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The Boke of the Copies of the Certyficat made to the Kinges Mates Counsell
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2010
Abstract
The Clerke of the Hamper (M1M1 li); the receyvor of the Duehey of Lancaster (iiij m1 li); and lackinge this yere of the Duehey of Cornewall (M1 M1 li) the office of the receyver of Wardes Landes (iiijm li) and lyveries; and likewise lackinge this yere of the revenues of the merques of Exitors (M merks) landes, with many other thinges insident to the forsaid Office, amountinge yerely in the hole to xiiij™ li or there abowtes, now taken of them by warrauntcs directyd from the Kinges Matie and his honorable counsaill, as more at large shall apere in a boke almoste made by the Surveyors, declaring the hole intere office of generall Survey, which prevencion of receiptes hathe and clerely shall disorder the same Office, bringinge ordenary Eeceiptes furre owte of their righte course, whiche (as it is said) hathe byn the chefest releaff of the furniture of the same Thesaurer; and withoute the same thinges reduced mto tke oldc otdet and taade, shall uot be able to paye any foreyn Warrauntes or Depechis, but onely the bare ordenarye. Therfore it is very neccssarye and mete to consider the state of this Office.
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- Sir William Cavendish's Book
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- Copyright © Royal Historical Society 1863
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page 3 note a The latest marginal date in Part I. of “The Trevelyan Papers” is 1551, when the Earl of Southampton made his will, of which we gave a copy (p. 206). We now turn back fora few years, viz., to 1545–6, for the purpose of inserting some valuable particulars from the original book of Sir William Cavendish, who at that date filled the important office of Treasurer of the Chamber to Henry VIII. It is a small folio in a vellum wrapper; and, although apparently kept by a clerk, much of it, including various corrections, is in the hand-writing of Sir William. A very small portion, denoted here by asterisks, has been damaged by damp, and is therefore not legible.
page 3 note a a That is to say, from Feb. 1545, to March 1546. This book, with the detailed accounts of receipts and payments, establishes Sir W. Cavendish's statement respecting the disorganisation of the office of Treasurer of the Royal Chamber. The particulars arc nearly all of considerable interest, not merely from the historical names introduced into the accounts, but fiom the public information to be gleaned from them.
page 5 note a Sic in MS., and probably intended for Jasper Duke of Bedford, who died without issue in 1495. when the title became extinct.
page 6 note a Sir Brian Tuke was Treasurer of the King's Chamber in 1529 (See Trevelyan Papers, Part I. p. 36). Sir Anthony ltous had alsu rilled the same office before Sir W. Cavendish was placed in it.
page 8 note a Hence it appears that Sir Bryan Tuke (only Bryan Tuke Esquire in 1529) had left the accounts of his office in great confusion, and that various necessary documents for clearing up the doúbts that had arisen were still in the hands of the previous Treasurer's executors.
page 9 note a Henry VIII. having died 28 Jan. 154.7, Sir W. Cavendish was continued in his office by Edward VI.
page 11 note b i. e. “to the first” interrogatory or question propounded by Sir William Paget and Sir Walter Mildmay, who had been specially appointed to inquire into the state of the office of Treasurer nf the King's Chamber.
page 12 note a Hence we learn that Sir Thomas Wyatt, the poet, had filled the office of Treasurer Before Sir Brian Tuke and Sir Anthony Rous. That Sir Henry Wyatt had been so is known.