian the sonne and his heires of his body do permitte and suffre all such leases and grauntes of the premisses or any parte therof to them made by the said John Trevilian the father, as before is men cioned, quietly to hold and enjoy ther interests and estates according to the purporte and tenor of ther seid leasses and grauntes made, without any unlawfuU expulsion therof, so the seid lesses be not made without empechement of wast, nor the olde accustomed rentes decayed or mynyshed. And, if it fortune the said John Trevelyan the son to dye without issue of his bodye, then to the use of John TreviUan, second son ofthe said John Trevilian thelder, and to theyres of his body lawfully procreate, with like proviso and condition for assurance of the interest, and of the lesses and grauntees of the said John TreviUan the father, as before mentioned. And if it fortune the said John Trevilian, the second son, to dye without issue of his body lawfully procreate, then to the use of theires of the body of the said John Trevilian the father ; and, for lak of such issue, to the use of the right heires of the said John TrevUian the father for ever, to hold of the chief Lords of the fee by the servys therof due. In witnes herof the parties aforesaid to thes Indentures enterchangeably have putte their scales the day and yere abovesaid, videl't, the fyfte yere of Kyng Edward the Sixte. By me John Trevelyan. Per me Barth'm Combe. # me Hugonem Hylle. L.S. L.S. ' L.S. [At the back as follows :] Sealyd and delyveryd the daye and yeare within mencyonyd at Ganyngton, in the Countye of Som*, in the presence of Eobert Molynes of Brygewater, yn the seyd Com. of Som., and John Gosin of Langworth, Gent. A. D. 1558. 44 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Will of John Trevelyan of Yernscombe." In the name of God, amen. The seven and twentie da,je of Januarie, in the yeare of our Lord God a thowsande fyve hundrith fortie and fyve, I, John Trevelyan, esquyar, of the parishe of Yernescombe, whole in mynd, and of good remembrance, make my testament and last will in fowrme and maner folowinge: Fyrst, I bequeth my SowUe unto Almighti God, and my bodie to be buried in holie grave accordinge to the discrecion of myne Executors. Item, I geave and bequethe to the Sead store of the parrish church of Yernescombe ten shillingis. Item, I geave and bequethe to everie of my dowghters, that is to saye, fyrste, to Jone my dowghter, alredie marled. Two Hundrethe markis sterlinge. Item, unto Isabell iny dowghter, towardes hir mariage. Two Hundrithe markys sterlinge. Item, unto my dowghter Dorothie, towardes hir mariage. Two Hundrethe markys sterlinge : under this condicion, that they marie by the good advice and cowncell of Avice my wiffe and John Trevylyan my sonne and heyre. ^Vhich Sixe hundrithe markys I wolde will to be paide by my wiffe Avice and John Tre- vilyan my sonne and heyre, at such convenient tyme and speade after my decease as they shall thinke best, be equaU porcyons. Whyche Avice and John I ordeyne and make rny whole and sole executors to se thes my Legacis and bequestes trewlie paid and per- formyd, and all my debtis lykewise and other chargis that shalbe bestowed at my funerall and obytt according to ther discrecion. The residue of my gooddes not bequethed I bequeth and geave wholie to the forenamyd Avice and John, to order it for the welthea of my sowU according to ther discrecyon. In wytnes wherof I have cawsyd this testament to be made and writen the dale and yeare " The Indorsement of this Probate merely is as follows : " Ult. Volunt. Johannis Tre vylyan, ar. sen. 1558;" but the will itself bears date in 1545, and is subscribed only by the witness " Symon Atkyn, clerke.'" TREVELYAN PAPERS. 45 above specyfyd, berynge wytnes to the same Sjrmon Atkyn, clerke, and George PoUerde. Probatum fiiit pred. testamentum coram nobis Eoberto Fysher, &c. Quinto die mensis Maij Anno Domini mitto quingen""" Quin- quage""" Octavo, &c. Pardon to Thomas Bonevile.* ^^- 1^^^- Henricus del gra Eex Anglie Francie et Dominus Hifenie omibus Ballivis et fidelib3 suis ad quos pntes Ire pvenerint saKm. Sciatis qd de gra nf a spali et ex certa scientia et mero motu nris ^donavim^ remisim^ et relaxavim^ Thome Bonevile de Northlegh in coin Gornufe Armigo seu quocumqj alio noTe censea? omimodos t""ns- gressiones offensas mesprisiones contemptus et impeticoes p ipm Thomam ante nonu diem Aprilis ultimo p?itum cont"'' formam statutor de lifeatis pannor et capicior fcos sive ppetratos unde punicio caderet in finem et redempcoem aut in alias penas pecuniarias seu imprisonamenta statutis pdcis non obstantib} Et insup ex motu et scientia nfis pdcis pdonavim^ remisim^ et relaxavim^ eidem Thome sectam pacis nfe que ad nos vsus ipm ptinet p omimodis pdicoib} murdris raptib} mulief rebellionibj insurreccoib} feloniis conspira- coib} cambipartiis manutenciis et imbraciariis ac aliis f^nsgressionib} offensis negligenciis extorcoib} mesprisionib} ignoranciis contemptib} concelamentis forisfcuris et decepcoibj p ipm Thomam ante dcm nonu diem Aprilis quali?cumc^ fcis sive ppetratis. Aceciam utla- • gar si que in ipm Thomam hiis occonib} seu ear aliqua filint pmul- * Thomas Bonevile or Bonville was probably a relative of William Lord Bonville, who was beheaded 39 Hen. VI. Perhaps his uncle, a brother of his father John, named in the will of his grandfather Sir William Bonville, made in 1407, and printed in Collec tanea Topographioa et Genealogioa, -nii. 244. The same person appears in 1422 as wit ness to a deed between the Abbot of Newenham, co. Devon, and Alice widow of the above Sir William. Ibid. 246. The pardon is on parchment, with the Great Seal in white wax attached. 46 TREVELYAN PAPERS. gate et firmam pacem nram ei inde concedim^. Ita tamen qd stet recto in Cur nfa si quis Psus eum loqui volSit de pmissis vel aUquo ^missor Dumtamen idem Thomas pditor de aliqua pdicoe psonam nram tangente palam vel occulte non existat Et ul?ius jdonavim^ remissim^ et relaxavim^ eidem Thome omimoda escapia felonu cataUa felonu et fugitivoru catalla utlagator et felonu de se deodanda vasta impeticoes ac omimodos articulos itin^is destruccoes et t""nsgressiones de viridi vel venacoe vendicoem boscof infra forestas et ext"^ et aliaf ref quafcumq^ ante dcm nonu diem Aprilis infra regnu nfm Angt et March Wallie ertlg et euent unde punicio caderet in demandam debi? seu in finem et redempcoem aut in aUas penas pecuniarias seu in forisf curam honor et cataUof aut imprisonamenta seu amciamenta coitatum villar vel singulariu psonaf vel in on a- coem lifee ten eor qui numq""m t'^nsgressi fiierunt ut heredum exe cutor vel ?re tenenciii Escaetor Vicecomitum Coronatof et alio? hujusmodi et oine id quod ad nos vsus ipm Thomam ptinet seu ptinere posset ex causis sup""dcis. Aceciam pdonaverimus remi- sim^ et relaxavi^ eidem Thome oniimodas donacoes alienaTOCS et pquisicoes p ipm de ?ris et ten de nofe vel pgenitorib} nfis quondam Eegib} Angt in capite tentis. Aceciam oniimodas donacoes et pquisicoes ad manu mortuam fcas et liitas absq, Ucencia Eegia necnon omimodos intrusiones et ingressus in hereditatem suam in parte vel in toto post mortem antecessor suof absq, debita psecuroe ejusdem ext"" manu Eegiam ante eundem nonu diem AprUis fac? una cum exitib} et pficuis inde medio tempore pceptis. Et insup pdonavim^ remisim^ et relaxavim^ eidem Thome ofhimodaspenas ante dcm nonu diem Aprilis forisfcas coram nob seu consilio nro can- cellario TheS seu aliquo Judicum nror p aliqua eausa et omes alias penas tarn nob q""m carissimo pf i nro defuncto p ipm Thomam p aliqua causa ante eundem nonu diem Aprilis forisfcas et ad opus nrm levand ac oniimodas securitates pacis ante eundem nonu diem Aprilis simili? forisfcas. Aceciam ?cias pciafJcias omimodor prisonariof in guerra captor nob dco nono die Aprilis qualifcumq, debitas ptinentes seu spectantes p eundem Thomam necnon omimo- TREVELYAN PAPERS. 47 dos t""nsgressiones offensas mesprisiones contemptus et impeticoes p ipm Thomam ante eundem nonu diem ApriUs cent"" formam tam quofcumqj statute? ordinacionu et pvisionii ante dcm nonu diem Aprilis fco? sive editor de pquisicoibj acceptacoib} leccoib} publica- conib} notificacoib} et execucoib} quibuscumq, quarumcumq, trar et bulla? apticaf ante dcm nonu diem Aprilis et oim alio? statutor ordinacionu et pvsionu ptextu quo? aliqua secta vsus eundem Thomam p biUam vel p bre de pmuniri fac seu alio modo quocumqj p aliqua matia ante eundem diem Aprilis fieri valeat q""m quo?cumqj alio? statutor fcos sive ppetratos statutis ordinaconib} et pvisionib} illis non obstantib} . Aceciam pdonavim^ remisim^ et relaxavim^ eidem Thome ofnimod fines adjudicates aniciamenta exitus forisfcos relevia scuta- gia ac omimoda debita compota pstita arreragia firma? et compotor nob ante primii diem Septemb? anno regni nri vicesimo qualitcumq, debita et ptifi necnon oinimpdas accoes et demandas quas nos solus vel nos conjunctim cum aliis psonis vel alia psona hemus seu here po?im^ vsus ipm Thomam p aliquib} hujusmodi finib} aniciamentis exitib} releviis scutagiis debitis compotis pstitis et arreragiis ante eundem primu diem Septembf nofe debitis. Aceciam utlagar in ipm Thomam pmulgatas p aliqua causaf sup"'dca? omimodis debitis et compotis nob debitis et ptinentibus que vigor e trar n?a? patenciu seu brium n?or de magno vel private sigillo aut p estallamenta sive assignacoes respectuata existunt omino exceptis. Ita qd psens pdo- nacio nra quo ad pmissa seu aliquod pmissof non cedat in dampnG pjudiciu vel derogacoem alicujus altius psone q""m psone nre dum- taxat proviso semp qd nulla hujusmodi pdonacio n?a aliquo modo valeat allocet nee fiat neo aliqualiS se extendat ad Alianoram Cobeham filiam Eeginaldl Gobeham militis Johem Bolton de Bolton in Com Lane Bladsmyth Wittm Wyghale nup custodem gaole nre de Notyngham nee ad eor aliquem neq, ad feloniam de morte Gris- tofori Talbot militis felonice intfecti nup ppetratam nee qd psens pdonacio n?a nee aliqua hujusmodi pdonacio nra aliquali? se extendat quo ad aliquas lanas seu pelles lanutas seu alias mcandisas de stapula ad aliquas partes ex?as ext"" regnii n?m Angt cent"" formam statuti 48 TREVELYAN PAPERS. in parliamento nro apud Westin in crastino sci Martini anno regni nri decimo octavo tento editi seu aliquo? alio? statutor cariatas et traductas nee ad aliquas forisfcuras nob debitas in hac parte ptinentes sive spectantes nee ad exon acones sive acquietacoes aliqua? psona? de punicoib} sup ipas fiend juxta formam eo?dem statutor p aliquib} lanis sive pellibus lanutis vel aliis rncandisis de stapula ad aliquas hujusmodi partes ex?as cont"" formam eofdem statuor cariatis sive traductis Nee qd psens pdonacio n?a nee aliqua hujusmodi pdonacio nra ad aliquos magnos computantes nros vidett ad Thesaurarios Gales et hospicii n?i vitellarios CaleS Camerarios Cestr NorthwaS et Suthwatt Gustodes Garderobe hospicii nri aut Gustodes magne Garderobe nre aut custodes sive cticos Garderobe n?e cticos opacionii nra? Gonstabularios Burdegat Thesaurarios ?re n?e Hibnie Eecep- tores Ducatus nri Lancast? et ducatus nri Gornufe tam gen'ales q"'m pticulares quo ad aUqua hujusmodi. o.ccupacoes suas aut aUcujus eordem tangencia uUo modo se extendat. In cujus rei testimoniu has tras firas fieri fecim^ patentes. Teste me ipo apud Westin vice simo die March anno regni nri vicesimo quinto. p ipm Eegem in parliamento. Pemberton. A.D. 1479. Admission of John Pampyng to the Privileges of the Brothers Minors of Winchester.* In Xro sibi kimo Johanni Papyng fra! Johnes f?m miox Winto- nie gardian^ % Su^ salute 1 p pietis vite merita regna celestia pro- mereri Gu scissim^ in X?o pa? % Dns dns Sixt^ divTa providencia papa quart^ no sol 5 Ifb} *? sororib} nri ordTs set ecia 9ffib} % 9sororib} " The original is on parchment, with a fragment of the monastic seal in red and green wax, attached by a silken cord of red and green threads. The name and date of month are in a dififerent hand from the rest of the document, of which a number were probably kept in store for use as occasion might require. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 49 eiusdem Iras suffragiales habentib} de bnignitate aptica grose conees- serit qd q'lib} eo^ possit sibi elige idoneii gfessore q ipos 1 ipoa qlibet ab oib} ¦? singulis omib} excessib} et patis, in singlis sedi aplicse refvatis casib} semel dutaxat hoc anno a publicacoe traa papaim gputando vid} a quarto die meng aplis, "? semel in mortis article, ab aliis vero tociens quociens opus foret, absolve 1! pena salutare indge posset, idemq, vel alius 9fessor plenaria oTm pctoa eosdem remissione in vero mortis article valeret elargiri p l?as suas aplicas benigne in- dulcit. Idcirco vfe devocois q, ob X?i revencia ad nram habetis ordine sinceru cosiderans affcin "? acceptans vos in nram 9fratate J ad uniVa '? singla ffm admTst"'c6n} anglicane suffragia recipio tenore pncum in vita put "? in morte ut dictis aplicis pvUegiis omnq} bonox spualm bnficiis scdm forma *? efffm eosde pfruaih vre aie ad salutem, rediciens nichilomin^ de g?a spaU ut cu post obitii vrm pvern sea fuerit exhibico Irax in nfo pvciali capto eadem pro vobis fiet reco- mendaco q, p frib} nfis defunctis ibidem colter fieri 9suevit. Valete in Xf o iftu *? orate p me. Dat Wintonie q°rto die meng March Anno Dni Mittmo cccc""'lxxix'"'- InDULGENCE GRANTED BY JOHANNES DE GiGLIIS A. D. 1489. TO John Pampyng." Johannes de Gigliis alias de liliis Apticus Subdiacon^ Et in In- clito Eegno Anglie fructuu 1! proveiituQ camere aptice debitoa Col lector / Et Perse^ de Malviciis decanus Ecctie Sancti Michael de * With the exception ofthe name of the grantee, and date of the month, which are written , it is printed on parchment, in small sharp black-letter type, probably from a Roman press. A fragment of the seal in red wax is attached by a strip cut from another copy of the form. We subjoin the following from Fuller's "Church History," edit. 1655, xv cent, book iv. " John Giglis, an Italian, about this time employed by the Pope, got an infinite mass of money, having power from the Pope to .absolve people from usury, symonie, theft, man slaughter, fornication, adulteiy, and all crimes whatsoever, saving smiting of the olergie, and conspiring against the Pope, and some few cases reserved alone to His Holiness : This CAMD. SOC. H 50 TREVELYAN PAPERS. leproseto Bononieii Sanctissimi domini nostri pape Cubiculanus sedis apostolice Nuntii et commissarii per eundem sanctissimum dominum nostrum papam ad infra scripta deputati In pdicto anglie regno / Universis presentes litteras Inspecturis Salutem t sinceram in domino caritatem / Noveritis q sanctissimus in cristo . pater ¦? dns nr pfatus Nobis Johani J Perseo comissariis pnominatis cocedendi universis chrlsti fidelib} In regno Anglie/ 'i dominio hybernie Lo- cisq, ac terris quibuscunq, dicti regni dicioni subiectis qui per se vel aliu Infra temp^/ ad scissimi dni nfi '? sedis aptice biiplacitii duratu^ 1: usquequo eiusdem biiplaciti revocacio aut 9tentoa in suis Uteris suspensis facta fuerit scdm tenore ipsaa litera^ aptica^/ Qui ad ipugnandu infideles J resistendG eoa conatib}/ Tantu^ Quatuor Tres vel Duos vel unu florenos auri Vel tffi qntum per nos Gomissarios prefatos desuper deputatos/ seu cu coUectorib} a nobis super hoc 9sti- tuendis vel facultate hntibus convenerint/ 1 cu effectu persolverint/ Ut Confessor ydone^ presbiter secularis vel cuiusvis ordinis etia mendicantiu Eegularis curat^ vel non curat^/ que quUibet eoi duxerit eligendu/ eligetis *? eligentium cofessione audita seu cofes- fessionib} respective auditis pro comissis per eu vel eos peccatis criminib} "? excessib) quibuscunq, qiitucumq, enormib} *? gravib} / ecia si talia foret propter que sedes aplica eet quovismodo cosulenda/ Cospiracois In romanii Pontifice "? in predictam sedem apticam/ % iniectionis manuu violetax In Epos et superiores prelates crimibus dutaxat exceptis Necno a censuris 1 penis ecctiasticis quibuscuq, quomocunq, inflictis a Jure vel ab hoie semel in vita "? in aliis dicte sedi no reservatis casib} t peccatis quocies id pecierint eis auctoritate Aplica de absolucionis biificio providere li tam semel in vita q in Giglies got for himself the rich bishoprick of Worcester ; yea, we observe, that in that see a team of four Italians followed each othej.: 1. John Giglis. 3. Julius de Mediois, afterwards Clement the 7th. 2. Silvester Giglis. 4. Hieronymus de Negutiis. Thus, as weeds in a garden, once got in, hardly got out, aa sowing themselves, so these Italians, having planted themselves in that rich place, were never gotten out (pleading as it were prescription of almost forty years' possession) till the power of the Pope was partly banished England, and then Hugh Latimer was placed in the bishoprick." TREVELYAN PAPERS. -51 mortis articulo plenaria oim suoj pctox remissionem "i absolucioei cu ea plenaria Indulgencia qua ecia assequerentur In visitacione liminu Beatox aptoi Petri 1, Pauli/ % Basilica^ sancti Johanis late- raneri Et beate Marie maioris de urbe ac recuperacione terre sancte eorudem infidelium expugnacioe / ac Anno Jubileo que ecia ad pcta, oblita ¦? que alias aliis sacerdotibus cofessi foret extenda'E Ipsis in siceritate fidei t unitate see Eomane ecctie ac obediecia "i devocione scissimi dni nostri 1 successor suo& Eomanoa PontificQ Ganonice intracium persistentib} impendere % salutare penitecia iniungere Ita ut si ipsis in hmoi mortis articulo sepius costitutis absolucio ipsa impen- dat / Nichilomin^ iterate in vero mortis articulo possit impendiliim- pesa suffragetur eisde auctoritate aptica de aptice potestatis plenitudine concessit facultatem prout in ipsis litteris apticis super hoc emanatis plenius continetur Cu au? Johannes Pampyng Infra prefatu tepus dicti beneplaciti de facultatib} suis competentem quatitatem ad opus fidei bmoi ac ad expugiiacionem Infidelium Gontulerit/ Idcirco tenore presentium hmoi Gonfessoris eligendi eis Auctoritate aposto- lica qua In hac parte fungimur satisfacto tamen hiis quibus fuerit satisfaccio impendenda plenam ac liberam tribuim^ facultatem/ Datum sub sigillo Sancte Cruciate Anno Incarnacionis Driice Mil- lesimo Quadringetesimo Nono Die? tercio die Mensis Marcii. Petition from Sir John Trevelyan to the King." *¦''¦ ^*^^- Petition from Sir John Trevylian, Knight, to be heard before the King as to his title to certain Manors in Glamorganshire, of which he had been wrongfully dispossessed. To THE KlTNGE OUR SOVERAYNE LoRDE. Umbely sheweth unto your most nobill grace your faithefiiU ser vaunt and true liegeman John Trevylian, Knyght, that, where your * In Part 1. pp. 81, 82 of ** The Trevelyan Papers " are inserted two documents from an ancient parchment volume belonging to the Trevelyan family. The two documents 52 TREVELYAN PAPERS. said orator was seased in fee of the manners of Michelstowe, Wrenchestbn, and Lancarvan, with ther appurtenances, in your Countie of Glamorgan in Wales, of the wiche premisses your said orator in the life of Jasper your nobill uncle late Duke of Bedford was pesseably seassed, at wiche tyme Water Herberd, Knyght, nowe decessed, so because the said manners lay and were nye adioynyng unto hym, by dyverse meanys labored and desired of the said S' John to by his interese and take in the premisses, and for because he coulde not atteyne his purpose in the premisses of the said S'' John, the said Sir Water of his grete might and power by colour feyned a title to the said manners, and into the same, withoute any title of right, ayenst your lawes, entredde, and the same with grete myght wrongefuUy occupied the possession by longe season, whiche manners my ladye Anne, late wiff to the said S"" Water, nowe hathe and occupieth withoute any title of right, contrarie to your lawes, wiche said ladye is in thos parties of so grete myght and power, and also see gretely kynned and alied of blode by the reason of Edward Duke of Buckyngham her brother, that your said orator in no wise canne prevaile to sue for his right accordyng to his title in the premisses after the dewe cours of your lawes in your said Countie. Plesith hit therfore your highnes of your most ha- bundante grace to graunt your graciouse letters missive to be di- rectid to the same said ladye Anne, commandyng her by the same to brynge in by her councell before your highnes, or your most discrete councell, at the quindesme of Seynt Hillarie hex comyng, wheresoever your Grace shalbe, all evydencis that she hath con cernyng her title in the premisses ; and ther to stonde and obbey suche order and direccion as shalbe ordred and made by your high nes and your said Gouncell in this behalffe. And your said orator shall dayly pray unto Godde for the prosperus preservacion of your nobill estate longe to endure. which we now print apparently relate to the same matter at a somewhat subsequent date. They are both on parchment, and both without day or month. See also Collect. Top. et Geneal. ii. p. 391. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 53 EeLEASE from THE DuKE OF SUFFOLK TO JOHN TrEVELYAN A.D. 1488. or LANDS IN Wales.* Omnibus Xpi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit nos Johes Dux Suffolch Gonsanguineus et heres Thome Ghaucers armigeri salutem in Dno sempiternam Gum Johes Trevilian armig p corpore dni Eegis est consanguineus et heres Simonis Ealegh armigeri et Johis Ealegh militis videlicet filius Elizabethe nuper uxoris Johis Trevilian armigeri filie Thome Walesburgh armigeri filii Jobe Walesburgh sororis dicti Simonis et filie dicti Johis Ealegh militis ac Eicardus Trevilian existent in plena et pacifica possessione ad presens in maneriis de Michelstow, Wringeston, Lan carvan et Lantwit cum suis ptiii una cum advocacione Ecclesie de Michelstow predict necnon in reddit et serviciis tam liberorum quam villanorum dictis maneriis et utriusque eorum pertinent sive spec- tant cum eorum sect et sequel tam procreatis quam procreand necnon in omnibus meis terris ten reddit reverS et servic cum suis ptiii que nuper fuerunt dictorum Simonis Ealegh et Johannis Ealegh in Wallia infra com Glomargan et Morgannok sicut habemus ex cog- nicione et relacione virorum fide dignorum. Nos igitur considera- » In the original from which our copy is taken there is a label for the seal, and blanks are left for the date of the day and month, but the year of the king's reign is given. The Duke of Suffolk was John de la Pole, son of William Dnke of Suffolk and Alice daugh ter and heir of Sir Thomas Chaucer. John was married to Elizabeth, second daughter of Richard Duke of York, and was consequently brother (in law) to Edward IV. as designated in the letter to him from that king written in favour of the claim of John Trevelyan, and already printed by this Society in Trevelyan Papers, Pt. I. p. 82. T these we may add the subsequent document, likewise on parchment, and derived, like the other documents, from the family records : — " The reioinder of John Trevilian, Knyght, to the reioinder of the Lady Anne. The seid John Trevilian seith and verryfyith yn ev'y thyng as he yn hys seid bylle and replica- c'on hath seid, w'oute thatthe moder of the seid Dnk« of Sufi' died seised of the seid manners, lends, and tenements, or of eny p'te therof, or that hys seid moder was att en y tyme seased of the seid manners, lends, and tenements, or of eny p'te therof, yn hyr demene, as of fee or of eny other state of enheritaunce, as in hyr seid reioinder is surmysed. All whyche matters he is redy to veryfye and prove." 54 TREVELYAN PAPERS. clone premissa et certis aliis causis nos moventibus remississe, relax- asse et omnino pro nobis et heredibus nostris quietum clamasse pre- fatis Johanni Trevilian et Eicardo Trevilian et heredibus ipsius Johannis Trevilian imperpetuum totum ins nostrum et clam iurls que umquam habuimus habemus seu in futurum habere potuimus de et in dictis maneriis de Michelstow, Wrengeston, Lancarvan et Lant wit, una eum advocacione Ecclesie predicte de Michelstow, cum omnibus et singulis suis pertin necnon in reddil et servic tam liberorum tenendum quam villanorum dictis maneriis et eorum utriusque pertinenf suis spectantibus cum eorum sectis et sequelis tam pcreaf quam pereand necnon de et in omnibus meis terris ten reddif reverg et serviciis cum suis ptinent que nuper fuerunt pre dicti Simonis Ealegh et predicti Johis Ealegh militis in Wallia iafra comit predictis. Ita quod nee nos prefaf Dux nee heredes nostri nee aliquis alius nomine iurls sive titulo nostris aliquod ius titulum seu clam iurls in pdictis maneriis cum advocatione predic? et suis pertin necnon in reddit et serv tam liberorum tenendum quam villanorum dictis maneriis et eorum utriusque pertinent sive spec- tant cum eorum sectis et sequelis tam procreatis quam procreandis, necnon de et in omnibus meis terris reddif reverS et servic cum pertin suis que nuper fuerunt del Simonis Ealegh et del Johannis Ealegh et eorum cuj'libet in Wallia infra comif predictos de cetero exigere clamare seu vendicare potuimus seu debemus in futurum et ab omul accione iurls sumus exclusi inperpetuum per present. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti scripto nostro sigillum nostrum apposuimus et signo nostro manual assignavimus. Hiis testibus, Edmundo Mountford milite, Edmundo Hambden armigero p cor pore dni Eegis, Johe Boteler, Matheo Gradok armigero, Mauricio Boteler gentelman et aliis. Dat die Mens Anno regni Eegis Henrici septimi post conqum Anglie tercio. trevelyan papers. 55 ' Closes in Whalesborough." " a. d. 1527. Hiesus. Maria. Be hit remembyrd That the xix yere off kynge Harry the viij*'" and in the xviij"' day off January then preseynt : the withyn namyd John Cavell, Gentleman, and Eichard Howell, yeman, came unto the mannor off Whalesborowh nygh unto Stratton in the cownty off Cornwall, and there the forseid Eichard by the vertew and aucto- rite off the letter off Attorney heere within wrytten, gave livery and possession unto the seid John Cavell off three closes there, wheroff the ffyrst is callid Wydmauth or the Mayn, the second Chappell Close or the Chappell parke, the thyrd Myddylhill or Myd- derhyll, to the same intent, purpoose, and effect as in certeyn Inden- tors maade bytween the withyn namyd John Trevillyan and Gyles Hyll Esqwyers, berynge date the xxiiij"' day off September and the xvij'^'' yere off the seid kynge Harry the viij'", mooreplaynly is ex- pressid. Thes Men there then beinge present and lawfully re- qwyred to record the same : That is to weet, Willm. Acheeffe other wyse called Willm. Stanbefy, Eichard Lamerton, Petyr Farr, Thomas Synggar, John Greyston, John Twygges, John Eichard, Eobt. Glan- vild, Eobt. Gosse, Eobt. Sawnders, Watyr Ley, John Poope, Eobt. Walky, Willm. Dodgall, and others. Att Whallesborowh affore seid, the yere, day, and moneth above written. Lord Chief Justice John Fitz James to Mr. Crumwell." a. d. 1533. Jhs. Master Crumwell. After most hartie recommendation, with like thankes for your mariyfold kyndenes. Thys is to advertise yow of • The original Letter of Attorney is dated 21 Oct. 19 Hen. VIII. and what follows is indorsed upon it. ^ From the original, entirely in the handwriting of the Chief Justice, preserved in the State Paper Office, It was not usual at that period to give the date of the year, but it was 56 TREVELYAN PAPERS. the resceit of your gentill letter send me by the servaunt of Mr. Tre velyan, whiche hade resceyvede a Privey Scale apon payn of alle- geaunce, before the comynge of your letter to me, and was yn his journey toward London, so that iffe his fortune be goode, he may kepe his apparaunce ; hartily praying yow to be gode master to hym. Trew it ys there is moche labour made ageyn hym by mean of the wiffe of a gentleman yn thies parties callide Mr. Hill, whos doffter is maryed to the son of the saide Trevelyan ; wherfore sche wold bynd hym to certen thynges other than be compriside yn ther in denture of mariage, wherof sche hathe nor wretynge ne yet proffe; but the verie trouthe this Trevelian is not the wyseste man, ne yett of a seurtie no ydeott, but a man off litill discretion, and not broken, but hath allwey lyved at home withowte any brekyng. And bycause he wold not folowe the mynd off the gentlewoman sche hathe made this labour ageyn hym, more as I suppose to prove hym a ydeotte than for eny truste of her bargeyn. Iff he be a ydeotte, on my feythe I wold the Kyngges Heighnes hade righte of hym. How be it, seurly iffe he be examined accordyng to the Statute he will not be provide ydeote, as yn that mater ye knowe what ye have to do, and so do I iffe I were with yow. But for the resideu ofthe mater I hartely pray* yow do as ye have written and he schall seurly deserve your payn. As to my self, I am the moste unhappie creature lyvyng, that syns my Soverayn Lord wold have me to do hym servyce, that by reason of this unhappie ynfirmytie I kan not be able to cum to the place wher I schueld do hym ser vyce. For by the feythe I owe to God and to his Grace, how be it I am moste unable to do His Grace servyce of any of his Justices, yett iff I were able to labour I wold seurly, God willyng, bee among yow, and do the best I kowde ; but, by the othe I have made byfore, I am not able to take suche a journey withowte moche perill off my probably 1533, before Crumwell became Secretary to the King. Mr. Trevelyan was John, who married Avice Cookworthy; he died in 1546 ; his son John, born in 1508, married Maud, daughter of Gyles Hyll and Agatha Brent : a pedigree of this family of Hyll is given in Collectanea Topog. et Geneal. vol. i. p. 409. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 57 life. And if I were ther yett I kowde not goo withowte a staff, so that the absens fro my Soverayn Lord at this tyme grevithe me more than my ynfirmite. And yett on my feythe dyvers tymes in my sikenes I wold have yeven all the litill gode I have to have bene easide off my payn. Gentill Master Crumwell, now I have made yow my gostely fader yn this mater, more specially than I have wreten to eny man lyvynge, hartely praying you to make my excusse to my Soverayn Lord, as ye shall see tyme. And I schall dayly pray for His Grace, and iffe I die and never cum at London, yet I schall so deserve parte of your payn that ye shall be content by Goddes mercy, who preserve you. At my poor howse the Sth day of Marche [1533]. Your own assuride, John FitzJames. The Pilgrimage of Grace. Petition of Walter Courteney ^ , ^o,. A. D. 15oD. TO the King for certain Manors." To the King our liee;e Lord. & In most humble wyse sheweth unto your highness your trew and feithfuU subjett and liegeman Water Courteney knyght, that when he beyng in your service in the parties of Brytaign and Fraunce » What was called " The Pilgrimage of Grace " occurred in 1536, and assumed the character of a rebellion : in it John Lord Scrope was implicated, and from the above document it appears that he had committed some ravages upon the property of Walter Courteney, in Devonshire, the latter being nearly related, if not brother, to Henry Courte ney, Marquis of Exeter, and to Peter Courteney, Bishop of that diocese. Walter Courteney appealed to the King, set forth his losses by Scrope and his " affinity," and claimed certain manors in Essex and Devonshire to re-imburse him. We may perhaps presume that the parties to whom the manors belonged, and who are named in the instrument, were of the "affinity " of John Lord Scrope. SeeStowe's Chron. edit. 1615, p. 967, and Lord Her bert of Cherbury's Henry VIII., in Kennet, vol. ii. p. 207. The original is on parchment. CAMD. SOC. I 58 TREVELYAN PAPERS, liad his goodis and catellis within your Countie of Devonshire despoyled and taken away by John Lord Scrope of Bolton and other of his affinite to the great losse and extreme hurte of the seide Water without your especiall grace to hym shewed in that behalf, wherefore please it your highnes, the premises considered, and that the seid Water is and all tymes hath bene your trew and feithfuU subjett and liege man and soo shall endevour hym self to your pleasur unto the uttermost of his power, to graunt unto the seid Water your gracious Lettres patentes in dewe forme to be made after the tenure ensuyng, and he shall pray unto Almyghty God for the prosperous preservacion of your most Eoyall estate. Eex omnibus ad quos, &". salutem. Sciatis quod nos de gracia nostra speciali ac consideracione boni et gratuiti servicii quod dilectus et fidelis serviens noster Walterus Courteney miles nobis impendit et ante hec tempora tam in partibus transmarlnis quam in regno nostro Anglias impendebat et indies impendere non desistit, dedimus et concessimus eidem Walter© Manerium de Nyssal cum suis pertiri in com Essex quod nuper fuit Johannis le Scrope militis nuper diet Dominus le Scrope de Bolton et quod ad manus nostras per foris- factu? eiusdem Johannis le Scrope deven it : ac manerium de Fenyton cum suis pertin in com Devon ac omnia maneria, messuag, terf, ten, reversiones, servic, et hereditamenta quecumque que fuerunt Eici Mal- herbe aut alicujus alterius ad eius usum in diet com Devon et quje ad manus nras p forisfactuf eiusdem Eici devenerunt : ac omnia ilia mes suag, ter?, teri , et hereditament quecumq, infra Givltatem Exon in com Devori, que nup fuef Johis att Well aut alicuiuS alterius ad eius usum in diet civitate, et que ad manus nostras per forisfactuf eius dem Johis att Well devenef ; necnon manef de Goryton cum suis ptinen in com Devori ac maneria de Neweton et Trancreke cum ptiii in com Gornufe que quidem maneria nuper fuef Johis Goryton; ao eciam omnia ilia maneria, messuag, terf, tenta, et hereditamenta quecumq, que fuef eiusdem Johis aut alicuius alterius ad eius usum in diet coin Devon et Cornufe que Omnia et singula maneria ac cetera pmissa pfat Johi Goryton ptinen ad manus nfas p forisfacturam TREVELYAN PAPERS. eiusdem Jofeis nup devenef: feend et tenend maneria pdicta ac omnia et singula alia pmissa ac ptiri una cum feed mill? advocacoib} ecclesia^, cantaf, pbenda^ et alio^ beneficiox ecclesiasticox quorum- cumq,, ac cum curiis letis, ferus hundf , parcis, warenis et aliis lib'tatib} , frances, pficiis, rebus et commoditatib} quibuscumq, eisdem maneriis, terf, teii et cetis pmissis et eoi cuitt seu alicui inde parceit qualiter- cumc^ ptinen? sive spectant in tam ampla forma put die? Johes le Scrope, Eicus Malerbe, Jofees att WeU et Johes Coryton seu eo& aUquis fone pmissoa seu eo^ alicuius parceit huef seu eoa aliquis huit et gavisus fiiit, prsefat Waltero et bed} de corpore sue exeuntibus de nobis et heredibus nostris per servicium militaf absque aliquo alio nobis vel hered nostris reddend seu faciend. Eo quod expressa mentio de vero valore annuo seu aliquo alio valore seu certitudine premissorum aut alicuius inde pceH vel de aliis donis aut conces- sionibus eidem W. per nos ante hec tempora facta in present nii- nime existit aut aliquo statute, actu, ordinacione, pvisione, seu concessione in contrarium fact, ordinal seu pvis non obstant. In cuius, &'=. Teste, &". Marriages of Trevelyans and Chichesters-^ This Indenture made the sixth dale of Male in the tenth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Ladle Elizabeth, by the Grace of God Queue of Englaund, Fraunce, and l^rlaunde, defendour of the Faith, &c. Betwene John Trevylian of Nettlecomb, in the countie of Somerset, Esquire, of thone parte, and Sir John Chechestre of Eaw- " The following is the counterpart executed by Sir John Chichester : the fellow-deed was signed and sealed by John Trevelyan. The date on the indorsement is 10 Eliz. 1568, and it is in this form : " The Covenaunce betwene S' John Chichestre and John Trevelyan of Trevelyan. Agreement between Sir John Chichester, Kt., and John Tre velyan, Esq. the father, previous to the marriage of John Trevelyan the son with Urith Chichester." We print it with all the old legal formalities and repetitions, then usual in instruments of the kind. 60 TREVELYAN PAPERS. leigh, in the countie of Devon, Knight, of thother parte, Wittenessith that, for dyvers good causes and considerations betwene the said parties concluded and agreed upon, hit is nowe covenaunted, graunted, condiscended, and agreed upon betwene the said parties, and the said John Trevilyan, for him, his heires, and executours, covenanteth, promysseth, agreeth, and graunteth to and with the said Sir John Chechestre, Knight, his heires, executours, and assignes, by theise presentes, that the said John Trevilian shall, before the feast daie of Salute John the Baptist next ensewinge the date hereof, at the costes and charges in the lawe of the said Sir John Chechestre, Knyght, his heires and executours or assignes, make, assure, and convey, or cause to be made, assured, and con veyed, unto Thomas Luttrell, Eoger Pridiaux, WUliam Harris, Esquyers, and Brice Hill, gentleman, and to their heires, or to the survivour or survivours of them, and to his and theire heires or to theires ofthe survivour of them, such good, perfecte, and sufficient estate or estates, assuraunces or conveaunces in the lawe in fee symple, as shalbe reasonablye devysed or advysed by the said Sir John Chechestre, his heires or assignes, or by his or theire learned counsel in the lawe, of and in the Mannours of Nettlecomb, Eowden, Wood Advente, AUer Butler, Olde Knoll, and Venyford, togeather with thadvowson, rectorie, and patronage of the Churche of Nettle comb, with all and singuler their rightes, members, and appur- tenaunces, and of and in all the messuages, howses, milles, landes, tenements, rents, reversions, services, woodes, underwoodes, waters, fishinges, pastures, medowes, liberties, rectories, advowsons, fraun- chises, and hereditamentes of the said John Trevilyan, with all and singuler their rightes, membres, and appurtenaunces thereunto be- longinge or apperteyninge, set, lyenge, and beinge in Nettle comb, Eowden, Wood Advent, AUer Butler, Old KnoU, Veny ford, Stokegomer, Eedehuisshe otherwise called Eodhuisshe, Cow- bridge, Styntwill, Hinche, Torchelynche, Dunster, Overliolte, West Harewood, and Tymbercomb, in the said countie of Somerset, and of and in all the mannours of Berynarber and Lyttleham, with TREVELYAN PAPERS. 6 1 all and singuler thek rightes, membres, and appurtenaunces, and of and in aU messuages, howses, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, services, woodes, underwoodes, wastes, waters, fishinges, pastures, meadowes, liberties, rectories, advowsons, patronages, fran chises, and hereditamentes of the said John TrevUian, with aU and singuler their rightes, members, and appurtenances thereunto belonginge or apperteyning, set, lyenge, and beinge in Berynarber and Littleham, in the countie of Devon; and of and in all the man nours of Whalesborough, Trevihon, Trerose, Mawmon, and Uthenoe, with all and singuler their appurtenaunces, and of and in all the messuages, housses, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, ser vices, woodes, waters, fishinges, pastures, medowes, liberties, rectories, advowsons, patronages, francheses, and hereditaments of the said John Trevilyan, with all and singuler their rightes, membres, and appertenaunces thereunto belonginge and apperteyninge, set, lyenge, and beinge in Ghampnehaies and Wolmerhaies in the countie of Dorset; and of and in all and singuler the messuages, houses, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, services, woodes, waters, fishinges, pastures, meadowes, liberties, franchises, advowsons, rec tories, patronages, and hereditamentes whatsoever, accepted, reputed, used, occupyed, holden, or demysed, as parte, parcell, or member of the said mannours, or of any of them (except before excepted) ; and also of and in all and singuler messuages, mylles, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, services, woodes, underwoodes, wastes, waters, fishinges, pastures, meadowes, liberties, francheses, and here ditamentes of the said John Trevilyan whatsoever, with all and singuler their appurtenaunces (except before excepted) in the severall counties of Somerset, Devon, Cornewall, and Dorset. Which estate and estates, assuraunce and conveyance so to be had and made, .shalbe to the severall uses, intentes, purposes, and behouffes here after severally expressed and declared, with such provisoes, lymyta- tions, and conditions, and in such manner and fourme as is here after expressed and declared in these present Indentures, and to none other uses, intents, behouffs, provysoes, lymytations, condi- 62 TREVELYAN PAPERS. •tions, nor purposes. That is to sale, for and in the Sayd mannours of Trerose and Uthnoe with the appurtenaunces, and of and in all and singuler the said messuages, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, services, and hereditamentes in Trerose, Uthnoe, and Mawnon forsaid, with all and singular their appurtenaunces, to the use and behouf of the said John Trevilian, Esquire, for terme of his hfe, without any impechment of wast to be commytted or done in any parte or parcell of the premisses last above mentioned; and after his decesse to the use and behouff of such woman as shalbe wif unto the said John Trevilian at the tyme of his decesse, for and during the terme of her lief naturall; and after her decesse, to the use and behowf of John Trevilian, sonne and heire apparant of the said John TreviUan, Esquire, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten; and, for default of such issue, to the use and behowffe of the heires of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father lawfully begotten; and, for de fault of such issue, to the use of the right heires of Josias Trevi lian, one other sonne of the said John TrevUian the father, and of the heires males of his body lawfully begotten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use and behouffe of Wittm TrevUian one other sonne of the said John TreviUan the father, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begoten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use of the right heires of the sayd WUUam Trevylyan for ever. And of and in aU and singuler those forsaid messuages, ' landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes, lying and being in Eed- huysshe otherwise Eodhuishe, Gowbridge, StyntviU, Lynche, Torche Lynche, Dunster, Overholt, Westharwood, and Tymbercomb afore- sayd, in the sayd countie of Somerset, being parceU of the sayd mannour of Old KnoU, or eUes beinge reputed, knowne, or taken as parte, parceU, or membre of the said mannour of Olde Knoll, to- the use and behouffe of one Edward Trevilyan, brother unto the said John TreviUan the father, for the terme of the Hef of the said Edward; and, after his decesse, to the use and behouffe of the said TREVELYAN PAPERS. 63 John Trevilian the father for terme of his lief, without impechment of wast; and, after his decesse, to the use and behouffe of the said John Trevilian the sonne, and of the heires males of his bodie law fully begotten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use and behouf of the said William Trevylyan, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behouffe of the said Josias Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten ; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use of the heires of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father lawfully begotten: and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use of the right heires of the said William Trevylyan for ever. And of and in the said mannour of Lyttleham, with thappurte- naunces, and of and in all the said messuages, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes in Littleham forsaid, to the use and behowf of the said John Trevilian the sonne, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfuUy begotten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use and behouffe of the yonger,* and after his decesse to the use and behouf of the said John Trevilian the father, for terme of his lief, without impechment of wast; and, after his decesse, to the use and behoufe of the said John Trevilian the sonne, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten; and, in defaulte of such issue, to the use and behouff of the said William Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behoufe of the said Josias Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten ; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use of the heires of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father lawfully begotten ; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use and behouffe of the right heires of the said Wittm Trevilian for ever. And of and in the said mannour of Whales- borough, with the appurtenaunces, and of and in all the said messuages, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, services, and hereditamentes in Whalesborough forsaid, to the use and behouffe of the said John Trevilian the father, for and untill suche tyme as the said John Trevilian the sonne, or any other that shalbe sonne " There seems an omission here, but we follow the original. 64 TREVELYAN PAPERS. and heire apparaunte of the said John Trevilian the father, shall happen to marry, espouse, and take to wlef one of the daughters of the said Sir John Chichestre. And, after the said marriage had and solemnized, to the use and behouffe of the said sonne and heire apparaunt tliat shall so happen to mary the doughter of the said Sir John Ghechester, for terme of his life, without impechement of wast; and, after his decesse, to the use and behoufe of the sayd doughter, so to the heire apparaunte to be marryed, for terme of her lyef; and, after her decesse, to the use and behoufe of the heires males of the bodie of the said sonne and heire apparaunte, lawfully begotten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behouffe of the heires of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father, law fully begotten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behouffe of the said William Trevilian and of his heires for ever. And for and in the sayd mannour of AUerbutler, with the appur tenaunces, and of and in all the said messuages, landes, tenementes and hereditamentes in AUerbutler forsaid, to the use of the said John Trevilian the father for terme of his lyeff, without impeche ment of waste; and, after his decesse, if the seconde sonne of the said John Trevilian the father, lawfully begotten, at the tyme of his death, be not advaunced or preferred by the said John the father to some leasse of landes or tenementes in possession, then to the use of the said seconde sonne untill suche tyme as some reversion of landes and tenementes graunted unto the said seconde sonne by the said John the father shall happen to falle, or untill such tyme as the said John Trevilian the sonne, or the heires male of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father, shall, be good and sufficient assuraunce in the lawe, assure and convey unto the said seconde sonne one yearly rente of tenne poundes of lawfull money of Englaunde yerely, goyng fourth of suche landes and tenementes whereof the said John Trevilian, the sonne and the heire male of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father, shalbe then seased of a perfecte estate in fee symple, without condition or other incoumbrances, to have and perceave (sic) the said yerely rente unto the said second Sonne of the said John Trevilian the father, until suche tyme as TREVELYAN PAPERS. 65 some reversion of landes or tenementes graunted unto the said seconde sonne, by the said John the father, shaU happen to falle, with one clause of distres therein to be lymitted and conteyned for nonepayment of the said yerely rente, at such dales and tymes as in the same assuraunce and conveyance shalbe lymyted for the pay ment of the said yerely rente. And, if the said John the father have no seconde sonne at the tyme of his deathe, or if such seconde Sonne be advaunced or preferred as is aforesaid, or after the estate and interest of suche seconde sonne in the last recited mannour and other the premisses in AUerbutler forsayd ended and deter- mjTied, then to the use and behouf of the said John Trevillian the sonne, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begoten ; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behouff of the said William Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodie law fully begoten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behouffe of the said Josias Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begoten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use of the heires males of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father lawfully begoten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use of the right heires of the said William TrevUian for ever. And of and in the sayd mannour of TrevUian, withe the appurtenaunces, and of and in all the said messuages, landes, tenementes, and here ditamentes in TreviUan and Sainte Vipe aforsaid, to the use and behowffe of the sayd John Trevilian the father for terme of his lyf, without impechement of waste ; and, after his decesse, if the thirde sonne of the said John Trevilian the father lawfully begotten at the tyme of his deathe be not advaunced or preferred by. the said John the father to .some leasse of landes or tenementes in posses sion, then to the use and behowffe of the said .third sonne until suche tyme as some reversion of landes or tenementes graunted to the said third Sonne by the said John the father shall happen to falle, or untUl suche tyme as the said John Trevilian the sonne, or the heire male of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father, shall, by good and sufficient conveaunce and assuraunce in the lawe, assure and convey one yerely rent of tenne poundes of lawfull money of CAMD. soc. K 66 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Englaund, goyng fourth of suche landes and tenementes, wherof he the said John TrevUian the sonne, and the heire male of the bodie of the said John TrevUian the father, shall be seased of a per fecte estate in fee symple without condition or other incombrance: to have and perceave unto the said third sonne of the said John Trevilian the father untUl suche tyme as some reversion of landes or tenementes graunted unto the said third sonne by the said John TrevUian the father shall happen to falle, with one clause of distresse therein to be lymyted and conteyned for nonepayment of the said yerely rente at suche dales and tymes as in the same assuraunce or conveyance shalbe lymyted for the payment of the said yerely rente. And if the said John Trevilian the father have no third sonne at the tyme of his deathe, or if the said thirde sonne be advaunced as is aforsaid, or after the estate and interest of such third sonne of the said John Trevilian the father, the said last recited mannour, and other the premises in Trevilian and Sainte Vipe forsaid, to be ended and determyned, then to the use and behouffe of the said John Trevilian the sonne, and ofthe heires males of his bodie lawfiiUy begotten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use and behowffe of the said William Trevilian and the heires males of his bodie law- fiiUy begoten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and be- howfe of the said John Trevilian and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begoten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behowf of the heires male of the body of the said John Trevy lian the father lawfully begoten ; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use of the right heires of the said William Trevilyan for ever. And of and in the said mannoure of Nettlecombe, Eowden, and Wood Advente, and of and in all the said messuages, landes, tenementes, and hereditaments in Nettlecombe, Eowden, and Wood Advente, with the appurtenaunces (except the capitall messuage and scite of the said mannour of Nettlecombe and the bartons, wastes, miUes, and woodis of Nettlecombe and Eowden aforesaid ; and except suche messuages, landes, meadowes, pastures, and woods, as are reputed or taken as parte, portion, or member, of the bartons of Nettlecombe and Kow- TREVELYAN PAPERS. 67 den, or any of them), to the use and behowff of the said John Tre vilian the father for and during the terme of his lyef without impechement of. waste; And, after his decesse, that the said Tho mas Luttrell, Eoger Predeaux, William Harris, and Brice Hill, and the survivor or survivours of them, and his or their heires, shall stand and be seased of and in the said last recited premisses with thappurtenaunces (except before excepted) to their owne uses, for and untill suche tyme as they shall and male levye, raise, perceave, and take of the rentes, issues, and profites of the same premisses for and towardes the advauncement in mariage of the doughters of the said John Trevylyan the father lawfully begoten, which shalbe unmaryed at the tyme of the decesse of the said John Trevilian the father, suche and somuche money as every of the said laste named doughters severaUy may have therof, the some of fowre hun dred markes of lawfull money of Englaund to be severally payd to every one of the said doughters by the said Thomas Lutterelh Eoger Predeaux, William Harrys, and Bryce Hille, or by the survivour or survivours of them, or by his or their heires, at the tymes of their severall marryages or at their ages of foure and twentie yeares. And, after such severall some or somes of foure hundred markes levyed as is aforsayd, then to the use of the said John Trevilian the sonne, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begoten ; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behowffe of the said Wittm Trevilyan, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begoten ; and, for defaulte of suche issue to the use and behowffe of the sayd Josyas, and of theires males of his bodie lawfully begoten; and, for defaulte of suche issue, to the use and behowffe of the heires males of the body of the said John Tre vylyan the father lawfully begotten; and, for defaulte of such issue, to the use and behof of the heires of the said Wittm Trevilian for ever. And of and in the said manners of Venyford, Berinarber, Champernehaies, otherwise called Wolmershayes, and of and in the said mannor of Old Knoll, except so myche of the same as lye and be w^in Eedhuishe, otherwise caUed Eodhuishe, Gowbridge, Styntwill 68 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Lynche, Torche Lynche, Dunster, Overholte, Westharewoode, and Tymbercomb, aforsaid; and of and in the said capitall messuage and scite of the said mannor of Nettelcomb, and the bartens, wastes, mylles, and woodes, of Nettelcomb and Eowdon forsaid; and of and in suche messuage, landes, meadowes, pastures, and woodes, as are reputed or taken as parte, percell, or member of the said bartons of Nettelcomb and Eowdon, or any of them, with thappurtenances ; and of and in all and singuler the said messuages, howses, landes, tenementes, reversions, services, and hereditamentes, with thap purtenances, wherof no use is before by these presentes lymyted nor appoincted, to the use and behouf of the said John Trevilian the father for terme of his lif, w'"out impechment of wast; and, after his decesse, to the use and behouf of the said John Trevilian the sone, and of the heires males of his bodye lawfiilly begotten; and, for defaute of suche issue, to the use and behouf of the said Wittm Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodie lawfully begotten; and, for defaute of suche issue, to the use and behouf of the said Josias Trevilian, and of the heires males of his bodye lawfuUy be gotten; and, for defaute of suche issue, to the use and behouf of the heires of the bodie of the said John Trevilian the father lawfiilly begotten; and, for defaute of suche issue, to the use and behouf of the right heires of the said Wittm Trevilian for ever. Provydgd alwaies, that if the said John Trevilian the sonne, at his aige of eightene yeares, happen to be espoused and contracted to any other then to one of the doughters of the said Sir John Chichester, or then refuse to marye suche a one of the doughters of the said S"^ John Chichester as by the same S'' John, his heires or executours, shalbe lawfully tendred to the said John the sonne, within foure monethes after he shall accomplishe the said aige of eightene yeares, or if the said John the sonne absent hymself, whereby suche tender cannot convenyently be made, or elles if the said John the sonne happen to die before the said aige of eightene yeares, then, if the said Wittm Trevilian at his aige of xviij yeares happen to be espoused or con tracted to any other then to one of the doughters of the said S"^ John TREVELYAN PAPERS. 69 Ghechester, or then refiise to mary suche one of the doughters of the said S"" John, as by the said S' John, his heires, or executours, shalbe lawfully tendred to the same Wittm Trevilian within foure monethes after he shall accomplishe the said aige of xviij yeares ; or, if the same Wittm do absent hymself, wherby suche tender cannot con venyently be made, or elles if bothe the said John Trevilian the Sonne, and Wittm Trevilian, happen to die before theire aige of eightene yeares, then, if one Josias Trevilian, son unto the said John Trevilian the father, at his aige of eightene yeares happen to be espoused or contracted to any other then to one of the doughters of the said S' John Ghechester, or then refuse to marye suche a one of the doughters of the said S^ John as by the same S"^ John, his heires or executours, shalbe lawfully tendred unto the said Josias within foure monethes after he shall accomplishe the said aige of xviij*^" yeares ; or, if the said Josias do absent hymself, wherby suche tender cannot convenyently be made; or elles at such tyme as the said John Trevilian the sonne shall accomplishe the said aige of xviij*" yeares the said S'' John Ghechester have no doughter in lif and unmaryed above the aige of twelve yeares; or if the said John the sonne happen to die before his said aige, and that at suche tyme as the said Wittm Trevilian shall accomplishe his said aige of xviij yeares the said S'' John Ghechester have no doughters in lif and unmaryed above thaige of twelve yeares ; or if bothe the said John Trevilian the sonne and Wittm Trevilian happen to die before theire said aige of xviij '¦^° yeares, and that at suche tyme as the said Josias shall accomplishe his said aige of xviij '^n yeares the said S"" John Ghechester have no doughter in lif and unmaryed above the aige of twelve yeares, that then and frome thensfourth the said assuraunce and assurauncf to be made as is aforsaid, shalbe, and the said Thomas Lutterell, Eoger Predeaux, Wittm Harris, and Brice HiUe, and theire heires, shall stande and be seised of and in the said mannor of Whalsborrough, with thappurtenances, and of and in all the said messuages, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, services, and here ditamentes, in Whalsborough aforsaid, to thonly use and behouf of 70 TREVELYAN PAPERS. the said S'' John Ghechester and of his heires, untiU suche tyme as the said John TreviUan the father, his heires, executours, or assignes, do content and paye or cause to be contented and paide unto the said S'^ John Ghechester, his executours or assignes, at one whole and entier payment, the some of foure hundreth poundes of lawfull monye of Englaunde. And, after the said some of foure hundreth poundes, paid in manner and fourme aforsaid, the said Thomas LuttereU, Eoger Prediaux, Wittm Harris, and Brice Hille, and theire heires, shall stande and be seased of and in the said mannor of Whalsborrough, and other the premysses with thappurtenances in Whalsborrough forsaid, to thonlie use and behouf of the said John Trevilian the father, and of his heires and assignes for ever; any use or uses, thinge or thinges, lymyted or mencioned in these present Indentures to the contrary in any wise notw*''standinge. Provided likewise, that, if the said John Trevilian the sone happen to espouse or contract hymself to any other then to one of the doughters of the said S'' John Ghechester, agaynst the will, assent, or consent, of the said John Trevilian the father ; or if the said John the sonne, at his aige of eightene yeares, refuse to marye suche one of the daughters of the said S"^ John as shalbe to hym tendred as is aforsaid, or do absent hymself in manner and fourme aforsaid ; or elle^if the said John the Sonne happen to die before his said aige of eightene yeares, then, if Wittm Trevilian happen to be espoused or contracted or do espouse or contract hymself to any other then to one of the doughters of the said S"^ John, against the wille, assent, or consent, of the said John Trevilian the father ; or then if the said Wittm Trevilian at his aige of eightene yeares do refuse to marye suche a one of the doughters of the said Si^ John Ghechester as shalbe to hym tendred as is aforsaid, or do absent hymself as is aforsaid, or eles if bothe of the said John Tre vilian the sonne and Wittm Trevilian happen to die before their said aige of eightene yeares, then if the said Josias Trevilian happen to be espoused or contracted or do espouse or contract hymself to any other then to one ofthe doughters ofthe said S'' John Ghechester, against the will, assent, or consent, of the said John Trevilian the father; TREVELYAN PAPERS. 7 1 or then if the said Josyas at his aige of eightene yeares do refuse to marye suche a one of the doughters of the said S"^ John Ghechester as shalbe to hym tendred as is aforesaid, or do absent hymself as is aforesaid, that then and frome thensfourth the said assuraunce and assurauncf , so to be made as is aforsaid, shalbe, and the said Thomas Lutterell, Eoger Prediaux, Wittm Harris, and Brice Hille, and theire heires, shall stand and be seised of and in all and singuler the residewe of the said manners, messuages, landes, tenement^ , hereditament^, and other the premysses with thappurtenances (except the said mannor of Whalsborrough forsaid) to the only use and behouf of the said John Trevilian the father, and of his heires and assignes for ever; any thinge or thinges herebefore con teyned in these Indentures to the contrary in any wise notwith- standinge. Provided also, and neverthelesse, it is covenaunted, con descended, graunted, and agreed, by and betwene the said pties to these present Indentures, that it shall and maye be lawfull to and for the said John Trevilian the father, beinge seased of all the said manners, messuages, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes, or of any parte or percell or member thereof, by meanes, force, or vertu of these presentes, of any estate of frehold in possession, or elles in reversion, so that it be not expectant upon any other estate or inheritans, as by his dede or dedes indented, when and as often as it shall please hym to demyse, graunte, or lease the said premisses, or any parte, per- ceU, or member thereof, or the reversion or reversions therof, or any- percell therof (except the mansyon housses and bartons of Nettelcomb, Eowdon, and Whalsborrough aforsaid, and the landes, meadowes, pastures, wastes, moores, and woodes, reputed, knowen, or taken as parte, percell, or member of the said bartones or of any of them,) to any persone or persones for the terjne of one and twentie yeares, or for any lesser terme or termes, and for no greatter terme nor termes of yeres, aU which terme and termes of one and twentie yeares or under before mencyoned shalbe accompted to begine at and frome the makynge of every suche graunte or grauntes, leasse or leasses, or for the terme or termes of one, twoo, or three lif or lyves 72 TREVELYAN PAPERS. in possession or reversion, jointly or severally by dede indented or by copye of court roUe accordinge to the coustome of the mannor or other wise, or for any nombre of yeares determynable upon one, twoo, or three lyf or lyves in possession or reversion ; so that upon all and every the before named graunte and grauntes, leasse and leasses, so to be made, the olde and accoustomed rent and rentes or more shalbe reserved and shalbe yearly payable duringe every of the same graunte and grauntes, leasse and leasses, to suche persone or persones as shall frome tyme to tyme have the imediat reversion or remaynder therof duringe the same graunte or grauntes, leasse or leasses so to be made as is aforsaid : and so that the said graunt nor grauntes, leasse nor leasses, nor any of them, be made w*- out impechement of wast. And' that then and so often the said assuraunce and assuraunces to be made as is aforsaid shalbe and the said Thomas- Lutterell, Eoger Pridiaux, Wittm Harris, and Brice Hille and their heires, stand and be seised of and in the premysses (except last before excepted) so to be graunted, demysed, or leassed, as is aforesaid to the use and uses of suche severall persone and per sones, to whome the said premisses or any parte or perceU therof (except last before excepted) shalbe so graunted or leassed, theire executours, admynystratours, or assignes, for and duringe aU suche and the like terme, termes, and interests as shall be lymyted upon any suche graunte or grauntes, leasse or leasses, so to be made as is aforsaid, and upon such severall persone and persones to whome the said pmysses, or any parte or percell therof (except last before excepted) shalbe so graunted or condicons for nonpayment of the severall rents to be severally reserved upon suche graunts or leasses, and upon suche other severall condicions, as shalbe lymyted in the same grauntes or leasses, and annexed to the graunte or lease of the landes, accordingcto the true intent and meanynge of suche leasse and leasses, graunt or graunts, any thinge or thinges in these presentes mencyoned or expressed to the contrary in any wise not- w*''standinge. And after the said severall leasses and graunts seve- ralUy ended and determyned, and as the same shaU severally end TREVELYAN PAPERS. 73 and determyne, then to suche use and uses, lymytacions, intentes, promyses, and condicions as ben therof before lymyted or appoincted ; and to none other use or uses, intents, lymytacions, and previses, any thinge or thinges in these presentes mencyoned to the contrary in any wiee not w^standinge. Provided likewise that, if the said John TrevUian the father do at any tyme hereafter demyse or leasse those two meadowes caUed Gottiford meade and Vellowe meade lyinge within the parrishe of Stokegomer aforsaid, which are reputed or taken as percell of the bertons of Nettelcomb and Eow don forsaid, or of one of them, or any parte or percell of the said meadowes, or of any of them, to any persone or persones for terme of one and twentie yeares, and do lymyt or appoinct the said terme to beginne and to be accompted at and frome the feast of Easter nowe last past before the date herof, that then the said Tho mas Lutterell, Eoger Predyaux, Wittm Harris, and Brice HUle, and theire heires shall stand and be seased of and in the said twoo meadowes, or of so muche of the same as shall happen to be leassed as is aforesaid, to the use and uses of suche person or persones to whome the said meadowes or any percell therof shalbe so leassed, theire executours, admynystratours, or assignes, for and duringe the said terme of one and twentie yeares : and, after the said one and twentie yeares ended and determyned, then to suche use and uses, lymytacions, intentes, provisos, and condicons, as ben theirin before by these presentes lymyted, and to none other use or uses, intentes, lymytacions, and provyses, any thinge or thinges in these presentes mencyoned to the contrary in any wise not w"'standinge. In witnes wherof the said parties to these present Indentures theire scales interchaungeably have set. Yeven the daye and yeare first above wryten. John Ghechester. Sealled and delyvered in the presens of those persons whose names ar under wretyng. Eychard Fortescu. Eoger Molford. Eoger Prydeaux. Water Ley. CAMD. soc. l 74 trevelyan papers. A.D. 1S71. Mortgage by the Marquis of Winchester to the Queen.* This Indenture, made the xxiij*h daie of Octobre in the fourtenth yere of the raigne of our most gracious soveraigne ladie Elizabeth, by the grace of God Quene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, defendour of the faith, &c. Betwene the right honorable S"^ John Poulett, knight, Erie of Wilteshire, and Marques of Winchestre, on the one partie, and the right honorable S"" Walter Mildmale, knight, Chauncelour and Undertresorer of her highnes court of Theschequire, and one of her majesties moste honorable privie counseU; Gilbert Gerrard, Esquire, her majesties Attomey-GeneraU, and Thomas Bromley, Esquire, her majesties Solicitour-General, for and on the behalf of our said Soveraigne Ladie the Quene, and to the use of her highnes, on the other partie; Witnesseth, that whereas the right honorable William late Marques of Winchestre, and father unto the said now Marques, was indebted and stood bounden to our saied Soveraigne Ladie the Quenes Majestie that now is, by his deed obligatorie bering date the xvij"' daie of June in the tenth yere of her highnes raigne, in the sume of thirtie and fyve thousand poundes, with and upon condition to content and pale or cause to be contented and paied to her highnes, her heires, or successors, at the Eeceipt of Theschequire, the sume of thirtie-foure thousand one hundred fortie poundes, xv' 1'' ob. of good and lawfuU money of England, at any such dales and tymes as our said Soveraigne Ladie the Quene, her heires or successors, should demaunde or require the same; sithence the making of which bound the said WiUiam, late Marques of Winchestre, is departed out of this lif. The saied John, nowe * In what way this debt by the late Earl of Wiltshire and Marquis of Winchester had been incurred is nowhere stated, but the sum was large (upwards of 175,000i. of ourpresent money), and Queen Elizabeth was, as we know, very strict in her accounts with debtors. The indorsement on the original parchment-deed is as follows: "A morgage made by the Lo. Marques of divers Manners unto S' Thomas {sic) Mildmay, S' Gilbert Gerrard, and other, to her Ma"=, for 35,000l> dew to her Ma'"!." TREVELYAN PAPERS. 75 Marques of Winchestre, in consideration and for satisfaction of the sume of foure thousand poundes, parceU of the saied debt of xxxiiij"" cxl'' xv' j'* ob., is contented and agreed to give, graunt, bargaine, seU, and assure, and by these presents doth give, graunt, bargain, and seU, unto the saied S' Walter MUdmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, all that his newe buUdinges, chiefe mancion, or capitall messuage and mannour-house, in Chelsey, in the countie of Midd. with all and singular houses and buUdinges, bames, stables, dovehouses, orchardes, gardaines, landes, tenementes, rentes, and all and singler other the appurtenances whatsoever, which lie or at any |;yme were belonging unto the saied nowe Marques of Winchestre, sett, lying, and being in Chelsey aforesaid, in the saied countie of Midd. And also the parsonage of Kingesclere, the graunge of Itchingeswell and Sydmanton, and all the landes and tenementes of the saied nowe Lord Marques in Sherffid-upou-Lodden, with thap purtenances, in the countie of Southt. And also the saied now Marques of Winchestre, in consideration and for satisfaction of other fouer thowsand poundes, parcell of the saied debt of xxxiiij ""cxl" xv' j'^ ob., is contented and agreed to give, graunt, bargaine, and assure, unto the saied S"" Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, the manners, landes, tenementes, and here ditamentes hereafter in these presentes also expressed: That is to sale, the saied nowe Marques of Winchestre doth give, graunt, bargaine, and sell, by these presentes, unto the said S'^ Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, all that the mannour of Hound, with all and singler the appurtenances, in the countie of Southt, the mannour of Townhill-with-Shamelhurste, Boteley, and Mattock esforde, with all and singler thappurtenances, in the saieji countie of Southt ; the mannor of Nether Wallop, with aU and singler thappurtenances, in the saied countie of Southt; the mannour of Abbottes Anne, with all and singler thappurtenances, in the saied countie of Southt; the mannour of Hursborne-Tarraunt, with all and singler thappurtenances, in the saied countie of Southt ; the mannour of Turgys, with all and singler thappurtenances, in the 76 TREVELYAN PAPERS. saied countie of Southt ; three partes of the mannnour of Newneham, with all and singler thappurtenances, in the saied countie of Southt; the mannour of Holshott, with all and singler thappurtenances, in the saied countie of Southt; and all messuages, landes, tenementes, profyttes, commodities, and hereditamentes, estemed, used, reputed, or taken as part, parcell, or member of the saied manners and other the premisses, or any part or parcell thereof, and the reversion and reversions, remaynder and remaynders, of all and singler the pre misses, with all and singler their appurtenances; together with all and singler deedes, evidences, and writinges, the premisses before these presentes bargayned and sold, or any and every of them, only concerninge. To have and to holde all and singler the said manners, messuages, landes, tenementes, and all and singler the premisses before by these presentes bargayned and sold, with thappurtenances ¦whatsoever, unto the saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, to the use and behoofe of the saied S"" Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley ,*their heires and assignes, for assurance and suertie of the payment of the saied two seuerall summes of fouer thowsand poundes, parcell of the saied debt of xxxiiij'"cxF xv' j'* ob., undre the conditions in theise presentes hereafter expressed. And the saied John nowe Marques of Winchester, for him, his heires, and exec\i- tours, doth covenaunt and graunt to and with the saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, by these presentes, that he the same now Marques of Winchestre, the daie of the date hereof, is lawftiU and true owner of all and singler the premisses before by these presentes bargayned and sold, and is thereof lawfully seased of a good and perfect estate of inheritaunce in fee simple to his owne use without any condition ; and that he hath full power and auctoritie to give, graunt, bargaine, sell, and assure all and singler the premisses in manner and forme aforesaied. And also that the premisses at all tymes from and after any breach or defaute of payment in these presentes hereafter lymited shalbe discharged, or otherwise from tyme to tyme saved harmles, TREVELYAN PAPERS. 77 by the saied Marques of Winchestre, his heires or executors, of and from all former bargaines, sales, gyftes, grauntes, assuraunces, dowers, recognizances, statutes marchaunt and of the staple, obligations, judgementes, executions, demaundes, and all other charges and in- cumbraunces whatsoever (other than leasses in possession or reversion, not exceeding the number of foitie yeres from the daie of the date hereof, or three lyves,) and grauntes by coppy of Court-roUe according to the custome of any the saied manners, and upon which leasses and grauntes the old and accustomed rentes or more byn reserved, and shall and may be yerely unto the saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, theire heires and assignes, payable during everie suche interest. And that the premisses in Chelsey aforesaied, in the saied county of Midd. be and for ever here after shalbe and contynue of the cleere yerely rent and value of nyneteene poundes, fouerteene shUlinges, and three pence, over and above all charges and reprises. And that the saied parsonage of Kingescleere, the saied graunge of Itchingeswell and Sydmaunton, now be, and at aU tymes hereafter shall contynue, of the . cleere yerely rent and value of xxxvij" viij' over and above all charges and reprises. And that the saied landes and tenementes in Shirfild- upon-Lodden nowe are, and at all tymes hereafter shalbe and con tynue, of the cleere yerely rent and value of xij'' x' viij". And that aU the residue of the premisses be at this present, and at all tymes hereafter shalbe and contynue, of the cleere yerely value of tow hundred and fyftie poundes over and above aU reprises and chardges. Provided alwaies, and it is by these presentes conditioned, and by the said S"^ Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, for them and their heires, for and on behalf of our saied Soveraigne Ladie the Quene, her heires and successors, graunted and agreed to and with the saied now Marques of Winchester, his heires and assignes, by these presentes, that, if he the saied now Marques of Winchestre, his heires, executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, doe well and truly content and pay, or cause to be contented and paied, to th'use of our saied Soveraigne 78 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Lady the Queenes Majestie, her heires or successors, at the' Eeceite of her Mat'es Eschequire at Westminster, at, in, or before the feast of the purification of our Lady blessed Mary the Virgyn, next coming after the date hereof, the summe of fouer thowsand poundes of lawfuU money of England, in part and towardes the payment of the saied debt of xxxiiij-^cxl" xvs j'^ ob., with out any furder delay, that then and from thence forth aftre suche payment had and made of the saied summe of fowre thowsand poundes as is aforesaied, the gifte, graunt, bargaine, sale, conveyance, and assuraunce, of the saied manner-house or capitall messuage of Chelsey, and aU other landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes whatsoever, with thappurte nances, in Chelsey aforesaied, and also of the saied parsonage of Kingsclere, the grange of ItchingweU and Sydmanton, and of the saied landes and tenementes in Sherfilde-upon-Loddon aforesaid, and of the evidences and writinges concerning the same, by the saied John Marques of Winchester in or by these presentes made unto the saied S' Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, and all and everie use, estate, and interest, by vertue or meanes of the same, shalbe utterly voide and of none effect; and also then and from thence forth it shalbe lawfliU unto the saied Marques, his heires and assignes, into aU and singler the premisses in Chelsey aforesaied, and in the other places last-mentioned, to re-enter, and the same to repossede, have, and enjoy, to him, his heires, and assignes, for ever, as in his or the former estate. And that then the saied S"" Walter MUdmay, knight, GUbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, and aU and everie other person or persons, and their heires, clayminge or that male clayme in, by, or from them or any of them, shaU stand and be seized of such estate as is or shalbe to them conveyed by the saied now Marques or his assignes, of and in aU and singler the premisses in Chelsey aforesaid, and in thother places last men- tyoned, with their appurtenances, to thonly use and behoof of the saied nowe Marques of Winchester, his heires, and assignes, for ever, absolutely, without any condition, and to none other use or behoofe. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 79 any clause, article, or thinge in these Indentures to the contrarie notwithstandinge. And provided also alwaies, and it is by these presentes conditioned, and by the saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, for them and their heires, and for and in the behalf of our saied Soveraigne Lady the Quene, her heires and scecessors, graunted and agreed to and with the saied John Marques of Winchester, his heires and assignes, by these pre sentes, that, if the saied John Marques of Winchester, his heires, executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, do well and truly content and paie, or cause to be contented and paied, to thuse of our saied Soveraigne Ladie the Quenes Majestie, her heires or successors, at the Eeceipte of her highnes Eschequire after the saied feast of the purification of blessed Mary the Virgyn next coming, and at, in, or before the feast of the purification of blessed Mary the Virgyn next ensuinge the date hereof, which shalbe in the yere of our Lord God a thousand fyve hundreth threescore and thirten, the summe of fowre thousand poundes of lawfull money of England, in part and towardes the payment of the saied debt of xxxiiij ""cxl'' xv' j" ob. without any fiirdre delay; that then and from thence forth after such payment had and made of the saied last-recyted summe of fowre thowsand poimdes as is aforesaied, the gyfte, graunt, bargaine, sale, conveyatmce, and assuraunce, of the saied manners of Hoyde, TownehUl and Shamelhurst, Boteley and Mattockesford, Nether Wallope, Abbotes Anne, Hursborne Tarraunt, Turgys, three partes of the mannor of Newenham, the saied mannor of Holtshotte, and of all messuages, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes whatsoever, with the appurtenaunces belonging or apperteyning to the saied manners, and other the premisses last before-mentioned, and of thevidences and writinges concerninge the same, by the saied John Marques of Winchestre in or by. these presentes made unto the saied Sir Walter Mildmay, knight, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, and all and everie use, estate, and interest by vertue or meanes of the same, shalbe utterly voied and of none effect. And also then and from thence forth it shalbe 80 TREVELYAN PAPERS. lawfull to the saied Marques, his heires and assignes, unto all and singler the saied mannors, and other the premisses last recited, to re- entre, and the same to repossede, have, and enjoye, to him, his heires and assignes, for ever, and in his or their former estate. And that then the saied S"^ Walter MUdmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, and all and everie other person or persons, and their heires clayminge or that may clayme by or from them, or any of them, shall stand and be seased of such estate as is or shalbe to them conveyed by the saied .nowe Marques or his assignes of and in all and singler the saied mannors and all other the premisses last- mentioned, with their appurtenaunces, to thonly use and behoofe of the saied nowe Marques of Winchester, his heires and assignes, for ever absolutely, without any condition, and to none other use or behoofe, any clause, article, or thing in these indentures to the con trarie in any wise notwithstanding. Provided also, and the saied John Marques of Winchestre, for him, his heires, and assignes, doth covenaunt, graunt, and agree to and with the saied S"^ Walter Mild may, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, on the behalfe of our saied soveraigne Lady, her heires and successors, and it is by the saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, GUbert Ger rard, and Thomas Bromley, by these presentes graunted and agreed, that if he the same John Marques of Winchester, his heires, exe cutors, or assignes happen to make defaulte in payment of the saied sum of fowre thousand poundes in these presentes limited to be paled at, in, or before the saied feast of the purification of blessed Mary the Vyrgyn next comying after the date of these present indentures, or of any part thereof, contrarie to the forme before lymited, that then the gifte, graunt, bargaine, sale, convey aunce, and assuraunce of all and singler the saied mannour and house of Chelsey, and all other the premisses lying and being in Chelsey, Kingescleere, Itch- ingswell, Sydmanton, and Sherfield, aforesaid, shall stand, remayne, and lie to thonly use of our saied soveraigne Lady the Quene, her heires and successors, for ever absolutely without any condition. And he the saied John Marques of Winchester, for him, his heires TREVELYAN PAPERS. 81 and assignes doth furdre covenaunt and graunt to and with the saied S'" Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, and their heires, that if the saied Marques of Winchester, his heires, executors, administrators, shall happen to make default in payment of the saied summe of fowre thowsand poundes before lymited to be paied at, on, or before the saied feast of the purifica tion of blessed Mary the Virgyn next comyng as aforesaied, or of any part thereof, contrarie to the forme before lymited, that then the saied now Marques of Winchester and his heires, and all others any thing having by or from him the saied now Marques, other then such as clayme only by reson of any estates or interestes before excepted, at costes and charges in lawe of our saied Soveraigne Lady, her heires and successors, shall and will make, doe, and suffre such furder assuraunce and conveyaunce of the saied mannor and house of Chelsey, and of all other the premisses lying and being in Chelsey, Kingescleere, Itchingeswell, Sydmanton, and Sherfild aforesaied to our saied Soveraigne Lady the Queue's Majestie, her heires or suc cessors, as by the learned counsell of our saied Soveraigne Lady, her heires or successors, shalbe from tyme to tyme reasonably devised or advised for the better and more suertie of our saied Soveraigne Lady, her heires and successors, in the premisses. Provided lyke wise, and the saied John Marques of Winchester, for him, his heires, and assignes, doth covenaunt, graunt, and agree to and with the saied Sir Walter Mildmay, GUbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, their heires and assignes, on the behalf of our saied Soveraigne Lady, her heires and successors, and it is by the saied S'' Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley by these presentes graunted and agreed, that if the same John Marques of Winchester, his heires, executors, and assignes, happen to make default in pay ment of the said summe of fowre thowsand poundes before lymited to be paied after the saied feast of the Purification of the blessed Mary next comyng, and at, on, or before the saied feast ofthe Puri fication of blessed Mary the Virgyn nowe next happeninge which shalbe in the yere of our Lord God a thowsand fyve hundreth three CAMD. SOC. M 82 TREVELYAN PAPERS. score and thirten, or of any part hereof, contrarie to the forme before lymited, that then the gifte, graunt, bargayne, sale, conveyaunce, and assuraunce of all and singler the said mannors of Hounde, To wnehill-with- Shamelhurst, Boteley and Mattockesford, Nether Wallope, Abbottes Anne, Hurstborne, Tarraunt Turgys, three parts of the mannor of Newneham, the saied mannor of Holshott, and of all messuages, landes, tenementes, and other hereditamentes whatsoever, with the appurtenaunces belonging or apperteyning to the saied mannors and other the premisses last before mentioned, shall stand, remayne, and be to thonly use of our saied Soveraigne Lady the Quene, her heires and successors for ever, absolutely, without any condition. And also the saied John Marques of Win chester, for him, his heires, and assignes, doth likewise further cove naunt and graunt to and with the saied S" Walter Mildmay, GUbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, and their heires, that if the saied Marques of Winchester, his heires, executors, administrators, and assignes, shall happen to make default in payment of the saied summe of fowre thowsand poundes last recyted, or of any part thereof, contrarie to the forme aforesaied, that then the said Marques of Winchester, and his heires, and all other any of them havinge by or from him the saied nowe Marques (other then such as clayme only by reason of any the estates or interests before excepted,) at costes and charges in lawe of our saied Soveraigne Lady, her heires and successors, shall and will make, doe, and suffer suche further assuraunce and conveyaunce of all the saied mannors, and other the premisses, with the appurtenaunces last mentioned in these presentes, to our saied Soveraigne Lady the Quenes Majestie, her heires or successors, as by the learned counsell of our saied Soveraigne Lady, her heires or successors, shalbe also from tyme to tyme reasonably devised for the better and more suertie of our said Soveraigne Lady, her heires and successors, in the premisses. Provided alwaies, and the said S'' Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, for them, their heires, and assignes, by these presentes, do cove naunt and graunt,. to and with the said Marques, his heires, execu- TREVELYAN PAPERS. 83 tors, and assignes, that from henceforth, untill default shaU be made in payment of the saied eight thowsand poundes, or of some part thereof, contrarie to the forme in these presentes before lymited, the saied Marques, his heires and assignes, shall and male quietly have, hold, and enjoye the rentes, issues, and profits of the saied mannors, lands, tenementes, and hereditamentes, without lett or interruption ofthe saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, GUbert Gerrard, and Thomas Brom ley, their heires or assignes, or of any other clayming or that shall clayme to have any interest in the same, or any part thereof, by or from them, or any of them, or by the meanes of any of them, which saied rentes, issues, and profits the saied S"^ Walter Mildmay, GUbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, doe by these presentes graunt to the saied nowe Marques, to have and enjoye the same untill default of payment shalbe made contrarie to the forme afore saied. And the saied now Marques by these present[es] doth cove naunt and graunt to and with the saied Walter Mildmay, Gilbert Gerrard, and Thomas Bromley, that if default shall be made in any of the saied paymentes before lymited, that then within tow monethes next after suche default of payment the saied nowe Marques, his heires or executors, shall pay to th'use of the Quenes Majestie, her heires and successors, at the receit of the saied Court of the Es chequire, the meane rentes, issuez, and profittes of those mannors, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes, whereof the condition shalbe broken by suche default of payment. In witnes whereof the parties abovesaied to these presentes Indentures interchangeably have sette ther scales. Yeoven the daie and yere first above written. Wa. Mildmay. (l.s.) G. Gerrard. (l.s.) Tho# Bromley. (No seal.) 84 trevelyan papers. Controversy between John and Hugh Trevelyan.* Yt maye please your L.shepp, Touchinge the staye ofthe Nisi- prius betwene they two Trevelians, yf it had bine movid in thetyrme time, yet might have bine grauntted without offence to justice, but nowe after the terme I maye not grant any super sides to stay the same, unlese yt had procedid erroniuslie, and sethens I was justice I never grauntted any ; and albeit I ame verye lothe to writ to staye procidinges in lawe, yet at your L.shepes motion I have writen a tre to the Justices of Assises ther, so as yt plese your L.shepes and my L. Keper writ also. The justices biginne not ther circut as I bier as yet this xx'" dayes; yt shalbe good the partie travell to them presently to knowe ther myndes therin, and returne ther aunswer to your L.shepe; and yf they will not concent therunto, then I thinke no doubte but upon your L.shepes tres againe thei wiU precede, acordinge to your L.shepes last mosion in your tre, to have the prin- cipall gentellmen of the impanneU to pase therin ; and so take my leve of your good L.shepe. • Cambbridge, this xxiiij*" of July, 1576. I send to your L.shepe the tre I writt to the Justices herin closed, to that end your L.shepe should perceve the contence therof. Your L. moste bounden all waye at commandment, Christopher Wrate. After my hartye commendacions to you bothe. Her Ma"« comitted a cause in contreversie betwene the tow Trevelians to my L. Keper and my L. Tresurer and myselfe ; • my L. Tresurer and I harde the same in Hyllerye terme in the absens of my L. Keper, and in the laste terme my L. Keper, my L. Tresurer and I hard the same * The first of these three official letters (all cotemporary copies) was addressed by Sir C. Wray, Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, to Lord Burghley, with a copy of the second, " herein closed," to Justices Roger Manwood, puisne judge of the Common Pleas, and John Jeffries, puisn^ judge of the Queen's Bench ; and the third was written by Lord Burghley to the same two puisne judges. They probably relate to a suit at law, recorded in Plowden's Commentaries, regarding the estate brought into the family by Avice Cockworthy; for an abstract of which see Hodgson's History of Northumberland, Part 2, vol, i. p. 273, note 9 b. TREVELYAN PAPERS, 85 agayne; and, havinge an intention finallye to ende the same, dyd finde some wante of confermite in Hughe Trevelian, and yet hopinge of his concent ther unto, did forbeare to sertifye her MatJ"= of our procedinges therin, and so the mater restethe tiU the next terme, myndinge then ether finallye to ende it to ther contentations, or els make certificatt to her Highnes of our opinions in the same ; but we all consideringe the wightines of the cause, the difycultnes did arise upon the hiringe therof, the tediousnes of the matter, and sundrye triaUes had therin, some of one part, and some of another, thought it more fitte to be tried at Westminister then in the countrie, wher ye have small tym for so longe a mater : and declared our opinions to the parteis accordingly ; wher upon John Trevelyan hathe foreborene to make anye provision for the same, as he seathe, and Hughe Trevelyan hath taken out an nysiprius, mindinge to trie it at the Assises; for which causes I, thinkinge ye shoulde doe verye well to move Hugh to staye, yf he will not abydde our orders as we hoped he woulde, yet to staye his nisiprius, and take it triable in banke the next terme, who, havinge warninge therof, nowe takethe noe great deleay or hendrance therby. To this effecte, I thinke, my L. Treserer will writte to you also, and so bidd you hartylye farewell. Cambridge, this xxiiij"' of Julye, 1576. Your lovinge Brother, Christopher Wray. (L. Chief Justice of King's Bench.) After most hartye commendacions, Wher ther is matter dependinge in contreversie betwext the two Trevelians, Hughe and John, which by her Majesties exprese order, bothe for the weightines and equitie of the cause, hath bine referred unto us two * and to the L. chyfe Justice to be in equitie heard and ended, wherin we two together with his L. have hade sondrie metinges and conferences, without such effect yet as we desired, and as we hoppe at some other metinge hereafter to bringe to passe; notwithstanding, findinge some deffi- * The Lord Treasurer (Burghley) and the Lord Keeper (Bacon), as mentioned in the second letter. The latter was evidently expected to have joined in signing this letter, though he does not appear to have done so. 86 TREVELYAN PAPERS. culties which we laboured to ease and remove so well as we might,' and partely letted by other busines, that we could not all have coiinoditye of metinge so as we wolde, beings now geven to under stand that Hughe Trevelian hathe sued out a nisiprius and intendethe to have a jurye to trye the causes depending betwext them in con treversie, and by hir Ma"° for thei causes above specifeed referred unto us, and by us not remittid as yet, as nor intendid to be, for the desier we have by other meane then by processe of lawe to have it endid, and the good causes apearinge unto us that move us ther unto, we have thought good to signifie thus muche unto you by these our letters both of hir Ma*s good pleasure touchinge these causes, and of our procedinge heretofor and intentions hereafter to proced accord inge therunto, when we shall all three mete againe, yf in the meane tym the trialls do not proced hj nisiprius befor you, which we think good were forborne for thei causes abovesayde, and for that purpose doe writ these our letters unto you yf you wold in these respects do what you male to stale such procedinge, lyke as we understande the L. Ghiefe Justice hathe to the like effect written his letters also unto you : and hereof we praie you by this bearer to returne us your answers what you intende to doe, for that John Trevelyan, expect- inge an end at our handes, is altogether unprovided of counceU agenste the Asseses. And so we hied you hartely farewell. Frome the court, this xxvj*" of July, 1576. Your very lovinge frindes, (To) W. Burghley. Justice Manwood. Justice Geffreys. 36 Eliz. A.D. Margery Trevelyan's Jointure.* 1693. This Indenture, made the twentithe daye of October, in the sixe and thirteethe yeare of the Eaigne of our Soveraigne Ladye Eliza- * This counterpart is indorsed by John Tre'velyan "The counterparte of my wyfes Joynter, Mrs. Margery Trevelyan." TREVELYAN PAPERS. 87 beth, by the grace of God of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande Queene, defender of the faythe, &c. Betwene John Trevelian, of Nettelcomb, in the countie of Somerset, Esquier, of thone partye, and John Garter, of St. Golumbe Thover, in the countye of Corne wall, gent., and Eicharde Kympthorne, alias Ley, of Merther, in in the saide countye of Cornewall, gent., of thother partye. Wit nesseth, that the saide John Trevelian, for and in consideration of a mariadge (bye God his permission) to be hade and solemnised betwene the saide John Trevelian and Mrs. Margery Blewet, of Littell Golan, in the saide countye of Cornewall, wedowe, and for a joincture to be made and assured unto the saide Margery, and for dyvers other good causes and considerations him hereunto speciallye movinge, Doth covenaunte, graunte, promise, and agree for him, his heires, executors, administrators, and assignes, and everye of them, to and with the saide John Garter and Eicharde Kympthorne, and either of them, their heires and assignes, by these presentes, in manner and forme followinge, that is to saye, that the saide John Trevelian shaU and will at his owne proper costes and charges, before the feaste of thappostells PhUippe and Jacob nexte ensewinge the date hereof, knowledge and levye unto the saide John Garter and Eicharde Kympthorne one fyne sur cognizaunce de droit come ceo qd ils au'ouni de son don of and in the mannor and lordeshippe of Uthenoe, alias Peryn Uthenoe, with aU his appurtenaunces, in the saide countye of Cornewall, and also of and in all those his messuages, landes, tene mentes, houses, edefices, buUdings, orchardes, gardens, rentes, rever sions, services, knightes fees, courts, perquisites, and profeetes of eourtes, wardes, and marradges, releefes, escheates, way ves, estrayes, heryotes, amerceamentes, milles, moores, meadowes, pastures, feed- inges, wastes, commons, and common of pasture, waters, water courses, fishinges, poundes, faires, marketes, and hereditamentes whatsoever, with aU and singuler there appurtenaunces, in Uthenoe Veer, Uthenoe Vean, Trebarveth, Trevean, Nanterant, Golsethnye, Henforthe, and Trenowe, within the parishe of Peryn Uthenoe, in the saide countye of Cornewall, and Kenegy, in the parishe of Breake, neare Helston, in the saide countye of Cornwall. And of 88 TREVELYAN PAPERS. and In all his mesuages, landes, tenementes, rentes, reversions, and services whatsoever reputed, occupyed, allowed or taken as parte, parcell, or member ofthe saide mannor or tenementes afbresaide, or of everye, anye, or ether of them, into what place or places they or anye of them extende themselves, bye suche name and names as bye the saide John Garter and Eicharde Kympthorne, there heires or assignes, or there or anye of there counsell learned in the lawe, shalbe reasonablye advised or devised. Bye which fyne the saide John Trevelian shall knowledge the premisses aforesaide, with thappurtenaunces, to be the righte of the saide John Garter, as those which the saide John Carter and Eicharde Kympthorne have in the gifte of the saide John Trevelian. And therebye the same John Trevelian shall release and quit clayme from him and his heires to the saide John Garter and Eicharde, and to theires of the saide John Carter for ever. And farther the saide John Trevelian shall bye the same fyne graunte for him and his heires that he the premisses afore saide to the saide John Garter and Eicharde, and to theires ofthe saide John Garter, agaynste all people shall warrante for ever. Which fyne see in dewe forme of lawe to be levyed shall be and shall be construed, deamed, and adjudged to be of tlie premisses, to thonlye uses hereafter in these presentes expressed, lymitted, and declared, and to none other use, intente, or purpose. To weete to the use of the saide John Trevelyan for terme of his lyef, and to the use of all such leases, demises, and grauntes to be made of the said mannor, messuages, landes, tenementes, and all other the saide premisses, with all thappurtenaunces or of anye parte or parcell thereof, by the saide John Trevelian in possession, for .xxj. yeeres or three lyves, or for any number of yeeres determynable uppon 3 lyves. And to the use of all and everye suche person and persons to whome the same or anye parte or parcell thereof shalbe so leased, as aforesaide, uppon which leases, demises, or grauntes thoulde accus tomed rente shalbe reseived. And after the decesse of the saide John Trevelian, of the reversion and reversions of the saide mannor, mes suages, landes, tenementes, and all other the premisses, with all the appurtenaunces, and of the rentes, issues, and profeetes thereof (tlie TREVELYAN PAPERS. 89 patronage and donatign of the parishe churches of Mawgan and Martyn in Meneage, beinge appurtenaunte or appendente to the paide mannor onlye excepted and foreprised) to the use and behoof [of] the saide Margery Blewet for e^nd duringe the terme of here lyef, for and in consideration, name, satisfaction, and full recompence of aU such dower which the saide Margery shall bye the death of the saide John Trevelian be intituled to have or clayme of anye of the mannors, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes whatsoever of the saide John Trevelian. And after the decesse of the saide Mar gery of the reversion and reversions of the saide mannor, messuages, landes, tenementes, and all other the premisses, with all th'appurte- naunces, and of the rentes, issues, and profeetes thereof, to the use and behoof of theires males of the bodye of the said John Trevelian lawfiiUy begotten or to be begotten. And to the use of all suche leases to bee made of the saide mannor, messuages, landes, tene mentes, and all other the saide premisses, with thappurtenaunces, or of anye parte or parceU thereof, by anye of the saide heires males in possession for .xxj. yeeres or three lyves, or for anye number of yeeres determynable uppon three lyves, and to the use of all and everye person and persons to whom the same or any parte or parcell thereof shall be soe leased as aforesaide, uppon which thoulde accus tomed rente shall be reserved. And, for defaulte of suche heires males of the body of the saide John Trevehan lawfully begotten, to the use of WUliam Trevelian, brother of the saide John Trevelian, and of theires males of his bodye lawfuUye begotten. And, for defaulte of suche heires males of the bodye ofthe saide William Trevelian, to the use and behoof of Josias Trevelian esquier, one other brother of the saide John Trevelian, and of theires males of his bodye lawfully be gotten. And, for defaulte of suche heires males of the bodye of the paide Josias Trevelian lawfully begotten, to the use of theires ofthe bodye of John Trevelian decessed, father of the saide John Trevelian first named. And, for defaulte of such issue, to the use of the right heires of the saide WiUiam Trevelian for ever. And, ferdermore, CAMD. soc. N 90 TREVELYAN PAPERS. the saide John Trevelian wiUeth and graunteth that the fyne afor- saide, in dewe forme of lawe to be leavyed as is aforesaide, shalbe adjudged, construed, and demed to be for the saide patronage and donation of the parishe churches of Mawgan and Martyn aforesaide after the death of the saide John Trevelian, and duringe the lief of the saide Margery, to thuse of theires males of the bodye of the saide John Trevelian, lawfully begotten or to be begotten; and, for defaute of suche issue, to the use of theires of the bodye of the saide William Trevelian, and of theires males of his bodye lawfully be gotten; and, for defaute of such issue, to the use of the saide Josias Trevelian, and of theires males of his bodye lawfully begotten ; and, in defaulte of such issewe, to the use of theires of the bodye of the said John Trevelian decessed; and, for defaulte of suche issewe, to. the use of the right heires of the saide William Trevelian for ever. And, finallie, the saide John Trevelian doth covenante, promise, and graunte, for him, his heires, executors, administrators, and assignes, and everye of them, to and with the saide John Carter and Eichard Kympthorne, thSir heires and assignes, that the said John Trevelian shall and will Isefore the feaste of AJsayntes next ensewinge the date hereof, (for the more better and speedyer assuringe of the saide jointure to be made and assured to the saide Margery, of and in the* saide premisses in manner and forme aforesaide,) bye his deade of feoffment sufficient in the lawe, geave and graunte unto the saide John Garter and Eichard Kympthorne, there heires and assignes, for ever, the saide mannor and all other the saide messuages, landes, tenementes, and other the premisses with thappurtenaunces; which feoffement shalbe, and the saide John Garter and Eicharde Kymp thorne and there hdres shall therebye stand and be seased of the saide mannor, and all other the saide premisses, with all and singuler there appurtenaunces, to all and singular suche and those uses, intentes, and purposes as are here in these presentes before playnelye layed downe, mencioned, and declared, in manner and forme afore saide, and to none other use, intente, or purpose, by these presentes. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 91 In Witnesse wheseof, the partyes aforesaide to these present Inden tures uiterchangeablye have sette there scales: yeaven the daye and yeere firste above written. _(l-S-) (l.s.) Sigillat' et delib'at' in presentia horum sequent' John Bluet, vie. Francys Bluett. Teste JoHANNE Kempthorne." Willm. Pears. Sign. Willi, -f Lyell. Signum Will'i + Hawkyns. Signura Will'i -|- Keene. , Popish Education op Youth abroad. A coppy ofthe Gounsayles Letters to my Lo. of Bathe.'' A.D. 1593. After our very hartie comendations. The Quenes majestye fynd- ynge no small inconvenience to growe unto the realme by sendynge out of the same the children of many gentellmen under colour of lernynge the languages, whereby they ar for the most parte bredde and brought up in the Popysh religyon and corruptness of manners, -to the manyfest prejudyce of the state here, which her Majestye, desirous to reforme as a dysorder of no small importance, hath geven order that inquisition be made throughout the realme what sonnes of gentlemen ar at this present beyond the seas, convayed over at any tyme within seven yeres last past, and by what licence they ar gone. And for sych as are departyd out of the realme, yf they be sonnes of any recusants or of sych as do conforme themselves in * John Kempthorne married Eulalia daughter of John Trevelyan. *¦ From a cotemporary copy of the original at Nettlecon^jje. The document suflBciently explains itself; and it is to be remembered, with reference to the subject to which the paper relates, that Harington and Dr. Lopez were both executed in this year, the fii-st as a seminary priest, educated in France and Italy, and the second for an attempt on the Queen's life, in order to accomplish the objects of the Roman Catholics in the restoration of their religion. Among the papers preserved at Nettlecombe was the original draft of the Bill of Charges against Dr. Roger Loppez for high treason in 1593, which has been pMSentedby Sir W. 0. Trevelyan to the British Museum. 92 trevelyan papers. shew only to avoyd the daunger and penalties of the lawes, yt is not to be doutyd but ; the intention of ther parentes hath byn to have them brought up and instructyd in popery, and of thoese many do become semynarie pryests, Jhesuits, and unsound subjectes, and sent hether to perverte sych as are dutyfuU and well inclined, and to practice therby to dysturbe the quiett and happy government of her Majestie. We, therefore, for the better execution of her Majesties direction in this behalfe, have made speciali choice of you as of persons in our opynyons meete for your loyallties and affection to her Majes tie and the good of the country to be imployed in this service; and do hereby require and authoryes you and every of you joyntly and severally by all good meanes to enquire and examyne what gentell men within that countie have at this present any sonnes, kynsmen,^ or other persons, whose education hath byn comytted to ther charge, or whom they do relyeve or any way mayntayne out of the realme, being sent over under couler to lerne languages, or for any other respectes, not beinge notoryusly imployed in her Majesties martyall services, or trade of marchandyce as apprentices or factors to known marchantes, and to send us a catalogue of the names as weU of the fathers and parentes, or of ther tutors and patrons, as of the sonnes and other parties so sent over or mayntayned, in what parties they ar, and how longe they have byn absent; and of those parentes, fathers, or other frindes, by whom sych have byn sent out of the realme; yf any of them be found to be recusantes, or have beeneveU affected, and in your knowledge ar but faynedly reformed, you shall cause bondes to be taken in good sumes of mony to her Majesties use for ther personall apparance before us by a certayne day to be by you prefyxed; and, before the bondes so taken, you shall, by auctorytie hereof, enter and make search within ther houses for Jhesuites, semynary prestes, and other suspectyd persons, and apprehend and commytt them to prison, yf any sych shaU be found; as also to open and search in ther closettes, chestes, deskes, and coffers only for bookes, letters, and wrytings that may any way conserne matter agaynst the state or the relygion here establyshed. trevelyan papers. 93 which you shall seaze and send hether unto us forthwith, sygnifyeng the manner of your prosedynges and your ppynions of the men and the matters appearing by your search agaynst them, that we upon ther appearance may take order with them as well for the edvocation of their sonnes or kynsmen, as for any matter that by your indevors may be dyscoveryd agaynst them. And yf the resy- dence of any of these shall happen to be farr dystant from you, or any one of you, then may you by vertew of these our letters make choyce of some one or tow honest and dyscrete gentellmen, beinge justices of the peace, and not partyally affected towards them, inhabiting nere imto them, to whom you may geve dyrection for the performr ance of the searche ; and for ther pertycular warrant therin you may send unto them a copy of this our letter under your handes, which shall be unto them as suffycient as the originall to you. Herein we requier you to use your best and uttermost indevors with as mytch convenient dylygence as you may to returne us your orderly certyficatt answerynge the severall poyntes of these our letters and dyrections. So fare you hartely weU. From Hamton Courte the last of Desember, 1593. Your very lovinge fryndes, Jo. Puckerynge (cs.) Wyll. Burghle. Essex. G. Howard. Will. Cobham. Buckhurst. Eo. Cecyll. J. Fortescew. We leve to your Lordship to appoynt your deputie lieutenantes, and sych of the justyces of the peace for the execution of this ser vice within your chardge, as you shall thynck to be fytt persons for the same. To our very good lord the Erie of Bathon, Lord Lyeftenant of the Countie of Devon, and in his absence to the Deputie Leuetenantes of that Countie. 94 trevelyan papers. The State of Ireland. Advertisement ofthe xvjth of September, 1595.^ A.D. 1595. The realme is devided into fowre provinces: viz. Ulster, Conocke, Mounster, and'^einster. UlsUr. The fowrth of this month S' John Norris, L. generaU of her Maiesties forces hear, beinge comminge from Armath with her Majesties armye then with him from thevictuallinge ofthe garrisone ther, hee was encountered with the traitor the Earle of Tiron and the northern rebells in that part of Ulster wher the trayterouse Earle lyeth. In which conflict S"^ John Norris horse was shott in fowre tymes and him self shot in twise with bullet : viz. once in the arm, and thother tyme in the lower part of the bellye glauncinge. The charge was upon the rereward, where hee, S"^ Thomas Norris, and all the brave men horse and foot, weare. The traytors toke them upon great advantaige by a wood sled, sufferinge the fore ward and the battell to passe. The generale, percevinge his horse thus hurt to faint under him, and beinge himselfe hurt as afore said, tould his brother S"^ Thomas Norris, " I have," quoth he, " a ladies hurt. I praie, brother, make this plase good yf you love me, and I will new horse miselfe and retorne presentlie ; and I praie charge home." With that S"" Thomas, with a brave troup of horse men, one hundred. of those that bee under the L. generall, charged, in which charge S' Thomas was shott through the left thiegh, and lost about nyne of his horse men and some few horse in that skirmishe. Wee lost in all about thertye, and the traitors lost ther found dead 60. In thend they fled, and the generall kept the field all night. My cosane Eobt. Napp, who is on of S' Thomas prinsipall horse- " Of this document two contemporaneous copies are preserved at Nettlecombe, one of them coupled with a paper of rather a later date. Any information (especially from an eye-witness, such as the writer appears • to have been) regarding the state of Ireland at this period, must be interesting. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 95 men, was that daye unhorsed, and he unhorsed the other whom he assalted, and hand to hand he killed his adversarie, and was rescued by one Captaine Gremes, and so horsed agane. He receved a little hurt in one of his armes with a Scottish arrowe. In that part of Ulster where the Earle of Tiron traytorouslie pretendeth domynione, and generalli over all the rest, is the p' generall with those forces. Neyther S"' John Norris nor S'' Thomas have any daungerous hurt. All this provinst of Ulster is in rebellion, which is more in myne opinyon then the fowrth part of the kingdome. Where the gene- ,rall lieth ther bee three that taketh on them princli government ther: viz., the traiterous Earle, McQuire, O'donell, and all the rest in that provinst ar adherentes unto them. Conocke. Towchinge the provinst of Conocke, wherin S"^ Eichard*Bingham is cheef comissioner, which bordereth uppon McQuire and O'donell, a great part of that province have of latt devolted and been in actuall rebellion, as the countie of Sligo, the countye of Letrym, and the countie of Mayo, whereby most of that provinst is laid wast. The castle of the countie of Sligo, by which the passaige is over a gret water in to Odonell's countrie, was fowre months past taken from S"^ Gorge Bingham, and he murdered by some of his Irish sodiers which had secretlie confederated with Odonell, and so kept the same castle for OdoneU, by which he maketh incursions into that provinst with great forces. John Mar- tine was taken prisoner ther, but was restored for the brother and mother ofthe betraier ofthe castle, and is in health, all though it was advertised unto us that he was slaine. S'' Eichard Bingham hathe now supplies from hence of eleven bands of foot and thre hundred horse, bee syeds the ayd of the countrie. Yf hee had not byne ayded from the statt heere, who do r^ied in the province of Limster, all that provinst had byne lost er this, for thei have had an exceedinge mislike of S'' Eichard. The causes be diversly aUeaged. S' Eichard Bingham hath twise atempted to take the castle awaine; but the last tyme he lost 30 men, as it was certified, and i)6 - TREVELYAN PAPERS. hath yet left it. The castle is not of so great importaunce, for ther be dyvers fords in the somer besyeds over the water, S"^ Eichard Bingham dothe presentelie set forth a new expedi- con, whether into Odonells contrie or not is left to his consideracion, Odonell was in that province of latt, and S"^ Eichard thought to have intercepted him in his way home ward, but by reasonne he marched daye and night and hasted awaie, and for that our forces came hence but then, and went a longe jomye, and, beinge before wearied, could not march so fast for wear inesse, and so OdoneU escaped; other wise I thinke S"^ Eichard Bingham, uppon those ad vantages and streaghtes which he might have taken, had utterlie descomfited him, who now standeth allmost as stronge with the ayd of McSwynes, and of certaine Scottes which he hiered, and with the help of the traitors of Conocke, as the traytor the Earle. This Odonell nor his forces wear with th'Erle all tymes of this conflickt with the L. Generall; but he with all his forces was either then or not to dales before in Conocke, and had a distincte force. Thus have I left too of our armies, the on attendinge the Lord GeneraU upon the borders of Tiron against th'Erle the traitor, and thother under the conduct of S"^ Eichard Bingham in Conocke, which be such forces as I have wrytten, besids the ayd S"^ Eichard hath of the province. Soe I thinke he ys fifteene hunderd fote stronge, and 400 horse. My countryman Mr. Eoberte Williams ys now, the xth of this moneth of September, gon to S"^ Eichard Bingham — I was muche against yt. God speede him well, hee is a very forward yonge gent. I have assured him hee shaU want no thinge. The province of Monster. — Now, althoughe S"" Thomas Norrice, vice-president of Monster, bee absent, yet that provynce is very quiett. The province of Lymster. — In this provynce of Lymster, beinge the pale and hart of the realme, the L. Deputye and the state lye. Here was one Fitz McHew, a base fellowe who hath byn theise 30 yeares a great disturber of those parts, whoe dwelled within xxiiij TREVELYAN PAPERS. 97 miles of Dublyn. A sharpe prosecucon hath byn made against him, and hee, flyinge still to the woodds and boggs, will never fight, but burne -villages and murder, whoe now, by reason of theise warres in the north, uppon his humble peticon wee have taken into mercye uppon proteccon for somme 3 monethes untill her Maiesties pleasure bee knowen. Because the traytors of Ulster may chuse to fight with which of the Armyes they will, or else raay leave both and enter the pale. Therefore my L. Deputy himselfe in person went about seaven dayes past in person to defende the borders of the pale, and hath with him about twelve hunderd foote and 300 horse, and the C. horse which came over with Captayne Dyringe (Deering) doe accompany my L. Deputy. Before the L. Deputyes departure the domesticall troubles that troubled us nere the cytye were pacifyed. Account oe Expenses, Books, Ac." Layed out for my Master, 1595.'' Imprimis for-a Buckeram bagge To the poore people at ij. several tymes For a quyer of paper .... For half a pownd of pynduste For thre boockes of Mr. Saclyf s '¦' . » This account comprises various other items of no interest. Westminster is mentioned, and there is little doubt that all the expenses were incurreS in the metropolis. The titles of the books purchased are particularly curiou^and interesting. I" Who " my master " may have been, is not specified, but it was probably some mem. ber of the Willoughby family, as, at the back of the slip containing the inventory, if we may so call it, is written, in a different hand, " John Willoughbie his booke," an imita tion of the signature of Queen Elizabeth, and several Latin mottoes. ' For " Saolyfs " we ought probably to read SutclifTe's, a controversial divine whose CAMD. SOC. O mj- vjd iiij'' vjd vijs A.D. 1595. 98 TREVELYAN PAPERS. For peyrce Pennyles " .... For Tarltons Jestes ^ .... Delivered to your Wop at Westminster Delivered for your supper at the Home on Fryday To Mr. Dr. Smyth for Mr. Williams water " Eobin Goodfelow'' ...... Hamblett's historic ",.,.. Herball . . Other bookes ....... ¦ VJ" . vjd • iiij' iijs x* • xijd ¦ vj" ¦ vjd . XS • xijs earliest work, we believe, appeared in 1591, viz. his "Treatise of Ecclesiastical Discipline." Next year he published his "Answer to a certain Libel, &c.;" and, in 1595, the year when this account bears dafe, his " Answer to Job Throckmorton.*' These might be the very "three books" mentioned in the account. ^ "For peyrce Pennyles" can only refer to Thomas Nash's famous tract, *' Pierce Penneless his Supplication to the Devil," six times printed in 1592, and often afterwards, on account of its extreme popularity. ^ " Tarlton's Jests " must have been origipally printed soon after the death of that most dis tinguished actor in 1584, but no edition of the book is known until many years afterwards, viz. in 1611. We may presume that all the earlier copies were destroyed by the thumbs and fingers of careless readers. It was also reprinted in 1630, but the book in any form and of any date is a great rarity. It was reprinted by the Shakespeare Society in 1844. ^ This item may refer either to the fee paid to Dr. Smyth fox giving an opinion upon the contents of a urinal, or it may mean that 12d. were lajd out for conveyapce upon the Thames — probably the former. ** This item must relate to the purchase of an early copy of the well known work, '* Robin Goodfellow, his mad Prankes and merry Jests," the first edition of which now known is dated 1628. That it was printed in 1590, or even earlier, can be abundantly proved^ and here we see it mentioned in 1595 as having been bought in London. There was, however, a ballad in the form of a chap-book, then also in existence, under the title of " The merry Pranks of Robin Good-fellow, very pleasant and witty." ^ This is the most valuable entry in the whole of the account, since it proves incontesti- bly that the old "Historic of Hamblet," upon which Shakespeare founded his tragedy, was in a printed shape in 1695. The only known copy of it bears the date of 1608, five or six years after the play by our great dramatist was brought out. The subject was then unquestionably not new upon the st^ge, for Nash speaks of a tragedy called " Hamlet '' as early as 1587, and we know that in 1594, the year before the date of this account, a " Hamlet '* (not Shakespeare's) was acted at Newington Butts theatre, trevelyan papers. 99 Defence of Seaton, Beere, &c. To the right honourable W"" Earle of Bath, Lorde Leiuetennt GeneraU of her Highnes Countie of Devon.* Most humblye prayeth your honour to be advertised That whereas we whose names are hereunder -written, and the rest of her M's poore subiects of Seaton, Beere, and other parishes nere theirabouts, doe inhabite in a place very daungerous by reason that the Bay or Eoade of Seaton aforesaid is such a place, as wherin shippes of a thow sande male safely ride within musket shott of the shoare, and the same baye verie spacious and wyde, and withall verie convenient for ancor- inge, wherin the enimie of late hath twise sounded and attempted further enterprises of pill : the same roade beinge on no side garded with clyffs or other defence. In regarde wherof, we your honor's sup- plyauntes, with some smale healpe of other thinhabitauntes, have voluntarilie imposed upon ourselves a charge of diverse muskets for the better defence of the saide coastinge places. Notwithstandinge, Eight Honorable, the daungerous premisses not considered, the said muskets are appointed to places of service, removed frome the said places, and most ofthe marryners of Seaton and Beere aforesaid de parted for her Highnes service at the sea, and the ordinaunce before tyme appointed for the savegard of the said place, by continuance of tyme and rust become altogether unserviceable, by which occacions the country therabouts ys now become naked of all defence. In consi deracion whereof, and in compassion to the state of the said coun trie, yt male please your Honor to geve order that the hundreds of CuUyton, Axminster, Henyocke, Harriage, and Halberton (which • The date of this documRUt, 1596, is ascertained from the following indorsement: — " Mr. Poles and others theire peticions, 24 Aprill, '96. " Yt is ordered by the Lo. Leieuetennte and his deputies that the matter herein con teyned shalbe fourthwith ordered by S' Thomas Denys Knight, one of the Leiuetennts in East devision, and proceedings in that behalfe to be certefied to the Lo. Leiuetennte with all expedicion. — W. Bathon." There are other papers relating to the same matter, appointments of the watch, &c. A.D. 1596. 100 TREVELYAN PAPERS. by speciali appointment in the raigne of Kinge of Henrie the viij* and Queene Marie did contribute towards the maintenance of fower peeces of ordinance, and makinge of bulwarks and other fortificacions their, male ioyne with the said inhabitants for renewinge of the said defences, or such other defences as by your honor shalbe thought meete. Wherein we hope your Honor shall geve unto us and the rest of her Ma'^ poore subiects their lust cause to besech the Lord to preserve your Lo. with longe lief, yith aU increase of honor. Jo. Walrond. Ed. Walronde. Thomas Phillipes. Will'm Starre. John Starr. Nicholas Manston. John Manston. Edwarde Clarke. John Pyne. John Starre. Edmund Starre. Eobart Moxam. Allyne Markell. Eoger Whiker. Nicholas Harris. John Willyams.* » Among some of the proceedings following this petition for the fortifying of Seaton were ' ' Depositions taken at Colyton before William Pole and John Drake, Esc^uiers, Jus tices of Peace, the xxviijth daie of Aprill, 1596." The depositions are those of six different individuals, and relate to the repairs of the fort at Seaton, and to the hundreds on whom the duty fell of repairing and watching the same. Among them : 4. " John Starr, al. Store, aiged Ixij. yeres or therabout, sworne and exa- myned, saieth, that, about fiftie yeres last past, he saw the trenches cast at Seeton Marshe; and he likewise sawe one Christofer Cotton make shot of the sea stones for the great ordy- naunce there, which ordynaunce were then three quarter-slyngs and two bases. Wm. Pole. J. Drake." 6. " Christofer Cotton of Colyton, aiged fower score and one yere or therabouts, sworne and examyned, saieth, " That, when King Henry the viij. went to BuUen, (1544) he saw the trench of Seeton marshe new skowred, which was don at the charge of fyve hundreds ; but what those hun dreds were he now remembreth not. And further saieth that he was made chefe gunner there and his wages was iiijd. a daye, and could not be paid of that, until S^ John Sentleger, Knight, comaunded Mr. Younge of Axroyster, Mr. Forde of Plymtree, and Mr. Stro- bridge of Colyton to paie him. At which tyme there were in Seeton three quarter slyngs and two bases. Wm. Pole. J. Drake. " [In trevelyan papers. 101 Apprentices of London.^ After our most harty commendacions unto you good brethren and Prentyses, trusting in God that you are in good health, as we were at the making hereof The cause of our wryting unto you at this time is for to know whether you wiU put up this iniurye or no : for to se our brethren whypt and set on the pyUory without a cause, which is a greyef to us. Desyring you to send an aunswere on waye or other, for yf you will not put it up we do give consent to geather our selves togeather uppon Bartholomew day in the feUdes, some with daggers, some with staves, some with one weapon, some with another, such as may be least mistrusted, and to meete in the feyldes betwixt Islington aiid London betwixt 3 and 4 of the cloke in the aftemoone against my Lo. Mayor go to the wrestlinge, and there to be revenged of him; but, yf he go not to the wrestlynge, then to be revenged of him at his house where he dwelleth; and thus we end, comittinge you to God. Amen. A.D. 1598. The Earl of Essex and Tyrone. 7th of September, 1599." My Lo. Liftenant GeneraU of the kingdome of Irelande beinge one A.D. 1599. In another paper of an earlier date appointing watchers from each of the neighbouring hundreds it is stated, ** Provided alwayse, that none shalbe taken to watch except he Cometh withe bowe, arrowes, or suffycient armor or weapon." At a short distance from the village of Seaton is a spot called " Bombshot Green," so named, according to tradition, as a place where stones were chipped into form to be used as shot for the cannon on the Burrow or fort of Seaton, which was on a natural mound of red marie above the beach, but which has since been much reduced by encroachments of the sea. " This paper, only existing, we believe, in a manuscript of the time, from which we copy it, bears date in 1598, and is entitled, '¦ A coppy of a Lybell by the Prentyses of London.'' It does not appear in our chronicles out of what circumstances it arose. '' In his account ofthe rebellion of the Earl of Tyrone at this period, Moryson (ii. 38) 102 trevelyan papers. his marche into the north parte of the realme, whereas my Lo. was mett by tow messengers sente from the Earle Terron. The force of theire messaige was that the Erie Terron woulde ernestly entreate his Lo. to parle with hime, which at the firste my Lo. Generall refused, biddinge hime battaill; but the Earle of Terron desired that, of his honorable favour, his Lop. woulde heare hime firste speake. They were distante betweene two billes verie highe, both theire foreces beinge, one under thone side of the one hille, and thoth«r on the other hille, the two billes were some 2 miles distante asunder: my Lo. generall came rydinge from his forces downe, and the Earle Terron in like sorte, and before he came neare my Lo. generall by 12 scoore paces he was uncovered; and, after he had don his humble dutie to my Lo. generall, he began as foloweth. " My honorable good Lo., sithe it- is not unknowen unto yo"^ Lop. howe I married the sister of S'' Henrie Bagnall, and livinge togea ther, because I did aifecte two other gentellwomen she grewe in dislicke with me, forsooke me, and wente unto her brother to com- playne uppon me to the cownsell of Ireland, and did exhibit articles againste me. Uppon this they sente for me; and, because I came not at theire firste sendinge, they proclaymed me trayter, before I never ment to goe out, and so then I had noe other reamedie but goe out to save my heade ; and so ever sithence I have beene in this rebellion; and never since hath theire beene, untill the cominge of your Lop. ani debutie that I did dare to put my life into his hands ; but, my honorable good Lo., my love to my dreade the Queenes givesabrief notice of this meeting between him and the Earl of Essex; but he does not relate the conversation, and omits the names ofthe commissioners appointed to arrange a peace. They are found in the present document, and the whole transaction is related with curious particularity, apparently by a person who was either himself present, or had his information from one who was. The author of " The Lives of the three Earls of Essex," 8vo. 1853 (vol. ii. p. 71,) does not give the same names as members of the commission, and Stowe supplies no information on the subject. The list of the knights slain in battle, or who died in their beds, is also new. Among the captains slain the name of Rich Seoul's, but this must be a mistake, (unless there were two officers of the name,) for Capt. Barnabe Rich survived his services in Ireland for many years. TREVELYAN PAPERS. 103 Ma''^, and the love I did heare unto your honorable father deceased, which was such as shall never be put out of my breste. Nexte the love I beareto your mostfe honorable name and fame in all the worlde, for your prowesse and marshall discipline; holdinge your boner's worde and promise ; make me at this time to yealde myself to your Lp. desiringe this to vouchsafe to speake unto the Queene for mer- cie for me; and by [my] hand I sweare what your Lp. shall thinke fitt for me to doe or undergoe 1 will, and for ever heareafter wllbe a moste true and loyall subiect, and duringe my life I nor none of my folowers shall holde up hande againste your Lp. excepte it be to save my heade," &c. Unto whose speaches my Lo. Generall answered: " If I were sure you woulde not violate your oathe, and promise as hearetofore you have alreadie don, I would be verie well contente'to speake unto the Queenes maiestie, my mistress, for you; and, uppon hope heareof, I will sende my messengers to you with ar ticles, the which, if you will subscribe unto, and sende me in pledges for the performance thereof, I will sende them unto the Queenes Ma iestie, and will speake for you to have mercie," &c. The next daie my Lo. sente S' Gearriet Moore, S' Edwarde Harbert, S^ WiUiam Con stable, and Mr. Wotton, one of my Lo. generalles secretories, with othere knights, with the said articles to the Earle of Terron; to the which the Erie of Terron presently subscribed the packett, in the which my Lo. sendinge hearein ar aU sente to the Courte, and wee aU hope of pease, and that the Earie Terron wilbe a true sub- iecte (which I pray God graunte), and sende in his pledges. S' Ei. Maistersone, S"^ Henrie Norris. S' Tho. Norris. S'^' Conwaies CKfibrde. S'' Alex' EatcUfe. S' John Sheltton. The names of ^ Knights slayne in Ireland. 104 TREVELYAN PAPERS. Knights which died in heade. Gaptaines slayne. S' Thos Egerton. S' Hughe Osburne. S' Edwarde Essex. ( Gardiner. Baxwell. Garry. Prett.Eiche. • Lester. Wardoman. Coxe. The Lord Mountjoye's Letter to the Counsayle of Dublyn.* A.D. 1601. After our right hartie commendations to your lordship and the reste, wee doubt not but that you have longe since hearde that, firste O'donnell, after him "Tyrone, and lastely Tyrrell, with all the forces they could make, are drawne hither to releeve the Spaniardes in Kinsale, and to force us to raise our seige. They have laine before us a good while incamped in a fastnes betweene the campe and Corke; and had gotten a good parte of the Spaniards that landed lately at Castle Haven to joyne with them. Upon Xtmas Even, beinge the 24th of December, in the morning before day, they were by our scouts discovered to be marchinge towards the towne in good order of battle, with the whole force of horse and foot; haveing agreed, as since wee heare, that, about the breake of day, ' We are not aware that this communication has ever been published. It is from a contemporary copy preserved at Nettlecombe, but where the original is deposited is not stated, but most likely among the archives of the Irish Privy Council. The indorsement is precisely the same as the above title. trevelyan papers. 105 Tyrrell with the vantgard, amongst whome were the Spaniards, should put betwene the Earl of Thomond's quarter and the weste forte, where Don John, with all the Spaniards in the tonne, had promised to meete them, and goe upon the other campe; and at that instant Tyrone's two other bodies (which were the battle and the reere) should have sett upon this camp, which they thought their nombers greate enough to doe, assureinge themselves they should be able to make shorte worke of yt, and that none of us should have escaped; but so it hath pleased Almighty God, to whome wee wholly ascribe it, that not above 3 or 400 of our horse, and 2,000 of our foot, beinge drawne out to incounter them (for no more wee could well spare, leavinge our campes well guarded), made them retreat ; whome wee followed about two miles from our campe, and in the end charged them verie resoluteley upon a forde where they made a stand with there whole force, and gave them presently an overthrowe, makinge theire horse and foote to run away, being not lesse then 5,000, and the killing, as wee judged, of about 1,200 of them, and the taking of ix. of the cullors where the Spaniards were, who were moste ether slaine or taken; and, since it is affirmed by one that came from them , that themselves account they loste 1 ,000 men, and had 7 or 800 hurte, besides the losse of there armes, which could not be lesse then 2,000 ; and had not the wether bene extreeme foule, and our horses weake and not of harte, that wee could no longer foUowe the exe