Chapter XLV: Appendix: No. 12

_Register of Grants._

“A book in fol. formerly belonging (as it is said) to the Lord Treasurer Burleigh, but lately bought of Mr. Strype; being a register of the grants, &c., passing the privy seal, royal signet, or sign manual during the reigns of King Edward V. and King Richard III., with some other entries made upon other occasions or in other reigns.”

Among them are the following entries:

1592.—Licence to Loys de Grymaldes, Merchaunt of the parties of
Jeane (Genoa), to bring into this realme Dyamount and other Gemmys
or preciouse stones; to th’ entent, that if they be for the king’s
pleasure, he may have the sale (_i.e._, the pre-emption) thereof
before alle other. Yeoven at London the 9th day of Decembre,
anno primo. f. 130.

1636.—Commission to the Magistrates, &c., of the Port Towns, to
man out their small Vessels and help the English Fleet in case
they shall see them engaged with the Fleet of the Bretons, now
lieng in Flannders. Yeven the 20th day of Dec., anno primo. f.
136.

1749.—Letter to the Owners, Maisters, &c., of the Naveye of the
Counties of Norff. & Suff. entending to departe unto the parties
of Islande (Iceland): requiring them not to depart towards the
said parties of Islande without the king’s licence: But to
assemble themselves well harneyshed & apparelled for their owne
suretie; and soo to departe alle togidere towarde Humbre, to
attend there upon the King’s Shippes of Hulle, as their Waughters
(_i.e._, Waiters, or Convoy) for the suertie of them alle. Yeven
the 23rd day of February, anno primo. f. 159. b.

2065.—Letters given to Gregory Walder, Maister of the Ship
Marie-Lewe, of Lebyke (Lubeck), for his discharge touching the
said ship, which being a stranger and dryven into Dertmouthe
was (according to the olde uses and custumes of Englande by the
Royall prerogatyve) reteyned for the King’s use and bought at
his reasonable price. Yeven at London 21 Jan., anno 2do. f.
203.[776]