Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce.

  • Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon
Date:
1845
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Credit: Verney papers: notes of proceedings in the Long Parliament temp. Charles I. printed from original pencil memoranda taken in the House of Sir Ralph Verney, knight, member for the borough of Aylesbury, and now in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart / Edited by John Bruce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    184 II. [notes written in a cipher. The following numerals, which occur in sheet 60, written in pencil by the hand of sir Ralph Yerney, look like an attempt to take notes in a cipher. The numbers range be¬ tween 1 and 28. I add them here in the hope that the ingenuity of some reader may discover their meaning.] 5. 7. 15—10. 14. 13. 7. 18. 10. 7- 16. 28. 8—7. 17- 18. 5. 16 —5. 17—6. 15—13. 16. 8. 8. 17- 20. 18. 15. 13— 28. 17—15. 22. 5. 3. 14. 10. 5. 8—17. 2—20. 15. 5. 5. 15. 3. 8—5. 17—6. 15—14. 20. 17- 18. 15. 13—16. 28—5. 7- 16. 8 —7. 17. 18. 8. 15— 5. 7. 15—12. 3. 16. 28, 10. 15—16. 8—28. 17. 7—10. 17-27. 15. 5. 17—11. 3. 15. 15. 28. 7. 16. 10. 7~5. 7. 3. 15. 15— 20. 15. 5. 5. 15. 5. 7- 3. 15. 15—11. 3. 15. 14. 5. 15—8. 7. 16. 12. 8—8. 5. 14. 16. 15. 13. 16. 28. 2. 3. 14. 28. 10. 15—11. 15. 3. 8. 15. 14— 14—20. 15. 5. 5. 15. 3—2. 3. 17. 27—20. 17. 3. 13—8— 14. 20. 6. 17. 28. 15. 8. £11 per diem. Hull.a 5. 7. 15—4. 16. 28. 11. 8—14. 28. 8. 9. 15. 3. 5—5. 7—17- 18. 3. 12. 15. 5. 16. 5. 16. 17. 28—14. 6. 17- 18. 5—5. 7- 15— 27- 16. 20. 16. 5. 16. 14.— 16. 2—14. 4. 16. 28. 11—17- 2. 2. 15. 3—5. 17—4. 16. 20—7. 16. 27. 8. 15. 20. 2. 15—9. 15. 15—27- 18. 8. 5—28. 17. 3. 17. 28. 20. 25—14. 13. 18. 16. 8. 15—6. 18. 5—9. 3. 15. 8. 5—5. 7. 15—9. 15. 14. 12. 17. 28—2. 3. 17. 27— 14—8. 16. 27- 16. 20. 16, 5. 18. 13—17- 2—14—13. 15—12. 16. 20. 14. 5. 10. 17. 28. 8. 10. 16, 15. 28. 10. 15. 8—10. 17. 3. 3. 18. 12 —5. 15. 13. a On the 26th February 1641-2 the house made an order, upon the report of sir Philip Stapleton, for the payment of certain allowances to the garrison of Hull, amounting to ^ll Ss. per diem. (Journ. ii. 457.) On the same day an order was made, that the marquess of Hertford, or whosoever else had the charge of the prince, should forthwith bring him to London. In reference to the latter order the following words were written in our MS. under this note relating to Hull, and afterwards struck out again, “ That if we had the prince heere, wee should doe well enough with the parliment. Fetch him to Whitehall.'”
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