http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3p30362m No online items Finding Aid for the Legal and Exchequer Document Collection 1541-1754 Processed by Helen McManus. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library University of California, Los Angeles 2520 Cimarron Street Los Angeles, CA 90018 Phone: (323) 731-8529 Fax: (323) 731-8617 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib/ ©2009 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid for the Legal and MS.1976.019 1 Exchequer Document Collection 1541-1754 Descriptive Summary Title: Legal and Exchequer Document Collection, Date (inclusive): 1541-1754 Collection number: MS.1976.019 Creator: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Extent: 4 boxes Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Los Angeles, California 90095-1490 Abstract: The bulk of this collection consists of Exchequer records and legal documents from England, 1541-1754. Includes documents and fragments bearing the signatures of Exchequer officials and other public officials. Also includes indentures regarding property in the village of Sulgrave, ancestral home of George Washington's family, and copies of documents relating to the city of Lille, France. Physical location: Clark Library Language of Material: Collection materials in English, Latin, French Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or printed items must be submitted in writing to the Clark Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Legal and Exchequer Document Collection, MS.1976.019, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Acquisition Information Some of the items described in this finding aid originated in accessions MS.1960.013 (Edwards), MS.1976.015 (Hofmann and Freeman), MS.1976.016 (Hofmann and Freeman), MS.1976.016 (Myers), MS.2003.02, and MS.1976.20 (Thomas). Accession MS.2003.02 was the gift of Kenneth Karmiole, 2003. For many items, provenance and accession information is unclear. Historical Note Indentures Indentures are legal contracts written in multiple copies (usually in duplicate) on one sheet. The resulting parts of the sheet are separated along a toothed or curved line. The parties to the contract each keep one part of the indenture. The authenticity of the documents is established by realigning the separated parts. The Exchequer The Exchequer was responsible for receiving, recording and dispersing the public revenue. It was divided into two parts: the Upper Exchequer, or Exchequer of Account, and the Lower Exchequer, or Exchequer of Receipt. Four Tellers of the Receipt recorded payments into the Exchequer. In this process, three records of payments were created: one in the Teller's book, one in the Teller's Rolls, and a third in the form of a Teller's Bill or Exchequer Receipt. Payments to be made by the Exchequer, such as repayments of loans, were authorized by Orders on the Exchequer created in the office of the Auditor of the Receipt. The offices of the Exchequer were abolished in 1834 by Act of Parliament. Their functions were transferred to the Comptroller General of the Receipt and Issue of the Exchequer. Scope and Content This is an artificial collection, composed of several distinct accessions. It is primarily comprised of legal documents and Exchequer records from England (after 1707, Great Britain), 1541-1754. The collection features some interesting examples of calligraphy and many documents and fragments bearing the signatures or autographs of key public figures. The collection includes indentures and other sealed legal documents; inventories and wills; records of jury verdicts; orders on the Exchequer and Exchequer receipts; personal and political correspondence; and drafts and copies of acts of Parliament, correspondence, and legal documents. It also includes a collection of documents regarding land in Sulgrave, the ancestral home of George Washington's family, and several copies of extracts from letters and privileges related to the city of Lille. Arrangement Finding Aid for the Legal and MS.1976.019 2 Exchequer Document Collection 1541-1754 This collection is a composite of several accessions and lacks a clear, organic original order. The arrangement scheme for this collection was therefore imposed during processing. The collection is arranged in twelve series, by monarch's reign or regnal chronology. Within these series items are arranged chronologically. There are three exceptions to this chronological arrangement within series. First, items from different accessions will be found in separate folders within the relevant series. Within the separate folders, items are arranged in chronological order. Second, small sub-collections comprised entirely of a particular document type (e.g. verdicts) are placed in separate folders within the relevant series. Finally, the collection of documents concerning Sulgrave are treated as a subgroup within Series 3 (James I). The collection is organized into the following series: Series 1. Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Series 2. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 Series 3. James I, 1603-1625 Series 4. Charles I, 1625-1649 Series 5. Charles II, 1649-1685 Series 6. James II, 1685-1688 Series 7. William III and Mary II, 1689-1694 Series 8. Willliam III, 1695-1702 Series 9. Anne, 1702-1714 Series 10. George I, 1714-1727 Series 11. George II, 1727-1760 Series 12. Undated and Miscellaneous Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Eglinton Family Washington family Beversham family England and Wales. Exchequer Great Britain. Exchequer. Arundell, Richard Baillie, George, 1664-1738 Bertie, Charles, 1640 or 41-1711 Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, 1562-1630 De la Warr, John West, Baron, ca. 1663-1723 Downing, George, Sir, 1623?-1684 Eglinton, Alexander Montgomerie, Earl of, 1723-1769 Ernle, John, Sir, d. 1697 Halifax, Charles Montagu, Earl of, 1661-1715 Halifax, George Montagu, Earl of, ca. 1684-1739 Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698 Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712 Long, Robert, ca. 1602-1673 Lynde, Humphrey, Sir Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773 Marlborough, James Ley, Earl of, 1550-1629 Onslow, Richard Onslow, Baron, 1654-1717 Oxford, Robert Harley, Earl of, 1661-1724 Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754 Finding Aid for the Legal and MS.1976.019 3 Exchequer Document Collection 1541-1754 Pye, Robert, 1585?-1662 Squibb, Lawrence, 1604-1674 Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736 Finance, Public--Great Britain Gresham College Sulgrave (England) Lille (France) Genres and Forms Autographs Legal instruments Letters Seals Series 1. Henry VIII 1509-1547 Box 2, Folder 1 Indenture 31 August 1541 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note Indenture in Latin, stating that George Plat[t?] swears homage and fealty to John Scrope, Lord le Scrope of Bolton. Dated 31 August 1541. Signed by Scrope. Seal attached. Note Other persons mentioned in this document include: William Conyers Series 2. Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Box 1, Folder 1 Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Physical Description: 7 items Scope and Content Note Various legal documents and a report of the election of Rev. Ball to be Reader in Rhetoric at Gresham College. Box 2, Folder 2 Indenture 19 October 1575 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note Indenture between John Wight, Draper, of London and Edward Cooke, Draper, of London. With the seal of Edward Cooke. Note Other persons mentioned in this document include: William Dexmer, John Berners, William Belamy, Kathryne Belamy Finding Aid for the Legal and MS.1976.019 4 Exchequer Document Collection 1541-1754 Series 2.Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Box 2, Folder 3 Charter 23 March 1591/2 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note Charter in Latin conferring property in Gutter Lane, West Cheap, London to Robert Alyson (also written "Alison" and "Allison"). Dated 23 March 1591/2. With the seals of Christopher Corey, scrivener, and his wife Margaret Corey attached. Note Hofmann and Freeman Accession. Other persons mentioned in this document include: Roger Pratt and his wife Anna, John Fooke and his wife Elizabeth, William Sparrow, Thomas Robinson, Robert Symonds, Thomas Adams. Signed on verso by: William Webb, Benedict Bornham, Sebright. Series 3. James I 1603-1625 Box 1, Folder 2 James I 1603-1625 Physical Description: 8 items Scope and Content Note This folder includes a statement of the committee for "The Bill for Disabling of Recusants, Persons attainted of Forgery and Penury, Outlaws, and Contemners of the Law, to be of the Parliament"; an indenture between Leven Buffkyn and Robert Cranmer about land in Langley; an estimate of costs for repair of royal parks; an Exchequer's order; an opinion on James I's efforts regarding the Palatinate. Note Items include the signatures of: Charles Parkings, Robert Cranmer, Robert Pye. Other persons mentioned in these documents include: William Leighton, John Crumpe, Robert Treswell, Benjamin Henshawe. Box 3-4 Collection of documents concerning the holding of property in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire 1601-1627 Scope and Content Note This collection contains five indentures recording the transfer and lease of property in and around Sulgrave, Northamptonshire. The village of Sulgrave was home to the ancestors of George Washington. Note Thompson accession. Box 3, Folder 1 Indenture of fine 3 March 1601/2 Physical Description: 1 item Scope and Content Note Indenture of fine on vellum between (1) Henry Buckerfeilde of Sulgrave and his wife Elizabeth (Deforciant); and (2) William Buckerfeilde, father of Henry, and John Winckell of Pichley [now Pytchley] (Plaintiff). Signed by William Buckerfeilde, with two attached seals.