Letters of the Privy Council [manuscript], 1545-1621.

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Letters of the Privy Council [manuscript], 1545-1621.

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Mainly about troops and provisions for the English garrisons in Ireland; three (15, 16, 45) answer individuals' petitions; one (42) provides for more post-horses to bring James I and his train from Berwick to London on his accession; one (9) orders the release from Cambridge prison of Familist heretics; one (49) the reforestation of Blackmore, Essex and Pewsham, Wiltshire; and one (58) raises money to repulse pirates from Algiers and Tunis.

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