Volume 1
Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900). Vol. I[-III] / by John Eliot Hodgkin, F.S.A.
- John Eliot Hodgkin
- Date:
- [1902]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Rariora : being notes of some of the printed books, manuscripts, historical documents, medals, engravings, pottery, etc., etc., collected (1858-1900). Vol. I[-III] / by John Eliot Hodgkin, F.S.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PEPYS PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS. Pepys as Clerk of the Acts and Secretary of the Admiralty, and the total of his receipts, etc.; (18) the p original Lease, Sept. 30, 1687, to Samuel Pepys., by the Governour and Company of the River, of a supply of water through a half-inch pipe and four small cocks of brass, led apers. fj-om the main pipe in Villiers Street to Samuel Pepys’ house in York Buildings, with a receipt for two quarters’ rent for the same. Documents illustrative of the life of Pepys. (i) An original letter, Oct. 29, 1649, from John Holland and Robert Thomson to the Naval authorities at Deptford, ordering a survey of the “ Seaflower of Margaret,” with reply to which is affixed the very rare signature of the well-known Peter Pett (master shipwright); (2) original order, Oct. 15, 1650, to the Commissioners of the Navy, signed by P. Lyle, H. Vane and Valentine Walton, that the guns and all provisions from the office of the Ordnance for the four Ketches bound for Scotland be ready and dispatched at once; (3) fifteen original letters (a.d. 1651-1667), signed by George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, about the manning of the Navy; (4) a holograph letter, Feb. 3, 1655, from Lord Brouncker, first President of the Royal Society, to Doctor Wallis, Professor of Geometry at Oxford, presenting him with “ a rapid way and demonstration for the dividing of any arch or angle,” with diagram ; (5) an original letter, April 25, 1656, signed and sealed, from Lord Broghill to the Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy, complaining that “ the Pirats and Ships of the enemy do so frequently take merchant ships, because the coast is wholly disfurnished of any Shippes of War”; (6) an original letter, April 14, 1660, from the Commissioners of Excise to the Commissioners of the Admiralty and Navy, touching money in the out-ports; (7) a holograph letter, Nov. 10, 1661, from Henry Mordaunt (second Earl of .p. + 'If f +’ Peterborough), to the Mayor and Jurats of the town of Sandwich just before ocumcn s i us ra tve leaving England to be the first English Governor of Tangier; (8) an o e 1 e o epys. important holograph letter, April 16, 1663, from Andrew Rutherford (Lord Teviot) to the Earl of Sandwich, just before his departure to Tangier, where he was appointed Governor on the recall of the Earl of Peterborough : he complains of the shabby way in which he was allowed to leave the country; (9) an original letter. Sept. 22, 1664, signed by Sir Henry (afterwards Earl of Arlington) to Sir Bernard Gascoigne ; “ We are every houre expecting to hear whether the Hollander will send out their Fleet upon the Coast of Africa, if they doe, ours will imediately follow commanded by Prince Robert’’^ (Rupert); (10) “a list, (Feb. 3, 166^,) of all his Ma''“ Ships now at Sea, fitting out and in Harbour, with their numbers of men, Guns, together with ye Commanders and Station”; (ii) the original instructions, July 18, 1666, given by Prince Rupert and Duke of Albe^narle to John Kempthortie, Rear Admiral of the Blew Squadron, to be observed in the next engagement with the Dutch; (12) original order, April 18, 1667, signed by Sir Robert Long, for the payment to ^''Samuel Pepys, receiver of moneys for the use of the Citty Port & Garrison of Tangier or his assigns the surhe of upon the yerely sume of ;^20,ooo upon accompt for the pay of his Ma“ garrison in the said Citty and for raysing a mole ox harbour there and other services”; (13) document, Nov. 25, 1667, signed by Prince Rupert, addressed to the principal officers and Commissioners of his Ma““ Navy, desiring them to allow provisions for all such supernumeraries as shall appear to have been borne on the ship “ Defiance ” between the 20th of July and the 3rd of October following, when the fleet returned home; (14) the original letter, March 10, i66f, with sign-manual of James, Duke of York (as Lord High Admiral) to Captain Kempthorne, directing him to hold a Court Martial to enquire into the Burning of the ^'‘Defiance” and the stranding of the '‘^Providence [Pepys was made a captain for the express purpose of enabling him to sit upon this Court Martial of which he has left an amusing account: “And so I did lay the law open to them, and rattle the Master-Attendants out of their wits almost; and made the trial last till seven at night, not eating a bit all day”] ; (15) original document with sign-manual of Charles //., July 12, 1672, promoting “ our trusty and wellbeloved John Tippets Esq, from the place of Commissioner to the office of Surveyour of our Navy,” signed by Thomas Lord Clifford-, (16) order, Feb. ii, 1673, with sign-manual of Charles II. and signature of Pepys, “ for discharge of merchant ships taken up as men of warr in our service on a voyage to the West Indies”; (17) an original letter. Sept. 6, 1673, signed by Sir Denis Gauden,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29002771_0001_0067.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
