Description | Includes papers about the royal succession, 1553; grievances of the town of Portsmouth and the replies of the earl of Pembroke, governor of the port, 1609; account for work at St James Park and Spring Gardens, London, for keeping ‘his majesties Forrayne Beastes and Fowle’, 1616; royal order to the exchequer to pay for a piece of jewellery for Lady Mary Herbert, 1635; the nomination of MPs for Wilton, 1621-1646. Holograph letter of Philip, earl of Montgomery instructing his auditor to send his estate archives to Carisbrook Castle for better security, 3 Nov 1643. |