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A56130	Aurum reginæ, or, A compendious tractate and chronological collection of records in the Tower and Court of Exchequer concerning queen-gold evidencing the quiddity, quantity, quality, antiquity, legality of this golden prerogative, duty, and revenue of the queen-consorts of England ... / by William Prynne, Esq. ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1668 (1668)	Wing P3898; ESTC R4976	161,571	146

Jurisdictions of our English and Irish Parliaments and all other Courts and Grand Officers whatsoever Civil Ecclesiastical Naval or Military the Soveraign Rights Titles of our Kings to the Crowns and all Crown-Lands of England Scotland Ireland Wales France Normandy Aquitain Gascoign Britany the Isles of Oleron Jersy Gernsy Alderny Serke Man Anglesey Scilley Lundy and to the British Ocean the several Prerogatives Royalties of our Kings Queens Princes of Wales and Coun●y Palatines the Militia and Defence of our Realms by Land or Sea the Successions Endowments Revenues Priviledges Salaries of our Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Judges Officers of all sorts the Charters Foundations Confirmations Franchises of all kinds of Corporations the Appropriations of Churches the Creations Pedigrees Tenures Lands Services Fairs Markets Parks Chaces Warrens Royalties Customs Revenues of most of the English Irish Scotish Nobility and Gentry the Bounds Perambulations Assarts Deafforrestations of all Forests Chaces the Mints Stanneries Mines Coine Trade Exchanges Merchandize Government of England Scotland Ireland and Isles belonging to them the Treaties Leagues with Foreign Kings States sundry rare excellent Writs Prohibitions Proclamations Inquisitions Commissions Charters Letters of our Kings to Foreign Emperors Kings States Popes Cardinals and their Letters Bulls to them concerning State and Church affairs Cases Appeals and matters of Common Martial Marine Law Law of Merchants concerning Reprisals Depredations Arms Heraldry and whatever else may conduce to make heroick studious spirits accomplished Lawyers Heralds Historians Statesmen are comprised and rolled up in obscurity in our over-much neglected Records upon which account our Kings have had special care to preserve them as sacred and their best richest Treasures in the Tower of London and other places of greatest security If these Collections shall excite any Gentlemen of my Profession or others to a more industrious search study of Records or contribute any addition to the Dignity Splendor amplitude of our Common Laws the grand Supporters Preservers of the Crowns Scepters Royalties of our Kings and Queens as well as of the Subjects Liberties Properties Lives I shall repute my pains and cost sufficiently recompenced and be thereby encouraged through Gods assistance to voluminous publications of Records of another more general usefull subject wherein I am engaged for the Honour of our English Kings Kingdom Church Nation Laws against all Foreign and Domestick Usurpations on or Underminers of them From my Study in Lincolns-Inne March 25. 1668. William Prynne A Compendious TRACTATE CONCERNING AVRVM REGINAE The PROEME OBserving in my perusal of ancient Records in the Tower of London and Kings Court of Exchequer at Westminster many remarkable Patents Writs Cases Passages Resolutions and some Accounts concerning the most ancient eminent benefical Royal Prerogative of the QUEEN CONSORTS OF ENGLAND stiled AVRVM REGINAE or QUEEN-GOLD conferred on their Majesties by the Lawes of England as an Honorary contingent Revenue inseparably annexed to their Persons by virtue of their Marriage to our Kings intituling them to this and sundry other Regalities Prerogatives frequently mentioned in our Records and Law-Books Yet finding no Mention nor Discourse concerning AVRVM REGINAE in Sir Henry Spelmans Glossary or any printed Volume of the Common Law except only in Sir Edward Cooks posthumus Twelf Part of his Reports published in a time of Anarchy wherein he cuts off several rich Veins of this Gold Mine contracting it into such diminutive narrow limits not warranted by the Records there briefly quoted as render it inconsiderable unworthy the Title of a Royal Prerogative or the claim receit of any future Qu●●n Consorts notwithstanding their undoubted Right Title to this Golden Duty which he doth ingenuously acknowledge Upon this account I apprehended I could not perform a more acceptable loyal Service to the KINGS and QUEENS of ENGLAND or communicate a more desirable Piece of Antiquity Law to the Students or Professors of the Common Law then to present unto their View this Summary Chronological Collection of those rare Records I have met with which most perspicuously evidence the Quiddity Quality Quantity Antiquity Legality of this ROYAL DUTY of QUEEN-GOLD the Fines or Mines out of which it springs the Officers and Processe in the Kings Exchequer by which it was anciently received levied accounted for to the Queen Consort whiles living and to the King himself after her decease with other particulars that concern it necessary for the Exact Discovery knowledge recovery of this long discontinued concealed Treasure and reducing this old GOLDEN FLEECE into our new Queens Wardrobes and Cabinets In order whereunto I have here briefly digested all I yet know that concerns this Subject into these 6. ensuing Sections SECTION I. What AURUM REGINAE is as to its Quiddity Quality Quantity or Proportion THE first thing I shall present you with is a Brief Definition of Aurum Reginae as to its Quiddity Quality Quantity or Proportion Aurum Reginae is a Royal Debt Duty or Revenue belonging and accruing to every Queen Consort during her marriage to the King of England both by Law Custom and Prescription time out of minde due by every Person of what quality or calling soever within the Realms of England or Ireland who hath made a voluntary Oblation Obligation or Fine to the King amounting to Ten Marks or upwards for any Priviledges Franchises Dispensations Licenses Pardons Grants or other Matters of royal Grace or Favor conferred on him by the King arising from and answerable to the quantity of such his Oblation or Fine to wit one full tenth part over and above the intire Fine or Oblation to the King as one Mark for every ten Marks and ten pounds for every hundred pound fine and so proportionably for every other sum exceeding ten Marks Or one Mark of gold to the Queen for every 100. Mark fine in silver to the King being both one in value and proportion Which Summe becomes a real Debt and Duty to the Quéen by the Name of Aurum Reginae by and upon the parties bare agreement with the King for his fine without any promise to or contract with the King or Queen for this tenth part exceeding it which becomes a Debt on Record to the Queen by the very recording of the Fine This Definition or Description of Aurum Reginae the following Records in the 6. Section will both explain and confirm in all its branches to which for brevity I referr you SECT II. Why it was originally and till this day stiled Aurum Reginae THE true reasons as I apprehend why it was originally stiled Aurum Reginae were two First because Gold being the Queen best chiefest purest richest fairest durablest most desirable of all other Metals as Philosophers and Divines assert though paid with a greater proportion of Silver to our Queens or Kings gave the name or denomination of Gold to the intire summe according to the received Maxim Denominatio sequitur meliorem partem to which that of Horace may be applied Et

nechabere debet Petit idem Willielmus exonerari quietus fieri juxta tenorem mandati Regis supradicti Et super h●c quaesitum est à Johanne de Hedyndon 5 Atturn praefatae Reginae si quid habeat vel dicere sciat pro praefata Regina quare praedictus Willielmus de 20 s. praedictis erga ipsam Reginam exonerari non debet Dicit quod non set quod dictus Willielmus inde de jure est exonerandus Ideo Consideratum est quod praedictus Willielmus de 20 s. praedictis erga praefatam Reginam exoneretur inde recedat quietus et quod executio versus eum in hac parte inchoata cesset omnino INhibitum est 20 die Novembr hoc Anno Johanni de Reynes Vic. Com. Northampt praesenti in Curia eodem die super Compot suum de officio Vicecom illius de An. 29 Regis nunc ne recedat a Curia priusquam satisfecerit Philippae Reginae Angliae de 54 s. 4 d. de precio bonorum et catall Abbatis de Burgo Sancti Petri per ipsum Vic. in manum Regis capt sicut continetur in returno ipsius Vic. facto in Crastino Sancti Hillarii ultimo praeterito pro 40. marc quas debet praefatae Reginae de AURO SUO pro quodam 4 fine 300 l. pro Custodia tempo●alium praedictae Abbatiae tempo●e bacationis habend sub periculo quod incumbit Postea viz. 30 die November tunc prox sequent idem Johannes solvit ad Receptam dictae Reginae 53 s. 4 d. praedictos per unam Talliam levatam dicto 30. die Novembr ad dictam Receptam coninentem ●olutionem inde quam Talliam Johannes de Holt Attornat praefatae Reginae cognovit esse veram denarios praedictos solutos fuisse ad dictam Receptam INhibitum est 5. die Maii hoc Anno Waltero Parles Vic. Northt c. ne recedat ab eadem Curia quousque satisfecerit Philippae Reginae Angliae de 20 marc quas idem Vic. cognovit se levasse potuisse de bonis et catallis terris tenementis Prioris Conventus Abbatiae de Burgo Sancti Petri praetextu brevis Regii sibi directi de levando de bonis catallis dicti Prioris Conventus 28 marc dimid quas debent praefatae Reginae de quodam debito de 40. marc de AURO ad ipsam Reginam spectante de quodam fine 400 marc pro custodia temporal ejusdem Abbaciae nuper vacantis Postea ex assensu Consilii praefatae Reginae datus est dies praefato Waltero ulterius in Crastino Ascensionis Domini ad solvend 20 marcas praedictas quem diem solutionis praedictus Walterus assumpsit Ad quem diem praedictus Walterus solvit praefatae Reginae ad Receptam suam 20. mar praedict per manus Prioris de Burgo Sancti Petri per unam Talliam levat ad dictam Receptam 4 to die Junii hoc anno quam Talliam Johannes de Holt Attornat praefatae Reginae cognovit esse veram dictos 20 marc solutas fuisse ad Recept praedict Ideo recedat praedictus Vic. de inhibitione praedicta quietus INhibitum est 28. die Maii hoc anno Gilberto Chasteleyne nuper Subvic War Leic. praesenti in Curia eodem die super Compotum suum de officio Vicecom illius de anno 28 Regis nunc per Johannem Sned Attorn suum ne recedat ab eadem Curia quousque satisfecerit Philippae Reginae Angliae de 13 s. 4 d. quos Abbas Sancti Nicholai Andeg. debet praefatae Reginae 4 de AURO ad ipsam Reginam spectante de quodam 4 fine 10 marc per Gilbertum de Sohis Procurato●em dicti Abbatis concessis Regi pro custodia dictae Abbatiae prae caeteris babenda et ad quozum 13 s. 4 d. balentiam Idem nuper Subbic cepit bona et catalla dicti Abbatis in manum Regis prout liquet per return suum ad crastinum Sancti Michaelis Anno 28 Regis nunc factum sub periculo quod c. Postea ex assensu Consil praefatae Reginae datus est dies e●dem Gilberto ulterius sub inhibitione praedicta usque à die Sancti Johannis Baptistae in 15 dies ad solvend praefatae Reginae 13 s. 4 d. praedictos Ad quem diem dictus Gilbertus venit habet diem ulterius ex assensu Consilii praefatae Reginae usque Octab. Sancti Michaelis ad solvend praefatae Reginae 13 s. 4 d. de praedict Ad quem diem praefata Regina venit praedictus Gilbertus plur vocatus non venit neque denar praedict solvit in contemptum Regis Ideo attachietur c. Et praeceptum fuit Vic. quod ipsum attach c. Ita c. in crastino Sancti Michaelis ad audiend judicium suum de contemptu praedicto Et continuato processu isto usque crastinum Sancti Michaelis Anno 34. c. sicut continetur in ligulis brevium Quo die Vic. return brev sibi directum quod praedictus Gilbertus mortuus fuit c. et nulla habuit bona seu c. unde aliqni denar c. Ideo non fiat ulterius executio de ipsum Attach c. sed fiat ulterius ad levand debit praedict An. 30 E. 3. INhibitum est 14 die Octobris hoc Anno Johanni de Wycomb praesenti in Curia eodem die ne recedat ab eadem Curia quousque satisfecerit Philippae Reginae Angliae de 20 s. de AVRO ad ipsam REGINAM pertinente de quodam 4 fine per ipsum coram Thomam de Bradeston et sociis suis nuper iustic Regis in Com. Glouc. ad diversas oppressiones extors dampn et conspir audiend et terminand assign nuper fact sub periculo quod c. Postea scilicet 26 die Octobris prox sequen praedictus Johannes venit coram Baronibus dicit se solvisse praefatae Reginae 20 s. praefatos per unam Talliam levat ad Recept praedict 16 die quam quidem Tall. Johannes de Holt Atturn praefatae Reginae cognovit esse veram praefatumque Johannem de Wycomb solvisse ad Recept praefatae Reginae 20 s. supradict In the first Parliament An. 31 〈◊〉 E 3. ch 13. The King granted a general Pardon to the Commons Whereupon the said Commons granted to our Soveraeign Lord the King a Quinzyme yearly to be levyed and gathered in the manner as the last Quinzyme granted to the King was levyed and to be payd at the Feasts of Saint Myghell and Easter next coming by even portions After which it immediately followes in the Act And our said Soeraign Lord the King hath granted to the said Commons that for the said Quinzyme so granted NO GOLD shall be demanded nor levyed to the use of the Quéen but that the said Commons shall be thereof wholly discharged Which likewise proves that it was usually demanded and levyed before that time out of Fines

THis Book having been perused and approved by Sir Robert Atkins Sollicitor General to the QVEENS MAJESTY I think it fit to be Printed Orl. Bridgeman C. S. Aurum Reginae OR A Compendious Tractate and Chronological Collection of Records in the TOWER and Court of EXCHEQUER Concerning QUEEN-GOLD EVIDENCING The Quiddity Quantity Quality Antiquity Legality of this Golden Prerogative Duty and Revenue of the QVEEN-CONSORTS of ENGLAND The several Oblations Fines out of which it Springs both in England and Ireland the Queens Officers in the Exchequer to Receive Collect Account to Her for it with their Patents the Lands Tenements Goods Chattels Persons liable to satisfie it the Questions in Law about it the Kings Title to the Arrears thereof by the QVEENS DECEASE the Process by which it is to be levyed and what else concerns it With an Addition of some Records concerning our ROYAL MINES of Gold and Silver and four Patents of K. Henry the 6. by Authority of Parliament for finding the Philosophers Stone to Transubstantiate baser Metals into solid real GOLD and SILVER to satisfie all the Creditors of the King and Kingdom in few years space By WILLIAM PRYNNE Esq a Bencher of Lincolns-Inne Keeper of his Majesties Records in the Tower of London Rom. 13. 7. Render therefore to all their Due Tribute to whom Tribute Custom to whom Custom belongeth LONDON Printed for the Author by Thomas Ratcliffe and are to be sold by Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little-Britain and Josias Robinson at Lincolns-Inne Gate Anno 1668. To the Most Illustrious Princess KATHERINE Queen Consort to his Sacred Majesty CHARLES the II. King of England Scotland France and Ireland IT being the principal Part of my solemn Oaths to the KING Your HUSBAND as his Subject and Servant That to my power I shall assist and defend all Jurisdictions Priviledges Preheminences and Authorities granted or belonging to the IMPERIAL CROWN of this REALM I thereupon reputed it no sordid Court-flattery but a commendable bounden Duty to contribute my best assistance not only to vindicate and defend the Soveraign Ecclesiastical Iurisdiction of His MAJESTY and our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English KINGS against all Usurpations Encroachments of Popes and Prelates in several Folio Volumes but likewise to endeavour to restore to Your ROYAL MAJESTY in this small Tractate one of the Antientest Royalest Richest Civil Prerogatives Duties and casual Revenues belonging time out of minde in England and Ireland by the Laws Custom thereof to the QUEEN-CONSORTS of ENGLAND commonly stiled AURUM REGINAE or QUEEN-GOLD which all Your Noble Predecessors have successively claimed if not enjoyed from the time of our most renowned Queen HELENA Wife to CONSTANTIUS and Mother to the famous Christian Emperor CONSTANTINE the Great born and proclaimed Emperor in this our Island the first Christian QUEEN EMPRESSE in the World canonized as a SAINT for her transcendent Piety Charity Munificence to propagate the true Christian Faith till this present age In which as some of the richest Veins of this Gold Mine have been quite cut off from the Crown by two late Acts of Parliament abolishing and taking away the Court of Wards Wardships Tenures in Capite and Writs to receive the Order of Knighthood with all Fines and Oblations arising from them out of which QUEEN-GOLD was constantly due paid in all former ages so the remaining Branches thereof are in great danger to be totally yea finally lost and buried in Oblivion not only to the grand dishonour prejudice of Your MAJESTY and all succeeding QUEEN-WIVES of this Realm but also to the Exheredation of the KING and his Successors from whom this Prerogative-Duty originally springs and to whom all the Arrears of QUEEN-GOLD accrue after Queens deceases if not speedily claimed revived recovered by Your MAJESTY for time to come though perchance necessary or convenient to be pretermitted and remitted for time past If these Collections of Records published in their original Dialects to evidence and vindicate Your MAJESTIES undoubted Right to this just legal Debt which I most humbly present to Your Royal Hands as a VOLUNTARY OBLATION and FREEWILL-OFFERING shall prove Instrumental to yield any Assistance towards the recovery of and re-adorning Your ROYAL CROWN with this GOLDEN GLOBE now severed from it or the enriching Your Wardrobe with this GOLD FLEECE or to the advancement of Your MAJESTIES Honour and Glory it will be a sufficient Recompence to Your Majesties most Humble devoted Servant WILLIAM PRYNNE To all Ingenious Readers especially Professors and Students of the Common Laws of England GENTLEMEN I Here present to your View and candid Acceptation a Compendious Tractate and Chronological Collection of such Records in the Tower of London and Exchequer Court at Westminster which concern the antient Royal Prerogative and Lega● Duty of QUEEN-GOLD belonging time out of minde to all our QUEEN-CONSORTS both in England and Ireland whereof there is rare or little mention in any printed Law-books except Sir Edward Cooks Posthumus Reports and Institutes wherein he hath over-much clipped this Gold Coine and mistaken or misapplied some Records that concern it as he hath done in sundry other particulars I have elsewhere discovered to the misleading of those of his Profession and other Readers who through ignorance laziness or over-much credulity vouch and cry up his misquoted mistaken or misapplied Records and Antiquities which he had little leisure to peruse himself as undoubted Verities and infallible Oracles All the Records here cited I have carefully perused and examined with my own eyes except only those few I have quoted out of Mr. William Hakewils Treatise W. B. and Mr. Attorney Herberts Collections of Queen-gold the Rolls and Numbers whereof are either mistaken in the years or the Writs Records themselves mislaid or lost being not to be found at present upon my search after them in the several Treasuries and Offices in the Exchequer wherein I was much assisted by Mr. Hall Mr. Burnet Mr. Fauconbridge and other Clerks and Officers of that Court who communicated their Notes of this Subject to me and will be both enabled encouraged by this Publication to a further Scrutiny after this Gold Ore as well in the neglected Files of Writs and Baggs of Accounts as Rolls in their respective Offices into every of which I had yet no leisure exactly to search My principal end next to the discharge of my sworn Duty to his MAJESTY and Service to his Royal Consort the QUEEN in compiling and publishing these as well as former Collections of Records was to discover and communicate some over-long concealed Branches of the antient Common Law of England and more particularly those relating to the Duty of Queen-gold to the Students and Professors thereof unknown to the majority of them being generally unacquainted with our best antientest Records wherein the most publick usefull Parts Arteries of the Laws of this Realm as the Summons Acts Proceedings Judgements Pleas Priviledges