David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ So it is that for redress therein required your orators, fearing the effects thereof so hard, that (unless one remedy do come from your bounteous Majesty) they are not able to continue in trade and merchandise, chiefly such as be wont to send out much more commodities of this realm than they bring in, to the buying whereof they cannot find here, nor have made over either by exchange beyond the seas, their necessary provision of money, by reason of the impossible orders here to observe, and the excessive charges on both sides growing. ”

“ That “search” reveals denizations granted at the very era of the Protestant Reformation. (This shows the antiquity of naturalizations, which appears also in the title of an Act of the last Parliament of the bloody Queen Mary — “An Act for expelling all the French out of this kingdom that are not denizens.” [4] ) Next follow the names found in the Calendar of State Papers for the reign of James I., and also (but within brackets) names in the Camden Society lists for that reign. Then we give the naturalizations in the reign of Charles I., taken from the Calendar and from Patent Rolls ”

“ Beside all these, your orators are credibly informed of a new trouble, heretofore by men’s memory not used, that by certain Letters Patent they should be forced to sell all their wares by brokers only, and to pay them, beside the ordinary certain excessive brokerage whether brokers be thereto occupied or no. ”

“ Peter Philator, born in Normandy, “came into this realme for religion about xii yeares past and lyveth by sylkworkinge.”
James Lemure, born in Artois, goldsmith, came into this realme about iiii yeares past for religion.
Michaell Corseills, born in Flanders, merchant, resident since 1563.
Gyles de Mylcam, born at “Newfell by Ricell” in Flanders, “occupieth weavinge of silke,” resident since 1559.
Denneys Veille, born at “Nosvoñ Suzandall” in Normandy, silk weaver, resident since 1561.
Peter Apple, born at Ypres in Flanders, merchant, who cam for religion. ”

“ The French form, Schomberg, belongs to them as Protestant exiles from France. [8] The Marquis De Ruvigny, his wife, and his sons, Henri (afterwards Earl of Galway) , and Pierre, Sieur de La Caillemotte, had lettres de naturalité in England, granted by Charles II. before 1680.
I have found no record of the naturalizations of the Marquis de Mircmont and his comrades.
↑ Burn, p. 275. ↑ “1571, Oct. 3. — William Herrle solicits to be appointed Surveyor of Foreigners— proposes that every Stranger, in his entering or going out of the kingdom, should receive a ticket with a seal attached.” ”

“ Rowland Grushey, born in Normandy, sheath-maker, resident since 1535. (F.C.)
John Marie, born in Pountoys, cutler, resident since 1559.
Herbert Dublier, born in France, a founder of letters for printers, resident since 1551. (F.C.)
William Forrest, born in France, a mouldmaker for buttons [“a mowldmaker for bottons,”] resident since about 1536. (F.C.)
Jervis Sawier, born in France, cutler, resident since 1551. (F.C.)
James Macadie, born in France, was prentice with a joiner, resident since 1511.
Thomas de Shampoyse, born at Bettyns in Burgundy, cutler, resident since 1560. ”

“ Francis Merlin, of Ypres, in Flanders.
7th July 1618. John Buck, carver, a native of Rouen in France.
10th November 1618. Anthoine Barlatier, born in Languedoc in France, with license to plant and sell mulberry trees and other trees and herbs.
[Free Denizens in London, reported by the authorities in consequence of an order of the Privy Council, dated 6th September 1618.
Stephen Sampson, goldsmith, born in Morles in Brittanie. James Droet [query, Druett?] , merchant, born in Roane [Rouen] . ”