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The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Bawdewine, from Sheffield, 22 September 1582, about a debt of £1000 owed to Mr. Pierpont. [Perhaps Henry Pierrepont, husband of Frances Cavendish, the Earl's step-daughter.] ¼p. Endorsed.
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Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor, to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from London, 18 February 1589/90, about a suit in Chancery between William Goodwin, plaintiff, and John Harrison, defendant, for setting aside the former's bond to leave his land to the daughter of his first marriage in favour of the sons of another marriage. Asks the Earl to call the parties before him, since he had already 'dealt in the same cause,' and to assess a sum to be paid to Goodwin's daughter and to report to the Court. 1p. Address: Privy Councillor.
Folio 5
Sir Edmund Trafford to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Trafford, [co. Lanc.], 1 March 1589/90, requesting his favour in a suit between his kinsman Philip Trafford and the Keepers of the royal forest of Macclesfield, [co. Chester]. [Edmund Lodge, Illustrations of British History, 1791, 2nd; edition, 1838, iii, unpublished papers, 62 (546, 549).] 1p. Address: K.G., Privy Councillor, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
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Richard Rathebond to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Chesterfield, [co. Derby], 6 January 1584/5, about the Earl's lease of property of the guilds [of Chesterfield]. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 9
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwen, from Sheffield, 22 June 1580, enclosing letters to [ ] Fowler and Lord Burghley, the latter from the Countess of Shrewsbury about obtaining licence to go to Chatsworth. Mention of estate matters, repairs to Cold Harbour, [London], and of Lord Francis Talbot. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 11
Robert Eyre to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], 10 October 1589, giving a legal opinion in favour of Elizabeth Marshall, widow, who had petitioned the Earl against Charles Assheton for the third part of her husband's lands. 1p. Seal. Address: my Lord.
Folio 13
Robert Whithall to the Earl of Shrewsbury, 26 August 1589, concerning the disposal of the goods of [ ] Clarke, widow, who has committed suicide, and to the payment of the Earl's debts. 2pp. Address: my Lo[rd].
Folio 15
Richard Bayes to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Blithfield, [co. Staff.], 12 October 1589, about the collection of £140 in the last year for provisioning the royal household, and to a charge to be levied on the county for equipping 100 soldiers for the expedition to Ireland. ½p. Seal. Address: Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
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George Abell and Robert Whythill to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], 3 November 1589, about a lease of Cotgrove Grange, and a bond in £400 for the performance of covenants for Edward Sprotte, in Stafford gaol at the Earl's suit. 1p. Seal. Address: my Lord.
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A.H. to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Court, 17 February 1587/8, requesting him to receive the submission of Nicholas Clarke [of Chesterfield, co. Derby], who had incurred the Earl's disfavour 'aboute the interest of a Lease,' and about which the Privy Council had written to the Earl, [Acts of the Privy Council, 1587-88, 18, 140.] as the business of the writer's master, in which Clarke is employed, is hindered. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 21
Nicholas Browne to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Snelston, [co. Derby], 28 July 1583, giving information of local opposition to the Earl in the election of a coroner. 1p. Seal. Address: Privy Councillor.
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Thomas Knyveton to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Mercaston, [co. Derby], 12 October 1585, about the non-payment of an annuity promised to his son George, the Earl's godson. 1p. Address: my lorde.
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwine, at Shrewsbury House, London, from Sheffield, 13 May 1580, ordering him to buy a jerkin of Spanish leather and to have a cloak repaired. Refers to county business.
A note by the Countess of Shrewsbury, that she had opened the letter by mistake, and asking Baldwine to bring news of her daughter. [Frances, wife of Sir Henry Pierrepont.] 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 27
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwine, at Shrewsbury Place, London, 1 September 1580, about the valuation of horses and stuff of one Dakens [?], which the Earl was sending to London. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 29
William Deckenson, bailiff [of Sheffield], to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Sheffield, 19 March 1584/5, with details of business and estate management. 3pp. Address: my Lord.
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwine, at Shrewsbury House, London, from Sheffield, 14 October 1580, with directions for the payment of the rent of Hurst Park, and for the distribution of 70 pasties of red deer to the Earl of Leicester, Roger Manners, Sir Henry Tirrell, Sir Walter Mildmay, Sir Ralph Sadler, Sir Christopher Hatton, the Comptroller of the Royal Household and others. ½p. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 33
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwine, 7 April 1580, about the Earl's quarrel with his tenants of Glossop Dale, [co. Derby]. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 35
Lawrence Brodbent, receiver for cos. Nott. and Derby, to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from London, 16 March 1584/5, stating that the Queen's Receipt for the counties would begin on 8 April, but suggesting that the Earl should pay his rents to Brodbent in London. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
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John Hacker to the Countess of Shrewsbury, at Sheffield, from Bridgford, [co. Nott.], 29 October 1598, about negotiations for passing a fine of lands with [Nicholas?] Williamson, living at Sawley, [co. Derby], and about the affairs of Captain Beckwythe and [ ] Fayrfax. 1p. Broken seal. Endorsed.
Folio 39
William Deckenson to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Sheffield, 4 January 1584/5, giving accounts of stock at Rotherham, Burton Abbey, Handsworth, Brierley and Kimberworth, [co. York], and some local news. 2pp. Seal. Address: my Lorde.
Folio 41
Phillip Marvyn to Thomas Balwyn at Shrewsbury House, [London], or in his absence to [ ] Jakson at the Sign of the Checker in Dowgate, from Sheffield Manor, 7 January 1580/1, sending half a hind baked into 4 pasties to be forwarded to his brother Sir James Marvyn near Chicklade, [co. Wilt.]. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 43
George Bacon to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Rufford [co. Nott.], 15 June 1588, giving an account of wool clipped on the Earl's estates in co. Nott. that year, and a list of repairs needed at various places. 1p. Seal. Add my Lorde.
Folio 45
[Alexander] Ratcliff to Lord Burghley, from Holborn, [London], 14 March 1589/90, about the purchase of certain lands by [Gilbert], Lord Talbot, from Henry Tamworth, assignee of Richard Cotes, which had been stayed by Burghley at the instance of Mrs. Gorge, widow, whose husband bought the lands from Hemingwaye, the Queen's Apothecary, and later sold them to the present tenant. 1p. Endorsed.
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Thomas Stryn[ger] to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Wingfield, [co. Derby], 23 November 1584, about wages to the Earl's servants, hangings and other furnishings at Wingfield, and the removal of the Queen of Scots from Wingfield to Tutbury, which was delayed owing to her illness. 1p. Seal. Address: Earl Marshal. Torn signature.
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Richard Torre to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Worksop Lodge, [co. Nott.], 26 June 1585, stating that both the Earl's ships, laden with lead, are stopped at Hull by the Queen's officers. Also discusses the wool clip at Worksop, sales of lead, the purchase of mill stones.
The letter has marginal notes by the Earl. 1½pp. Seal. Address: my Lo[rd].
Folio 51
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwyn, from Sheffield Castle, 21 December 1581, on money matters. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 53
Thomas Strynger to the Earl of Shrewsbury, from Whiston, 20 July 1585, describing the coming of a new tenant named Bryges, and the condition of his land and house. Mrs. Bryges 'wept veamently' when she saw the state of the house. 1p. Address: Earl Marshal.
Folio 55
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, from Sheffield, 17 October 1580, concerning a lawsuit apparently about payment of the rents of the Peak, the payment of the Queen of Scots' diet money, and a proposed composition between the Earl's payment of rent to the Crown and the diet money; the Earl's letters to the Lord Treasurer and the Attorney General. 2pp. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 57
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, London, 11 June 1580, mentioning his letter to the Lord Treasurer and difficulties in the Peak. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 59
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at London, from Sheffield, 'this Alhalow day at nyght,' [1580], about money matters and the disposal of the Queen of Scots' diet money then due. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 61
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, from Sheffield Castle, 2 September 1580, acknowledging goods sent by the carrier. Mentions the non-payment of the diet money and states that he could not long support the charge without it. Other business. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 63
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, London, from Sheffield, 3 September 1580, describing the return of [his attendant] Marten from Haddon, [co. Derby], and his present relations with [Jane Knyte, one of the Queen of Scots' women]. [Calendar Scottish Papers, v, no.627.] Also refers to sale of lead and the debts of Lord Francis Talbot. 1¼pp. Endorsed.
Folio 65
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, [London], from Worksop, 31 October no year, on business matters. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 67
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, London, from Sheffield, 7 December 1580, relating to the wardship of [ ] Jessop, a near neighbour of the Earl, who wished to have his marriage, but proposed to leave the 'commodities' in the hands of the Lord Treasurer. Mentions a letter from Mr. Secretary [Thomas] Wilson who had been asked to deliver a letter from the Earl to the Queen. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
Folio 69
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, London, 27 October 1580, introducing the bearer, one of Blythe's tenants, to whom he wished well, coming to London about the payment of his rents. Mentions a letter from Walsingham about the Queen of Scots' diet money. Postscript in another hand asking Baldwin to send a hawking bag and a very fine and soft buff leather girdle, and giving directions about a legal case concerning the lordship of Langford. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, [London], 4 July 1578, about goods sent down to him and asking for others. Mentions a report that the Earl of Leicester was coming from [Wanstead?]. 1p. Endorsed.
Folio 73
The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, London, from Sheffield, 27 October 1580, enclosing a letter for delivery to the Lord Treasurer asking for the wardship of Jessop's son, now 20 years of age and with a little property. Refers to a debt of Lord Monteagle and other business. 1p. Seal. Endorsed.
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The Earl of Shrewsbury to Thomas Baldwin, at Shrewsbury House, London, from Sheffield, 8 October 1580, referring to presents sent from London, venison to be sent to London, a dishonest servant, money matters. 1p. Endorsed.
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John Boothe to [the Earl of Shrewsbury], from Goodrich Castle, [co. Heref.], 7 April 1585, on estate matters. 1¼pp. 3 seals. Address: my Lo[rd]. |