| Description | 1. 19 Jul 14 C II [1662]
i) King Charles II
ii) James, Duke of Monmouth, son of i)
Investing powers in ii) as Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Recites Act of Parliament 8 May 13 C II [1661] and 18 Feb 14 C II [1662] ‘An Act for the Ordering the Forces in the Severall Counties of this Kingdome’.
2. 16 Nov 29 C II [1677]
James, Duke of Monmouth, Lieutenant of the County of Staffordshire Appoints as Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire: Edward, Lord Ward, Sir Robert Sherley [Shirley] Bt, Sir Henry Litleton [Lyttleton] Bt, Sir Walter Bagott Bt, Sir Edward Litleton [Lyttleton] Bt, Sir Walter Wrothesley Bt, Sir Francis Lawley Bt, Sir John Bowyer Bt, Sir Bryan [Brian] Broughton Bt, Sir John Wirley Kt, Randolph Egerton Esq., Walter Chetwind [Chetwynd] Esq., William Leveston Esq., Henry Gray Esq., William [Gneye] Esq., Edward Vernon Esq. and Thomas Lane Esq. At Westminster.
Signed and sealed [broken, most missing].
Endorsed: '19/34' |