Shrewsbury Papers

Shrewsbury Papers

1530-1680

Folio 1v

Cover of a bundle of papers, stating that the contents are bonds and obligations etc. to Nathaniel Edward and Alexander Johnston, and that an inventory was made 15 February 1652/3. ½p.

Folio 2

Nathaniel Johnston to Cudworth Johnston, his son, 21 November 1678, about estate management and building repairs in the writer's absence. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 4

Nathaniel Johnston to Cudworth Johnston, his son, at Pontefract, 7 April 1679, about medical prescriptions for Methley Hall, [co. York], and estate business, 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 5

Nathaniel Johnston to Cudworth Johnston, his son, 4 April 1679, on medical matters relating to his patients. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 6

Nathaniel Johnston to Cudworth Johnston, his son, 5 April 1679, on the same subject. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 7

Benjamin Norcliff to [Nathaniel] Johnston, at Pontefract, from Liverpool, 20 May 1677, enquiring about the financial standing of Mrs. Nott, being satisfied as to her birth and attainments, but not as to her estate. 1p. Seal.

Folio 8

Nathaniel Johnston to his son [Cudworth], 24 March 1679/80, mainly about medical matters. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 9

Lodging expenses of servants of the Earl of Shrewsbury, 1602. Endorsed by [Henry Butler] as entered in his book, 5 August 1602. 1p.

Folio 10

Order of the Court of Wards and Liveries that depositions in a suit between Sir George Savile, bt., and Sir Henry Mackworth, bt., be published, 22 November [1626]. ½p. Copy. Endorsed.

Folio 11

Petition of Henry Keyes of Linton, [co. Heref.], bailiff of Eccleswall, co. Heref., to the Earl of Shrewsbury, seeking permission to grant sub leases of his own lease of Widd meadow; his occupation of the manor house; the need to appoint a new collector owing to his age and infirmities, [June 1602]. ½p. Endorsed.

Folio 13

Godfrey Wygsall to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Castle Goodrich, [co. Heref.], 16 August 1588, reporting that the Earl's tenants are ready at an hour's notice for the Queen's service, as required by their leases. The sale of iron is slack owing to the scarcity of money, and he has 60 tons on hand. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 14

[Gilbert Talbot probably to the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal], no date, reporting efforts of himself and his father the Earl of Shrewsbury, according to an order of the Star Chamber on 13 May 1571, to settle a dispute between Margery Lee, widow, plaintiff, and John Arnold and others defendants. 1p. Draft.

Folio 15

Account of expenditure for bread and other items, no date 2pp.

Folio 16

Note of the expenditure of £105 received from Peter Perrens for the payment of annuities and wages, 9-23 April 1614. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 17

Fragment of a medical prescription. ½p.

Folio 18

Accounts of Mathew Ford, [clerk of the kitchen], for the week ending 18 September 1602. 1p.

Folio 19

Account of expenses incurred at Hampton Court, 6-9 August [1603]. It is stated that the Earl of Shrewsbury and his train then went to Richmond. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 21

Account for fish delivered by Jer. Skynner to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 9 March 1593/4. 1p. Torn.

Folio 22

George Ottley to Richard Latham, from Sheffield, 17 September 1591, about the purchase of land called Marbury Hay, for which Latham appears to have been a commissioner for sale. He mentions that two servants of his uncle Sir Arthur [no name] wish to make small purchases.

At the foot of the letter are lists of tenants and lands continued from the dorse. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 23

Edward Burry to William Dickenson, bailiff of Sheffield, from Coventry, 26 February 1529/30, about the release of Dickenson's son from articles of apprenticeship to the writer. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 24

Account of the payment of interest and repayment of principal of a loan of £700 from Henry Tamworth made on 8 December 1596, [20 June 1604]. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 25

Request from [Sir George Savile], 1609, to the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, that search be made for evidences about property at Soothill, Heaton and Gidsell, Darrington, Hunsworth and Erth and his house at York, for the purpose of a lawsuit in the King's Bench. ½p. Endorsed.

Folio 26

List of the distances between various places [by Nathaniel Johnston], no date 1p.

Folio 27

Memorandum of information supplied by Jasper Draicott, a tenant of the Earl of Shrewsbury, about tithes of coals at Shipley, no date ½p.

Folio 28

John Johnson to Nathaniel Johns[t]on, his brother, at Methley, [co. York], 2 May 1650, reporting that Lord Fairfax [of Cameron], had left London the previous day, and that the High Court of Justice had also sat on the same day. Legal business mentioned.

On the back some rough accounts of expenses and a list of drugs in the hand of Nathaniel Johnston. ½p. Endorsed.

Folio 29

Accounts of Mathew Ford, clerk of the kitchen, for the week ending 21 May 1603. 1p.

Folio 30

Accounts of Mathew Ford, clerk of the kitchen for the week ending 7 May 1603. 1p.

Folio 31

Philip Monckton to [Nathaniel] Johnston, at Pontefract, from York, 7 January 1668/9, about the imprisonment of Thomas Kayner of Pontefract. ½p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 32v

Accounts of Mathew Ford, clerk of the kitchen, for the week ending 7 April 1603. 1p.

Folio 33v

Receipt of John Atherton for £180 in part payment of a debt to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 24 September 1596. ½p.

Folio 34

Receipt of William Hamond for £200 from one Lacy for the use of the Earl of Shrewsbury, 18 February 1593/4. ¼p.

Folio 35

E[lizabeth] Wingfelde to [Mary, Countess of Shrewsbury], 17 October no year, describing her visit to Hardwick, [co. Derby], where she had seen Lady Arabella [Stuart], and enquiring after Sir Charles [Cavendish]. 1p. Address: my Ladye.

Folio 37

The Earl of Shrewsbury to [Henry] Tamworth, 16 July 1599, seeking to postpone repayment of a debt. 1p. Copy. Endorsed.

Folio 38

Account of domestic expenditure at Broad Street, [London], and also travelling expenses, 1607. 2pp.

Folio 40

Account of expenses of Peter Perins going to Thorne, [co. York], for fish and fowl for the Earl of Shrewsbury, 1607. 1p.

Folio 41

William Hamond to Henry Butler, at Sheffield, from Broad Street, [London], 28 December 1607, about the method of accounting to be used by Butler. Mentions the dyeing and embroidering of cloth. The bearer brings a hat and a pair of silk 'netherstocks' from Mr.[William] Jhonson for Sir Charles Cavendish. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 43v

Account of legal expenses, no date ¼p.

Folio 44v

Waterman's account, May-July 1602. ½p.

Folio 45

Sir Edward Byer, [Chancellor of the Order of the Garter], to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], 16 May 1598, about the expiry of the Earl's commission as Lieutenant to hold the Great Feast. [Edmund Lodge, Illustrations of British History, 1791, 2nd edition, 1838, iii, unpublished papers, 90 (270)] 1p.

Folio 46

Accounts of [Mathew Ford], clerk of the kitchen, for the week ending 25 December 1602. 1p.

Folio 47

Receipt on behalf of the Hospital of St. Leonard near Chesterfield, co. Derby, for £100 part of a larger sum due from the Earl of Shrewsbury, 22 June 1602. ¼p.

Folio 48

Petition from Charles Asheton, son of Nicholas Asheton of Garstye Lowe, deceased, to the Earl of Shrewsbury, about the heriot due from his father's estate, no date 1p. Copy.

Folio 49

Receipt of Charles Mather, [tailor], August 1606. 1p.

Folio 50

Accounts of [Mathew Ford], clerk of the kitchen, for the week ending 1 January 1602/3. 1p.

Folio 51

Accounts of Mathew Ford, 19-27 October 1602. 1p.

Folio 52

Accounts of Mathew Ford for the week ending 30 October 1602. 1p.

Folio 53

Sir Charles Cavendysshe to Henry Butler, from Welbeck, 30 April 1611, enclosing a letter opened in error. ½p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 54

Account of travelling expenses, [April 1603]. 1p.

Folio 55

Livery accounts of Francis Conyers at The Peacock in King Street, 25 July-1 August 1607. 2pp.

Folio 57

Accounts of the same, 1-10 August 1607, with accounts of [ ] Dickson, harness maker, 14 December 1606-11 August 1607. 2pp.

Folio 59

Summary by [Henry Butler] of disbursements by Francis Conyers, 14 December 1606-11 August 1607. 2pp.

Folio 61

Livery accounts of Francis Conyers in London, 10-23 August 1607. ½p.

Folio 62

Note of the delivery of jewels to [William] Hamond, no date ½p.

Folio 63

Account by Roger Urmiston of legal proceedings, 1597, in some of which Sir Charles Cavendish appears as defendant. 1p.

Folio 64

Cover of a letter addressed to the Earl of Shrewsbury on the King's affairs, from Royston, 12 October no year 1p. Seal.

Folio 65

The Earl of Shrewsbury to [Sir Robert Dudley], from London, 6 July 1599, sent by the hand of [ ] Chamberlayne, referring to money matters. 1p. Copy. Endorsed.

Folio 66

[The Earl of Shrewsbury] to Thomas Sutton, [ ] June 1561, ordering him to collect rents at Alton and send them to Thomas Stringer, the Earl's servant, at Sheffield.

[The Earl of Shrewsbury] to Sir George [Bowes], from Cold Harbour, [London], 4 June 1561, asking him to go to Eam, [?Eyam, co Derby], and sell whatever stuff remains there 'for the childrens' most advantage.' 1p. Copies. Torn.

Folio 67

Alen Charlton to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Wellington, [co. Salop.], 24 April no year, about the affairs of Whitchurch school. 1p.

Folio 68

Accounts for household expenses in London and at Court for the week ending 9 April 1603. 3pp. Endorsed.

Folio 70

Draft or copy of a lease in the hand of Nathaniel Johnston, no date 3pp. Incomplete.

Folio 73v

Statement by [ ] Lathbury of money due to him, including sums for providing for parakeets, [March 1598]. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 74

Receipt of William Hamond for £970 received from Mr. Lacy for the use of the Earl of Shrewsbury, 2 February 1593/4. ¼p.

Folio 76

John Hercy to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], 6 January 1603/4, about negotiations with Sir George Hume for the purchase of lands. The manors of Hartington, [co. Derby], and Clipston, [co Nott.], are mentioned. 3pp.

Folio 78

William Hyldyarde to the Earl of Shrewsbury, at Sheffield, from York, 1 March 1607/8, about woods at Brancepeth and Raby, [co. Durham]. 1p. Address: Privy Councillor.

Folio 80

Philip Monckton to [Nathaniel] Johns[t]on, at Pontefract, from London, 28 January 1666/7, about the imprisonment of Thomas Kayner. The news is that the Duke of Ormonde does not go to Ireland, and that 'the women quarrell at Courte.' 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 82

Accounts of the clerk of the kitchen, 15-21 May 1603. 3pp. Endorsed. Torn.

Folio 84

Judith Boynton to Alderman Johnston, no date, describing her brother's symptoms and asking him to come with what 'the Dockter' thinks fit. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 85

Account of fish, flesh and fowl bought and consumed in the kitchen for the week ending 3 August 1605. 2pp. Endorsed.

Folio 87

List of drugs and prices [by Nathaniel Johnston], no date 1½pp.

Folio 89

Travelling expenses to London of William Greene, Richard Wilson, William Anderton and Anthony Skelton, 1611. 3pp.

Folio 91

Account [by Henry Butler] of sums of money received amounting to £2,793 6 7½, 25 March-12 November 1613. 3½pp.

Folio 93v

List of some chateaux in France, no date 1p.

Folio 99

Account of expenses at Nonsuch, 2-4 August 1603. 2pp.

Folio 101

Memorandum by the Earl of Shrewsbury of money paid to Gareth Willson, 18 January 1611/12. ¼p.

Folio 102

Henry Legatt to [Nathaniel] Johns[t]on, 21 February [1641/2], describing the medical treatment and progress of Richard Dickenson. A warrant had been issued against Sir Thomas Guasqume [Gascoigne] accusing him of being a priest. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 104

Richard Smith, steward to Lord Fairfax, to the same, at Pontefract, from Nun-Appleton, [co. York], 7 August 1670, about the health of his master who has vomited blood. Endorsed with various memoranda by Johnston. 2pp. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 106-38

Livery accounts of Francis Conyers, February-August 1606. 33pp.

Folio 139

Answer to a Bill of Complaint, mentioning Lord Henry Seymour. 1p. Fragment. Torn.

Folio 140v

Account of wages due to servants of the Earl of Shrewsbury, at Michaelmas 1607. 2pp. Endorsed.

Folio 142

Bond for £18 of John Page of Barnsleybirkes Smithies, yeoman, and Thomas Scargill of Enlesfeld [?Ecclesfield], co. York, butcher, to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 11 November 1602. 1p. Two seals. Endorsed. John Bamforthe for his sute.

Folio 144

Petition of Richard Cox to the Privy Council, praying for payment of a debt of £30 15 4 owed to him by the Earl of Shrewsbury for between 3 and 5 years, [6 July 1606]. 1p.

Folio 146

David Grenesmithe to [George, 6th] Earl of Shrewsbury, from Derby, 6 February no year, offering to disclose certain evidences to the Earl which will benefit him at least £3000, asking in return a lease of Belper Park, [co. Derby]. He was a student of Grays Inn and mentions his godmother Mrs Frances Braye, sister of Lord Braye. 1¼pp. Endorsed.

Folio 148

[ ] Ratcliff to [the Countess of Shrewsbury], no date, relating to a bill for £200 and efforts to raise money, 1p. Seal. Address: my Lady.

Folio 150

John Bouth to [the Countess of Shrewsbury], no date, concerning a dispute with certain freeholders who have cut timber in Catcliffe woods, [co. York]. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 152

William Dalbye to Mathew Falconbridge at Midlemas, 12 May 1639, about non-payment of his debt, and offering to find a tenant for some estate of Falconbridge. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 154

Petition of John Newton and Jervese Sha, the younger, of Brampton [co. Derby], husbandmen, to Gilbert, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, asking that 24s. due to them by the Earl's order might be paid, and complaining of the neglect of divine service by the rector [ ] Dawker, concerning which they ask for a letter to the Privy Council, no date.

Superscribed with a note authorising payment. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 156

Brian Eland and John Wakefeild, executors of the will of John Dighton of Hockston, [Hoxton, co. Midd.], to [Gilbert, 7th] Earl of Shrewsbury, at Broad Street, London, from Bonby, [co. Linc.], 30 March no year, about the administration of Dighton's estate, 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 158v

Account for £9 paid to numerous named persons for embroidering a black satin gown for [the Countess of Shrewsbury], 2 August 1606. 2pp.

Folio 160

Account of Andrew Clayton for supplying fish to Sheffield, September 1607. 1p.

Folio 162

Sir Roger Wilbraham [A Master of Requests.] to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 18 May 1604, sending at the King's request a petition from one Broke, 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 164

Charles Topclyffe to the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Countess of Shrewsbury, from Somerby, [co. Linc.], Tuesday in Easter week no year, excusing himself from waiting on them as commanded, 1p. Seal. Endorsed.

Folio 166

William Deckenson, bailiff [of Sheffield], to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Wingfield, [co. Derby], 23 November 1586, giving an account of the lands of Shirland, [co. Derby], the board wages of the grooms at Wingfield, the plague at Chesterfield which has caused the market not to be held. 2pp. Seal. Address: my Lorde.

Folio 168v

List of persons to be examined on interrogatories at Ashford by the Justices concerning lands in co. Derby, no date 2pp. Endorsed.

Folio 170

Rychard Cockes to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 16 March 1605/6, about his view of accounts for the sale of timber at Credenhill [Park, co. Heref.], with some account of the manner of selling timber. 3pp. Three seals. Endorsed.

Folio 172

Robert Whythall to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], 6 March [1585/6], relating to controversies between [John] Beardmore and [John] Woodward, and their willingness to submit to arbitrators appointed by the Earl. Suggests the appointment of Richard Crumpton of co. Staff., J.P., and Francis Fitzherbert of Tissington, co. Derby, gent. 1 p. Add my lo[rd]. Torn.

Folio 174

Statement by counsel [for the Earl of Shrewsbury] of the Earl's interest in lands at Rowsley, [co. Derby], apparently in a suit in the Duchy of Lancaster, no year 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 176

Accounts of Ellis Harloe [Harley] travelling to London and returning to Sheffield, 28 November 1605. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 178

Accounts of Ellis Harloe [Harley] for travelling, November 1605. 2pp.

Folio 180

Receipt of the Countess of Pembroke for £300 received from her father the Earl of Shrewsbury for half year's rent of Rotherham, co. York, 6 November 1605. 1p.

Folio 182

Petition of Robert Brodebent of Rotherham, [co. York], tanner, to Gilbert, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, about the purchase of bark from the Earl's woods at Canklowe, and a lawsuit brought against him by the Earl's servant Anthony Roberts, no year.

Superscribed with a note by the Earl at London, 30 June no year, ordering the petition to be brought to him when he went to the country, where he would examine the matter, but refusing to stay any suit brought by one of his officials until he had heard him. 1p. Endorsed.

Folio 184

John Porter to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Wingfield, [co. Derby], 24 November no year, about a theft of cattle. 1½pp. Endorsed.

Folio 186

List of the tenants of Whitchurch, [co. Salop.], and of other places belonging to the Earl of Shrewsbury, and of the arms they were bound to furnish [for the royal service], of those who were unable to serve but had arms, and of defaulters. Certified 6 August 1588. 3½pp.

Folio 188

Richard Dod, Guy Beston and William Amery to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Whitchurch, [co. Salop.], 6 August [1588], enclosing the previous item. 1p. Address: Earl Marshal.

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