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Remembering King Charles I: History, Art and Polemics from the Restoration to the Reform Act T
REMEMBERING KING CHARLES I: HISTORY, ART AND POLEMICS FROM THE RESTORATION TO THE REFORM ACT T. J. Allen Abstract: The term Restoration can be used simply to refer to the restored monarchy under Charles II, following the Commonwealth period. But it can also be applied to a broader programme of restoring the crown’s traditional prerogatives and rehabilitating the reign of the king’s father, Charles I. Examples of this can be seen in the placement of an equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross and a related poem by Edmund Waller. But these works form elements in a process that continued for 200 years in which the memory of Charles I fused with contemporary constitutional debates. The equestrian statue of Charles I at Charing Cross, produced by the French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur c1633 and erected in 1675. Photograph: T. J. Allen At the southern end of Trafalgar Square, looking towards Whitehall, stands an equestrian statue of Charles I. This is set on a pedestal whose design has been attributed to Sir Christopher Wren and was carved by Joshua Marshall, Master Mason to Charles II. The bronze figure was originally commissioned by Richard Weston (First Earl of Portland, the king’s Lord High Treasurer) and was produced by the French sculptor Hubert Le Sueur in the early 1630s. It originally stood in 46 VIDES 2014 the grounds of Weston’s house in Surrey, but as a consequence of the Civil War was later confiscated and then hidden. The statue’s existence again came to official attention following the Restoration, when it was acquired by the crown, and in 1675 placed in its current location. -
The Case of Sodomy, in the Tryal of Mervin Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, for Committing a Rape
The case of sodomy, in the tryal of Mervin Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, for committing a rape. And sodomy with two of his servants, viz. (Laurence Fitz Patrick and Thomas Brodway) who was try'd and condemn'd by his peers on the 25th of April, and beheaded on Tower-Hill, May 14th, 1631. With his articles of belief, sent in a letter to his son; the letter he writ to his four sisters, and his speech at the place of execution. Likewise the tryal and condemnation of Laurence Fitz Patrick and Thomas Brodway, ... Page 1 The CASE of SODOMY, IN THE TRYAL OF MERVIN Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, FOR Committing a RAPE. And SODOMY with two of his Servants, viz. (LAURENCE FITZ PATRICK and THOMAS BRODWAY) who was Try'd and Condemn'd by his Peers on the 25th of April, and Beheaded on Tower-Hill, May 14th, 1631. WITH His Articles of Belief, sent in a Letter to his Son; the Letter he writ to his four Sisters, and his Speech at the Place of Execution. LIKEWISE The Tryal and Condemnation of LAURENCE SITZ PATRICK and THOMAS BRODWAY, who were Executed at Tyburn, July 6th. With their Dying Speeches. Printed from an Original Manuscript. LONDON, Printcd for John Morphem near Stationer's Hall. 1708. Page 2 THE TRYAL OF Mervin Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven for Sodomy, h.c. April 25th, 1631. THE Lord Coventry Lord Keeper of The @ the Great Seal of England, was ap-ment. pointed Lord High Steward for that Day, who having Orders for the said Tryal from his Majesty, gave Directions for the same. -
The Montagus and the Great West Doors of Bath Abbey” Online
The Manor of Lackham Vol 3 : The Montagu family The Manor of Lackham – Volume 3 The Montagus of Lackham and their historical connections by Tony Pratt and Karen Repko Last update : March 23, 2019 Wiltshire College Lackham 2010 1 The Manor of Lackham Vol 3 : The Montagu family This investigation of the history of the manor of Lackham, close to Chippenham and next to Lacock in Wiltshire, started with the current author’s “The Bluets ; a baronial family and their historical connections 1066- 1400 1” and was continued in “The Baynards : a county family and their historical connections 1360 – 1650 2.” This work takes the story through the period of the Civil War and the Enlightenment to Canal Mania and on into the early part of the nineteenth century. For biographies of the authors see the Introduction to Vol. 1 “The Bluets”. Both of the previous volumes in this history, and others, are held by Wiltshire Libraries, the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre in Chippenham and online at http://www.lackham.co.uk/history/documents.asp As always we owe enormous debts of gratitude to the people who helped by their willingness to give freely of their time, expertise and knowledge, and without whom this volume would not have been possible. Individual credits and thanks are given in the footnotes. Not credited specifically are the archivists and staff at all the record offices and libraries consulted and who were unfailingly helpful above and beyond that which might be expected. We are very lucky to have such dedicated and knowledgeable people around and we would express our very sincere gratitude to everyone who helped. -
London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R
The Project Gutenberg EBook of London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. Sharpe This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.guten- berg.org/license Title: London and the Kingdom - Volume II Author: Reginald R. Sharpe Release Date: April 5, 2007 [Ebook 20990] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LONDON AND THE KINGDOM - VOLUME II*** London and the Kingdom A HISTORY DERIVED MAINLY FROM THE ARCHIVES AT GUILDHALL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON. By Reginald R. Sharpe, D.C.L., RECORDS CLERK IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK OF THE CITY OF LONDON; EDITOR OF "CALENDAR OF WILLS ENROLLED IN THE COURT OF HUSTING," ETC. IN THREE VOLUMES. Vol II PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE CORPORATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE. LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN & Co. and New York: 15 East 16th Street. 1894. Contents CHAPTER XIX. 1 Reception of James I by the City. 2 Catholic Plots. 5 Purveyance. 7 The City and Free Trade. 8 Prince Henry a Merchant Taylor. 10 The Gunpowder Plot. 11 The King of Denmark in the City. 14 The City's Water Supply. 15 Hugh Middleton and the New River. 17 The Plantation of Ulster. 23 Deception practised on the City. 27 Allotment of the Irish Estate. 33 The Irish Society. 34 The Livery Companies and their title to Irish Estate. -
The Opening of the Impeachment of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, June to September 1715: the ‘Memorandum’ of William Wake, Bishop of Lincoln
The Opening of the Impeachment of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, June to September 1715: The ‘Memorandum’ of William Wake, Bishop of Lincoln Clyve Jones I On 30 July, Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford, was dismissed from his office of lord treasurer (in effect ‘prime minister’)1 by Queen Anne, and replaced by a ‘safer pair of hands’ in the shape of the duke of Shrewsbury, whose promotion was designed to ensure the succession of the protestant house of Hanover to the British throne.2 Two days later on 1 August, the queen herself died, and in mid-September George I landed at Greenwich to claim his inheritance. A year later, in July 1715 Oxford was impeached before the house of lords by the house of commons for high treason and high crimes and misdemeanours. Oxford was impeached by the body, the Commons, in which he had been one of the dominant politicians from the mid-1690s to his promotion to the peerage in May 1711, and had been Speaker of the Commons from 1701 to 1705. Oxford’s fall from grace was shared by Lord Bolingbroke (secretary of state, 1710 to 31 August 1714), the duke of Ormond (commander-in-chief of the British forces on the Continent, 1712-14) and the earl of Strafford (chief British negotiator of the treaty of Utrecht), all of whom were impeached between July and September 1715. These prominent politicians in the largely tory ministry of 1710 to 1714 had been tainted with the accusation of jacobitism (support of the exile Old Pretender, catholic son of the late king James II), though some with more reason than others, who had fallen foul of the whig opposition to the ministry and the parliamentary sanctioned heir-in-waiting, the elector of Hanover. -
Robert Harley A® the Great Tory Ministry, 1710-1713
ROBERT HARLEY A® THE GREAT TORY MINISTRY, 1710-1713 APPROVED® Major Profeieor Minor Pro ertoroftte 1)epartimn&Q t Hie tor j v" Dean of the Graduate School ifcBERT HAHLKY AND THE GREAT TOKY MINISTRY, 1710-1713 THESIS Presented to the Graduate Oounoil of the North Texas State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement* For the Degree of HASTSR OF ARTS By duy Howard Miller, B. A» Denton, Texae Augustt 1966 PREFACE The many studies of the reign of Queen Ann© range fro® the politically motivated works of Jonathan Swift to the scholarly three-volume study of the period by the eminent British historian, George Macaulay Trevelyan• While several areas of the period have been studied intensively, many sub- jects have been neglected or dealt with only superficially. The life of Robert Harley (1661-1724), the first Sari of Ox- ford and from 1711 to 1714 the Lord High Treasurer of England, is one subject which has been dealt with only superficially. Writing recently in The American Historical Review on the significant works of the last twenty years in later Stuart studies, Robert Walcott stated, "Such important political personalities as . * Robert Harley • . » still laok ade- quate modern treatment• The only full-length biography of Robert Harley is E. 0. Roscoe's Robert Barley. Sari of Oxford (1902). The chief weakness of the book is that it was written before the com- plete publication of the Harley papers in the possession of the Duke of Portland and the Marquis of Bath. Documentation in the biography is quite sketchy, end manuscript material *Robert Waloott, Jr., "The Later Stuarts (1660-1714)t Significant Work of the Last Twenty Years (1939-1959)»* The American Historical Review. -
Thk American Jurisdiction Ok the Bishop of London in Colonial Times
The Jarisdictioi} of the Bi.shop of London. 17!* THK AMERICAN JURISDICTION OK THE BISHOP OF LONDON IN COLONIAL TIMES. BY SIMEON E. BALDWIN. No one can stud}' tiie ecclesiastical history of the Colonies in America before tho Kovolution, withcmt ()b.serving indications from ftrst to last of the infînencc of tlic lîislio]) (tf Tjoiidon. AViierevcr the Church of Enjrliind took loot, it was to him esj)ocially thfit its adherents looked for coLiiitcnance and direction, and for a Century or more lie exercised over them something very closely approaching episcopal authority. In the Repertoriiim Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londin- ense (London, 1708), which gives a full description of every parish in the diocese and a history of the see down to 1700, no mention is made of any American church or living. A few years later. Dr. Edmund Gibson, then occupying the see, in an interview with a representative of the parish of King's Clia[H'I in Boston, ex]>re.ssly disclaimed ïi.ny right of presentation to tiie rectorshiji which was then vacant.' How was it then that tho Bisiiop of Iiondon could send commissaries to the colonies, and that the clei'gymon of the Church of England wbo came to tliis country were generally expected to produce a license to officiate, from him? Bishop Perry, in his elaborate " History of the American Episcojial Church,"^ follows An<]erson in attributing the origin of this jurisdic^tion to the fjict that in the early days of the colony of Virginia, Dr. King, who then held the see of Ivondon, was a member of the Koyal Council constituted under the chaiter of the Virginia Company, and warmly Greeuwood's Hist, of King's Chapel, 88. -
Notes and Documents “Reasons Giuen by Me, Why I Am in Debt”: Monetary Crisis and the Second Earl of Bridgewater
notes and documents “Reasons Giuen by Me, Why I am in Debt”: Monetary Crisis and the Second Earl of Bridgewater Robin Hermann abstract This essay examines the changing views of John Egerton, second Earl of Bridgewater, of the emerging consumer economy of late seventeenth-cen- tury England. Robin Hermann analyzes the earl’s accounts, correspondence, and other manuscripts to explore a revealing case of the post-Restoration encounter between the customary values of the aristocracy and the commercial interests of the merchant. Of particular interest is a “debt document,” a memorandum in which Bridgewater explains to himself and to his progeny the reasons for his crippling indebtedness. keywords: John Egerton, second Earl of Bridgewater; Charles II; Stop of the Exchequer; Sir Josiah Child; currency in early modern England the emergent consumer economy of late seventeenth-century England troubled Restoration society. It may now be problematic to refer to a “commercial revolution” during those years, but various writers, from John Milton to anonymous pamphleteers, did note and fear an extraordinary expansion of acquisition and con- sumption.1 These writers acknowledged the utility and necessity of trade but worried that the priorities of the market had come to trump all concerns of society and the state. The opposing view in what soon became a vehement debate over the virtues of the market and the value of unregulated trade was held by other writers and an array of pamphlet-writing economists.2 They argued that unregulated trade would not only 1. For Milton, see Blair Hoxby, Mammon’s Music: Literature and Economics in the Age of Milton (New Haven, Conn., 2002), 150–77, esp. -
Court Patronage and Corruption in Early Stuart England
COURT PATRONAGE AND CORRUPTION IN EARLY STUART ENGLAND COURT PATRONAGE AND CORRUPTION IN EARLY STUART ENGLAND Linda Levy Peck London First published in 1990 by the Academic Division of Unwin Hyman Ltd. First published in paperback in 1993 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003. Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 © 1990, 1993 Linda Levy Peck All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Peck, Linda Levy Court patronage and corruption in early Stuart England. 1. Great Britain. Government. Patronage. History I. Title 354.420009 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Peck, Linda Levy. Court patronage and corruption in early Stuart England/Linda Levy Peck. p. cm. Originally published: Boston: Unwin Hyman, 1990. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Great Britain—Politics and government—1603–1649. 2. Great Britain—Court and courtiers—History—17th century. 3. Patronage, Political—Great Britain—History—17th century. 4. Political corruption—Great Britain—History—17th century. 5. England— Social conditions—17th century. I. Title. DA390.P43 1993 306.2′094l′09032–dc20 92–46114 -
Knights of the Shire of Kent from A.D. 1275 to A.D. 1831
Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 21 1895 ( 198 ) KNIGHTS OE THE SHIRE EOR KENT EROM A.D. 1275 TO A.D. 1831.* BY REV. J. CAVE-BROWNE, M.A., VICAE ov DETLING, MAIDSTONE. THE Parliament of England was in Saxon times of the most simple form, as its name, the WITANA-GEHOT, " the assembly of the wise men," indicated. It consisted of the bishops and principal abbots, sitting with the thanes or barons and ealder- men, thus comprising the " Lords Spiritual and Temporal;" the former at first by prescriptive right as bishops, and after the Conquest as holding their baronies under the Crown ; the latter as under their military tenure, vassals of the Crown, to which stipulated " service " was due. To these the Conqueror added a third class, elected repre- sentatives from the several counties, known by the name of "Knights of the Shire." It was not till the days of the later Plantagenets that cities and boroughs were pri- vileged to send representatives under the name of "bur- gesses." The earliest record now extant of the component mem- bers of such a Parliament is of that held in the third year of the reign of Edward I. (1275). With it commences the list of " Knights of the Shire " for Kent, as given in the following pages. The number of members to be sent from each county seems at first to have varied. In the fifth year of King John's reign a Parliament had been held at which four knights were to be summoned; in the 10th year of Henry III. -
Treasury, out Letters
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE London, England T.11/1 TREASURY.Out tetters--Customs and Exoise. Customs, 1667-1671. 1. 1667 Nov 12. Treasury Board to various governors of plantations, reoiting various olauses of aots of trade, and admonishing etriot observanoe. \ • ). /~.J. (Q {.].. I .5 • • • • \ .. -• • PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE London, England T.ll/5 TREASURY. Out I.stters--Customs and Exoise. Customs, 1679-1681. 1. 1679 Mar ~l. Treasury reference to Customs Commissioners of petition of Rene Petit and Jacob Guerard oonoerning their proposal to \ • settle 40 families of French protestants at Carolina if King will grant assistance. / X ~ I' r- 2. 1679 Dec 20. Treasury warrant to same to send word to ports for arrest of John Culpeper, by order in council of Dec 19, inc1. copy of ord_erin council. ~ . I ,. 1679/80 Jan 17. Trpasury reference to Customs Commissioners of petition of Thomas Miller. Review of his role in Culpeppr's Rebellion; asks for counsel to prese hie chargee ~inet Gillam and Culpeper, and financial assistance. ( 1680 Dec 21. Treasury warrant to Customs Commissioners to direct payment of £20 to Thomas Miller for present eup~ort. ~ l' ~ • l680/(81J Jan 20. Same to same, to employ Henry Tate as collector of plantation duty in Albemarle. ~ 6. 1680/(8lJ Mar 15. Same to same, to empla,yThomas Miller as collector at Poole (England J. t' 1to J.. ro I '1' ( • • • • • PUBLIC REC ORO OFFICE London, England T.l1/8 \ TREASURY. Out Letters--Customs and Excise. Customs, 1681-1684. 1• 1681 Ju1 19. Warrant from Treasury Board to Customs Commissioners to appoint Henry Hudson collector of customs at Roanoke in place \ of Robert Holden. -
Miscellaneous
12 SArms atSattey Abbey. • of the sameJrom Tony's Survey J.53O. JOSealcfCbcterfandAbbeyrelatingloZfilt 5 Seal ofJioltonfriory. HZadJJZttenorUrandon. v O Sealofme'i.JSarloflTbrffiiimberland. 12 Sir Jhgram. Clifford •Mis cjsz,z,4iir& o 77$ 7 Arms ofJSrJtstallAbbey at BerkoldswicX Church. 12 Seal ofIsabella deferey. i:de£aiyJPatrffn A I.'TO GRAPHS ta~kru />Tinrijtatty from tlir Eviilfnrrx of-the CIJtTf)l{ 1) /'M3//7.1'. 36 EXPLANATION OF THE THREE PLATES OF AUTOGRAPHS. 1. The second Earl of Northumberland, A.D. 1441. a. Paslew, the last Abbot of Whalley. [1507-1536]. 2. Hammond, Abbot of Sallay. [1506-1527]. 3. The third Earl of Derby, circ. 1537. 4. Major General Lambert. 5. Theophilus Earl of Suffolk. [Theophilus Howard, 1626-1640.] 6. Algernon tenth Earl of Northumberland. [1632-1668.] 7. Sir Andrew Carr, of Fernihurst, 1614. 8. Henry ninth Earl of Northumberland, 1614. 9. Henry second Earl of Cumberland, 1547. 10. Francis fourth Earl of Cumberland. [1605-1641.] 11. Anne Countess Dowager of Cumberland, 1579. 12. The Earl of Rothes, 1641. 13. George third Earl of Cumberland. [1569-1605.] 14.- Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. [1605-1612]. 15. Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, 1614. 16. Howard, Earl of Nottingham. [Query, which ? there were three :—Charles Howard, 1596-1624; Charles Howard, 1624-1642; and Charles Howard, 1642-1681.] b. Lady Anne Clifford, 1603. 17. Sir George Radcliff. 18. Earl of Marr. 19. Edward Lord Wotton. [1603-1604.] 20. Edward Earl of Worcester, 1625. 21. Edward Lord Zouch of Harringworth. [1571-1626.] 22. Sir Julius Csesar, Master of the Rolls. [1614-1636.] 24. Sir Stephen Tempest of Broughton, Counsellor to George Earl of Cumberland, 1602.