Calendars. 24 Jan 1308 King Edward II of England (age 23). Westminster Palace [Map]. To John Sampson (age 61), constable of the king's castle of Scardeburgh [Map]. Order to permit Henry Percy (age 34) and his consort and their household to dwell in the houses within the said castle, provided that the castle be safely guarded.

Calendars. 24 Jan 1308 King Edward II of England (age 23). Canterbury, Kent [Map]. To the Sheriffs of London. Order to deliver John de la Dune, Roger de Hopton, Richard le Harpour, Roger de Soppewalle, Roger le Keu, Rober le Hunt, Thomas de Sydenham, Henry le Gardener, Thomas de la More, Philip Kemp, John le Wayt, and John le Wodeward, the men and servants of Adam de Kyngeshemede, in the King's prison of Newgate [Map] for a trespass committed by them upon the King's men at Westminster [Map], from prison upon their finding sufficient mainpernor's to have them before the King (age 23) or his Lieutenant in the quinzaine of the Purification of St Mary to stand to right concerning the said trespass. Witness: Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 24).

Letters. 24 Jan 1513. Thomas Lord Darcy (age 46) to Mr. Lister. Mr. Lister, you will, out of my rents and farms in your receipt, take £10 to yourself for coming from London to perfect the matter betwixt my brother Melton [Note. Not clear who this refers to. Thomas's son George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston (age 16) married Dorothy Melton Baroness Darcy (age 7) but that was after 1521. Dorothy's father was John Melton of Aston Yorkshire 10th Baron Lucy (age 37)] and me; and also take the cost of such recoveries as my said brother has acknowledged before Mr. Fairfax, the judge, and likewise for Bekey. Templenewsum, 24 Jan. 4 Henry VIII.

Letters and Papers 1530. 24 Jan 1530. P. S. 6163. For Sir Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire (age 53).

To be keeper of the Privy Seal, with 20s. a day, out of the following customs, in the port of Pole, £80, the petty customs in the port of London £200, in the port of Bristol, £56 13s. 4d., and in the port of Brygewater, £18 6s. 8d.; vice Cuthbert Bishop of  London (age 56). York Place [Map], 20 Jan. 21 Henry VIII. Del. Westm., 24 Jan.

Pat. 21 Henry VIII. p. 1, m. 4.

2. Wardship of Robt., kinsman and heir of Edward Knyvett; with custody of the possessions of the said Edward during the minority of Robt. York Place [Map], 20 Jan. 21 Henry VIII. Del. Westm., 24 Jan.

Pat. 21 Henry VIII. p. 2, m. 23.

Diary of Anne Clifford 1619. 24 Jan 1619. The 24th Sunday here dined Sir William and Lady Selby and Sir Ralph Boswell. All this week I kept my chamber, because I found myself ill and weak.

Pepy's Diary. 24 Jan 1662. This morning came my cozen Thos. Pepys the Executor, to speak with me, and I had much talk with him both about matters of money which my Lord Sandwich (age 36) has of his and I am bond for, as also of my uncle Thomas, who I hear by him do stand upon very high terms.

Pepy's Diary. 24 Jan 1666. Thence my Lord and I, the weather being a little fairer, by water to Deptford, Kent [Map] to Sir G. Carteret's (age 56) house, where W. Howe met us, and there we opened the chests, and saw the poor sorry rubys which have caused all this ado to the undoing of W. Howe; though I am not much sorry for it, because of his pride and ill nature. About 200 of these very small stones, and a cod of muske (which it is strange I was not able to smell) is all we could find; so locked them up again, and my Lord and I, the wind being again very furious, so as we durst not go by water, walked to London quite round the bridge, no boat being able to stirre; and, Lord! what a dirty walk we had, and so strong the wind, that in the fields we many times could not carry our bodies against it, but were driven backwards. We went through Horsydowne, where I never was since a little boy, that I went to enquire after my father, whom we did give over for lost coming from Holland. It was dangerous to walk the streets, the bricks and tiles falling from the houses that the whole streets were covered with them; and whole chimneys, nay, whole houses in two or three places, blowed down. But, above all, the pales on London-bridge [Map] on both sides were blown away, so that we were fain to stoop very low for fear of blowing off of the bridge. We could see no boats in the Thames afloat, but what were broke loose, and carried through the bridge, it being ebbing water. And the greatest sight of all was, among other parcels of ships driven here and there in clusters together, one was quite overset and lay with her masts all along in the water, and keel above water. So walked home, my Lord away to his house and I to dinner, Mr. Creed being come to towne and to dine with me, though now it was three o'clock.

Pepy's Diary. 24 Jan 1666. After dinner he and I to our accounts and very troublesome he is and with tricks which I found plainly and was vexed at; while we were together comes Sir G. Downing (age 41) with Colonell Norwood (age 52), Rumball, and Warrupp to visit me. I made them drink good wine and discoursed above alone a good while with Sir G. Downing (age 41), who is very troublesome, and then with Colonell Norwood (age 52), who hath a great mind to have me concerned with him in everything; which I like, but am shy of adventuring too much, but will thinke of it. They gone, Creed and I to finish the settling his accounts.

Evelyn's Diary. 24 Jan 1667. Visited my Lord Clarendon, and presented my son, John (age 12), to him, now preparing to go to Oxford, of which his Lordship was Chancellor. This evening I heard rare Italian voices, two eunuchs and one woman, in his Majesty's (age 36) green chamber, next his cabinet.

Pepy's Diary. 24 Jan 1669. By and by the King (age 38) comes out, and so I took coach, and followed his coaches to my Lord Keeper's, at Essex House, where I never was before, since I saw my old Lord Essex lie in state when he was dead; a large, but ugly house. Here all the Officers of the Navy attended, and by and by were called in to the King (age 38) and Cabinet, where my Lord, who was ill, did lie upon the bed, as my old Lord Treasurer, or Chancellor (age 59), heretofore used to; and the business was to know in what time all the King's ships might be repaired, fit for service. The Surveyor answered, in two years, and not sooner. I did give them hopes that, with supplies of money suitable, we might have them all fit for sea some part of the summer after this. Then they demanded in what time we could set out forty ships. It was answered, as they might be chosen of the newest and most ready, we could, with money, get forty ready against May. The King (age 38) seemed mighty full that we should have money to do all that we desired, and satisfied that, without it, nothing could be done: and so, without determining any thing, we were dismissed; and I doubt all will end in some little fleete this year, and those of hired merchant-men, which would indeed be cheaper to the King (age 38), and have many conveniences attending it, more than to fit out the King's own; and this, I perceive, is designed, springing from Sir W. Coventry's (age 41) counsel; and the King (age 38) and most of the Lords, I perceive, full of it, to get the King's fleete all at once in condition for service.

Pepy's Diary. 24 Jan 1669. Lord's Day. An order brought me in bed, for the Principal Officers to attend the King (age 38) at my Lord Keeper's this afternoon, it being resolved late the last night; and, by the warrant, I find my Lord Keeper did not then know the cause of it, the messenger being ordered to call upon him, to tell it him by the way, as he come to us. So I up, and to my Office to set down my Journall for yesterday, and so home, and with my wife to Church, and then home, and to dinner, and after dinner out with my wife by coach, to cozen Turner's, where she and The. (age 17) gone to church, but I left my wife with Mrs. Dyke and Joyce Norton, whom I have not seen till now since their coming to town: she is become an old woman, and with as cunning a look as ever, and thence I to White Hall, and there walked up and down till the King (age 38) and Duke of York (age 35) were ready to go forth; and here I met Will. Batelier, newly come post from France, his boots all dirty. He brought letters to the King (age 38), and I glad to see him, it having been reported that he was drowned, for some days past, and then, he being gone, I to talk with Tom Killigrew (age 56), who told me and others, talking about the playhouse, that he is fain to keep a woman on purpose at 20s. a week to satisfy 8 or 10 of the young men of his house, whom till he did so he could never keep to their business, and now he do.

Evelyn's Diary. 24 Jan 1685. I din'd at Lord Newport's (age 64), who has some excellent pictures, especialy that of Sr Tho. Hanmer, by Van Dyke, one of the best he ever painted; another of our English Dobson's painting; but above all, Christ in the Virgin's lap by Poussin, an admirable piece, with some thing of most other famous hands.

Evelyn's Diary. 24 Jan 1687. I saw the Queen's (age 28) new apartment at Whitehall [Map], with her new bed, the embroidery of which cost £3,000. The carving about the chimney piece, by Gibbons (age 38), is incomparable.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 24 Jan 1690. Friday, went to Parliment; dined at home with daughters & Thomas; went to Committe's; they did not sit; then went to Goslin's about my tooth, then to Nag's Head; there was Wood, Maxwell, Harris, Partridge & another; then came Mainwaring then G.Mainwaring (age 47) parted past 9; Roger came to the next roome but stayd not.; parted paast 9.

Evelyn's Diary. 24 Jan 1692. A frosty and dry season continued; many persons die of apoplexy, more than usual. Lord Marlborough (age 41), Lieutenant-General of the King's army in England, gentleman of the bedchamber, etc., dismissed from all his charges, military and other, for his excessive taking of bribes, covetousness, and extortion on all occasions from his inferior officers. Note, this was the Lord who was entirely advanced by King James (age 58), and was the first who betrayed and forsook his master. He was son of Sir Winston Churchill of the Greencloth.

Calendars. 24 Jan 1693. Whitehall. Warrant addressed to Sir Henry Goodrick and the principal officers of the Ordnance to deliver one ton of brown saltpetre to the Governor and Company of Saltpetre Makers "taking care that the same quantity of white petre be by them returned to our stores in order to the raising of mother of nitre, for the more expedition of their works." [H.0. Military Entry Book 2, p. 825.]

Calendars. 24 Jan 1693. Whitehall. Passes for Henry Martins to go to Harwich and Holland [S.P. Dom. Warrant Book 36, p. 4738]; for John Coetzir, Henry Willemse Jochem Willims and Nicholas Nestelrog, ditto; for James Johnson and "ten couple of hounds," to go to Gravesend and Holland; for Alexander Wallis to go to Harwich and Holland; for Claude Maugeai, ditto; and for Margaret Joris, ditto [Ibid., p. 474].

Calendars. 24 Jan 1693. Whitehall. The Earl of Nottingham to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The King approves of Mr. Justice Echlin succeeding Sir Richard Reeve as baron of the Exchequer and would have you recommend a successor to the first-named. Colonel Luttrell is daily expecting an answer from Venice touching the "capitulations" he has offered that State for 2,000 men; so I hope you will be quickly freed from the dangers which the Irish officers occasion. I know nothing as to your recall, and his Majesty did not mention it to me. [S.P. Ireland King's Letter Book 1, p. 445.] 01 Jan 1693. Whitehall. AG aes: Whitehall.

Calendars. 24 Jan 1693. Whitehall. Warrant to Lord Sydney to pay to Richard Burke, son of Ulysses, late Bishop of Ardagh, deceased, the profits of the said bishopric during the vacancy thereof, in consideration of the good and faithful services of the said Ulysses, and of the fact that he died soon after his consecration, and therefore received none of the profits, though he was at considerable expense in the customary fees and charges. [S.P. Dom. Signet Office Letter Book 12, p. 564.]

Greville Memoirs. 24 Jan 1832. Yesterday morning Frederick Lamb (age 49) came to me and told me that the question of the Peers was again in agitation, that the King had agreed to make as many as they pleased, and had understood Wharncliffe's (age 55) conversation with his Majesty not to have contained any distinct assurance that he would vote for the second reading of the Bill. Our party in the Cabinet still fight the battle, however, and Stanley (on whom all depends) is said to be firm, but circumstances may compel them to give way, and Lord Grey (who is suspected to have in his heart many misgivings as to this measure), when left to Durham and Co., yields everything. Under these circumstances I went to Wharncliffe (age 55) last night, to persuade him to declare his intentions without loss of time. He owned that he had not pledged himself to the King, and he was frightened to death at the idea of taking this step, lest it should give umbrage to the Tories, and he should find himself without any support at all. We went, however, together to Grosvenor Square, and had a long conference with Harrowby, whom I found equally undecided.

The Diary of George Price Boyce 1852. 24 Jan 1852. Called on Mr. Chas. Smith, who said he remembered seeilig when an Academy student many of Sir John Soane's architectural drawings with fore and backgrounds by Turner, and in particular several very clever views by the latter of the interior of the Bank when roofless and the scaffolding in it. He thought also Mr. Bouverie must have a lot of architectural drawings with backgrounds by Turner.

After 24 Jan 1938. Memorial to Captain Adrian Jones in the Churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map].