Papers of Sir Matthew Hale concerning the Exchequer

As follows:

Warrant to the court of Exchequer concerning the payment of First Fruits, 22 June 1603, with the answers to questions by unnamed clergy apparently bearing on the same subject submitted to the Exchequer in 1561 (Latin copy). Also other papers concerning the payment of First Fruits, including 'The fees of the Remembrancer and sworne Clerkes of the office of First Fruites' (ff.1-13).

Warrant to the court of Exchequer for compounding fines and penalties, 21 March 1662 (copy) (ff.14-16v).

Statement of the case in John Wheatly v Emma Thomas concerning right of entry to the manor of Cooling, part of the estate of Henry Brooke, Lord Cobham, who died in 1620, with a few notes by Hale (ff.18-19v).

'Touching the Libertyes in the Exchequer which have Greenewax by their Claymes' (f.20).

'Concerninge Greenewax debts paid in Courte although the parties lived within liberties', 17 Jas.I - 1656 (f.22r-v).

Warrant to the Master of the Great Wardrobe to provide embroidered coats of arms for the Heralds, [1660], with similar details for 1603 (copy) (f.24r-v).

Endorsed, 'Forme of a Warrant directed to the Master of the Great Wardrobe', and 'For Mr. Sergt. Hale'.

Order by the Lord Treasurer and others reforming abuses in the assignment by farmers and receivers of debts to the crown, 12 February 1640 (copy) (f.26r-v).

Account of annual tenths of the clergy, 21 Jas.I - 17 Chas.I (f.28).

Extract from the Fine Rolls concerning disafforestation of woods in Gloucestershire, 12 Hen.III (f.29).

Endorsed by Hale 'Kingeswood disafforest'.

Critical observations on a clause concerning the receipt of money by the Tellers of the Exchequer omitted from a proposed Parliamentary Bill, [1663] (f.30).

Endorsed by Hale.

Legal opinion by Hale in a case of inheritance, n.d. (f.32).

'Touching the Accompt of our Hearth money', n.d. (f.34).

Account of arrears in the accounts of Mark Cottle, Receiver-General in Berks., 12 Chas.II (f.36).

Endorsed by Hale, 'Pipe'.

'Observations upon the Summons of the Pipe 1662' (ff.38-39v).

Endorsed, 'Touching the Sheriffes summons 1662', and notes by Hale.

'The whole transaction of a Sheriffe from the entrance into his office untill his casting out of Court upon finishing his Accompt according to the ancient course of the Court of Exchequer' (ff.40-42v).

Endorsed by Hale.

'Observations of certaine uniust allowances in Sherriffes Accompts' (ff.44-5).

An order of the Commons in Parliament assembled Establishing and Confirming Fees and Allowances to the Officers of his Majesties Customes and Subsidies', 1663 (ff.46-56v).

Abstract of the grant of fines and other penalties to farmers, 4 October 1661 (f.57).

Order of the Exchequer for the salaries of judges, 18 Hen.VI (ff.59-60v).

Extract from the Exchequer records concerning tallies, 22 Edw.I (f.61r-v).

Endorsed by Hale, 'Modus tenendi tallias in scaccario'.

'The manner of charging monies in the Receipt of his Majesties Exchequer and issueing the salaries of judges', temp. Hen.VIII (copy) (f.63).

'Reasons humbly offered whie the order of Easter-Terme in the second yeare of Kinge Charles the first for allowance to Sheriffs for levyinge monye by fieri feci and upon seisure of lande is fitt to be revived', n.d. (f.65r-v).

'Touchinge Sheriffes Accompts', n.d. (f.67r-v).

Petition by Remembrancers of the Exchequer concerning payment of fees for the discharge of subsidies, n.d. (f.69).

Endorsed by Hale.

'The Information of the Deputy Chamberlaines touching the rejoyning and attesting of Tallyes', n.d. (f.71).

Endorsed by Hale.

Notes from the Exchequer records concerning fees of the apparitors, 12 Eliz.I (f.73).

Notes by Hale endorsed 'Shirefs accompts', n.d. (ff.75-76v).

Note of 'The issues and proffitts of the Sheriffes Bayliwick' for Bucks., with notes by Hale on the sheriff's farm (ff.77-79v).

Extract from the Red Book of the Exchequer headed 'Forma observanda in ordine scriptur. magni rotuli' (ff.80-1).

Miscellaneous extracts concerning sheriffs' accounts, 14 Hen.II - 16 Edw.II (ff.82-6).

'Touching the sheriffes accompt [for Bucks.], 17 Chas.I (f.88r-v).

A similar account for Beds. (f.90).

Further notes by Hale on sheriffs' accounts (ff.92-93v).

Accounts for sheriff's farm and rents in Bucks., 17 Chas.I (ff.94-95v).

Endorsed by Hale.

Proposals to be put to 'the King's officers and the Tradesmen at Bristoll' concerning customs, n.d. (f.96).

'The new devised track of ye officers of the customhouse att Bristoll to obstruct trade the better to enlarge their fees', n.d. (f.98).

Endorsed by Hale.

Declaration of the judges on the framing of an indictment for burglary, August 1638 (f.100).

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