Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1599

Description
Letter addressed to the Lord Treasurer Lord Buckhurst informing him that Queen Elizabeth has granted by order under the Privy Seal money for Irish suitors or claimants and directing him to pay the towns and individuals listed in a document that formerly accompanied this one, now unknown. Signed by Sir Thomas Egerton, Master of the Rolls and Keeper of the Great Seal; Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst; Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, Lord High Admiral; George Carey, Lord Hunsdon, Lord Chamberlain; Roger, Lord North, Treasurer of the Household; Sir William Knollys, Comptroller of the Household; Sir Robert Cecil, Secretary of State; Sir John Fortescue, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Sir John Popham, Lord Chief Justice; and Sir William Waad, Clerk of the Privy Council. Autograph note at the foot of the page signed by Buckhurst reads, "make an order for the payment of this."
Creator
England and Wales. Privy Council
Dorset, Thomas Sackville, Earl of, 1536-1608
Ellesmere, Thomas Egerton, Baron, 1540?-1617 (signer)
Nottingham, Charles Howard, Earl of, approximately 1536-1624 (signer)
Hunsdon, George Carey, Baron, 1547-1603 (signer)
North, Roger, Baron, 1530-1600 (signer)
Banbury, William Knollys, Earl of, 1547-1632 (signer)
Salisbury, Robert Cecil, Earl of, 1563-1612 (signer)
Fortescue, John, Sir, 1531?-1607 (signer)
Popham, John, Sir, 1531?-1607 (signer)
Waad, William, Sir, 1546-1623 (signer)
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Form
manuscripts (documents)
executive records
Manuscripts, English
Manuscripts, Renaissance
Date
1599
Language
English
Subject
British -- Ireland -- History -- 16th century
British
Relations
History
Geographic Subject
Ireland
Great Britain -- Relations -- Ireland
Ireland -- Relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
Great Britain
Collection
Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Large)
Extent
1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 310 x 430 mm
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p33d1f
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss (Large) Box 2 Folder 1
Provenance
Sold at a charity auction during World War I to raise funds for the Red Cross (stamp in red ink of two shields).
Sold by Maggs Bros. (London), cat. 1410 (2007), no. 50.
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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