1. Correspondence and papers of Henry Coventry, Secretary of State, relating to London;...

1. Correspondence and papers of Henry Coventry, Secretary of State, relating to London; 1674-1680.

Included, among other matter, are letters, etc., of Lord Keeper Finch, Lord Treasurer Danby, Secretary Sir Joseph Williamson and Lord Mayor Sir Robert Vyner as to disorders in the Common Council on the election of a Judge of the Sheriff's Court, Mar., 1674-1675 (ff.7-26); and of Lords Craven, Anglesey and Northampton, Sec. Williamson, Sir R. Vyner and Sir John Robinson, Lieut. of the Tower, as to riots of Spitalfields weavers, Aug., 1675. (ff.32-107).

2. Correspondence and papers relating to Scotland; 1664-1682. Preceded by a few earlier papers (copies), viz., Letters of marque from the Scots Council to Will. Makesun against the French, 25 Feb., 1559. f.125;- Articles for the cessation of arms at Ripon, 16 Oct., 1640, with other papers in the negotiations with the Scots to 7 Jan., 1641. ff.126-135;- Propositions for peace from Parliament and the Scots Commissioners to Charles I. [1644?], with erasures and interlineations. f.136.

The main series includes:- Letter of the Duke of Lauderdale to Lord Carlisle, amb. to Sweden, in favour of the claims of Lords Forbes, Cranstoun and Glenawly on the King of Sweden; 12 July, 1664. f.142;- French articles with the Marquis of Douglas for raising a regiment of Scottish foot; 1667. f.144;- Duke of Lauderdale to H. Coventry, on the latter's being made Sec. of State, and on the condition of Scotland; 16 July, 1672. f.152;- Papers relating to Danish complaints of Scots privateers; 1672. ff.154-161;- Letters of the Duke of Lauderdale and others, 1673-1679, relating chiefly to Spanish complaints of recruiting in Scotland for the French service, and to risings of the Covenanters in 1677 and 1679. ff.162-234 passim;- Letters of the Earl of Tweeddale, on a suit with the Duke and Duchess of Monmouth, 1675, and on his desire to vindicate himself to the King from "misrepresentations", 1678. ff.169, 210, 212;- "Minutes taken at the hearing of the complaint of the Scotch Lords"; 10 Mar., 1679. f. 214;- Royal warrant for bringing to London John Henderson, suspected of being one of the murderers of Archb. Sharp; - Nov., 1679. f. 232;- "Impeachment" by the city of Edinburgh of the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale and [Charles Maitland] Lord Halton. f.235;- Notes by Sir W. Coventry on the advantages of the Union. f.239.

3. Correspondence and papers of H. Coventry relating to the Channel Islands, 11 Feb., 1673-23 Nov., 1679; chiefly consisting of letters from Christopher Hatton, Viscount Hatton, Governor of Guernsey, and Sir Thomas Morgan, Governor of Jersey. ff. 257-318. Ff.318.