^{page 96 note 1} John Whitgift.

^{page 96 note 2} Evidently a copy, as signatures are in same hand.

^{page 96 note 3} Gaps left in Bacon's copy.

^{page 97 note 1} Privy Council letter dated Jan. 9, 1590, is omitted. See Acts of Privy Council, Dec. 31, vol. xx, pp. 185–6. Also calendared by Hist. MSS. Comm., p. 8, “We thereupon have thought good to name you, Nathaniell Bacon, to be collector of the same loan.”

^{page 100 note 1} Here follow lists of persons dead, 14; persons mistaken, 6; persons unknown or who have left the country, 17; persons who lent in the last year, 3; persons judged able to lend, 34.

^{page 101 note 1} There are omitted here:

1. “A certificat of the persons dead or removed who lent money unto her Ma^tie upon privy seales in 89 & 91 : And of them, who by their deathes are become able to lende : together w^th such other, as be supposed now of ability, and were then omytted. Made by Nathanael Bacon Esq^r according to the direccon of the LLs & others of her Ma^tes Privie Councell, the last of Febr 1596.”

^{page 101 note 2} “A Certificate touching them who do faile in aunswering their loane to her Matie with their allegacons set downe this 9^th of Decb. 1597.” There are 139 entries similar in character to those of March 1, 1591.

^{page 101 note 3} A warrant sent to all the Chief Constables in Norfolk notifying the Queen's intention of delaying repayment of loan for six months. 246 names are given under their Hundreds. Dated April 30, 1598. The heading is given in the Hist. MSS. Comm. Report, p. 10.

^{page 101 note 4} “Gratuities yealded unto his Ma^tie in the said hundred by the persuasion of S^r James Calthorp Knight High Sheriff of Norff. S^r Nathaniell Bacon Knight & Chrofer Calthorp Esqr 13° Septeb. 1614.” For this hundred of N. Grenhoe there are 34 entries for the above date varying from 10s. to 40s. and totaling £20 10s. 4d., and another list dated 1st Oct. with 20 entries varying from 10s. to 15s. and totalling £10 16s. 8d.

^{page 101 note 5} A letter from the Council Sept. 17, 1614, pressing for a benevolence. Nearly the whole of this is given in the Hist. MSS. Comm. Report, p. 19.

^{page 101 note 6} A copy letter from N. Bacon to S^r Roger Tounshend April 14, 1622, regarding the benevolence for the recovery of the Palatinate. Hist. MSS. Comm. Report, p. 20.