Liverye pro Johanna Altham1

Sir Fr: Baringtons Steward is to defray the Charge:

Termino Hill. 3: Caroli feb: 4.
The Liverye continued till		term.	Pas.
the fee for the same	0	10	0
fetching the office from westm:	0	1	0
Rec. of Sir Fr: Steward Mai i. xx li.
The Copye of the office beinge of 50: sheets	1	12	6
mr. Audlyes2 hand to it	0	2	0
The feodary of Kent for a surveigh	3	0	0
to his man	0	6	8
to the feodary of Hertff. for his survey	2	5	0
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to the Auditors for the Copies of both the surveys	0	17	0
To mr. Surveyor for Allowing the Survey	1	3	4
mr. Brown John for the schedule	1	13	4
mr. Browne John for his paines	0	10	0
To the Auditors for Castinge vp the Rates	2	5	0
Trin. 4: Car. for a motion and Order for Sir Edw: Alth:3 to contribute etc.	0	8	0
A privye seale against Edward Jones4	0	7	10
The Affidavit for servinge it	0	2	0
A Cop: of the Order quia the originall was lefte with Sir Edw: Alth.	0	3	0
Cosin Hildershams 5 Affidauit	0	2	0
mr. Cholmly6 pro mot. v: Ed: Alth: militem	0	10	0
Rec. more of John Nimmo Sir William Mashams servant	20	0	0
mr. Recorder for the K. Fine	17	13	4
for the Acquitt. and entrye	0	2	6
For the order for the Liverye7	0	3	0
For the order and Affidavit v: Jones	0	6	0
The Attachment v: Jones	0	5	6
Michaelis 4: Car. mot. et 2: orders pro amerc. vie. pro deft. ret. et del. Attach.8	0	11	0

Hillarie 4: Caroli.
For takinge mres. Alth: Oathe	0	8	6
Mr. Raymond his man for the Indenture		5 s.
For another order and Attach: against Jones9	0	8	6
Rec. more of Mrs. Altham.10	36 li.

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more to mr. Receyver for halfe a years rent 40 li. out of which deduct 5 li. for exhibicion	35	0	0
to the Auditors for the debenture and onus	0	13	4
mr. Receyvers Clerks for enrolling the debenture and onus and the portage and acquittance	0	17	0
more to mr. Auditor for an Acquittance	0	3	4

In the Liverye Office
Office Fees	vj li.	}	10 li. 19 s. 6 d. sic
Scedule	33 s.
Indenture	30 s.
Survey	6 s. 8 d.
Warrant	x s.
Signature	18 d.
Contract	16 s.
Certificate	2 s.

Rec. more of Sir William Masham May 9. 20 li.

	li.	s.	d.
paid in the Pettibagge Office	15	4	6
for enrolling the Pattent grant in the Auditors office.	1	16	0
for taking out one bond	0	10	0
for enrolling the grant in the Exch:	2	8
for entring the homage etc.	0	7	0
for the Schedules in the Livery office	0	4	4
for a motion and order for Sir Edw: Alth: to attend mr. Auditor	0	3	0

1.

Daughter and heiress of Sir James Altham of Mark Hall, Latton, co. Essex, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Francis Barrington, for whom see Vol. I. 337, note 31 note 3 , and Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, new series, I. 251–273; II. 3–64. After the death of Sir James Altham his widow married Sir William Masham, whose letter to Winthrop concerning the livery, November 14, 1627, is printed in Vol. I. 367–368. Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, was chaplain to Sir William Masham. Two letters from him to Lady Joan Barrington, in regard to his proposed marriage to her niece, are printed in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, XLIII. (1889), 316–320 (see L. 169. 71).

2.

Hugh Audley, for many years one of the chief clerks of the Court of Wards and Liveries. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1603, called to the bar in 1611, and elected an assistant to the bench in November, 1638. Isaac D'Israeli, who sketches his life in an article, “Usurers of the Seventeenth Century,” in his Curiosities of Literature (7th ed., IV. 245–68), relates that “at length” he “was enabled to purchase his office at that remarkable institution, the court of wards,” and when “asked the value of this new office, he replied, that 'It might be worth some thousands of pounds to him who after his death would instantly go to heaven; twice as much to him who would go to purgatory; and nobody knows what to him who would adventure to go to hell.'” Samuel Pepys writes, November 23, 1662, “I hear to-day how old rich Audley is lately dead, and left a very great estate, and made a great many poor familys rich, not all to one.” Inderwick terms him “a notorious usurer,” but also “a sound and diligent lawyer, with a practical knowledge of real property and conveyancing hardly equalled by any man of his day.” See D. N. B. , and a contemporary tract The way to be rich, according to the practice of the Great Audley, who begun with two hundred pound in the year 1605, and dyed worth four hundred thousand pound this instant November, 1662 (London, 1662).

3.

Sir Edward Altham of Mark Hall, uncle of the ward, who succeeded to the headship of the family on the death of his brother, Sir James. For the motion and order, see Robinson, John Winthrop as Attorney, 14.

4.

Of co. Kent.

5.

Edward Altham, sheriff of London in 1531, and great-grandfather of Sir James Altham, married a daughter of Richard Hildersham of co. Cambridge, whence, presumably, this cousinship.

6.

Probably Nicholas Cholemley of London, admitted to the Inner Temple, 1584; called to the bar, 1592; to the bench, 1607; treasurer, 1641–44.

7.

“It is now ordered that the said Johan Altham shall proceede and sue forth her Liuery and if ther be cause Sir Edward Altham shall contribute rateablie towardes the chardge of the Liuery And mr. Auditor is to apporcion the said Rate.” C. W. 543. 333, July 3, 1628.

8.

C. W. 543. 456, 475, printed in Robinson, John Winthrop as Attorney, 15, 16.

9.

C. W. 543. 838, February 13, 1629, printed ibid., 25.

10.

“Mistress Altham,” the ward. Unmarried as well as married women were so addressed at that time.

Notebook, Court of Wards, folio 16

Winthrop, John

Andrewes Wardship1
Rec. 14—18—0.
	li.	s.	d.
The Rule	0	2	0
Mr. Att. Order vpon it	0	12	0
Entringe the Order	0	4	0
for a newe rule per deft. Affidavit	0	2	0
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Mr. Att. order vpon it	0	12	0
entringe the order and Affidavit	0	7	0
mr. Chamberline 2 for the Schedule	0	19	0
the Officers for the peticion etc.	1	1	8
mr. Auditor for his hand	1	0	0
The master for the Schedule and peticion	1	5	0
mr. Att. for the Lease and Schedules	1	4	0
mr. Receyver for the fine of grant and deed	10	5
and pro 2: Acquitt.	0	6	0
To mr. Fabian pro comiss.
	li.
For Officers fees and seale	2	0	0
Indentures	0	16	8
The bonde	0	2	0
Comiss. pro Sacramento	0	6	6
Schedules	0	6	8

Mr. Pairs pro dimissione terre
The seale	0	4	0
mr. Chamberlines fee	0	14
Drawinge the lease	0	3	4
Ingrossing and Indenture	0	13	4
for one bonde	0	2	0
mr. Carter pro disch. Entr.	1	9	10
pro Comiss. for sealing Indent.
laid out for illegible	0	12	6

Sir George Dalston
Rec. of Mr. William Mullins for Costes for his Contempt	2	12	0
Disbursed etc:
in Trin. Terme	0	14	4
Mich: Terme for my fee in 2: Causes	0	6	8
for a motion and 2: orders	0	11	0
The Attachment	0	5	6
Hill. Terme mot. and order for amercing the Sherif and	0	8	0
Att. Fees	0	6	8

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Portis Wardship3
li.	s.	d.
mr. Chamb: pro Sched.	0	19	0
inrolling the sched.	0	5	0
The peticion	0	17	8
The Auditors hand	1	0	0
to the Master For the sched. and peticion	1	5	0
for the illegible etc.		7 s.
for the illegible		3 s.
mr. Att. for the Lease and sched.	1	4	0
The fee for the seale pro illegible corporis and for the master of the Office	2	0
the Indentures for it engrossed	1	0
Schedules	0	6	8
one bonde	0	2	0
the Comiss. pro sacramento	0	6	6
Mr. Chamberlines fee and seale pro dedimus	0	18
Indentures pro dedimus	1	0
the draught	0	6	8
2: bondes	0	4
takinge out 2 old bondes	0	3
Rec. in all of mr. George Potter4	11	16
laid out after pro inrolling demise	1	4	4

Lady Anne Deane5
	li.	s.	d.
for 2: privye seales	0	9	0
to a messinger to seek out the partys	0	1	0
Drawinge the informacion	1	0
Engrossinge the same	0	6	6
Mr. Att. hande to it etc.	0	11	0
Copie of Thomas Salmons Answer	0	7	0
mot. for Iniunct.	0	10
Another motion next terme	0	10	0
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Order and Attachment	0	9	0
To the Sherif for the warrant vpon the Attachment		2	4
mot. pro amerc. vic. propter default ret.
Oathe pro dedimus	0	3	0
Attachment with proclamation	0	6	6
return of it	0	2	0
Attachment of Rebellion 15. mart.	0	6	6
to the Sherif for it	0	2	0
drawinge the Petition to my Lo: Chancel1or
his Secretarye for entring it 2 s. 6 d.
more for the Lord Chancellors Fee	0	10	0
Comiss. of Rebell.
paid Jackson pro inrolling demise	1	4

1.

Other papers of this interesting wardship occur above, p. 5; and there are numerous entries concerning it in the books of the Court of Wards. Sir Euseby Andrew of co. Northampton, died seized of “the Mannor of Charlewelton in the county of Northampton with the appurtenances and of diuers other Landes and tenements.” His widow, the Lady Anne Andrew, became ward of his son and heir, Edward. April 27, 1627, she denied upon oath that she “purposed to marry Edward Andrewe esq. his Maiesties warde vnto the daughter of one Edward Farmer beinge but a meane man.” John Bretton, Esq., had a claim of 260 li. against her, which he sought to satisfy from her jointure lands. The court found that the debt was originally Sir Euseby's, and ordered an appropriate adjustment. C. W. 96. 283 (decree); 542. 1137; 543. 16, 49, 65, 97; 566. (unpaged), April 27, 1627, April 7, 1628; 567. 6, 36, 141, 382.

2.

“Richard Chamberlayne esq. Clerke of this Courte.” C. W. 542. 1467, February 12, 1628. He was admitted of the Inner Temple, 1592. In 1619 he occupied a chamber in the Inner Temple with Hugh Audley.

3.

An inquisition was held at Lincoln, May 23, 1627, after the death of Robert Portis, gent. He left a capital messuage called the Prior Garth in Roxeby, co. Lincoln, and other holdings. George Potter, citizen and saddler of London, and Richard Hethersall, merchant tailor, were appointed executors. They were authorized to sell certain lands in Long Sutton, co. Lincoln, to satisfy debts. Cesar Portis, son of John, was ward of the king. C. W. 95. 590–591 (decree); 542. 1195, 1205; 566. (unpaged), June 14, November 19, 22, 1627.

4.

See note 1 3 .

5.

Daughter of Sir Drew Drury of Riddlesworth, co. Norfolk, and widow of Sir John Deane of Dynes Hall, Great Maplestead, co. Essex, half-brother of Margaret Winthrop. Muskett, 154, 357. Further particulars concerning this case will be found on pp. 45–47, infra.