Committee for Regulation was the committee of merchants for the regulation of navy and customs.

2 leaves, from a book of receipts, orders and expenses.

2 leaves.

In answer to the King’s request that they give an account of the practice, “in our demanding from foreigners the homage due to the King of England’s ships within his Majesty’s dominions.” Also, a copy in Sir Charles Hedge’s hand (see X.d.451 (134)).

2 leaves.

To pay £360 in lieu of the ancient diet. Signed by Robert Howard.

6 leaves.

Autograph signed; given “me” (i.e. Sir Robert Rich) by Gibson. This report originally accompanied a transcript of the journals of Sir Richard Munden and Captain Thomas Wilshaw.

A similar manuscript, a letter from April 7, 1683, is described in J.R. Tanner’s , no. 2350.

4 leaves.

Discusses in particular the position of the Jews and the remission of Alien duty and includes copies of the petitions of Thomas Pennington and of divers merchants in and about the city of London, to the King in Council, William’s order in Council for collecting the Alien duty outward, the merchants’ address of thanks to William, and the petition of the English merchants to the House of Commons.

2 leaves.

Signed by Falkland, J. Lowther, H. Preistman, and J. Sotherne.

Written on board the Suffolk, Sole (Soule) Bay, and on board the Monmouth, Dunkirk. In the first he discusses his plan to capture Dunkirk; in the second he lists the ships with him.

Enclosed in the earlier letter is one to Captain Andrew Leake at Spithead about her son Cholmeley.

A request for the remainder of the legacy left her by “my lady”, i.e. her grandmother, Elizabeth Rich Berners.

Describes the bad conditions on board.

Addressee probably Sir Robert Rich.

Has not received his wheat; requests a warm, decent room in the hospital.

Discusses the status of Dunwich? as an incorporated town.

Announces the arrival of the Turkey convoy. In need of supplies.

Accompanying it is a copy, in Hedges’s hand, of a letter from Sir William Trumbull to the lords of the Admiralty asking for information on the customary attitude of the Kings of Sweden and Denmark to His Majesty’s men-of-war, December 9, 1695. See: X.d.451 (88).

Their sole right to recover wrecks has been infringed; have been hindered in their attempt to recover an iron wreck lost on the Whiting Sand.

Writes of going abroad; unlike Rich, he does believe the Prince of Orange will invade England, telling him “in the familiar term of a late Play, that you are a Country Putt a meere Prigg,” - a reference to , by Thomas Shadwell. Act I, Scene i.

Writes of Sir Robert’s son-in-law, Richard White, and quotes part of a letter from Sir William Hodges to him, Sir John, August 19/9, 1697.

Needs his wages.

Asks for a position for his cousin, Charles Snelling, in the Virgin Prize.

Petitions that he use his interest to remove a soldier quartered on her.

Writes about the affairs of Dunwich; Captain Pacy had been chosen bailiff there.

Requests his interest on behalf of his cousin, Lay, of Ipswich.

Discusses local affairs.

Writes about prizes.

Recommends bearer, Thomas Coleby of the Victualling office, to the nearly vacant position of Comptroller of the Victualling.

Recommends his brother, James, as a Riding surveyor.

Writes about Exchequer bills.

Written on board the Gloucester in Smyrna Bay, from Messina, from Cadiz Bay, on board the Dragon, from the Downs, on board the Gloucester in the Downs and in Portsmouth harbor, on board the Queen in Torbay, from Plymouth Nore, and from Weymouth Nore.

Asks a favor for Captain de Witt.

Thanks him for his kindnesses to her family.

Written from Stondon, Essex, and elsewhere. Many refer to business arising from his position as Receiver General of assessments in Essex.

Written from Colchester, Chelmsford, Halstead, Westminster, Rumford. Many refer to the same business as his father’s letters.

News of his writing and ciphering.

Addressed: Dear Robin.

Written from Kinsale, on board the Weymouth at Kinsale and from another place.

His creditors are after him.

Asks for a third Rate.

Wants his former surgeon, Mr. Price, to accompany him.

Originally accompanied an Order of the Lord Keeper.

Written from Edmond Baker’s house at Rust Hall, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Written on board the Mary Hammose, on board the Mary Galley, Yarmouth Roads, from Plymouth, from Berehaven, Ireland, on board the Severn, Kinsale, from Whitecross St., Finsbury, London, from Anzuan (Johanna), (one of the Cormoro islands in the Mozambique Channel). X.d.451 (200-201) mentions the burial of Captain Christopher Moore. X.d.451 (209) has an endorsement by Elizabeth (Rich) Civel, July 5, 1701.

Asks him to pay off a John Baller who had been impressed in the Gloucester three years before.

The fragment contains the name of the addressee, Sir Robert, only.

About the defense of Limerick.

Foster was to serve as an arbiter between Solley and Sir Robert Rich about some dairy cattle.

Announces the election of the present mayor, Mr. John Ward, as M.P. for Norwich.