Mainly Sir Daniel, public office. Folder of papers relating to taxation including:...

Mainly Sir Daniel, public office.

Folder of papers relating to taxation including: c. 1650-1697

- Comparative table of rates for Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland before and after the Royal Aid n.d.; and sundry calculations n.d.;

- Letter to Andrew Huddleston reporting on the collection of the quarterly poll tax n.d.;

- Letter about dealing with arrears for debtors and maimed soldiers, inferior militia officers etc. n.d.;

- Letter suggesting changes in fiscal legislation n.d.;

- Purvey for Allerdale below Derwent n.d.;

- Forms of warrants relating to the Royal Aid n.d.;

- Form of warrant for distress on certain assessors of the Royal Aid convicted of wilful negligence n.d.;

- Note of taxes due for the Marshalsea 1660;

- Summons for Edwin Saule late High Constable of Kendal Ward to render accounts, note of money paid to the Receiver General, note of places in Kendal Ward in arrears, account of Robert Robinson late High Constable of Kendal Ward, a warrant concerning the taxing of peers in Lancashire for the militia, 1662;

- Letter to Mr Robinson about arrears of the 18 months assessment, form of return to the Exchequer, 1663;

- Warrants relating to hearth tax returns 1662-1664;

- Draft letter about assessment for Whitwell & Selside [1664];

- Order fining Thomas Sands Receiver General of the Royal Aid for Westmorland £20 for neglect 1665;

- Warrants for collecting assessments 1671;

- Account of the Commissioners 1673;

- Forms of summons for negligent arrears, John Philipson's account 1673-4;

- List of maimed soldiers in receipt of pensions 1680;

- Note about payment of first-fruits by Henry Fleming 1687;

- Copy appointment of commissioners, calculations, assessment, warrants, duplicates. Covering letter noting that the sheriff formerly gave a dinner for the justices which "was lately turned into Wages according to the statute, & at ye last sessions into nothing" etc. 1689;

- Draft notice of assessment of Thomas Brathwait esq of Burneside, notes of money collected, form of receipt, duplicates 1690;

- Order for amendment of assessment on William Birket of Beckside, Troutbeck yeoman, lists of commissioners, 1691-2;

- Assessment, receipt, forms of warrant; order of the Commissioners, lists of assessors, note of arrears, warrant to summons negligent assessors and collectors, 1692;

- Form of warrant to collect the quarterly poll, order for payment of commissioner's clerks money, 1693;

- List of commissioners, notice of meeting, letter of excuse 1694;

- Order for payment of commissioners' clerks money, form of returns, notice of assessment and warrant for collectors of tax on marriages etc. form of warrant for appointment of collectors, duplicate 1695;

- Warrant relating to clipped money, duplicates 1696;

- Duplicate, notes and account for the capitation tax 1696-7.

Folder of papers relating to militia and trainbands including: n.d.-1697.

- List of men in Captain Dalston's company of foot n.d.;

- List of men in Captain Huddleston's company of foot n.d.;

- Lists of persons liable to contribute horses;

- List of light horse before the militia act. n.d.;

- Letters about contributing to light horse n.d., note about Middleton Hall's contribution, sundry persons in arrear, agreement about George Carus' contribution n.d., payment of men n.d.;

- An estimate of the annual expense of keeping up the militia of Cumberland and Westmorland n.d.;

- Receipt for pay, agreement about contributions 1663;

- Memoranda about contributions 1669;

- Note about pay 1679;

- Orders for muster of soldiers in Lancashire militia 1683/4;

- Notes about the Lancashire trainbands [1684];

- Order for sending trainband horse to Penrith, and list 1690;

- Order for finding a militia horse by Richard Brathwait of Warcop esq. 1695;

- Order to muster the militia 1696;

- Orders about contributions in arrear 1696, 1697.

Folder of miscellaneous, public office, papers including: c.1643-1696.

- List of townships in East and West wards n.d.;

- Form of return of election of Knight of the shire n.d.;

- Observations on religion and law n.d.;

- List of possible Commissioners for Bottom of Westmorland n.d.;

- List of Privy Councillors n.d.;

- Copy return of the constable of Coniston as to freeholders worth £20 p.a. n.d.;

- A particular of the assessment agreed on for buying arms in Furness and Cartmel 1643;

- Lists of men taken and delivered by Major Fleming 1644;

- Note about markets 1676;

- Bond in £3 0s. 8d. for payment of £1 15s. 4d. for the poor of Rydal 1677;

- Order to secure popish recusants, note of expenses, note on movements of Thomas Barton and Mr Grimshaw 1678-9;

- Order to search for arms, list of persons to be searched and note on movements of Robert Wilson of Low Ireby, Cumberland 1692-3;

- An order for jurors 1692;

- Papers relating to returns of fishermen and boatmen 1694-5;

- Edward Hasel esq. his list of persons ordered to be committed in Cumberland and Westmorland 1696;

- A warrant for seizing divers persons and arms 1696.

Folder of public office papers, JP, mainly coram se, including: 1660-1699.

- Recognizance of Roger Borwick, good behaviour towards Thomas Brathwait of Ambleside esq. [1660];

- Examinations, rescue of Elizabeth Grave 1661;

- Examination of Jane Grigg and summons, bastardy 1662;

- Warrant for payment of relief to disabled soldier [1663];

- Petition of John Brathwaite of Ambleside, with summons endorsed, alleged theft of goods "by pretence of a warrant from ye sub-comissioners of Excise" 1663;

- Account of expences for journey to Appleby 1662/3;

- Bond in £20 to indemnify Hugill, settlement, 1663;

- Examination of Grace Towers, bastardy 1664;

- Examination of Margaret Gurnell, bastardy 1665;

- Summons, accounts of expenses, note of evidence, refusal to pay wages, 1665;

- Complaint of Thomas Brathwhait of Ruston, Hugill, assault and threats 1666;

- Writ to summons, theft of wood in Levens Park 1668;

- Examinations [cattle fraud] 1668;

- Writ to apprehend Robert Lickbarrow of Longsleddale yeoman 1669;

- Papers relating to tithes case 1670;

- Papers relating to debtors 1671;

- Gamekeeper's deputation 1671;

- Note of recognizances 1672;

- Form of warrants, forestalling and regrating 1673;

- Examinations etc. theft of a cow and ox 1674;

- Examinations, summons, forgery 1675;

- Writ to arrest William Sheepard of Drybeck, theft of a mare 1675;

- Examinations, warrants, letter etc. deer-stealing at Lowther Park 1676;

- Information, theft of mutton "to the quantity of a sheep" and suet 1676;

- Warrant for the better conveying from Carlisle to Oxford prison of Francis Smith suspected to be in correspondence with highwaymen 1676;

- Petition, debtor, with note of debtors granted certificates to appear at Appleby 1678;

- Presentment, Richard Ridley sheriff's bailiff for extortion 1680;

- Notes about case against Francis Sanderson for stealing a mare 1681-2;

- Writs to summon (4) 1682-3;

- Award and arbitration between Richard Ducket gent and Elizabeth Robinson widow 1683;

- Warrants, note sent to the grand jury, case against William Smorthwait et al. for robbery 1682-3;

- Warrant for arrest of Richard Robinson, assault on bailiff and rescuing distrained goods 1684;

- Note of recognizances 1685;

- Examination, sheep-stealing 9 years ago, 1686;

- Note of complaint, assault 1687;

- Warrant to arrest William Raisbeck of Bongate tailor for debt 1688;

- Examinations, coin-clipping 1688;

- Agreement to refer dispute between William and Henry Wilson to arbitration 1690;

- Warrant to apprehend three unknown highwaymen, [described] 1691;

- Complaint and summonses, theft of saddlery leather 1692-3;

- Recognizances 1692-3;

- Writ to summon Miles Dixon of Undermilbeck, George Birkitt of Troutbeck and James Dixon of Orrest 1692;

- Writ to summon Robert and Thomas Atkinson of Martindale 1693;

- Warrant, bastardy examination, note, infanticide 1694;

- Recognizances 1695;

- Writs to summon George Mackereth et al., assault on William Ellis of Ambleside 1695;

- Writ to summon James Godman and Robert Fairbanck, assault 1695;

- Writ to summon James Dobson of Underbarrow, bastardy 1695;

- Examination, drinking King James' health 1696;

- Writ to summon Thomas Newby of Firbank, bastardy 1696;

- Writs to summon Robert Field of Broad fould, Nether Stavely, bastardy 1696;

- Memorandum of indictment against Charles Saul for murder, and note of expenses for taking him to prison 1699;

- Examination, gaoler's receipt for Christopher Harrison charged with robbery 1699.

Folder of papers relating to alehouses and excise including:

- Agreement about licensing alehouse keepers [1634];

- Papers relating to convictions of alehouse keepers for evading excise duty 1668-1693;

- Warrant against unlawful games 1677;

- List of Lancashire alehouse Keepers 1677;

- Remarks on excise case against Joseph Gregg of Milthropp n.d..

Folder of public office papers, JP, mainly Quarter Sessions, including: c. 1663-1700.

- Writs to summon sessions 1676-8;

- Notes about types of offence n.d.;

- Notes about types of road n.d.;

- Note on tolls at Dunmail Raise n.d.;

- Order about appointment of petty constables n.d.;

- Official rates of Charges for carriage of goods n.d.;

- List of justices for West Riding of Yorkshire n.d.;

- Copy preamble of the bridge roll n.d.;

- Report to justice of Assize about repair of bridges in Beathwaite Green and Levens n.d.;

- Account of Will Uriel, High Constable 1663;

- Order for collection of bridge rates 1663;

- Award about contribution to rates of Kendal borough and Kendal Parks estate 1664;

- List of justices 1668;

- Accounts of John Philipson, High Constable for Kendal Ward 1674, 1677;

- Notes about the holding of Quarter Sessions at Kendal as well as Appleby, 1676;

- Copy order for fining George Fothergill gent., Clerk of the peace, for failing to summons Quarter Sessions, 1677;

- Contract, list of workmen, receipt for rebuilding Sampool bridge 1681;

- Orders for collecting rate to repair Appleby gaol 1683;

- Calender of prisoners committed to Appleby gaol 1693;

- Order for appearance of George Jopson of Over Staveley, charged with perjury [1693];

- Order about Longbridge over R Derwent and note 1695;

- Calendar of prisoners committed to Appleby gaol 1696;

- Note about pleading the general issue 1698;

- Notes about small-tithes cases [1700];

- Note about poor-money 1700.

Folder of miscellaneous private papers including: c. 1650-1696.

- Copy lease, letter of introduction and notes, Coniston Copper mines 1691-1692;

- Draft conveyance of tithes in Ingleton, Yorks, 1690;

- Notes on John Adam's description of Westmorland n.d.; [1687]

- Copy advertisement for Grana Angelica 1672;

- Veterinary recipes n.d.;

- Copy award and arbitration about Dobson's Close in the manor of Kirkland 1684;

- Voucher, saddlery 1673;

- Draft letters about family documents 1686;

- Legal bill [1662];

- Copy Chancery order, Sir Daniel v. St John's College [1696];

- Summonses to appear as a witness, Exchequer costs 1681, 1690;

- A note of Sir Henry Fletcher's plate 1702;

- Personal letter from James Dawson to Richard Sisson n.d. about malicious slander;

- Receipt for cloth 1652;

- Inventory of books and furniture n.d.;

- Copy documents relating to William Fletcher's Settlement n.d.;

- Notes relating to Lady Katherine Fletcher's financial affairs 1672;

- Form of the oath taken by William Fleming 1683 when he was made freeman of Lancashire;

- Personal letter to Sir William Fleming about birth of daughter Elizabeth n.d., mentioning visit to 'Love for Love'

- Miscellaneous notes in Sir Daniel's hand.