| Description | Manuscript papers bound into a volume. Not all the papers are in Sir Peter's hand
Foreword / subtitle by Sir Peter Leycester: Which papers I then promised should be put in the Addenda of my booke of the Earls of Chester whenever my book should be appear to be printed, if that fell out to be in my life time. But when my book was printed scilicet anno 1672, I then minding Sir Thomas here of he would not have them printed: miregard (as he said truly) there were many impertinencyes in them: and so these papers lie dormant by me.
Tracts contained in the volume are:
1. Addenda to be added at the end of my book concerning the earls of Chester
2. The second paper being a paper sent to Sir Tho. Mainwaring in Jan 1663
3. Sir Thomas Mainwaring's Answer to the first paper when the paper was a copy of that when as I had long soince inserted into my book of the earls of Chester concerning Amicia
4. Sir Thomas Mainwaring's Answer to the second paper
5. My reply unto Sir Thomas Mainwaring's Answer to my first paper
6. Sir Thomas Mainwaring's to Sir Peter Leicester's reply to the answer of his first paper
7. Sir Thomas Mainwaring's to Sir Peter Leicester's reply to the answer of his second paper
8. Sir Thomas Mainwaring's answer to the paper of 16 Jun 1664
9. The Defence of Amicia daughter of Hugh Cyveliock earl of Chester and wife of Sir Ralph Mainwaring who was Chief Justice of Chester about the reign of King Richard the first written by Sir Thomas Mainwaring of Peover in Cheshire heir male to Sir Ralph and Amicia
10. The reply of Sir Peter Leycester unto the Defence of Amicia by Sir Thomas Mainwaring
11. The Answer of Sir Thomas Mainwaring to Sir Peter Leycester's reply
12. Two transcribed letters: one from Rob, Clevell concering thesending of some papers [18 May 1672] and one from Sir Peter Leycester to Sir Thomas Mainwaring concerning the tracts [22 May 1672]
13. Two letters from Thomas Mainwaring to Peter Leicester concening the tracts [28-30 May 1672] |