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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 The Society as a body is not responsible for the opinions advanced in the following pages Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 subject to the CambridgeCore terms ofuse,available at Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core . IPaddress: https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms 170.106.39.137 , on 05 Oct2021 at04:22:44 SITE OF OLD PONDS . PLAN OF HENRY DE BRAY'S BUILDINGS AT HARLESTONE. (/>««« n7 to .w.) A—Dove House. B—Modern Additions. C— Old Inner Roof and Walls. D -Old Granary. E—Old Ham. F—Cattle House. G— Old Kitchen. H—Sloping Ground. I—Spring (Modern Well). , TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY Scrtes. VOL. IV. LONDON OFFICES OF THE SOCIETY 7 SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN, W.C. 1910 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 CONTENTS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. By the VEN. ARCHDEACON W. CUNNINGHAM, D.D., LL.D., F.B.A. (Delivered February 17, 1910) 1 Position of the Society during the past year—Gray's Inn and Francis Bacon—The modern recognition of historical science—Scientific methods of social investigation—Trade- guilds in India and China—The agrarian revolution of the six- teenth century — Sheep-farming and dairy-farming — The Cottenham order-makers—The scientific aspect of political history—Value of Bacon's historical method—The ' History of King Henry the Seventh'—Resemblance between Bacon's treatment of history and that found in Shakespeare's historical plays—Bacon not an exponent of ' historical philosophy.' THE FINANCE OF LORD TREASURER GODOLPHIN. By I. S. LEADAM, M.A., F.S.A. (Read January 20, 1910) . 21 The financial position at the beginning of Godolphin's ministry—Financial expedients in 1710-11—The South Sea j Company—Pressure of public liabilities—Public services un- paid. THE SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE'S FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. By HUBERT HALL, F.S.A., Director. (Read January 20, 1910) 33 The conventional treatment of the subject—Importance of Walpole's departmental connexions—Review of the sources— Subjects of research—Methods of research—The National Debt and Sinking Fund—Public revenue and expenditure— Indirect and direct taxation—The Civil List and Secret Service —Frauds on the Customs Revenue—Walpole's Free-trade colonial policy. Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 vi TRANSACTIONS OK THE KOVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY I'AGF THE TWO SIR JOHN FASTOLFS. By the late L. W. VERNON HARCOURT, M.A. (Read March 17, 1910) .... 47 The authoritative case for the Fastolf-Falstaff legend— Sir John Fastolf of Caister's clainas—The story of Prince Henry and Chief Justice Gascoigne—The evidence for the story ex- amined—The case of Sir John Fastolf of Nacton—The credi- bility of this new evidence considered—Theory of the present solution. CONCERNING THE HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. By R. A. ROBERTS, Barrister-at-Law, Assistant Keeper of the Public Records and Secretary to the Commission. (Read April 21, 1910) 63 Origin of the Commission—The first Commissioners— Methods of the Commission—The Rutland Papers—Other notable collections—Beneficial results of the Commission— Progress of the work—Reports on great collections—Methods of selection and treatment—Subjects of historical interest. THE Due DE CHOISEUL AND THE INVASION OF ENGLAND, 1768-1770. By Miss M. C. MORISON, F.R.Hist.S. (Read November 16, 1909) . 82 The state of Europe after the year 1763—Exhaustion of France—Choiseul's reforms—His preparations for a war of revenge—Memoirs relating to the invasion of England pre- pared by his agents—Col. Grant's reports on English defences- Col. Beville's reports—Choiseul's fall—The manuscripts of the Memoirs in the Chatham collection—Lists of English villages and regiments collected by the French spies. THE ESTATE BOOK OF HENRY DE BRAY OF HARLESTONE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (1289-1340). By Miss DOROTHY WILLIS. (Read December 16, 1909) 117 Manuscripts of the Estate Book—Plan of compilation— Identification of Henry de Bray—His feudal relations—His life-history—His building operations—His recipe for a Plague remedy. Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 CONTENTS vii PAGE THE COLLECTION OF SHTP-MONEY IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. By Miss M. D. GORDON. (Read June 17, 1910) 141 Definition of the subject—Materials for its elucidation—The Exchequer ' Declared Accounts ' and the Council Registers- Proceeds of the assessments—How appropriated—The system of assessment—Prynne's ' Humble Remonstrance ' examined —Conclusions as to the character and administration of the Ship-money—Statistics of Ship-money collections. INDEX 163 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, SESSION 1908-1909. HE Council of the Royal Historical Society present the T subjoined Annual Report to the General Meeting of the Fellows. At the beginning of the Session, 1908-1909, the occurrence of the bicentenary of the birth of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, seemed to call for special recognition. It was accordingly arranged that the November meeting of the Society should be held in Clifford's Inn Hall, and be devoted to a review of the life and services to Great Britain and the Empire of the great statesman. There was a large attendance. After an introductory speech by Dr. Hunt from the chair, Mr. Frederic Harrison delivered an address, and Mr. Julian Corbett also spoke. By the courtesy of the officials of the Public Record Office and of the British Museum, exhibitions of letters, manuscripts and other objects connected with Pitt were arranged. At the ordinary meetings, in the Society's Library, the follow- ing Papers were read :— ' The Ballad History of the Reigns of the Later Tudors.' Dy Pro- fessor C. H. Firth, LL.D. (Fice-President). • Sir Otho de Grandison.' By C. L. Kingsford, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. ' The Causes of the War of Jenkin's Ear.' By H. W. V. Temperley, M.A., F.R.Hist.S. ' English Traders and the Spanish Inquisition in the Canaries, during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.' By Miss Leonora de Alberti and Miss A. B. Wallis Chapman, D.Sc. ' The Origin of the Regium Donum.' By the Rev. Clement E. Pike, F.R.Hist.S. The President, the Rev. W. Hunt, M.A. D.Litt., delivered an Address on February 18,1909. These Papers have been printed in Transactions, Third Series, Vol. III. Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.39.137, on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:22:44, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440100015176 2 ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Alexander Medal for the year was awarded to Miss Nellie Neild for an Essay on ' The Social and Economic Condition of the Unfree Classes in England in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.' The Essay was read at the June Meeting. It was announced that the Alexander Medal for the year 1909 would be awarded for an essay upon any subject of European or Colonial History which might be selected by a competitor, pro- vided that the subject of the essay was previously submitted to and approved by the Literary Director. In addition to the above volume of Transactions, the follow- ing volumes of Publications have been issued to Fellows and Subscribing Libraries since the date of the last Report:— Camden, Third Series, Vol. XVI. ' Despatches from Paris, 1784-1789.' Vol. I. Selected and edited from the Foreign Office Correspondence by Oscar Browning, M.A., V.P.R.Hist.S. Camden Third Series, Vol. XVII. ' The Bardon Papers," relating to the Proceedings against Mary Queen of Scots in 1586. Edited by Conyers Read, Ph.D. (Harvard). These will be followed by the first volume of' John of Gaunt's Register,' edited from the Duchy of Lancaster Records, by Mr. S. Armitage-Smith, and the second volume of Mr. Browning's edition of the ' Despatches from Paris, 1784-1789.' The future publications of the Society already arranged for include the second volume of the ' Register of John of Gaunt,' preserved in the Record Office ; the newly discovered manuscripts of Carpini's' History of the Mongols ' and of the ' Narrative of the French Conquest of the Canaries, 1404-6 ' ;' Secret Service under George III.' ; ' Documents from the Archives of the Spanish Inquisition in the Canaries ' ; ' The Novgorod Chronicle ' (trans- lated from the Russian text) ; ' London Chronicle ' (fifteenth to sixteenth centuries) ; ' The Essex Papers (1675-77), a continua- tion of Camden N.S.