British Library, Additional MS 35331
History
Diary of Walter Yonge of Colyton, Devon and MP for Honiton during the Long Parliament.
British Library catalogue: "The volume was apparently seized by the Royalists; see a note on f. 3: "This manuscript was founde by me one the 22th day of April, 1644, in the studie of Walter Younge, Esq., in his house of Studcombe [Stedeombe in Axminster] in Devon, witnes my haunde the day & yeare first aboue-written. E. Fortescue" [probably Sir Edmund Fortescue, the Royalist defender of Salcombe]. Phillipps MS. 20,757 (sale-cat. 1899, lot 340)".
Physical Description
Foliation
Original pagination has been crossed out and replaced with more modern foliation. Modern foliation has been followed. Where the text uses original pagination to cross-reference other pages included in this corpus, references have been provided to the corresponding folio number.
Hands
- Walter Yonge
- Walter Yonge, later additions
Contents
4r-8r
'The Arguments Made in the Greate Case of Habeas Corpus' by Sir John Bramston the Elder, William Noy, Sir Henry Calthorpe, and Sir Robert Heath
History: Record of arguments in Five Knight's Case dated 22 November 1627 taken by someone present at Court of King's Bench; copy dated 1627. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
8v
'King's Speech to the House of Parliament' by Charles I
History: Record of speech in Parliament dated 17 March 1627/28, transcribed in "1627" (i.e. 1628), so presumably some time between 17 and 25 March 1628 Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
9v-10r
'Answer to the petition of both Houses of Parliament concerning matters of religion' by Charles I
History: / Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
10r-10v
'Speech to His Majesty at the Council Table' by George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
History: Speech of 4 April 1628, transcribed after parliamentary news from 12 April 1628. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
10v-11r
'Speech in Parliament' by Sir Francis Seymour
History: Transcribed after parliamentary news from 12 April 1628. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
11r
'The resolution of the House of Commons touching the liberty of the subject' by House of Commons
History: Transcribed after parliamentary news from 12 April 1628. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
11v
'Speech in Parliament' by Sir Thomas Wentworth
History: Transcribed after parliamentary news from 12 April 1628. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
12r-12v
'Speech in Parliament' by Sir Robert Phelips
History: Transcribed after parliamentary news from 12 April 1628. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
13r-v
'To the King's Most Excellent Majesty' by House of Commons
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
14r-v
'Summary of a letter from a Jesuit to the Father Rector in Brussels' by John Maynard
History: Summary of letter, transcribed after item from 14 April 1628. Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
14v
'Answer to a petition from the House of Commons' by Charles I
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
15r
'The Archbishop of Cantebury's Speech to the Commons' by Archbishop George Abbot
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
15v
'Parliament's Propositions to the Archbishop of Cantebury' by Parliament
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
16v
'Message to Parliament on Behalf of the King' by Sir John Coke
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
17r-17v
'Answer to the King on Behalf of the House of Commons' by Sir John Finch, Speaker of the House of Commons
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
17v
'Answer to Parliament, delivered by the Lord Keeper' by Charles I
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
18r-18v
'Proclamation to the Sailors' by George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
22v
'Speech at the end of the first session of Parliament' by Charles I
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
23r
'Examination of Frances Rodriguez of Villa Deconde in Portugal, brought in by Captain Richard Teate' by Frances Rodriguez
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
24r
'Statement on the assassination of the Duke of Buckingham' by John Felton
History: Diary entry dated 23 August 1628 (although likely recorded after this), recording words of a statement by John Felton and circumstances of his assassination of the Duke of Buckingham Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
28r
'An Episcopal Libel Against the House of Commons, supposedly by the Bishop of Oxford' by Richard Corbet, Bishop of Oxford
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
28r-29v
'The Case of Sir John Eliot' by Walter Yonge, Sir John Eliot, Sir Miles Hobart, Sir Peter Heyman, Denzil Holles, and Charles I
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
48r-50r
'Observations of the King of Sweden' by Gustavus Adolphus
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
50r-50v
'Patent for raising funds for repair of "Paul's Church"'
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
65v
'The examination of Richard and Margaret Farnham and John Bull'
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
67v-68r
'The Humble Supplication or Remonstrance of the Noblemen, Barons, Burgesses, Ministers and Commons of Scotland to the Lords of His Majesty’s Privy Council There'
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
69r-69v
'Another Letter to the Lords of the Council from the Lords etc. of Scotland [PROBABLY NEEDS TRANSCRIBING - in unidentified.doc]'
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
70v-71r
'The Copy of a Letter from the Lords of the Council of Scotland to the King' by Privy Council of Scotland
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
72v-73r
'The Military Oath Offered at York and Refused' by Robert Greville, Lord Brooke, and William Fiennes, Viscount Saye & Sele
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
76r
'Copy of a letter intercepted between Scotland and France, translated from French' by Muir?, Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton, Lord George Forester?, John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudon, John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, James Graham, 5th Earl of Montrose, and Alexander Leslie
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
78r
'Lords' Petition' by Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, William Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hartford, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke, William Fiennes, Viscount Say and Sele, Henry Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, Robert Greville, Second Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court, Edward Howard, First Baron North of Escrick, George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland, Theophilus Clinton, 4th Earl of Lincoln, David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter, Dudley North, Third Baron North, Francis Willoughby, Fifth Baron Willoughby of Parham, Thomas Savile, Second Baron Savile of Pontefract, Philip Wharton, Fourth Baron Wharton, and John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
80r-80v
'A copy of a paper found in the closet of Sir Henry Vane the Elder' by Sir Henry Vane the Elder
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
81v
'Articles of High Treason against Lord Kimbolton, Denzil Holles, Sir Arthur Hasilrige, John Pym, John Hampden and William Strode'
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)
83r
'Articles concerning the marriage of Prince Charles and Henrietta Maria'
Responsibility: Walter Yonge (Scribe)