September, 1587. John Powell to the Queen, offers to expose frauds in the Ordnance Office, and begs the Queen to grant him a hearing before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Treasurer, Lord Admiral, and Earl Warwick, which last named he accuses of great oppressions, and one Painter of false recording the office books. V. W. PAINTER’S CONFESSION. (_Record Office State Papers, Domestic, Eliz._, vol. 224, No. 102.) [Sidenote: xxiij{clo} Junii 1589.] Willm Paint{er} confesseth that all those things that stande nowe charged upon Thearle of Warrewicke by the twoe bookes delivered by M{r.} Coniers and M{r.} Bartholme Vodoington were in truthe taken out of the Quenes stoare in the Towre of London and other places, and promiseth that before Michaelmas Tearme next he will in writing und{r.} his hand shewe discharge of so muche of the same as the said Earle is to be discharged of, and will charge his L. w{th} so muche thereof as in truth he ought to be charged w{th} by shewing of his owne warrant or other good proof that the same came to his L. hands or to suche as his Lo. did appoint for the receipt thereof, and the residue he will charge upon suche others as of right are to be charged therew{th}, and for his bett{r} instruction he placeth a coppie of the said twoe bookes delivered by the Audito{rs}. _signed_ W. PAINTER. _endorsed._ { 23 Junii, 1589. { M{r.} Painters aunsweare for the Charging the E. of { Warwick in the 2 books delivered to the Audito{rs} { of the Presse. VI. (_Record Office Dom. Pap. Eliz._ ccxxv., No. 38.) June 22, 1589. Answer of John Powell, Surveyor of the Ordnance, to the informations given against him by Mr. Wm. Paynter. Examined in the office of the Ordnance before Sir Robert Constable and the rest of the officers, and noted in the margin accordingly. VII. APPLICATION OF A. PAINTER IN BEHALF OF HIS FATHER (Abst.). (_Brit. Mus. Lansd. MS._ 67, f. 47.) April 6. 1591. He has many times besought his honour to accept of his serviceable endeavours with regard to his duty concerning the indirect government of the office of ordnance, the entries into the books &c. and as he knows that many irregularities have been committed for which he fears he and his aged father may be blamed he has thought it his duty to crave access to his Honour as well to advertise what has been heretofore done as to declare the manner how this office is managed, beseeching his honour, in regard his aged father is clerk of that office, whose duty it is to register all things, not to sign any proportion books of debt or monthe’s books but by the delivery of the said clerk or his deputy. VIII. GRANT IN REVERSION OF PAINTER’S OFFICE (Docquet). (_Record Off. Dom. State Papers, Eliz._ ccxxxiii.) 1591. Grant in reversion of John Grenewaie of the office of Clerk of the Ordnance, with a fee of 8_d._ per diem, after the death of Wm. Paynter. IX. ACCOUNTS OF THE ORDNANCE (Abstract).