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Certificate of the appointment of Filibert Vernatty, esq., as register of the court of Civil Judicature in the city of Tanger by John, lord Belasyse, baron of Worlaby, &c., governor of Tanger . Dated 15 June, 1665. (Rawlinson) .

Writ addressed to Philip, lord Wharton, to attend the parliament of 1657. Dated 10 December, 20 January, 1657. .

Appointment of Thomas Crutchley as surgeon to lord Howard's regiment of horse. Dated 22 March, 1659. [Signed, George Monck ).

Letters patent of Richard Cromwell granting to John Greene, esq., recorder of London , the privilege and freedom of practising at the bars of the courts of Westminster. Dated 18 April, 1659. Endorsed "Ex dono J. Wilson, Coll. Trin. Cant. soc., Sep. 13, 1744." .

Grant from K. Charles the second of the office of historiographer and remembrancer of the most noble Order of the Garter to sir Elias Ashmole , with a salary of £100. Given at Whitehall 20 December, 1661, 13th year of his reign. [Signed by K. Charles.] .

Power of attorney from John Collins, esq., of London, and governor of the island of Barbuda , to John Champante of London, merchant, to act for him and in his name. Dated 11 November, 15 Chas. II.

Certificate of George, duke of Albemarle, appointing captain John Downing his majesties game keeper for London and Westminster and 10 miles beyond the said cities; also the appointment by the said captain John Downing of captain John Hart as his deputy. Dated and signed by 'Albemarle' 1666, and the appointment of Hart dated and signed 20 Nov. 28 March, 1667.

Writ from King Charles II granting to sir John Champante, kt., receiver-general for Ireland, freedom from arrest. Signed by John Bysse, esq., chief baron of the Exchequer at the King's court, Dublin, 24 May, 31 Chas. II.

Certificate of the appointment of William Swan of the city of London, gent., to collect the revenue or duty of fire-hearths and stoves in the cities of London and Westminster, and the counties of Middlesex, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, and Hartford. Dated 8 October, 36 Chas. II. Prited form. [Signed and sealed by the commissioners.] .

Letter of thanks from the heralds, &c. of the College of Arms, London, to sir Thomas Mainwaring of Peover, in the co. palatine of Chester, bart., for collecting subscriptions for building the College of Arms, destroyed in the late fire. Dated 20 January, 1676.

Certificate of the entry of the name of Gabriel Wood(?) of Scotland on the act books of the College of Arms, to whom K. Charles II, 28 Jan., 1669, had granted a baronetcy. Dated 29 Chas. II, 25 October, 1677.

Certificate of the appointment of Hildebrand Alington, esq., as captain of a regiment of foot in the regiment whereof Wm., lord Alington, is colonel. Dated 17 Feb. 1677/8. [Signed by the King.] .

Promulgation by James, duke of York and Albany, &c., lord high admiral, of the sentence found in the Admiralty court records against the ship called the Cat, alias the Greene glasse, alias the White hall, alias the New globe of Amsterdam. Dated at London 11 April, 1673.

Writ of King Charles I, of restitution or re-seisin of a messuage in Fulham, to William Clough , John Lee , and William Swetenham . Dated 12 February, 17 Chas. I.

Letters of King James II, addressed to William Dowse , William Collis , George Howard , and Nicholas Trebarfoot , for the arrest, of John Pery and Edward Noell , for non-appearance when summoned.. Dated at Westminster 9 May, 3 James II.

Illegible indenture; temp. Will. and Mary, relating to John Harrison and Luke Jaques , in London. .

Indenture made 14 March, 4 James I, by which Robert Hare in consideration of the receipt of £200 delivers to Edward Hobart and Robert Hobert a messuage in the precincts of St. Mary's hospital during the residue of a lease and under the same covenants granted to the said Robert Hare .

Indenture made 20 May, 1686, by which Mark Kinton and Richard Janaway , in consideration of the cost of building a new brick house, have demised to James Evetts a parcell of ground in the parish of St. Botolph, London, for 71 years, at an annual rent for the ist year one peppercorn, and every succeeding year £3 15s.

Indenture made 22 June, 1686, by which Bridgett Looker of St. Botolph's, widow, demises to Mary Mothine of Whitechapel, widow, a piece of ground in the parish of St. Botolph, for 60 years, at an annual rent of £7. [With plan of ground demised.] .

Indenture made 23 October, 1686, by which Bridgett Looker, widow, demises to Samuell Goodwin of St. Botolph, tanner, a piece or parcel of ground in Skinners street, for 60 years, at an annual rent of £9 5s. [With plan of ground demised.] .

Institution of Richard Roach , M.A., to the rectory of Hackney on the death of Nehemiah Moorhouse, clerk, presented by Thomas Cook . Dated 17 March, 1689.

Indenture made 1631, 20 Sept., 7 Chas. I, witnesseth that William Gray , surviving son of Richard Gray, citizen and haberdasher of London , and of Alice his wife, sells and assigns unto the said Richard Gray, his father, two messuages within three Lyon yard alias Grayes alley, in the parish of St. Dyonise Backchurch, in consideration of the receipt of an annual payment of £26.

Ground plan of the inn called the Cross Keys, in White Cross Street, in St. Giles' parish, Cripplegate, surveyed by John Jennings , 2 July, 1667.

Declaration by Bartholomew Hesketh of his loyalty. Dated 7 June, 1660. [Signed.] .

Appointment of Christopher Goade as lieutenant in lieut.-coll. Emerson's regiment of foot, by Henry, earl of Peterborough. Dated at Tanger, 13 January, 1662/3. [Signed, 'Peterburgh.'] .