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BRITISH LIBRARY
Manuscripts:
1620 BL MS Harley 7004 fos. 67ff. (Adam Newton’s letters, some give important details of his Latin translation of Paolo Sarpi’s Historia del concilio Tridentino, and its passage through the King’s Printing House)
1615 BL Add. 15664 fo. 172 (concerning Archbishop Bancroft and the ‘deceipt’ of booksellers and bookbinders (especially John Bill and Bonham Norton); also see C2/JasI/B35/10 below
MS Lansdowne 984 fo. 133r-v (concerning Dr Thomas Mountford (John Bill’s father-in-law) )
1604-1673 BL Add. MS 5756 fos. 100-155 (Hanaper Accounts)
DOCUMENTS AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
State Papers:
1615 SP14/159/40 (mentions John Bill, working as detective for James I)
1630 SP 16/169/5, 6, 7 (concerning Star Chamber case, the Attorney General vs. Bonham Norton)
1630 SP 16/169/20, 21 (concerning Star Chamber case, the Attorney General vs. Bonham Norton)
1630 SP 16/175/123 (concerning Star Chamber case, the Attorney General vs. Bonham Norton)
1635 SP 16/167/72-3 (burdens of the office of King’s Printer)
Chancery Documents:
1615 C2/JasI/B35/10 (Richard Bancroft (executor of the will of Archbishop Bancroft) vs. Bonham Norton and John Bill); also see BL Add. 15664 fo. 172 [4,176 words]
1618 C2/JasI/N4/57 (Bonham Norton and John Bill vs. Robert Barker, Edward Staines, Thomas Berrington, and John Drue) [6,320 words]
1618 C2/JASI/B17/56 (Robert Barker vs. Bonham Norton and John Bill) [10,252 words]
1619 C5/592/24 (John Bill vs. Bonham Norton and Humphrey Dyson) [6,621 words]
1621 C3/334/73 (John Bill vs. Bonham Norton and Humphrey Dyson) [16,650 words]
1622 C2/JasI/N7/44 (Bonham Norton vs. Robert Barker and William Taylor) [17,216 words]
1623 C2/JasI/B35/29 (Robert Barker vs. Bonham Norton) [5,194 words]
1624 C2/JasI/N5/65 (Bonham Norton vs. John Bill) [1,598 words]
Chancery Depositions:
1619 C24/460 (Depositions taken from witnesses in the Chancery case Robert Barker vs. Bonham Norton and John Bill (C2 JasI/B17/56) ) [28,800 words]
1626/7 C22/601/28 (Depositions taken from witnesses in the long-running Chancery disputes between Robert Barker and Bonham Norton) [35,702 words]
1628 C21/B77/15 (Investigations presented to Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper of the Great Seale, in the long-running case between Robert Barker and Bonham Norton)
1628 C21/B78/12 (Investigations presented to Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper of the Great Seale, in the long-running case between Robert Barker and Bonham Norton)
Chancery Decrees and Orders:
1618 C33/135/72 (Barker vs. Norton)
1618 C33/135/222 (Norton vs. Barker)
1618 C33/135/609 (Barker vs. Norton)
1618 C33/135/1354 (Barker vs. Norton)
1618 C33/135/1383 (Norton vs. Barker)
1618 C33/136/741 (Barker vs. Norton)
1618 C33/136/1419 (Barker vs. Norton)
1619 C33/137/1144 (Norton vs. Barker)
1620 C33/140/763 (Barker vs. Norton)
1621 C33/141/984 (Barker vs. Norton)
1621 C33/142/824 (Barker vs. Hungate)
1621 C33/142/867 (Barker vs. Norton)
1622 C33/143/337 (Barker vs. Norton)
1622 C33/143/613 (Bill vs. Norton)
1622 C33/143/605 (Barker vs. Norton)
1622 C33/143/463 (Norton vs. Barker)
1622 C33/143/564 (Norton vs. Barker)
1622 C33/143/1342 (Barker vs. Norton)
1622 C33/143/1057 (Norton vs. Bill)
1622 C33/144/669 (Barker vs. Norton)
1622 C33/144/489 (Norton vs. Barker)
1622 C33/144/1011 (Barker vs. Norton)
1622 C33/144/1117 (Norton vs. Bill)
1623 C33/146/72 (Bill vs. Norton)
1623 C33/146/158 (Bill vs. Norton)
1623 C33/146/393 (Barker vs. Norton)
1623 C33/146/489 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/78 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/107 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/402 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/326 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/413 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/660 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/558 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/700 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/147/851 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/119 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/186 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/410 (Bill vs. Norton and Humphrey Dyson)
1624 C33/148/747 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/589 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/618 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/743 (Bill vs. Norton)
1624 C33/148/944 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625 C33/149/209 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/149/216 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625 C33/149/433 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/149/404 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/149/394 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/149/1051 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625/6 C33/149/776 (Norton vs. Barker)
1625 C33/150/11 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/17 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/255 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/287 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/510 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/539 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/1149 (Bill vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/1075 (Barker vs. Norton)
1625 C33/150/892 (Norton vs. Barker)
1626 C33/151/659 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/151/1368 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/151/1296 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/151/1237 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/151/1400 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/151/1416 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/152/465 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/152/355 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/152/671 (Barker vs. Norton)
1626 C33/152/633 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/259 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/357 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/291 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/299 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/371 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/524 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/594 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/647 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/153/868 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/154/237 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/154/371 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/154/807 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/154/1152 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/154/1024 (Barker vs. Norton)
1627 C33/154/1153 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/154 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/162 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/361 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/415 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/668 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/603 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/551 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/677 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/694 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/990 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/155/1125 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/364 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/278 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/340 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/392 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/422 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/579 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/542 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/631 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/645 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/920 (Barker vs. Norton)
1628 C33/156/447 (Norton vs. John Hodgetts)
1628 C33/156/1008 (Norton vs. John Hodgetts)
1629 C33/157/260 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/258 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/146 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/166 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/220 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/254 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/ 327 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/446 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/608 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/591 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/621 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/741 (Barker vs. Norton)
1629 C33/157/799 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/1 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/2 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/53 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/71 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/68 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/72 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/151 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/181 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/188 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/192 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/217 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/268 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/318/9 (Barker vs. Norton)
1630 C33/159/639/40 (Barker vs. Norton)
Exchequer Records
1613 E112/99/1005, 1017, 1018, (John Norton, Bonham Norton et. al., concerning assigns of the Grammar and Bible patent)transcriptions of these Exchequer cases are being prepared for the website
Indentures:
1605 C54/1782 (land issues: concerning John Norton)
1605 C54/1797 (land issues: concerning John Norton)
1605 C54/1821 (land issues: concerning John Norton)
1605 C54/1839 (land issues: concerning Bonham Norton)
1605 C54/1900 (land issues: concerning Robert Barker)
1607 C54/2013 (land issues: concerning John Norton and Sebastian Hardy)
1607 C54/2025 (land issues: in Shropshire and Whitechapel London, concerning Bonham Norton and John Craddock)
1608 C54/1932 (land issues: concerning Robert Barker)
1608 C54/1941 (land issues: concerning Bonham Norton)
1608 C54/1839 (land issues: concerning Bonham Norton)
1608 C54/1969 (property issues: John Norton and Richard Norton)
1608/9 C54/2004 (3 rolls) (land/property issues Church Stretton, Shropshire and Whitechapel, London: John Norton and Bonham Norton)
1610 C54/2039 (land/tenements Shropshire: John Norton, William Norton (deceased) and Richard Cupper)
?1611 C54/2074 (land/property issues in Shropshire: Bonham Norton and John Norton)
1612 C54/2198 (John Norton (deceased) )
?1612 C54/2096 (land/property issues Shropshire: John Norton and Sir Richard Hussey)
1614 C54/2197 (cancelled: Bonham Norton, John Norton, Joyce Norton (John Norton’s widow, and previously the wife of Thomas Bright (deceased) ) and James and Lucie Bright, concerning goods/chattels)
?1623 C54/2543 (property/and land issues, Shropshire: Bonham Norton, Arthur
Norton, William Craven, Arthur Craven, Elizabeth Craven, and Sir William Apley)