General memoranda book

Containing:

pp. 1, 1a costs of running the Customs service, 1671 - 1677

p. 2 Opinion as to the effect of the union of the Crowns on tenant right estates, n.d. temp. Charles I

pp. 3-12 List of freemen in Cumberland including Aldermen in Carlisle and freemen in Cockermouth, n.d.

p. 13 Bond for building a pier at Parton and to enlarge the pier at Whitehaven, n.d.

pp. 14-24 Petition and proceedings relating to the petition of the owners and masters of ships carrying coal to Dublin 1674 - 1675

p. 25 Appointment of attorney to keep courts in manor of Waitby 1680

pp. 27-31 Letter of the tenants of Whitehaven asking for a better title to their houses and improvements, request for a better pier and Sir John Lowther's reply 1676 - 1677

pp. 32-33 receipts and payments for the customs 1679

pp. 34-35 William Fletcher's petition for a pier at Parton 1678

pp. 36-38 Estimates of value of William Fletcher's estate with a description of collieries giving thickness of seams and number of haggers employed n.d.

pp. 39-41 List of the collectors, controllers and searchers in the port of Carlisle 1600-1672/3, table of fees taken in the Port of Carlisle from 1606 through to 1672/3

pp. 42-43 Reply of the merchants and traders of Whitehaven to an order of the Committee appointed to regulate the fees of Customs Officers in the Kingdom c. 1668

pp. 51-53 List of seamen, boatmen and fishermen in Cumberland between the ages of 18 and 50 1678

p. 54 Request for the enlargement of St Michael's Church, Whitehaven 1678

p. 55 Brief description and valuation of the estates of Thomas Earl of Sussex in Westmorland and Cumberland 1680

pp. 56-57 Petition of William Fletcher of Moresby to the King for repair of the pier at Parton at the request of the traders of Whitehaven, Liverpool and Dublin n.d. c. 1678

pp. 58-59 Similar petition from the seamen and inhabitants of Whitehaven n.d. c. 1678

p. 60 Calculations of world population and effect on rents for land n.d.

pp. 61-62 Estimates of the value of Thomas Patrickson's estate 1681

p. 63 Blank form of letter of appointment for a schoolmaster of St Bees by Timothy Halton, President of the Queen's College, Oxford to the Governors of the school 1681

pp. 64-65 Estimate for building a house in Hampden Garden for Sir John Lowther n.d.

p. 65 List of Sir John Lowther's books sent from London to Whitehaven n.d.

p. 66 Valuation of the Queen's demesnes in Cumberland n.d.

pp. 67-68 Agreement to pay William Lowther of the Middle Temple Esquire the sum of £1800 being his share of the money provided for him, Robert Lowther his brother and Margaret wife of Sir John Aubrey of Llantrithyd, County of Glamorgan, his sister 1681/2

p. 69 List of new books n.d.

p. 70 List of Christopher Lowther's books n.d.

pp. 71-73 Narrative of dispute about ballast between the City of Dublin and the owners of ships using the port 1681/2

p. 73 Lord Burlington's rights in the bailiwick of Staincliffe, County of York, n.d.

pp. 74-77 Accounts for the estate of Sir Thomas Leigh 1677

pp. 78-82 Further documents in the ballast dispute being letters from John Woods of Wood Quay, Dublin to his friends in Whitehaven 1682

pp. 83-86 Valuation of the Barony of Burgh by Sands n.d.

p. 87 List of towns in the counties of Munster, Leinster, Connaught and Ulster n.d.

pp. 88-94 Catalogue of Sir John Lowther's deeds and evidence for his estate in Cumberland and Westmorland n.d.

p. 95 Revision of harbour dues to pay for repair of the Pier at Whitehaven n.d.

p. 96 List of ships belonging to Whitehaven and Workington 1682

pp. 97-98 Draft agreement for peerage dues at Whitehaven n.d.

p. 99 List of sums of money collected as quayage and anchorage at Whitehaven 1666 - 1676

p. 100 Cost of the coach journey which carried Sir John Lowther to Whitehaven and back to London 1682

pp. 101-103 List of Sir John Lowther's goods transported from Sockbridge to Whitehaven 1681

p. 104 Blank

pp. 105-108 Counterpart of lease of Sockbridge to Reginald Dobson of Barwise, gentleman 1682

p. 109 Measurements of Whitehaven pier 1682

pp. 110-114 Agreement as to use of an annuity or yearly rent charge of £95 payable out of the tithes of the Rectory of St Bees for the benefit of the sons and daughters of Thomas Wybergh of St Bees esq. 4 January 1642/3 certified copy produced 16 Oct. 1650, copy examined 7 Feb. 1682/3.

p. 115 Northern manors granted to the Earl of Plymouth n.d.

pp. 116-117 Balance of trade made by Order of the Privy Council 1612 - 1613

p. 118 Deputations of James Bird of Brougham gentleman and Thomas Tickell of Whitehaven gent. as stewards of Sir John Lowther's courts n.d.

p. 119 Duties imposed for maintenance and cleansing of the harbour of Whitehaven 1682

p. 120 List of deeds relating to St Bees and Clifton 1602/3-1669/70

p. 121 Petition of Wardens and Commissioners of the Mint to Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, value of foreign coins current in Ireland 1683

pp. 122-123 Calculation of number of hearths, families and inhabitants with the age of each person in Grasmere 1683

p. 124 Extract of males and females born, buried and married, Grasmere 1676 - 1682

p. 125 Calculation of value of loans of £1, £100, £1000 and £3,000 for terms of 21 years. n.d.

pp. 126-132 Valuation of rents of estates in Dovenby and Papcastle and of fee farm rents due to the Queen in Ennerdale, Holme Cultram, Penrith and Carlisle together with accounts of a £30 annuity payable by Thomas Wybergh to Doctor John Barwick, Dean of St Pauls, deceased 1656-1664 1683

p. 133 Sir John Lowther's petition to the King for raising sufficient tolls to maintain a pier at Whitehaven n.d.

p. 134 Assignment by Robert Lowther of London, esquire to Sir John Lowther of Lowther, grandson of Sir John Lowther of Lowther his share in the personal estate of his father and quitclaim of his right to real estate in Westmorland and Yorkshire n.d. c. 1680

p. 135 Blank

pp. 136-137 Valuation of the estate of Alan Bellingham in Westmorland, Yorkshire and in the Bishopric of Durham n.d.

p. 138 Blank

pp. 139-144 Lease for 21 years by Anthony Benn of Scratgate Hensingham to William Christian of Southwaite of his coal mines in Hensingham 6 February 1679/80 and bond by Sir John Lowther and Thomas Addison of Whitehaven to Anthony Benn to safeguard him against any claim by William Christian 1684

p. 145 Names of the Governor, Deputy and 24 Committees of the East Indian Company 1684

p. 146 Deposition in a lawsuit between Mary Girling widow and Sir John Lowther relating to the records of Sir Thomas Leigh deceased. 1684

pp. 147-153 Case of Sir John Lowther supporting his petition to exchange lands in the counties of Leicester and Southampton [Hampshire] for additional lands in Cumberland and Westmorland. See also pp. 166 and 184-185 below. n.d.

pp. 154-155 Petitions to levy tolls to maintain the pier. 1684

pp. 156-159 Enquiries concerning the harbour and pier at St Ives n.d. c. 1684

pp. 160-161 Receipts of customs at London 1682

p. 162 Enquiries about Caldbeck mine n.d. c. 1684

pp. 162-163 Attorney General's report upon Sir John Lowther's petition for tolls at Whitehaven. See p. 155 above. 1684

pp. 164-165 David Davies' report on the copper mines in Newlands and Caldbeck 1684

p. 166 Petition of the Nobility and Gentry in counties of Cumberland and Westmorland in support of Sir John Lowther's request to exchange lands as in pp. 147-153 above. See also pp. 184-185 below. n.d.

pp. 168-169 Accounts of the Custom House, London 1682 - 1683

pp. 170-172 Papers relating to Sir John Lowther's petition for the pier at Whitehaven 1684

p. 173 List of officers of the Army in Ireland n.d.

pp. 174-179 Proposal to establish the salt fish trade at Rye n.d.

pp. 179-181 Further papers about the pier 1684

p. 181 Valuation of estates at Rottington, Kinniside and Calder n.d.

pp. 181-183 Report of Roger Fleming on the Copper mines at Coniston 1684

pp. 184-185 Further petitions about exchange of lands as pp. 147-153 above. Also 166 above. n.d.

p. 186 Valuation of Thomas Patrickson's estate in Ennerdale n.d.

p. 210 Another note of conviction of William Fletcher of Moresby for non attendance at church 1679/80

p. 211 Blank forms for the bond and condition for the resignation of a parsonage n.d.

p. 212 Letter of presentation to the Rectory of Distington by Sir John Lowther as patron in favour of Thomas Wilson 1685

pp. 213-219 Documents concerning the career of Rev Richard Tickell 1673-1685. Including on p. 215 letter about ground granted to Mr Gale to build a house 1685

p. 220 Information about trade to the Baltic 1685

Condition of a bond for the repayment of money 1684

pp. 221-223 Various notes about removal of the How Hill at the Flat and distance of St Michael's well to the house 1684, case about Mr Butler's presentation n.d., sizes of the coal chalder at Newcastle and London, price per week of French newspapers to be supplied to Sir John Lowther, notes on expansion of foreign trade 1497-1635 and note about records of the Barony of Burgh delivered to Mr Butler 22 October 1685. n.d. c. 1685

pp. 224-229 Papers in the lawsuit about the inheritance of the children of Sir Thomas Leigh and his indebtedness to Edmund Girling deceased. Mary Girling v. Elizabeth Lowther, John Leigh, Thomas Leigh and Wolley Leigh 1685

pp. 229-241 Deed of settlement of the estate of William Fletcher of Moresby 1673

pp. 241-243 Documents about the leasing of Hartsop lead mines 1686

p. 243 Case and opinion as to powers of trustees of Sir Thomas Leigh's estate to sell lands in Tuddington and Aylesham in Norfolk. 1686

p. 244 Warrant of James II to appoint Sir John Lowther of Whitehaven as Vice Admiral of Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland and Bishopric of Durham 1686

p. 245 Letter of attorney. Robert youngest son of Sir John Lowther of Lowther deceased, apprentice to John Banks of London, merchant and resident at Amsterdam to his brother William Lowther to collect money due to him from William Earl of Stratford n.d.

pp. 246-247 Grant by Christopher Lowther of Whitehaven to Thomas Dawson of Maola in County of Londonderry of a parcel of land near the pier, next to Richard Prudhay's house on condition of building a house along the forefront of the land, 20 yards long and the same height as Richard Prudhay's house 1640

pp. 247-248 Appointment of Richard Stainton as master of St Bees School in succession to Jonathan Banks 1686

Marginal note: a similar appointment of Richard Jackson on surrender of Richard Stainton's appointment 21 August 1686.

pp. 248-249 Sacrament certificate of Sir John Lowther at St Margaret's, Westminster 1686

p. 249 Draft condition for the surrender of the schoolmaster's place at St Bees n.d.

pp. 249-250 Certificate opposing the City of Carlisle's right to take tolls 1686

pp. 250-251 Statutes and Ordinances for Vice Admirals n.d.

pp. 252-254 Deed of transfer of trust under the will of Sir Thomas Leigh 1686

p. 255 Appointment of Ewan Christian as Judge, Thomas Tickell as Registrar and Roger Strickland as Marshal in court of the Vice Admiral of Cumberland and Westmorland 1686

p. 255 Comment on the report of the Commissioners of Customs on Sir John Lowther's petition about the pier at Whitehaven 1686

pp. 256-258 Rules to be observed by all Vice Admirals 1635

p. 258 Account of Lord Ashley Vice Admiral of Dorset 1681

p. 259 Quitclaim: Sir John Leigh of Addington in County of Surrey to Elizabeth Lowther of Ackworth county of York, his grandmother any claims he might have on her out of the rents of his lands 1686

pp. 260-261 A similar quitclaim for the sum of £120 by Sir John Aubrey on behalf of his wife Margaret daughter of Sir John Lowther of Lowther deceased. Also of Robert Lowther 1686

p. 261 Payment of £1,095 to Sir Christopher Lowther of Whitehaven for his costs in maintaining 30 men in the King's service in Ireland for three years. 1642

pp. 262-267 Appointment by James II of Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions in England n.d.

p. 268 Quitclaim of Sir John Leigh as on p. 259 above 1686

pp. 269-283 Articles of Enquiry in the High Court of Admiralty 1683

p. 284 Quitclaim of Robert Lowther to Elizabeth Lowther as above pp. 260-261 1686

pp. 285-300 Documents in the trial of Henry bishop of London before the Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Causes 1686

pp. 300-302 Blank form for a deed of trust establishing a rent charge of £6 for the repair of the pier at Whitehaven 1686

pp. 303-304 Blank form for deed of trust for St Bees School 1686

pp. 307-308 Robert Lowther's Bond to Elizabeth Lowther of Ackworth his mother on his apprenticeship to John Banks entered into on 1 June 1681 1686

pp. 313-314 Commodities traded between England and France n.d.

pp. 316-319 Lease of half coal mines in Moresby to William Christian of Southwaite 1682

pp. 336-343 Papers in dispute about the pier at Whitehaven

pp. 782-end Index 1635 - 1685